Issue date: 4/12/08 Section: Online Exclusives

Scott Bauhs broke the four-minute mile Saturday, accomplishing something no runner has at Chico State and joining an elite group of about 300 American runners.

Bauhs made the four laps around the track in 3 minutes, 59.81 seconds.

"It was hard," Bauhs said. "If I would have done that at some other meet, just some random meet where they put on a mile, I don't think I would have done it. It took everybody out here."

The previous Chico State record of 4:01 was set in 1971 by Kim Ellison, who came out to support Bauhs as he broke the record.

"It's about time," Ellison said of someone breaking the record. "It could go to no better guy."

Many people came out to see Bauhs attempt to break the four-minute mile. A countdown was heard as...