Big PR Saturday for Bishop Eustace graduate Connor Melko, who won the mile at the Big Apple Invitational at Ocean Breeze in 4:08.55.
Melko, a senior at Lehigh, ran the No. 4 time in school history and lowered his PR from 4:10.12 in his last race, last weekend in the Scarlet Knight Open at the Armory.
The 4:08.55 qualified Melko for the IC4A Championships March 3-4 in Boston.
Melko finished two steps ahead of Connor McMenamin, a former Bucknell and Penn State runner. The next collegiate runner in the field was Melko’s current Lehigh teammate, sophomore Aidan Lynch, who was 3rd in 4:11.23.
Melko has shown great range at Lehigh, from 1:52.62 for 800 meters to 14:15.73 for 5,000 meters. His mile PR before this month was 4:14.39 from last year’s Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge at the Armory.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 
Why is there nothing about PLEASANTVILLE’S
SENIOR CAPTAIN, XANDER RBERTS-BOGIN WHO
JUST RECENTLY SET TWO ALL TIME SO.JERSEY
INDOOR RECORDS IN THE 500M & 600M BREAKING
BOTH RECORD IN A 3 WEEK SPAN, DROPPING 3SECS
OFF HIS 600M PR FROM 1.23,37 to 1.20.27 and on his FIRST ATTEMPT at 500m 104.3 AT THE US ARMY HOF INVITATIONAL AND THE 23′ MILLROSE GAMES 600M
INVITATIONAL,AND HAS COMMITTED TO DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY!
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