Before most of the track and field universe shut down this week due to fears of the coronavirus, a few teams in the state of Utah competed one last time at the Snow Canyon Invitational in St. George on Friday.
By the weekend, Utah's state association also declared a pause, registering a postponement on all competition until March 29.
But it was here where Skyline's Thomas Boyden was able to set a new Utah state record in the 1-mile with a time of 4:05.16, surpassing Casey Clinger's former mark of 4:06.22, which he set in 2017.
A Stanford University recruit, Boyden's season-opening career best time was 15 seconds faster than his top time from 2019 (4:20.32).
And he's one of just seven athletes to run under 4:10 in Utah state history.
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Utah Top 5 Milers In History
| RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATEPLACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:05.16 | 2020 | ||
| 2 | 4:06.22 | 2017 | ||
| 3 | 4:07.95 | 2013 | ||
| 4 | 4:08.35 | 2017 | ||
| 5 | 4:08.77 | 2017 |
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Boys Mile Results From The Snow Canyon Invitational
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | WIND | H# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Boyden | 12 | Skyline | 4:05.16 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Easton Allred | 12 | Corner Canyon | 4:14.78 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Alex Harbertson | 12 | Corner Canyon | 4:21.36 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Zarek Proffit | 12 | Snow Canyon | 4:22.22 | 1 | |||
| 5 | Tim Bryan | 11 | Snow Canyon | 4:22.97 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Logan Peel | 9 | Cedar | 4:23.85 | 1 | |||
| 7 | Samuel Nelson | 11 | American Fork | 4:24.66 | 1 | |||
| 8 | Daniel Larsen | 11 | Davis | 4:28.57 | 1 | |||
| 9 | Hunter Stucki | 11 | Desert Hills | 4:29.95 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Wyatt Teggins | 12 | Grantsville | 4:30.78 | 1 | |||