ERME Valley Harriers’ junior international Will Battershill enjoyed a winning indoor debut in America.

Battershill won the mile race at the Harvard Crimson Elite Meet at the weekend.

The former Ivybridge Community College pupil, who is in his first year studying at Harvard University, produced a storming finish to overtake Connecticut’s Wyatt Million on the home straight and take victory in 4:18.57.

The Crimson Elite Meet attracted 12 teams from around the country to the Gordon Indoor Track.