# @paulmerca70601 on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJU33vszE6O
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30234889-paulmerca70601-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/cd1679e066.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-05-06T20:50:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Paul Merca (@paulmerca70601) — https://gondola.cc/paulmerca70601

## Caption

In honor of the 71st anniversary of Sir Roger Bannister breaking the 4 minute mile barrier on May 6, 1954, and 51 years since Greg Gibson became the first uwtrack athlete to do so, here are the six new Huskies who broke 4 minutes in 2025 in chronological order wearing a UW uniform* (disclaimer: some pictured have broken 4 before coming to the UW):
 
Slide 2: Cole Lindhorst, 3:55.04, 1/17

Slide 3: Rhys Hammond, 3:58.15, 1/17

Slide 4: Acer Iverson, 3:58.23, 1/17

Slide 5: Thomas Diamond, 3:58.46, 1/17

Slide 6: Jamar Distel, 3:59.32, 1/17

Slide 7: Martin Barco, 3:57.26, 1/31

This brings the number of Huskies who have broken 4 minutes in the mile to 2️⃣7️⃣, with 2️⃣1️⃣ having broken 4 since Andy Powell became the Husky men’s coach at the start of the 2018-19 school year.

*Nathan Neil, who redshirted during the indoor season, ran 3:57.12 on 1/31, and is listed in the results as competing unattached.

All photos ©️Paul Merca except for Roger Bannister courtesy worldathletics and Greg Gibson, courtesy uwathletics 

#mightyarethemilers #milecity #gohuskies 
#bringbackthemile  bringbackthemile

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## Credits

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

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mightyarethemilers, milecity, gohuskies, bringbackthemile

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