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BOYS
· Sean Dolan SR, Hopewell Valley Central, NJ: The senior from Hopewell Valley is the reigning New Balance Nationals Outdoor champion in the mile and he holds an impressive personal best of 4:08.86. Dolan placed ninth in the mile at Millrose a year ago, and he is an accomplished 800-meter runner, with a personal best of 1:50.74. Dolan has committed to run collegiately at Villanova University and his father is the Director of Track & Field/Cross Country at the University of Pennsylvania.
· Matt Rizzo SR, Bronxville, NY: Rizzo stamped his entry to Millrose by winning the mile at the 25th Hispanic Games in a time of 4:17.32, a personal best. He placed third in the 1,600m at the NYSPHSAA outdoor championships and also has an impressive cross country pedigree, finishing second at the prestigious Manhattan College XC Invitational and winning the Class C state championship.
· Alex Rizzo SR, Bronxville, NY: Rizzo ensured that he will join his twin brother on the Millrose starting line by winning the mile at the New Balance Games in a nearly identical personal best of 4:17.69. He also placed one spot behind his brother at Manhattan and finished third in the 1,000m at last year's NYSPHSAA indoor championships. Rizzo will attend the U.S. Naval Academy next year.
· William Coogan JR, Phillips Exeter Academy, NH: A junior from New Hampshire, Coogan has sliced nearly six seconds off his personal best this winter, running 4:16.04 in December. Coogan has turned heads since the start of his career placing sixth in the freshman division of the mile at New Balance Nationals Indoor two years ago at The Armory. His father Mark Coogan is a former Olympic athlete, and now coaches the New Balance Boston training group, which includes Abbey D'Agostino.
· Jake Renfree JR, Knoxville Catholic, TN: Renfree is the best distance runner in the state of Tennessee, winning state championships in the indoor two mile, outdoor 1600m, and most recently the cross country title. With a personal best of 4:12.13 set at the Brooks PR Invitational, Renfree looks to once again test himself against a national caliber field.
· Tim McInerney SR, Christian Brothers Academy, NJ: McInerney punched his ticket to Millrose the old-fashioned way, defeating a deep field at the NYRR Millrose Games Trials on January 9th with a time of 4:16.01. McInerney comes from a program with an unmatched pedigree for producing distance runners and he will be a threat with his lethal kick and a 1,600m best of 4:10.37.
· Will Baginski SR, Ridgewood, NJ: Baginski finished second at the Millrose Trials behind McInerney with a personal best of 4:16.87, earning him an at-large invite to the main event. The senior placed sixth at the Manhattan XC Invitational this past October. His teammate Camryn Wennersten will compete in the Millrose Girls High School Mile.
· Shea Weilbaker SR, Saratoga Springs, NY: Weilbaker claimed the first automatic Millrose invite of the season by winning the mile at the Coaches Hall of Fame Invitational in a time of 4:19.27. The senior is one of the most credentialed long-distance athletes in the field, winning the NYSPHSAA cross country championship this past November, to go along with his 3,200m titles both indoors and outdoors.
· Sean Ryan SR, Northport, NY: Ryan earned his Millrose bid by finishing second to Matt Rizzo at the Hispanic Games with a personal best of 4:17.93. The senior ran a leg on the runner-up 4x800m relay at the 2018 NYSPHSAA outdoor championship and won the 3200m at this year's Molloy Stanner Games hosted by The Armory.
· Tobias Wolfson JR, Riverdale, NY: An Armory regular, Wolfson participated in every Millrose qualifying event and his persistence paid off at the New Balance Games. Finishing second behind Alex Rizzo, Wolfson ran a personal best of 4:18.04, holding the lead late and doing enough to earn an at-large bid. Wolfson is also the reigning USATF Junior Olympic regional champion in the 800m.
· Sam Affolder SR, Loudoun Valley, VA: Hailing from the same program that has produced outstanding athletes such as professional runner Drew Hunter, Affolder holds a personal best of 4:08.69. He is also a sub-nine minute 3,200m performer and he ran a leg on the winning 4 x 1 mile relay that set the national record of 17:01.82 at New Balance Nationals Indoor at The Armory. Affolder's brother Noah holds the Millrose record of 4:07.24, set in 2017.
· Sam Toolin SR North Kingstown, RI: Toolin holds a mile personal best of 4:13.43 dating back to 2016, which he came close to equaling with a 4:14.53 at Boston University last month. Since then, Toolin has picked up victories at the East Coast Invitational and the URI Rhody Classic. He also placed third at the Rhode Island state cross country championships last November.
· Carter Cheeseman SR, Fort Worth Christian, TX: Cheeseman is the reigning Texas 5A cross country state champion and he went on to finish tenth at the Foot Locker National Championships. On the track, his mile personal best is 4:12.20 and he ran a superb two-mile time of 8:57.33 at the Brooks PR Invitational, while also winning state championships in both events. Cheeseman's father competed in the high school mile at Millrose in 1984.