Track season is around the corner. We decided to do some comparisons of the top distance runners in Texas. We used the Mercier Scoring Tables to assign points to each performance adding the personal bests for both 1600 and 3200. We will do the same with 8/16 to find the best middle distance runners. We will also do the girls and finally the Mercier point system allows for you to compare genders so I will do a compilation of boys and girls.
Here are the results.
*Remember I have solid stats from 1986 to now. Before 1986 it is hard to find personal bests.
| Place | 3200 | 1600 | ATHLETE | SCHOOL | Grad Year | 1600 PTS | 3200 PTS | TOTAL |
| 1 | 10:01.3 | 04:38.6 | Chelsey Sveinsson | Greenhill | 2011 | 829 | 821 | 1650 |
| 2 | 10:13.8 | 04:48.5 | Sandie Raines | Kingwood High School | 2013 | 771 | 788 | 1559 |
| 3 | 10:24.6 | 04:44.5 | Madie Boreman | Leander Rouse | 2016 | 795 | 761 | 1556 |
| 4 | 10:25.3 | 04:44.8 | Nichole Jones | Spring Westfield | 2006 | 793 | 759 | 1552 |
| 5 | 10:39.0 | 04:42.1 | Erin Bedell | Plano West | 2005 | 808 | 726 | 1534 |
| 6 | 10:24.7 | 04:51.4 | Madi McLellan | The Woodlands | 2014 | 756 | 761 | 1517 |
| 7 | 10:21.3 | 04:54.6 | Sarah Andrews | The Woodlands | 2010 | 739 | 769 | 1508 |
| 8 | 10:24.8 | 04:54.0 | Katie Jensen | The Woodlands College Park | 2013 | 742 | 761 | 1503 |
| 9 | 10:28.0 | 04:53.1 | Brooke Upshaw | Southlake Carroll | 2006 | 747 | 753 | 1500 |
| 10 | 10:19.5 | 04:58.0 | Natalie Rathjen | Highland Park | 2014 | 720 | 774 | 1494 |
| 11 | 10:26.6 | 04:54.9 | Jessica Prickett | Burleson High | 2013 | 737 | 756 | 1493 |
| 12 | 10:32.2 | 04:53.4 | Miranda Walker | Southlake Carroll | 2006 | 745 | 743 | 1488 |
| 13 | 10:31.5 | 04:53.7 | Rachel Johnson | Plano Senior HS | 2011 | 743 | 744 | 1487 |
| 14 | 10:39.9 | 04:50.2 | Courtney Kriegshauser | Southlake Carroll | 2013 | 762 | 724 | 1486 |
| 15 | 10:31.3 | 04:54.3 | Kellee McCann | Justin Northwest | 2014 | 740 | 745 | 1485 |
| 16 | 10:35.8 | 04:54.1 | Devin Clark | Smithson Valley | 2015 | 741 | 734 | 1475 |
| 17 | 10:36.5 | 04:54.4 | Brittany Brockman | Langham Creek | 2002 | 740 | 732 | 1472 |
| 18 | 10:36.9 | 04:54.2 | Danielle Selner | Kingwood High School | 2006 | 741 | 731 | 1472 |
| 19 | 10:42.0 | 04:52.0 | Brenna Williamson | Kingwood High School | 2005 | 753 | 719 | 1472 |
| 20 | 10:29.7 | 04:57.7 | Amani Terrell | Marcus | 1997 | 722 | 749 | 1471 |
| 21 | 10:37.3 | 04:54.2 | Betzy Jimenez | Hereford | 2006 | 741 | 730 | 1471 |
| 22 | 10:37.9 | 04:54.2 | Connor Ward | Flower Mound | 2011 | 741 | 729 | 1470 |
| 23 | 10:36.2 | 04:56.5 | Amanda Russell | Vista Ridge | 2010 | 728 | 733 | 1461 |
| 24 | 10:41.8 | 04:54.4 | Kristie Krueger | Argyle | 2008 | 740 | 720 | 1460 |
| 25 | 10:37.2 | 04:56.5 | Ashley Isham | Vista Ridge | 2010 | 728 | 731 | 1459 |
| 26 | 10:41.6 | 04:54.5 | Rachel Jones | Lewisville Hebron | 2013 | 739 | 720 | 1459 |
| 27 | 10:39.3 | 04:56.0 | Rachel Collins | Granbury | 2003 | 731 | 726 | 1457 |
| 28 | 10:40.4 | 04:55.9 | Rachel Baptista | Austin High | 2011 | 731 | 723 | 1454 |
| 29 | 10:42.0 | 04:55.5 | Cassie Hostick | Cedar Park | 2004 | 734 | 719 | 1453 |
| 30 | 11:07.7 | 04:46.0 | Arin Rice | Canyon | 2013 | 786 | 663 | 1449 |
| 31 | 10:36.0 | 04:59.1 | Monique Ortega | El Paso Montwood | 2003 | 715 | 733 | 1448 |
| 32 | 10:55.8 | 04:50.8 | Cate Westenhover | Austin High | 2008 | 759 | 688 | 1447 |
| 33 | 10:41.6 | 04:57.5 | Casi Florida | Joshua | 1995 | 723 | 720 | 1443 |
| 34 | 10:40.4 | 04:58.6 | Cheryl Spring | The Woodlands | 2006 | 717 | 723 | 1440 |
| 35 | 10:41.0 | 04:58.6 | Catherine Loden | White Oak | 2008 | 717 | 722 | 1439 |
| 36 | 10:35.2 | 05:01.3 | Cali Roper | Willis | 2012 | 703 | 735 | 1438 |
| 37 | 10:46.0 | 04:59.5 | Megan Montgomery | Lewisville Hebron | 2015 | 720 | 717 | 1437 |
| 38 | 10:35.7 | 05:01.5 | Natalie Langdon | San Antonio Johnson | 2013 | 702 | 734 | 1436 |
| 39 | 10:42.9 | 04:58.9 | Callie Wells | The Woodlands | 2005 | 716 | 717 | 1433 |
| 40 | 10:42.3 | 04:59.4 | Crystal McGuire | Highland Park | 1986 | 713 | 719 | 1432 |
| 41 | 10:55.7 | 04:53.7 | Kelsey Johnson | Iowa Park | 2008 | 743 | 688 | 1431 |
| 42 | 10:27.0 | 05:06.9 | Jocelyn Gardner | A&M Consolidated | 2005 | 675 | 755 | 1430 |
| 43 | 10:43.9 | 04:59.2 | Jackie Choucair | Hockaday | 2013 | 715 | 714 | 1429 |
| 44 | 10:38.4 | 05:01.8 | Samantha Means | McKinney North | 2007 | 700 | 728 | 1428 |
| 45 | 10:37.9 | 05:02.4 | Tara Upshaw | Southlake Carroll | 2009 | 698 | 729 | 1427 |
| 46 | 10:55.5 | 04:54.5 | Tara Gruber | Marcus | 2005 | 739 | 688 | 1427 |
| 47 | 10:55.3 | 04:54.7 | Meghan Shea | McKinney | 2012 | 738 | 689 | 1427 |
| 48 | 10:41.7 | 05:00.7 | Kinsey Farren | Dallas Bishop Lynch | 2007 | 706 | 720 | 1426 |
| 49 | 10:47.8 | 04:58.1 | Shelby Chapin | Southlake Carroll | 2013 | 720 | 706 | 1426 |
| 50 | 10:43.0 | 05:01.0 | Lauren Smith | Freeport Brazoswood | 2009 | 705 | 717 | 1422 |
I could not find both 1600m and 3200m times for the athletes below.
| 60 | 10:07.9 | Kim Whitaker | New Braunfels | 1983 | 0 | |||
| 61 | 04:43.8 | Cindy Tolle | Plano | 1983 | 0 | |||
| 62 | 10:37.9 | Rebekah Lawless | Georgetown High | 1999 | 0 | |||
| 63 | 10:38.7 | Natalie Napela | San Antonio Madison | 1987 | 0 | |||
| 64 | 10:41.1 | Christina Henderson | Coppell | 2006 | 0 | |||
| 65 | 10:32.3 | Megan Flowers | Fort Worth Trinity Valley | 1992 | 0 | |||
| 66 | 10:27 | Kathy Smith | San Antonio Churchill | 1983 | 0 | |||
| 67 | 04:51.0 | Kim Widener | Plano Senior HS | 1986 | 0 | |||
| 68 | 04:52.6 | Brenda Moore | Amaillo | 1984 | 0 | |||
| 69 | 04:52.9 | Eva Duran | San Antonio Jefferson | 1983 | 0 | |||
| 70 | 04:53.3 | Karole Painter | Deer Park | 1983 | 0 | |||
| 71 | 04:53.5 | Jillian Rosen | Richardson | 2007 | 0 | |||
| 72 | 04:55.4 | Loren Hodges | Paradise | 2006 | 0 |