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Callahan Runs Sub 4-Minute Mile at Sykes & Sabock
February 05, 2012 | Men's Track and Field
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (2/4/12) - Junior Peter Callahan ran a 3:58.86 mile at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup at Penn State on Saturday, Feb. 4 as the Princeton men's track & field team finished third.
Callahan's time is the eighth best time in the nation in the mile and a Sykes & Sabock meet record. He is the second Tiger in program history to run a sub-4 minute mile, joining Bill Burke '91 who ran a 3:58.70 in 1991 to win the Millrose Games. Callahan is just the third Ivy League runner in history to break the four-minute indoor mile. Callahan's previous PR was 4:01.03, which he ran last year, and ranked fourth all-time at Princeton. (see video below)
The Tigers weren't done yet in the mile, however. Senior Joe Stilin, who set a program record last weekend in the 3k, placed third in the mile with a PR of 4:02.10. Senior Donn Cabral ran 4:04.93 to take fifth and classmate Trevor Van Ackeren was eighth at 4:08.51. In all Princeton earned 21 point sin the mile.
Another big event for Princeton was the 3k, as the Tigers pick up another 20 points. Senior Thomas Dialynas won the race at 8:19.09, outkicking Cornell's Andy Arnold. Dialynas has improved on his 3k time every time out on the track this season beginning the season at 8:35.90. Sophomore Jonathan Vitez claimed third place with a PR of 8:21.65 and freshman Eddie Owens ran a 8:26.36 for fifth place.
Senior Dave Slovenski won the pole vault for the fourth time this season. He cleared 5.15 meters, the only vaulter to reach over five meters. Classmate Derek Hynes finished in a three-way tie for seventh at 4.75 as the duo grabbed 11 points for the Tigers.
Sophomore Damon McLean got points for Princeton in two events. He was the runner up in the triple jump with a mark of 15.00 meters. He was one of just two athletes to reach 15 meters. Senior Garner McCloud took seventh with a jump of 14.52. McLean later finished in seventh in the long jump with a jump of 7.01. Sophomore Shane Molidor also earned a top-10 mark but just missed scoring.
Junior Russell Dinkins was the runner up in the 800 as he finished his laps in 1:49.92. Freshman Bradley Paternostro was seventh at 1:51.84 as the pair picked up 10 points. Sophomore Michael Williams also claimed a top-10 spot in the event.
The distance medley relay of Alejandro Arroyo Yamin, Jordan Sawadogo, Connor Martin and Tyler Udland took second place at 10:01.16. The 4x400 of Kashif Smith, Ricky Kearney, Daniel McCord and Tom Hopkins ran 3:18.22 to finish in seventh place.
Earlier in the afternoon Hopkins ran a 47.92 in the 400 to take fourth in the event.
Watch more video of Indoor Track and Field Season 2012 on flotrack.org