World Best
The Kenyan team of Elkanah Angwenyi in 2:50.8 (1,200 meters), Thomas Musembi in 45.8 (400), Alfred Yego in 1:46.2 (800) and Alex Kipchirchir in 3:52.8 (1,600) currently hold the world best with a time of 9:15.56. This mark was set on April 29, 2006, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Villanova University Women's team of Kathy Franey in 3:20.9 (1,200 meters), Michelle Bennett in 52.9 (400 meters), Celeste Halliday in 2:04.7 (800 meters) and Vicki Huber in 4:29.9 (1,600 meters) currently hold the world best time of 10:48.38. This mark was set over twenty years ago at the Penn Relays in April 1988 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The University of Tennessee women's team of Phoebe Wright in 3:23, Brittany Jones in 53.31, Chanelle Price in 2:03.19, and Sarah Bowman in 4:31.11 hold the indoor world record, at 10:50.98, set at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2009.
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