Boys' 4x400-Meter Relay Preview
The boys from Saint Joseph's Prep have the top time in the state by quite a healthy margin after dropping a 3:18.23 at the New Balance Games, where it took the win earlier this season. Anchored by the No. 1 400-meter runner in the state in Miles Green, in addition to PA#3 Robert Dupell and PA#10 Salim Epps, a freshman standout, Prep looks close to unbeatable with the next seeded time coming in over seven seconds behind them.
We'll see if Prep can chase the state meet record of 3:18.73 from 2002, a very long-standing record, and hey, possibly even Abington's all-time state record 3:16.78. But, of course, the main goal on Sunday is to just win.
Two teams with a good shot of challenging Prep are and Chester and Central Bucks West. Chester won the Meets of Champions and has a good stable of 400 meter runners that will look to get in the mix. CB West, meanwhile, ran a quick flat track time of 3:27.79.
Pennridge, North Penn, and Upper Darby are among the other strong teams that will make up that final heat. Among the other teams to watch for include Abington, Neshaminy, Perkiomen Valley, Penn Wood, and the defending champions from Bishop Shanahan.
Entries:
Event 22 Boys 4x400 Meter Relay (24)
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Meet Record: 3:18.73 3/2/2002 Glen Mills, Glen Mills
Polk, Alexander, Bishop, Jones
School
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1 Abington
2 Bensalem
3 Bishop Shanahan
4 Butler
5 Central Bucks East
6 Central Bucks South
7 Central Bucks West
8 Cheltenham
9 Chester
10 Cumberland Valley
11 Father Judge
12 Garnet Valley
13 Neshaminy
14 Neumann Goretti
15 North Penn
16 Penn Wood
17 Pennridge
18 Pennsbury
19 Perkiomen Valley
20 Saint Joseph's Prep
21 Upper Darby
22 Upper Dublin
23 Wissahickon
24 Wyomissing Area