Diving Into All 22 Events At The 2026 Brooks PR Invitational

11 of the best runners in the country and some of the fastest in high school history are squaring off in the first event of the 2026 Brooks PR Invitational, the Girls 2-Mile.

In total, nine of the 12 girls entered have seed times under 10:00. The trio of The Lawrenceville School's (N.J.) Blair Bartlett, West Windsor-Plainboro North's Allison Lee, and Barrington's (Ill.) Mia Sirois all have a sub-9:50 seed time, but will be challenged by the likes of Addy Ritzenhein, Gabbie Bishop, Natasza Dudek, Emma Hoffman, Ruby Ihmels, and Chiara Dailey, with the entire group owning seed times between 9:52 and 9:59.

BOYS 2-MILE

Similar to the girls' field, the contingent of boys has a few heavy-hitters that could break the tape on Sunday.

On paper, Coronado's (Colo.) Oliver Horton and Belen Jesuit Prep's (Fla.) Marcelo Mantecon are the only two boys with a sub-8:40 effort to their name, while other household names, including Caden Leonard -Southlake-Carroll, Texas), Yohanes Van Meerten (Flagstaff, Ariz.), and Brooks Barbee (Christ School, N.C.) are looking to continue their stellar seasons.

GIRLS 400M

A year ago, Eastern Regional (N.J.) standout and future Arkansas Razorback Natalie Dumas stopped the clock in Washington, running 52.40.

Less than two weeks later, Dumas made history as she became the 20th high school girl to run sub-52, crossing in 51.14, enough for the No. 5 time in national history.

She's run as fast as 52.14 this spring.

BOYS 400M

After winning the 400m (46.62) a year ago as a true freshman, Servite's (Calif.) Jaelen Hunter is looking to go back-to-back.

However, 2025 third-place finisher and 45.46 quarter-miler Joshua Shelton of Pearland (Texas) is returning, and the fastest high schooler in the nation this spring. 

GIRLS 100mH

From Sickles' (Fla.) Nia Armstrong to Winslow Township's (N.J.) Jasmine Jackson to Tomball's (Texas) Naomi Booker, the eight-athlete field is loaded from top to bottom.

Jackson, who sits at No. 5 in the nation, is the top seed in the field and could challenge for the national lead of 13.11, currently the No. 17 time in prep history.

BOYS 110mH

On one hand, the field is absolutely stacked in all aspects, and any other year it would be a long, carefully considered conversation over who the potential winner is.

But this year, it would be a huge upset if anyone not named "Andrew Jones " crossed the line first.

The Texas A&M signee and Klein Collins (Texas) legend is the 110mH and 300mH national record holder, with both records being set in April.

Jones ran a wind-aided 12.97; having wind at your back in the 110s is actually a disadvantage.

He ran a wind-legal 34.72 in the 300mH and could very well challenge for the 400mH national record over the rest of his outdoor campaign.

GIRLS 800M

There's a new mid-distance force at the high school level, and her name is Paige Sheppard.

It is probably inaccurate to describe the Union Catholic (N.J.) junior as "new," but it's safe to say she is on a new level.

Her SB is a blistering 2:01.84 from the Highlander Twilight Invitational, and she owns a lifetime PB of 2:01.5 from her Brooks PR Invitational title as a sophomore.

The No. 12 performer in high school history is the top dog in the field, but Santiago Corona's (Calif.) Braelyn Combe and in-state foe Oak Knoll's (N.J.) Reagan Moore, who sport SBs of 2:04.52 and 2:05.47, respectively, will push her.

BOYS 800M

In a world where Cooper Lutkenhaus has already shifted into his professional career and won't ever toe the line at the Brooks PR Invitational, this year's field is arguably the best in meet history.

All eight entered athletes sit inside the top 50 on MileSplit's national leaderboard, stretching from Jay McDonald (Summit, Colo.) at No. 8 to Carter Smith (Mifflin County '06, Pa.).

McDonald, Joshua Cooper (Willow Spring, N.C.), Quinn Sullivan niwot (Niwot, Colo.), and Josiah Bowman (Sage Creek, Calif.) are the only four entries inside the top-20 fastest times this season.

In order, McDonald, Cooper, Sullivan, and Bowman have run 1:48.64, 1:48.98, 1:49.08, and 1:49.54, respectively.

Union Catholic's (N.J.) Keandre Kelly and Orem's (Utah) Peter Mecham have run sub-1:50 this spring, clocking 1:49.70 and 1:49.84 at the Arcadia Invitational and the PACS BYU Invitational.

GIRLS 100M

Lily Pierrot isn't just one of the best athletes in the field; she's one of the best athletes in the country.

The Lancaster (Texas) senior ran 11.14w as she won the UIL 6A 100m title, making her the sixth-fastest girl in the country.

Somto Igwilo (Walton, Ga.), Morgan Goode (Parkland Magnet IB, N.C.), and Olivia Kirk (Calabasas, Calif.) are three of the top contenders outside of Pierrot, with the trio posting SBs of 11.58, 11.41, and 11.33w, respectively.

BOYS 100M

Miles Outerbridge (Montverde Academy, Fla.) and Quran Clayton Jr. (Oak Hills, Calif.) are the two favorites heading into the shortest race on the track this weekend.

Outerbridge owns a lifetime best of 10.39w from his trip to New Balance National Outdoors in 2025, while Clayton Jr. has clocked an incredible 10.12w, the 12th-quickest time this spring.

Christian Witcher and Benjamin Harris, a senior and junior out of Conroe Grand Oaks (Texas) and Servite (Calif.), have run 10.26 and 10.14w this season and are due to put together another PB performance and challenge for the win.

GIRLS MILE

To say this field is talented would be an understatement.

Eastlake's (Calif.) Jaelyn Williams, Timpview's (Utah) Lily Alder, and Cardinal Gibbons' (N.C.) Kaitlyn Estep are the top three girls to watch, with Alder being the defending champion from a year ago.

The BYU signee ran 4:37.35 last June and has gone as quickly as 4:38.71 this season.

Estep, who is the fastest girl in the field, ran 4:36.56 at the ASICS Carolina Distance Carnival. She already won the mile and 800m at the RunningLane Track Championships this season and is looking to add another title to her growing resume.

BOYS MILE

Yesterday, Bentonville (Ark.) senior Brian Burns finished third at the HOKA Festival of Miles, running 3:59.70 as he joined the sub-four club in a record-breaking race.

Just as he was in St. Louis, he'll be competing in the midst of a historically fast field, joined by McCallie's (Tenn.) Andrew Beroset, Northfield's (Colo.) Abdinasir Hassan, and Niwot's (Colo.) Rocco Culpepper, who will aim to lower their current PBs of 4:00.68, 4:00.90, and 4:00.37.

The potential is definitely there for more than three boys to run sub-four.