2025 MileSplit IL Indoor Girls 400m Forecast

Madalyn Marx was all smiles after a tremendous conclusion of the 2024 indoor track and field season

FULL RETURNING LIST

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Eight of the top ten performers are back, including the leading three sophomores. Though the "quarter-mile" is not as strong as the other speed events, it is still competitive. There is a feeling in the air that some stout times are going to parlay all over the leaderboards.

Check out a summary of the top returners-

Madalyn Marx (Jr., Mahomet-Seymour): Top returner by time and 2A Illinois Top Times champion. Marx was also the state champion, and it would be tough to face her.

Mariyah Robinson (Jr., Homewood-Flossmoor): A 57.47 performer last winter has now switched allegiance from the Chicago Public League to the South Suburban Red will propel Robinson into a new realm. The Vikings are immediately one of the top state trophy chasers in the spring. There is no timetable for a debut.

Morgan Navarre (Jr., Elmhurst York): Bust on the scene last year and won four of five contests including the Top Times 3A crown. Navarre is also a talented Lacrosse player, competing simultaneously with track- but not during the indoor season. If she returns, the stakes will be higher as sharks in the water will be hungry and waiting to feast.

Naomi Bey-Osborne (Sr., Kankakee): A premier talent who has signed with the University of Illinois. She is back on the scene with a sassy attitude and the track wheels to match. At the Misfits Invite, Bey-Osborne competed in her first race since a season-ending injury in May 2024. She placed fourth in the 300m with a time of 39.88. She proceeded to let the world know she was back afterward. Expect her to be louder as she continues to elevate.

Katelyn Lehnen (Sr., Chatham-Glenwood): It is hard to believe that the state's top quarter-miler and defending 3A state champion has never run the event indoors!! Lehnen has a personal best of 54.68 as well as All-American honors at New Balance Nationals Outdoors. 

Madalyn Marx tore up the track at Vanderbilt last winter en route to an outstanding indoor season (Tennessee Milesplit credit)

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Top returners by classification-

3A- 



2A- 

RankTimeAthlete/TeamGradeMeet DatePlace
156.912026
258.262025
358.782025
41:00.582027
51:00.602025
61:00.792025
71:00.812026
81:00.942027
91:01.012026
101:01.022027


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