American Record
The United States Blue Team of Chris Lukezic in 2:51.7 (1,200 meters), James Carter in 45.6 (400 meters), Khadevis Robinson in 1:44.5 (800 meters), and Bernard Lagat in 3:53.8 (1,600 meters) set the Outdoor American Record of 9:15.63 at the Penn Relays on April, 29th 2006 as well, finishing second to the Kenyan World Record team.
The Oregon Track Club team of Nick Symmonds (1,200 meters), Matt Scherer (400), Tyler Mulder (800) and Will Leer (1,600) currently have the American indoor record with a time of 9:21.77. This record was set on February 12, 2010, at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Washington.
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