Colin Sahlman

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Colin Sahlman clocked a national record on Saturday, and the Newbury Park High School boys were at it again in the second installment of the Sundown Track Series at Azusa Pacific University.
In the final event of the night, Sahlman ran faster than anyone in high school history for 3,200m.
The Panthers senior and NAU signee produced a time of 8:33.32, which surpassed the former straight 3,200m record held by German Fernandez, who last set the mark in 2008 during the CIF State Track and Field Championships.
And he wasn't alone.
Teammates Leo Young and Lex Young were second and third, respectively, posting the No. 3 and No. 17 all-time performances at the distance.
Leo was second in 8:39.57 while Lex Young was third in 8:43.93. Newbury Park teammates Daniel Appleford was eighth (9:05.46), while Dev Doshi was 10th (9:09.40) and Hector Martinez was 11th (9:10.95).
Leo Young was only the third athlete all-time to go under 8:40 in a 3,200m race.
Clovis' Christopher Caudillo was fourth overall in 8:59.99 while Yerington's (NV) Kutoven Stevens was fifth (9:01.38) and Zack Munson was sixth (9:02.56).
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[@christopherhamill525]

Imagine running a 8:43 and only being the 3rd guy in your HIGH SCHOOL. Insanity. Props to Sahlman, what a beast

[@jensmith3719]

@tinymahuta relevance you stoneage numpty, its a lot slower than JI, irrelevant too,

[@billtill1603]

@@jensmith3719 lol stoneage numpty?

[@iknight60]

probably the best hs xc team ever. the state champ in my state wouldn't even make varsity at their school going off of times and ignoring course difficulty

[@catbelugagaming584]

@tinymahuta apples and oranges

[@ianbusche1471]

@@iknight60 bro I’m a state champ with a pr of 16:08 in Xc and they are absolutely dusting me in any race any day.

[@yourmother3983]

people in their school don’t even realize how much of an accomplishment this really is

[@diskoeric2248]

oh but you do?

[@HandsomeJelly]

@@diskoeric2248 I'd be willing to bet he understands the significance of it more than 95% of the high school does.

[@diskoeric2248]

@@HandsomeJelly I'd be willing to bet he doesn't understands the significance of it more than 95% of the high school does.

[@HandsomeJelly]

@@diskoeric2248 I'll go ahead and take that bet.

[@Noah6544]

@@diskoeric2248 If he's watching this video he probably does. If you're not in the running community you're prolly not gonna be watching this video...95% of high schools who know nothing about running proly think running a sub 5 min mile doesn't take any work

[@clintlaney6220]

Fantastic runner.... NAU will be well taken care of for years to come.

[@SSchus87]

The future of track and field is strong. I hope people realize how once in a generation these young runners are.

[@pat2282]

maybe not, NAUs top guys including colin could easily go pro at any moment, colin probably after high school or after freshman year

[@henokeshetu3822]

bro he’s going pro after his freshman year unless he decides to just go pro right out of hs

[@clintlaney6220]

@@nelz2012 They are on their way. Trust!

[@clintlaney6220]

@@SSchus87 These past two years have been out of this world. You add Jakob Ingerbritsen to the field and we are witnessing a once in a generation moment.

[@alexforte8]

This is ridiculous the season has barely started! He's gonna go sub-8:30 at Arcadia. Probably go 3:55 outdoors too

[@berkeleygolfer]

@Jaden Carlile crazy lex, leo, and aaron sahlman are just juniors. They may all go under 4:00 next year and very possibly might all break 835 as well. they will be so dominant lol

[@sam_ferguson]

Well deserved of the GATORADE commercial feature!!! Congrats Colin!

[@jasonmcavoy6609]

Where is the commercial?

[@sam_ferguson]

@@jasonmcavoy6609 check gatorades KZbin channel

[@sam_ferguson]

@@jasonmcavoy6609 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHPGammrebB8bq8

[@sundromos9456]

That last 200 must have been fast. He looked crazy strong as he finished.

[@FitwithAdrian]

it was 29 seconds

[@RobertJWaid]

Coach Brosnan says that 4:20 is not fast for the H.S. mile. These guys proved it by being below 4:20 for the first mile then Colin and Leo doing the same for the second mile. Amazing. Can’t wait to see what they do in the 4x1mile at the New Balance Indoor Nationals on March 11.

[@WydPerky]

Imagine running a 4:18 in a 3200 literally jogging d1 standards

[@williamh9910]

And then running a negative split for your next 1600

[@Whale15]

I think the point is that he’s in HS

[@Whale15]

agreed but also imagine that no one in that D1 race could do this in high school. I think thats the point of the hype. He just needs to stay healthy and keep getting faster.

[@jackschluckbier7051]

Imagine if both Sahlman brothers and Young brothers end up at NAU with Nico ... best college distance team EVER!

[@pluslogic584]

That wouldn’t even be fair 😨 Do they have the money to do that?

[@seanmcadams1216]

@@pluslogic584 they live in California

[@emmanuelgizaw7403]

@@pluslogic584 they’ll most likely be on scholarship

[@pluslogic584]

@@emmanuelgizaw7403 No i mean does NAU have money to give them all full rides like they’ll need

[@jacobfaughtrunningproducti974]

That high school team now would beat most college teams

[@atgzheng7389]

Imagine running a sub-10 3200 and getting lapped. At the pace Colin was running, he would have lapped a guy going 9:46.

[@tabdag5559]

Damn. I ran 9:58 last year in the 3200m. I would be absolute trash compared to them.

[@therizza3704]

@@tabdag5559 And that's still a legit time. These guys are just on another wavelength. It's like a Carmelo Anthony against an all-league baksetball player in his day. Just wild.

[@nelz2012]

@@therizza3704 who is Carmelo Anthony?

[@williamh9910]

Newbury Park (1st, 2nd and 3rd in this race) in 2021 had the best XC team in high-school history - without a doubt. Nico Young also graduated here in 2020. To have 3 athletes from the same school run sub 8:45 in a pre-season 2 mile race is absolutely insane. That's like going 1, 2, and 3 at a national championship. What is going on with the coaching and talent over there?

[@stuffbenlikes]

They have a great cybernetics program there, been replacing their insides with machine parts and batteries.

[@HandsomeJelly]

And 6 boys run 9:10 or faster while little brother Salman didn't even run. Aaron could've been under 8:50 easy. Just holy sh!!!!!!!! These boys, the coaching, etc...

[@rroad8630]

Major credit HAS to go to the coach. Not a coincidence that all this talent is in one school. This is what great coaches do.

[@jesseconway6242]

You know they did go 1,2, and 3 at nationals this year right? I think they also got 6th place as well. If I missed the joke my bad

[@mattbroderick]

@@rroad8630 I mean... kinda doubt its mostly coaching. 6 guys sub 9:10? 3 guys sub 8:45? That's recruiting/pipeline

[@BraceFace]

Finally a good quality video of a race from flo track

[@-masteryoda]

Wow im shocked flotrack actually posted this video now instead of 2 years later

[@JohnHoulgate]

Not since the days of Terry Williams and Jim Schankel from Lompoc HS, Barrie Williams of North Torrance HS and a Freshman named Eric Hulst have I seen so many high schoolers run this fast in the same race.

[@smithlombardy7689]

The lines on that track are really nice

[@wiggles3238]

jus repainted lol

[@mdfield1]

While Colin Sahlman’s 3200m time of 8:33.32 is an absolutely fantastic time, and I’m in total awe of the entire Newbury Park team, we have to consider Lukas Verzbicas’ performance nearly 11 years ago when he ran the 2 mile at the Prefontaine Classic in 8:29.46. 2 miles being 3218.688m in distance, his 8:29.46 converts to about 8:26.51 for 3200m which which is .85125 sec quicker per lap than Sahlman. The only caveats are that Verzbicas ran against World Class runners and the Prefontaine Classic was 15 weeks later in the season. Can Sahlman perform better against World Class athletes later in the season? I have no doubt and I’d love to see that race!

[@cicirunner]

I also like German Fernandez's 1600/3200 double and he had no pacers

[@runninggirl2765]

What a DEEP field!! Congrats to winner and ALL!!

[@ZZLZ-cj8tl]

Excellent! Congratulations Colin Sahlman 3200meters National Record.

[@johntiffault5156]

I ran the 2 miles in HS at 10:00 Damn!! 8:33 in HS That’s FAST Congratulations

[@clydesharman2053]

Crazy right? I ran 12:30 I really feel slow

[@patricktflowers11317]

I run just under 10:00 and I can’t imagine being lapped on my 6th or 7th lap 😂

[@clydesharman2053]

10 mins is no slouch fo sho

[@runbradrun8124]

Love how anything flowtrack does is basically timeless. Video quality and stability???… nahhhh. Pay a subscription and you can watch even more…

[@9MRSG]

When you run 8:39 3200m in HS and get second 🤯

[@johnspring9428]

Incredible job

[@cyriloblouk6405]

Insane...and its February?! incredible performance! Also, amazing for all the boys in that race. Super talented field. But Sahlman was obviously in a class of his own.

[@TomWatsonB1]

He's moving like a tremendous machine!

[@thomasrobinson5190]

How many out here would get that reference? Great comment!

[@TomWatsonB1]

@@thomasrobinson5190 Thanks man!

[@pauldacus4590]

This race reminded me of the Secretariat race. I half expected: "He's all alone! He's running like a tremendous machine!"

[@Createalways]

Reminds me of Brent Steiner (yes I know him) finishing second by tenths in 8:43 in 1979 Junior Olympics championship. Amazing to run this fast.

[@Captainsparkist]

Crazy to think that it is 2022 and the national high school record is filmed in 720p

[@kpk33x]

Wow! Fast for Feb!

[@JoeMac1983]

Dang. I ran a 10:36 once 20 years ago and felt on top of the world lol. I can't imagine how this guy must feel.

[@johnstamos2057]

Two of my good friends ran in that race. They’ve worked their tails off and certainly deserved that opportunity

[@JohnHoulgate]

You realize Sahlman pulled three other guys including his teammate under 9 minutes? That's insane. This is an early season track meet.

[@PongGod]

Hey John!

[@FartInYourFace234]

Blows my mind how they look so relaxed and comfortable at that pace. if I try that pace for even half a lap, my left knee all but falls off and my body stops doing bodily functions

[@danrobinson6281]

colin sahlman is a beast

[@johnyarbrough502]

As of this week, how many HS programs have six runners under 9:11?

[@johnyarbrough502]

Thumbnail for May 2019 California qualifying meet came up on YT. Nico had 8:56 and 9th place was just over 9:11. NP this year!!

[@Self-Duality]

He glides on the track… almost looks slo-mo…

[@josephbauer7646]

I have to laugh. When the results first were released on this race, there was talk that the pacer went out 'too slow' or they could have set the record. This is a high school race and the 'pacer' was at 4:17.

[@tabdag5559]

How fast is the pacer in general. I wonder

[@isaacjennings6986]

Mind blowing that a bad day for Lex Young is still 8:43 haha

[@rudybarton1171]

He has a slight forward lean, similar to Jakob Ingerbritsen.

[@TheNinjaPicker]

60 second last lap running alone while setting a all time best? Amazing!

[@davisatdavis1]

Didn't think anyone would beat German Fernandez's time. 13 years later and here we are.

[@Nismo1983]

German Fernandez ran 4 min mile 3 hrs later he ran 8:34 3200 m at state meet making it Fastest double in American high school history!

[@justinvandeberg8611]

nuts!

[@haydendaly3542]

Holy.

[@lashonify]

💜💜💜

[@paulmilazzo1067]

Gerry Lingren ran 8:40 in 1964 on an indoor track (11 lap to the mile).

[@BennyMKW]

good job gerry

[@cantu4]

6 ads on 1 race video???

[@diskoeric2248]

Fernandez ran his solo after running a 4 flat earlier in eth day. Give German his props. To think German wouldn't have closed that last .9 seconds is asinine. German also ran an 8:34.4 2 mile late in the season #germanfernandez say his name.

[@johnanderson5031]

Yeah. He was a smooth, but strong runner.

[@PongGod]

"Say his name"? LOL, you make it sound like there's some sort blacklisting campaign against him.

[@berkeleygolfer]

German also holds the XC course state record at woodward park, also done 11 years ago when training and shoes were not as good as they are now.

[@beauf2]

Best double in high school history!

[@cicirunner]

Amen brother

[@lashonify]

Woohoo 👏👏👏👏👏

[@ianlengua7106]

Technically this distance is less than 2 miles, so it doesn’t count for that, but with this time in the 3200m, I see no reason he can’t break the 2 mile record

[@coachgomez1986]

outstanding effort. but........ not a recognizable record by the nfhs, since it was not an official high school race. No doubt he will run a sub 830 before the state meet. go get it Colin!!

[@bear1568]

That last 800 must have been under 2 minutes! This kid can go under 8:30

[@megamindvs2514]

2:05

[@TW-fv2zu]

Buying Raw 💯!!!

[@nicoyoungfan6934]

bro just beat my 800m pr in a 3200

[@paulotorres9550]

crazy thing is that lex and leo are gonna be better than him when they’re seniors

[@georgegonzalez2253]

Why was this filmed with the worst quality cell phone ever?

[@thomasmiller28]

4xMile record gonna be shattered if they go for it outdoor

[@TheMacqman9]

Sub-16 probably not out of the question if sahlman can run 3:55 and the twins 4:00

[@benanastasoff8980]

@@TheMacqman9 I bet the Young’s go under 4 as well. Aaron Sahlman is already at 4:05. That was without anyone pushing him too

[@therogueunderdog]

They basically announced they are going for it in a video over at New Generation Track and Field channeld: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIDOh4Cgh7ensM0

[@julesdrums6167]

This cat just did this all by himself…

[@lunarsabbatical7906]

Time for ped testing in high school athletics. Now don’t everyone get all bent out of shape but this should’ve been in place decades ago when football players were doing steroids more than the pros. Mathematically it’s nearly impossible for a school to have so many kids this fast and I know you’re going to have the coach and genetics argument but after a while things need to be proven. Everyone believed lance Armstrong and Barry bonds until the wheels fell off and most recently the Russian skater. Nobody wants to think anything nefarious is going on but it’s always possible to say I’m ignorant and a skeptic would be to ignore the past and yes people this young have done peds.

[@youraverageguy5746]

I wouldn't be surprised if it were true. You have a valid argument.

[@lashonify]

👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

[@toastedwaffle8622]

Are we not gonna talk about that a FLOTRACK livestream looks THIS shit?? Near unwatchable, especially for a service that's 30 fucking dollars a month

[@johnwilson5743]

Such fantastic young talent. Excellent. It's such a shame that the USA (at High School level) is the ONLY country in the world that races a 3200m distance. Even holds "records" for it. I mean, the official distance race is 3000m. 3200m isn't even 2 Miles. I could even understand if you wanted to hark back to the old imperial distance of 2 miles but that is 3218m. So the 3200m cannot even be compared to High School times around the world. I would appreciate it if someone could explain to me why USA High schools race 3200m and 1600m races when they are meaningless internationally. That's why USA High schools can claim "world records" when they are the only ones in the world racing those distances.

[@claybourne6063]

The video title and description literally say national record bozo

[@benanastasoff8980]

The US races these distances probably because track isn’t really a popular sport here. For the people watching and even most athletes competing, they don’t know these discrepancies. A large number of high school runners actually think 1600m is the same thing as a mile. I am not certain of it, but my guess as to why we race weird distances here is simply because whoever set the rules for distance track races in the US wanted to run imperial distances but didn’t feel like setting the start lines further back. Like I said, I’m not sure, but it’s probably something like that.

[@thenoodlemcgaming]

its likely more to do with laps rather than distance, 4 laps and 8 laps are easier to understand and establish at a high school level since many high school runners arent particularly running competetive times anyways. Its not until college where people are for the most part running competetive that distance is taken into account.

[@johnwilson5743]

@@thenoodlemcgaming Hi mate. I know what you are saying, for teenage High School athletes. But whatever other critisisms can be levelled at the USA, NO ONE can say that Americans do not understand technology. When the Athletic tracks were converted from 440yards to 400meter tracks, there is absolutely no reason why at high school level, the Olympic distances were not used for races. Yes, all around the world the old Imperial distance of 1 mile (1609m) still has an attraction so to run some of those is understandable. But an obscure, meaningless distance (1600m or 3200m) doesn't warrant belief, just because they are "even laps". Americans are far better than that.

[@PongGod]

It's because it's the closest metric equivalent to the mile which had been a standard race in the US for decades prior.

[@MayukiSasagawa]

please change the title - there's no point to watching the video if the title gives away the result

[@georgesaliba8876]

it's called curiosity and incentive, it's a record, not a TV show

[@ders.]

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[@georgesaliba8876]

@@ders. ok? I respect it

[@ders.]

@@georgesaliba8876 I do not disagree with you

[@georgesaliba8876]

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