Verzbicas Wins adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile In 3:59.71!
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Jun. 12, 2011
- Updated Mar. 15, 2012 at 5:10 PM UTC
Lukas Verzbicas wins adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile in 3:59.71
Lukas Verzbicas wins adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile in 3:59.71
Verzbiacas ran his last lap in under 59 seconds to dip under 4 minutes.
Lukas Verzbicas wins adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile in 3:59.71
Start of the adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile.
Lukas Verzbicas wins adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile in 3:59.71
Verzbicas with the first high schooler ever to break 4 minutes for the mile, Jim Ryun.
Lukas Verzbicas wins adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile in 3:59.71
Verzbicas took the lead with just over 600 meters to go and held it all the way to the finish line.
Lukas Verzbicas wins adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile in 3:59.71
Verzbicas will run collegiately at the University of Oregon next year.
Lukas Verzbicas wins adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile in 3:59.71
3:59.71!
Lukas Verzbicas wins adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile in 3:59.71
Verzbicas heading into the bell lap.
Lukas Verzbicas wins adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile in 3:59.71
The adidas Jim Ryun high school mile was the deepest high school mile field of all-time, with all 14 finishers running under 4:12.
Lukas Verzbicas wins adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile in 3:59.71
Austin Mudd finished second in 4:01.83.
adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile
adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile
adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile
Edward Cherserek finished fourth in 4:03.29.
adidas Jim Ryun HS Mile
The field of 15 runners gets off the starting line quickly.
FILED UNDER: Photos TAGS: Austin Mudd / Diamond League / Lukas Verzbicas / New York City / Photo Gallery / race photos / sub-4 minute mile
Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.
