COLLEGIATE RECORD: Athing Mu Demolishes Outdoor 800 Best

It was only a matter of time.

Or, as we know now, just 1 minute, 57.73 seconds.

Athing Mu of Texas A&M absolutely demolished the collegiate outdoor record in the Women’s 800 Meters on Saturday night at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas. Mu went 1:57.73 to outpace a talented field by three full seconds and take 1.37 seconds off the former collegiate record held by 2017 The Bowerman winner Raevyn Rogers.

Mu also became the 10th-fastest American woman in history.