Three Fast Prep Miles, by Walt Murphy, Note by Larry Eder

Robbie Andrews ran 4:03.49, held off by Mac Fleet, who ran 4:02.90 at the Portland Track Festival. Andrew Spinger ran a 4:02.70 at the Midwest Distance Classic.
Walt Murphy fills us in….

Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service
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Neither meet produced the hoped-for sub-4 minute mile, but the winners at the Portland Track Festival and the Midwest Distance Gala still managed to break into the high school all-time top-20 list. Andrew Springer (Westerly,RI) ran 4:02.70 at the MDG, while out West Mac Fleet (University City,CA) held off the late charge of Robby Andrews(Manalapan,NJ), 4:02.90-4:03.49.
Dyestat coverage
http://www.dyestat.com/
ALL-TIME LIST H.S. BOYS MILE (Performers) (my earlier list omitted 2 marks from 2008)
(Courtesy of Jack Shepard’s High School Track-2009)
http://www.dyestat.com//?pg=homeStoreJack-Shepard-HS-Track
1–3:53.43 Alan Webb South Lakes, VA 2001
2–3:55.3 Jim Ryun Wichita East, KS 1965
3–3:59.4 Tim Danielson Chula Vista, CA 1966
4–3:59.8 Marty Liquori Essex Catholic, NJ 1967
5–4:00.29 Don Sage York, IL 2000
6–4:01.02 Steve Magness Klein Oak, TX 2003
7–4:01.09 Rob Finnerty Burnsville,MN 2008
8–4:01.5 Gerry Lindgren Rogers, WA 1964
9–4:01.70+ German Fernandez Riverbank,CA 2008 (converted from 1600-meters)
10–4:01.8 Galen Rupp Central Catholic, OR 2004
11–4:02.01 Sharif Karie West Springfield, VA 1997
12–4:02.4 Richard Kimball DeLaSalle, CA 1974
13–4:02.65 Shadrack Kiptoo La Cueva,NM 2004
14–4:02.7 Matt Centrowitz Power Memorial,NY 1973
4:02.7 Andy Powell Oliver Ames,MA 1999
4:02.70 Andrew Springer Westerly,RI 2009
17–4:02.81 Gabe Jennings Madison East,WI 1997
18–4:02.90 Mac Fleet University City,CA 2009
19–4:03.33 Sam Borchers Yellow Springs, OH 2007
20–4:03.40 Matthew Centrowitz Broadneck,MD 2007
21–4:03.49 Robby Andrews Manalapan,NJ 2009
22–4:03.5 Tom Sullivan St.George,IL 1961
23–4:03.59 John Quade Woodinville,WA 1985
24–4:03.85 John Zishka Lancaster,OH 1985
25–4:03.87 Sam Vazquez Flagler-Palm Coast, FL 2003
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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 51-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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