Strand sets absolute men’s NCAA Mile record; Nuguse, Ingebrigtsen indoor Mile WRs; Ruthe, youngest at 15, to run sub-4; absolute high school girls Mile record by Hedengren; most annual U.S. prep boys sub-4 with 7 individuals with 10 times; Johnson sets U.S. women’s track & road Mile records and...
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Record 13 men go sub-3:50 at the 50th Prefontaine Classic
From World Athletics with BBTM support
EUGENE, Ore. - For nearly four laps of the 25th Bowerman Mile at the 50th Prefontaine Classic on Saturday afternoon, it looked as though Yared Nuguse would become the first U.S. winner of the...
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Two Oregon HSers from same school also go sub-4
By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor, with BBTM support
BOSTON - Three boys from the Northwest flew all the way to Boston to knock out some lingering goals in the Mile.
Owen Powell, a senior from Mercer Island (WA), ran in the fastest section of the...
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