Tessa Barrett: "I never thought I'd be national champion"

You never know what'll happen. Tessa Barrett's original plan was to peak for the Pennsylvania State Meet and just see what happens after that. What happened? She then took the win at Foot Locker Northeast and began to think that a win at the Foot Locker Finals was a possibility. At Balboa Park, the Abington Heights senior took the lead before the halfway mark and even though the pack eventually came back on her, Barrett surged late to take the win and national title.