NB Nationals Girls Preview From 100m To 5K

Girls 800m

Event Info: Sunday 6/21/2015 - 1:25 PM

State of the Action

At the top end, there is no doubt which matchup we want to see. They've been on a collision course since January. Indoor National Record Holder (for 600m) Kam McIntosh won the 400m at NBNI. Indoor National Record Holder (for soph 1000m) Sammy Watson won the 800m at NBNI. Neither have raced each other flat out since the Armory Invite indoors, and it looks like that drought will end in Greensboro. McIntosh ran away from the 800m field at the NY State Champs this past weekend, dropping her personal best to US #3 of 2:05.63. Sammy Watson ran away from the field in the 400m at the same meet, while doubling back to win the 1500m, no small feat in a State like New York. Who knows what the pair will drive each other to, in pursuit of the title of top Sophomore in the Empire State.

But don't sleep on the rest of the field. Hannah Parker went 2:06.12 last year, and could sneak in the mix, after placing third in the event last year, behind Olivia Baker (now of Stanford) and Raevyn Rogers (now of Oregon, who just went sub-2:00 this past weekend). Also in the mix is Sarah Walker, who dropped a US #4 in Cuba this past weekend. Danae Rivers comes in with US #5, and Ersula Farrow can never be counted out from the event.

Top Athletes - Overall

Event 8  Girls 800 Meter Run Championship
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    National:  1:59.51  6/1/2013    Mary Cain, Bronxville, NY                  
        Meet:  2:02.76  6/16/2007   Chanelle Price, Easton, PA                 
    Freshman:  2:02.40  7/30/1974   Robin Campbell, Eastern, Washington, DC    
   Sophomore:  2:02.29  7/6/1974    Mary Decker, Orange, CA                    
      Junior:  1:59.51  6/1/2013    Mary Cain, Bronxville, NY                  
      Senior:  2:00.07  7/24/1982   Kim Gallagher, Upp Dbln, Ft.Wash PA        
           Name                        Year School                                
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  1   4373 Archer, Lauren                16 Miami, FL                   
  2    610 Arizin, Olivia                17 Media, PA                   
  3   1454 Aveni, Brittany               16 Geneva, OH                  
  4   2366 Banks, Rachel                 16 Chardon, OH                 
  5   1065 Barton, Laurie                16 Clemson, SC                 
  6   5126 Bustamante, Reagan            16 Springfield, VA             
  7   2232 Butler, G'Jasmyne             16 Raleigh, NC                 
  8   3435 Call, Emma                    16 Richmond, VA                
  9   2533 Davre, Camille                17 Milwaukee, WI               
 10   4453 Edwards, Sarah                16 Bellingham, MA              
 11   4549 Ellington, Malia              15 Davidson, NC                
 12   2617 Farrow, Ersula                15 Oak Park, MI                
 13    149 Faust, Caitie                 15 Stone Mountain,             
 14    416 Grams, Meggan                 15 Boonsboro, MD               
 15    282 Greenlee, Ashley              15 Hampton, VA                 
 16   1034 Hackbarth, Michaela           16 Downers Grove, I            
 17    664 Haymore, Karina               17 Las Vegas, NV               
 18   4639 Hurta, Sage                   16 Hamilton, NY                
 19   3881 Jackson, Lauren               16 Atlanta, GA                 
 20    679 Jennings, Alexa               15 centerville, OH             
 21   3692 Lansing, Maryanna             16 Menands, NY                 
 22   4418 Liz, Karina                   16 Aurora, IL                  
 23   2775 Martin, Clare                 17 Newton, MA                  
 24   3676 Martin, Kayla                 17 Shamong, NJ                 
 25   3992 McIntosh, Kamryn              17 Hillburn, NY                
 26   4851 Onque-Shabazz, Amari          16 Plainfield, NJ              
 27    836 Parker, Hannah                15 Nottingham, NH              
 28   4853 Piiru, Chandi                 15 Orange, NJ                  
 29   4412 Ripslinger, Joy               17 Davenport, IA               
 30   5242 Rivers, Danae                 16 Derby, CT                   
 31     33 Schneider, Mikayla            16 Wayne, PA                   
 32   4797 Shupe, Alyssa                 15 Forest, VA                  
 33   3983 Tachinski, Victoria           17 Winnipeg, MB                
 34   1494 Walker, Sarah                 16 Lower Gwynedd, P            
 35   3593 Watson, Sammy                 17 Henrietta, NY               
 36   4365 Zeller, Skye                  16 Cocoa, FL