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Even with a lengthy rain delay, the 2025 New Balance Nationals Outdoor exceeded all expectations.
Highlighted by the unprecedented performance from Natalie Dumas and the continuation of Bullis School's 400m reign, Franklin Field saw a little bit of everything.
Here are five of the top performers from New Balance Nationals Outdoor.
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Quincy Wilson, Bullis School (Md.)Class of 2026
For the last two years, Wilson has dominated the 400m landscape, winning the New Balance Nationals title four times, as well as securing Olympic Gold in the Mixed 4x400m relay.
This past weekend was business as usual for the superstar, as Wilson collected his fourth straight New Balance Nationals 400m title. He clocked 45.37 as he won by just under a second.
Wilson and his fellow Bulldogs finished their weekend just as they always do, by winning the Championship 4x400m in meet record fashion, this time combining for a 3:08.28, as Wilson anchored them home with a 45.40 split.
Class of 2026
She's inevitable.
In one of the greatest performances in high school track and field history, Dumas claimed triple gold in Philadelphia, setting three personal bests across three national titles.
In the 400, she shattered the New Jersey state record with a blazing 51.14, eclipsing the legendary Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and leaving her mark on the all-time lists.
In the 400mH, she capped an undefeated season with a 55.99 - a massive PB and the No. 2 time in state history behind McLaughlin-Levrone. Over her last five races, Dumas had run sub-60 on four separate occasions.
To top it all off, Dumas electrified the crowd as she broke the tape in 2:00.11, making her the fifth-fastest high schooler in history.
If all of that wasn't enough, Dumas threw down one of the fastest 800m performances in high school history, stopping the clock at 2:00.11, moving up to No. 5 of all-time.
Dumas heads into her senior year as the No. 5 all-time high school performer in the 400m, 400mH, and 800m. Paige Sheppard, Union Catholic Reg. (N.J.)
Class of 2027
Despite her being a 4:37 miler heading into NBNO, Sheppard was easily an underdog when going up against experienced and historic upperclassmen. The sophomore executed her race to perfection, matching former national record holder Sadie Engelhardt's (Ventura, Calif.) move on the bell lap before pulling away with 50m to go.
Sheppard broke the tape as the clock read 4:33.67, notching a new meet record, also adding another New Jersey record to her resume.
Sheppard is now the fourth-fastest girl in high school history, and the fastest sophomore ever, surpassing North Rockland's (N.Y.) Katelyn Tuohy (4:33.87)
Herriman Boys Distance
The Utah-based distance power left history in their wake in the 'City of Brotherly Love', winning national titles in the 4x800m and Distance Medley Relay, as well as a runner-up finish in the 4xMile.
On Friday, Jonah Tang, Micah Tang, Tayshaun Ogomo, and Jackson Spencer finished runner-up in 16:59.28, dipping under the previous national record of 17:03.41 set by American Fork (Utah).
On Saturday, the same quartet rewrote the record books, breaking the 4x800m national record and surpassing Long Beach Poly's (Calif.) longstanding record of 7:28.75, set in 2011. Jonah and Micah Tang split 1:54.7 and 1:52.5, while Ogomo and Spencer both went sub-1:50, running 1:48.9 and 1:49.9.
Despite their Friday and Saturday efforts, the Mustangs still had more left in the tank, as Micah Tang, Ogomo, and Spencer joined quarter-miler Zeke Kearney in the DMR.
Comfortably, they won their second national title of the weekend, running 9:50.19, the 16th-best time in high school history.
Zamarii Sanders, Cardinal Newman (Fla.)
Class of 2026
There's a new sheriff in town, and his name is Zamarii Sanders. After winning the 100m and finishing runner-up in the 200m a year ago, Sanders completed the sweep this time around.
On Friday, the junior clocked 10.35 in the 100m final, taking down Ja'Neil Harris and Jake Odey-Jordan, who finished in 10.42 and 10.43 in second and third.
Two days later, Sanders took down defending champion Odey-Jordan, running 20.61 to snag his second title of the weekend.