Hobbs Kessler on Setting H.S. Indoor Mile Record In the last two years, Kessler has progressed at rapid speed. In 2019, his fastest time over 1600 meters was 4:24.

Hobbs Kessler of Ann Arbor Skyline wins the 1600-meter run during the 2021 MHSAA Division track and field state finals at East Kentwood High School in Kentwood, on Saturday, June 5, 2021.

Hobbs Kessler wins a heat in the men's 1500-meter run during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Friday, June 21, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) AP AP ...

Ann Arbor Skyline's Hobbs Kessler is the best high school distance runner in the country. But you may be surprised by his first sports love.

Hobbs Kessler was not going to be denied on Saturday evening. The 21-year-old star stormed to the win at the USATF Indoor Championships, winning his first-ever U.S. title in the men's 3,000m.

In March, Kessler set a national high school record for the indoor mile (3:57.66); he entered this meet hoping to become the first Michigan high schooler to break 4 minutes in the 1,600 meters.

It’s been one heck of a week for Ann Arbor Skyline senior Hobbs Kessler. The 17-year-old runner broke the national indoor high school mile record with a time of 3:57.66 in Fayetteville, Arkansas ...

The previous record of 3:57.66 was set in 2021 by Paris Olympian Hobbs Kessler, ... it looks like Washington's claim that Seattle is Mile City will continue to hold plenty of merit.

Ann Arbor's Hobbs Kessler and Grand Blanc's Grant Fisher each qualified in a second event Sunday night, with Fisher winning the men's 5,000 meters (13:08.85) and Kessler finishing second in the ...