Scott Anderson (athlete)

Scott Anderson
Personal information
Born (1974-01-30) January 30, 1974
Chicago, Illinois
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Track
Event(s) 1500 meters, Mile
College team Princeton
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 800 meters: 1:49.84[1]
1500 meters: 3:38.70[1]
Mile (road): 3:51[2]
Mile (track): 3:59.76[1]
5000 meters: 14:03.30[1]

Scott Anderson (born January 30, 1974), nicknamed "Slicko",[3] is a runner who specialized in middle-distance and long-distance disciplines in competitive track and field. Although Anderson never competed in the Olympics, at one point he was one of the brightest track prospects in the United States.[3] He finished in eighth place out of nine competitors in the first heat of the preliminary round for the 1500-meter race at the 1996 US Olympic Trials.[4]

Running career

Collegiate

A four-time All-American with Princeton University's track team, Anderson is one of the few known athletes to have run the mile race in under 4 minutes as a non-professional Ivy League athlete.[5] He ran his fastest college-competition mile for Princeton in a time of 3:59.80 (min:sec) on July 14, 1998.[5]

Post-collegiate

On January 9, 1999, Anderson ran the indoor mile at the 1999 New Balance Games at New York.[6] On December 31, 1999, he ran the Millennium Mile road race in a course-record time of 3:51.[2] He ran his fastest track mile on August 8, 2000 at a time of 3:59.76.[1] On January 20, 2001, Anderson helped push current American Record holder in the mile, Alan Webb, to the first ever North American High School sub-4 minute indoor mile, while wearing a Letsrun.com [7] singlet.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 All-Athletics. "Profile of Scott Anderson".
  2. 1 2 Millennium Running. "Millennium Mile Hall of Fame".
  3. 1 2 Chris Lear. Running with the Buffaloes: A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross Country Team.
  4. ↑ USA Track and Field: 1996 Olympic Team Trials - Men's Results - July 14–23, 1996
  5. 1 2 Heps Track and Field. "Four-Minute Mile".
  6. ↑ Race Results Weekly: 1999 New Balance Games Elite Mile Photo Gallery - January 9, 1999
  7. ↑
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