How many high school athletes will break four minutes in the mile in 2023? Only 17 athletes have managed to run under 4:00 in high school history, with Jim Ryun being the first to do so in 1964, when the Kansas native dropped a 3:59.0 at the Compton Invitational in Los Angeles, California. Prior to the 2022 indoor and outdoor track seasons, only 12 high school boys were on the elite list of sub-4:00 minute milers. In 2022, a whopping 5 athletes joined the coveted list, with regards to Colin Sahlman, Gary Martin, Connor Burns, Rheinhardt Harrison, and Simeon Birnbaum. Something tells me that more than 5 high school boys will break 4 minutes in 2022 👀 List of athletes that have a real shot at breaking 4 minutes next year: • Connor Burns (3:58.83) • Simeon Birnbaum (3:59.51) • Aaron Sahlman (4:01.34) • Devan Kipyego (4:00.64) • Leo Young (4:00.77) • Lex Young (4:01.52) • Kole Mathison (4:04.82*) • Hunter Jones (4:08.39) • Rocky Hansen (4:00.76) & and many more athlete...