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The presence of Ryun, the fastest miler in history at the time, Mills, the reigning Olympic champion at 10,000 meters, and Young, the U.S. record-holder in the steeplechase, raised Flagstaff’s profile.

How far off are the Americans from producing a top miler?

On the final day of the regular season for indoor track, Washington’s eight sub-four-minute milers had an encore performance from their headline-making run one month back.

All eight milers went under four minutes, a standard that still resonates with significance nearly 70 years after Roger Bannister broke the barrier.

The best miler in the world realized he was running for second.