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PREDICTIONS & PREVIEW: 2025 Millrose Games (High School)
Written by Joiner Evans & Donny Speas
Edits & additional commentary via Garrett Zatlin
Each and every year, the Millrose Games host one of the world’s top indoor track meets. It's a meet that has no shortage of instant classics and American records -- or in rare instances, world records.
A meet of such prestige, which is also being held at the historic Armory in New York City, deserves plenty of attention. As always, the high school fields should be plenty thrilling and the pros in each of the invitational distance events should be able to pull the collegians to a handful of all-time performances.
With all of that said, here are our high school picks for the 2025 Millrose Games...
Girl's Mile
1. Chloe Huyler (Lakeridge) - 4:43
2. Sophia McInnes (Bayport) - 4:44
3. Sophia Rodriguez (Mercer Island) - 4:46
4. Lily Alder (Timpview) - 4:47
5. Jessica Jazwinski (Hart) - 4:47
Analysis: This year’s girl's mile field is highlighted by Oregon native, Chloe Huyler. The Notre Dame commit has already run 4:46 in the mile this winter in addition to an arguably more impressive 10:03 mark for two miles.
In that aforementioned two-mile race, Huyler took down a star-studded field that included many of the nation's top athletes. That prior experience and proven ability to earn wins over national-caliber names was more than enough for us to pick her to earn gold this weekend.
Another athlete who has had a very strong indoor track season so far is Michigan native, Jessica Jazwinski. She has been dropping down in distance in an effort to expand her range. She recently ran 4:50 in the mile to take runner-up honors at the CYUP Misfits Invite.
Although Jazwinski is known more for her exploits over longer distances and on the grass, she is more than capable of mixing it up with any of the athletes in this field. Her aerobic-centric skillset should allow her to hang with an aggressive pace.
One athlete who doesn’t have to travel too far for this meet is Sophia McInnes. The Bayport senior has run 4:46 for the mile distance this winter (good for US #6) and has also run head-turning times of 2:45 (1k) and 1:31 (600).
Combine all of those impressive marks with minimal travel fatigue, and McInnes quietly has one of the best cases for the win out of all the entered competitors. On paper, her turnover is among the very best in this field. And if this race turns even remotely tactical for whatever reason, then McInnes could walk away with gold.
Of course, even if it's honest, she'll still have a shot at the win.
The final athletes who I will be highlighting hail from the western side of the country. I am, of course, talking about Victoria and Sophia Rodriguez, both of Mercer Island, Washington.
These two young women have only competed once this season, toeing the line at the collegiate UW Preview. There, they produced a pair of impressive results -- a 4:49 mile mark for Victoria and a 9:22 (3k) PR for Sophia. Either one of the Rodriguez sisters could pull off a surprise win on Saturday, especially if they are able to build on their latest results.
Boy's Mile
1. TJ Hansen (Freeland) - 4:02
2. Tommy Lantham (Marist) - 4:02
3. Corbin Coombs (Organ Mountain) - 4:03
4. Charlie Vause (Rio Rancho) - 4:05
5. Keegan Smith (Knoxville Catholic) - 4:08
Analysis: Wow, these predictions were incredibly hard to make.
There are an infinite number of ways that this race could unfold. Similar to the boy's 4x800-meter relay, three of the top-10 names in the country this season are on the start list. That effectively gives us a true "Clash of the Titans" this weekend.
Let's start with TJ Hansen, the current US #3 name in the mile/1600 meters this winter. After posting a 4:03 mile time, is a new personal best, Hansen comes into this weekend with renewed momentum and as the title favorite. The mile specialist has also run very solid times of 1:54 for 800 meters and 8:51 for two miles.
Across the board, the Colorado commit looks incredibly sharp and his raw talent was already enough to put him in the conversation for gold. But while Hansen has already proven to be in his best form yet, one athlete in the field has run faster.
Tommy Latham made some noise last spring with a 4:01 mile personal best, putting himself painfully close to the elusive four-minute barrier. However, Latham does appear to be a more endurance-based athlete as he holds an 8:46 (3200) personal best and a slightly lower-caliber 800-meter time of 1:58.
In terms of talent, Latham is arguably just as good as Hansen and his latest cross country season was debatably just as strong. However, without any indoor track performances on his resume this season, it's hard to know where his fitness is currently at.
Another athlete in top form this season is none other than Corbin Coombs. Sitting at US #6 on the national leaderboard after running a 4:06 PR in the mile, Coombs will look to carry his momentum into the Armory.
Coombs also has some lethal middle distance speed with times of 2:31 (1k) and 1:52 (800) time. That's important to note. If no one in this field wants to make this pace honest, then late-race turnover will become increasingly more important with each passing lap. And in a field of endurance-heavy distance stars, Coombs could become the most dangerous name of all in that scenario.
Newly minted NXN champion Charlie Vause should certainly have the confidence to put himself in contention. With a solid 4:09 mile time, Vause has shown us that he can consistently run well over eight laps (and four laps during the spring). Another proven athlete is Keegan Smith who holds a 4:07 mile personal best. The future Colorado Buffalo seems to always be in the conversation with the top names when it comes to the distance events.
All of this to say, there is no shortage of possibilities this coming weekend. The five boys who I just mentioned are certainly not the only ones in the conversation for gold. It’s also worth noting that there are several athletes with top-end speed, such as Colin Abrams and Soheib Dissa, who could take down some of the favorites in a certain race scenarios.
Girl's 4x800-Meter Relay
1. Union Catholic Vikings (NJ) - 9:03
2. IMG Academy Ascenders (FL) - 9:07
3. Guilderland Dutchman (NY) - 9:12
4. Columbia Blue Devils (NY) - 9:13
5. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans (NY) - 9:15
Analysis: It's not very often that we see a high school girl's 4x800-meter relay dip under the nine-minute barrier on the indoor track. However, the Union Catholic Vikings managed to pull off that feat at last year's rendition of the Millrose Games.
And the best part? They only lost one runner, current Duke freshman, Peyton Hollis, from that squad. Naturally, the Vikings are my pick to win on Saturday afternoon.
However, one team that is more than capable of pulling off the upset is IMG Academy. The Ascenders have the fastest 4x800-meter relay time in the nation this winter (9:13) in large part due to their two 2:11 runners in Aurora Bertelsen Del Solar and Danielle Graham.
In addition to the firepower that Del Solar and Graham provide, they also have a plethora of relay combinations via Mackenzie Winning, Yuliya Maslouskaya and Anyla Robinson. Each of those young women have all run 2:18 or faster for the half-mile distance.
Another team that has already achieved some indoor track success is the Guilderland Dutchmen, a group who holds a US #2 mark in the relay event at 9:15. When they ran their stellar 9:15 mark, they beat out fellow Millrose competitors, the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans, by roughly half a second.
Speaking of Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, keep your eye on their anchor. Penn State commit Alexandra O'Rourke has a ton of momentum right now and could do some serious damage if she gets the stick in a good position.
Finally, it would be wrong of me to not bring up the Shenendehowa Plainswomen in some capacity. Admittedly, they aren't known for their middle distance prowess, but it feels wrong to completely write off a team that qualified for Nike Cross Nationals last fall.
Boy's 4x800-Meter Relay
1. Manhasset Indians (NY) - 7:51
2. Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks (NY)- 7:51
3. St. John’s College Cadets (DC) - 7:51
4. Bishop McNamara Mustangs (MD) - 7:53
5. Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks ( NY) - 7:54
Analysis: Geez, this race is seriously stacked. Within the 13 entered teams, five have run top-20 times, all under 8:05.
The pre-race favorites, the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks, come into the weekend with a US #1 time of 7:50. Surprisingly enough, none of their boys have an open 800-meter personal best faster than 1:57! In fact, two of their runners have "only" run 2:00 for that distance as individuals.
With this in mind, it is incredibly impressive that Saratoga Springs pulled out such a high-caliber time.
But if Saratoga Springs has run the fastest time this year, then why would we put someone ahead of them in our predictions? Well, it’s simply because you can’t ignore the numbers from names who are more proven.
The Manhasset Indians are just too stacked to move them off of the top spot in our predictions. Led by Ryan Boldi with a 1:55 (800) personal best, the Indians have all four runners under two minutes, with their slowest leg around 1:58.
We then come to the St. John’s College Cadets who have a remarkably balanced lineup. Leading off is Caleb Rock (1:57), followed by Karil Arnold (1:58), Keenan Frisby (1:54) and Zion Omotesa (1:55). After running 7:58 this season, there is a shot that the Cadets can win as long as every single on of their legs deliver. The challenge, however, is that very rarely does any relay have everyone run at their very best on the same day on a major stage.
Now for an underdog. While the boys at Bishop McNamara certainly have the 800-meter personal bests to compete at this level, the Mustangs sit at "only" US #43 this season. However, they secured the win in said race, indicating that, with some more competition, an improved performance is certainly in the cards for them.
Lastly, we have the Goldbacks of Newburgh Free Academy in New York. While they do have a little less balance in their lineup, Brady Danyluk's blistering 1:52 (800) mark will prove dangerous against their competitors.
