#1 The Race Where Time & Record Will Be An Afterthought
(AAU Girls 500)
Without a doubt this race is going to be the best of the 2020 installment. It could go down as the best high school race ever. Entered in this race is the NBNO 400 national champ, NBNO 800 national champ, NBNO 400mH national runner-up, NBNI 400 national champ, the American 600m record holder, and the Jamaican 400m national runner-up.
Simply put, this race should will be faster than the 1:10.30 national record but the real story from it will be the race itself and not the time.
Leading the way upfront in this race are co-favorites Athing Mu (NJ) and Kayla Davis (NC). Davis owns a personal best of 1:11.90 in 500 and 51.17 in the 400 while Mu has run 1:23 for 600 and 51.98 for the 400.
These two battled it out last year in the 400 at NBNO so this will be a very heated rematch between two of the nation's best athletes.
You can speculate what they will run all you want but don't forget the US #1 in this event, Aaliyah Pyatt of VA. She enters the race having run 1:13 solo and ready to lower that even more. She is also the US leader at 300m which means she has some speed as well. If she can get out strong she could really dictate the pace of this race. When she ran her US #1 time though she was even paced throughout with a strong kick.
Also in this race are Michaela Rose (VA) who just solo'd a 2:50 1K for US #2 and a 1:13 500 for US #2 in that event. She should be able to run under 1:12 against this field.
You then have Garriel White of Hydel (Jamaica) who is a name to remember. Her teammate Charokee Young took home the title last year in 1:10.61. White has run 53.35 for the open 400 and 2:17 for the 800.
The fifth and final entry in this race is Aly Conyers of South Carolina who owns a personal best of 1:14 in the 500 from last year.