{"id":453195,"date":"2026-02-02T07:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/453195\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T07:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:39:08","slug":"australias-cam-myers-becomes-youngest-ever-winner-of-wanamaker-mile-indoor-race-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/453195\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia’s Cam Myers becomes youngest ever winner of Wanamaker Mile indoor race in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian teenage middle-distance star Cameron Myers has claimed the most important victory of his burgeoning career, taking down a star-studded field to win the storied Wanamaker Mile in New York.<\/p>\n

Myers, 19, hit the front with 300 metres to run in the feature race at the Millrose Games indoor meet and hung tough to win in 3 minutes 47.57 seconds.<\/p>\n

Three-time defending Wanamaker Mile champ and 2024 Olympics 1500m bronze medallist Yared Nuguse was second in 3:48.31 and fellow American Hobbs Kessler was third.<\/p>\n

Myers has won three successive major races in the US and will return home to complete a training block.<\/p>\n

“I think it’s the biggest [win of my career],” said the Canberra runner, who broke the Australian indoor and outdoor records in winning a 3000m event in Boston last week.<\/p>\n

“This and the 3K last week are probably the big ones for me. I’m off to a better start than last year; I know I’m in a better spot. It’s just about another year of development.<\/p>\n

“I really don’t try and rush things; I just let it come to me. I know I’m getting faster, I know I’m getting anaerobically fitter.<\/p>\n

“Everyone is on a different trajectory and progression is never going to be linear.”<\/p>\n

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The only other Australian to have won the Wanamaker Mile is Olli Hoare, in 2022.<\/p>\n

Myers has set a slew of junior world records in the early stages of his career.<\/p>\n

He had high expectations heading into last year’s world championships in Tokyo, but was bitterly disappointed at being run out in the 1500m heats.<\/p>\n

“I’ve switched my mentality to just try and win things because people can’t take those away from you,” he said after the victory on Sunday night (Monday AEDT) in New York.<\/p>\n

“Medals are what we do it for. It’s great that the last three races I’ve done I’ve managed to win them.”<\/p>\n

The previous youngest winner of the Wanamaker Mile was Marty Liquori, who was weeks older than Myers is now when he won the race in 1969.<\/p>\n

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