SPRINTS
See the full list here: Top 10 Girls Returners - Sprints
55 Meter Dash
Leah Powell - Northern-Calvert
(Leah Powell pictured at the 2021 East Coast Invitational)
Photo: Mary Ann Magnant
Powell is our number one ranked female athlete for the 55m dash with a time of 7.35. Last year, she was Maryland's fifth-fastest girl in the 55m and 60m events.
Jalaia Creary - Archbishop Spalding
(Jalaia Creary, pictured right, at the Adidas Indoor Nationals)
Photo: Mary Ann Magnant
Creary, a sophomore, is our second-ranked girl for the 55m event with a time 7.46. Last indoor season, as a freshman, she was ranked within the top 10 in Maryland for at least five different events: 55m (7th, 7.46); 60m (3rd, 7.82); 200m (6th, 25.28); 300m (7th, 41.92); 400m (4th, 58.53).
300 Meter Dash
Myla Greene - Bullis
(Myla Greene pictured at the VA Showcase)
Photo: Mary Ann Magnant
Greene has been a dominating force in multiple events, including the 300m dash. This could be her second year as Maryland's fastest 300m runner. Her current indoor PR is 40.61, which is a top 40 time nationally.
Mirai Bernard - Bullis
(Mirai Bernard pictured alongside teammate Sage Hinton at the Adidas Indoor Nationals)
Photo: Mary Ann Magnant
Bernard is one of multiple Bullis athletes to make our top 10 rankings. Bernard is our second-ranked athlete for the 300m event (time: 41:10) after being third in the state last year. She also boasts top 10 rankings in the state for the 200m, 400m and 500m events.
Sage Hinton - Bullis
(Sage Hinton pictured at the Adidas Indoor Nationals)
Photo: Mary Ann Magnant
Hinton is the third-ranked 300m runner and the third Bullis girl to crack the top 3. She's moved up by one spot since the last indoor season. To add, she had two top 5 rankings earlier this year: 5th in 200m (time: 25.00) and 3rd in 400m (time: 57.90).
500 Meter Dash
Myla Greene - Bullis
(Watch Myla Greene win her 500m Race at the VA Showcase)
Once again, Greene makes another top 10 appearance. This is her second number one ranking this season. She was already ranked as having the fastest 300m time for a returner. She also has the number one spot for 500m runners this season after an indoor PR of 1:18.23. This performance serves as a top 30 time nationally.
Lauren Leath - Bullis
(Lauren Leath, pictured right wearing #1, at the VA Showcase)
Photo: Mary Ann Magnant
Another Bullis girl makes it into a top 10 ranking. This time, it is Lauren Leath as the second-ranked returner in the 500m event. Her time of 1:19.21 was also the 33rd fastest time in the nation last season. Leath also runs an impressive 800m time of 2:28.34, which is a top 15 time for a Maryland girl this season.
See the full list here: Top 10 Girls Returners - Sprints
*As a notice, there may be discrepancies in times, places, and athletes due to last year's season being impacted by COVID-19. This article is based on what we have in our current database and rankings are subject to change. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to our state editor at milesplitmd@gmail.com*