It's pretty rare to enter a high school boys race wondering if someone could possibly break 4:10 for the mile. Going into the Florida Relays this weekend, the buzz is more like how MANY could possibly go under 4:10 for the mile!
The four day event starts on Wednesday, but it is 3:30pm on Saturday afternoon that high school running fans everywhere are waiting for. Not that the other events are going to be anything less than exhilarating, but a chance to see as many as four guys go under 4:10 is pretty amazing.
Here's a look at the entries as we see them seeded:
Name | School | Known 1600 PR | Comment |
Bobby Curtis | St. Xavier Louis, KY | 4:11.0* | Footlocker Nationals Qualifier in CC |
Rolf Steier | Berkley Prep | 4:12.5* | 4:23 indoors at Millrose Games |
Sam Vazquez | Flagler Palm Coast | 4:14.31 | Great battle with Hassen at Bolles Bulldog |
Steven Hassen | Ocala Vanguard | 4:14.32 | Great battle with Vazquez at Bolles Bulldog |
Sean Burris | Rockledge | 4:18 | Ran that 4:18 by himself this year |
Alex Stewart | Satellite | 4:20 | Ditto, 4:20 all alone at Gateway Invitational |
Tyrone Bell | Ridgeview | 4:22.94 | Ryan Ripley says Tyrone will take it all! Rip dawg knows all. |
Ryan Ripley | Belleview | 4:20.70 | He ran a 4:27 at Bob Hayes but he\'s in better shape than that |
Andrew Martin | Gulliver Prep | 4:23.53 | Ready for great things this year, already a 1:55 800. |
Herbie Thiele | Chiles | 4:23** | 4:05.27 1500m last week at Snow Bird |
Brandon Saltmarsh | Bishop Moore | ?? | 1:54 4x800m Split PR |
Jeremy Miller | John I. Leonard | 4:23.72 | Ran that 4:23.72 last weekend at Westminister. |
Robert Cooper | Columbia | ?? | 1:55.54 800m PR |
Omar Osbourne | Upperroom Christian | 4:25.69 | Ran a 4:25.69 at Westminister. |
Jaime Calzada | Miami Jackson | ?? | 15:46 3 Mile PR. |
CJ Bryant | Citrus | 4:27 | 9th Last Year at State 2A for 1600. |
Steve Dibari | Martin County | 4:28 | 4:28.44 at Bob Hayes |
Jonathan Daniels | Elbert County | 4:32 | I think he's in over his head. This Georgian is an identical twin from around Athens. He was fourth at the GA state meet last year in 1600 but to my digging through reuslts hasn\'t broken 4:30. |
Devin Koon | Carol City | 4:33.57 | 4:38 last weekend at Westminister, 4:33 at Dade County Youth Fair. 10:06 3200 PR. |
Patrick Troy | Buchholz | ?? | Great sophomore prospect but probably not the calibur of this race yet. 16:16 at cc regionals, 17:41 5K at GAXC. |
* = Time roughly converted from mile time.
** = Time roughly converted from 1500m time.