Andrew Bumbalough is a middle/long distance

Long-distance track event

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 runner

Track and field

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 for the United States

United States

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. After graduating from Georgetown University

Georgetown University

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, Bumbalough went to train in Oregon

Oregon

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 with Coach Schumacher

Jerry Schumacher

Jerry Schumacher is an American coach for the sport of track and field, specializing in distance running. He has coached Olympic bronze medalist and the American women's 10k record holder Shalane Flanagan, the former men's American 10k record holder Chris Solinsky, the men's American two mile...

 and fellow athletes Tim Nelson, Matt Tegenkamp

Matt Tegenkamp

Matthew Tegenkamp is a professional distance runner from Lee's Summit, Missouri. He is the American two-mile record holder, with a time of 8:07.07, set at the Prefontaine Classic in 2007....

, Evan Jager

Evan Jager

Evan Jager is an American distance runner. He currently competes for Nike's Oregon Track Club and is represented by KIMbia Athletics.- High school :...

 and Chris Solinsky

Chris Solinsky

Chris Solinsky is an American distance runner. Among his more notable achievements, he won eight state championships in high school and five NCAA Division I championships at the University of Wisconsin...

. Bumbalough finished fourth in the 5000m at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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 behind Bernard Lagat

Bernard Lagat

Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...

, Galen Rupp

Galen Rupp

Galen Rupp is an American cross-country and track and field athlete, who competed for the University of Oregon and currently trains under Alberto Salazar as a member of the Oregon Track Club. Rupp competed for his native country in the men's 10000 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,...

 and teammate Chris Solinsky. Even early in his career, Andrew Bumbalough has posted times that rank him with elite distance runners in American history.

While running for Brentwood Academy

Brentwood Academy

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 in Brentwood

Brentwood, Tennessee

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,445 people, 7,693 households, and 6,808 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,889 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.63% European American, 1.89% African American,...

, Tennessee

Tennessee

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, Bumbalough set men's state records in track and cross country, including the 3200 meter run in 2004 (8:46.47) and the 1600 meter run in 2005 (4:05.75).

Andrew, though he felt he was in shape, he managed to clocked 13:21. He is still the second fastest 5000 of his career by five seconds and placed him ahead of talented runners during Heusden’s KBC “Night of Athletics”

KBC Night of Athletics

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 in the northeast part of Belgium

Belgium

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, home to one of the top non-Diamond League 5000m races in Europe.

External links

• from KIMBIA Athletics