wait a moment
Sam Burley
High School PR was in the vicinity of 1:54
Freshman (2000) = 1:48.7
Sophomore (2001) = 1:48.1 (stress fracture killed Feb and March)
Junior (2002) = 1:48.8 indoors (Penn State)
1:47.9 at George Mason
1:46.8 at NCAA 800 trial
1:45.4 at NCAA final. Top American finisher.
Penn and Cornell had their every-4-years trip to England to race against Oxford/Cambridge, Birmingham etc. and Sam decided to be a kid for once (and take advantage of his Ivy League pedigree) so he went instead of competing all summer here in the U.S.
I'd like to see him next year go over to Europe and run. Trinity Gray, after graduating from Brown, went over and ran 1:44, so I think Sam will too.