Matthew Centrowitz (USA), 33, Nike
Three-time Olympian

Hometown: Arnold, MD
Resides: Park City, UT

Personal Bests: Mile, 3:49.26; 1500m, 3:30.40

Instagram: @mgcentro 

College: University of Oregon

. 2016 Olympic 1500m champion (4th in 2012, 9th semi-final 2 in 2021)

. 2016 World Indoor 1500m champion

. 2013 World Championships 1500m silver medalist

. 2011 World Championships 1500m bronze medalist

. 2011 NCAA 1500m champion

. Seven-time national champion
. Got married to Lyndsay Provencio in October

. Second time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile (was 9th in 2022 in 4:03.6)

Taryn Rawlings (USA), 26, adidas

Hometown: Wilsonville, OR

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:24.09; 1500m, 4:05.02

Instagram: @taryn.nicole2 

College: University of Portland

. 5th 2022 USATF 5 km road running championships

. 12th 2022 USATF Championships 1500m

. 4th 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships mile

. 9th 2019 NCAA Championships 1500m

. 15th 2019 Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Craig Huffer (AUS), 33, Very Nice Track Club

Hometown: Newry, Victoria

Personal Bests: Mile, 3:57.81; 1500m, 3:36.35

Instagram: @craig.huffer

. 5th 2019 Kalakaua Merrie Mile, 3:58 (7th 2018)

. 3rd 2009 Australian Championships 1500m (4th 2013, 6th, 2018, 8th 2016, 12th 2022)

. 4th 2012 Fifth Avenue Mile

Nikki Hiltz (USA), 29, lululemon

Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Resides: Flagstaff, AZ

Instagram: @nikkihiltz

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:16.35 (AR); 1500m, 3:55.33

College: University of Arkansas

. 2023 USA 1500m champion (3rd 2019)

. USA mile record-holder: 4:16.35 (2023)

. Former road mile world record holder (4:27.97)

. 2023 USATF Road Mile Champion

. 1st Female category 2023 Kalakaua Merrie Mile

. 2nd 2021 and 2022 Fifth Avenue Mile (4th 2019 and 2023)

. 13th 2021 USA Olympic Trials 1500m

. 12th 2019 World Championships 1500m

. 2nd 2018 NCAA 1500m

. Identifies as non-binary and trans; uses “they”/”them” pronouns
. Competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile for the fourth time

Mason Ferlic (USA), 30, adidas/Very Nice Track Club
2021 Olympian

Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Resides: Ann Arbor, MI

Personal Bests: Mile, 3:58.05; 1500m, 3:35.45; 3000m steeplechase, 8:16.03

Instagram: @heybigbird

College: University of Michigan
. 4th 2023 USATF Championships steeplechase (6th 2022 and 5th 2019)

. 3rd 2021 USA Olympic Trials steeplechase

. 8th heat 1, 2021 Olympic Games steeplechase

. 2016 NCAA steeplechase champion
. Competing for the third time in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile (7th 2022, 5th 2017, and 6th 2016)

Emily Lipari (USA), 31, adidas

Hometown: Roslyn, NY
Resides: Kailua, HI

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:28.84; 1500m, 4:05.68

Instagram: @classicemily 

College: Villanova

. 3-time USATF road mile champion (2018, 2020 and 2022)
. 4th 2023 USATF Cross Country Championships
. 56th 2023 World Cross Country Championships

. 8th 2022 USATF Championships 10,000m
. 8th 2022 Kalakaua Merrie Mile (4:37.7)

. 2019 Liberty Mile (Pittsburgh) champion

. 6th 2019 Fifth Avenue Mile
. Made successful return to competition after knee surgery in 2021

. Competing in the Merrie Mile for the second time

Craig Engels (USA), 28, Nike

Hometown: Pfafftown, NC

Personal Bests: Mile, 3:51.50; 1500m, 3:33.64

Instagram: @craigathor

College: Ole Miss

. 2019 USATF 1500m champion (7th 2022, 4th 2021, 10th 2018, 4th 2017, 5th 2016)

. 2019 USATF indoor mile champion

. 10th 2019 World Championships 1500m

. 5th 2019 Wanamaker Mile

. 7th 2018 World Indoor Championships 1500m

. 4th 2018 Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Sage Hurta (USA), 26, On

Hometown: Hamilton, NY

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:19.89; 1500m, 4:01.79; 800m, 1:57.85

Instagram: @hurtasage 

College: University of Colorado

. 6th 2022 Wanamaker Mile

. 7th 2022 USATF Championships 800m

. 7th 2022 Fifth Avenue Mile

. 2021 NCAA indoor mile champion

. 2021 Pac-12 800m champion

. 2nd 2021 NCAA 1500m

. Second time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Hobbs Kessler (USA), 21, adidas/Very Nice Track Club

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Resides: Ann Arbor, MI

Personal Bests: Mile, 3:48.66r; 1500m, 3:29.45

Instagram: @hobbs_kessler

College: None
. 2023 World Athletics Road Mile Champion
. World record holder for the road mile: 3:56.13
. 6th 2023 USATF Championships 1500m (5th heat 2 in 2022)
. 2023 BAA Road Mile champion

. USA high school and U20 record holder for 1500m: 3:34.36

. 4th fastest USA high school miler of all time: 3:57.66 (achieved indoors)

. USA U20 record holder for 1000m: 2:16.46

. 2021 USA Olympic Trials 1500m qualifier (finished 8th in his semi-final)

. Third time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Helen Schlachtenhaufen (USA), 27, Nike

Hometown: Lake Forest, IL

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:27.09; 1500m, 4:01.09

Instagram: @helenschlach17 

College: Dartmouth

. 5th 2022 Prefontaine Classic 2-mile

. 6th USATF Championships 1500m

. 3rd 2022 NACAC Championships 1500m

. 8th 2022 Fifth Avenue Mile

. 2017 Ivy League Indoor Championships mile champion

. First time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Neil Gourley (GBR), 29, Under Armour 
2022 Kalakaua Merrie Mile champion (3:56.1)

Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland
Resides: Flagstaff, AZ

Personal Bests: Mile, 3:47.74i; 1500m, 3:30.60

Instagram: @neil_gourley

College: Virginia Tech
. 2023 and 2019 British Athletics 1500m champion (2nd in 2022 and 2020, 3rd in 2018)
. 9th 2023 World Athletics Championships 1500m (6th in 2022, 11th in 2019)

. 8th 2022 Commonwealth Games 1500m

. 8th 2022 European Championships 1500m
. 12th 2021 European Indoor Championships 1500m

Drew Hunter (USA), 25, adidas/Tinman Elite

Hometown: Purcellville, VA

Personal Bests: Mile, 3:54.80; 1500m: 3:34.86; 3000m, 7:39.85; 5000m, 13:17.55

Instagram: @drewhunter00 

. 2021 USATF 5 km road running champion

. 5th 2019 USATF Championships 5000m

. 2019 USATF indoor two-mile champion

. Ran 3:57.81 indoor mile while still in high school

. First time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Heather MacLean (USA), 29, New Balance Boston

Hometown: Peabody, MA

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:20.41; 1500m, 3:58.71

Instagram: @heather_maclean31 

College: University of Massachusetts

. 2022 USATF indoor 1500m champion

. 3rd 2021 USA Olympic Trials 1500m

. Finished 12th in the semi-finals of the 2021 Tokyo Olympic 1500m

. 6th 2020 Wanamaker Mile

. Second time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Leonard Korir (USA), 35, U.S. Army

Hometown: Iten, Kenya (resides in Colorado Springs)

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:03.57; 1500m, 3:43.65; 5000m, 13:15.45; 10,000m, 27:20.18

Instagram: @lennykorir30

College: Iona University

. 14th 2016 Olympic Games 10,000m

. 2022 USATF 25 km and half-marathon champion

. 4th 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon

. 3rd-fastest American of all time at half-marathon: 59:52

. 5th-fastest American of all time at marathon: 2:07:56

. First time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Weini Kelati (USA), 27, Under Armour

Hometown: Eritrea (went to high school in Leesburg, VA)

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:30.16; 1500m, 4:10.88; 3000m, 8:32.50; 5000m, 14:53.41

Instagram: @weini_kelati

College: University of New Mexico

. 4th 2022 USATF Championships 5000m (8th 2023)

. 4th 2023 USATF Championships 10,000m (5th 2022)
. 7th 2023 World Road Running Championships 5-K
. 5th 2023 USA Cross Country Championships
. 21st 2023 World Cross Country Championships
. 5th 2022 Merrie Mile (4:30.1)

. 2021 and 2022 USATF 5 km road running champion

. 2019 NCAA cross country champion

. Came to USA in 2014 for World U20 Championships in Oregon and sought asylum

. Obtained USA citizenship in 2021
. Competing in the Merrie Mile for the second time

Benard Keter (USA), 30, U.S. Army

Hometown: Nakuru, Kenya (resides in Colorado Springs)

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:06.56; 1500m, 3:51.46; 3000m steeplechase, 8:17.31

Instagram: @benard_keter

College: Texas Tech

. 2nd 2021 USA Olympic Trials steeplechase

. 11th 2021 Olympic Games steeplechase

. 3rd 2022 USATF Championships steeplechase (4th 2019)

. 7th heat 1, 2022 World Championships steeplechase

. 6th 2017 NCAA Championships steeplechase

. First time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Sam Prakel (USA), 28, adidas

Hometown: Versailles, OH

Personal Bests: Mile, 3:50.94; 1500m, 3:34.92

Instagram: @samprakel 

College: University of Oregon

. 9th 2021 USA Olympic Trials 1500m

. 3rd 2022 Fifth Avenue Mile (4th 2021, 3rd 2019, 13th 2018)

. 2020 USATF road mile champion

. First time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Mile Personal Best: 3:55.43, Memphis, August 25, 2018; 1500m Personal Best, 3:36.37, Padua, July 17, 2016

College: Southern Oregon

Coach: Terrence Mahon, The Mission Athletic Club

Top Career Results:

5th, 2019 USA Championships 1500m, 3:45.93

2nd, 2019 USA Indoor Championships Two-Mile, 8:32.41

1st, 2018 Drake Relays Mile, 3:58.81

4th (top American), 2018 Fifth Avenue Mile

Katie Snowden (GBR), 28, Under Armour

Hometown: London, England

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:25.72; 1500m, 4:02.77

. Finished 10th in her semi-final at the 2022 World Athletics Championships 1500m

. 7th 2022 Commonwealth Games 1500m

. 4th 2022 European Championships 1500m

. Finished 9th in her 1500m semi-final at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics

. 3rd 2020 and 2021 British Championships 1500m 

. First time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Kieran Lumb (CAN), 24
University of Washington 

Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia

Personal Bests: Mile, 3:55.53; 1500m, 3:38.21; 5000m, 13:23.26
Instagram: @kieran.m.lumb
College: University of Washington
. 3rd 2022 Canadian National Championships 1500m (5th 2019)
. 2nd 2022 Pac-12 10,000m (7th 5000m)
. 17th 2022 NCAA 10,000m
. 4th 2019 World University Games 5000m