2016 NCAA D1 Indoor Championships

Henry Wynne Wins NCAA Mile Title In Tactical Battle

Henry Wynne Wins NCAA Mile Title In Tactical Battle

Virginia’s Henry Wynne was the victor in a tactical NCAA men’s mile, as the junior zoomed to a 1:54 final 800 to capture his first ever National title in 4:

Mar 12, 2016 by Lincoln Shryack
Henry Wynne Wins NCAA Mile Title In Tactical Battle
Virginia’s Henry Wynne was the victor in a tactical NCAA men’s mile, as the junior zoomed to a 1:54 final 800 to capture his first ever National title in 4:06.63.




 
The pace was brutally slow early on even by championships standards, as Wynne led the field through halfway in 2:11.87. He was met with serious heat in the form of UTEP’s Jonah Koech when the Kenyan freshman hit the bell even with Wynne, but Koech would pay for the hard move that got him to the front— a 26.98 penultimate lap— as he could only manage a 28.26 last circuit. 

Koech would settle for sixth.

But the challengers were still aplenty for Wynne over a lightning quick last lap. 

Oregon’s Blake Haney— who entered with the top seed of 3:56.36— was second in this kicker’s race, with Penn’s Tommy Awad and Haney’s Duck teammate Sam Prakel falling in line in 3rd and 4th respectively. 

Haney closed in 27.27, but came up just .12 seconds short of the crown in 4:06.75. Awad also hammered home like a freight train, and even his eye-popping 27.00 final 200— quickest in the field— was not enough to catch Wynne. The Penn Quaker finished in 4:06.97.


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