Division: 15-16 Female
Athletes: Tia Taylor, India Turk, Athing Mu
Skinny: Mu is already a star in her own right, having thrown down a 2:04.51 at New Balance Nationals in the 800m, a US No. 1 for sophomores. And consider the history behind that. That time is faster than Caitlin Collier's best sophomore effort in 2016--the Stanford recruit ran 2:04.89 as a sophomore--and is a little less than a second away from Sammy Watson's 2:03.54 from her own sophomore campaign--though that time came at the IAAF World Youth Championships. Mu is an elite athlete who could cut even more time at Club Nationals, not to mention at the AAU Junior Olympics. And guess what? She could potentially drop a sub-54 time in the 400m as well. Her PR is 54.12 seconds.
In the sprints, Taylor is looking to perform up to her expectations as well. The Saint Basil Academy (PA) sophomore has PRs of 14.48 in the 100mH and 18-8 in the long jump. Turk, meanwhile, registered the fifth best sophomore triple jump in 2018, scoring a mark of 40-feet. She's marked a wind-legal 40-1 (+0.9) from the Georgia state championships in May, and also owns a best of 41-0.75 from a meet in March. No other athlete in her age bracket has managed a jump over 40 feet.