AA Boys' 400 meters
Miles Brewer of Neumann Goretti (left) edged out Imhotep's Ade Jones-Roundtree at the District 12 Championship (Photo by Jerome Lowery)
The AA 400 meters will be without its defending champion.
Andy Snyder of Camp Hill did not qualify for the quarter mile at states this
year out of a tough district (though he is in the 200). This leaves the door
open for a new champion, and boy, is it an open field.
The top-ranked runner in the field is Brookville's Ryan
Thrush, one of the year's breakthrough athletes. He easily won the District 9
title in the event, but he'll be doubling in the 800 meters and it's never an
easy double to pull off.
Imhotep's Ade Jones-Roundtree, the indoor 60 meter champion comes in as PA AA #3 in the event. Along with presumably the 4x100, this will be Jones-Roundtree's only event. Neumann Goretti's Miles Brewer has been right there with him, though. Expect the District 12 rivals to go neck-and-neck this weekend.
Avonworth's Kenny Baurle is the top seed in the event after winning the District 7 crown in the event with a 49.57. Tulpehocken's Andrew Rissler will look to get in the mix as well in what should be a close race.