By BayStateRunning Correspondent Steve Mazzone
What happens when you put some of the best runners on the line for a one mile race? We’re sure you know the answer. But just in case you don’t, check out the results of the BSR Elite Scholastic Mile the last two years. In 2024, nine runners broke 4 minutes, 12 seconds in the boys’ race and seven dipped under five minutes for the girls. In its initial year of 2023, seven were under 4:11 for boys and five bettered five minutes for girls. The third annual event, which is once again presented by Marathon Sports and HOKA, will be held Friday night at Souhegan (NH) High, the featured two races of the New Hampshire Distance Festival. Trust us, per status quo, these fields are loaded! Just to give you a sampling, the boys’ race features our winner from the Foot Locker Nationals and a 4:04 miler. In all, seven have broken 4:15 in this field.
Below we feature all the entries for the boys’ race, which is scheduled for 7:25 p.m. The entire meet will be live streamed on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@Baystaterunning .
Soheib Dissa, Newtown (CT) – We expect the Nighthawks senior to be among the contenders for the individual title on Friday night. In three meets this past indoor season, Dissa broke 4:07 for the mile. He was first at the MSTCA Boston Holiday Challenge where he ran 4:06.64. He also placed fifth at the New Balance Grand Prix with a time of 4:06.86. Dissa’s best effort came at the Millrose Games in New York where he placed fourth among the elite with a PR of 4:04.80. Recently, Dissa clocked an all-time best of 8:18.08 for 3,000m at the Arcadia Invitational, an effort that placed him eighth overall among the nation’s best. There’s no doubt he’ll be ready to explode against his northeast rivals.
Tam Gavenas, Andover Phillips Academy (MA) – Gavenas was a runner-up last year at the BSR Elite Scholastic Mile where he ran a then best of 4:09.15. Since that performance, a lot has happened for the APA senior; most notably, one memorable victory in San Diego in early December. On the challenging terrain of Balboa Park, Gavenas added his name to the celebrated list of winners of the Foot Locker Nationals, claiming the crown by nearly four seconds with a 5K time of 15:23.9. During the indoor season, Gavenas improved on his best for the mile by placing sixth at Millrose in 4:09.0. He also won the two mile at the Beantown Winter Classic on Dec. 22 with a PR of 9:04.03 and took first for…
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