| 2002 Top-20 Road & Track Performances of the Year - Open Men | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Name | Age | Race Name | Distance | Time | IAAF Scoring | IAAF Rank | Purdy Scoring | Purdy Rank | Ath. Perf. % | Ath. Perf. % Rank | |
| 1 | Brian Spangenberg | 38 | California International | Marathon | 2:27:40 | 925 | 1 | 824 | 1 | 85.89% | 2 | |
| 2 | Brian Richter | 32 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | *2:27:57 | 921 | 2 | 819 | 2 | 85.73% | 3 | |
| 3 | Dave Volk | 25 | Chicago Marathon | Marathon | **2:28:26 | 915 | 3 | 812 | 3 | 85.45% | 5 | |
| 4 | Dan Shore | 34 | California International | Marathon | 2:28:47 | 910 | 4 | 807 | 4 | 85.25% | 6 | |
| 5 | Dan Shore | 33 | Johnny Mathis Invitational | 5k | 15:05.84 | 815 | 11 | 730 | 12 | 85.93% | 1 | |
| 6 | Dave Volk | 25 | Wharf To Wharf | 6 mile | 30:33 | N/A | 7 | 754 | 7 | 85.09% | 7 | |
| 7 | Eric Ollila | 29 | Heritage Oaks | 10k | 31:44 | 823 | 8 | 745 | 8 | 85.00% | 8 | |
| 8 | Dave Volk | 25 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | ***2:30:49 | 882 | 5 | 776 | 5 | 84.10% | 15 | |
| 9 | Brian Richter | 32 | Johnny Mathis Invitational | 5k | 15:10.78 | 801 | 13 | 720 | 18 | 85.47% | 4 | |
| 10 | Craig Steinmaus | 40 | San Jose Mercury News | 10k | 31:48 | 817 | 9 | 739 | 10 | 84.82% | 9 | |
| 11 | Dave Volk | 24 | San Diego Marathon | Marathon | 2:31:03 | 879 | 6 | 773 | 6 | 83.97% | 18 | |
| 12 | Dave Volk | 25 | Heritage Oaks | 10k | 31:49 | 816 | 10 | 738 | 11 | 84.78% | 11 | |
| 13 | Chris Phipps | 32 | Pacific Sun | 10k | 31:59 | 803 | 12 | 726 | 13 | 84.34% | 12 | |
| 14 | Eric Ollila | 29 | Run To The Far Side | 5k | 15:18 | 778 | 17 | 705 | 23 | 84.79% | 10 | |
| 15 | Craig Steinmaus | 40 | Compaq's Up & Running | 10k | 32:05 | 795 | 14 | 719 | 19 | 84.07% | 16 | |
| 16 | Brian Spangenberg | 38 | Clarksburg | 30k | 1:44:29 | N/A | N/A | 741 | 9 | 83.51% | 24 | |
| 17 | Stephen Donahue | 25 | Heritage Oaks | 10k | 32:07 | 792 | 15 | 717 | 20 | 83.99% | 17 | |
| 18 | Craig Steinmaus | 39 | Cal 10 | 10 mile | 53:16 | N/A | N/A | 725 | 14 | 83.85% | 21 | |
| 19 | Dave Volk | 25 | Houlihan's | 12k | 38:57 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 83.95% | 19 | |
| 20 | Dan Shore | 33 | Pacific Sun | 10k | 32:09 | 789 | 16 | 714 | 21 | 83.90% | 20 | |
| * Chip time, official gun time was 2:28:05 | ||||||||||||
| ** Chip time, official gun time was 2:28:31 | ||||||||||||
| *** Chip time, official gun time was 2:30:57 | ||||||||||||
| Note: Overall Rank is based on the IAAF Scoring Tables of Athletics (2001 Edition), the Purdy-Gardner Scoring Tables, and the Athletics Performance Calculator % | ||||||||||||