


I never thought I’d be racing against college (runners) and professionals in my junior year in high school…I want to come back next year and go harder.” “I’ve never raced in something of this caliber. Last night he gave me some advice and said not to waste too much mental energy. “That was exhilarating, and it was my first race indoor,” Young said. Lex Young finished fourth on Saturday afternoon as Dan Schaffer of Binghamton won with a 7:53.74 time. READ MORE: Watch Newbury Park lead 4 runners breaking high school 5k national record at Garmin RunningLane 2 nationally behind his sibling’s 7:56.97 indoor mark. Lex Young finished with a 7:57.06 and now is in the record books No. Young, a junior at Newbury Park High School, came so close to surpassing his brother Nico Young’s American high school indoor record during the Men’s Invitational 3000k. It’s so surreal.”īinghamton University graduate Eric Holt finished second with a 4:00.01 time followed by Texas Tech graduate Jonah Koech (4:00.24), Hill (4:00.39) and Andrews (4:01.17). “It’s kind of crazy I am up with them (Hill and Andrews) right now. “I don’t know what to think right now,” Sahlman said moments following his victory, “It happened really fast. When Sahlman, the Gatorade California Boys Track & Field Player of the Year, made the final turn he had the lead and wasn’t about to relinquish it to his older peers. Sahlman now has the fourth all-time American high school indoor mark, and three of these four marks were set at The Armory.

Hobbs Kessler has the indoor record with a 3:57.66 followed by Drew Hunter, who owns a 3:57.81 and 3:58.25.
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READ MORE: How to watch the 2022 Meyo Invitational live? Watch Race Here with a USATF.TV +PLUS account.Ĭompeting in the Men’s Mile, Sahlman, a senior at Newbury Park High School, passed 2016 Rio Olympian Robby Andrews and 2015 2-mile indoor national champion Ryan Hill on the last lap en route to a victory and a fourth-best American high school indoor mile of 3:58.81. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge at The Armory New Balance Track & Field Center. California high school teammates Colin Sahlman and Lex Young truly left their best marks on Saturday’s 5th Annual Dr.
