Newbury Park boys’ runners chasing history at indoor meet

If you want to run fast, forget about setting goals based on times. “That mindset has really evolved and developed over these last three to four years,” said senior Colin Sahlman, Newbury Park’s top runner. A lot of that comes down to the hard workouts we do in training that prepare us well for races.” Lex Young and his twin brother, Leo, and Colin Sahlman and his junior brother Aaron, will comprise the Newbury Park foursome that is expected to obliterate the national high school indoor record of 17:01.81 in the four-mile relay — set by Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Virginia, in 2019 — in the New Balance meet. It’s a much better mentality.” Nico, the older brother of Leo and Lex, was an incoming 5-foot, 100-pound freshman who had run a good — but not great — 5:02 in the 1,600 as an eighth grader when Brosnan took over the Newbury Park boys’ cross-country program in 2016. “It’s really crazy that some people are saying Newbury Park is the best high school team, ever, regardless of sport,” he said, adding it’s “really special because we’re going to be talked about for a long time.” One of the most impressive things about the Newbury Park program is its relative youth.