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Hammond Wins Blue Shoes Mile

April 12, 2014

Furman Elite athlete sets PR to lead an event record of six men under 4 minutes
From Furman Athletics

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- A record six athletes posted a sub-4:00 time in the Blue Shoes Elite Mile, which was held Saturday night in conjunction with the 17th Blue Shoes Invitational at the Irwin Belk Track Complex for Track & Field and Kelsey-West Track in Greenville.

Furman Elite's Michael Hammond won the Blue Shoes Elite Mile event, turning in a personal record of 3 minutes, 57.70 seconds.  Hammond, a former All-American at Virginia Tech, is in his first year with Furman Elite.

"My training partner Jeff See did a good job of setting the pace for us tonight," said Hammond after the race.  "The pace was a little quick at first.  The third lap was a little slow, but we were able to pick it up in the last lap."

Jake Edwards, a former Ohio State runner who trained under Paladin head coach Robert Gary during his collegiate career, was second at 3:58.09, also a PR.  Furman Elite's Jack Bolas placed third at 3:58.53, while Matthew Elliott of Brooks crossed the line in 3:58.94 for fourth place. NC State's Andrew Colley recorded a time of 3:59.34, then Joe Stilin of ZAP Fitness rounded out the sub-4:00 performers at 3:59.75. All eligible Milers earned $500 for breaking 4 minutes.

Blue Shoes Mile
Greenville, SC, Saturday, April 12, 2014

MEN
1) Michael Hammond (SC), 3:57.70, $500
2) Jake Edwards (OH), 3:58.09, $500
3) Jack Bolas (SC), 3:58.53, $500
4) Matthew Elliott (SC), 3:58.94, $500
5) Andrew Colley (NC), 3:59.34
6) Joe Stilin (NC), 3:59.75, $500
7) Graham Crawford (NC), 4:00.01

Complete meet results at: www.furmanpaladins.com

Tags: michael hammond (3) , matthew elliott (16) , joe stillin (1) , jake edwards (6) , jack bolas (31) , furman elite (8) , blue shoes mile (4) , andrew colley (1)

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