When Drew Hunter broke his national high school indoor mile record at the Millrose Games on Saturday, the event proved as much a coronation ceremony as a race. He is now indisputably the top young distance runner in the United States, and one of the fastest in history.
Facing off against a field of collegiate and professional runners in the Armory Invitational Mile, the undercard to the featured Wanamaker Mile, Hunter, 18, a senior at Loudoun Valley High School in Virginia, finished fourth in 3 minutes 57.81 seconds. Johnny Gregorek won the race in 3:56.57.
Hunter is familiar with the track.