Who's #1? Girls: Dream Mile & 100m Predictions

Jimmy and Bryan give their top three and darkhorse picks for the girls Dream Mile and Dream 100m happening this Saturday at the adidas Grand Prix in New York City.

The MileSplit National crew takes a swing at trying to predict the top 3 finishers in each of the Dream Mile races. See who we think will be among the best performers in New York on Saturday.

B Miles	JoJo	Jimmy	Bryan	David
Girls Mile	Girls Mile	Girls Mile	Girls Mile	Girls Mile
1. Christina Aragon 4:36.78	1. Christina Aragon 4:37.56	1. Ryen Frazier 4:36.89	1. Hannah Long 4:38.51	1. Hannah Long 4:36.20
2. Hannah Long 4:37.39	2. Ryen Frazier	2. Dani Jones	2. Ryen Frazier 4:39.78	2. Ryen Frazier 4:36.25
3. Ryen Frazier 4:37.58	3. Dani Jones	3. Destiny Collins	3. Christina Aragon 4:40.10	3. Dani Jones 4:36.30
Girls 100	Girls 100	Girls 100	Girls 100	Girls 100
1. Candace Hill 11.25	1. Candace Hill 11.23	1. Teahna Daniels 11.20	1. Candace Hill 11.29	1. Candace Hill 11.16
2. Teahna Daniels 11.34	2. Teahna Daniels	2. Candace Hill	2. Khalifa St. Fort 11.30	2. Teahna Daniels 11.23
3. Khalifa St. Fort 11.35	3. Khalifa St. Fort	3. Khalifa St. Fort	3. Taylor Bennett 11.35	3. Shaniel English 11.30

Explanation of Picks

Girls Mile

"The Expert"	"The Explanation"
B Miles	This is arguably the toughest race to call of the four as there are girls outside of my top three that I think could win. All other races might have only two kids with realistic shots of winning. This race I can count at least five. Feel like Aragon with her 4:16 1500 PR and learning experience from her Prefontaine Classic race when she didn't get in position to make her kick until it was too late will make up for that loss with a win here. Expect the Pre Classic top two finishers Frazier and Jones to be up near front throughout, but think Hannah Long can close well here for second after running a US #1 2:04 800 last week.
Bryan	This one one might come as a surprise to some with Hannah Long winning it all, but I have a reason! Her mile time may not be the fastest in the country like Frazier’s 4:39.84, but if this race gets down to the end and Long is still in the mix her 2:04.23 800m speed is going to carry her to victory.
David	Maybe a little surprise, Long is ready for a big win. She just ran a US#1 800m. The week before she ran 4:40 by herself the day after splitting 2:06. She might not have a national win to her name, but watch for the Stanford commit to come up big this time around. Just like I did in the boys, I like the 1-2 finishers from Pre. Frazier has been arguably the best distance girl this year while Dani Jones was so close in Eugene.

Girls 100m

"The Expert"	"The Explanation"
B Miles	After watching Candace Hill last weekend in person at Great Southwest run two smoking times of 11.15 in 100 and 22.76 in 200, there is no way that she loses this race. The two from Florida in Daniels and St. Fort might start out ahead, but Hill will pull away in the final third of the race to win by a near tenth of a second. Times aren't always the fastest at Icahn Stadium, but predicting Hill will run a new wind legal US #1 best of 11.25. Daniels gets a respectable runner-up for second year in a row.
Bryan	Candace Hill is by far the favorite for me holding the fastest wind legal time in the country at 11:30. She’s almost a tenth of a second faster than the rest of the field. St. Fort is the second fastest in the field with an 11.43. Bennett, is a little bit of a dark horse third pick, but she’s the Texas State Champion in the 100 meters. As we all know Texas is arguably one of the best sprint states in the country. With Bennett’s U.S. No. 12 wind legal time of 11.62, she could sneak into that third spot.
David	Candace Hill was lights out in New Mexico this past week. I like her chances to take the win here as well. Teahna Daniels ran 11.15, slightly above the allowable wind limit, but still, 11.15 is blazing. To add to the intrigue its the same exact time that Hill ran this past weekend at Great Southwest. Lastly, it’s hard not to pick a Jamaican in a sprint race. English comes in with a respectable 11.59 and 23.38, both wind legal. She might not be a big name in the US, but watch for her on Saturday.