FOR A HIGH SCHOOLER to run a national-class mile against collegians and/or pros 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 mile performances ever through the end of the ’24 HS season (August 31):
| The Fastest All-Prep Miles Ever | |||
| 3:57.98 | Gary Martin | (Wood, Warminster, Pennsylvania) | ’22 Catholic League |
| 3:58.3 | Jim Ryun | (East, Wichita, Kansas) | ’65 State |
| 3:58.47+ | Drew Griffith | (Butler, Pennsylvania) | ’24 State-3A |
| 3:59.00 | —— Griffith | ’24 NBON | |
| 3:59.33 | Rheinhardt Harrison | (Nease, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) | ’22 Golden South #2 |
| 3:59.51 | Simeon Birnbaum | (Stevens, Rapid City, South Dakota) | ’22 Brooks PR |
| 3:59.53 | Michael Slagowski | (Rocky Mountain, Meridian, Idaho) | ’16 Jesuit Twilight |
| 3:59.54 | Leo Daschbach | (Highland, Gilbert, Arizona) | ’20 Quarantine Mile |
| 3:59.62 | Zach Hillhouse | (Pleasant Grove, Utah) | ’24 NBON |
| 3:59.71 | Lukas Verzbicas | (Sandburg, Orland Park, Illinois) | ’11 adidas Dream |
| (10) | |||
| 4:00.16 | Cooper Teare | (St. Joseph Notre Dame, Alameda, California) | ’17 Mt. SAC Relays |
| 4:00.47i | Clay Shively | (Trinity, Wichita, Kansas) | ’24 NBIN |
| 4:00.48 | Zane Bergen | (Niwot, Colorado) | ’22 Brooks PR |
| 4:00.64 | Devan Kipyego | (St Raphael, Pawtucket, Rhode Island) | ’22 Brooks PR |
| 4:00.76 | Rocky Hansen | (Christ, Arden, North Carolina) | ’22 Running Lane |
| 4:00.77 | Leo Young | (Newbury Park, California) | ’22 APU Distance Classic |
| 4:00.77 | ——Griffith | ’24 Butler Invitational | |
| 4:00.95 | ——Martin | ’22 Explorers Invitational | |
| 4:00.97 | Nathan Green | (Borah, Boise, Idaho) | ’21 YMCA Invitational |
| 4:01.04 | ——Martin | ’22 Penn Relays | |
| (20) | |||
| 4:01.09 | Rob Finnerty | (Burnsville, Minnesota) | ’08 Midwest Gala |
| 4:01.16 | Marcus Reilly | (Northbridge, Whitinsville, Massachusetts) | ’24 NBON |
| 4:01.29 | ——Teare | ’17 Sacramento MOC | |
| 4:01.31 | Nathan Neil | (Bozeman, Montana) | ’24 Jesuit Twilight Relays |
| 4:01.32 | Bernie Montoya | (Cibola, Yuma, Arizona) | ’12 adidas Dream |
| 4:01.34 | Aaron Sahlman | (Newbury Park, California) | ’22 Brooks PR |
| 4:01.39 | James Donahue | (Belmont Hill, Belmont, Massachusetts) | ’22 Brooks PR |
| 4:01.52 | Lex Young | (Newbury Park, California) | ’22 Running Lane Champs |
| 4:01.67 | Grant Fisher | (Grand Blanc, Michigan) | ’15 State |
| 4:01.69+ | German Fernandez | (Riverbank, California) | ’08 State |
| (30) | |||
| 4:01.73 | ——Fisher | ’15 adidas Dream | |
| 4:01.75 | Brodey Hasty | (Brentwood, Tennessee) | ’17 Music City |
| 4:01.76 | ——Green | ’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 |
| 4:01.92 | ——Teare | ’17 Summer Series | |
| 4:01.94 | Seth Norder | (Grand Haven, Michigan) | ’24 Brooks PR |
| 4:02.01 | Sharif Karie | (West, Springfield, Virginia) | ’97 National Scholastic |
| 4:02.02 | ——Fisher | ’14 adidas Dream | |
| 4:02.04 | Sam Worley | (Comal Canyon, New Braunfels, Texas) | ’17 Brooks PR |
| (40) | |||
| Owen Powell | (Mercer Island, Washington) | ’24 Jesuit Twilight | |
| 4:02.08 | Elias Gedyon | (Loyola, Los Angeles, California) | ’11 adidas Dream |
| 4:02.0 | ——Ryun | ’65 HS Invitational | |
| 4:02.19i | ——Griffith | ’24 State Coaches | |
| 4:02.20 | ——Norder | ’24 NON | |
| 4:02.22 | ——Birnbaum | ’23 NON | |
| 4:02.23+ | Jantzen Oshier | (Trabuco Hills, Mission Viejo, California) | ’11 State |
| 4:02.25i | Jackson Heidesch | (Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines, Iowa) | ’23 NBIN |
| 4:02.27 | Ethan Edgeworth | (Cold Springs, Bremen, Alabama) | ’24 Running Lane |
| 4:02.30i | ——Kipyego | ’23 NBIN | |
| (50) | |||
| + = time converted from 1600m using a multiplier of 1.0058. No converted 1500 times are considered here | |||