High School Boys 800m
When: 8:10 PM CT
Who: Brandon Miller
Why: Hometown hero Brandon Miller, a freshman at St. Louis John Burroughs High School in Missouri, first made national headlines last summer when he set the age group world record for 14-year-olds in 1:51.23 at the AAU Junior Olympics. He has transitioned well to the high school ranks and just last weekend set a national freshman class record in the half mile by clocking 1:50.84 to win the Missouri state title. His time stood as the fastest across all classifications.
Miller broke the prior freshman record of 1:51.03 set by Michael Granville back in 1993. Granville, of course, would go on to set the overall national high school record of 1:46.45 in 1996.
Miller thrives in the spotlight, and this meet under the lights should be the perfect atmosphere for him to produce something fast.
Who: Brandon Miller
Why: Hometown hero Brandon Miller, a freshman at St. Louis John Burroughs High School in Missouri, first made national headlines last summer when he set the age group world record for 14-year-olds in 1:51.23 at the AAU Junior Olympics. He has transitioned well to the high school ranks and just last weekend set a national freshman class record in the half mile by clocking 1:50.84 to win the Missouri state title. His time stood as the fastest across all classifications.
Miller broke the prior freshman record of 1:51.03 set by Michael Granville back in 1993. Granville, of course, would go on to set the overall national high school record of 1:46.45 in 1996.
Miller thrives in the spotlight, and this meet under the lights should be the perfect atmosphere for him to produce something fast.