Girls NBIN Championship Entries: Jackson Vying To Defend US #1

Photo by John Roemer

The initial batch of entries for next weekend's New Balance Indoor Nationals have been released and can be found here.

One of the highlights of this year's group of Maryland girls set to compete in the championship events is Hayley Jackson, who currently owns the 1600 time in the country. She will have her sights set on a national title as she competes in the girls championship mile at 11:50 AM on Sunday, March 12.

There will be another installment in the Coffin-Green rivalry next weekend as both are set to compete in the championship two mile. Green has bested Coffin in both of their matchups in the event this season and has seemingly pulled neck-and-neck with the now six-time state champion.

Perhaps the championship 60 meter hurdles will finally reveal who the top hurdler in the state truly is. Postell and Williams currently share the top spot at 8.12 in the 55 hurdles with Harrison just one tenth of a second behind. It will also be a rematch of the 2A state championships where Harrison beat Williams by less than a tenth of a second.

Huntingtown's Harleigh White missed most of the indoor season but came back in time to qualify for NBIN with a MD #3 triple jump of 37'11.25 at the University of Kentucky High School Invitational. Last year's outdoor leader in the triple jump will look to get one more solid performance down before heading into spring healthy.

Oakdale freshman Lauren Leatherman showcased her range this indoor season from the middle distance events (MD #8 in the 800) to the hurdles (MD #4 freshman in the 55 hurdles) to the high jump (tied for MD #1 freshman as well).

That's right: three separate relay teams from Bullis qualified for the championship 4x200 relay at NBIN. They will also field two teams in the 4x400, two teams in the shuttle hurdles and one in the sprint medley relay.