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Last August, Eric Holt became the 43rd New Yorker to break the 4-Minute Mile. (Watch Race) Winning the 1600m his senior year of High School at States, Holt went on to Binghamton University, then to race Post-Collegiately with Garden State Track Club. Coming into the race, he held a Personal Best of 4:00.65, but powered past the field to win in the last 15m, running in typical Eric Holt fashion for those that remember his HS exploits.
Holt was the most recent addition to a list of who's-who in New York running history. Byron Dyce was the first African-American to break the 4-minute Mile. Matt Centrowitz would set the American Record at 5000m. Lopez Lomong was Team USA's Flag Bearer at the 2008 Olympic Games. The pair of Jesse Garn/Ryan Manahan would combine to make Marcellus HS one of the only schools to graduate more than one Sub-4 Miler. Now, with Holt's inclusion joining Mike Stahr, Carmel can add their name to that list as well.
Check out the full list, in the order the mark was first achieved, below.
Note:
After careful research, we believe this list to be 95% complete. If you note an athlete we left off, please reach out and let us know at kbrazeil@milesplit.com.
| Name (Affinity) | High School | First Time Under | Location | Day | Year |
| Eric Holt (Garden State TC) | Carmel | 3:58.88 | Monmouth | August 1 | 2019 |
| Aidan Tooker (Syracuse) | Saratoga | 3:59.39i | Boston | January 26 | 2019 |
| Louis Serafini (Tracksmith Hare AC) | Niskayuna | 3:59.33i | Boston | February 25 | 2018 |
| Mikey Brannigan (New York AC) | Northport | 3:57.58 | Raleigh | August 05 | 2016 |
| James Gowans (Cornell) | Mexico | 3:58.24i | New York | February 12 | 2016 |
| Ryan Manahan (Georgetown) | Marcellus | 3:58.57i | Boston | February 14 | 2015 |
| Martin Hehir (Syracuse) | Washingtonville | 3:59.81i | University Park | January 31 | 2015 |
| Steve Mangan (Boston AA) | Honeoye Falls-Lima | 3:58.24i | Boston | February 14 | 2015 |
| Thomas Awad (Penn) | Chaminade | 3:58.34 | Philadelphia | April 26 | 2014 |
| Jesse Garn (Binghamton) | Marcellus | 3:59.37i | Boston | March 02 | 2014 |
| Chad Noelle (Oregon) | Greene | 3:59.57i | Seattle | February 09 | 2013 |
| Alex Hatz (Wisconsin) | Fayetteville-Manlius | 3:58.68i | Fayetteville | February 11 | 2012 |
| Kyle Heath (unattached) | Victor | 3:59.83i | New York | March 05 | 2010 |
| Kyle Merber (Columbia) | Half Hollow Hills East | 3:58.52i | New York | March 05 | 2010 |
| Erik van Ingen (Binghamton) | Marathon | 3:59.58i | University Park | January 30 | 2010 |
| Lopez Lomong (Nike) | Tully | 3:53.97 | Eugene | June 08 | 2008 |
| Jason Jabaut (Nike Farm Team) | Seton - 7 | 3:59.07 | Beaverton | May 04 | 2008 |
| Josh McDougal (Liberty) | Home-Schooled | 3:57.46 | Lynchburg | March 31 | 2007 |
| Elliott Blount (Nike Farm Team) | Freeport | 3:59.61i | Seattle | January 14 | 2006 |
| Anthony Famiglietti (adidas) | Pathogue-Medford | 3:58.23 | Nashville | June 04 | 2005 |
| Jonathon Riley (Stanford) | Skaneateles | 3:58.72i | Ames | February 06 | 1999 |
| Karl Paranya (Haverford) | Sidney | 3:57.6 | Haverford | May 14 | 1997 |
| Tom Nohilly (Reebok East) | Monsignor McClancy | 3:59.75 | Philadelphia | April 29 | 1995 |
| Brad Sumner (NYAC) | McQuaid Jesuit | 3:59.11 | Philadelphia | April 29 | 1995 |
| Benny McIntosh (Asics) | Auburn | 3:58.25 | Eugene | June 04 | 1994 |
| John Trautmann (Georgetown) | Monroe-Woodbury | 3:58.52i | Indianapolis | March 09 | 1991 |
| Charles Marsala (Nike Indiana) | New Dorp | 3:58.73i | Boston | February 16 | 1991 |
| Bill Rathbun (Boston AA) | Nottingham | 3:59.94i | Boston | February 16 | 1991 |
| Marty Hemsley (adidas) | Mt. St. Michael | 3:59.70 | Eugene | May 17 | 1986 |
| Mike Stahr (New York Pioneers) | Carmel | 3:58.79i | Allston | January 26 | 1986 |
| Vince Draddy (Virginia) | Iona Prep | 3:58.2i | Boston | February 13 | 1982 |
| John Gregorek (Georgetown) | St. Anthony's | 3:57.10 | Villanova | May 30 | 1981 |
| Mike Wyatt (Philadelphia Pioneers) | St. Joe's Buffalo | 3:58.0 | Philadelphia | May 18 | 1980 |
| Mark Belger (Athletic Attic) | Mepham | 3:58.4 | Berkeley | June 09 | 1979 |
| Ross Donoghue (St John's) | Bishop Cunningham | 3:58.0 | Piscataway | June 23 | 1979 |
| Craig Masback (Oxbridge) | White Plains | 3:59.6 | Oxford | June 17 | 1978 |
| Don Paige (Villanova) | Baldwinsville | 3:58.10 | Westwood | May 07 | 1978 |
| Matt Centrowitz (New York AC) | Power | 3:59.2 | Modesto | May 24 | 1975 |
| Denis Fikes (Penn) | Rice HS | 3:55.0 | Philadelphia | April 27 | 1974 |
| Karl Thornton (Penn) | Binghamton | 3:57.9 | Philadelphia | April 27 | 1974 |
| Dick Buerkle (New York AC) | Aquinas | 3:58.0 | Gainesville | June 04 | 1973 |
| Charlie McMullen (Missouri) | Spencerport | 3:59.7 | East Lansing | May 26 | 1973 |
| Byron Dyce (Team Jamaica) | Erasmus Hall HS | 3:59.6 | Philadelphia | May 15 | 1971 |
Last August, Eric Holt became the 43rd New Yorker to break the 4-Minute Mile. (Watch Race) Winning the 1600m his senior year of High School at States, Holt went on to Binghamton University, then to race Post-Collegiately with Garden State Track Club. Coming into the race, he held a Personal Best of 4:00.65, but powered past the field to win in the last 15m, running in typical Eric Holt fashion for those that remember his HS exploits.
Holt was the most recent addition to a list of who's-who in New York running history. Byron Dyce was the first African-American to break the 4-minute Mile. Matt Centrowitz would set the American Record at 5000m. Lopez Lomong was Team USA's Flag Bearer at the 2008 Olympic Games. The pair of Jesse Garn/Ryan Manahan would combine to make Marcellus HS one of the only schools to graduate more than one Sub-4 Miler. Now, with Holt's inclusion joining Mike Stahr, Carmel can add their name to that list as well.
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