Cooks Classic 2012

Snell 50th Anniversary
Cooks Gardens, Wanganui . 27 - 28 Jan 2012

Male - Anniversary Mile
Place Race No Name Team Region Time
Open Men
1 66 Will Leer USA 3:58.49 (Minnetonka HS, MN; Pomona Pitzer 2007)
2 124 Nick Willis LOWER 3:58.81 (He won the silver medal in the 1500m at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing with a time of 3:34.16.)
3 16 Hamish Carson SCOTT 3:59.11
4 25 Lee Emmanuel UK 3:59.69
5 49 Malcolm Hicks UNIVC 3:59.87
6 45 Matt Harris UNIVC 4:02.63
7 6 Brandon Bethke USA 4:05.77 (El Toro HS, Lake Forest, CA 2005; Wisconsin 2008; Arizona State 2010)

Lining up against him (Willis) will be his Michigan-based training partners Will Leer and Brandon Bethke (US) and Lee Emmanuel (UK),
http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/news/top-shots-adams-vs-gill/1259579/

World Record
3:54.4 Peter Snell (NZL) Wanganui 27.01.1962
International , Cook's Gardens, 385 yards Grass track, 21.25 Hr:
1. Snell 3:54.4
2. Bruce Tulloh (GBR) 3:59.3
3. Albert Thomas (AUS) 4:03.5
4. Murray Halberg 4:07.2
5. Ernie Cunliffe (USA) 4:14.3 (Claremont HS 1955; Stanford 1960)
6. Shaw 4:14.3
Source: IAAF Progression of World Best

Ernie Cunliffe
Full name: William Ernest "Ernie" Cunliffe
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Weight: 159 lbs (72 kg)
Born: September 2, 1937 (Age 74) in Long Beach, California, United States
Affiliations: Stanford Cardinal, Stanford (USA)
Country: United States
Sport: Athletics
http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/ernie-cunliffe-1.html