THIS YEAR’S GROUP comprises the 48th such collection of elites since we began recognizing girls All-Americas with the ’78 season.
Eleven athletes captured A-A honors in two or more individual events. Mia Maxwell ranked (and led) in three, the only athlete to do so: 100/200/TJ (1/1/1).
Ten others ranked twice: 100/200—Mariah Maxwell (2/2), Melanie Doggett (3/3); 200/400—Ataja Stephane-Vazquez (5/1); 800 & 300/400H—Natalie Dumas (3/1); 800/1M—Ellie Barada (2/5); 1M/2M—Abigail Hennessy (4/4); HJ/Hept—Ella Michelitch (5/2); SP/DT—Jaslene Massey (1/1), Lorelai Zielinski (4/4), J’Nia Simpson (5/5). Massey was the only athlete with multiple No. 1s besides Maxwell.
For an explanation of the basic workings of our A-A selecting, check out the sidebar at the end of this story.
The ’26 T&FN girls team (# = repeater from ’25):
| 100 METERS | ||
| 1. MIA MAXWELL # | (Atascocita, Humble, Texas’) | |
| 1)USATF Junior, 2)Texas Southern, 3/2hs)Hart; 11.08 HSL/11.01w | ||
| 2. MARIAH MAXWELL # | (Atascocita, Humble, Texas’) | |
| 1)Texas Southern, 2/1hs)Hart, 2)USATF Junior, 5)World Junior; 11.11 | ||
| 3. ***MELANIE DOGGETT | (Landmark, Fairburn, Georgia) | |
| 1)State, 1)Under Armour, 1)Nike; 11.18/11.01w | ||
| 4. SIANNI WYNN # | (Pennsauken, New Jersey) | |
| 1)State, 1)New Balance; 11.27 | ||
| 5. ***MYA ARRENDELL | (Bullis, Potomac, Maryland) | |
| 1)Arcadia, 2)New Balance; 11.27 | ||
The Maxwell twins eschewed prep competition, racing against collegians and pros. It worked out well as they each moved up a spot from ’25. Mia was beaten a few times by her sister in fast March races, but was best later, rocketing to U.S. (and World) Junior titles, even if she was 0.04 short of her ’25 PR. Unbeaten frosh Doggett blasted to Under Armour and Nike victories. Wynn edged another frosh, Arrendell (both 11.27), for the New Balance crown. Unfortunately, that was the only head-to-head besides the Maxwells’ duels.
| 200 METERS | ||
| 1. MIA MAXWELL | (Atascocita, Humble, Texas’) | |
| 1)Hart, 1)Rice, 1)USATF Junior; 22.37 HSL | ||
| 2. MARIAH MAXWELL # | (Atascocita, Humble, Texas’) | |
| 1)Texas Relays, 2)Jones, 2)USATF Junior, 5)Nike; 22.44/22.25w | ||
| 3. ***MELANIE DOGGETT | (Landmark, Fairburn, Georgia) | |
| 1)State, 1)Under Armour, 1)Nike, 2)Florida Relays; 22.48 | ||
| 4. ****CAMRYN DAILEY | (Home, Raleigh, North Carolina) | |
| 1)Florida Relays, 1B)Under Armour, 1B)Nike; 22.73 | ||
| 5. ATAJA STEPHANE-VAZQUEZ | (Southeast Guilford, Greensboro, North Carolina) | |
| 1)State, 2)Nike; 22.92 | ||
Another 1-2 for Mia and Mariah, but the latter had the upper hand until the very end, racking up stellar spring marks. But Mia came on like gangbusters to complete her U.S. (and World Junior) dash doubles. Doggett also swept Under Armour and Nike here, finishing her own sprint doubles. 8th-grader Dailey handed Doggett her only loss in a super-fast April race. Although she was relegated to non-HS divisions at Under Armour and Nike, her marks sequence was enough to finish ahead of Nike runner-up Stephane-Vazquez.
| 400 METERS | ||
| 1. ATAJA STEPHANE-VAZQUEZ | (Southeast Guilford, Greensboro, North Carolina) | |
| 1)State, 1)USATF Junior, 2)Florida Relays; 51.08 HSL | ||
| 2. *CLARA ADAMS | (Wilson, Long Beach, California) | |
| 1)Arcadia, 1)Mt. SAC, 1)State, 2)USATF Junior; 51.61 | ||
| 3. *TAYLOR-NICOLE OVERTON | (Vero Beach, Florida) | |
| 1)Florida Relays, 1)State, 3)USATF Junior; 51.64 | ||
| 4. ASHTYN LEWIS | (Iowa Colony, Texas) | |
| 1)State 6A, 1)Brooks, 4)Nike, 4)USATF Junior; 51.74 | ||
| 5. KADDEL HOWARD | (Cedar Crest, Lebanon, Pennsylvania) | |
| 1)State, 2)Puma East Coast, 3)Florida Relays, 6)USATF Junior; 51.48 | ||
Stephane-Vazquez avenged her only loss, to Overton in a smoking Florida Relays race, with her list-leader at USATF Juniors. Juniors featured nearly all of the major players and Adams, Overton, Lewis and Howard follow in their 2-3-4-6 order there, with no contradicting performances on their slates. Howard had a fast 51.58–51.61 loss to Dailey at Puma, but had beaten her in Florida. Defending #1 Dumas won Nike, but was just 8th at Juniors and didn’t break 52.
| 800 METERS | ||
| 1. *PAIGE SHEPPARD # | (Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, New Jersey) | |
| 1)Arcadia, 1)Track Night NYC, 1)Brooks, 1)USATF Junior; 2:00.65 HSL | ||
| 2. ELLIE BARADA | (South, Bloomington, Indiana) | |
| 1)State, 2)USATF Junior; 2:02.72 | ||
| 3. NATALIE DUMAS # | (Eastern, Voorhees, New Jersey) | |
| 1)State, 1)East Coast, 3)Track Night NYC; 2:03.46 | ||
| 4. *REAGAN MOORE | (Oak Knoll, Summit, New Jersey) | |
| 1)New Balance, 2)Brooks, 3)State, 4)Track Night NYC; 2:04.08 | ||
| 5. *STELLA BLANCHARD | (Wilberforce, Princeton, New Jersey) | |
| 2)State, 2)New Balance, 11)Track Night NYC; 2:03.64 | ||
Sheppard is an easy choice, unbeaten among preps and with 10 marks between 2:00 and 2:02. Barada, who came within 0.21 of Sheppard indoors, was a clear #2 and joined her on Team USA. A trio of Jersey runners battled for the next three spots, with ’25 #1 Dumas taking the nation’s toughest state meet among a string of 2:03–2:04 performances. Blanchard and Moore were a strong 2–3 behind her there, but Moore’s overall season, including a New Balance title and Brooks runner-up, gives her the #4 spot. Jane Hickey beat Dumas in NY, but didn’t have the same caliber seasonal record.
| MILE | ||
| 1. *ELLERY LINCOLN | (Lincoln, Portland, Oregon) | |
| 1)State, 1)HOKA, 2/1hs)USATF Junior, 8/1hs)Eugene DL; 4:07.06 HSL/4:27.65 HSL | ||
| 2. BRAELYN COMBE | (Santiago, Corona, California) | |
| 1)Nike Indoor, 1)New Balance Indoor, 1)State, 2)HOKA, 3/2hs)USATF Junior; 4:09.96/4:32.41 | ||
| 3. MALLORY WELLER | (Concordia, Fort Wayne, Indiana) | |
| 1)State, 1)New Balance, 9)New Balance Indoor; 4:11.24/4:31.78 | ||
| 4. ABIGAIL HENNESSY # | (Academy, Westford, Massachusetts) | |
| 1)State, 1)Penn Relays, 2)New Balance Indoor, 2)New Balance, 3)HOKA; 4:11.59/4:33.18 | ||
| 5. ELLIE BARADA | (South, Bloomington, Indiana) | |
| 1)Nike, 4)Nike Indoor; 4:16.52/4:34.25 | ||
Lincoln was having a very good outdoor season, having come back from health issues, but her campaign really took off with her stunning 4:27.65 win at HOKA, #3 all-time. She followed with 4:07.99 (1st prep) at Juniors, making the U.S. Junior team, and 4:07.06 at Pre. Combe was a strong 2nd behind Lincoln at HOKA and 3rd (2nd prep) at Juniors. Hoosier state NB and Nike winners Weller and Barada were Nos. 3 & 5, with Hennessy, producer of fast non-winning finishes, ranked in between.
| 2 MILES | ||
| 1. KATY ZANG | (Teays Valley, Ashville, Ohio) | |
| 1)State Indoor, 1)New Balance Indoor, 2)New Balance; 9:37.15i | ||
| 2. **LEAH STARKEY | (Ocean, Oakhurst, New Jersey) | |
| 1)Nike Indoor, 1)State, 1)Nike, 2)Penn Relays; 9:46.57/9:08.30 | ||
| 3. CHIARA DAILEY | (La Jolla, California) | |
| 1)State, 1)Brooks PR, 1)USATF Junior; 9:49.57 | ||
| 4. ABIGAIL HENNESSY | (Academy, Westford, Massachusetts) | |
| 1)Arcadia, 1)State, 2)New Balance Indoor; 9:50.72 | ||
| 5. *BLAIR BARTLETT # | (Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey) | |
| 1)Circuit NYC, 1)Penn Relays, 1)State, 4)Brooks PR; 9:44.34/9:04.92 | ||
Tough to rank with disparities between indoor and outdoor, and not enough head-to-head. Zang’s stunning breakthrough indoor HSR at New Balance was by far the performance of the year, but she missed outdoor due to injury/health issues until the very end, when she managed an NB runner-up. Starkey swept the Nike deuces and was 2nd behind Bartlett in the strong Penn 3K. Dailey won a good Brooks race and a modest Juniors 3K. Hennessy, 2nd behind Zang at NB Indoor, took Arcadia.
| 100 HURDLES | ||
| 1. **JASMINE JACKSON | (Winslow, Atco, New Jersey) | |
| 1)Puma, 1)State, 1)Brooks, 1)New Balance; 13.04 HSL | ||
| 2. REBEKAH-JHADE GARRETT | (North Canyon, Phoenix, Arizona) | |
| 1)Arcadia, 1)State, 1)Nike, 3/1hs)USATF Junior, 4)Brooks; 13.19 | ||
| 3. DESTINY COLEMAN # | (Woodlawn, Baltimore, Maryland) | |
| 1)Texas Relays, 1)State, 4/2hs)USATF Junior, 3)Nike; 13.23 | ||
| 4. **NIA ARMSTRONG | (Sickles, Tampa, Florida) | |
| 1)Florida Relays, 1)State, 1)Under Armour, 2)Brooks, 4)Nike; 13.33 | ||
| 5. KASSIDY HOPKINS | (Bullis, Potomac, Maryland) | |
| 2)Florida Relays, 2)New Balance, 4)Arcadia; 13.06 | ||
Jackson edging Hopkins at New Balance, 13.04–13.06, was definitely the race of the year. With a narrow Brooks win in her pocket as well and no losses, the former is a decisive choice for No. 1. Garrett was just 4th at Brooks, but won Nike and Arcadia, beating Hopkins in the latter. Coleman, rising from No. 5 last year, edges Armstrong here after their 3–4 Nike finish. Hopkins didn’t have the backup of major wins or victories over other rankers to back up her fast NB time.
| 300/400 HURDLES | ||
| 1. NATALIE DUMAS # | (Eastern, Voorhees, New Jersey) | |
| 1)Puma, 1)State, 1)USATF Junior, 6h/1hs)USATF, 2)Arcadia; 56.13 HSL | ||
| 2. **KAAHLIYAH LACY | (San Jacinto, California) | |
| 1)Arcadia, 1)Mt. SAC; 39.93 HSL/59.66 | ||
| 3. *KENNEDY BROWN | (Bullis, Potomac, Maryland) | |
| 1)New Balance, 2)Puma; 42.40/57.89 | ||
| 4. *SYDNEY CHADWICK | (Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, New Jersey) | |
| 2)State, 2)New Balance, 3)Puma; 57.39 | ||
| 5. *SANIAH VARNADO | (Wilson, Long Beach, California) | |
| 1)State, 6)Arcadia; 39.95 | ||
Third last year, Dumas came close to her ’25 PR and was unbeaten over 400H including the Junior title with the HSL. Her only loss was to top soph Lacy at Arcadia over 300. Lacy eventually broke 40 and moved to No. 4 all-time, but hit hurdles in her Sectional race and missed State. Brown and Chadwick are the next two in the longer race, both under 58, but with the Bullis star having won two head-to-heads. Varnado was just 6th at Arcadia, but progressed rapidly and joined Lacy in the sub-40 club by season’s end.
| 4 x 100 | ||
| 1. LANCASTER # | Texas | |
| 1)Panther, 1)Bluebonnet Relays, 1)Regional, 1)State; 43.77 HSR | ||
| 2. DUNCANVILLE | Texas | |
| 1)DeSoto/Nike, 2)Panther, 2)Bluebonnet Relays, 2)Regional, 2)State; 44.23 | ||
| 3. ROSARY | Fullerton, California | |
| 1)State, 1)Arcadia, 2)Mt. Carmel, 2)Mt. SAC Relays; 44.23 | ||
| 4. CALABASAS | California | |
| 1)Mt. Carmel, 1)Mt. SAC Relays, 2)Arcadia; 44.48 | ||
| 5. BULLIS # | Potomac, Maryland | |
| 1)Florida Relays, 1)New Balance, 3)Arcadia, dq)Penn Relays; 44.82 | ||
Lancaster became the first school to break 44 in ’25 — and did it twice. But incredibly, in ’26 the unbeaten State champs topped themselves, lowering their HSR to 43.77, plus four more performances between 43.94 and 44.14. They now own the 7 fastest marks in history. The speed proved contagious: Duncanville, pushing Lancaster all year, moved to =No. 2 all-time at 44.23. And in California, Rosary matched that at Arcadia, while Calabasas’s 44.48 also nipped Long Beach Poly’s legendary 44.50 former HSR, becoming No. 6. Calabasas beat Rosary twice, but dropped the stick in the SS Finals and missed state. Bullis, 3rd at Arcadia, takes the final spot.
| 4 x 200 | ||
| 1. ROSARY | Fullerton, California | |
| 1)Arcadia, 1)Mt. SAC Relays; 1:34.28 | ||
| 2. WILSON | Long Beach, California | |
| 2)Arcadia, 2)Mt. SAC Relays; 1:34.37 | ||
| 3. LANCASTER | Texas | |
| 1)Regional, 1)State; 1:33.95 HSL | ||
Lancaster also had the HSL in this less-frequently contested sprint relay, moving to No. 6 all-time, but they did not have nearly the depth of performances as the 4×1. At Texas Relays, they ran 1:34.69 in qualifying, but skipped the final. SoCal rivals Rosary and Long Beach Wilson, with two great low-mid 1:34 battles at Arcadia and Mt. SAC decided by a combined 0.22 seconds, get the top two spots. Montverde (Florida) set the indoor HSR at 1:34.25, but only ran it once outdoors and didn’t break 1:36.
| 4 x 400 | ||
| 1. BULLIS # | Potomac, Maryland | |
| 1)New Balance Indoor, 1)Arcadia, 1)Florida Relays, 1)New Balance, 3/1us)Penn Relays; 3:34.12 | ||
| 2. WILSON # | Long Beach, California | |
| 1)Sun Devil, 1)State, 2)New Balance; 3:33.83 HSL | ||
| 3. UNION CATHOLIC | Scotch Plains, New Jersey | |
| 1)State Indoor, 2)Arcadia, 3)New Balance; 3:35.81 | ||
| 4. WINSLOW TOWNSHIP | Atco, New Jersey | |
| 1)State, 5/2us)Penn Relays, 4)New Balance; 3:40.64 | ||
| 5. DILLARD | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
| 1)State, 2)Florida Relays; 3:38.76 | ||
Fans were treated to an all-time great showdown at New Balance, featuring powers Long Beach Wilson, Bullis and Union Catholic. The Marylanders triumphed with the year’s No. 2 clocking, capping off an unbeaten year with plenty of major triumphs. Wilson, coming in with its 3:33.83 HSL (good for No. 3 all-time), ran without top gun Clara Adams, who was running Juniors, and still clocked 3:34.27. Union Catholic, in 3rd, finally beat its 3:35.90 school record from ’15 during the Sydney McLaughlin days. Winslow Township takes the next spot with a season-long slate of fine marks, while Dillard — state 3A champ with a sub-3:40 behind Bullis at the Florida Relays — is 5th.
| 4 x 800 | ||
| 1. UNION CATHOLIC | Scotch Plains, New Jersey | |
| 1)Millrose; 8:40.07 HSL | ||
| 2. IMG # | Bradenton, Florida | |
| 1)New Balance Indoor, 1)Penn Relays, 1)Nike, 2)Millrose; 8:40.92 | ||
| 3. SANTIAGO # | Corona, California | |
| 1)State, 2)Arcadia; 8:46.16 | ||
| 4. EXETER | New Hampshire | |
| 1)State, 1)New Englands, 1)New Balance; 8:49.48 | ||
| 5. PENN CHARTER | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| 2)Penn Relays, 3)Millrose; 8:49.73 | ||
Union Catholic, with its 2-flat superstar Paige Sheppard, took one shot in the event and it came at Millrose, where they crushed the old HSIR by 6 seconds and beat IMG by 9. The Florida academy ruled the year otherwise, winning indoor and outdoor national crowns as well as defending their title at Penn. Santiago, with standout Braelyn Combe on anchor, was nipped by JSerra at Arcadia, but came back to win State with a California all-time best 8:46.16. Exeter ran under 9:00 three times, including a competitive triumph at New Balance, to edge Penn Relays runner-up Penn Charter, Carmel, Indiana and Serra for the 4th spot.
| SPRINT MEDLEY | ||
| 1. UNION CATHOLIC # | Scotch Plains, New Jersey | |
| 1)Arcadia; 3:47.35 HSR | ||
| 2. OAK PARK | Michigan | |
| 1)New Balance, 2)New Balance Indoor; 3:57.21i | ||
| 3. GUILDERLAND | Guilderland Center, New York | |
| 1)New Balance Indoor, 2)New Balance; 3:56.51 | ||
After becoming #2 all-time in ’25, Union Catholic returned to Arcadia to try and take down the HSR again, succeeding with 0.30 to spare over Rush-Henrietta’s ’15 standard. Oak Park takes the #2 spot after avenging their NB Indoor loss to Guilderland in the shoe company’s outdoor champs.
| DISTANCE MEDLEY | ||
| 1. UNION CATHOLIC # | Scotch Plains, New Jersey | |
| 1)VA Showcase, 1)New Balance Indoor, 1)Penn Relays; 11:06.13 HSR | ||
| 2. NIWOT | Colorado | |
| 1)Nike Indoor, 1)Oregon Relays; 11:33.22 | ||
| 3. SHENENDEHOWA # | Clifton Park, New York | |
| 1)New Balance, 3)Penn Relays, 4)New Balance Indoor; 11:31.69 | ||
Union Catholic blew away its own HSR in flabbergasting fashion, starting with prep history’s by-far-the-fastest 1200 leg from Paige Sheppard at 3:19.26, then finishing with 55.30, 2:09.97 and 4:41.58. Unlike the SMR, they had backup marks: the year’s next best two performances to win the VA Showcase and Penn. They now have 5 of history’s 10 fastest marks in the past two years. Niwot won Nike Indoor, then ran an 11:33.22 at the Oregon Relays that held up for #3 on the list.
| HIGH JUMP | ||
| 1. *BAILEY HENSGENS | (Incarnate Word, St Louis, Missouri) | |
| 1t)Nike Indoor, 1)State, 1)Nike, 1)USATF Junior; 6-1¼ HSL | ||
| 2. *KIRA SMITH | (Warren Central, Indianapolis, Indiana) | |
| 1)New Balance Indoor, 1)State, 2)Nike; 6-1 | ||
| 3. NIA HARRISON | (Greenhill, Addison, Texas) | |
| 1t)Nike Indoor, 1)Texas Relays, 4t/2hs)USATF Junior; 5-11½ | ||
| 4. EGYPT BOLAN # | (Lindenwold, New Jersey) | |
| 1)State, 1)New Balance, 3)Penn Relays; 5-10½ | ||
| 5. ELLA MICHELITCH | (Minisink Valley, Slate Hill, New York) | |
| 1)State, 2)Penn Relays; 6-½ | ||
Hensgens, also a fine horizontal jumper, was a decisive #1 here, going unbeaten indoors and out (save for a tie with Nia Harrison for the Nike Indoor title), with the year’s best jump and winning Juniors and Nike Outdoor back-to-back. Smith won New Balance Indoor, then 2nd on misses to Hensgens at Nike. Harrison is next, with the tie with Hensgens and taking 4th (#2 prep) at Juniors. Bolan, who defended her New Balance title, is one spot lower than last year.
| POLE VAULT | ||
| 1. KATIE BLUE | (Grand Ledge, Michigan) | |
| 1)New Balance Indoor, 1)State, 1)Nike, 3/1hs)USATF Junior; 14-½ | ||
| 2. ADDISON KLEINKE # | (Churchill, Eugene, Oregon) | |
| 1)PV Summit, 1)State, 2)Nike Indoor, 3)Millrose, 5/2hs)USATF Junior, 4)Nike; 14-1(A) HSL | ||
| 3. *VIOLA WILENT | (Lower Merion, Ardmore, Pennsylvania) | |
| 1)State, 1)New Balance, 2)Penn Relays, 4)New Balance Indoor; 14-0 | ||
| 4. *MADDIE FUHRMEISTER | (Central Bucks West, Doylestown, Pennsylvania) | |
| 1)Penn Relays, 2)State, 2)New Balance, 5)New Balance Indoor; 13-10½ | ||
| 5. *AVA WILLIAMS | (Collierville, Tennessee) | |
| 1)State, 3)Nike, 6/3hs)USATF Junior; 13-9 | ||
There were six 14-footers overall for ’26, with half of them making enough of an impact nationally outdoors to make the top 5. Blue was a decisive top choice, with titles indoor (New Balance) and out (Nike, plus first prep at Juniors). Kleinke vaulted highest, back in February to win the Summit, then had enough high placings throughout to get the runner-up spot. Pennsylvania rivals Wilent and Fuhrmeister take the next two spots, in their order of finish at New Balance. Williams, with solid back-to-back showings in Eugene, gets the final spot.
| LONG JUMP | ||
| 1. BROOKLYN LYTTLE’ # | (Seton, Bladensburg, Maryland) | |
| 1)Penn Relays, 1)Under Armour, 1)New Balance, 2)New Balance Indoor; 21-3¼ =HSL | ||
| 2. ABBY MECKLENBURG # | (Linn-Mar, Marion, Iowa) | |
| 1)State, 1)Drake Relays, 1)USATF Junior, 9/2hs)USATF Indoor; 21-½ | ||
| 3. **PARKER COES | (Morton Ranch, Katy, Texas) | |
| 5/1hs)USATF Indoor, 1)Nike Indoor, 1)Texas Relays, 4)State, 2)USATF Junior, 2)Nike; 21-3¼ =HSL | ||
| 4. MCKAYLEN LEWIS | (Math & Science, Woodbury, Minnesota) | |
| 1)State, 1)Nike; 20-8½ | ||
| 5. **JANEESA BROWN | (Buford, Georgia) | |
| 1)State, 2)Nike Indoor, 3)Nike; 20-6½/20-9¾w | ||
When Lyttle hit her HSL 21-3¼ to win New Balance, that gave her what she needed to seal the deal at No. 1. While she had a few losses here and there, her set of major wins included Penn and Carifta (representing Belize). Lyttle and Juniors champ Mecklenburg ascended from 4 & 5 last year. Coes, the indoor leader, contested more big meets than anyone and had enough high placings to go with her wins to hold No. 3. Lewis was the surprise Nike champ after going unbeaten vs. modest competition in Minnesota. Georgia champ Brown, just a soph, finished right behind Coes in both Nike meets.
| TRIPLE JUMP | ||
| 1. MIA MAXWELL # | (Atascocita, Humble, Texas’) | |
| 1)Millrose, 1)Nike Indoor, 1)Nike; 44-6 HSL | ||
| 2. D’ANNA COTTON | (Cummings, Burlington, North Carolina) | |
| 1)State, 1)USATF Junior, 2)adidas Indoor, 3)Nike; 43-1 | ||
| 3. MICHAILYN ROSE | (Nansemond River, Suffolk, Virginia) | |
| 1)New Balance Indoor, 1)adidas Indoor, 1)State, 5/3hs)USATF Junior; 42-10¾ | ||
| 4. MIKAYLA SHAVERS | (Fleming Island, Orange Park, Florida) | |
| 1)Florida Relays, 1)State, 1)New Balance; 42-11½ | ||
| 5. LAINE McKENZIE | (Cedarcrest, Duvall, Washington) | |
| 2)Millrose, 3)Nike Indoor, 4/2hs)USATF Junior, 6)Nike; 41-11½ | ||
Maxwell earned her third No. 1, led by a monster December effort at a North Texas jumps-only competition nearly topping Ke’Nyia Richardson’s 19-year-old indoor HSR. She also swept the Nike titles and was an easy choice. Cotton rode a career-best 43-1 to stun the Junior field, then settled for 3rd at Nike later that weekend. Shavers didn’t face the top 2, but was unbeaten, took the New Balance title and nearly hit 43. Rose won two national titles indoors, then was the third prep at Juniors. McKenzie earned the last spot with a diverse set of solid placings.
| SHOT | ||
| 1. JASLENE MASSEY # | (Aliso Niguel, Aliso Viejo, California) | |
| 1)Nike Indoor, 1)Arcadia, 1)State, 1)USATF Junior, 1)Nike; 55-4¾ | ||
| 2. *BRIANA DAVIS | (Red Oak, Texas) | |
| 1)State, 2)Nike Indoor, 2)Nike, 6/4hs)USATF Junior; 52-0i | ||
| 3. *ADDY STIVERSON # | (Montrose, Michigan) | |
| 3)Nike Indoor, 1)State-3, 2/1hs)Powerfest, 7/5hs)USATF Junior, 3)Nike; 55-7½ HSL | ||
| 4. *LORELAI ZIELINSKI # | (Central, Traverse City, Michigan) | |
| 1)State-1, 3)Powerfest, 4/2hs)USATF Junior, 6)Nike; 52-6 | ||
| 5. J’NIA SIMPSON | (Catholic, Tampa, Florida) | |
| 1)State, 1)Under Armour, 5/3hs)USATF Junior, 5)Nike; 51-6½ | ||
Discus queen Massey was also royalty in the shot, sweeping both Nike titles, plus Juniors. She moved to #5 all-time, with her biggest breakthrough coming indoors, where she threw almost four feet further than her ’25 PR. With 11 meets over 53 feet list leader Stiverson, No. 4 all-time, struggled in the biggest meets. She was 0–3 vs. both Massey and Davis, the latter taking No. 2. Stiverson’s Michigan rival, Zielinski, split with Simpson at the Eugene meets, but had the best combined finishes.
| DISCUS | ||
| 1. JASLENE MASSEY # | (Aliso Niguel, Aliso Viejo, California) | |
| 1)Arcadia, 1)State, 1)USATF Junior, 1)Nike, 2/1hs)World Junior; 197-9 HSL | ||
| 2. HANNAH NUHFER # | (Delsea, Franklinville, New Jersey) | |
| 1)Penn Relays, 1)State, 3/2hs)USATF Junior, 3)Nike; 184-5 | ||
| 3. *NAILA UGOH | (Cain, Houston, Texas) | |
| 1)Bluebonnet Relays, 1)State, 2)López, 2)Nike, 5/4hs)USATF Junior; 173-0 | ||
| 4. *LORELAI ZIELINSKI | (Central, Traverse City, Michigan) | |
| 4/3hs)USATF Junior, 4)Nike; 168-5 | ||
| 5. J’NIA SIMPSON | (Catholic, Tampa, Florida) | |
| 1)State, 1)Under Armour, 5)Nike, 9/8hs)USATF Junior; 171-6 | ||
Massey had a season for the ages, coming within a foot of Shelbi Vaughan’s HSR. She had four meets beyond 190, many more in the 180s, and was undefeated against preps. Massey and Nuhfer both moved up two spots from last year, with the latter improving to No. 9 all-time at 184-5 and having a bit better season than Ugoh in the third spot — though Ugoh did get 2nd at Nike with a PR 173-0. Despite fouling out at State, Zielinski had a strong post-season to match her shot ranking, just ahead of Simpson.
| HAMMER | ||
| 1. KIMBERLY BEARD # | (King’s, Shoreline, Washington) | |
| 1)Oregon Relays, 1)State, 1)Nike, 3/1hs)USATF Junior; 201-7 | ||
| 2. JOI STORY | (Edwardsville, Illinois) | |
| 4/2hs)USATF Junior, 2)Nike; 198-5 | ||
| 3. AINSLEY CUTHBERTSON | (Lexington, Massachusetts) | |
| 1)New Balance, 3)New Englands, 5/3hs)USATF Junior; 180-4 | ||
Beard defended her No. 1 ranking, finally smashing her PR and joining the 200-foot club at No. 5 all-time to win Juniors. Story, who didn’t pick up the hammer until ’25, improved nearly 40ft and finished right behind Beard at Nike and Juniors. Cuthbertson avenged losses to a pair of Rhode Island throwers in winning New Balance and was the No. 3 prep at Juniors.
| JAVELIN | ||
| 1. ANNA MILLIKAN | (Summit, Bend, Oregon) | |
| 1)Oregon Relays, 1)Nike/Jesuit, 1)State, 6/1hs)USATF Junior, 1)Nike; 165-4 | ||
| 2. AVA FLICKER | (Perkiomen Valley, Collegeville, Pennsylvania) | |
| 1)Penn Relays, 2)State, 11/3hs)USATF Junior; 172-2 HSL | ||
| 3. ELIANA SCHNEIDER | (Cedar Crest, Lebanon, Pennsylvania) | |
| 3/2us)Penn Relays, 1)State, 1)New Balance; 167-4 | ||
| 4. *OLIVIA BARR | (Wakefield, Arlington, Virginia) | |
| 1)State, 9/2hs)USATF Junior, 2)New Balance, 1)JavFest; 162-5 | ||
| 5. MCKENNA LAY | (Pacific, Missouri) | |
| 1)State, 4)Nike; 166-1 | ||
Millikan was just No. 4 on the yearly list, but was unbeaten among preps, winning Nike and taking 6th at Juniors (1st HS). Schneider avenged her Penn Relays loss to Flicker by beating her at state, then notched her PR in winning New Balance. Flicker was the list leader and won Penn, but was way off form at Juniors. Barr did a tough cross-country Juniors (2nd HS)/New Balance (2nd) double and also won JavFest over lower ranked athletes. Lay was just 4th at Nike, but made No. 3 on the seasonal list.
| HEPTATHLON | ||
| 1. CHIORA ENYINNA-OKEIGBO | (Sunnyvale, Texas) | |
| 1)USATF Junior; 5452 | ||
| 2. ELLA MICHELITCH | (Minisink Valley, Slate Hill, New York) | |
| 1)New Balance; 5348 | ||
| 3. *AYDRIANE BOWDEN | (Kennett, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania) | |
| 1)Greater Philly, 2)New Balance; 5463 HSL | ||
Enyinna-Okeigbo won Juniors with the year’s No. 2 score. Michelitch was the New Balance champ with the No. 3 tally, beating list-leader Bowden. However, Bowden — whose PR was just 30 points outside the top 10 all-time — has another year to chase titles.
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