Photo by Howard Anderson
AAA Girls' 100m Preview
During an unbelievable quadruple at the District 1 Championships, Cheltenham's Chanel Brissett blasted a PR and PA#1 of 11.74 in the 100 meters. But the state record holder will drop the 100 meters for Shippensburg, turning her focus elsewhere. And with an injury, sidelining defending state champion Jaylyn Aminu of Liberty, we have an open field for the AAA state title here.
Conestoga's Grace Lanouette enters as the only girl with a sub-12 second 100 meters to her name this season. The junior ran 11.94 two times, including at the District 1 Championships to take second to Brissett. She's improved a great deal since last year and is a serious contender for states.
Avonworth/Northgate's Hunter Robinson has been on an absolute tear this season, picking up wins at every corner and 100 best of 12.01. She comes in as the #2 seed and will look to take some gold medals home. Robinson was third at states last season, while her A/N team was in AA.
There are four returners from last year's state final. Pennridge's Kouri Peace was second last season, but she looked hobbled upon crossing the line at the District 1 Championships. There's Whitehall's Amanda Crooks, who looked strong winning the District 11 title. CB South's Lydia Fielding was seventh last season (she took sixth at District 1). Obama Academy's Raven Haston, the class of District 8, took eighth as just a freshman last season. All will hope to make return trips to the podium this season.
Cedar Cliff's Grace Gillespie took the win at the District 3 Champs over the weekend. She knows how to step up when the time is right. Perkiomen Valley's Rebekah Bondi had a big day at District 1, dropping a big PR of 12.13 to place third. Norristown's Jonae Cook, East Pennsboro's Cece Insalaco, Hollidaysburg's Ali Wyland, and Coatesville's Arianna Eberly are among the others with a shot at medals in the 100.
Entries:
Event 303 Girls 100 Meter Dash AAA (30) Prelims
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NFHS Record: 11.14 1992 Marion Jones, ThousandOksHS,CA
PIAA Record: 11.64 2007 Breehana Jacobs, Laurel Highlands 7
NFHS Hnr Rol: 11.70
12.50 SQS
Name Year School Seed relim Time
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1 Lanouette, Grace 11 Conestoga 01 11.94 SQS
2 Robinson, Hunter 11 Avonworth 07 12.09 SQS
3 Gillespie, Grace 12 Cedar Cliff 03 12.10 SQS
4 Bondi, Rebekah 12 Perk Valley 01 12.13 SQS
5 Peace, Kouri 10 Pennridge 01 12.15 SQS
6 Cook, Jonae 11 Norristown 01 12.17 SQS
7 Insalaco, Cece 11 E Pennsboro 03 12.18 SQS
8 Wyland, Ali 12 Hollidaysburg 06 12.24 SQS
9 Crooks, Amanda 11 Whitehall 11 12.24 SQS
10 Fielding, Lydia 12 CB South 01 12.27 SQS
11 Eberly, Arianna 10 Coatesville 01 12.34 SQS
12 Holloman, Destinee 12 Cedar Crest 03 12.37 SQS
13 Burton, Casey 9 No Allegheny 07 12.38 SQS
14 Mills, Nia 11 E Strdsbrg No 11 12.40 SQS
15 Laylor, Tatiyana 11 Penn Wood 01 12.42 SQS
16 Oliver, Amanda 12 So Fayette 07 12.45 SQS
17 Moore, Jalurah 11 Pleasant Vly 11 12.48 SQS
18 Givens, Taylor 11 State College 06 12.48 SQS
19 Kleppinger, Arianna 11 Saint Marys 09 12.52
20 McDonald, Atiya 12 Miltn Hershey 03 12.52
21 Allen, Marjia 11 Susquhnna Twp 03 12.54
22 Burton, Jada 11 Susquhnna Twp 03 12.55
23 Mittl, Grace 11 Liberty 11 12.60
24 Carnevale, Kate 10 Fox Chapel 07 12.60
25 Williams, Ni'Asia 11 Girls' High 12 12.69
26 Ford, Jewel 12 BonnerPrendie 12 12.77
27 Henry, Style 12 Villa Maria 10 12.82
28 Haston, Raven 10 Obama Acd 08 12.82
29 Derry, Allyson 12 Abington Hts 02 12.87
30 Brown, Natalia 12 Selinsgrove 04 13.08