Australian teenager Cameron Myers has taken out another national record after finishing on the podium in what has been celebrated as “the greatest indoor mile race ever”.
The 18-year-old was among several Aussies to feature at the Millrose Games in New York, with Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull overcoming a week of illness to book a spot in the world indoor championships.
But it was Myers who stole the show as he became the first under-20 athlete in history to run the mile — indoors or outdoors — in under 3:48.
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He crossed in 3:47.48, a new indoor Australian record and equal to the outdoor mark, to claim third in the men’s Wanamaker Mile behind new world-record holder Yared Nuguse and Hobbs Kessler.
Myers was in shock as he looked at the timing screen after the epic finish.
“I was super pleased with that when I crossed the line,” he told Citius Mag.
“My coach just said ‘you’re good enough to hang with anyone in the world for 1400m’. I managed to have a little bit left at the end and I think it was just one of those race situations that ended up perfect for me.
“I didn’t have to get past anyone, no one passed me, I got to conserve as much energy as I could. By the time I got to the finish line, not much (energy left).”
Nuguse, who won 1500m bronze at the Paris Olympics, and Kessler became the first men in history to go under 3:47 in an indoor mile, with Nuguse claiming the victory in 3:46.63 ahead of Kessler’s 3:46.90.
Myers has gone from strength to strength during the indoor season, setting an Australian indoor 3000m record last week with a time of 7:33.12.
The previous mark, set by Craig Mottram, had stood for 17 years — but Myers’ record lasted just days.
Aussie 22-year-old Ky Robinson finished the 3000m at the Millrose Games in an extraordinary time of 7:30.38.
He is now under the qualifying standard for the world indoor championships.
Robinson finished fourth in the race won by Grant Fisher in a new world-record time of 7:22.91.
Meanwhile, Hull has battled a cold in New York but was on pace in the women’s indoor 3000m until fading late.
The 28-year-old crossed the line fourth in 8:30.91 to get under the qualifying time for the world indoor championships.
Despite being sick Hull’s time was the fourth fastest 3000m (indoor or outdoor) in her career.
Australian Linden Hall finished sixth in the women’s Wanamaker Mile with a new personal-best time of 4:24.58.
Elsewhere in the athletics world, Aussie sprint star Torrie Lewis set an outright personal best in her first ever indoor 200m race.
The 20-year-old stormed to the victory in France in 22.65 seconds — hours after winning the 60m sprint.
Her 200m time is the world’s best in 2025 so far.