Provo 7th grader runs fastest 1,600 meters in U.S. middle school history

  • Angelina Alder, 12, of Provo, ran a 4:47.93 mile at the Olympic Oval in Kearns.
  • It is the fastest-ever recorded mile for a U.S. middle school girl.
  • Her coaches credit visualization, healthy training and strong family running lineage for success.

KEARNS — The average time a 12-year-old girl takes to run a mile hovers right around 9 to 11 minutes.

But not 12-year-old Angelina Alder.

Last weekend, Angelina ran the distance in 4:47.93, setting the fastest time ever by a middle school girl in U.S. history…

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