Penn graduate Sam Burley ran the third leg of an American record-setting 4x800m relay in Brussels, Belgium on Aug. 25.
Burley represented the United States at the Memorial Van Damme meet and broke the world record of 7:03.89 and the U.S. record of 7:06.5. But he and his team never officially held the world record - the Kenyan team ran a time of 7:02.43 and now owns the record. The United States finished a full 3.3 seconds before third-place finisher Benelux.
The track-and-field standout and Cheyenne, Wyo.-native ran his leg of the race in 1:46.02 and competed alongside USA Track and Field members Khadevis Robinson, Jebreh Harris and David Krummenacker.
