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In April 2017, he set a collegiate record in the 1500 metres that stood until May 2021.
The NCAA 1500m record Kerr held until 2021 was set in April 2018, not April 2017.
Full reasoning
Official University of New Mexico sources show Josh Kerr's NCAA-record 1500m was 3:35.01 on April 20, 2018 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, where UNM wrote that he "raced to the NCAA record" and that his mark broke Sydney Maree's longstanding NCAA record.
UNM's season bio for Kerr also distinguishes his 2017 outdoor breakthrough from the actual NCAA record: it lists 3:35.99 in 2017, saying that time moved him to sixth in NCAA history, while his 2018 Outdoors section lists 3:35.01 at Bryan Clay.
Notre Dame's official bio for Yared Nuguse says Nuguse broke the NCAA 1500m record on May 13, 2021 with 3:34.68, confirming that the record Kerr held until 2021 was the one set in 2018, not 2017.
3 sources
- Kerr Sets NCAA Record, Lobos Shine at Bryan Clay Invite - New Mexico Lobos - Official Athletics Website
April 20, 2018 ... Kerr ... raced to the NCAA record in the 1500-meter run ... clock a spectacular time of 3 minutes, 35.01 seconds that broke Sydney Maree's 36-year-old NCAA record of 3:35.30.
- Josh Kerr - Track & Field 2017-18 - New Mexico Lobos - Official Athletics Website
2017 Outdoors ... winning time of 3:35.99 ... moved him to sixth in NCAA history ... 2018 Outdoors ... set a UNM record and placed first at the Bryan Clay Invitational in the 1500 (3:35.01).
- Yared Nuguse - Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website
Broke the NCAA record in the 1,500m with a time of 3:34.68 in the prelims of the ACC Championships on May 13, 2021 at the Paul Derr Track in Raleigh, North Carolina.