4 × mile relay
The 4 × mile relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete one mile (1,609.344 metres) or slightly more than 4 laps on a standard 400 metre track.
The event is not often run as most legacy 440 yard tracks have been converted to 400 metres, thus making 4 × 1500 or 4 × 1600 metres easier to manage. However, the Penn Relays still includes an annual "Championship of America" 4 × mile event for men. [1]
The World Athletics governing body does not recognise a World Record in this event. The World Best for men in the event is a time of 15:49.08 by an Irish team of Eamonn Coghlan, Marcus O'Sullivan, Frank O'Mara and Ray Flynn in 1985, representing an average of 3:57.3 per mile for each runner.
All time Top 10 Performances
Men
- Correct as of November 2020.[2]
| Rank | Time | Team | Athletes | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:49.08 | Ireland | Eamonn Coghlan  , Marcus O'Sullivan , Frank O'Mara , Ray Flynn |
17 August 1985 | Dublin | |
| 2 | 15:59.57 | New Zealand | Tony Rogers  , John Bowden , Mike Gilchrist , John Walker |
2 March 1983 | Auckland | |
| 3 | 16:02.4 | New Zealand | Kevin Ross , Tony Polhill , Richard Tayler , Dick Quax |
3 February 1972 | Auckland | |
| 4 | 16:03.24 | University of Oregon | Matt Centrowitz  , Andrew Wheating , Shadrack Biwott  , Galen Rupp |
9 May 2009 | Eugene | |
| 5 | 16:03.68 i | Brooks Beasts | David Ribich , Henry Wynne , Brannon Kidder , Izaic Yorks |
26 January 2019 | New York City | |
| 6 | 16:04.54 | University of Michigan | Andrew Ellerton .svg.png.webp){kind=small} , Mike Woods , Nick Willis , Nathan Brannen |
30 April 2005 | Philadelphia | |
| 7 | 16:05.0 | Oregon Track Club | Roscoe Divine , Wade Bell , Arne Kvalheim  , David Wilborn |
30 May 1968 | Eugene | |
| 8 | 16:07.96 | University of Arkansas | Sharif Karie  , Michael Power .svg.png.webp){kind=small} , Matthew Kerr , Seneca Lassiter |
24 April 1999 | Philadelphia | |
| 9 | 16:08.54 | Athletics West | Dan Aldridge , Doug Padilla , Tom Smith , Chuck Aragon |
4 May 1984 | Eugene | |
| 10 | 16:08.81 | University of Arkansas | Murray Link , Sharif Karie , Ryan Travis , James Karanu |
29 April 2000 | Philadelphia | |
Women
- Correct as of November 2020.
| Rank | Time | Team | Athletes | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18:39.58 | University of Oregon | Brenda Bushnell , Leann Warren , Kathy Hayes , Claudette Groenendaal |
5 May 1985 | Eugene | |
| 2 | 19:00.46 | Athletics West | Cathie Twomey , Mary Rapp , Lee Arbogast , Jill Jones |
5 May 1985 | Eugene | |
| 3 | 19:17.3 | British Milers Club | Jackie Hansford  , Wendy Williams , Paula Gowing , Stella Harrod |
10 July 1993 | Oxford | |
| 4 | 19:25.91 | Stanford University | Lindsay Hyatt , Katie Hotchkiss , Alicia Craig , Sara Bei |
24 April 2003 | Des Moines | |
| 5 | 19:48.84 | Clemson University | Cindy Duarte , Kerry Robinson , Judith Shepherd , Stephanie Weikert |
13 March 1982 | Tallahassee | |
| 6 | 19:52.57 | University of Kentucky | 25 March 1989 | Stanford | ||
| 7 | 19:52.82 | Colorado State University | Marget Larson , Mary Ridder , Anya Sawyer , Katie Yemm |
24 April 2003 | Drake Relays | |
| 8 | 19:53.42 | University of Kansas | Angela Pichardo , Jenna Bimbi , Megan Manthe , Laura Lavoie |
24 April 2003 | Drake Relays | |
| 9 | 19:54.6 | USC | Shannon Clark , Julie Seleine , Elise Lyon , Lesley Noll |
28 March 1987 | Stanford | |
| 10 | 19:56.80 | Suffern High School | Christy Goldman , Shelby Greany , Caroline Heidt , Kara McKenna |
4 June 2006 | New Rochelle | |
References
- "Penn Relays: Penn wins 4×Mile for 1st time since 1950".
- "All-time men's best 4 × mile Relay". 6 Sep 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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