trailrunner66 wrote:
4:21.0 for full mile in, hold your hats, 1959. Huntington (NY) HS.
Allan Chapman winning the Eastern States Champs at Randall's Island, 10th best HS time in USA that year.
Yep, on 6/13/1959. That was the 15th fastest mile by a U.S. high school boy that year including Archie San Romani at 4:08.9 to become the first under 4:10. San Romani was from Wichita East HS which also produced the first sub 4:00 by Jim Ryun.