List of American high school students who have run a four-minute mile

This is a list of American high school students who have run a four-minute mile since the feat was first accomplished in 1964.

Alan Webb, the U.S. national and high school record holder

The first person to run the mile (1,760 yards, or 1,609.344 metres) in under four minutes was Roger Bannister in 1954, in a time of 3:59.4.[1] This barrier would not be broken by a high school student until 1964, when Jim Ryun ran the distance in a time of 3:59.0 at the Compton Relays.[2] Ryun went on to set a national high school record of 3:55.3, which stood until 2001 when it was broken by Alan Webb.[3] Twenty U.S. high school students have run the mile in less than four minutes since 1964.

U.S. high school mile record holders

Jim Ryun

After setting the national high school record in the mile, Jim Ryun set the world record in 1966 and then again in 1967, when he ran 3:51.1. Ryun was 19 at the time, making him the youngest world record holder in the mile to date. His record stood for nine years.[4] Ryun competed in the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympic games. He took silver in the men's 1500m at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Alan Webb

Alan Webb broke Ryun's 36-year old high school mile record (3:55.3), running 3:53.43 at the Prefontaine Classic in 2001. Webb also ran what was then American record in the mile in 2007 at 3:46.91, making him the eighth-fastest miler in history[5] and the only American to ever run the mile in under 3:47.[6] Despite finding success in high school and on the track, Webb had an inconsistent career that was riddled with injuries, such as achilles tendonitis and a stress fracture in his foot and tibia.[7]

Sub-four-minute mile runs by U.S. high school students
NameTimeDateVenueLocation
Jim Ryun3:59.0[8]June 5, 1964Compton InvitationalLos Angeles, California
Jim Ryun3:58.3[9]May 15, 1965KSHSAA Track and Field ChampionshipsWichita, Kansas
Jim Ryun3:58.1[10]May 29, 1965California RelaysModesto, California
Jim Ryun3:56.8[10]June 4, 1965Compton InvitationalLos Angeles, California
Jim Ryun3:55.3[8]June 27, 1965AAU Track and Field ChampionshipsSan Diego, California
Tim Danielson3:59.4[8]June 11, 1966San Diego InvitationalSan Diego, California
Marty Liquori3:59.8[8]June 23, 1967AAU Track and Field ChampionshipsBakersfield, California
Alan Webb3:59.86 (indoors)[8]January 20, 2001New Balance GamesNew York City, New York
Alan Webb3:53.43[8]May 27, 2001Prefontaine ClassicEugene, Oregon
Lukas Verzbicas3:59.71[8]June 11, 2011Adidas Grand PrixNew York City, New York
Matthew Maton3:59.38[8]May 8, 2015Oregon Twilight MeetEugene, Oregon
Grant Fisher3:59.38[8]June 4, 2015Festival of MilesSt. Louis, Missouri
Drew Hunter3:58.25 (indoors)[8]February 6, 2016Armory Track InvitationalNew York City, New York
Drew Hunter3:57.81 (indoors)[11]February 20, 2016NYRR Millrose GamesNew York City, New York
Michael Slagowski3:59.53[8]April 29, 2016Jesuit Twilight InvitationalPortland, Oregon
Reed Brown3:59.30[8]June 1, 2017Festival of MilesSt. Louis, Missouri
Leo Daschbach3:59.54[12]May 23, 2020The Quarantine ClasicoEl Dorado Hills, California
Hobbs Kessler3:57.66 (indoors)[13]February 7, 2021American Track League InvitationalFayetteville, Arkansas
Colin Sahlman 3:58.81 (indoors)[14] February 5, 2022 Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge New York City, New York
Gary Martin 3:57.98[15] May 14, 2022 Philadelphia Catholic League Championships Springfield, Pennsylvania
Colin Sahlman 3:56.24[16] May 28, 2022 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, Oregon
Gary Martin 3:57.89[17] June 2, 2022 Festival of Miles St. Louis, Missouri
Connor Burns 3:58.83[18] June 2, 2022 Festival of Miles St. Louis, Missouri
Rheinhardt Harrison 3:59.33[19] June 3, 2022 Golden South Series #2 Tarpon Springs, Florida
Simeon Birnbaum 3:59.51[20] June 15, 2022 Brooks PR Invitational Seattle, Washington
Connor Burns 3:59.51 (indoors)[21] February 26, 2023 Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier at BU Boston, Massachusetts
Rocky Hansen 3:59.56[22] April 30, 2023 Virginia High Performance Meet Charlottesville, Virginia
Simeon Birnbaum3:57.53 [23]June 1, 2023Festival of MilesSt. Louis, Missouri
Rocky Hansen3:58.24 [24]June 1, 2023Festival of MilesSt. Louis, Missouri
Tinoda Matsatsa3:58.7 [25]June 1, 2023Festival of MilesSt. Louis, Missouri
Jackson Heidesch3:59.08 [26]June 1, 2023Festival of MilesSt. Louis, Missouri


Note: all of the above runners were high school seniors when they ran under four minutes for the mile except for Ryun in 1964, and Burns and Birnbaum in 2022, who were juniors at the time.

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