Who will win the Dream Mile?

On the right day, I think mikey brannigan could win. I realize he's rather inconsistent, but he's run 8:41 for the 3200 and 1:51 for the 800. With that mix of speed and strength, he should win or be in the mix to win any high school race.

I agree with Brannigan he is a bit of a wild card and the one thing about him is he will go with the rabbit and I would not doubt that when the rabbit drops he will continue pushing the pace. The others based on Branningan's times will have to respect him and stay somewhat close.

The last 400 of this race could be one of the major highlights of the day

Grant Fisher is your winner of the Dream Mile.

Against all odds is fun to discuss but there really is no discussion. Fisher has all the tools to win in any situation, in any high school race from 1500 m through 2 miles maybe even 5 km. I would like to see him run an 800 m with the top dogs. There he would probably get beat but still run sub 1:50

I will have to disagree on the notion that Fisher has a near guaranteed win because there truly is a lot of depth this year. Though as I said earlier, he is definitely the favorite and for many good reasons.

Bring back the 10000 wrote:

I will have to disagree on the notion that Fisher has a near guaranteed win because there truly is a lot of depth this year. Though as I said earlier, he is definitely the favorite and for many good reasons.

Couldn't agree more. If fisher is on his best day, nobody beats him. But Hunter, Brannigan, and Villarreal are in no way already out of it. All of those 3 have the potential to run extremely low 4s (4:00-4:02ish but i cant personally see them breaking 4) and have great kicks. There are too many great runners in this years dream mile to think that Fisher has the race already wrapped up.

I know he's not a favorite, nor should he be given the field. But Klecker is a beast with seemingly no ceiling at this point. Went sub 2 over the last 800 to win MN State in 4:06 going away. Dark horse to keep an eye on.

Just curious, does anyone here know why Olin Hacker was invited? His PRs on the track this year are:

3200: 8'58

1600: 4'13

He hasn't raced an 800 this year and seems like the most unqualified out of all the people that received invitations. I understand some of the people in the Dream Mile ran qualifiers but Olin did not and has not proved anything this year. Many others looked like better candidates for a Dream Mile invite.

3:59.31 c (Top 15 milers w/1600 times converted)

GRANT FISHER

3:59.38

MATTHEW MATON

4:05.25

CARLOS VILLARREAL

4:05.29 c

ANDREW HUNTER

4:05.78

MIKE BRANNIGAN

4:06.26

AUSTIN TAMAGNO

4:06.74

JACK SALISBURY

4:07.15

ELIJAH ARMSTRONG

4:07.18

ADAM BARNARD

4:07.60

LEVI THOMET

4:07.63

THOMAS RATCLIFFE

4:07.91 c

ISAAC CORTES

4:07.97 c

JOE KLECKER

4:08.11 c

MATTHEW NOVAK

4:08.55

AVERY BARTLETT

Bring back the 10000 wrote:

Just curious, does anyone here know why Olin Hacker was invited? His PRs on the track this year are:

3200: 8'58

1600: 4'13

He hasn't raced an 800 this year and seems like the most unqualified out of all the people that received invitations. I understand some of the people in the Dream Mile ran qualifiers but Olin did not and has not proved anything this year. Many others looked like better candidates for a Dream Mile invite.

I've also got no clue why he's in there. He was one of the top xc guys last year in the country, but so were tanner Andersen, ostberg, Armstrong, and dressel. None of those guys were invited. I don't know why they wouldn't have invited an established miler like Tom ratcliffe or ostberg who have run 4:05 and 4:06 respectively (both FAT timed splits at nbin). Those guys are both at least 7 seconds faster than Olin hacker over the mile.

Everyone talked jazz about some (me) touting hacker as a top 3 threat at both footlocker and nxn. If I recall correctly he placed 2nd in both. He runs to his competition of which he has had none this track season. Also has a 4:09 full pr from last year. Will run on the 4:05 range at dream, but where to really watch him will be in the brooks pr 2 mile. Look for an 8:45

He may only compete but that doesn't seem like something Adidas should have taken into consideration. Honestly he may do well, but it doesn't seem to be in the spirit to invite him just because he MAY do well. My previous belief was that the Dream Mile was about the current fastest high school kids getting together for one race.

Regarding Ostberg (to the previous poster), sadly he is out with a tibial stress fracture.

I wonder why no one is saying that Matthew Maton will challenge at the end for the win. I haven't followed boys' hs track too much, so I don't know the state of his kick. However, he's the only other sub-4 besides Fisher, so to me he looks like the next reasonable choice on paper to contend for the win.

I thought this was about tomorrows Dream Mile in Oslo.

And when the original poster said Carlos Villareal I thought WHO? Then I realized it was about the High School mile in New York Saturday. lol

Henrik Ingebrigtsen will go berserk and win for the Norsks.

Maton dropped out with an achilles injury.

Bring back the 10000 wrote:

Just curious, does anyone here know why Olin Hacker was invited? His PRs on the track this year are:

3200: 8'58

1600: 4'13

He hasn't raced an 800 this year and seems like the most unqualified out of all the people that received invitations. I understand some of the people in the Dream Mile ran qualifiers but Olin did not and has not proved anything this year. Many others looked like better candidates for a Dream Mile invite.

Agreed, Ohio's Ryan Adams is a much more deserving candidate.

Grant Fisher

Bring back the 10000 wrote:

Just curious, does anyone here know why Olin Hacker was invited? His PRs on the track this year are:

3200: 8'58

1600: 4'13

He hasn't raced an 800 this year and seems like the most unqualified out of all the people that received invitations. I understand some of the people in the Dream Mile ran qualifiers but Olin did not and has not proved anything this year. Many others looked like better candidates for a Dream Mile invite.

He was second in NXN and Footlocker and there is very little competition for him in Wisconsin.

I'm unsure of his speed (save for the fact he made up a lot of ground in the last 600 of both NXN and Footlocker for second), but I think Hacker could even be a darkhorse that could take it this year. I wouldn't be surprised if he rounded out the top 3.

This is a stacked field for sure and I think that Fisher will take the win. The better question is who will take second. I think that you have to look at Austin Tamagno for this slot. He rises to the occasion pretty much all the time. At Footlocker regionals he finished 7th(?) and then 5th at Nationals. Last season he ran his 1600/mile PR at the Brooks meet.

With the Mt. SAC course record, 4:06 full mile, 8:56, 1:52 (negative split) and the Ca. State title (there's only 1 division at the state meet in Ca.) it's hard to believe that he wont challenge for the win, and then finish 2nd.