Most Improved Girls 1,600m Times from Last Season

Jan 20, 2026

This content requires a MileSplit Pro plan.
Join Now and select any plan for instant access!

MileSplit Pro Join Now

The 2026 indoor track season is in full swing and athletes across the country are logging faster times than ever before.

This week, Milesplit takes a look at some of last season's fastest runners in the 1,600m and how much they have improved over the last year.

NOTE: Athletes who were not in the top 2,000 in their event last season and have not improved their times year-over-year were not included.

ATHLETE	2025	2026	DIFFERENCE
Kaleigh McHale - Middle Creek	5:32.35	5:01.91	30.44
Lexie Mizzone - Voorhees HS	5:40.24	5:11.26	28.98
Sophia Finlan - Lake Braddock	5:37.52	5:10.77	26.75
Matea Moreno - South County High School	5:42.33	5:15.96	26.37
Addison Caudill - Licking Hts.	5:26.39	5:00.11	26.28
Carolynn Main - JP McCaskey 03	5:27.57	5:03.81	23.76
Jaidyn Buday - McLean	5:18.73	4:55.07	23.66
El McMahan - Breen Track Club	5:16.92	4:53.56	23.36
Kaitlyn Barnes - Cy-Fair Running Ravens	5:38.97	5:16.15	22.82
Ava Lingen - Hauppauge	5:41.62	5:19.26	22.36
Sabrina Brennan - Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School	5:38.44	5:16.32	22.12
Penny Gr...