January 20, 2007, New York, NY - Alan Webb, who ran the only sub 4-minute indoor mile ever by a high school athlete exactly six years ago today, returned to the 12th annual New Balance Games at the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory Saturday, January 20, 2007. Webb ran his personal best indoors and won with a time of 3:56.70.

Competing in a strong international field in the Elite Men's Mile, Webb outran Kenyan Eliud Njubi (3:58.64), Adrian Blinco (4:00.21) and 2003 New Balance Games champion Jamie Thie of Wales (4:01.66).

"I was excited to run my personal indoor best in this facility," said Webb. "Everyone in the building knew my history here. I knew Eliud (Njubi) was right there and that I needed a really good kick. I ran 3:59 last week and I'm moving in the right direction for when I run at the Millrose Games February 2nd."

In 2001, as a senior from South Lakes High School in Reston, Va., Webb became the first American prep runner to break the four-minute mark for the indoor mile on Saturday, January 20, 2001, at the New Balance Games. Webb finished the race with a time of 3:59.86 to smash the scholastic indoor mark of 4:02.70 set by Thom Hunt in 1976.

By crossing the finish line in less than four minutes, Webb became only the fourth U.S. high schooler to achieve the feat. The other three, Jim Ryun, Tim Danielson and Marty Liquori, all accomplished the mark in outdoor races. Liquori was the last American high school athlete to break four-minute mark, doing it in 1967.