5. Milers Qualify for Millrose Games, New Balance Grand Prix
One of my favorite storylines of the indoor track season is following which runners are selected to compete at the season's premiere mile races: the NYRR Millrose Games High School Mile and the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Junior Mile.
Several runners qualified for both over the weekend. Here's an update:
Athlete: Noah Affolder
Year: JR
School: Carthage High School, New York
Qualifier: EmblemHealth Hispanic Games
Time: 4:15.29
Going To: Millrose Games
Athlete: Jessica Drop
Year: SR
School: Coginchaug High School, Connecticut
Qualifier: EmblemHealth Hispanic Games
Time: 4:57.29
Going To: Millrose Games
Athlete: Jack Salisbury
Year: SR
School: La Salle Academy, Rhode Island
Qualifier: Dartmouth Relays
Time: 4:15.33
Going To: New Balance Grand Prix
Athlete: Sammy Watson
Year: JR
School: Rush Henrietta Sperry, New York
Qualifier: Dartmouth Relays
Time: 4:59.84
Going To: New Balance Grand Prix
- jojo