New Balance Grand Prix Junior Mile Fields Announced

Feb 08, 2016

New Balance Grand Prix released the fields for the Junior Mile races this weekend. The race at Boston's Reggie Lewis Center has developed into one of the premier prep distance races of the indoor season. Check out the start list below.

Boys Junior Mile:

Thomas Ratcliffe (Concord-Carlisle, MA), who has the #1 times in the U.S. so far this season at both 1000 meters (2:27:30) and 2 miles (8:57:47); Aiden Tooker (Saratoga Springs, NY), the U.S. leader at 3200 meters (8:54:32);

Viraj Doeker (Middlesex School, MA), Gatorade State Boys' Cross Country Runner of the Year and state prep record-holder at 3000 meters indoors;

Jack Salisbury (LaSalle Academy, RI), whose time of 4:00.49 is #2 in the nation at 1500 meters. Salisbury was fourth in the 2-mile at the 2015 New Balance Nationals Outdoor

Matthew Bouthillette (LaSalle Academy, RI), 2015 New England Champion, indoor mile;

Andrew Ernst (Marblehead, MA), 2015 Division II All-State Cross Country Champion;

David (DJ) Principe (LaSalle Academy, RI), runner-up in indoor mile at 2015 New England Championships;

Liam Kimball (Timberlane Regional, NH), 2015 State Division I Cross Country Champion;

Mike Kolor (Seneca Valley, PA), 2015 PIAA State Champion outdoors, 1600 meters;

Randy Neish (Glastonbury, CT), 2015 CIAC State Open Champion outdoors, 1600 meters;

Eric Van Der Els (Brien McMahon, CT), 3rd, 2015 New Balance Nationals Outdoor, 5000 meters; and

Matt D'Anieri (Wellesley, MA), winner, 2016 MSTCA Elite Meet/Coaches Invitational 1000m.

Girls Junior Mile:

Sammy Watson (Rush-Henrietta, NY), the fastest high school girl in the U.S. this season at 400 meters (54:66) and 1000 meters (2:45.32);

Stephanie Jenks (Linn-Mar, IA); a nine-time Iowa State Champion, was the 5000-meter runner-up at the 2014 New Balance Nationals Indoor and a silver medalist in triathlon at the 2014 World Youth Olympic Games

Margie Cullen (Needham, MA); anchored her Distance Medley Relay team to the 2015 New Balance National Outdoor championship

Maegan Doody (Oyster River, NH), 2015 NH Meet of Champions Cross Country Champion; 2014 New England Champion 800m;

Eliza Rego (LaSalle Academy, RI), 2015 State Indoor Champion, 1000m and 1500m;

Aislinn Devlin (Downington West, PA), 10th, 2015 New Balance Nationals Outdoor 2-mile;

Anna Flynn (Ursuline Academy, NY), four-time winner of Disney Cross Country Classic presented by New Balance;

Sarah Edwards (Needham, MA), 2015 State Division II Cross Country Champion; 8th, 2015 New Balance Nationals Outdoor 800m;

Sarah Armstrong (Needham, MA), 2014 State Champion outdoors in the mile;

Abbe Goldstein (Germantown Academy, PA), 1st, New Balance Nationals Outdoor Emerging Elite 2-mile;

Leyla Salis (Bedford, NH), 9th, 2015 New Balance Nationals Outdoor 800m; 2016 Dartmouth Relays Champion 1000m; and

Kelsey Chmiel (Saratoga Springs, NY), 4th at 2015 Nike Cross Nationals as a freshman