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Boston, Mass. (Jan. 31, 2024) – For the first-time in the event’s history, the Boys’ and Girls’ Junior International Miles will be run on separate days, highlighting the strength of both fields at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, organizers announced today.
 
The Junior International Boys’ Mile, set to go off on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. EST, will be free and open to the public and will be broadcast free of charge on New Balance’s YouTube Channel beginning at 7:20 p.m EST. Following the conclusion of the Junior Boys’ International Mile, several of the professional athletes featured in the main event program on Feb. 4 will be available for meet-and-greets and autographs, including Noah Lyles, Gabby Thomas and Jake Wightman.
 
The Junior International Girls’ Mile will go off at 3:50 p.m. EST as part of the main program of the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Sunday, Feb. 4, and will be made available online after the event has concluded.
 
Tickets for the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix at the TRACK at new balance on Sunday, Feb. 4, which forms part of the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold, are now on sale at www.nbindoorgrandprix.com or by calling 1-877-849-8722.
 
Junior Boys’ International Mile – Sat., Feb 3, 7:30PM EST
 
• Adam Burlison (Amarillo, TX, USA – Amarillo High School) – 2023 Texas UIL 5A Champion at 1600m and 3200m; 4:03.85 Mile PB
 
• Corey Campbell (East Lothian, Scotland – George Heriot’s School) – Age 15 world record holder, Mile – 4:05.77
 
• Jack Fenlon (Portaloise, County Laois, IRL – Coláiste Íosagáin) – Irish Junior Champion, 1500m and 3000m; 3:50.14 1500m PB
 
• Drew Griffith (Butler, PA, USA – Butler High School) – 2023 Footlocker National Cross Country Champion; 8:48.01 2 Mile PB
 
• Steve Hergenrother (Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield High School) – 2023 New Balance Outdoor Champion, Distance Medley Relay; 4:06.13 Mile PB
 
• Patrick Hilby (Aurora, IL – Aurora Central Catholic) – 2023 Illinois 3A State Champion, 800m; 1:48.81 800m PB
 
• JoJo Jourdon (Holladay, UT – Olympus High School) – 2023 Utah State High School 5A Cross Country Champion; 4:08.30 Mile
 
• Caolán McFadden (Creeslough, Co. Donegal, Ireland – Loreto Community School MIlford) – 2023 N. Ireland and Ulster Age Group Cross Country Champion; 4:05.11 1500m PB
 
• Tendai Nyabadza (Edinburgh, SCO – St. Augustine’s RC) – 2022 European U18 Championships bronze medalist, 1500m; 3:41.71 1500m
 
• Owen Powell (Mercer Island, WA – Mercer Island High School) – 2023 Washington State High School Champion, 1600m and 3A Cross Country; 4:07.75 1600m PB

• Miles Ramer (Brentwood, TN – Ravenwood High School) – 3-time Tennessee State High School Champion; 4:06.79 Mile PB

• Clay Shively (Wichita, KS – Wichita Trinity) – 2023 Kansas 3A State Cross Country Champion; 4:01.47 Mile PB

• Danny Simmons (American Fork, UT – American Fork High School) – 2023 New Balance Outdoor Nationals Champion, 2 Mile; 13:59.96 5000m PB

Junior Girls’ International Mile – Sun., Feb 4, 3:50PM EST

• Charlotte Bell (Waxhaw, NC – Cuthbertson High School) – National indoor high school record-holder, 4x800m relay; 4:41.33 Mile PB

• Lyla Belshaw (Colchester, ENG – Colchester County High School for Girls) – 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games bronze medalist, 1500m; 2:05.91 800m PB

• Isabel Conde De Frankenberg (Cedar Park, TX, USA) – 2022 New Balance Outdoor Nationals Champion, 800m; 4:38.55 Mile PB

• Sadie Engelhardt  (Ventura, CA – Ventura High School) – 2023 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Junior International Mile, 2023 New Balance Indoor National Mile and 2023 New Balance Outdoor National Mile Champion; 4:11.79 1500m PB

• Clodagh Gill (Ballina, County Mayo, IRL – St. Marys Secondary School) – 4th, 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival; 9:31.86 3000m PB

• Samantha Humphries (Flower Mound, TX – Flower Mound HS) – 2022 Texas UIL 6A State Champion, 800m; 4:41.93 Mile PB

• Ali Ince (Bloomington, IL – Normal Community High School) 2023 New Balance Indoor National Champion, 800m; 2:03.17 800m PB

• Annie Mann (Romsey, ENG – Itchen College) – 2022 European U18 Champion, 1500m; 4:16.77 1500m PB

• Ellie Shea (Belmont, MA – Belmont High School) – 2023 Pan American U20 Games Champion, 1500m and 3000m; 9:02.02 3000m PB

• Logan St. John Kletter (Pittsburgh, PA – Mount Lebanon High School) – 2023 Pennsylvania State Cross Country Champion; 10:12.86 3200m PB

• Hanne Thomsen (Santa Rosa, CA – Montgomery High School) – 4-time California State Champion; 9:55.31 3200m PB

• Allie Zealand (Forest, VA – Home School) – 2023 World Cross Country U20 Team Race bronze medalist; 4:43.38 1600m PB

Those top junior athletes join the previously announced pros including Gabby Thomas, Jake Wightman, Noah Lyles, Fred Kerley, Grant Holloway, Daniel Roberts, Trey Cunningham, Marco Arop, Mariano García, Bryce Hoppel, Lamecha Girma and Gudaf Tsegay.

The previously announced Ciara Mageean has withdrawn.

The 2024 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will be shown live on NBC from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 4 and is a founding member of the World Athletics Indoor Tour. The series of the best indoor athletics events around the world awards overall tour winners $10,000 and a guaranteed spot at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in March.
 
Now in its 29th year, the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix has played host to nine world records and 16 American records.
 
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