Mary Cain's HS Girl's Indoor 2-Mile Record May Not Last Through the Weekend

Fan Out West -> · 2026-02-14T04:03:12-05:00

. . . because Blair Bartlett/NJ is taking dead aim at Mary's [b]9:38.68[/b] from 2013 at today's (2/14) The Circuit NYC meet in The Armory.Here is the relevant portion of Doug Binder's recent article on Dyestat:[i]One week after an historic solo effort in the 3,200 meters, New Jersey standout Blair Bartlett is taking aim at the national high school record in the 2-mile.[/i][i]Bartlett, a junior from Lawrenceville School NJ, who placed 16th in the U20 women’s race at the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Fla. in early January, ran a time of 9:42.38 [/i](Ed note: approx 9:45.8 for 2 miles)[i] last week at the MAPL Indoor Championships.[/i][i]Bartlett, who won last week's race by nearly three minutes, will have help with the pace and a more competitive field as she pursues the national record of 9:38.68 by Mary Cain in 2013.[/i][i]Bartlett sits at No. 5 on the all-time list with her 3,200 meters conversion. Ahead of her are Cain, Jane Hedengren (9:40.88) [/i](Ed note: converted from 9:37.50/3200 alt)[i], Elizabeth Leachman (9:44.16) and Natalie Cook (9:44.44).[/i][i]A tennis player-turned-runner, Bartlett finished third in the girls mile at the Millrose Games on Feb. 1.[/i]Already we've seen hs sr Jaelyn Williams/CA run 9:07/3000 @ BU in an attempt to break Alexa Efraimson's 9:00.16 indoor records (all conditions) from 2014.If not today for Bartlett, then possibly NIN or NBIN next month for her or Williams or Dudek.

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2 months ago 03/13/2026 4:33pm EDT

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Well, this record is no more

2 months ago 03/13/2026 5:08pm EDT

re: Theah

Theah wrote:
Well, this record is no more

Ironically the record wasn't broken by Blair Bartlett, who this thread is about. The record was broken by a girl who had only a 10:17 PR at the time the OP started this thread. Talk about a big improvement!

2 months ago 03/13/2026 5:17pm EDT

re: Theah

Sorry Mary Cain, Sorry Blair Bartlett wrote:
Theah wrote:
Well, this record is no more
Ironically the record wasn't broken by Blair Bartlett, who this thread is about. The record was broken by a girl who had only a 10:17 PR at the time the OP started this thread. Talk about a big improvement!

Bartlett has one more year to break it. Zeng seems to be figuring it out her senior year

2 months ago 03/13/2026 6:00pm EDT

re: More time

More time wrote:
Sorry Mary Cain, Sorry Blair Bartlett wrote:
Ironically the record wasn't broken by Blair Bartlett, who this thread is about. The record was broken by a girl who had only a 10:17 PR at the time the OP started this thread. Talk about a big improvement!
Bartlett has one more year to break it. Zeng seems to be figuring it out her senior year

I definitely think that Zang's 9:37 will get broken by one of the other girls currently in high school. Junior Blair Bartlett is the most likely candidate, but the record could also get broken in the next year or two by junior Averi Lowen, junior Paige Sheppard, sophomore Leah Starkey, or sophomore Natasza Dudek. So many girls are running really fast these days.

Sorry Mary Cain, Sorry Blair Bartlett wrote:
More time wrote:
Bartlett has one more year to break it. Zeng seems to be figuring it out her senior year
I definitely think that Zang's 9:37 will get broken by one of the other girls currently in high school. Junior Blair Bartlett is the most likely candidate, but the record could also get broken in the next year or two by junior Averi Lowen, junior Paige Sheppard, sophomore Leah Starkey, or sophomore Natasza Dudek. So many girls are running really fast these days.

Or Sirois (Jr), who went sub-16 in a 5k yesterday

It would have been interesting to see Blair in this race given that she ran a 9:44 two miles off of a 4:55 first mile and 4:49 second mile!

2 months ago 03/13/2026 6:39pm EDT

re: Nyrunner fan

Nyrunner fan wrote:
It would have been interesting to see Blair in this race given that she ran a 9:44 two miles off of a 4:55 first mile and 4:49 second mile!

If Blair Bartlett ran those splits today she would have been 13 seconds behind Katy Zang at the one mile mark. That's how fast Zang took it out.

In any case, I expect Bartlett to run sub 9:40 this outdoor season.

2 months ago 03/14/2026 4:46pm EDT

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