Countdown to Nationals: Hannah DeBalsi, Staples High



Throughout the week, CT MileSplit will feature some of the top athletes that will be competing at the New Balance National Indoor Championships this weekend (March 13-15),

Hannah DeBalsi, Staples

What can you say about this junior standout. She has won numerous high-level races during her outstanding career, including the two mile at last year's outdoor nationals. A week after that meet she broke 10 minutes at the Brooks PR Invitational by placing second with a time of 9:55.05. Hannah hasn't had her typical dominate year due to an injury at the start of the cross-country season, but she still has had quite a bit of success. She's got a great confidence-booster for the nationals a few weeks ago at the New England meet, which she won easily with the country's fastest time of 10:26.09. She will certainly be tested in this race. Also scheduled to run is Ryen Frazier of North Carolina's Ravenscroft, the second-place finisher at FootLocker Cross Nationals, who has run 4:41 for the mile this year and has clocked times of 10:25 for two miles and 10:12 for 3,200m. There's also Virginia's Madeline Davidson, the top-ranked 3K runner in the country with a best of 9:47.