Which NCAA Stars Will Go Sub-4 For The First Time In 2020?
Which NCAA Stars Will Go Sub-4 For The First Time In 2020?
With the arrival of indoor season comes another wave of first-time sub-4:00 milers.
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The sub-4:00 mile chase is one of the most compelling facets of the NCAA indoor season, and in 2020 there are plenty of collegiate contenders ready to punch their membership cards for the first time.
Here are 15 NCAA stars who could dip under the hallowed barrier as newcomers to the club this season:
Diego Zarate, SR, Virginia Tech
Mile PR: 4:00.44; 1500m PR: 3:41.18
(Flat Track Converted Mile PR: 4:00.31)
Festus Lagat, SR, Iowa State
Mile PR: 4:00.83; 1500m PR: 3:44.40
Talem Franco, SR, BYU
Mile PR: 4:00.91; 1500m PR: 3:42.15
Owen Day, JR, Eastern Michigan
Mile PR: 4:01.25; 1500m PR: 3:46.48
Matt Owens, JR, BYU
Mile PR: 4:01.50; 1500m PR: 3:44.25
Nicholas Wareham, SR, Georgetown
Mile PR: 4:01.60; 1500m PR: 3:44.54
Ben Hill, SR, Michigan
Mile PR: 4:01.76; 1500m PR: 3:44.97
Olin Hacker, SR, Wisconsin
Mile PR: 4:01.82; 1500m PR: 3:50.67
Morgan Beadlescomb, JR, Michigan State
Mile PR: 4:02.04; 1500m PR: 3:45.27
Bashir Mosavel-Lo, SO, Virginia Tech
Mile PR: 4:02.13; 1500m PR: 3:44.35
Cade Bethmann, JR, Ole Miss
Mile PR: 4:04.39; 1500m PR: 3:41.65
Eduardo Herrera, JR, Colorado
Mile PR: 4:04.43; 1500m PR: 3:41.35
Geordie Beamish, SR, Northern Arizona
Mile PR: 4:06.94; 1500m PR: 3:38.09
(Altitude Converted Mile PR: 3:57.99)
Teddy Browning, JR, Indiana
Mile PR: 4:07.05; 1500m PR: 3:43.05
Theo Quax, FR, Northern Arizona
Mile PR: 4:08.16; 1500m PR: 3:39.84