# @paulmerca70601 on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ofurnx9HZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/17225403-paulmerca70601-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-05-06T15:53:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Paul Merca (@paulmerca70601) — https://gondola.cc/paulmerca70601

## Caption

With May 6th the 70th anniversary of Roger Bannister breaking 4 minutes in the mile (3:59.4), here are photos of the 15* uwtrack men who have broken 4 minutes in the mile since Andy Powell took the reigns of the Husky program in the 2018-19 school year.

The photos are posted in chronological order.

Slide 1: Talon Hull 3:59.56 (1/26/19) & Mick Stanovsek 3:56.64 (2/16/19)

Slide 2: Sam Tanner 3:59.01 (2/1/20) & Dustin Nading 3:59.77 (2/1/20)

Slide 3: Cruz Culpepper 3:59.53 (1/30/21) & Kieran Lumb 3:55.53 (1/15/22)
 
Slide 4: Luke Houser 3:57.17 (1/15/22) & Brian Fay 3:55.14 (1/29/22)

Slide 5: Joe Waskom 3:59.65 (2/12/22) & Nathan Green 3:58.27 (1/14/23)

Slide 6: Aaron Ahl 3:57.94 (1/27/23) & Aiden Ryan 3:59.55 (1/27/23)

Slide 7: Ronan McMahon-Staggs 3:54.61 (1/27/24) & Leo Daschbach 3:58.18 (1/27/24)
 
Slide 8: Evan Jenkins 3:59.54 (2/24/24).

Also in slide 8 is the #dawgfather of the sub-4 milers, Greg Gibson (center) who was the first Husky to break 4 minutes when he ran 3:59.1 on 2/16/1974 in San Diego on an 11-lap to the mile banked board track.

*Sam Ellis ran 3:53.84 on 1/27/23, but didn’t have indoor eligibility as a grad transfer.

#nikonsportsphotography #paulmerca #mightyarethemilers #milecity

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Merca | @paulmerca70601 | https://gondola.cc/paulmerca70601 | Photographer |

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mightyarethemilers, milecity, nikonsportsphotography, paulmerca, dawgfather

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