A City Miler

It's been 14 years since a PSAL athlete ran in the boys' high school mile at the Millrose Games, so Stuyvesant coach Mark Mendes knows that "this is a big deal."

The big deal is that his star — Konrad Surkont — qualified for the race with a 4:16.31 clocking in the Stanner Games, thus fulfilling his goal for the indoor season.

“It was a huge goal coming into the season,” Surkont told Julian Garcia of the New York Daily News. “It’s a huge, huge meet for any high school distance runner, and I knew it would be a huge deal to do it. But I think if you put your work in, it can happen for you, and it did for me.”

Interestingly, Coach Mendes coached the last PSAL miler at Millrose — Roberto (Pacho) Velez of Hunter College High back in 1998. His latest star, Surkont, is considering Yale, Harvard and Princeton as the next stop in his academic and athletic career.

For the full story from the Daily News, please click here.