John Scherer

John Scherer is an American former long-distance runner who ran professionally for Nike ^[1] and collegiately for the Michigan Wolverines, where he was a two time NCAA Division I champion in the 10000 meter outdoor, and one-time champ in the 5000 meter indoor. Additionally, he competed in the 1992 U.S. Olympic trials and qualified for the finals in the 5000 meter.

John Scherer

Personal information
Born	November 3, 1966
Sport
Country	United States
Event(s)	5000 m, 10000 m
College team	Michigan Wolverines
Club	Nike
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	3000 m: 7:45.12 5000 m: 13:36.47 5k road: 13:46 10000 m: 28:16.24 10k road: 29:01

Professional

Scherer competed professionally from 1989 to 1996, winning a total of $9,065 in prize money. He ran for Nike, and was a finalist in the 1992 U.S. Olympic trials despite tendinitis which cut his weekly mileage in half and kept him out of the 10000 meter. ^[2]

Major competition

Domestic competition

Date	Finish	Distance	Time	Meeting	Place	Prize Money
24 Mar 1996	3	8 km	23:40	Sportsmark Shamrock Shuffle	Chicago	$150
04 Dec 1994	24	10.2 km	30:47	Reebok/USATF Cross Country Championships	Portland	$115
17 Jun 1994	13	10,000 m	30:40.36	USA/Mobil Outdoor Championships	Knoxville
04 Jun 1994	2	5 km	14:09	Sunburst	South Bend	$1,000
28 Apr 1994	1	10,000 m	28:20.33	Penn Relays	Philadelphia
05 Feb 1994	5	12 km	37:06	US World Cross Country Trials	Eugene
27 Nov 1993	37	10 km	31:11	Reebok/USA Cross Country Championships	Missoula
16 Oct 1993	5	10 km	29:26	Bowling Green Medical Center/Trans Financial Bank	Bowling Green	$800
19 Jun 1993	4	5000 m	13:46.53	USA/Mobil Outdoor Championships	Eugene
22 Apr 1993	14	10,000 m	29:29.25	Penn Relays	Philadelphia
26 Jun 1992	16	5000 m	14:49.62	US Olympic Track and Field Trials- Final	New Orleans
24 Jun 1992	2	5000 m	13:56.91	US Olympic Track and Field Trials- Semi #2	New Orleans
06 Jun 1992	9	5000 m	13:47.58	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene
08 Feb 1992	9	12 km	36:41	TAC/USA World Cross Country Trials	Eugene
30 Nov 1991	3	10 km	29:35	USA Cross Country Championships	Boston
14 Jun 1991	7	10,000 m	28:32.58	USA/Mobil Outdoor Championships	New York City
4 May 1991	4	5 km	13:52	All Iowa	Cedar Rapids	$600
22 Feb 1991	4	3 km	7:51.80	USA/Mobil Indoor Championships	New York City
01 Feb 1991	3	3 km	7:50.24	Snickers Millrose Games	New York City
17 Nov 1990	2	10 km	29:01	Pepsi Vulcan Run	Birmingham	$1,650
28 Oct 1990	5	5 km	13:54	Rogaine	Chicago	$850
15 Jun 1990	4	10,000 m	28:16.24	USA/Mobil Outdoor Championships	Norwalk
20 May 1990	5	10 km	29:03	Manufacturer's Hanover Lilac	Rochester	$600
28 Apr 1990	1	10,000 m	28:50.43	Penn Relays Olympic Development	Philadelphia
01 Apr 1990	4	10 km	29:41	Azalea	Dallas	$500
10 Feb 1990	25	11.93 km	35:10	USA Cross Country Trials	Seattle
04 Jul 1989	20	10 km	29:50	AJC Peachtree Road Race	Atlanta	$50
15 Jun 1989	3	10,000 m	28:58.18	USA/Mobil Outdoor Championships	Houston
01 Jun 1989	1	10,000 m	29:48.95	NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships	Provo
10 Mar 1989	1	5000 m	14:18.05	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	Indianapolis
03 Jun 1988	1	10,000 m	28:50.39	NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships	Eugene
23 Nov 1987	2	10 km	29:21	NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships	Charlottesville
05 Jun 1987	10	10,000 m	29:52.11	NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships	Baton Rouge
24 Nov 1986	23	10 km	31:32	NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships	Tucson

International competition

Date	Finish	Distance	Time	Meeting	Location
09 Apr 1994	6	8 km	23:43	Brooks Spring Runoff	Toronto
26 Mar 1994	207	12 km	38:27	IAAF/Snickers World Cross Country Championships	Budapest
15 Jul 1993	4	5000 m	14:06.74	World University Games	Buffalo
15 Dec 1991	5	5000 m	14:02	Chiba International Ekiden- Leg 4	Chiba
20 Jul 1991	10	10,000 m	28:59.22	World University Games	Sheffield
06 Jul 1991	23	10,000 m	29:45.80	Mobil Bislett Games	Oslo
01 Jul 1991	7	3 km	7:50.29	Meeting BNP	Lille
27 Jun 1991	14	5 km	13:37.99	Maxell World Games	Helsinki
21 Jun 1991	7	3 km	7:58.28	Nike Meeting Neubrandeburg	Neubrandenburg
10 Mar 1991	5	3 km	7:45.12	IAAF World Indoor Championships	Seville
08 Mar 1991	3	3 km	7:49.05	IAAF World Indoor Championships- Heat 2	Seville
27 Aug 1989	8	10,000 m	29:05.22	World University Games	Duisburg

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References

1. Hymans, Richard (2008). The History of the Olympic Trials. USA Track and Field. p. 231.
2. "With Olympic berth on line, Scherer can't rest He refuses to let injury put him on sidelines". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
3. "ARRS - Runner: John Scherer". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 2018-08-11.