MileSplit All-American Team - Girls 400m Dash

<p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">The first ever MileSplit All-American Teams for this past 2014 outdoor track &amp; field season are being released this week. The selection process included taking into consideration multiple factors but not limited to: season best performances and national rankings, consistency and body of work, finishes in major championship and post-season meets as well as a head-to-head results against other top national ranked competition in their event were all used to determine the top 8 individuals and relays to make up our All-American squads.</span></p>

Columbia High School's Olivia Baker (NJ) finally got the sub 53 second time that she was looking for all season long in the open 400 in the prelims at the US Junior Nationals (52.96) and then got the spot on the World Junior Championships that she was seeking with a second place finish and even faster PR of 52.46 in the finals for the Stanford University bound Baker. Baker, who dazzled in many relay anchor legs to bring her team several major victories including the New Balance Nationals and Penn Relays, . 

 The following 8 individuals have been selected to the MileSplit All-American Team in the girls  400 meter dash from the 2014 outdoor season as they have been chosen by MileSplit as the 8 best national performers in their event from this past spring.

MileSplit All-American Girls 400m Dash Team

 

1. Olivia Baker (Columbia NJ - 2014)

400 Meter Dash (Graph) 52.46
52.96 1st Prelims 2014-07-05 USATF Junior National Outdoor T&F Championships »
52.46 2nd   2014-07-05 USATF Junior National Outdoor T&F Championships »
53.26 1st   2014-06-21 Brooks PR Invitational »
53.53 1st   2014-06-04 NJSIAA State Meet Of Champions »
53.51 1st   2014-05-30 NJSIAA Groups - 2, 4 & NP A »
53.74 1st   2014-05-23 NJSIAA Sectionals - North II - Groups 1 & 4 »
54.09 1st   2014-05-16 Essex County Championships »
55.03 4th Prelims 2014-03-14 New Balance Nationals Indoor »
53.49 1st   2014-03-14 New Balance Nationals Indoor »
54.09 1st   2014-03-01 NJSIAA Meet of Champions »
55.15 1st   2014-02-17 NJSIAA Group Championships »
55.34 1st   2014-02-08 NJSIAA Sectional Championships - North II Gr. 3&4 »
56.31 1st   2014-01-25 Essex County Championships »

 

2. Kaelin Roberts (Long Beach Poly CA - 2017)

400 Meter Dash (Graph) 52.52
53.72 1st Prelims 2014-06-06 CIF State Track and Field Championship Prelims and Finals »
52.52 1st   2014-06-06 CIF State Track and Field Championship Prelims and Finals »
53.39 1st   2014-05-30 CIF Southern Section Masters »
53.87 1st   2014-05-24 CIF Southern Section Division Finals »
54.87 1st Prelims 2014-05-17 CIF Southern Section Division 1 Prelims »
55.25 1st   2014-05-07 Moore League Meet »
53.37 1st   2014-04-11 Arcadia Invitational »
54.63 1st   2014-03-14 Redondo Nike Festival »

 

3. Zola Golden (Arlington NY - 2015)

400 Meter Dash (Graph) 52.82
53.22 1st   2014-06-13 New Balance Outdoor Nationals »
54.00 1st   2014-06-06 NYSPHSAA - NY State Champs »
54.79 1st   2014-05-29 Section 1 State Qualifier »
53.39 1st   2014-05-24 Section 1 Class A Championship »
55.78 1st   2014-05-16 Northern County Championships »
52.82 1st   2014-05-08 47th Glenn D. Loucks Games »
57.68 1st Prelims 2014-05-05 Section 1 League Meets »
56.70 1st   2014-05-05 Section 1 League Meets »
58.24 1st   2014-05-02 Section 1 Duals »
54.17 1st Prelims 2014-03-14 New Balance Nationals Indoor »
54.15 2nd   2014-03-14 New Balance Nationals Indoor »
55.38 1st   2014-03-09 Armory Youth Championships »
54.40 1st   2014-02-24 80th Eastern States Championships »
56.49 1st   2014-01-03 The Hispanic Games »

 

4. Kendall Ellis (St. Thomas Aquinas FL - 2014)

400 Meter Dash (Graph) 52.95
53.87 4th   2014-06-13 New Balance Outdoor Nationals »
53.49 1st   2014-06-05 Great Southwest Classic »
55.42 1st Prelims 2014-05-03 FHSAA Outdoor State Finals, Saturday »
52.95 1st   2014-05-03 FHSAA Outdoor State Finals, Saturday »
55.27 1st Prelims 2014-04-24 FHSAA 4A Region 4 »
53.09 1st   2014-04-24 FHSAA 4A Region 4 »
55.58 1st Prelims 2014-04-16 FHSAA 4A District 13 »
54.08 1st   2014-04-16 FHSAA 4A District 13 »
56.29 1st Prelims 2014-03-22 BCAA Championships »
53.92 1st   2014-03-22 BCAA Championships »
54.88 1st   2014-03-19 BCAA South Central Qualifier »
57.19 3rd Prelims 2014-03-14 Bob Hayes Invitational »
54.49 2nd   2014-03-14 Bob Hayes Invitational »
58.06 1st Prelims 2014-02-28 Sam Burley Hall of Fame Invitational »
55.38 1st   2014-02-28 Sam Burley Hall of Fame Invitational »
56.16 1st Prelims 2014-02-21 Louie Bing Classic »
54.86 1st   2014-02-21 Louie Bing Classic »

 

5. Madeline Price (Menlo-Atherton CA - 2014)

400 Meter Dash (Graph) 53.42
54.54 2nd   2014-06-21 Brooks PR Invitational »
54.57 2nd Prelims 2014-06-06 CIF State Track and Field Championship Prelims and Finals »
53.42 2nd   2014-06-06 CIF State Track and Field Championship Prelims and Finals »
54.67 1st   2014-05-30 CIF Central Coast Section Finals »
56.21 1st   2014-05-17 WBAL Finals »
55.34 1st Prelims 2014-05-17 CIF Central Coast Section Trials »
58.53 1st   2014-05-10 WBAL Trials »
53.43 2nd   2014-04-11 Arcadia Invitational »
55.22 1st   2014-04-04 Stanford Invitational »
56.92 1st Prelims 2014-02-13 Simplot Games »
54.69 1st   2014-02-13 Simplot Games »
55.97 1st   2014-01-18 Great Southwest Classic Indoor Invitational »

 

6. Sharrika Barnett (Oak Ridge FL - 2015)

400 Meter Dash (Graph) 53.43
55.86 1st   2014-06-21 USATF Florida Junior Olympic Association Championship »
53.43 2nd   2014-06-13 New Balance Outdoor Nationals »
55.28 1st Prelims 2014-05-24 38th Golden South Classic »
53.98 1st   2014-05-24 38th Golden South Classic »
57.19 2nd Prelims 2014-05-03 FHSAA Outdoor State Finals, Saturday »
53.86 2nd   2014-05-03 FHSAA Outdoor State Finals, Saturday »
56.75 1st Prelims 2014-04-24 FHSAA 4A Region 1 »
54.34 2nd   2014-04-24 FHSAA 4A Region 1 »
58.25 1st Prelims 2014-04-18 FHSAA 4A District 4 »
56.10 1st   2014-04-18 FHSAA 4A District 4 »
57.72 1st Prelims 2014-03-20 Metro Conference Championship »
56.52 1st   2014-03-20 Metro Conference Championship »
57.17 2nd Prelims 2014-03-14 Bob Hayes Invitational »
54.20 1st   2014-03-14 Bob Hayes Invitational »
54.97 1st   2014-03-01 Lake Brantley Invitational »
56.15 1st   2014-02-22 Gateway Panthers Classic »
57.83 2nd   2014-01-17 Jimmy Carnes Indoor Meet »

 

7. Anna Jefferson (Oak Park MI - 2016)

400 Meter Dash (Graph) 53.50
55.21 1st   2014-06-24 USATF Youth Outdoor Track and Field Championship »
55.25 1st Prelims 2014-06-24 USATF Youth Outdoor Track and Field Championship »
55.10 3rd   2014-06-21 Brooks PR Invitational »
54.13 5th   2014-06-13 New Balance Outdoor Nationals »
53.50 1st   2014-05-31 MHSAA State Championships LP-1 »
55.65 1st   2014-05-23 Oakland County Championship »
54.81 1st   2014-05-16 MHSAA Regional 05 »
54.50 1st   2014-05-08 OAA Gold Championships »
56.21 2nd   2014-05-02 Roosevelt Memorial Invitational »
56.53 1st   2014-04-25 JD's Invitational »
55.51 1st   2014-04-19 Rockford Invitational »
55.37 5th   2014-04-04 USATF US Area Youth Olympic Selection Trials »
54.61 2nd Prelims 2014-03-14 New Balance Nationals Indoor »
55.26 4th   2014-03-14 New Balance Nationals Indoor »
54.30 1st   2014-02-22 UK High School Invitational »
54.87 1st   2014-02-15 SPIRE HS Showcase »
56.46 1st   2014-02-12 MITS - U of M #6 »
57.21 1st   2014-01-23 MITS - U of M #4 »
56.38 1st   2014-01-17 SPIRE Scholastic Open »
57.05 1st   2014-01-09 MITS - U of M #2 »
58.34 1st   2014-01-03 MITS - U of M #1 »

 

8. Nicole Montgomery (Lewis-Palmer CO - 2015)

400 Meter Dash (Graph) 53.44
54.77 1st Prelims 2014-05-15 Colorado State Track and Field Championships »
53.44 1st   2014-05-15 Colorado State Track and Field Championships »
56.58 1st   2014-05-07 Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Meet »
54.01 1st   2014-05-03 Cherry Creek/Grandview Invitational »
54.27 1st   2014-04-19 George Washington Patriot Invitational »
54.70 1st   2014-04-12 Rod Card/Regis Jesuit Invitational »
56.63 1st   2014-04-05 Legend Track Clash »
55.94 1st   2014-03-26 Randall Hess Invitational »