The Great New York State Meet Preview - Indoors 2023



Girls 3000m

Event Info: 2022 Winner: Karrie Baloga (Cornwall) 9:41.25, State Record: 9:01.81 Meet Record: 9:15.35

State of the Action:  This is one of the deepest fields in history, with 11 girls seeded under 10mins, and more plenty to follow at the State Meet. But despite that depth, Karrie Baloga (Cornwall) stands tall in the field, recently improving her NY #5 All-Time mark to 9:23.80 at the qualifier. The only four names ahead of her include NCAA Champs, Pro Athletes, and a World Champion, and it's plenty good company to be in. Plus, this would be her third State Title in the event in as many attempts. Only Covid prevented four straight.

In a respectable field behind Baloga, the PSAL makes a surprising rise, as Ella Cohen (Hunter College Campus) has the next best seed at 9:55. And not to be forgotten is the XC Regional Champ Lillie Bogdan (Frontier), who is looking at her first banked track of the year.

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