Waskom Leads Stunning Eight Dawgs To Sub-Four Mile

UW Invitational

Friday-Saturday, Jan. 27-28 | Dempsey Indoor

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SEATTLE – In a record-setting, jaw-dropping display of depth and teamwork, eight members of the Washington track and field squad broke the four-minute mile barrier together tonight on day one of the UW Invitational in the Dempsey Indoor. And at the front of the purple wave, reigning NCAA 1,500-meter Champion Joe Waskom threw down a 3:51.90, the third-fastest mile in collegiate history, a Dempsey Record, and a 2023 world leading time.
 
As if that wasn’t enough, down in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Anna Gibson took over the NCAA mile lead on the women’s side. Gibson was the lone Husky to travel this week, racing at altitude at the New Mexico Team Open. Gibson ran away from the field and crossed in 4:37.03, but with the altitude conversion, that time drops to 4:31.00, the new No. 2 mark in school history and an NCAA leader.
 
All eight of the UW men racing tonight had broken four minutes in the past, so they knew what they were capable of, but working together brought an incredible barrage of some of the fastest times in NCAA history.

Not 1, not 2….

8 @UWTrack Huskies go sub-4!

Joe Waskom‘s 3:51.90 takes down Yomif Kejelcha’s Dempsey record!

Brian Fay 3:52.03
Nathan Green 3:52.76
Kieran Lumb 3:53.83
Sam Ellis 3:53.84
Luke Houser 3:55.98
Aaron Ahl 3:57.94
Aidan Ryan 3:59.55@NCAATrackField | @USTFCCCA pic.twitter.com/t0JtSHyoep

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Right behind Waskom, Brian Fay crossed in 3:52.03, tied for the fifth-fastest time in NCAA history. Nathan Green, who only broke the 4:00 mark for the first time two weeks ago, ran nearly six seconds faster today, going 3:52.76, for the new No. 7-fastest time ever.
 
Kieran Lumb was fourth in 3:53.83, which puts him 12th all-time. Sam Ellis, the one Husky out of the eight who was competing unattached due to only having outdoor eligibility remaining, was just .01 behind Lumb in 3:53.84. Luke Houser ran a PR of 3:55.98. Aaron Ahl was seventh in 3:57.94, and Aidan Ryan dipped under the mark as well in eighth in 3:59.55.
 
“It’s pretty special to have eight sub-fours in a single race,” said Waskom. “We all knew it was possible. But it’s tough to do it in the same race. The pacing has to be perfect. (Race pacers) Johnny (Gregorek) and Sam (Prakel) brought us…