Girls distance
Katie Rainsberger. Photo via Image of Sport.
Best matchups: Courtney Wayment, Aubrey Argyle, McKenna Lee, Olivia Hoj, Sara Musselman, Whitney Rich all in the 1600
This is basically a preview of the Utah state meet. Wayment, Rich, Musselman, and Hoj were all in the top 11 at NXN Southwest, while Lee and Hoj qualified for Foot Locker. Argyle, Wayment, and Musselman are the top three returners from the Utah state 1600.
Here's a quick rundown of their PRs:
Wayment 4:59 mile
Argyle 4:57 1600
Musselman 5:03 1600
Hoj 5:13 1600
Rich 5:05 mile
Lee 5:09 1600
Other studs: Katie Rainsberger (US #2 in 800)
It feels unfair to put the reigning (uh, rain-ing) NXN champion and US #2 in her event in the "others" bucket, but she's by far the best American in the field. Hopefully she'll do battle with some of the Canadians entered.
Schedule (all times Mountain):
8:55 PM Thursday 1600 prelims
2:50 PM Friday 800 prelims
1:55 PM Saturday 1600 final
2:28 PM Saturday 800 final