FOR A HIGH SCHOOLER to run a national-class mile against collegian or pro is one thing, but to do it against only other high schoolers (including rabbits) is markedly tougher. For more than 50 years Jim Ryun’s 3:58.3 to win the ’65 Kansas State Meet was the gold standard, but in May of ’22 he was finally passed, by Gary Martin. Here’s the 50 fastest HS-only miles ever (as of May 16, 2022):
| The Fastest All-Prep Miles Ever | |||
| 3:57.98 | Gary Martin | (Wood, Warminster, Pennsylvania) | ’22 League |
| 3:58.3 | Jim Ryun | (East, Wichita, Kansas) | ’65 State |
| 3:59.53 | Michael Slagowski | (Rocky Mountain, Meridian, Idaho) | ’16 Jesuit Twilight |
| 3:59.54 | Leo Daschbach | (Highland, Gilbert, Arizona) | ’20 Quarantine Mile |
| 3:59.71 | Lukas Verzbicas | (Sandburg, Orland Park, Illinois) | ’11 adidas Dream |
| 4:00.16 | Cooper Teare | (St. Joseph Notre Dame, Alameda, California) | ’17 Mt. SAC Relays |
| 4:00.77 | Leo Young | (Newbury Park, California) | ’22 APU Distance Classic |
| 4:00.95 | ——Martin | x | ’22 Explorers Invitational |
| 4:00.97 | Nathan Green | (Borah, Boise, Idaho) | ’21 YMCA Invitational |
| 4:01.04 | ——Martin | x | ’22 Penn Relays |
| (10) | |||
| 4:01.09 | Rob Finnerty | (Burnsville, Minnesota) | ’08 Midwest Gala |
| 4:01.29 | ——Teare | x | ’17 Sacramento MOC |
| 4:01.32 | Bernie Montoya | (Cibola, Yuma, Arizona) | ’12 adidas Dream |
| 4:01.67 | Grant Fisher | (Grand Blanc, Michigan) | ’15 State |
| 4:01.69+ | German Fernandez | (Riverbank, California) | ’08 State |
| 4:01.73 | ——Fisher | x | ’15 adidas Dream |
| 4:01.75 | Brodey Hasty | (Brentwood, Tennessee) | ’17 Music City |
| 4:01.76 | ——Green | x | ’21 Brooks PR |
| 4:01.81 | Alan Webb | (South Lakes, Reston, Virginia) | ’01 Arcadia Invitational |
| 4:01.83 | Austin Mudd | (Center Grove, Greenwood, Indiana) | ’11 adidas Dream |
| (20) | |||
| 4:01.92 | ——Teare | x | ’17 Summer Series |
| 4:02.01 | Sharif Karie | (West, Springfield, Virginia) | ’97 National Scholastic |
| 4:02.02 | ——Fisher | x | ’14 adidas Dream |
| 4:02.04 | Sam Worley | (Comal Canyon, New Braunfels, Texas) | ’17 Brooks PR |
| 4:02.08 | Elias Gedyon | (Loyola, Los Angeles, California) | ’11 adidas Dream |
| 4:02.0 | ——Ryun | x | ’65 HS Invitational |
| 4:02.23+ | Jantzen Oshier | (Trabuco Hills, Mission Viejo, California) | ’11 State |
| 4:02.36 | Drew Hunter | (Loudoun Valley, Purcellville, Virginia) | ’15 adidas Dream |
| 4:02.42 | Cole Sprout | (Valor, Highlands Ranch, Colorado) | ’20 Quarantine Mile |
| 4:02.4 | Richard Kimball | (De La Salle, Concord, California) | ’74 Sectional |
| (30) | |||
| 4:02.56 | ——Teare | x | ’17 Brooks PR |
| 4:02.64 | Luis Grijalva | (Armijo, Fairfield, California) | ’17 Summer Series |
| 4:02.6 | ——Kimball | x | ’74 San José Invitational |
| 4:02.70 | Andrew Springer | (Westerly, Rhode Island) | ’09 Midwest Gala |
| 4:02.72 | Ben Saarel | (Park City, Utah) | ’13 adidas Dream |
| 4:02.73 | Jacob Burcham | (Cabell-Midland, Ona, West Virginia) | ’12 adidas Dream |
| 4:02.90 | Mac Fleet | (University City, San Diego, California) | ’09 Portland Festival |
| 4:02.90 | Casey Clinger | (American Fork, Utah) | ’17 Brooks PR |
| 4:02.98 | Josh Lampron | (Mansfield, Massachusetts) | ’12 adidas Dream |
| 4:02.99+ | Steve Magness | (Klein Oak, Houston, Texas) | ’03 District |
| (40) | |||
| 4:03.11 | Nick Foster | (Pioneer, Ann Arbor, Michigan) | ’19 Brooks PR |
| 4:03.12 | Brannon Kidder | (Lancaster, Ohio) | ’12 adidas Dream |
| 4:03.18 | Marcus Dickson | (White River, Buckley, Washington) | ’12 adidas Dream |
| 4:03.18 | Mike Brannigan | (Northport, New York) | ’15 adidas Dream |
| 4:03.23 | Matthew Maton | (Summit, Bend, Oregon) | ’14 adidas Dream |
| 4:03.21 | Austin Tamagno | (Brea-Olinda, Brea, California) | ’16 Mt. SAC Relays |
| 4:03.27 | Gabe Jennings | (East, Madison, Wisconsin) | ’97 National Scholastic |
| 4:03.29 | Edward Cheserek | (St Benedict’s, Newark, New Jersey) | ’11 adidas Dream |
| 4:03.30+ | Gavin Sherry | (Conard, West Hartford, Connecticut) | ’21 State Open |
| (50) | |||
| 4:03.30 | ——Green | x | ’21 Nike Scholastic |
| + = time converted from 1600m using a multiplier of 1.0058. No converted 1500 times are considered here |