Millrose Games

Ross Dettman

The 108th NYRR Millrose Games took place Saturday at the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory in New York.

Brycen Spratling set a new American Indoor, world best and Armory record in the 500m. Spratling won the race in 1:00.06. The old American record belonged to Ken Lowery who ran 1:00.17 in 1987.

Ross Dettman

Matt Centrowitz beat Nick Willis in a close finish in the Wanamaker Mile in 3:51.35 to Willis' 3:51.46. Bernard Lagat finished the race in 3:54.91 for 4th place. Lagat's time also set a new world masters record. The old record was 3:58.15 and held by Eamonn Coughlan.

Another close finish took place in the men's 5000m. Lopez Lomong won the race in 13:27.60 over second place finisher Ryan Hill in 13:27.80.

Ross Dettman

Other winners of the meet were Aleec Harris with a world-leading time in the men's 60m hurdles in 7.50. Phyllis Francis won the women's 400m in 53.14. Shannon Rowbury ran away from the field in the women's Wanamaker mile in 4:24.31. Erik Sowinski won the 1000m run in 2:21.18.


Ajee Wilson won back-to-back Millrose Games 800m in 2:01.57. Sally Kipyego was the women's 3000m winner with a time of 8:41.72. Murielle Ahoure won the women's 60m in 7.05. Winning the men's 60m was Marvin Bracy in 6.53. Sharike Nelvis was the winner in the women's 60m hurdles witha time of 7.91. Jesse Williams won the high jump by clearing 7-7.