We have another Michigan Mecca Milestone. Larry Eder, Editor of "American Track and Field", tells the story:

"The night before the Adidas Boston Indoor Games, I was speaking with Michigan coach Ron Warhurst and his group of athletes. After meeting steepler Tim Broe, I promised him a cover on "American Track and Field" with an American record. Well, he has made me have to live up to that promise...

"The week before the Adidas Boston Indoor Games, Tim Broe ran 7:49 for 3,000 meters. Leonard Mucheru of Kenya/New Balance, had run a 3:56 mile at the Armory in NYC, and that was the day after winning a road mile in Puerto Rico!

"Muchero and Broe were the class of the field. The pack hit the 400 meters in 60.85, 800 meters in 2:03.67, and 1200 meters in 3:05.7 with Broe taking the lead, hitting the mile at 4:08, and 2000 meters in 5:09.47. 2400 meters was hit in 6:09.78 and 2800 meters in 7:09. Broe and Muchero had changed leads several times, but Tim Brow was full of running. When Leonard Muchero went by Broe with 100 to go, Broe did not falter, but chased Muchero to the finish. Leonard ran 7:37:46 and Tim Broe was rewarded with his courageous running in an American record of 7:39:23, breaking a twenty-one year old record, held by Steve Scott, in 7:39.94!

"Jonathan Riley, from Brookline, and at Stanford, broke from the second pack and ran a fine 7:46.84. The crowd was on its feet, as Davis and Holman, the announcers, made sure that the crowd knew that the record run was on. Steve Holman had Leonard Mucheru and Tim Broe on the dais, as he had many of the winners, and did short interviews for the audience."

At the same meet, University of Michigan assistant coach and Canadian mile record holder Kevin Sullivan ran a 3:55.80 indoor mile to take second behind Bernard Lagat's 3:55:16.