AAA Girls' Shot Put Preview
We saw a great moment last year as Cocalico's Emily Stauffer finally won her elusive outdoor state title in the AAA shot put. Fast forward to this weekend, and we'll get a new champ is a fairly open competition in the event.
Berwick's Payden Montana is the favorite coming into the weekend. She was third last season, but she's improved a good deal in this, her junior season. Montana tossed a big PR of 45-1.5 to take third at the Penn Relays and then won the District 2 title with a throw of 44-9.
A pair of girls from the WPIAL are coming off strong district meets and will look to challenge Montana. Hempfield Area's Samantha Orie threw 43-6 to edge out Penn Hills' Lillia Allen for the District 7 crown. For Orie, it was a nice PR that puts her as the #2 seed entering the weekend. It was also a big PR for Allen, who now has a ton of momentum heading into states.
Avon Grove's Chloee Kleespies, who transferred from Bishop Shanahan before this year, has improved a lot as well as is a serious contender this weekend. State College's Jordan Bair will look to convert an indoor state medal into an outdoor one at Ship. Among the returning medalists from last season are Greencastle Antrim's Jenay Faulkner and Gateway's Kristen Greggerson. Butler's Jena Reinheimer, Baldwin's Jasmine Wicks, JP McCaskey's Aliyah Striver, and Liberty's Jochebed Arthur will be gunning for the podium in a deep and open AAA girls' shot put.
Entries:
Event 316 Girls Shot Put AAA (28)
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NFHS Record: 54-10.75 2003 Michelle Carter, Red Oak HS, TX
PIAA Record: 50-01.25 1980 Elaine Sobansky, Trinity 7
NFHS Hnr Rol: 46-00
37-06.00 SQS
Name Year School Seed Mark Finals
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1 Montana, Payden 11 Berwick 02 44-09.00 SQS
2 Orie, Samantha 12 Hempfield 07 43-06.00 SQS
3 Allen, Lillia 10 Penn Hills 07 43-01.00 SQS
4 Faulkner, Jenay 12 Grncstl-Antrm 03 41-06.50 SQS
5 Kleespies, Chloee 12 Avon Grove 01 40-10.00 SQS
6 McCaskill, Airika 11 Spring Grove 03 39-08.75 SQS
7 Reinheimer, Jena 11 Butler 07 39-06.25 SQS
8 Wicks, Jasmine 12 Baldwin 07 39-04.75 SQS
9 Bair, Jordan 12 State College 06 39-03.75 SQS
10 Striver, Aliyah 12 J.P. McCaskey 03 39-01.75 SQS
11 Whitaker, Abby 11 Corry Area 10 39-01.00 SQS
12 Katcavage, Cecilia 11 Haverford Twp 01 39-01.00 SQS
13 Arthur, Jochebed 12 Liberty 11 39-00.50 SQS
14 Legette, Keturah 10 Neshaminy 01 38-11.25 SQS
15 McLeod, Sianni 12 Abington 01 38-10.25 SQS
16 Greggerson, Kristen 12 Gateway 07 38-07.50 SQS
17 Cooney, Anna 11 Solanco 03 38-05.00 SQS
18 Bristow, Laurel 11 Baldwin 07 38-04.00 SQS
19 Hughs, Hanna 9 Elzbth Forwrd 07 37-09.25 SQS
20 Brooks, Greta 12 Woodlnd Hills 07 37-08.00 SQS
21 Morgan, Darby 10 Coatesville 01 37-02.75
22 Lahr, Alyssa 11 Shamokin 04 36-11.00
23 Tanczos, Rachel 12 Bethlehm Cath 11 35-10.50
24 Fitzwater, Sydney 12 Garden Spot 03 35-10.00
25 Laforest, Lorielle 11 Crdnl O'Hara 12 35-09.50
26 Walker, Jazmin 12 South Western 03 35-06.50
27 Riley, Olivia 9 Crdnl O'Hara 12 34-06.00
28 Coffman, Abby 11 Bradford Area 09 34-01.00