Chris Solinsky

Chris Solinsky (born December 5, 1984) is an American retired distance runner and an American college cross country coach. Solinsky is the current director of cross country and track and field at the University of Wisconsin. Among his more notable achievements, he won eight state championships in high school and five NCAA Division I championships at Wisconsin. He was the American 10,000 meters record holder with a time of 26:59.60 as well as the first non-African to break the 27-minute barrier in the 10,000 m. Five other Americans have since joined him in breaking the 27-minute barrier.