Simeon Birnbaum won the NCAA 1500m final in 3:36.05, beating second place by 1.13 seconds in a wire-to-wire performance that compressed everyone else in the field into a 4-second window from 2nd through 12th. He pulled away in the first 120 meters of the last 200 and was celebrating with 80 meters still to run. The race confirmed what everyone watching college distance running has been saying for two seasons: Birnbaum is operating on a different level than his NCAA peers. In this video, we break down the race itself — Birnbaum's positioning at the bell, the closing speed, and what executing this cleanly tells us about his fitness — and then get into the bigger question: where does he fit in the US 1500m picture as a professional? FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join

Simeon Birnbaum Dominates The NCAA 1500m Final

Simeon Birnbaum Dominates The NCAA 1500m Final