Canadian Taylor Milne wins New Balance Games mile

Canadian Taylor Milne won the men's indoor mile in 4:01.18 at the New Balance Games in New York City on Sunday afternoon.

Taylor Milne
January 24, 2016
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Canadian Taylor Milne took the men’s mile in 4:01.18 at the New Balance Games at the Armory in New York City on Sunday afternoon.

Milne bested the 15-man elite mile field to break the tape first sporting a Go360 racing kit.

The Speed River Track Club athlete and Guelph, Ont. resident has run 3:56.40, per the IAAF, for the indoor mile with that mark dating back to February 2002 in Boston.

On top of that, Chris Nickinson of RunnerSpace also tweeted that Milne was pacing the high school two-mile race later in the afternoon. Fellow Canadian Alex Genest, the Pan Am Games silver medallist in the 3,000m steeplechase, finished 12th in 4:09.56.

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Milne joined a number of other Speed River Track Club and University of Guelph athletes on the trip the New York City over the weekend. Rachel Aubry finished third in the women’s 600m (1:32.02) while a number of women competed in the mile.

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The Guelph athletes were able to race despite the snowstorm that hit the eastern United States this past weekend. Upwards of 68 cm of snow fell in Manhattan, the second largest snowfall since 1869, according to National Weather Service New York.

Among the races cancelled was the Fred Lebow Manhattan Half hosted by the New York Road Runners (NYRR).

Event 61 Men 1 Mile Run Elite/Pro
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Meet Record: # 3:54.30 2014 Lee Emanual, Great Britain
Name Year School Finals
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1 Milne, Taylor Speed River TC 4:01.18
33.186 (33.186) 1:03.013 (29.827) 1:32.699 (29.686) 2:02.514 (29.816)
2:33.671 (31.157) 3:04.263 (30.592) 3:33.693 (29.431) 4:01.179 (27.486)
2 Campbell, Kemoy New Balance 4:02.59
32.912 (32.912) 1:02.694 (29.783) 1:31.767 (29.074) 2:01.745 (29.978)
2:33.151 (31.407) 3:04.021 (30.871) 3:33.891 (29.870) 4:02.587 (28.696)
3 Mangan, Steve NE Distance 4:02.92
33.372 (33.372) 1:03.283 (29.912) 1:32.386 (29.103) 2:02.102 (29.716)
2:33.355 (31.254) 3:04.416 (31.061) 3:34.071 (29.656) 4:02.920 (28.849)
4 Sterling, Henry NE Distance 4:04.04
33.455 (33.455) 1:03.466 (30.012) 1:32.563 (29.097) 2:02.282 (29.719)
2:33.472 (31.191) 3:04.577 (31.105) 3:34.348 (29.772) 4:04.039 (29.691)
5 Atchoo, Mike NJ NY TC 4:04.23
32.928 (32.928) 1:02.419 (29.491) 1:31.345 (28.927) 2:01.540 (30.196)
2:32.928 (31.388) 3:03.827 (30.899) 3:34.106 (30.279) 4:04.221 (30.115)
6 Ross, Nick NE Distance 4:04.54
34.029 (34.029) 1:04.127 (30.099) 1:33.401 (29.274) 2:03.081 (29.681)
2:34.126 (31.046) 3:05.007 (30.881) 3:35.175 (30.168) 4:04.532 (29.358)
7 Gowell, Chris Wales 4:05.09
33.475 (33.475) 1:03.695 (30.220) 1:32.870 (29.176) 2:02.339 (29.469)
2:33.532 (31.194) 3:04.230 (30.698) 3:34.564 (30.335) 4:05.089 (30.525)
8 Solis, Dusty Big Bear TC 4:06.32
33.642 (33.642) 1:03.942 (30.300) 1:33.096 (29.154) 2:02.606 (29.511)
2:33.592 (30.987) 3:04.373 (30.781) 3:34.857 (30.485) 4:06.315 (31.459)
9 Fish, Brendon NYAC 4:06.49
33.151 (33.151) 1:03.180 (30.030) 1:31.986 (28.806) 2:01.896 (29.910)
2:33.244 (31.348) 3:04.206 (30.962) 3:34.501 (30.296) 4:06.488 (31.988)
10 Travers, John New Balance 4:07.64
32.681 (32.681) 1:02.244 (29.564) 1:31.182 (28.938) 2:01.470 (30.289)
2:32.823 (31.353) 3:04.526 (31.703) 3:36.460 (31.935) 4:07.634 (31.174)
11 Lundy, Conor Unattached 4:08.25
34.297 (34.297) 1:04.975 (30.679) 1:34.939 (29.964) 2:05.604 (30.665)
2:36.651 (31.048) 3:07.719 (31.069) 3:37.679 (29.960) 4:08.248 (30.570)
12 Genest, Alex Speed River TC 4:09.56
33.800 (33.800) 1:04.320 (30.520) 1:34.435 (30.115) 2:05.270 (30.835)
2:36.571 (31.302) 3:08.028 (31.457) 3:38.740 (30.712) 4:09.554 (30.815)
13 Berg, Erik NJ NY TC 4:10.91
33.882 (33.882) 1:04.496 (30.614) 1:33.959 (29.464) 2:03.842 (29.883)
2:34.592 (30.750) 3:05.972 (31.381) 3:38.235 (32.264) 4:10.904 (32.669)
14 Leight, Alex NJ NY TC 4:15.77
34.039 (34.039) 1:04.379 (30.340) 1:33.620 (29.241) 2:02.863 (29.244)
2:33.915 (31.053) 3:05.215 (31.301) 3:38.542 (33.328) 4:15.763 (37.221)

Event 64 Women 1 Mile Run Elite/Pro
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Meet Record: # 4:21.79 2000 Regina Jacobs, Cliff Bar
Name Year School Finals
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1 Conley, Kim New Balance 4:27.88
36.483 (36.483) 1:09.320 (32.837) 1:42.790 (33.471) 2:16.792 (34.002)
2:49.764 (32.972) 3:22.636 (32.872) 3:55.739 (33.103) 4:27.873 (32.135)
2 Grace, Kate Oiselle 4:28.30
35.134 (35.134) 1:08.394 (33.261) 1:42.298 (33.905) 2:16.384 (34.087)
2:49.308 (32.925) 3:22.127 (32.819) 3:54.796 (32.669) 4:28.295 (33.499)
3 Garcia, Stephanie New Balance 4:28.97
35.318 (35.318) 1:08.585 (33.268) 1:42.341 (33.756) 2:16.193 (33.852)
2:49.047 (32.855) 3:21.862 (32.816) 3:54.680 (32.819) 4:28.962 (34.282)
4 McGee, Cory New Balance 4:30.93
35.329 (35.329) 1:08.661 (33.332) 1:42.719 (34.059) 2:16.652 (33.934)
2:49.601 (32.949) 3:22.650 (33.049) 3:56.070 (33.420) 4:30.926 (34.857)
5 Schneider, Rachel Under Armour 4:33.85
35.099 (35.099) 1:08.458 (33.359) 1:42.576 (34.119) 2:16.887 (34.311)
2:49.995 (33.109) 3:23.145 (33.151) 3:57.305 (34.160) 4:33.847 (36.542)
6 Salerno, Melissa Asics 4:36.58
35.656 (35.656) 1:09.200 (33.544) 1:43.000 (33.801) 2:17.106 (34.107)
2:51.142 (34.036) 3:25.552 (34.411) 4:00.597 (35.046) 4:36.573 (35.976)
7 Farber, Liane New Balance 4:37.68
35.983 (35.983) 1:09.564 (33.581) 1:43.252 (33.688) 2:17.355 (34.104)
2:51.530 (34.176) 3:26.253 (34.723) 4:01.800 (35.548) 4:37.675 (35.875)
8 Krumpoch, Megan New Balance 4:39.24
36.499 (36.499) 1:10.057 (33.558) 1:44.063 (34.007) 2:18.150 (34.088)
2:52.234 (34.085) 3:27.065 (34.831) 4:02.866 (35.802) 4:39.233 (36.367)
9 Lalonde, Genevieve Speed River TC 4:39.30
35.889 (35.889) 1:09.477 (33.588) 1:43.459 (33.982) 2:17.888 (34.429)
2:52.528 (34.641) 3:28.017 (35.490) 4:03.979 (35.962) 4:39.292 (35.313)
10 Thompson, Carise Speed River TC 4:40.87
36.153 (36.153) 1:09.832 (33.680) 1:43.369 (33.537) 2:17.599 (34.231)
2:51.819 (34.220) 3:26.550 (34.731) 4:02.685 (36.136) 4:40.870 (38.185)
11 Ayers, Kate Speed River TC 4:47.39
36.676 (36.676) 1:10.645 (33.970) 1:44.613 (33.968) 2:19.451 (34.839)
2:55.068 (35.617) 3:32.033 (36.965) 4:09.932 (37.900) 4:47.381 (37.450)
12 Watts, Sophie Speed River TC 4:47.59
36.279 (36.279) 1:10.434 (34.155) 1:44.980 (34.546) 2:20.085 (35.106)
2:56.044 (35.959) 3:33.158 (37.115) 4:11.036 (37.879) 4:47.583 (36.547)

Event 65 Women 600 Meter Dash Elite/Pro
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Meet Record: # 1:28.27 2014 Ajee Wilson, Adidas
Name Year School Finals
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1 Brooks, Alena Trinidad 1:31.21
28.180 (28.180) 58.931 (30.752) 1:31.208 (32.277)
2 Moses, Tarika British VI 1:31.92
27.261 (27.261) 59.166 (31.905) 1:31.914 (32.749)
3 Aubry, Rachel Speed River NB 1:32.02
29.013 (29.013) 1:00.237 (31.224) 1:32.011 (31.775)
4 Herrick, Stephanie Cptc NB 1:32.05
29.373 (29.373) 59.622 (30.249) 1:32.041 (32.420)
5 Bills, Trina NJ NY TC 1:34.37
29.930 (29.930) 1:01.058 (31.129) 1:34.362 (33.304)

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