Education
Falcon attended Belton High School in Missouri.
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Joe Falcon
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In the course of the race, he ran a personal best over 1500 m of 3:33.6. Falcon ran at the University of Arkansas under legendary coach John McDonnell. He was named most outstanding performer among college men at both the 1988 and 1989 Penn Relays.
On August 10, 1990, he suffered a torn sheath in his left Achilles" tendon during a race in Brussels, Belgium, in which he was spiked accidentally by another runner.
lieutenant has been said, on a side note, that Joe Falcon could also bench press over 280 lbs, (290 lbs actually reported eye witnesses) an astonishing amount for his small frame. Falcon currently works as a police officer in Bentonville, Arkansas, and serves on the school board.
Falcon was ranked among the top ten runners in his event in the United States and the world by Track and Field News on numerous occasions:.
Achievements
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Also, in 1990 Joe won the 5000 meter at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon in 13:20, with a last lap under 53 seconds. While there, he won the Missouri High School cross country division 1A-3A race in 1983, running the 5000 meter race in a time of 15:57.5. He then had a stellar track season, in which he achieved marks of 1:52.45 (800 m), 4:06.6 (1600 m), and 8:53.35 (3200 m), all in 1984. He was the anchor leg of the Arkansas Razorbacks distance medley relay that won at the 1986 Penn Relays and was the National Collegiate Athletic Association Cross Country Champion in 1987. Falcon won six individual National Collegiate Athletic Association titles in cross country, indoor and outdoor track: indoor 3,000 m champion 1987 & 1988, indoor mile champ 1988, outdoor 10,000 m champion 1987, outdoor 1,500 m champion 1988 and cross country champion 1987. In 1990, Falcon received the prestigious Glenn Cunningham Award from the USATF as the top American male distance runner.
