Webin track and field, only four american high school athletes have run the mile in less than four minutes. Jim ryun of kansas did it first, 45 years ago this month. Weblearn how eamonn coghlan, the chairman of the boards, broke the world record for the indoor mile in 1983 with a stunning final lap. Read about his training, his. Webjust one race earlier, in the high school girls section, allie zealand broke engelhardt’s outdoor mile record from april, running 4:30. 38 to dominate the heat. Directed by travis holt hamilton. With zachary bates, rana bates, brian bates, john hendrix. After graduating from high school, an. Webella messner ran 1600 meters in 5:04. 35 at the hoka festival of miles in st. Louis this spring, breaking her previous personal record by 17 seconds.