2017 Hotel Warner West Chester Mile

Four Events To Watch Live At Hotel Warner West Chester Mile

Four Events To Watch Live At Hotel Warner West Chester Mile

Highlighted by performances from some of the best middle distance runners in the U.S., the Hotel Warner West Chester Mile is poised to be a must-watch event of the summer. Check out the four events to watch this Thursday.

Aug 9, 2017 by Taylor Dutch
Four Events To Watch Live At Hotel Warner West Chester Mile
Highlighted by performances from some of the best middle distance runners in the U.S., the Hotel Warner West Chester Mile is poised to be a must-watch event of the summer. Check out the four events to watch this Thursday out of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 

Watch the Hotel Warner West Chester Mile LIVE on FloTrack on Thursday at 4:15 PM CT!


UPDATE 8/10/17: Engels is now contesting the mile instead of the 800m. Yorks, Eccleston and Mackey have dropped out of the competition. This article has been changed to reflect these developments.


Women's Mile

Who: Hannah Fields, Marielle Hall
When: 8:20 PM ET
Why: A stacked women's mile is on deck with Olympic finalist Marielle Hall and recent 4:05 standout Hannah Fields. Hall will also be competing after a near-miss in the 5K at the national championships where she finished fifth overall. She also set a personal best of 4:12 in the 1500m in June.

Men's Mile

Who: Craig Engels, Garrett Heath, Brannon Kidder, Riley Masters, Cory Leslie, Colby Alexander, Donn Cabral, Daniel Winn
When: 8:30 PM ET
Why: After finishing second to Drew Hunter at Sir Walter Miler in 3:57.67, Craig Engels is returning for another shot at running sub-four. He will be joined by Garrett Heath, who suffered from an injury during the spring season and was unable to compete at the USATF Outdoor Championships. But he has returned and recently won the Bend Classic Road Mile in 4:03 where he beat Daniel Herrera, Dan Huling, and Tripp Hurt. Brannon Kidder will join them after running a personal best of 3:38 in London. And a slew of other talented middle distance athletes will toe the line, including Riley Masters, Cory Leslie, Colby Alexander, two-time Olympian Donn Cabral and Daniel Winn. 

Watch Engels' sub-four race from 2017's Sir Walter Miler:


Women's 800m

Who: Cecilia Barowski, Ce'Aira Brown, Claudia Saunders
When: 7:30 PM ET
Why: The HOKA NJNY duo of Cecilia Barowski and Ce'Aira Brown will toe the line after notching personal bests of 2:00 this year. Claudia Saunders of the Brooks Beasts will also compete after running a season's best of 2:06 on July 19. 

Men's 800m

Who: Kyle Merber, Jesse Garn
When: 7:38 PM ET
Why: HOKA NJNY standout Kyle Merber will toe the line after winning the 1500m in Heusden. His teammate Jesse Garn will also compete after running a big personal best of 1:45.04 at the TrackTown Summer Series New York. 

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