Ellery Lincoln Runs Away With HOKA HS Girls Championship Mile Title in 4:27.65

Key Points from HOKA HS Girls Championship Mile

• Ellery Lincoln of Oregon won the HOKA HS Girls Championship Mile in 4:27.65.
• Lincoln recorded the fastest U.S. high school girls mile time of 2026.
• Braelyn Combe finished second in 4:32.41, the No. 2 U.S. high school performance this year.
• Abigail Hennessy placed third in 4:35.14.
• Four athletes broke 4:36 in a high-quality championship race.

Ellery Lincoln of Oregon delivered a commanding performance to win the HOKA HS Girls Championship Mile at the HOKA Festival of Miles on Thursday night, clocking a meet-leading 4:27.65 to secure victory and move to No. 1 in the United States among high school girls in 2026.

Lincoln took control of the race from the opening laps and maintained her advantage throughout, covering the first quarter-mile in 1:08.21 and reaching 800 meters in 2:15.61. She remained on pace through 1,200 meters in 3:23.25 before closing strongly over the final lap to stop the clock at 4:27.65.

The Oregon junior finished nearly five seconds ahead of California’s Braelyn Combe of Santiago (Corona), who ran 4:32.41 to move to No. 2 on the U.S. high school list this season.

Massachusetts standout Abigail Hennessy of Westford Academy secured third place in 4:35.14, while Texas freshman Elin Latta of South Texas Heat was fourth in 4:35.98. Kara Glenn of St. Charles North (Illinois) rounded out the top five with a time of 4:38.68.

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Lincoln’s performance came well under the event’s designated pace lights and further established her as one of the nation’s top distance runners heading into the summer championship season.

The race featured impressive depth, with seven athletes breaking 4:43 and several producing personal-best caliber performances.

HOKA HS Girls Championship Mile Top 10 Results

1. Ellery Lincoln (Lincoln, OR) – 4:27.65
2. Braelyn Combe (Santiago, CA) – 4:32.41
3. Abigail Hennessy (Westford Academy, MA) – 4:35.14
4. Elin Latta (South Texas Heat, TX) – 4:35.98
5. Kara Glenn (St. Charles North, IL) – 4:38.68
6. Chiara Dailey (La Jolla, CA) – 4:42.50
7. Abigail Anstett (Georgetown Visitation) – 4:42.87
8. Sundara Weber (Sandwich, IL) – 4:44.96
9. Addy Cotter (Baylor, TN) – 4:45.82

The race was contested at the HOKA Festival of Miles on June 4, 2026, one of the premier high school distance-running meets in the United States.