MONROE - Before Darlington sophomore Tyson Miehe's race in the 1,600 meters in the TFA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Monroe Athletic Director Dave Hirsbrunner offered some help.
"He gave me the spikes because he thought it would help me run faster," Miehe said of the race at the UW-Whitewater earlier this month.
Miehe screwed the spikes into his track shoes and the gift paid instant dividends, as he finished sixth in the 1,600 with a school-record time of 4 minutes, 27.33 seconds. The mark broke Hirsbrunner's 25-year old record in the 1,600 of 4:28.2, set in 1987.
"Ultimately, the record was going to be broken," said Hirsbrunner, who was the head track coach in Monroe for 16 years and remains the boys cross country coach.
"If anyone was going to break that record, I'm glad it was the son of my track coach (Arnie Miehe). I think a kid of that caliber could have run without spikes in his shoes and he still could have got it. I'm just so excited to see the success he is having. I hope he just shatters (the record)."
Miehe, the WIAA Division 3 state cross country champ in the fall, was excited to break Hirsbrunner's record on the track.
"It's really special," Miehe said. "It's a 25-year-old record. I didn't run my best, but I was able to break the record."
Miehe expects to improve his time and looks forward to racing against another marquee area 1,600 runner in Sugar River's Ryan McCoy.
"We kind of know each other's strategy," Miehe said. "When we race each other, we lock horns."
"He gave me the spikes because he thought it would help me run faster," Miehe said of the race at the UW-Whitewater earlier this month.
Miehe screwed the spikes into his track shoes and the gift paid instant dividends, as he finished sixth in the 1,600 with a school-record time of 4 minutes, 27.33 seconds. The mark broke Hirsbrunner's 25-year old record in the 1,600 of 4:28.2, set in 1987.
"Ultimately, the record was going to be broken," said Hirsbrunner, who was the head track coach in Monroe for 16 years and remains the boys cross country coach.
"If anyone was going to break that record, I'm glad it was the son of my track coach (Arnie Miehe). I think a kid of that caliber could have run without spikes in his shoes and he still could have got it. I'm just so excited to see the success he is having. I hope he just shatters (the record)."
Miehe, the WIAA Division 3 state cross country champ in the fall, was excited to break Hirsbrunner's record on the track.
"It's really special," Miehe said. "It's a 25-year-old record. I didn't run my best, but I was able to break the record."
Miehe expects to improve his time and looks forward to racing against another marquee area 1,600 runner in Sugar River's Ryan McCoy.
"We kind of know each other's strategy," Miehe said. "When we race each other, we lock horns."
