The Scoop: Powerhouse Relay Programs Revving Up and Don't Sleep On This Junior


3. Don't Forget About Alahna Sabbakhan In The DMV

There's been a lot of press about Bullis School as of late. The Maryland-based program has rightfully received a lot of kudos for their weekly ventures on the track.

But as a result, another sprinter in the DMV has gone a little under the radar.

St. John's College (DC) School's Alahna Sabbakhan was one of the nation's top sprint prospects a year ago, but up until the Dr. Sander Invitational on Saturday, the junior hadn't exploded like most of Bullis' sprinters. 

Don't sleep on Sabbakhan anymore. 

On Saturday, she went a new US No. 1 time of 1:31.80 in the 600m at the Armory in New York City, finishing second to Canadian prospect Aurora Rynda, who scored a time of 1:30.69. 

Generally, that effort would stack up in most years as a top three performance, but it also gives insight into Sabbakhan's versatility. She's gone 41.98 in the 300m, a US No. 8 mark of 1:15.22 in the 500m and a US No. 21 time of 2:16.29 in the 800m. 

It remains to be seen how Sabbakhan will fare in the 200m and 400m this postseason, but the junior certainly is starting to break through. 

PLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTWINDH#
1Aurora RyndaLawrence Park CI1:30.691
2Alahna Sabbakhan11St. John's College High School1:31.891
3Paris Peoples12Benjamin N. Cardozo High1:33.521
4Nikki Merrill11Portsmouth High School1:33.571
5Ellen Byrnes12Sacred Heart Academy1:35.401
6Ariana Wright9Bullis School1:35.791
7Nia Frederick10Bullis School1:44.981