> Interesting list. About these two - > McMullen had a HS pr of 4:19.99 for 1600m, > Downin was a 4:18 miler in HS. > Quite an impressive improvement.
I don't know about McMullen, but Downin never had to run an all out mile in shape his last year of high school. I believe he won one of the state class cross country meets his junior or senior year even though he played soccer all year. It seemed clear in high school that he could have run a lot faster than 4:18 - Ed Parrot
