The fast times just keep on coming!
This time, it was Joe Dragon's turn to drop a bomb!!!
A day after three Jersey guys went under four minutes in the mile, Dragon, a 2016 graduate of High Point High, joined the Jersey Sub 4 party on Sunday when he stopped the clock at 3:59.19 at the Terrier Classic at Boston University.
Dragon, a senior at Syracuse who was competing unattached (,he has outdoor eligibility remaining), won the second heat when he edged teammate Nathan Henderson (3:59.43) as the duo finished eighth and ninth overall in the event, respectively. They were the fourth and fifth finishers among collegians in a field of 147 runners.
Dragon is the fourth NJ high school graduate to go under 4 this weekend, Sean Dolan and Liam Murphy of Villanova, and Ray Sellaro of UPenn did it in Saturday at Penn State.
The 3:59.19 by Dragon is a massive PR. His previous best mile came when he ran 4:14.57 in January of 2017!!!
Dragon had to close fast to get under the magical Sub 4 barrier. Check out these splits. Dragon went 32.67, 1:03.01, 1:33.61, 2:05.57, 2:23.29, 3:02.99, and 3:31.30. So that means he ran the final half mile in 1:55.62, and the last quarter in 56.20. That's moving!!!!
3:52.2h Marty Liquori, Essex Catholic, Kingston, Jamaica, May 17, 1975
3:53.16i Robby Andrews, Manalapan, New York, Feb. 20, 2016
3:54.28i Rob Napolitano, Red Bank Catholic, Boston, March 3, 2019
3:54.92i Ford Palmer, Absegami, Boston, Feb. 26, 2018
3:55.66i Jeremy Hernandez, Clifton, Boston, March 3, 2019
3:56.75i Steve Slattery, Mount Olive, New York, March 6, 2006
3:56.9h Ron Speirs, Paramus, Philadelphia, April 30, 1977
3:57.20i Sean Dolan, Hopewell Valley, Fayetteville, Arkansas, March 12, 2021
3:57.77i Brandon Tubby, Hillsborough, Feb. 27, 2021
3:57.86i Travis Mahoney, Old Bridge, Boston, March 3, 2019
3:57.89i Ray Sellaro, North Hunterdon, Penn State University, Jan. 29, 2022
3:58.14i Rob Novak, Bordentown, Boston, Feb. 11, 2012
3:58.02i Craig Forys, Colts Neck, New York, Feb. 6, 2016
3:58.4hi Roger Jones, Ramsey, Boston, Feb. 13, 1982
3:58.62i Jim McKeon, Millburn, Johnson City, Tenn., Jan. 19, 1985
3:58.78i Tim Gorman, Christian Brothers Academy, Seattle, Feb. 11, 2017
3:58.90i Ben Malone, Pascack Valley, Boston, Feb. 9, 2019
3:59.18i Jeramy Elkaim, Livingston, Seattle, Feb. 23, 2013
3:59.21i Chris Hatler, Pope John, New York, Feb, 11, 2017
3:59.2h Cliff Sheehan, Westfield, Philadelphia, April 27, 1985
3:59.35i John Richardson, Ocean City, Lexington, Ky., Feb. 2, 2008
3:59.43i Rich Kenah, Montclair Immaculate, Fayetteville, Feb. 12, 2002
3:59.60 Mike Kerrigan, Blair Academy, Swarthmore, Pa., May 14, 2007
3:59.6h Jim Crawford, Ridge, Modesto, Calif., May 23, 1970
3:59.64i Liam Murphy, Allentown, Penn State, January 29, 2022
3:59.74i Colin Daly, River Dell, Boston, Feb. 15, 2020
3:59.85i Mark Sivieri, St. Augustine, Boston, Jan. 28, 1994
3:59.91i Brian Gallagher, Sterling, Boston, Feb. 14, 1998
3:59.98i Christian Gonzalez, Franklin, Boston, Jan. 27, 2012
