Mac Fleet Runs 3:57.70 to Set University of Oregon Indoor Mile Record

by Jim McDannald

He’s been gone less than a year, but Galen Rupp’s collection of school records at the University of Oregon is a little smaller today.

Freshman Mac Fleet stormed from the middle of the pack on the last lap of the invitational mile in Seattle to cross the tape in 3:57.70. This edges Rupp’s previous school mark of 3:57.86. The freshman from California finished 2nd to former Villanova standout and New Balance professional, Adrian Blincoe.

Fleet sat in the middle of the pack most of the race, well off the pace of the leaders including teammate, AJ Acosta. It wasn’t until the last 200m that Fleet made his move and went from 11th to 2nd with a blistering finish.

When asked about how his training has been going, Fleet told RunnerSpace.com, “Funny thing. I had a terrible winter. They’ve (the coaches) had been doing lower mileage than I’m used to.” About his recent training back in Eugene and the race today, ” I’m ectstatic!”

In the race, 10 men went sub 4 including his Oregon teammate AJ Acosta. One other notable finish was Sam Bair in 3:59.72. Sam and his father Sam join Darren and Barry Brown, Matt and Matt Centrowitz as US father-son duos that have gone sub 4.

The Race:

Published on February 13, 2010

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{ 7 comments }

1 perlis February 14, 2010 at 8:33 am: that was awesome. I love oregon
2 goloxc February 14, 2010 at 9:23 am: That's awesome for Sam Bair III. He's been close to sub 4 like a dozen times in the last few years. Must be nice to get that one down.
3 Jim McDannald February 14, 2010 at 11:52 am: It was a great meet. Lots of great performances and stories.
4 counterstrain February 15, 2010 at 7:32 am: An indoor school best, but should not be a school record as the track is oversized.
5 Jim McDannald February 15, 2010 at 5:22 pm: I hear you. With so many different configurations and lengths of indoor tracks, it's difficult to have one standardized record. One of the many reasons, while exciting and fun to watch, indoor will always be less popular than outdoor.
6 Jim McDannald February 16, 2010 at 1:22 am: I hear you. With so many different configurations and lengths of indoor tracks, it’s difficult to have one standardized record. One of the many reasons, while exciting and fun to watch, indoor will always be less popular than outdoor.
7 Afcrunner69 July 2, 2010 at 2:22 am: http://www.fuckyeahmacfleet.tumblr.com is awesome fansite