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Originally published Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 9:48 PM
Washington's Katie Flood runs world's second-fastest mile this year
Flood's time of 4 minutes, 28.48 seconds at the Husky Classic is the fourth-fastest indoor mile in NCAA history and third all-time in NCAA history.
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Washington sophomore Katie Flood ran the second-fastest mile in the world this year at the Flotrack Husky Classic Saturday at Dempsey Indoor.
Flood's time of 4 minutes, 28.48 seconds — second only to that of Sally Kipyego of the Oregon Track Club (4:28.41) — is the fourth-fastest indoor mile in NCAA history.
Flood led early in the race's final lap, only to be briefly passed by Kipyego and Hilary Stellingwerff of the Speed River Track Club. But Flood picked it up around the final curve, catching Kipyego and running stride for stride down the stretch.
Kipyego crossed the line just .07 seconds ahead of Flood, the duo posting the two fastest mile times in Dempsey history.
"This is exciting," Flood told Flotrack.org after the race. "I'm glad that I'm taking a step forward, too, because I don't want to plateau, I want to keep improving.
"I haven't run a mile in a while, so the pace wasn't comfortable for me at first. But with a lap and a half to go I still felt really good, so I just stuck with it and it turned out well."
Just two weeks ago, Flood set a UW record with the nation's fastest 3,000 (8:55.31) this year.
Among other results, former Washington and Roosevelt High School standout Norris Frederick, now competing for Nike, won the men's long jump with a leap of 26 feet even, nearly 2 feet beyond runner-up Jonte Grant of California (24-1 ¾).
And Washington State's Jacob Sealby ran a lifetime-best 47.35 to win the men's 400 meters.
From sports-information reports.
