As a senior at Madera South (CA) High School, Eduardo Herrera ran an 8:15.01 to win the 3000m at the 2016 Stanford Invitational. Herrera's time broke the Stanford Invitational record for the high school boys 3000m run and ranked him No. 7 all time in the state of California.
He also went on to win the boys mile in a meet record time of 4:11.41 the next day. Herrera is now in his junior year at the University of Colorado.
Placing second in the 3000m and mile race that year was Cody (WY) High School's Brody Smith, who is now in his junior year at Purdue University. Smith ran 8:19.04 for second place in the 3000m and 4:12.81 in the mile.
The duo's times in the 3000m would remain US No. 1 and 2 for the entire 2016 outdoor season. Check out the race above and watch the 2019 Stanford Invitational live on FloTrack with a MileSplit Universal subscription.
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| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | WIND | H# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eduardo Herrera | 12 | Madera South (CS) | 8:15.01 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Brody Smith | 12 | Cody High School | 8:19.04 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Michael Vernau | 11 | Davis Senior High School (SJ) | 8:23.25 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Justin Robison | 12 | Lynbrook High School (CC) | 8:31.34 | 1 | |||