6 U.S. Rankings — Women’s 1500 Places for 1969–75 reflect Shannon Rowbury’s only those Americans who long career includes made the World Rankings 6 No. 1s 1956–68 (event not ranked) 1969 1 ................ Doris Heritage 2 .... Francie Larrieu Smith 1970–72 (no U.S. in World Ranks) 1973 1 ................ Doris Heritage 1974 1 .... Francie Larrieu Smith 1975 1 .... Francie Larrieu Smith 1976 1 .......................Jan Merrill 2 .... Francie Larrieu Smith 3 .....................Cyndy Poor 4 ............... Cindy Bremser 5 .................... Julie Brown 6 ..................... Kate Keyes 7 ................. Ruth Wysocki 8 ..................Judy Graham © VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN 9 .............Wendy Knudson 10 ................Doreen Ennis © Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — 6 U.S. Rankings — Women’s 1500 1977 1980 1983 1 .... Francie Larrieu Smith 1 ....................Mary Slaney 1 ....................Mary Slaney 2 .......................Jan Merrill 2 .................... Julie Brown 2 ............... Cindy Bremser 3 .................... Julie Brown 3 .... Francie Larrieu Smith 3 ..................... Missy Kane 4 ............... Cindy Bremser 4 ................. Leann Warren 4 .................Maggie Keyes 5 ..................Doreen Ennis 5 ..................... Linda Goen 5 ...................... Sue Foster 6 ..................Debbie Vetter 6 .......................Jan Merrill 6 ................... Sue Addison 7 ..................... Kate Keyes 7 ..................Brenda Webb 7 ........... Darlene Beckford 8 ................Lynn Jennings 8 ............... Cindy Bremser 8 ..................Michele Bush 9 ...................Renee Odom 9 .................Maggie Keyes 9 ..................Brenda Webb 10 ................Brenda Webb 10 .............Cathie Twomey 10 .................Joan Hansen 1978 1981 1984 1 .......................Jan Merrill 1 .......................Jan Merrill 1 ................. Ruth Wysocki 2 .................. Debbie Heald 2 ................. Leann Warren 2 ....................Mary Slaney 3 .... Francie Larrieu Smith 3 ............... Cindy Bremser 3 .............. Diana Richburg 4 ............... Cindy Bremser 4 .................Maggie Keyes 4 .... Francie Larrieu Smith 5 ....................Mary Slaney 5 ...................Joan Hansen 5 ........... Darlene Beckford 6 ..................Debbie Vetter 6 ...............Cathie Twomey 6 ..................... Missy Kane 7 ..................Brenda Webb 7 ..................Brenda Webb 7 ................... Sue Addison 8 ..................Doreen Ennis 8 .... Francie Larrieu Smith 8 .................Kim Gallagher 9 .............. Margaret Groos 9 ..................... Linda Goen 9 ............... Cindy Bremser 10 ............... Ruth Wysocki 10 .................... Mary Rawe 10 ................ Louise Romo 1979 1982 1985 1 .... Francie Larrieu Smith 1 ....................Mary Slaney 1 ....................Mary Slaney 2 ....................Mary Slaney 2 ................. Leann Warren 2 .............. Diana Richburg 3 .................... Julie Brown 3 ............... Cindy Bremser 3 ........... Darlene Beckford 4 .......................Jan Merrill 4 .... Francie Larrieu Smith 4 ................. Ruth Wysocki 5 ............... Cindy Bremser 5 ........... Darlene Beckford 5 ............... Cindy Bremser 6 ..................Brenda Webb 6 ................... Sue Addison 6 .................. Cathy Easker 7 ...................Brigid Leddy 7 ..................Brenda Webb 7 ................. Leann Warren 8 .............. Margaret Groos 8 .................Maggie Keyes 8 ...................Mary Knisely 9 .................Maggie Keyes 9 ...............Cathie Twomey 9 ..Claudette Groenendaal 10 ......... Darlene Beckford 10 ................Michele Bush 10 .................... Sue Foster © Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — 6 U.S. Rankings — Women’s 1500 1986 1989 1992 1 ................... Sue Addison 1 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 1 ............. PattiSue Plumer 2 ................Linda Sheskey 2 .............. Diana Richburg 2 ................Regina Jacobs 3 ..Claudette Groenendaal 3 ............. PattiSue Plumer 3 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 4 ...............Chris Gregorek 4 ................Regina Jacobs 4 ...................Shelly Steely 5 ................... Alisa Harvey 5 ....... Sabrina Dornhoefer 5 ....................Mary Slaney 6 ................Lynn Jennings 6 ...............Gina Procaccio 6 ................... Alisa Harvey 7 ................. Ruth Wysocki 7 ....................Mary Slaney 7 ...............Gina Procaccio 8 ................Regina Jacobs 8 ................... Alisa Harvey 8 ..................... Vicki Huber 9 .............. Diana Richburg 9 ............Sylvia Mosqueda 9 ..............Fran ten Bensel 10 .................Renee Odom 10 ............... Darcy Arreola 10 ............... Jasmin Jones 1987 1990 1993 1 .............. Diana Richburg 1 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 1 ................... Alisa Harvey 2 ................Linda Sheskey 2 ................Lynn Jennings 2 ................Annette Peters 3 ................Regina Jacobs 3 ............. PattiSue Plumer 3 ...................Shelly Steely 4 ................... Sue Addison 4 ................... Alisa Harvey 4 ...............Gina Procaccio 5 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 5 ...............Gina Procaccio 5 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 6 ................. Ruth Wysocki 6 ................Linda Sheskey 6 ................ Kathy Fleming 7 ................... Alisa Harvey 7 ................. Jasmin Jones 7 ................. Jasmin Jones 8 ...................Mary Knisely 8 ...............Stephanie Best 8 ................... Michelle Ave 9 ..................Rose Monday 9 .............. Sheila Carrozza 9 ................. Darcy Arreola 10 ..............Lynn Jennings 10 .............. Kathy Fleming 10 . Claudette Groenendaal 1988 1991 1994 1 ....................Mary Slaney 1 ....................Mary Slaney 1 ................Regina Jacobs 2 .................Kim Gallagher 2 ............. PattiSue Plumer 2 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 3 ................Regina Jacobs 3 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 3 ...............Gina Procaccio 4 ................. Ruth Wysocki 4 ...................Shelly Steely 4 ................ Kathy Fleming 5 ..................... Vicki Huber 5 ................. Darcy Arreola 5 ..................... Juli Henner 6 .................. Julie Jenkins 6 ................... Alisa Harvey 6 ................Sarah Thorsett 7 .............. Diana Richburg 7 .................Ceci St. Geme 7 ............. Kristen Seabury 8 ................... Alisa Harvey 8 ................Annette Peters 8 ................. Jasmin Jones 9 ....... Sabrina Dornhoefer 9 ...............Stephanie Best 9 ..................Kari Bertrand 10 ................ Debbie Grant 10 . Claudette Groenendaal 10 ................ Kelly Rabush © Track & Field News 2020 — 3 — 6 U.S. Rankings — Women’s 1500 1995 1998 2001 1 ................Regina Jacobs 1 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 1 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 2 ................. Ruth Wysocki 2 ................Regina Jacobs 2 ............... Sarah Schwald 3 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 3 ....................Amy Wickus 3 ................Regina Jacobs 4 ................Sarah Thorsett 4 ................... Alisa Harvey 4 ....Mary Jayne Harrelson 5 ...............Gina Procaccio 5 .......................Elva Dryer 5 ................. Marla Runyan 6 ................ Kathy Fleming 6 ......... Shayne Culpepper 6 ......... Shayne Culpepper 7 ..................Amy Rudolph 7 .................. Debbie Grant 7 .......................Elva Dryer 8 ..................... Juli Henner 8 ..................Amy Rudolph 8 ................... Collette Liss 9 ....................Cheri Kenah 9 ..............Fran ten Bensel 9 ..................Amy Rudolph 10 ............... Kate Fonshell 10 ..................Cheri Kenah 10 ..................Cheri Kenah 1996 1999 2002 1 ................Regina Jacobs 1 ................Regina Jacobs 1 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 2 ..................... Juli Henner 2 ................. Marla Runyan 2 ................Regina Jacobs 3 ..................... Vicki Huber 3 ...............Stephanie Best 3 .................... Nicole Teter 4 ....................Amy Wickus 4 ......... Shayne Culpepper 4 ................. Marla Runyan 5 ................Sarah Thorsett 5 ....................Cheri Kenah 5 ............... Sarah Schwald 6 ................ Kathy Fleming 6 ..................Amy Rudolph 6 ..............Carrie Tollefson 7 ............... Sarah Schwald 7 .................. Debbie Grant 7 ........ Jenelle Deatherage 8 ...............Stephanie Best 8 ................... Alisa Harvey 8 ....Mary Jayne Harrelson 9 ....................Mary Slaney 9 ................Miesha Marzell 9 ................... Collette Liss 10 ... Suzy Favor Hamilton 10 ..............Sarah Thorsett 10 ..................Cheri Kenah 1997 2000 2003 1 ................Regina Jacobs 1 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 1 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 2 ..... Suzy Favor Hamilton 2 ................Regina Jacobs 2 .........Tiffany McWilliams 3 ....................Mary Slaney 3 ................. Marla Runyan 3 ............... Sarah Schwald 4 ..................... Juli Henner 4 ......... Shayne Culpepper 4 ....Mary Jayne Harrelson 5 ....................Amy Wickus 5 ..................Amy Rudolph 5 ................... Collette Liss 6 ................Sarah Thorsett 6 .......................Elva Dryer 6 .......... Shalane Flanagan 7 .......................Elva Dryer 7 ....Mary Jayne Harrelson 7 ......... Shayne Culpepper 8 ................. Ruth Wysocki 8 ....................Cheri Kenah 8