John Coghlan Joins Father Eamonn in the Sub 4:00 Miler Club

John Coghlan, Eamonn Coghlan's son who was briefly on Villanova's recruiting radar a few years ago before deciding to stay in Ireland and run at Dublin City University, has run a sub-4:00 mile, running 3:59.32 at the Terrier Classic in Boston. As a result, the father-son Coghlans now join the Browns, Centrowitzes, Keinos and Bairs as the only father-son sub-four minute milers in history. Interestingly, John ran his first sub-4:00 mile at Boston University's track, less than two miles from the track at Harvard University where his father Eamonn recorded his final sub-4:00 mile (at the age of 41).

The father-son sub-4:00 miler duos (with their initial sub-4:00 mile time listed) are:

3:54.16     Kip Keino               08/30/65
3:58.73     Martin Keino            06/04/94


3:58.7      Sam Bair                06/23/67
3:59.72     Sam Bair, Jr.           02/13/10


3:58.8      Barry Brown             05/13/72
3:59.99     Darren Brown            04/05/03


3:59.2      Matt Centrowitz         05/24/75
3:57.92     Matt Centrowitz, Jr.    02/14/09


3:56.2      Eamonn Coghlan          5/10/75
3:59.32     John Coghlan            01/28/12