Bill Burke was not the first Ivy Leaguer to break four minutes in the mile. I’m not sure who is, but Denis Fikes ran 3:55 as Penn senior in an exciting race against Tony Waldrop of UNC at the Penn Relays.
Editor’s note: Fikes and Penn teammate Karl Thornton both broke the 4:00 barrier in 1974. Burke was the first Princetonian to break the four-minute mark in college. The comment above has been corrected.
Bill Burke was not the first Ivy Leaguer to break four minutes in the mile. I’m not sure who is, but Denis Fikes ran 3:55 as Penn senior in an exciting race against Tony Waldrop of UNC at the Penn Relays.
Editor’s note: Fikes and Penn teammate Karl Thornton both broke the 4:00 barrier in 1974. Burke was the first Princetonian to break the four-minute mark in college. The comment above has been corrected.