NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK -- New Balance Nationals Indoor is here and MileSplit's staff is on the ground at The Armory.
Before championship races commence on Friday (first race, the 5K starting at 3:05 p.m.), our staff made a run at confidence picks for the event's key storylines as well as every single championship race in the boys and girls field.
The staff picks were determined by Cory Mull (MileSplit USA), Bryan Deibel (MileSplit USA), Nolan Jez (MileStat), Dan Beck (PennTrackXC) and Kyle Deeken (MileSplit Missouri).
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New Balance Nationals Indoor Confidence Picks
| Cory mull | bryan deibel | nolan jez | dan beck | kyle deeken | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How many national records will be set? | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| How fast will Athing Mu Run the 800? | 2:01.35 - x | 2:00.36 - x | 2:02.36 - x | 2:01.77 - x | 2:03.30 - x |
| What time will Katelyn Tuohy run in the 2-mile? | 9:37.50 - x | 9:30.20 - x | 9:38.00 - x | 9:46.10 - x | 9:43 - x |
| Who breaks more national records: Tuohy or Mu? | Tie | Tie | Tuohy - x | Mu - x | Tuohy - x |
| Does Anna Hall break her pentathlon national record? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No - x |
| Who wins boys 60m? | Micah Williams | Micah Williams | M. Moore - x | Marcellus Moore -x | Lang - x |
| Who wins girls 60m? | Briana Williams | Briana Williams | Briana Williams | Thelma Davies - x | Williams |
| Who wins boys mile? | Nick Foster - x | Nick Foster - x | Jake Renfree | Jake Renfree | Foster - x |
| Does Tamari Davis get beat and by whom? | Yes - x | No | No | No | No |
| Does MileSplit50 No. 1 Ashton Allen go down in the 400m and by whom? | Yes. Justin Robinson | Yes. Justin Robinson | Yes, Justin Robinson | Yes. Justin Robinson FTW | Justin Robinson goes meet record 46.20 |
| How many events (indiv. and relay, girls and boys) does Bullis win? | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
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| boys field | cory mull | bryan deibel | nolan jez | dan beck | kyle deeken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60m | Micah Williams | Micah Williams | Lance Lang | Marcellus Moore | Lance Lang |
| 60mH | Sincere Rhea | Kurt Powdar | Kurt Powdar | Kurt Powdar | Kurt Powdar |
| 200m | Marcellus Moore - x | Marcellus Moore | Mario Heslop | Marcellus Moore | Charles Lewis |
| 400m | Justin Robinson | Justin Robinson | Justin Robinson | Justin Robinson | Justin Robinson |
| 800m | Luis Peralta - x | Alfred Chawonza | Luis Peralta | Alfred Chawonza | Luis Peralta |
| Mile | Foster Malleck - x | Nick Foster | Jake Renfree | Jake Renfree | Nick Foster |
| 2-Mile | Ryan Oosting | Ryan Oosting | Ryan Oosting | Liam Murphy | Devin Hart |
| 5K | Carter Cheeseman | Carter Cheeseman | Carter Cheeseman | Carter Cheeseman | Carter Cheeseman |
| DMR | Arlington (MA) - x | Weddington - x | Arlington (MA) - x | Loudoun Valley | Weddington - x |
| SMR | Bronxville | Bronxville | Bronxville | Bronxville | Bronxville |
| 4xMile | Loudoun Valley | Loudoun Valley | Loudoun Valley | Loudoun Valley | Loudoun Valley |
| SHR | Western Branch - x | Oscar Smith | Oscar Smith | Western Branch - x | Oscar Smith |
| 4x200 | Bullis | Bullis | Bullis | Bullis | Bullis |
| 4x400 | Bullis | Bullis | Bullis | Bullis | Bullis |
| 4x800 | Loudoun Valley | St. Benedicts Prep | St. Benedicts | St. Benedict's Prep | St. Benedict Prep |
| LJ | Erick Haddock - x | Kenneth Wei - x | Eric Haddock - x | Ezra Mellinger - x | Kenneth Wei - x |
| HJ | Trey Allen | Trey Allen | Trey Allen | Trey Allen | Trey Allen |
| TJ | Justin Forde | Justin Forde | Justin Forde | Salif Mane - x | Justin Forde |
| PV | Nathan Stone - x | Max Manson | Max Manson | Max Manson | Max Manson |
| S | Patrick Piperi - x | Aiden Felty | Aiden Felty | Aiden Felty | Patrick Piperi - x |
| W | Trey Knight | Trey Knight | Trey Knight | Trey Knight | Trey Knight |
| Mile RW | Sean Glaze | Samuel Allen - x | Sean Glaze | Carson Johnson - x | Sean Glaze |
| Pent | Yariel Soto - x | Jett Kinder | Yariel Soto - x | Yariel Soto - x | Yariel Soto - x |
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| girls field | cory mull | bryan deibel | nolan jez | dan beck | kyle deeken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60m | Briana Williams | Briana Williams | Thelma Davies | Thelma Davies | Briana Williams |
| 60mH | Shadajah Ballard | Jasmine Jones | S. Ballard | Jasmine Jones | Jasmine Jones |
| 200m | Kayla Davis | Tamari Davis | Tamari Davis | Tamari Davis | Tamari Davis |
| 400m | Kayla Davis | Kimberly Harris | Kayla Davis | Kayla Davis | Kayla Davis |
| 800m | Athing Mu | Athing Mu | Athing Mu | Athing Mu | Athing Mu |
| Mile | Victoria Starcher | Marlee Starliper | Marlee Starliper | Marlee Starliper | Victoria Starcher |
| 2-Mile | Katelyn Tuohy | Katelyn Tuohy | Katelyn Tuohy | Katelyn Tuohy | Katelyn Tuohy |
| 5K | Sophia Reynolds - x | Sophia Reynolds - x | S. Reynolds - x | Sophia Reynolds - x | Grace Nolan - x |
| DMR | N. Rockland | N. Rockland | N. Rockland | FM - x | N. Rockland |
| SMR | Bullis | Bullis | Bullis | Bullis | Bullis A |
| 4xMile | Hilliard Davidson - x | Hilliard Davidson - x | H. Davidson - x | Hilliard Davidson - x | H. Davidson - x |
| SHR | Western Branch | Western Branch | Western Branch | Bullis - x | Western Branch |
| 4x200 | Paul Robeson | Nansemond River | Bullis | Bullis A | Bullis A |
| 4x400 | Bullis School | Bullis School | Bullis | Bullis A | Bullis A |
| 4x800 | Ursuline School | Mount De Sales Academy | Union Catholic | Neumann Goretti | Union Catholic |
| LJ | Morgan Smalls | Morgan Smalls | Lauryn Harris | Lauryn Harris | Morgan Smalls |
| HJ | Morgan Smalls | Morgan Smalls | Morgan Smalls | Anna Hall - x | Nyagoa Bayak - x |
| TJ | Jasmine Moore | Jasmine Moore | Jasmine Moore | Jasmine Moore | Jasmine Moore |
| PV | Gennifer Heralta | Kaeli Thompson | Gen Hirata | Kaeli Thompson | Julia Fixsen |
| S | Cameron Garabian | Cameron Garabian | Morgan Johnson | Keeley Suzenski | Morgan Johnson |
| W | Monique Hardy | Monique Hardy | Monique Hardy | Monique Hardy | Monique Hardy |
| 1-Mile RW | Taylor Ewert | Taylor Ewert | Taylor Ewert | Taylor Ewert | Taylor Ewert |
| Pen | Anna Hall | Anna Hall | Anna Hall | Anna Hall | Anna Hall |