Slagowski and Hunter Break Four Minutes Again, Tamagno Goes 4:01
Competing in the National Mile at the Prefontaine Classic, Michael Slagowski broke four for the second time this season. He is the first high schooler to break four minutes twice in the same outdoor season since Jim Ryun did so in 1965, though Alan Webb broke 4:00 indoors and out in 2001.
California senior Austin Tamagno ran 4:01.04 in the race, drawing him tantalizingly close to becoming the tenth member of the high school sub-4:00 club. He's now the #13 performer of all time.
In the Bowerman Mile, Drew Hunter notched his first sub-4:00 outdoor performance with a 3:58.86 clocking. He finished behind three-time world champion Asbel Kiprop, who won the unevenly paced race in 3:51.54.
Hunter's 3:57 indoors already made him the #3 HS performer ever behind Webb and Ryun. His 3:58 today made him the first high schooler other than Webb and Ryun to run 3:58 outdoors and slotted him as the #3 all-time outdoor performer.
-Dennis Young
