The 23-year-old former Notre Dame standout clocked 3:47:38 to establish a new American indoor men’s mile mark. He bettered the previous record (3:49:89) set by two-time world outdoor champion Bernard Lagat in 2005 by more than 2 seconds. Nuguse now holds the second- fastest time in history behind Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha Atomsa, who blazed 3:47:01 in March 2019. “I have a kind of chill, go-with-the-flow personality,” said Nuguse after his impressive win at the Millrose in explaining his approach to racing. Ajee Wilson’s time of 1:24:85 earned her first place in the women’s 600 meters and Trinidadian Jereem Richards took the men’s 400-meter Millrose title in 45.84.

Source: Ethiopian News February 16, 2023 05:13 UTC