Athlete: Rachel McArthur
Year: 2017
School: Patriot, VA
Analysis: Rachel McArthur has one of the greatest ranges on the track in the Class of 2017, as she owns PBs of 2:06.55 for 800m, 4:45.72 for the mile and 10:19.91 for 3200m. A partial tear in her quadricep hindered her 2015 cross country campaign, though she still managed to place fifth at NXN SE Regional and 41st at NXN. As a sophomore in 2014, McArthur won the Virginia state championship and NXN SE Regional ahead of local rival Kate Murphy before finishing 25th at NXN.