Talented individuals from Davis High School team up to chase a national title

"We want to go and win," he said. "We feel we can run quite a bit faster, and we hadn't done that much training in that first race. It was the first race of the (indoor) season for a couple of them, and with a little more experience, we think they'll improve."

Davis also qualified a team of boys that will run the 4 x 1600, and Talley said it's unusual to qualify such a large group of runners. Three of the girls have run 800-meters in in under 2:15, with Martinez owning the fastest time of 2:09. Child's best time is 2:14.2, while Cox's personal best is 2:15.3. Boyd's personal record is 2:22.4.

Their goal at nationals is to be under nine minutes, something only six teams have done in history, Talley said.

"It's pretty unique for us," he said. "I don't see us going back every year. We're only going to fly to New York if we have the opportunity to do really well. … We want to be All-American or national champions." Cox is hoping for both.

"I've never been before," she said. "But I'm really excited. … It's really kept us motivated. We've worked really hard. We have really high goals and we worked hard all through the summer. … We want to win natinals, which I don't think is out of our reach."

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