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Chugiak High School sophomore sprinter Fred Millen III is achieving record-breaking times this spring after recovering from a torn meniscus. He and his relay teams excelled at the Liberty Bell Invitational in Denver, Colorado.
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May 14—Coming off a surgery for a torn meniscus he suffered during this past football season, Chugiak High School sophomore sprinter Fred Millen III couldn't quite start the 2026 track and field season firing on all cylinders.
However, over the past month, he has been posting record-breaking numbers as an individual and as a member of the Mustangs' 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams.
"It was hard to get started but it's been going really well," Millen said. "It was hard getting through that, but I have good team support and coaches who really helped me through that and get to where I am now."
In April, he and his teammates achieved record-breaking performances out of state at the Liberty Bell Invitational in Denver, Colorado.
"We didn't really think we were going to do very good," Millen said. "All the times in the Lower 48 were kind of intimidating at first but we actually went down there and won the meet coming from Alaska."
While state records can only be set at the state meet, Millen recorded the fastest Alaska high school time in history in the 200 with a mark of 21.88 seconds. Additionally, he anchored the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams, which also set the fastest all-time marks with times of 42.61 and 1:28.18.
"He came into the season looking great and has just been getting faster ever since," Chugiak coach Luke Steele said.
To be able to not only represent Alaska on a national stage but also post times never before seen in the state from their age group made the accomplishment even more special.
"It was amazing to go down there and compete with some really good athletes and some really good teams," Millen said.
He takes pride in being the anchor on the Mustangs' relay teams because it shows their faith in his ability to make up for any lost ground and finish strong.
"It's great that they trust me with that after seeing the times I've run," Millen said. "They're all running fast times too. ... We're all up there."
Raising the bar together
Track and field is often viewed as an individual sport. However, through events such as relays and the fact that some of Millen's toughest competition comes from his fellow Mustangs, it feels more like a team sport at Chugiak.
"It's amazing that it's not just me," he said. "I have a really good team around me and they push me through practice so I can continue to improve every week."
Steele commends Millen's fellow sprinters for not only pushing him but also contributing to the program's success overall. Millen is joined on the 4x100 relay team by Elijah Udall, Ahmir Walker and Luke Poland.
"Hats off to all those guys for working hard, and it really is a team effort," he said. "We try to emphasize that at Chugiak especially. It's not just about the individual, we're in this as a team. We're always looking for titles and team success."
Fred Millen set record-breaking times both individually and as part of the Mustangs' 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams.
Fred Millen and his teammates won the Liberty Bell Invitational in Denver, achieving impressive performances against competitors from the Lower 48.
Fred Millen recovered from a torn meniscus he suffered during the previous football season.
Fred Millen credited his team support and coaches for helping him through his recovery and achieving success this season.
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For an athlete like Millen to make a name for himself while helping his teammates do the same means a lot to the coaching staff and team morale.
"It's nice that he's got that time that all these other guys are chasing because he set that standard really high and they're very ambitious to catch up to him," Steele said. "They push each other continually in practice to get sharp, and each rep counts."
Overall, Chugiak is a fairly young team, so Millen and some of his fellow underclassmen are going to be part of the contingent that coaches believe are "pointing the program in the right direction."
"We've had success in the past, and we're just trying to build off of that one step at a time and just get better and better," Steele said.
Over the weekend at the Anchorage Invitational, Millen and his thundering herd sprinted to another meet record time in the 4x200-meter relay race for the second year in a row, topping their own mark from last year.
That team includes Udall, Millen, Walker and Matthew Varney.
Coming a long way in a short amount of time
Millen has been competing in track and field since the eighth grade, starting out because he wanted to try something new.
"I was kind of bored just coming home and doing nothing all day," he said. "One of my friends did track in seventh grade, so I just decided to join him in eighth grade. Obviously, it was a good decision."
His freshman season was one to remember as he helped the Chugiak 4x200 relay team finish first at state and the boys team as whole claim the team championship.
"He had a great freshman year, one of the best freshmen we've ever had and probably one of the best in state history, and he just built on that in the offseason," Steele said.
After being the second-fastest sprinter on the team as a freshman last year, he was determined to claim the top spot this year and kept working hard until he achieved that goal.
"Every day at practice is like the finals at the next meet, so it's great to just have that on our own track every day," Millen said.
Between now, upcoming regions and the state championships, Chugiak's coaches want to see Millen and the other sprinters continue to dial in the "finer points" of their technique.
"We got most of our fitness already in our legs so we're just going to be doing a lot of speed work, block work and make sure our handoffs are really good," Steele said. "Hopefully, we stack up really well when we get on that big stage."
Millen anticipates seeing even stiffer competition at state but remains confident that he and his teammates will prevail.
"I think we'll be able to carry it through and everyone from our team is going to succeed," he said.