BYU's Miles Batty sets NCAA indoor mile record

NEW YORK — BYU's Miles Batty set a college record in the Wanamaker Mile at the 2012 Millrose Games on Saturday night. He ran a time of 3:54.54, breaking the old college record of 3:55.02 that was held by German Fernandez of Oklahoma State since 2009.

Batty took second in the race, finishing behind Matthew Centrowitz, a professional runner sponsored by Nike,

Also at the Millrose Games, Bernard Lagat regained his American record in the indoor 5,000 meters.

The 37-year-old Lagat found a new way to make history at the Millrose Games, where he won a record eight titles in the Wanamaker Mile. This time, he raced the 5,000 to try to break the mark Galen Rupp set last year.

Lagat did so convincingly Saturday night, winning in 13 minutes, 7.15 seconds to lower the standard by more than 4 seconds.

While Batty was breaking records in New York, the rest of the BYU men's track and field team was split between the Husky Classic in Washington and the Air Force Invitational in Colorado.

In Washington, the distance runners were able to run against good competition, and some pulled away with top ten finishes.

Rex Shields finished seventh and ran a personal best in 3000m Invite, with a time of 7:53.69, while Alden Bahr pulled away with a first place finish in the 5000m, finishing in 13:58.72.

In the 200m, Jason Hinds and Fan Fan Charles finished top 10, with Hinds finishing third, in 21.84, and Charles taking tenth, posting 22.17.

James McAllister finished seventh in the 400m Invite, finishing in 48.48, and Shaquille Walker secured second place in the 800m, matching his fastest time of 1:51.05.

At the Air Force Invitational, the field events dominated.

Brayden Bringhurst and Tyler Brown took third and seventh in the pole vault, clearing 5.10m (16-08.75) and 4.90m (16-00.75) respectively.

BYU also had two top-ten finishers in the high jump, with Dakota John taking third with a jump of 2.05m (6-08.75) and Russell Nielson finishing ninth, clearing 2.00m (6-06.75).

Kevin Nielsen finished seventh in the long jump, posting 6.94m (22-09.25), the furthest distance of any BYU long jumper this season, and Kyle Mills also finished seventh in the triple jump, with a jump of 14.62m (47-11.75).

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