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AAA Girls' Long Jump Preview
Just like in AA, there is a fantastic athlete at the top of the charts in AAA. Khyasia Caldwell of Pocono Mountain East is going after her third consecutive state championship title this weekend. She is the heavy favorite to win having smashed her previous personal best. At the District 11 Championships, she jumped 20- 5 inches for the win. This performance ranks her among some of the top long jumpers in the U.S.
Looking to challenge her will be Madison Langley-Walker of Upper Dublin. Langley-Walker competed for Cheltenham last year where she placed third overall at states. Langley-Walker has jumped 19-5 this season.
WPIAL champion Jayla Ellis of Oakland Catholic and District 3 champion, Karina Long of Lower Dauphin will also be hitting the sand with over 19-foot jumps. Grace Mittl of Liberty is a few inches away from popping a 19 foot jump and will also be one to watch in the finals. Out of District 7, look for North Hills' Amberly Valeriano to be in medal contention.
Christina Warren of Perkiomen Valley did not have her best performance at districts last weekend, but will still be one to watch at states because a month ago she did land an 18-10.25 jump.
Entries:
Event 314 Girls Long Jump AAA (26)
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NFHS Record: 22-01.75 1976 Kathy McMillan, RaefordHCHS,NC
PIAA Record: 20-03 2005 Nicole Smith, McDowell 10
NFHS Hnr Rol: 18-10
17-09.00 SQS
Name Year School Seed Mark Finals
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1 Caldwell, Khyasia 12 Pocono Mtn E 11 20-05.00 SQS
2 Ellis, Jayla 10 Oakland Cath 07 19-02.00 SQS
3 Langley-Walker, Madison 11 Upper Dublin 01 19-01.50 SQS
4 Long, Karina 11 Lower Dauphin 03 19-00.25 SQS
5 Valeriano, Amberly 11 North Hills 07 18-06.00 SQS
6 Mittl, Grace 11 Liberty 11 18-06.00 SQS
7 Givens, Taylor 11 State College 06 18-05.75 SQS
8 Eburuoh, Schola 12 Crdnl O'Hara 12 18-05.50 SQS
9 Stackhouse, Sarah 12 Penn Manor 03 18-04.50 SQS
10 Brown-jones, Michelle 12 Upper Darby 01 18-03.25 SQS
11 Stahl, Alina 11 Baldwin 07 18-02.50 SQS
12 Burrell, Ayanna 11 Stroudsburg 11 18-02.00 SQS
13 Chakos, Julia 10 Trinity 07 18-00.50 SQS
14 Kolesar, Jessica 10 Norwin 07 18-00.25 SQS
15 Warren, Christina 10 Perk Valley 01 18-00.25 SQS
16 Simpson, Camryn 11 Palmyra 03 17-11.00 SQS
17 Dunham, Rainah 12 Methacton 01 17-10.50 SQS
18 Kwortnik, Natalie 10 North Penn 01 17-09.75 SQS
19 Blannard, Ashley 11 Wymng Vly Wst 02 17-09.75 SQS
20 Jones, Ariel 12 Cedar Crest 03 17-07.25
21 Lehman, Sarah 12 Cumberlnd Vly 03 17-07.00
22 McDonald, Daryn 10 Susquhnna Twp 03 17-06.50
23 Henry, Style 12 Villa Maria 10 17-06.00
24 Nguyen, Erin 12 Arch Wood 12 17-05.00
25 Kaufman, Hannah 10 Jersey Shore 04 16-03.00
26 Johnson, Regan 9 Bradford Area 09 16-02.50