Scott Anderson (born January 30, 1974), nicknamed "Slicko",
is a
runner who specialized in
middle-distance and
long-distance disciplines in competitive
track and field. Although Anderson never competed in the
Olympics
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, at one point he was one of the brightest track prospects in the United States.
He finished in eighth place out of nine competitors in the first heat of the preliminary round for the
1500-meter race at the 1996
US Olympic Trials.
Running career
Collegiate
A four-time
All-American with
Princeton University's track team, Anderson is one of the few known athletes to have run the
mile race in under 4 minutes as a non-professional
Ivy League athlete.
He ran his fastest college-competition mile for Princeton in a time of 3:59.80 (min:sec) on July 14, 1998.
Post-collegiate
On January 9, 1999, Anderson ran the indoor mile at the 1999
New Balance Games at New York. On December 31, 1999, he ran the Millennium Mile road race in a course-record time of 3:51.
He ran his fastest track mile on August 8, 2000 at a time of 3:59.76.
On January 20, 2001, Anderson helped push current American Record holder in the mile,
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, to the first ever North American High School sub-4 minute indoor mile, while wearing a Letsrun.com
singlet.
References
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1974 births
Living people
American male middle-distance runners
American male long-distance runners
Princeton Tigers men's track and field athletes