The Miles' Lists: 1600 Meter Relay

In this week's final installment of the Miles' Lists -- Tim and Bill Miles' compilation of the top Minnesota boys high school track and field performances from 2009 and all-time -- we list the state's top 4 x 400 meter relays teams.

The Zach Mellon-led Buffalo Bison top the 2009 list with their state title-winning mark of 3:21.76. With the effort, Buffalo also sealed its first MSHSL Class AA team title.


1600 METER RELAY

2009 BESTS
3:21.76 Buffalo
3:21.92 Rosemount
3:22.46 White Bear Lake
3:23.42 Eden Prairie
3:23.95 Austin
3:24.05 Hopkins
3:24.12 Lanesboro/Fillmore Central
3:24.23 Chaska
3:24.96 Fridley
3:25.22 Robbinsdale Armstrong
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3:25.44 Minneapolis South
3:26.09 Forest Lake
3:26.10 Woodbury
3:26.47 Meadow Creek Christian
3:26.52 Chatfield
3:26.57 Eagan
3:26.65 Minnetonka
3:26.71 Stillwater
3:27.20 Roseville
3:27.21 Sauk Rapids-Rice
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3:27.27 Maple Grove
3:27.39 Edina
3:27.55 Tartan
3:27.70 Worthington
3:27.79 Morris Area
3:27.80 Winona
3:28.26 Park Center
3:28.52 Centennial
3:28.53 Wayzata
3:28.85 New Prauge
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3:29.07 Farmington
3:29.16 Andover
3:29.19 Osseo
3:29.35 St. Croix Lutheran
3:29.47 Blaine
3:29.48 Glencoe-Silver Lake
3:29.59 Schaeffer Academy
3:29.49 Burnsville
3:29.75 Richfield
3:30.03 Delano
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3:30.07 St. Cloud Tech
3:30.09 Simley
3:30.14 Faribault
3:30.56 Bloomington Jefferson
3:30.57 Minnesota Valley Lutheran
3:30.57 Benson/Kerkhove-Murdock-Sunburg
3:30.71 Grand Rapids
3:30.76 Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony
3:30.80 Rogers
3:30.87 Minneapolis Southwest
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3:31.15 Mahtomedi
3:31.29 Robbinsdale Cooper
3:31.56 Hills-Beaver Creek/Ellsworth/Edgerton
3:31.7 United South Central/Alden-Conger
3:31.96 Shakopee
3:32.04 Mounds View
3:32.05 Park
3:32.18 Pequot Lakes
3:32.53 Moorhead
3:32.64 Coon Rapids
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3:32.74 Plainview-Elgin-Millville
3:32.81 Kasson-Mantorville
3:32.83 Albert Lea
3:32.98 New Life Academy
3:33.09 Mankato East
3:33.11 Eastview
3:33.15 Stewartville
3:33.20 Eastview
3:33.33 Marshall
3:33.35 Prior Lake
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3:33.40 Fairmont
3:33.46 Foley
3:33.46 Sauk Centre
3:33.58 Brainerd
3:33.78 Sartell-St. Stephen
3:33.79 Lakeville North
3:33.98 Mankato West
3:34.11 Roseau
3:34.18 Braham
3:34.59 Holy Family Catholic
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2009 STATE MEET CLASS AA
1 Buffalo (Timothy Ernster, Kaleb Stevens,
Taylor Vick, Zachary Mellon) 3:21.76
2 Rosemount 3:21.92
3 White Bear Lake Area 3:22.46
4 Austin 3:25.07
5 Sauk Rapids-Rice 3:27.21
6 Chaska 3:29.69
7 Hopkins 3:30.80
8 Forest Lake 3:32.19

2009 STATE MEET CLASS A
1 Meadow CreekChristian (Jason Budish,
Josh Franzen, Ben Ness, Grant Fritz) 3:26.47
2 Chatfield 3:26.56
3 Lanesboro/FillmoreCen 3:28.33
4 Minn Valley Lutheran 3:30.57
5 Worthington 3:31.10
6 St Croix Lutheran 3:31.79
7 Morris Area 3:32.24
8 Schaeffer Academy 3:32.61

1600 METER RELAY ALL TIME BESTS
3:14.47 Mounds View 2007
3:16.89 Stillwater 1997
3:18.67 Woodbury 2004
3:18.5 Edina 1968 (3:19.8y)
3:18.77 Woodbury 2008
3:18.81 Mounds View 2005
3:18.88 Hopkins 2001
3:18.9 Edina 1969 (3:20.2y)
3:19.22 Buffalo 2008
3:19.44 Apple Valley 1999
[10]
3:19.2 Moorhead 1971 (3:20.5y)
3:19.45 Coon Rapids 2001
3:19.47 Rosemount 2008
3:19.4 Alex. Ramsey 1968 (3:20.7y)
3:19.5 Bloom Kennedy 1971 (3:20.8y)
3:19.79 Mounds View 1999
3:19.84 Apple Valley 2001
3:20.00 Buffalo 2006
3:20.08 Fairmont 1984
3:19.9 White Bear Lake 1971 (3:21.2y)
[20]
3:20.19 Stillwater Area 1998
3:20.24 Apple Valley 1992
3:20.49 Stillwater Area 2000
3:20.60 Wayzata 2002
3:20.62 Robbinsdale Armstrong 2002
3:20.4 Armstrong 1978 (3:21.7y)
3:20.64 St Michael-Albertville 1999
3:20.67 Robbinsdale Cooper 2006
3:20.71 Moorhead 1993
3:20.77 Minnetonka 1996
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3:20.6 Rochester JM 1974 (3:21.9y)
3:20.6 Wayzata 1978 (3:21.9y)
3:20.6 Wayzata 1981
3:20.87 Park 1985
3:20.96 Mounds View 2000
3:21.01 Stillwater Area 1999
3:20.8 Edina 1966 (3:22.1y)
3:20.8 Moorhead 1973 (3:22.1y)
3:21.05 Mankato West 2008
3:21.11 Burnsville 2008
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3:20.9 White Bear Lake 1970 (3:22.2y)
3:20.9 Albert Lea 1976 (3:22.2y)
3:21.1 Edina 1965 (3:22.4y)
3:21.38 Bloom Jefferson 1999
3:21.40 Mounds View 2001
3:21.2 White Bear Lake 1966 (3:22.5y)
3:21.2 Rochester JM 1969 (3:22.5y)
3:21.2 Owatonna 1974 (3:22.5y)
3:21.2 Mounds View 1987
3:21.3 White Bear Mariner 1974 (3:22.6y)
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3:21.54 Hopkins 2007
3:21.55 Apple Valley 1989
3:21.65 Stillwater 1996
3:21.5 Mounds View 1977 (3:22.8y)
3:21.76 Minnetonka 1985
3:21.76 Buffalo 2009
3:21.82 Owatonna 1981
3:21.6 Armstrong 1979 (3:22.9y)
3:21.84 Tartan 2007
3:21.88 Eagan 2006
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3:21.91 Irondale 1992
3:21.92 Rosemount 2009
3:21.93 Burnsville 2000
3:21.7 White Bear Lake 1967 (3:23.0y)
3:21.7 Mankato 1968 (3:23.0y)
3:21.7 Edina East 1974 (3:23.0y)
3:21.97 Minnetonka 1989
3:21.97 Alexandria 2005
3:21.8 St Louis Park 1971 (3:23.1y)
3:21.8 Moorhead 1972 (3:23.1y)
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3:22.08 Albert Lea 1988
3:22.20 White Bear Lake 1985
3:22.20 Rochester Mayo 2002
3:22.0 Moorhead 1980
3:22.0 Red Wing 1976 (3:23.3y)
3:22.0 Eden Prairie 1978 (3:23.3y)
3:22.0 Wayzata 1979 (3:23.3y)
3:22.27 Irondale 1989
3:22.27 Fridley 2008
3:22.29 Eastview 2005
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3:22.31 Burnsville 2001
3:22.33 Mounds View 2006
3:22.1 Rochester JM 1971 (3:23.4y)
3:22.2 Stillwater 1977 (3:23.5y)
3:22.2 Albert Lea 1977 (3:23.5y)
3:22.2 Wayzata 1980
3:22.46 White Bear Lake 2009
3:22.50 St Francis 1989
3:22.3 White Bear Mariner 1975 (3:23.6y)
3:22.54 Woodbury 2006
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3:22.55 Minnetonka 1988
3:22.55 Anoka 2006
3:22.59 Edina 1999
3:22.62 LeCenter/Cleveland 1997
3:22.4 St Louis Park 1967 (3:23.7y)
3:22.4 Mankato 1968 (3:23.7y)
3:22.4 Edina 1971 (3:23.7y)
3:22.4 White Bear Lake 1978 (3:23.7y)
3:22.4 Blaine 1984
3:22.70 Apple Valley 2008
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