Like previous Stars Mile Nights, the fourth edition of Oklahoma City’s premier twilight track meet was more than just a race. It was a celebration of speed, scholarships, and community spirit presented by the Simon Greiner Track & Field Program. And this year, it was held under the iconic lights of Taft Stadium.
Constructed in 1932 at NW 23rd & May Avenue, the jewel of OKCPS stadium venues is a living, breathing monument to Oklahoma City’s rich athletic heritage, offering a perfect mix of history and hype. And the runners delivered.
A Track Meet with Heart
From wide-eyed elementary schoolers taking their first laps to high schoolers pursuing PRs to pro runners chasing the elusive sub-4:00, the evening celebrated the full arc of Oklahoma City’s running community.
While the elites provided the show-stopping finale, the night belonged to runners of all ages and stages. And thanks to support from the Simon Greiner Program, every OKCPS runner raced for free!
This year’s Mile Night included the following races:
- be bold.Running Elementary 800m
- Arnold & Smith Law Middle School Mile
- OK Runner High School Mile
- Scissortail Running Open Mile
- Simon Greiner Elite Mile
Fast Finishes & Premium Payouts
The night’s premier event, the Simon Greiner Elite Mile, capped off the evening with fireworks on the track. Four runners dipped under the elusive 4-minute mark. It marked the deepest field of sub-4 performances in Stars Mile Night history and stands as proof that Oklahoma City sets the stage for a world-class mile event.
- Sair Salgado, a professional runner for Under Armour Mission Run Dark Sky Distance, set a Mile Night record of 3:58.09.
- Brett Meyer finished close behind at 3:58.8.
- Last year’s winner and first sub-4 finisher, Evert Silva, broke the plane at 3:59.2.
- Dylan Sprecker rounded out the sub-4s with a time of 3:59.5.
Logan Jolly, a professional runner for ASICS America, claimed the fastest women’s time on her way to a Simon Greiner Elite Mile record time of 4:36.26.
Representing Moore High School and be bold.Running, 9th grader Dominic Matthias ran the fastest freshman mile in the nation this year with a 4:12.35.
Bella Nelson, an Owasso High School grad and OSU commit, posted a 4:39.67 for the fastest Oklahoma girls high school mile ever and the second fastest mile by a high school girl in the nation this year.
Salgado and Jolly each received a $1,000 prize for their first-place finishes and an additional $4,000 bonus for setting Mile Night records.
Four Scholarships, Four Futures
While the Simon Greiner Elite Mile was full of record-breaking excitement, the night was life-changing for four standout OKCPS student-athletes.
The Simon Greiner Track & Field Program awarded four $1,000 scholarships, doubling last year’s total and underscoring the night’s deeper purpose: To inspire success through athletics – one student, one coach, and one race at a time.
This year’s Simon Greiner Scholarship recipients were:
- Carlos Lara from Capitol Hill is going to MACU to play soccer and study business administration.
- Crystal Estrada from Capitol Hill is going to OCCC to become a surgical technician.
- Brianna Jones from Douglass is going to OBU to run track, play basketball, and major in criminal justice.
- James Allen from John Marshall is going to Langston to run track and major in agriculture.
Illuminating the Path Ahead
With more speed, more scholarships, and a new venue that brought Oklahoma City’s athletic history into the present, Stars Mile Night 2025 wasn’t just the best Mile Night yet – it set the bar (and reset the pace) for every Mile Night to come.
And if this year proved anything, it’s that the stars in OKC don’t just shine – they fly.