Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Onye isi mba ụwa mbụ ya bịara na 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, ebe njedebe nke 43 ya na otu Craig Virgin (onye mmeri), Daniel Dillon, Kenneth Martin, Steve Plasencia, na Mark Anderson wetara ndị America ọlaọcha ọlaọcha. Ọ malitere ilekwasị anya n'ịgba ọsọ n'okporo ụzọ ma na-aga n'ihu na ọkwa mba, na-ewere nke ise na mita 5000 na 1980 United States Olympic Trials mgbe nke atọ na 1981 USA Outdoors. Ọ kwalitela ọkwa ya n'ụlọọrụ
1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships na 27th n'ozuzu, mana ndị otu America mere nke ọma na nke isii. Ebe nke anọ na asọmpi mba pụtara na ọ gaghị asọmpi egwuregwu ụwa nke 1983, mana ọ ka nwetara nhọrọ maka egwuregwu Pan American nke 1983, ebe ọ bịara nke ise.