MileSplit 50 Girls Top 5
Kelsey Chmiel
School: Saratoga Springs (NY)
Events: 1500m, 1-mile, 3000m, 2-mile
Bio: Chmiel ran the fourth-fastest 1500m (4:25.45) and fourth-fastest mile (4:44.55) over the indoor season. She was second in the high school section of the Millrose Games mile and was first at the New Balance Games. She finished second nationally at New Balance Nationals Indoor in the 2-mile and anchored Saratoga Springs to a second-place finish in the DMR. She also won a New York indoor championships in the 3000m (9:21.11), which was the second fastest time in 2018.
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Lanae-Tava Thomas
School: Rush Henrietta (NY)
Events: 55m, 60m, 300m, long jump
Bio: Thomas, a University of Southern California signee, had the fourth-fastest time in the 55m (6.86) and sixth-fastest effort in the 60m (7.39) in the country. She ran the fourth-fastest 300m in 38.63 and owns a US No. 1 mark in the long jump. She finished second nationally in the long jump at New Balance Nationals Indoor.
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Masai Russell
School: Bullis School (MD)
Events: 55m, 55mH, 60mH, 200m, 4x200, 400m, 4x400
Bio: The versatile Texas A&M recruit contributed to Bullis' national championship -- and national record -- in the 4x200 at New Balance Nationals. She ran the ninth-fastest 55mH (7.81) time and the ninth-best 60mH (8.40).
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Katelyn Tuohy
School: North Rockland (NY)
Event: 600m, 800m, 1K, 1-mile, 2-mile, 5K
Bio: The record-breaker began her indoor season by throwing down a national record in the 5K with a time of 15:37.12. She also set a sophomore class record in the 1500m (4:23.38), and owned the nation's fastest time in the 3000m (9:05.26) and 2-mile (9:58.89), where she also broke a class record. Tuohy also split a 1:37.38 time in the 600m and went 2:10 during her team's SMR relay at New Balance Nationals Indoor in the 800m.
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Tamari Davis
School: Gainesville (FL)
Event: 60m, 200m
Bio: The star freshman ran a 60m (7.25) at New Balance Nationals Indoor that would have scored at the NCAA championships, winning with the sixth-fastest effort of all time. She also ran the fifth-fastest 200m effort of all time in 23.24 seconds.