JohnR wrote:
Not a surprise. He ran 48.7 in the 400 while in 8th grade, and he beat Alan Webb's sophomore 1-mile time this season. (I think Webb's record has since been broken, but at the time it was a national age-group record.) Speed to burn, endurance to burn. Put him in a race where he has somebody to chase, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him crack 1:45.
He's the Quincy Wilson of his event.
Rheinhardt Harrison may have still been considered a sophomore when he ran 4:01, although I think it was in August so not sure