Txrunning 2014 Track Preview - Girls 5A 1600m

Let's start the preview by looking at the 2013 state meet results. Athletes in BOLD are 
returning this year.

Girls 1600 Meter Dash 5A
                                                                                  
Finals                                                                       
  1 Kriegshauser, Courtney       Southlake Carroll      4:51.10   10         
  2 McLellan, Madi               Woodlands              4:53.25    8         
  3 Clark, Devin                 SB Smithson Vly        4:54.08    6         
  4 Jones, Rachel                Lewisville Hebron      4:54.52    4         
  5 Raines, Sandie               Humble Kingwood        4:57.90    2         
  6 Szekely, Morgan              New Braunfels          5:01.20    1         
  7 Jensen, Katie                College Park           5:05.93              
  8 Brown, Erica                 Katy Seven Lakes       5:09.08              
  9 Taylor, Debra                Alief Elsik            5:20.14             
   
       

Where did they go?

Kriegshauser, Courtney- Vanderbilt
Jones, Rachel - Yale
Raines, Sandie - Arkansas
Jensen, Katie - Rice

Top 100 Returners

Rank Time Athlete Name Team C/O Date Meet
1. 4:52.43 Madi McLellan The Woodlands 2014 04/12/2013 District 14-5A Meet
2. 4:54.08 Devin Clark Smithson Valley 2015 05/10/2013 UIL Track and Field Championship
3. 4:54.30 Kellee McCann Justin Northwest 2014 04/11/2013 District 4-5A Meet
4. 4:59.47 Megan Montgomery Lewisville Hebron 2015 03/23/2013 Jesuit-Sheaner Relays
5. 4:59.63 Alondra Hoyos Lewisville Hebron 2014 04/27/2013 Region 1-5A Meet
6. 5:01.20 Morgan Szekely New Braunfels 2014 05/10/2013 UIL Track and Field Championship
7. 5:01.24 Antigone Archer Southlake Carroll 2016 03/23/2013 Jesuit-Sheaner Relays
8. 5:01.91 Sydney Brown Marcus 2014 04/12/2013 Distirct 5-5A Meet
9. 5:02.86 Amelia McElhinney Round Rock McNeil 2014 03/08/2013 McNeil Relays
10. 5:05.71 Rebecca Jacobson Flower Mound 2015 03/08/2013 Lewisville Goldsmith Relays
11. 5:06.33 Brittany Mitchell Killeen 2014 04/19/2013 District 7-8 Area Meet 5A
12. 5:07.10 Debra Taylor Alief Elsik 2016 04/27/2013 Region 3-5A Meet
13. 5:07.30 Katherine Chavez Justin Northwest 2015 03/23/2013 Jesuit-Sheaner Relays
14. 5:08.88 Katie Burnham Southlake Carroll 2014 05/04/2013 North Texas 1600
15. 5:08.93 Abby Guidry Kingwood High School 2016 04/10/2013 District 13-5A Meet
16. 5:08.97 Erica Brown Katy Seven Lakes 2014 04/27/2013 Region 3-5A Meet
17. 5:09.15 Kacie Corbin Katy Seven Lakes 2016 04/12/2013 District 19-5A Meet
18. 5:09.61 Safiya Belbina Flower Mound 2015 04/12/2013 Distirct 5-5A Meet
19. 5:10.29 Allison Tracy Katy Seven Lakes 2014 04/12/2013 District 19-5A Meet
20. 5:11.62 Abbey Piontek The Woodlands 2015 02/16/2013 Kingwood Zoe Simpson Invitational
21. 5:11.86 Ashley Driscoll Round Rock 2016 03/27/2013 Texas Relays
22. 5:12.15 Paige Hofstad New Braunfels 2016 03/21/2013 Smithson Valley Meet
23. 5:12.34 Ariel Price La Porte 2014 04/27/2013 Region 3-5A Meet
24. 5:13.65 Melanie Enriquez Round Rock Stony Point 2014 04/26/2013 Region 2-5A Meet
25. 5:15.30 Silvia Leblanc Fort Bend Clements 2015 02/16/2013 Bubba Fife Relays

>>Continue Rankings # 26-100

 

Region Rankings

Region 1-5A

Rank Time Athlete Name Team C/O Date Meet
1. 4:54.30 Kellee McCann Justin Northwest 2014 04/11/2013 District 4-5A Meet
2. 4:59.47 Megan Montgomery Lewisville Hebron 2015 03/23/2013 Jesuit-Sheaner Relays
3. 4:59.63 Alondra Hoyos Lewisville Hebron 2014 04/27/2013 Region 1-5A Meet
4. 5:01.24 Antigone Archer Southlake Carroll 2016 03/23/2013 Jesuit-Sheaner Relays
5. 5:01.91 Sydney Brown Marcus 2014 04/12/2013 Distirct 5-5A Meet
6. 5:05.71 Rebecca Jacobson Flower Mound 2015 03/08/2013 Lewisville Goldsmith Relays
7. 5:06.33 Brittany Mitchell Killeen 2014 04/19/2013 District 7-8 Area Meet 5A
8. 5:07.30 Katherine Chavez Justin Northwest 2015 03/23/2013 Jesuit-Sheaner Relays
9. 5:08.88 Katie Burnham Southlake Carroll 2014 05/04/2013 North Texas 1600
10. 5:09.61 Safiya Belbina Flower Mound 2015 04/12/2013 Distirct 5-5A Meet

>>Continue Rankings # 11-50

 

Region 2-5A

Rank Time Athlete Name Team C/O Date Meet
1. 4:52.43 Madi McLellan The Woodlands 2014 04/12/2013 District 14-5A Meet
2. 5:02.86 Amelia McElhinney Round Rock McNeil 2014 03/08/2013 McNeil Relays
3. 5:08.93 Abby Guidry Kingwood High School 2016 04/10/2013 District 13-5A Meet
4. 5:11.62 Abbey Piontek The Woodlands 2015 02/16/2013 Kingwood Zoe Simpson Invitational
5. 5:11.86 Ashley Driscoll Round Rock 2016 03/27/2013 Texas Relays
6. 5:13.65 Melanie Enriquez Round Rock Stony Point 2014 04/26/2013 Region 2-5A Meet
7. 5:15.47 Jessica Ellis Austin Westlake 2014 04/26/2013 Region 2-5A Meet
8. 5:16.17 Valarie Bradley Plano West 2015 04/26/2013 Region 2-5A Meet
9. 5:18.58 Zoe Punske Round Rock McNeil 2014 04/11/2013 District 16-5A Meet
10. 5:18.69 Abby Halbrook Tyler Lee 2014 04/26/2013 Region 2-5A Meet

>>Continue Rankings # 11-50

 

Region 3-5A

Rank Time Athlete Name Team C/O Date Meet
1. 5:07.10 Debra Taylor Alief Elsik 2016 04/27/2013 Region 3-5A Meet
2. 5:08.97 Erica Brown Katy Seven Lakes 2014 04/27/2013 Region 3-5A Meet
3. 5:09.15 Kacie Corbin Katy Seven Lakes 2016 04/12/2013 District 19-5A Meet
4. 5:10.29 Allison Tracy Katy Seven Lakes 2014 04/12/2013 District 19-5A Meet
5. 5:12.34 Ariel Price La Porte 2014 04/27/2013 Region 3-5A Meet
6. 5:15.30 Silvia Leblanc Fort Bend Clements 2015 02/16/2013 Bubba Fife Relays
7. 5:16.17 Madison Gilcrease Cypress Woods 2015 04/27/2013 Region 3-5A Meet
8. 5:16.32 Samantha Beacham La Porte 2016 04/11/2013 District 21-5A Meet
9. 5:16.85 Arielle Price La Porte 2014 04/11/2013 District 21-5A Meet
10. 5:19.11 Claudia Santos Galena Park Northshore 2015 04/11/2013 District 21-5A Meet

>>Continue Rankings # 11-50

 

Region 4-5A

Rank Time Athlete Name Team C/O Date Meet
1. 4:54.08 Devin Clark Smithson Valley 2015 05/10/2013 UIL Track and Field Championship
2. 5:01.20 Morgan Szekely New Braunfels 2014 05/10/2013 UIL Track and Field Championship
3. 5:12.15 Paige Hofstad New Braunfels 2016 03/21/2013 Smithson Valley Meet
4. 5:16.14 Keomi Hamlin New Braunfels 2015 03/02/2013 Smithson Valley Meet
5. 5:16.88 Anna Cozart Smithson Valley 2014 03/21/2013 Smithson Valley Meet
6. 5:17.91 Haleigh Galvan San Antonio O'Connor 2015 03/27/2013 Texas Relays
7. 5:25.74 Alex Cruz Edinburg High School 2015 02/15/2013 Steve Stark Relays
8. 5:25.74 Lizette Chapa Sharyland 2015 02/15/2013 Steve Stark Relays
9. 5:26.80 Nikki Sanchez San Marcos 2014 03/15/2013 Texas Southern Relays
10. 5:29.86 Haliey Smalley New Braunfels Canyon 2015 02/24/2013 New Braunfels Unicorn Relays

>>Continue Rankings # 11-50

 

Summary

5 girls return this year that broke 5 minutes including Madi McLellan and Devin Clark. The field is really deep this year. I would not be suprised if we see 10 girls break 5 in 5A this season. I am picking Devin Clark as my favorite. She is coming off of a breakthrough cross season and she has great experience running at the state meet in the 1600m the last 2 seasons.

Txrunning Pre-Season Favorite: Devin Clark