HSer Sam Worley so close to sub-4 at Texas Relays
"It just means a lot, especially for this to be on my future track home turf. I felt some kind of pride coming here. I saw Bevo today.” - #11 U.S. high school Mile all-time performer
By Bryan Deibel, MileSplit
New Braunfels Canyon senior and University of Texas signee Sam Worley ran the #11 all-time fastest high school boys Mile in the Jerry Thompson Mile on Saturday at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, winning the elite field in 4:00.61.
Worley and fellow Texas high schooler Reed Brown, of Southlake Carroll, were the only two prep athletes accepted into the Jerry Thompson Mile field. Brown finished fourth overall in 4:03.23.
In taking the win, Worley outkicked some of the best in the business, including 2012 Olympic silver medalist Leo Manzano, who finished third in 4:02.02, and University of Texas sophomore Alex Rogers, who was second in 4:01.65.
UTEP's Jonah Koech was sixth in 4:03.75.
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