Announcement
Malcolm Grba places SECOND in the 1600m run with a personal best 4:37.38! Danny Rosen drops 24 seconds and BREAKS THE FIVE MINUTE BARRIER! 4:40.68!!
In the 1600m run, Northside Junior Malcolm Grba dropped 6 seconds from the Niles West Indoor Classic (4:43) to finish in SECOND place overall with a personal best time of 4:37.38. Malcolm Grba ran the first 400m in 68 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 72 seconds (2:20 800m), and then ran the next 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 70 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in another NEGATIVE split of 67.38 seconds for a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:37.38. Malcolm Grba ran the first 800m in 2:20, and then ran the final 800m in a Negative split of 2:17 for a personal best time of 4:37.38. Malcolm Grba passed Northside All Time greats Connor O'Shea (4:41), Wesley Latham (4:39.30, 2009), and John Krumsee (4:37.42, 2004) on the Northside 1600m run All time list!
The five minute barrier is the bench mark for elite high school milers. In 1966, American distance legend Steve Prefontaine ran a Mile PR of 5:00 in his first season of High School Track & Field. After an impressive Track workout last Wednesday (2/12), Danny Rosen was told by the coaching staff and his teammates that he would break the five minutes barrier on Saturday.
On Saturday, February 15, 2014, Northside Sophomore Danny Rosen ran his second mile race of the season, and BROKE THE FIVE MINUTES BARRIER with a personal best time of 4:40.68!!! Danny Rosen ran the first 400m in 68 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 73 seconds (2:21 800m), and then ran the next 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 72 seconds (3:33 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 67.68 seconds to finish tied for THIRD PLACE with a personal best time of 4:40.68. Danny Rosen dropped 24 seconds (5:04) from the Niles West Indoor Classic!
