Top Athletes to Watch At RunningLane Track Championships

* Gabbie Bishop (Providence Academy, Ark.)

Photo: Derrick Dingle/MileSplit NY

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With many competitors fresh off their electric state championships and ready to compete again, the RunningLane Track Championships in Huntsville, Alabama, are going to be can't-miss television.

A year ago, superstars such as Cold Springs' (Ala.) standout Ethan Edgeworth and Delta's (Ind.) Nicki Southerland left scorch marks on the track, and the star-studded fields assembled this year have the chance to blow 2024's historic performances out of the water.

Here are four of the top athletes ready to make some noise under the lights at the 2025 RunningLane Track Championships. 

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Corbin Coombs, Organ Mountain (N.M):

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The soon-to-be Wake Forest Demon Deacon is chasing history on Saturday night, as he's looking to be the 27th high schooler ever to break the coveted 4:00 barrier. Throughout this season, Coombs has proved that he's more than fit enough to accomplish the feat, running 4:01.8 earlier this month at Track Night NYC.

Coombs has also run 1:50.3 and 51.4 in the 800m and 400m, meaning he has the closing speed to dip under 4:00 if that's what it comes down to. 

Unlike some of his competitors, Coombs will toe the line with fresh legs as he chases state and national history. 

Gabbie Bishop, Providence Academy (Ark.):

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Just a few days after committing to the University of Arkansas, the seven-time state champion is chasing some history of her own in Huntsville.  

Bishop is taking on the 3200m and 1600m double, where she's looking to surge past her PBs and head into the rest of the postseason with even more confidence. This spring Bishop has run 10:10 and 4:44, respectively, but both marks were set back in March. On the bright side, Bishop clocked 4:44 at Track Night NYC earlier this month, so it's obvious she's in tremendous form.

Bishop already has one RunningLane title to her name after winning the 2024 RunningLane Cross Country Championships. Only time will tell if she'll head back home with two more. 

Kaden Evans, American Fork (Utah): 

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The American Fork standout is entered in the 3200m and 1600m, and by the looks of it, he's chasing something quick in the longer of the two. 

A year ago, Evans won the eight-lap battle at the 2024 rendition of the RunningLane Track Championships, notching a lifetime best of 8:44.77, which was his second sub-8:50 performance of the year. During his senior campaign, Evans has gone as fast as 8:51, and is coming off of a 9:00 he ran at the UHSAA State Championships last Friday. 

The Oklahoma State commit will circle back on Saturday in the penultimate heat of the mile, where he's hoping to break his 4:08 PB he ran on this track a year ago.

Rowan Saacke, Bridgeland (Texas):

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Similar to Bishop, the Texas standout is tackling both events and has similar aspirations to those of her Arkansas counterpart.  

The junior has not raced since the UIL State Track & Field Championships earlier this month, where she ran 4:53 and 10:05 (PB) en route to a fourth-place finish in the 1600m and a state title in the 3200m. 

Saacke's fastest 1600m performance of the season and her career came at the Damani Gibson Memorial Relays back in February, but she's dipped below 4:50 twice since then, with the most recent occurrence coming from the UIL Region meet just over a month ago. 

The last time Saacke raced against Providence Academy's Gabbie Bishop was at the RunningLane Cross Country Championships, where Bishop came out on top.