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Tuohy breaks girls U.S. high school Mile record

June 17, 2018

"I can’t even begin to think what she’d run if it were a race and perfect conditions. If she had people with her and it was 75 degrees, God knows how fast she could run."

By Nancy Haggerty, Rockland / Westchester Journal News

She ran like she knew she could.

And like every track fan in the country has come to know she can.

In the process, a 36-year-old U.S. record fell.

Katelyn Tuohy capped a remarkable year of high school running Sunday by clocking the fastest outdoor Mile ever by an American high school girl and the fastest Mile in a high school-only competition for girls.

Competing at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals Track & Field championships in Greensboro, North Carolina, the North Rockland sophomore distanced herself from the field, crossing the finish in 4:33.87.

That was more than 15 seconds faster than runner-up Grace Connolly of Natick, Massachusetts.

Much more important, Tuohy’s time was 1.37 seconds faster than the previous U.S. record set in 1982 by California's Polly Plumer.

The 2017-18 school year has elevated Tuohy to heights few runners reach.

Continue reading at: lohud.com

Tags: polly plumer (1) , new balance nationals outdoor championships (9) , katelyn tuohy (15) , american record (26)

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