AAA Girls' 4x800-meter relay
North Penn's Mikaela Vlasic and North Penn will look to win the AAA 4x800 (Photo by Kathy Leister)
North Penn comes
in as the heavy favorites. The indoor state champions and indoor state record
holders will have a hard time catching Central Bucks South's 8:51.49 PIAA
record from 2014 with a few members of the relay running other events at
states, but it will still be fun to see how fast they can go. North Penn won
District 1 in 9:13, but they have gone 9:02 at the Penn Relays.
There was a mad dash to the line for some of the final District 1 state berths, and if you managed to make it out of Coatesville, there's a good chance you'll be walking away from Ship with a medal. Owen J. Roberts was the second place team behind North Penn, running a monster race. OJR, led by Allison Brunton should be a force to be reckon with at states.
Wilson, the District 3 champions, is another team to watch. They pulled out a 9:16 last weekend and this should be a contender this week. Mount Lebanon won District 7 last week in a 9:23 and they'll be looking for a high podium finish.
Great Valley, Strath Haven, Unionville, Pennsbury, Downingtown East, and Central Bucks East make up the group of District 1 teams that were separated by less than three seconds at districts over the weekend.