Drew Hunter 3:58.25, Breaks Alan Webb's National High School Mile Record!


Drew Hunter ran 3:58.25 to break the National High School Record in the Mile on Saturday afternoon at the Armory Track Invitational in New York.

The mark made him just second prep ever to break four minutes in the mile indoors; the prior standard of 3:59.86 was set by Alan Webb in 2001.

The race is his second National High School Record in consecutive weekends; the University of Oregon recruit became the first prep to break eight minutes in the 3K last weekend at the Camel City Elite Meet (7:59.33).

"I thought I got the record but you're not 100 percent sure until you see the board," Hunter said after the race. "I didn't know what to do because I thought it was there, but seeing it just made it so much more surreal."

The senior at Loudon Valley High School in Va. ran at the front of the chase pack about 10 meters behind the lead pack led by Chris O'Hare of Great Britain/adidas. Hunter passed 800m in just about two minutes and 1200m in about 3:01 before closing in 57.07 to finish at the back of the front pack.

Overall victor O'Hare stood with Hunter at the finish line as the entire fieldhouse waited for the clock to reveal whether the prep joined the sub-four club.

When the official results flashed, the entire New York Armory erupted and the fastest high school distance runner in history took a victory lap -- abetted by selfie requests from sideline fans.


The Armory HS Sports Foundation - Site License     2/6/2016 - 3:08 PM
        2016 Armory Track Invitational - 2/5/2016 to 2/6/2016         
               New Balance T & F Center at The  Armory                
 
Event 45  Men 1 Mile Run Invitational
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals       
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Finals                                                                
  1 O'Hare, Chris                Adidas                 3:54.59       
       30.282 (30.282)         59.112 (28.830)       1:28.852 (29.741)
     1:59.284 (30.432)       2:29.635 (30.352)       2:59.335 (29.700)
     3:27.074 (27.740)       3:54.584 (27.510)                        
  2 Penzenstadler, Sam           District Track Club    3:57.29       
       31.604 (31.604)       1:00.946 (29.343)       1:30.095 (29.149)
     2:00.328 (30.234)       2:30.693 (30.365)       3:00.884 (30.192)
     3:29.896 (29.012)       3:57.288 (27.393)                        
  3 Winn, Daniel                 BAA                    3:57.36       
       30.375 (30.375)         59.347 (28.973)       1:29.077 (29.731)
     1:59.459 (30.382)       2:29.493 (30.035)       2:59.549 (30.056)
     3:27.701 (28.153)       3:57.356 (29.656)                        
  4 McDonald, Morgan             Wisconsin              3:57.83       
       31.798 (31.798)       1:01.171 (29.374)       1:30.814 (29.643)
     2:00.218 (29.405)       2:30.015 (29.797)       2:59.978 (29.964)
     3:28.934 (28.957)       3:57.830 (28.896)                        
  5 Soratos, Cristian            Adidas                 3:57.98       
       29.961 (29.961)         58.662 (28.701)       1:28.462 (29.801)
     1:58.669 (30.207)       2:29.335 (30.666)       2:59.680 (30.345)
     3:28.763 (29.084)       3:57.975 (29.212)                        
  6 Forys, Craig                 Asics/Furman Elite     3:58.02       
       30.583 (30.583)         59.606 (29.023)       1:29.304 (29.699)
     1:59.685 (30.381)       2:29.808 (30.124)       2:59.906 (30.098)
     3:29.111 (29.206)       3:58.012 (28.902)                        
  7 Hunter, Drew                 Loudon Valley HS       3:58.25       
       31.343 (31.343)       1:00.773 (29.430)       1:30.265 (29.492)
     2:00.518 (30.254)       2:30.933 (30.415)       3:01.173 (30.240)
     3:30.011 (28.839)       3:58.242 (28.232)                        
  8 Travers, John                New Balance            4:02.47       
       32.200 (32.200)       1:01.129 (28.930)       1:30.473 (29.344)
     1:59.890 (29.418)       2:30.232 (30.342)       3:00.400 (30.168)
     3:31.340 (30.941)       4:02.461 (31.121)                        
  9 Kauppila, Noah               Princeton              4:06.11       
       32.025 (32.025)       1:01.505 (29.481)       1:31.276 (29.771)
     2:01.620 (30.345)       2:32.706 (31.087)       3:03.747 (31.041)
     3:34.840 (31.094)       4:06.105 (31.266)                        
 10 Lowry, Dan                   BAA                    4:15.60       
       31.066 (31.066)       1:00.551 (29.485)       1:30.587 (30.037)
     2:01.341 (30.754)       2:33.917 (32.577)       3:07.313 (33.396)
     3:41.319 (34.007)       4:15.600 (34.281)                        
 -- Boylan-Pett, Liam            NJ-NY TC                   DNF       
       30.143 (30.143)         58.901 (28.758)       1:28.648 (29.748)
     1:59.066 (30.419)                                                
 -- Rutt, Mike                   Hoka/NJ-NY                 DNF       
       29.452 (29.452)         58.128 (28.677)       1:27.841 (29.713)
     1:58.062 (30.221)       2:28.371 (30.310)                        


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