The BU Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite is set for Saturday, Feb. 8. The meet will be streamed LIVE on FloTrack and will feature several high-impact storylines that you need to follow.

Per usual, the fields will be loaded with talent, but there is a specific storyline that we're all eager to follow. 

While many of the professionals will be racing at the 2025 Millrose Games, a lone wolf will be attempting to run an all-time mark in the mile at BU. 

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1. Shelby Houlihan Will Return To BU In The Mile

Shelby Houlihan, will make her return to BU and run a sanctioned mile race for the first time in four years, following her ban that came in 2021 as a result of a positive drug test. Last week, she won the 3K at the Razorback Invitational, posting an 8:31.56.

Will Houlihan break 4:20? Only one American woman has run faster than 4:20 over the indoor mile. Elle St. Pierre has done so three times and holds the American record of 4:16.41. 

The American record may not be unfathomable for Houlihan. 

She still holds the American record in the 1,500m of 3:54.99, which she clocked at the 2019 World Championships. That converts roughly to 4:13.79 for a mile. However, that was nearly six years ago, and time does play a factor, whether we like it or not.

Yet, Houlihan proved last week that she is still in tip-top shape, and she has a great chance to become the second American woman to run faster than 4:20 indoors.

2. The Men's 800m Is LOADED

The top heat of the 800m will feature a slew of professional 800m runners.

Leading the entries is Festus Lagat (Under Armour). Last summer, Lagat set a lifetime best over 800m by running 1:44.10. He finished seventh at the Kenyan Olympic Trials last summer in Nairobi as well.

The field will also feature a trio of Brooks Beasts. Brannon Kidder, John Rivera and Isaiah Harris are all entered with seed times in the 1:44's. They're all training partners with Brandon Miller, who will be making a 600m World Record Attempt at the Millrose Games.

But they're looking to win some glory of their own. Kidder and Harris both advanced to the semi-finals at the 2024 US Olympic Trials but they were unable to qualify for the finals. Rivera, a Puerto Rican man, won the PR National Championships.

3. Villanova Duo To Run The 3,000m

The 3,000m fields are loaded yet again, and a familiar duo is set to run the event at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite.

Marco Langon and Liam Murphy are set to represent Villanova in their first 3,000m races of the season. They both came off of All-American races during the cross country seasons before racing the BU Season Opener in December. There, Langon ran a 13:14.11 5,000m and Murphy posted a 13:10.42.

Then, the two ran the mile at the UPenn 10 Elite Meet. They went 1-2, each running 3:54. Langon out-dipped Murphy at the line for the win.

So, what is on the line in the 3,000m? 

Earlier this season, Ethan Strand set the NCAA 3k record with his 7:30.15 at the BU Season Opener. That probably isn't in the cards, but both Villanova Wildcats should break 7:40 with ease. That would slide them up into the NCAA top six in 2025.

But even if they run that fast, there is a chance they don't win the race. The field is littered with professional runners and Jonah Raess (On), owns the top seed at 7:35. He has a 13:07 5,000m personal best and holds the Swiss national records in the indoor and outdoor 3,000m races.

BU Scarlet & White Invite Schedule 2025 (EDT)

Saturday, February 8 - Running Events

• 10:30am Women’s 5k
• 10:50am Men’s 5k
• 11:08am Women’s 60H Prelims
• 11:20am Men’s 60H Prelims
• 11:27am Women’s 60m Prelims
• 11:35am Men’s 60m Prelims
• 11:48am Women’s 800m
• 12:15pm Men’s 800m
• 12:40pm Women’s 60H Final
• 12:43pm Men’s 60H Final
• 12:46pm Women’s 60m Final
• 12:49pm Men’s 60m Final
• 12:55pm Women’s 500m
• 1:05pm Men’s 500m
• 1:15pm Women’s 400m Invite (Top 32 entries WITH BLOCKS, heats of 4)
• 1:30pm Women’s 400m Open (NO BLOCKS)
• 1:38pm Men’s 400m Invite (Top 32 entries WITH BLOCKS, heats of 4)
• 1:48pm Men’s 400m Open (NO BLOCKS)
• 1:55pm Women’s Mile
• 2:30pm Men’s Mile
• 3:10pm Bruce Lehane Alumni Mile
• 3:20pm Women’s 200m Invite (Top 60 entries WITH BLOCKS – heats of 4)
• 3:42pm Women’s 200m Open (NO BLOCKS)
• 3:50pm Men’s 200m Invite (Top 60 entries WITH BLOCKS – heats of 4)
• 4:12pm Men’s 200m Open (NO BLOCKS)
• 4:20pm Women’s 1000m
• 4:35pm Men’s 1000m
• 4:50pm Women’s 3000m
• 5:35pm Men’s 3000m
• 6:30pm Women’s 4x400m
• 6:55pm Men’s 4x400m

Field Events

• 11:00am Men’s Pole Vault, women to follow
• 11:00am Men’s High Jump, women to follow
• 11:00am Women’s Shot Put, men to follow
• 11:00am Women’s Long Jump, men to follow
• TBD Women’s Weight Throw, men to follow (after SP)
• TBD Women’s Triple Jump, men to follow (after LJ)

When Is The BU Scarlet & White Invite 2025?

The 2025 BU Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite is slated to begin at at 10:30 AM ET on Satuday, February 8. The women and men will run in alternating order.

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