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DCU Student runs sub-4 minute mile

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DCU Student runs sub-4 minute mile

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John Coghlan. Copyright Sportsfile.

DCU student John Coghlan has joined the exclusive club of athletes, which includes his Olympian father, Eamon, to have run a mile under four minutes. Competing in the Terrier Indoor Invitational at Boston University at the weekend, John powered across the finish line in a time of 3:59:32.

John's win bodes well for the Distance Medley Relay in the prestigious Millrose Games in New York on February 11th where he will be joined by fellow DCU athletes, Joe Warne, Brian Gregan and Mark English. The invitation to participate in the Millrose Games is the latest feather in the cap for DCU Athletics Academy as it represents an acknowledgement of the Academy's growing international reputation.

Members of the team competing in the Millrose Games will also be hoping to achieve the Olympic qualification standard in the coming months.