Carly McNatt (IMG Academy) - Girls 800
Winner of the mile run (5:00) in Golden South Series #1 and winner of the two-mile run (11:06) in Golden South Series #2, IMG Academy junior Carly McNatt will see if she can win the 800 in Golden South Series #3.
McNatt will be the second seed in the race behind Krystal Rodriguez, who may or may not be doubling back from the mile earlier. McNatt started out high school as more of a long-distance geared runner at the 5K and two-mile distances but appears to becoming more of a middle-distance focused runner now with the mile and 800 suiting her best.
She has run under 5 minutes for the mile multiple times and ran some fast relay splits indoors for IMG, but has yet to really roll that fast open 800 time yet which that opportunity could present itself to run well into the low 2:10's on Saturday. She ran a 2:15 PR at the start of May.