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GIRLS
· Katelyn Tuohy JR, North Rockland, NY: Tuohy is arguably the greatest female high school cross country runner in history, having won Nike Cross Nationals two years in a row, while resetting course records. She is extremely accomplished on the track as well, holding national records in the indoor 5000m and outdoor mile, with a personal best of 4:33.87 in the latter event. Tuohy is fresh off Saturday's national high school indoor record performance in the Dr. Sander Invitational Women's 3,000m, with a time of 9:01.81. Tuohy enters the NYRR Millrose Games as the solid favorite, but she finished a surprising fourth in last year's Millrose mile, the only high school distance race she's lost in the last two years. She will look to gain redemption after blowing away the field at the NYRR Millrose Trials with a time of 4:39.15.
· Marlee Starliper JR, Northern, PA: Starliper made quite the early season statement at the Coaches Hall of Fame Invitational in December, running a time of 4:47.21 to comfortably qualify for Millrose. Her personal best of 4:43.49 is the second best in the field, and it won her a Pennsylvania indoor state championship, shortly after she placed third at Millrose one year ago. Her other accomplishments include a victory at the prestigious Penn Relays and a runner-up finish at the Foot Locker Northeast XC Regional.
· Sarah Trainor JR, Franklin D. Roosevelt, NY: Trainor outlasted a deep field to place second behind Tuohy at the NYRR Millrose Games Trials in a personal best of 4:52.65, which was enough to qualify her for the main event. Trainor is a steeplechase specialist outdoors, placing third in the state and second at New Balance Nationals Outdoor in 2018.
· Lily Flynn SR, Ursuline, NY: Flynn qualified for Millrose by placing second behind Starliper at Hall of Fame with an impressive 4:54.21 timestamp. She has used that performance as a springboard to a remarkable indoor season so far, running personal bests in both the 800m and 3,000m, both of which were winning efforts. With a mile personal best of 4:48.26, Flynn's stellar range makes her an athlete to watch. Flynn's sister Anna placed fifth at Millrose in 2015.
· Lauryn Heskin SO, Marymount, NY: A local athlete hailing from New York City, Heskin qualified for Millrose by winning the 25th Hispanic Games with an indoor best of 5:02.68. This victory followed consecutive third-place efforts at Hall of Fame and the Marine Corps Holiday Classic. Only a sophomore, Heskin looks to be a factor on the distance scene for years to come.
· Isabelle Goldstein JR, Germantown, PA: After coming up short on three prior occasions, Goldsteing punched her ticket to Millrose with a big personal best of 4:56.33 at the New Balance Games. Goldstein is the 2018 PAISAA champion in the 3,200m, and her sister Abbe won the Millrose mile in 2017.
· Camryn Wennersten FR, Ridgewood, NJ: Wennersten placed third at the Millrose Trials behind Tuohy and Trainor, running a personal best of 4:58.44 to claim an at-large qualifying spot. The freshman is the youngest athlete in the field and her teammate Will Baginski will compete in the boys' race at Millrose.
· Jessica Schneider SR, Notre Dame, PA: Schneider placed third at the Hispanic Games, and her personal best of 4:56.40 ten days later at the DELCO championships was enough to earn an invite. Schneider placed third in the mile at the 2018 New Balance Nationals Outdoor and fifth at the state indoor championships.
· Taryn Parks JR, Greencastle Atrim, PA: Parks ran her personal best of 4:45.81 in 2017 to win a Pennsylvania outdoor state championship. More recently, she proved her fitness by winning the prestigious Virginia Showcase, earning her a Millrose invite. Parks also finished second at the state cross country championships and sixth in last year's mile at New Balance Nationals Indoor.
· Victoria Patterson JR, Deerfield, MA: Patterson placed third at this month's Dartmouth Relays, running a personal best of 4:57.68, which was her first time breaking the five-minute barrier. She is also the reigning NEPSTA champion in the 1,500m.
· Victoria Starcher JR, WV Flyers, WV: Starcher placed second at last year's edition of New Balance Nationals Indoor with a personal best of 4:46.32. She went on to sweep the West Virginia state championships outdoors, winning titles in the 800m, 1,600m, and 3200m. With tremendous range and championship experience, Starcher is sure to be a contender.
· Claire Walters JR, Fayetteville-Manlius, NY: Despite sporting a relatively modest personal best of 5:02.14, Walters' 1,500m PB of 4:34.91 set this past December suggests that she is capable of running significantly faster. The senior is most accomplished on the cross country course, placing fifth at each of the past two editions of Nike Cross Nationals to play a starring role in F-M's incomparable XC dynasty.
· Phoebe White JR, Fayetteville-Manlius, NY: White's 1,500m personal best of 4:36.92 figures to put her right in the mix along with her teammate Walters. White displays excellent range, as she holds a PB of 2:11.39 in the 800m, while also contributing to her program's cross country success.
· Kelsey Chmiel SR, Saratoga Springs, NY: Chmiel has established herself as perhaps the second-best cross country runner in the nation, finishing second behind Tuohy at Nike Cross Nationals in both 2017 and 2018. On the track, Chmiel ran her mile personal best of 4:44.55 at Millrose a year ago to place second and defeat Tuohy in the process. She is also a sub-ten minute 3,200m performer, making her one of the most accomplished athletes in the field.
· Taylor Ewert JR, Beavercreek, OH: Ewert holds a personal best of 5:00.22, but her true talents are in the racewalk, where she is the USATF junior champion and already one of the best competitors in the country at any level. Ewert has rewritten the junior racewalk record book over the past couple years and she will compete in the professional mile racewalk at Millrose in addition to running the high school mile.