His Sophomore year he transferred to the University of Oregon to further pursue his running career under Coach Bill Dellinger. His running accolades include being a part of the 1974 NCAA Champion Cross Country Team with Oregon, winning the 1974 NCAA 5000-meter title, and going on to become a 1976 5000-meter Olympic Finalist in Montreal. The next year he won the famous Bay to Breakers race in California.
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paul, geis, paul, geoffrey, geis, february, 1953, october, 2019, american, long, distance, runner, competed, 5000, metres, 1976, summer, olympics, personal, informationfull, namepaul, geoffrey, geisnationalityamericanborn, 1953, february, 1953houston, texas, d. Paul Geoffrey Geis February 23 1953 October 30 2019 was an American long distance runner 1 He competed in the men s 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics 2 Paul GeisPersonal informationFull namePaul Geoffrey GeisNationalityAmericanBorn 1953 02 23 February 23 1953Houston Texas U S DiedOctober 30 2019 2019 10 30 aged 66 SportSportLong distance runningEvent5000 metresCollege teamOregon DucksUniversity of Oregon editHis Sophomore year he transferred to the University of Oregon to further pursue his running career under Coach Bill Dellinger His running accolades include being a part of the 1974 NCAA Champion Cross Country Team with Oregon winning the 1974 NCAA 5000 meter title and going on to become a 1976 5000 meter Olympic Finalist in Montreal The next year he won the famous Bay to Breakers race in California His running career was known for his rivalry with Steve Prefontaine 3 References edit Paul Geoffrey Geis Dignity Memorial Retrieved November 3 2019 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Paul Geis Olympic Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 17 2020 Retrieved November 9 2017 Oregonian OregonLive Ken Goe The October 31 2019 Former University of Oregon distance star Paul Geis dies at 66 oregonlive Retrieved June 27 2020 External links editPaul Geis at Olympedia nbsp nbsp This biographical article about an American long distance runner is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Geis amp oldid 1220489460, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
