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School: The Webb School (TN)
Year: 2025
2022 Notable Finishes: Defended her TSSAA State Cross Country Championship title; Seventh at Champs South Regional; Fourth at Champs Sports Nationals; 10th at New Balance Nationals Indoor in the two mile; TSSAA state champion in 800m, 1,600m and 3,200m; New Balance Nationals Outdoor two mile champion
Analysis: This past fall, Cheeseman made a statement as she finished all six of her cross country 5K races with sub 17:36 performances. Along the way, she won her third consecutive TSSAA State Cross Country Championship title.
She then was able to finish in the top 10 at the Champs South Regional to qualify for nationals. Cheeseman, currently a junior, put everything together and was able to grab a fourth-place finisher at Champs Sports Nationals with a time of 17:13 for 5K.
At New Balance Nationals Outdoor, she was the champion in the two mile with a U.S. No. 8 time and a new personal best of 10:02. She also set a new mile personal best of 4:44 when she finished seventh at the HOKA Festival of Miles to be U.S. No. 24.
MileSplit50 Girls National Rankings Countdown
RANK | DATE - INDIVIDUAL |
|---|---|
| 25 | Aug. 29 -- Jessica Jazwinski |
| 24 | Aug. 29 -- Mary Bonner Dalton |
| 23 | Aug. 29 -- Ella Hagen |
| 22 | Aug. 29 -- Elizabeth Leachman |
| 21 | Aug. 29 -- Helen Sachs |
| 20 | Aug. 30 -- Andie Aagard |
| 19 | Aug. 31 -- Emily Wisniewski |
| 18 | Sept. 1 -- Sophia Rodriguez |
| 17 | Sept. 2 -- Rachel Forsyth |
| 16 | Sept. 3 -- Isabel Allori |
| 15 | Sept. 4 -- Nicole Humphries |
| 14 | Sept. 5 -- Samantha Humphries |
| 13 | Sept. 6 -- Nicki Southerland |
| 12 | Sept. 7 -- Zariel Macchia |
| 11 | Sept. 8 -- Anna Callahan |
| 10 | Sept. 9 -- Alyssa Sauro |
| 9 | Sept. 10 -- Allie Zealand |
| 8 | Sept. 11 -- Isabel Conde De Frankenberg |
| 7 | Sept. 12 -- Payton Godsey |
| 6 | Sept. 13 -- Jane Hedengren |
| 5 | Sept. 14 -- Hanne Thomsen |
| 4 | Sept. 14 -- Abby Faith Cheeseman |
| 3 | Sept. 14 -- Sadie Engelhardt |
| 2 | Sept. 14 -- Bethany Michalak |
| 1 | Sept. 14 -- Ellie Shea |