Diego Leon
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Leon’s Impressive Sub-Four Minute Mile Earns Him Big Sky Weekly Honors
2/6/2017 12:45:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
Diego Leon joined two other Bobcats in school history to eclipse the four-minute mile barrier Saturday
OGDEN, Utah. – Montana State's Diego Leon joined an impressive cast of runners in program history this past weekend and was rewarded as the Big Sky Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week, the league announced Monday.
Leon earned a first-place finish by more than nine seconds in the mile run and also etched his name into the MSU record book during the Bozeman Running Company Dual Meet Invitational on Saturday in Bozeman.
The junior crossed the line in 4:07.52, which converted with altitude and track size to a sub-four minute mark of 3:59.13. His time is the 11th fastest in Division I track and field this indoor season and puts him atop the conference performance list.
Leon became just the third Bobcat to ever eclipse the mark. The Hollister, Calif., native joined two former All-Americans under the four-minute barrier. Cristian Soratos was the last Bobcat to achieve the feat and finished his career with a personal-best time of 3:55.27 in 2015. Patrick Casey was the first MSU runner to eclipse four minutes as a junior in 2010 and holds the school record with a time of 3:54.49 he set as a senior in 2011.
Leon is the third Bobcat to earn the weekly award this indoor campaign. Junior Kyle Douglass won the Men's Field award on Jan. 17 and senior Christie Schiel was recognized as the Women's Track Athlete of the Week by the Big Sky on Jan. 23.
Leon earned a first-place finish by more than nine seconds in the mile run and also etched his name into the MSU record book during the Bozeman Running Company Dual Meet Invitational on Saturday in Bozeman.
The junior crossed the line in 4:07.52, which converted with altitude and track size to a sub-four minute mark of 3:59.13. His time is the 11th fastest in Division I track and field this indoor season and puts him atop the conference performance list.
Leon became just the third Bobcat to ever eclipse the mark. The Hollister, Calif., native joined two former All-Americans under the four-minute barrier. Cristian Soratos was the last Bobcat to achieve the feat and finished his career with a personal-best time of 3:55.27 in 2015. Patrick Casey was the first MSU runner to eclipse four minutes as a junior in 2010 and holds the school record with a time of 3:54.49 he set as a senior in 2011.
Leon is the third Bobcat to earn the weekly award this indoor campaign. Junior Kyle Douglass won the Men's Field award on Jan. 17 and senior Christie Schiel was recognized as the Women's Track Athlete of the Week by the Big Sky on Jan. 23.
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