4 × mile relay

The 4 × mile relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete one mile (1,609.344 metres) or slightly more than 4 laps on a standard 400 metre track.

The event is not often run as most legacy 440 yard tracks have been converted to 400 metres, thus making 4 × 1500 or 4 × 1600 metres easier to manage. However, the Penn Relays still includes an annual "Championship of America" 4 × mile event for men. ^[1]

The World Athletics governing body does not recognise a World Record in this event. The World Best for men in the event is a time of 15:49.08 by an Irish team of Eamonn Coghlan, Marcus O'Sullivan, Frank O'Mara and Ray Flynn in 1985, representing an average of 3:57.3 per mile for each runner.

All-time top 23

Men

• Updated April 2024.^[2]

Rank	Time	Team	Athletes	Date	Place	Ref
1	15:49.08	Ireland	Eamonn Coghlan , Marcus O'Sullivan , Frank O'Mara , Ray Flynn	17 August 1985	Dublin
2	15:51.91	Villanova University	Sean Donoghue (3:59.32) Charlie O' Donovan (4:00.09) Marco Langon (3:58.18) Liam Murphy (3:54.32)	27 April 2024	Philadelphia	[3]
3	15:52.05	Duck Track Club	Matt Wisner , James West , Cole Hocker , Cooper Teare	23 April 2022	Eugene	[4]
4	15:52.30	University of Virginia	Wes Porter (3:59.17) Will Anthony (4:00.95) Yasin Sado (3:56.97) Gary Martin (3:55.22)	27 April 2024	Philadelphia	[5]
5	15:52.56	Georgetown University	Lucas Guerra (3:59.61) Parker Stokes (3:59.89) Camden Gilmore (3:58.82) Abel Teffra (3:54.26)	27 April 2024	Philadelphia	[6]
6	15:59.57	New Zealand	Tony Rogers , John Bowden , Michael Gilchrist , John Walker	2 March 1983	Auckland
7	16:02.4	New Zealand	Kevin Ross , Tony Polhill , Dick Tayler , Dick Quax	3 February 1972	Auckland
8	16:03.24	University of Oregon	Matt Centrowitz , Andrew Wheating , Shadrack Biwott , Galen Rupp	9 May 2009	Eugene
9	16:03.68i	Brooks Beasts	David Ribich , Henry Wynne , Brannon Kidder , Izaic Yorks	26 January 2019	New York City
10	16:04.54	University of Michigan	Andrew Ellerton , Mike Woods , Nick Willis , Nathan Brannen	30 April 2005	Philadelphia
11	16:04.69	On Athletics Club	Ben Flanagan , Tom Elmer, Joe Klecker , Oliver Hoare	29 April 2022	Philadelphia	[7]
12	16:05.0	Oregon Track Club	Roscoe Divine , Wade Bell , Arne Kvalheim , David Wilborn	30 May 1968	Eugene
13	16:07.39	Iona University	Nick Soldevere (3:59.78) Aiden Coles (4:05.36) Bradley Giblin (3:58.35) Damien Dilcher (4:03.91)	27 April 2024	Philadelphia	[8]
14	16:07.83	Ex-Duck All-Stars	Matthew Centrowitz (4:04.34), Charlie Hunter (4:00.58), Sam Prakel (3:59.46), Johnny Gregorek (4:03.45)	21 April 2023	Eugene	[9]
15	16:07.96	University of Arkansas	Sharif Karie , Michael Power , Matthew Kerr , Seneca Lassiter	24 April 1999	Philadelphia
16	16:08.54	Athletics West	Dan Aldridge , Doug Padilla , Tom Smith , Chuck Aragon	4 May 1984	Eugene
17	16:08.65	University of Notre Dame	Carter Solomon (3:59.06) CJ Singleton (4:02.17) Jake Renfree (4:05.01) Daelen Ackley (4:02.42)	27 April 2024	Philadelphia	[10]
18	16:08.81	University of Arkansas	Murray Link , Sharif Karie , Ryan Travis , James Karanu	29 April 2000	Philadelphia
19	16:08.9	University of Oregon	Archie San Romani , Vic Reeve , Keith Forman , Dyrol Burleson	12 May 1962	Fresno
20	16:09.6	Federal Republic of Germany	Walter Adams , Bodo Tümmler , Harald Norpoth , Jürgen May	24 June 1969	West Berlin
21	16:09.67	University of Oregon	Sam Prakel , Edward Cheserek , Eric Jenkins , Mac Fleet	26 April 2014	Philadelphia
22	16:09.84	University of Arkansas	Michael Taylor , Daniel Lincoln , Chris Mulvaney , Alistair Cragg	27 April 2002	Philadelphia
23	16:10.6	Villanova University	Tom Gregan , Brian McElroy , Eamonn Coghlan , John Hartnett	27 April 2002	Philadelphia

Women

• Updated May 2023.

Rank	Time	Team	Athletes	Date	Place	Ref
1	18:39.58	University of Oregon	Brenda Bushnell , Leann Warren , Kathy Hayes , Claudette Groenendaal	5 May 1985	Eugene
2	19:00.46	Athletics West	Cathie Twomey , Mary Rapp , Lee Arbogast , Jill Jones	5 May 1985	Eugene
3	19:17.3	British Milers Club	Jackie Hansford , Wendy Williams , Paula Gowing , Stella Harrod	10 July 1993	Oxford
4	19:25.91	Stanford University	Lindsay Hyatt , Katie Hotchkiss , Alicia Craig , Sara Bei	24 April 2003	Des Moines
5	19:37.78i	Flower Mound High School	Nicole Humphries , Samantha Humphries , Alexandra Fox , Natalie Cook	12 March 2022	New York City	[11]
6	19:40.67	Saratoga Springs High School	Emily Bush , Ella Kurto , Alycia Hart , Mackenzie Hart	2 July 2021	Oregon
7	19:45.37	Niwot High School	Lucca Fulkerson , Mia Prok , Stella Vieth , Madison Shults	2 July 2021	Oregon
8	19:48.13	Niwot High School	Bella Nelson , Eva Klingbeil , Mia Prok , Madison Shults	19 June 2022	Oregon
9	19:48.84	Clemson University	Cindy Duarte , Kerry Robinson , Judith Shepherd , Stephanie Weikert	13 March 1982	Tallahassee
10	19:49.10i	Saratoga Springs High School	Ella Kurto , Alycia Hart , McKenzie Hart , Emily Bush	11 March 2022	New York City	[12]
11	19:50.34i	Flower Mound High School	Alexandra Fox , Nicole Humphries , Abbey Coberly , Samantha Humphries	11 March 2023	Boston	[13]
12	19:52.57	University of Kentucky		25 March 1989	Stanford
13	19:52.82	Colorado State University	Marget Larson , Mary Ridder , Anya Sawyer , Katie Yemm	24 April 2003	Des Moines
14	19:53.42	University of Kansas	Angela Pichardo , Jenna Bimbi , Megan Manthe , Laura Lavoie	24 April 2003	Des Moines
15	19:54.6	USC	Shannon Clark , Julie Seleine , Elise Lyon , Lesley Noll	28 March 1987	Stanford
16	19:55.21i	Carolina Cavaliers		11 March 2023	Boston	[14]
17	19:56.80	Suffern High School	Christy Goldman , Shelby Greany , Caroline Heidt , Kara McKenna	4 June 2006	New Rochelle
18	19:56.92	Texas Tech	Brionne Yosten , Bridget Tidwell , Stefanie Calhoun , Tracie Akerhielm	24 April 2003	Des Moines

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