Former St. Xavier runner Matt Hillenbrand finished up his career at UK with a 1500m Showdown in Portland, Oregon with many of the best runners in the United States Sunday. His time of 3:39.84 was a new PR which converst to a 3:57 Mile.
After missing the NCAA 1500m Final last weekend by .02 he came back to run in the Portland Distance Festival High Performance 1500m. He was leading the field including Olympian Andrew Wheating with 100 meters to go. Check out the video below:
Event 20 Men 1500 Meter Run High Performance
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Finals
1 Wheating, Andrew Nike Otc Elite 3:38.53R 1
2 Hillenbrand, Matt University of Ke 3:39.84R 1
3 Miner, Matt Unattached 3:40.62A 1
4 Masters, Riley Brooks 3:40.73A 1
5 Crawford, Graham North Carolina St. 3:40.80A 1
6 Schmitz, Tommy Speed Unlimited 3:40.96A 1
7 Herrera, Daniel Unattached 3:41.07A 1
8 Alexander, Colby Unattached 3:41.45A 1
9 Joseph, Patrick Virginia Tech 3:43.70A 1
10 Vail, Ryan Brooks 3:43.94A 1