Matt Tegenkamp, the former UW-Madison distance runner who has qualified to compete in the 5,000 meters at the Olympics next month, ran the fastest 1500 meter race ever on Wisconsin soil Tuesday night, beating training partners Jonathon Riley, Chris Solinsky and Sean Quigley in front of approximately 1,000 cheering fans at the McClimon Track.
Tegenkampâ??s time of 3:37.94 falls just three seconds short of his personal best, but beats the previous track record of 3:42.63, set by John Wild of Oklahoma State in 1996.