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词条 Mark Longwell
释义

  1. Career

     Youth and College  Professional  International 

  2. Running and Cycling

  3. References

  4. External links

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| name = Mark Longwell
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Stamford, Connecticut, United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 1978–1981
| youthclubs1 = Fairfield Stags
| years1 = 1978
| clubs1 = Slough Town
| caps1 = 10 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1983
| clubs2 = Tampa Bay Rowdies
| caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1983–1984
| clubs3 = Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor)
| caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1984
| clubs4 = Fort Lauderdale Sun
| caps4 = 20 | goals4 = ?
| nationalyears1 = 1983
| nationalteam1 = USA B Team
| nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0
}}

Mark Longwell (born 1960 in Stamford, Connecticut) is an American retired soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and United Soccer League.

Career

Youth and College

Longwell played high school soccer at Trumbull High School in Trumbull, Connecticut where he a two-time All-State selection. He then played college soccer for Fairfield University where he was named All New England and the Tri-State Conference MVP in his junior and senior years. Longwell played with Slough Town FC in Slough, England in 1978, trained with Liverpool F.C. in the summer of 1980, and trained with Chelsea FC in the summer of 1982.

Professional

During Fairfield, Longwell played for Slough Town F.C. in 1978 in the English Isthmian League. After Fairfield, Longwell had multiple tryouts at the professional level. He then signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdiesof the North American Soccer League.[1] He made his professional debut on August 5, 1983 against the Chicago Sting, in a 4–3 win. He also played for the 1983–84 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indoor team.[2] On April 3, 1984, Longwell signed with the Fort Lauderdale Sun of the newly established United Soccer League. The Sun went on to win the 1984 USL championship with Longwell as captain.[3]

International

Longwell was a member of the United States men's national soccer team B Team which toured Malaysia and Singapore in 1983.[4]

Running and Cycling

After professional soccer, Longwell turned to running and triathlons, competing in over 300 races, including 56 marathons/ultramarathons.

He has a PR of 3:13 for the marathon, 4:29 for 50K, 8:06 for 50 miles and 22 hours, 6 minutes for 100 miles in the Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run in 1996. Longwell also has a personal best in the Ironman triathlon of 11:36 in the 1993 Ironman Canada race in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.

Along the way, Longwell raced in marathons/ultras in 9 different countries.

In 2004, he competed in the Race Across America bike race in the two man division with John Delia of Middletown, CT. The team crossed the USA (3000 miles- San Diego to Atlantic City) in 8 days, 15 hours and 42 minutes to finish in third place in their division.

He completed his 100,000th documented lifetime cycling mile on Thanksgiving Day, 2012. Additionally, Mark has averaged 13,000 miles per year since 2012 and rode 16,025 miles in 2015- his highest annual total to date. As of March, 2018, Longwell has ridden over 173,000 miles lifetime.

In June 2018, Longwell competed in the Race Across the West, a 925 solo non stop race from Oceanside CA to Durango CO. Unfortunately, due to injuries, he withdrew at mile 405.

On October 27, 2018 Mark participated in the World 6,12 and 24 hour time trial championships in Borrego Springs, CA. Mark finished 6th out of 13 in his age group in the 12 hour division with 212.4 miles covered (342 kilometers).

Mark looks to complete his 200,000th lifetime mile on the bike in early 2020

References

1. ^Tampa Bay Rowdies 1983
2. ^1983–84 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indoor team photo
3. ^*"Sun Soccer Club Signs Ex-Rowdie", The Miami Herald, Tuesday, April 3, 1984*Tampa Bay Rowdies Appreciation Blog: Mark Longwell 1983; 1984
4. ^Mark Longwell website{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

External links

  • Tampa Bay Rowdies Appreciation Blog: Mark Longwell 1983; 1984
  • Rowdies Memorabilia – Mark Longwell's Game Worn Jerseys
  • NASL stats
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15 : 1960 births|Living people|American soccer players|American expatriate soccer players|Fort Lauderdale Sun players|Fairfield Stags men's soccer players|North American Soccer League (1968–84) indoor players|North American Soccer League (1968–84) players|Sportspeople from Hartford, Connecticut|Soccer players from Connecticut|Slough Town F.C. players|Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–93) players|United States men's international soccer players|Sportspeople from Stamford, Connecticut|Association football defenders

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