By Johanna Gretschel
The first qualifiers to the adidas Dream Mile are Caitlin Collier, a sophomore from Bolles, Florida, and Frank Pittman, a senior from Marist, Ga.
Collier and Pittman won the qualifying races at the Raleigh Relays at NC State on Friday.
Collier took down 2015 NBNI Mile champion Nevada Mareno, in her debut at the full mile distance. The sophomore has not raced much out-of-state and entered the competition with a personal best of 4:51.6 for 1600m. The race is Mareno's first since placing third at Foot Locker Nationals in December.
Sarasota senior Adam Bradtmueller didn't join his Sailor teammates in Tallahassee at FSU Relays instead opting to try for a spot in the Adidas Dream Mile. Bradtmueller came up short finishing 4th, but left the adidas Raleigh Relays with a new mile PR of 4:17.31.