Athlete: Tiahna Vladic
Year: 2019
School: Billings Senior, MT
Analysis: You may be familiar with Tiahna Vladic's super star teammate - one Christina Aragon, who clocked a PB of 4:08 for 1500m, competed at the Olympic Trials and won Team USA's first-ever junior level world medal in the 1500m.
But Aragon actually finished behind her freshman teammate at NXN as the young speedster placed 23rd overall at the Glendoveer Golf Course. Vladic broke 18 minutes in all of her races last fall, including a PB of 17:08.30 for three miles to finish third at the Montana state meet. Her freshman track season saw her nab two third-place finishes at the Montana state meet in the 1600m (4:57.61 PB) and 3200m (10:47.71 PB). She also ran 2:14.54 for 800m.