Overview
- Myers won the Bowerman Mile in 3:46.06, setting a new Australian/Oceania mile record and posting the ninth-fastest mile time ever.
- Myers, who moved to the front on the penultimate lap, finished well clear of a top international field with Americans Yared Nuguse and Ethan Strand taking second and third.
- The result, achieved on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, follows Myers’ 1500m win in Paris last week and continues a rapid rise through Diamond League competition.
- Myers said he has shifted his focus from chasing target times to winning races, and he will return to training to prepare for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games where he is expected to face Josh Kerr.
- Other Australian highlights at the meet included Jessica Hull finishing fifth in the women’s mile, Lachlan Kennedy placing sixth in the 100m, and Matthew Denny coming fourth in the discus.