DISTANCE
See the full list here: Top 10 Girls Returners - Distance
800 Meter Dash
Juliette Whittaker - Mount De Sales
(Juliette Whittaker pictured at the VA Showcase)
Photo: Mary Ann Magnant
Whittaker is our number one returner for the 800m event this year. Last indoor season, Whittaker ran a blistering 2:02.07, which is not only the fastest in Maryland but in the entire nation. Whittaker has been the fastest female 800m runner in Maryland for the past three indoor seasons, and she is likely to continue this streak for the fourth year in a row.
Mary Gorsky - McDonogh
Gorsky became the second-ranked 800m runner after an impressive performance of 2:27.34 from the previous indoor season. She was seventh in the state at the time (as a freshman!), and now she ranks second.
Elizabeth Pickett - Bel Air
(Elizabeth Pickett pictured at the 2021 Maryland State Championships)
Photo: John Roemer
Pickett had a strong cross country season with the fastest 3-mile time for girls in the state with 17:39.10. She also finished within the top 10 for Maryland girls based on 5K performances. She continues the rest of the year as a strong competitor with many high rankings for the indoor season. Her first being the 800m race after a 2:27.59 performance at the adidas Indoor Nationals.
1600 Meter Run
Katherine Strong - Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
(Katherine Strong pictured at the adidas Indoor Nationals)
Photo: Mary Ann Magnant
Strong is by far one of the fastest 1600m runners in Maryland. She took the number one rank after a blistering 5:00.82 performance at the VA Showcase. Last indoor season, she had the fastest mile run for Maryland girls with a time of 4:56.85.
Anna Albergo - Dulaney
(Anna Albergo pictured during the VA Showcase)
Photo: Mary Ann Magnant
Albergo is another competitor to keep your eyes on this season. Albergo is our second-ranked 1600m runner behind Strong. Last year, she was the sixth-fastest in the state after an indoor PR of 5:27.24. She also ranks high in at least three other events: mile (5th, 5:17.09); 3200m (6th, 11:44.16); 2 mile (4th, 11:38.52).
3200 Meter Run
Photo: Mary Ann Magnant
(Elizabeth Pickett pictured during the 2021 MPSSAA 3A North Region Championships)
Photo: Carlos Buse
Rubie Goffena - Manchester Valley
(Rubie Goffena pictured during the 2021 Westminster XC Invitational)
Photo: Craig Amoss
Goffena is our third-ranked 3200m runner after she ran a time of 11:34.74 at the Carroll County Championships earlier this year. Last indoor season, Goffena had the fifth-fastest 3200m time. Now, she's moved up two spots.