Matthew Novak of Deep Run High School often gets overlooked in his own state with the likes of New Balance Nationals Indoor champion and last year's Penn Relays 3K champion Drew Hunter garnering much of the national spotlight, but Novak has earned All-American honors twice in the mile and is the top returnee (3rd) from the 2014 Penn Relays boys mile. He will race head to head against Hunter along with the rest of the best milers on the East Coast on Friday. (Photo by Kyle Brazeil)
Need to find stats and credentials on the high school fields at the Penn Relays? We got you covered over the next few days for all your MileSplit stalking needs heading into the big weekend at Franklin Field in Philly. Below can find all the PR's and credentials on each entrant of the boys mile field.
Boys Mile
Seed | Athlete | School/Grade | PR's | Credentials |
1. | James Burke |
Port Jefferson (NY) Senior |
4:08.48 Mile
2:26.75 1000m 1:53.49 800m |
NB Nationals Indoor Mile Runner-up, Millrose Games Mile Champ, New York 1600m State Indoor Champ |
2. | Sam Ritz |
Germantown Academy (PA) Senior |
4:08.37 Mile
2:28.28 1000m 1:51.79 800m |
Pennsylvania Mile Indoor State Champ, NB Nationals Indoor All-American - Mile (3rd) |
3. | Jeremy Spiezio |
Greenwich Central (NY) Senior |
4:09.80 Mile
2:27.56 1000m 8:26.84 3K |
NB Nationals Indoor All-American - Mile (6th), Millrose Games Mile Runner-up |
4. | Matthew Novak |
Deep Run (VA) Senior |
4:09.34 Mile
2:29.21 1000m 1:52.69 800m |
NB Nationals Indoor All-American - Mile (4th), 6-time Virginia State Champion |
5. | Mike Brannigan | Northport (NY) Senior |
4:07.84 1600m 8:53.59 2Mile 2:27.70 1000m |
NB Nationals Outdoor 2Mile Champion, NB Nationals Indoor 5K Runner-up, 2-time New York State Runner-up |
6. | Andrew Hunter | Loudoun Valley (VA) Senior |
4:10.94 Mile 8:48.22 2Mile 2:28.95 1000m |
NB Nationals Indoor 2Mile Champion, Penn Relays 3K Champion, 4-time Virginia State Champion |
7. | Luke Petela | Haddonfield Township (NJ) Senior |
4:13.36 Mile 1:56.06 800m 9:27.69 3200m |
New Jersey Indoor Meet of Champions 1600m Winner, 7th @ NB Nationals Indoor Mile |
8. | Philip Hall | South View (NC) Senior |
4:14.85 Mile 8:59.84 3200m 2:29.86 1000m |
Raleigh Relays Mile Champion, 5-time North Carolina State Champ |
9. | Tyler Cox-Philyaw | Millbrook (VA) Junior |
4:14.54 Mile 2:31.06 1000m 1:54.36 800m |
Colonial Relays Mile Champion, Virginia 4A State Indoor 1600m Runner-up |
10. | Joe Dragon | High Point Reg. (Nj) Junior |
4:15.83 Mile 2:30.77 1000m 9:30.58 3200m |
New Jersey Group Indoor 1600m Runner-up, Millrose Games Mile Qualifier |
11. | Spencer Brown | Wilton (CT) Senior |
4:11.16 Mile 2:27.51 1000m 1:54.39 800m |
New England Indoor 1000m Runner-up, New Balance Games Mile Champion, Danbury Dream Invite Mile Champion |
12. | Diego Zarate | Northwest (MD) Senior |
4:16.00 Mile 1:56.43 800m 9:18.16 3200m |
2-time Maryland State Champion, NB Nationals Indoor Emerging Elite Mile Champion, Montgomery Invite Mile Runner-up |
13. | Evan Woods | Walt Whitman (MD) Senior |
4:16.22 Mile 9:28.00 3200m 1:57.65 800m |
Colonial Relays Mile Runner-up, Maryland State XC Champion, Maryland 4A State Indoor 1600m Runner-up |
14. | Kieran Tuntivate | Charter School of Wilmington (DE) Senior |
4:13.16 Mile 9:06.30 3200m 1:57.83 800m |
6-time Delaware State Champion, Millrose Games Mile Qualifier |
15. | Jarod Wilson | Newark (DE) Senior |
4:17.02 Mile 1:54.63 800m |
3-time Delaware State 800m Champion |
Editor's Note: Defending champion Luke Gavigan (Tappan Zee, NY) was a late entry after this list was published.