JUICE PLUS
HS GIRLS ALL STAR MILE
ATHLETE BIOS
Colleen Quigley-
PR- 4:52 1600
Quigley cemented her status as the top female distance runner in Missouri by winning the Class 4 1600 and 3200 meter State titles over the weekend in Jefferson City. She will look to go under 4:50 on Wednesday in order to qualify for the Adidas Dream Mile in New York City on June 11th where she will compete against the Nation's best high school milers. Quigley is no stranger to national competition having been a Foot Locker National Cross Country Finalist last fall.
Watch Colleen's interview after winning the 3200
Watch Colleen's interview after winning the 1600
Colleen Riley-
PRs-
4:58 1600
Riley had a very busy and very successful weekend running four events and finishing All-State in all four. She was fifth in the Class 4 1600, fourth in the 800, third in the 4 x 400 relay and she anchored Lindbergh's victorious 4 x 800 relay. Her
Watch Colleen finish third in the 800 at the 2010 Missouri State Meet
Courtney Wood-
PRs-
5:00 1600
Wood came home with two All-State medals from the weekend finishing seventh in the Class 4 1600 and sixth in the 3200. Her 5:00 1600 was a personal best and certainly shows she is capable of being a factor on Wednesday.
Watch this interview with Courtney after her 10:58 3200 at the KU Relays
Jenny Govero-
PR- 5:06 1600
Govero ran a 5:06 1600 at the District Meet but only ran the 3200 at the State Meet. In that race she ran a very fast 11:02 to finish 10th. Govero, a senior, has been one of Missouri's top distance runners throughout her career.
Watch this interview of Jenny and her teammate Alyssa from the cross country season
Hannah Long-
PRs-
5:07 1600
Long, only in 8th grade, already has a history at the Festival of Miles having won the invitational junior high divisions each of the last two years. Last year her 5:09 full mile wowed the crowd as she won the race by more than 14 seconds. This year she will try her luck against the older girls in the high school all star mile. |
Watch Hannah run 5:09 last year at the Festival of Miles
Amanda Behnke-
PRs-
5:12 1600
Behnke comes into the Festival of Miles riding high after a big PR at the Missouri State Meet where she finished seventh in Class 3. Amanda's brother Adam, a 3:45 1500 meter runner, will be competing in the Saint Louis Track Club Elite Men's Mile later in the evening.
Alyssa Jones-
PR-
10:53 3200
Jones, known more for her 3200 meter prowess, showed she has some speed when she kicked home to earn a medal in that event at the State Meet. Her 10:53 there was a phenomenal time for a sophomore and sets her up to be one of the favorites for the cross country State title in the fall.
Alyssa Rebecca-
PR-
2:11 800
Rebecca will be serving as the rabbit for the Juice Plus Girl's All Star Mile on Wednesday. She set a personal best of 2:11 for 800 meters to place third in Class 4 at the State Meet.
Watch Alyssa anchor her Eureka Wildcats to victory at the 2010 Missouri State Track and Field Championships
*Want to get in? We still have a few spots left! Email Ben Rosario at ben@bigriverrunning.com for all the details.
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