With the outdoor track and field season now heading into the final stretch for the southern states, and the north ramping right up, it's the perfect time to update the COROS MileSplit50 Boys Individual Outdoor Track and Field Rankings. These rankings provide an exclusive look at the nation's top athletes, highlighting those who have made their mark this season.
These past two weeks saw many more States join the State Championship portion of the Season, with many athletes focusing their efforts over multiple events. It produces legendary weekends, but not as many standout singular performances. Still, there were some efforts to note that moved athletes way up the ranks.
Below, you can find three who deserve separate recognition.
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What. A. Race.
The word historic doesn't quite do the performances of TJ Hansen and Corbin Coombs justice. Last night, in the grand finale of the 2025 RunningLane Track Championships, two college-bound stars added their names to a short but historic list.
After following the pacers through 800m, both boys broke away from the 19-person field and threw down a hefty negative split, with the pair closing the last half-mile in 1:58.62 and 1:58.95, respectively.
Heading into the 6th edition of the RunningLane Track Championships, no athlete had ever broken 4:00 under and alongside the lights, but Hansen and Coombs made quick work of that as they became the 23rd and 24th high schoolers to break 4:00, and the fifth and sixth to do so in 2025.
It's also worth noting that the performances now mark the two fastest performances ever run by a high schooler on Alabama soil.
Just as it was for all 22 athletes that broke 4:00 before them, this feat was a long time coming for the duo. Hansen, who is headed to the University of Colorado this August, had gone as quick as 4:03.87 this February but used a huge PB to break off a piece of history.
For Coombs, he had come within less than two seconds from breaking 4:00 at the Track Night NYC (4:01.84) earlier this month, so it's safe to say the future Wake Forest Demon Deacon is at peace knowing the job is done for now.