AA Girls' 800m Preview
We should see a good race for the AA state title in the 800 meters!
At the WPIAL Championships, Melissa Riggins of Shady Side raced to the win, clocking a 2:15.07. Just a freshman, Riggins has quickly made a name for herself and she's an immediate contender for the state's top spot in the 800 meters. She beat out another young runner, Freeport Area's Sidney Shemanski, who ran 2:16.07 for second at WPIALs. Shemanski took fifth last year as a freshman.
But the two fastest AA times this season come from Neumann Goretti teammates Kami Joi Hickson and Dasia Wilson. Hickson, who transferred from Washington Township in New Jersey during the indoor season, has quickly acclimated to running in PA. She ran 2:13.38 to win the PCL title. Wilson ran 2:14.34 in that race. They followed that up with a 1-2 finish at D12 a few days later.
Paige Wess of Central Cambria ran a big open PR of 2:17.75 to win the District 6 title. She'll be a factor for sure at states. So will Tina Capparell of Marian Catholic. She won the 800 at District 11 after winning the 1,600.
Lewisburg Area's Sarah Reif, Riverside's Sydney Wolf, and Everett Area's Kaitlyn Maxwell will also be in the mix near the front of the pack on Saturday in what should be a great race.
ENTRIES:
Event 208 Girls 800 Meter Run AA (25) Prelims
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NFHS Record: 2:02.04 2011 Amy Weissenbach, HarvardWestlakeHS, CA
PIAA Record: 2:09.16 2012 Angel Piccirillo, Homer Center 6
NFHS Hnr Rol: 2:09.50
2:20.60 SQS
Name Year School Seed relim Time
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1 Riggins, Melissa 9 Shady Side 07 2:15.07 SQS
2 Shemanski, Sidney 10 Freeport Area 07 2:16.07 SQS
3 Wess, Paige 11 Cntrl Cambria 06 2:17.75 SQS
4 Capparell, Tina 12 Marian Cath 11 2:18.11 SQS
5 Reif, Sarah 12 Lewisburg 04 2:18.65 SQS
6 Wolf, Sydney 12 Riverside 07 2:18.83 SQS
7 Maxwell, Kaitlyn 10 Everett Area 05 2:19.70 SQS
8 Hamilton, Haley 10 Olsh 07 2:19.82 SQS
9 Hickson, Kami Joi 10 Nmnn Goretti 12 2:19.83 SQS
10 Coddington, Emily 10 Shade 05 2:19.98 SQS
11 Wallace, Lydia 9 Jim Thorpe 11 2:20.08 SQS
12 Fletcher, Caroline 9 Mount Carmel 04 2:20.10 SQS
13 Kopchak, Rylee 12 Cardinl Wuerl 07 2:20.76
14 Simander, Kathleen 9 Saint Josephs 06 2:21.35
15 Kaschalk, Carly 12 Cntrl Cambria 06 2:21.76
16 James, Victoria 10 Lackawanna Tr 02 2:22.58
17 Nalls, Madison 12 Eastern York 03 2:22.70
18 Wilson, Dasia 11 Nmnn Goretti 12 2:23.00
19 Sherwin, Katie 11 Fairview 10 2:24.73
20 Biddle, Abby 11 Grove City 10 2:25.91
21 Peterson, Sherisse 9 Nmnn Goretti 12 2:26.12
22 Scheib, Natalie 12 Upper Dauphin 03 2:26.99
23 Williams, Amanda 11 Johnsonburg 09 2:27.32
24 Hockman, Phylicia 11 Clarion Area 09 2:27.60
25 Swartley, McKenzie 12 Dock Menn 01 2:27.88