Furman junior Cameron Ponder broke the 4 Mile barrier for the mile for the first time in his career running 3:59.34 at the Samford Invitational in Birmingham, Alabama.
He becomes the 12th North Carolina HS Track/XC athlete to break 4 minutes in their careers.
| Rank | Name | PR | Date | High School | HS PR |
| 1 | Craig Engels | 3:51.60 | 6/30/19 | Reagan | 4:03.96 |
| 2 | Tony Waldrop | 3:53.2h | 4/27/74 | Polk County | 4:18.10 |
| 3 | Ryan Hill | 3:55.48 | 8/25/18 | Hickory | 4:13.20 |
| 4 | Jim
Beatty | 3:55.50 | 6/7/63 | Charlotte Central | 4:31.90 |
| 5 | Graham Crawford | 3:56.05 | 5/8/16 | Williams | 4:20.11 |
| 6 | Jack Bolas | 3:57.39 | 8/10/14 | Chapel Hill | 4:04.38x |
| 7 | Jake Hurysz | 3:58.10 | 2/20/16 | Eastern Alamance | 4:06.18 |
| 8 | Isaac Presson | 3:58.67 | 1/6/13 | Asheville | 4:08.46 |
| 9 | Taylor Gilland | 3:58.77 | 2/8/14 | Chapel Hill | 4:10.38 |
| 10 | Dylan Ferris | 3:58.90 | 2/13/10 | East Forsyth | 4:08.10 |
| 11 | 3:59.34i | 1/22/21 | Mt. Tabor | 4:04.24 | |
| 12 | Bobby Mack | 3:59.70 | 5/29/12 | North Forsyth | 4:10.61xi |
Ponder was paced by a teammate early, and ran the last 500m alone and was 10 seconds ahead of the field at the end of the race.
He ranks 11th on the All-Time Boys Mile list currently, but at just 20 years old he's certain to move up throughout the rest of his career.
Ponder ran 4:04.24 to close out his high school career in the Mile which ranks 2nd all-time for North Carolina High School Track.
Ponder's US#1 and NC#2 All-Time Mile at MCDC in 2018
