Brandon Miller had set over a handful of records at the AAU level entering his first year of high school at St. Louis John Burroughs (MO) High in 2017.
So it was only a matter of time before the freshman mid-distance wonder was at it for his high school track and field team.
Over the weekend, the 15-year-old not only claimed his first state title at the Missouri Track and Field Championships in Jefferson City, but he also secured a freshmen class record in the 800m with his time of 1:50.84 in the Class 3A race.
Miller broke the previous national freshmen record of 1:51.03 held by Michael Granville of Bell Gardens, California, back in 1993. Granville eventually went on to set the national record of 1:46.45 in 1996.
It followed an age group world record for 14-year-olds last July at the AAU Junior Olympics in Houston, where Miller ran a winning time of 1:51.23.
Miller's Class 3A time stood as the state championship's best 800m performance across all classifications and stands as a US No. 15 mark and US No. 1 for all freshmen.
Miller also contributed to wins in the 4x200, 4x400 and 4x800 as John Burroughs earned a Class 3A team title over Reeds Springs by two points.
Boys 800 Meter C-3
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National: N 1:46.45 1996 Michael Granville, Bell Garden
All Class: A 1:49.89 1987 Bill Rainey, Parkview
Class Record: C 1:49.96 2012 Charlies Jones, Ritter
16' Champion: 1:54.84 5/28/2016 Daylan Quinn, Liberty (M.V.)
Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Brandon Miller FR J. Burroughs 1:50.84 10
55.263 (55.263) 1:50.834 (55.571)
2 John Harry Wagner SR J. Burroughs 1:54.59 8
57.612 (57.612) 1:54.585 (56.974)
3 Corben Clubb JR Herculaneum 1:57.26 6
57.214 (57.214) 1:57.260 (1:00.047)
4 Devlin Anderson SR McCluer S. 1:57.38 5
56.854 (56.854) 1:57.375 (1:00.522)
5 Joshua Sanders SR Maryville 1:58.19 4
58.639 (58.639) 1:58.182 (59.543)
6 Nathan Babcock SO Principia 1:58.77 3
58.074 (58.074) 1:58.766 (1:00.693)
7 Matthew Christoffer SR Clever 1:58.99 2
57.122 (57.122) 1:58.989 (1:01.868)
8 Ja'quawn Jones SR Cameron 1:59.33 1
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