Sonoma Academy’s Josie Hill’s second-best time ever today after some tough travel back from STL to WA.
Running against an amazing field, won by New Jersey’s Paige Sheppard in 2:00.65, Hill placed 7th.
Sheppard’s time was almost 3 seconds faster than the best HS time this year. Hill’s PR has her at 16th for 2026.
Five of the six girls ahead of her all PR’ed with Hill just off hers by 0.31 seconds.
Results
Pretty great 9-day stretch for her:
2:08.74 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy 5/29/26 State trials
2:07.68 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy 5/30/26 State finals
2:05.86 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy 6/4/26 HOKA
2:06.17 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy 6/7/26 Brooks PR Inv.
Girls Top 800m Performances
2:05.86 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy 6/4/26 HOKA, Current Empire record
2:06.17 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy 6/7/26 Brooks PR Inv.
2:06.38 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy 3/28/26 Gold Rush, Former Empire record, fastest pre-league finals
2:07.34 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy 4/25/26 Sac MOC
2:07.68 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy 5/30/26 State finals
2:08.50 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy 5/24/26 NCS MOC
2:08.55 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy 4/11/26 Arcadia
2:08.74 Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy 5/29/26 State trials
2:09.04 Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery 4/19/25 Viking Classic, Former Empire record
2:09.12 Josie Hill, Technology 4/12/25 Arcadia, Former Empire record
2:09.78 Josie Hill, Technology 5/30/25 State trials
2:10.16 Josie Hill, Technology 5/24/25 NCS MOCf