AA Boys' 1,600m Preview
Last year, they battled it out and they'll do it again this year. It's time for Tristan Forsythe vs. Joe Cullen.
Forsythe outlasted Cullen a year ago for the win. The Winchester Thurston senior, who won the 1A XC state title in the fall, went 4:12 for the win at Ship last spring. He's had a strong spring to this point, picking up wins at the Baldwin Invite (full mile) and WPIALs.
Cullen of Wyomissing has also been solid this season. He started his season with a strong race in North Carolina at the Raleigh Relays and has done a lot of winning elsewhere. He ran 4:13 for second a year ago and could be looking for redemption this year.
Of course, many others will be looking to get into the mix. Garrett Baublitz of Juniata ran 4:21 to win the District 6 title and will likely embed himself near the front. Southern Huntingdon's Andrew Stanley, Palmerton's Jacob Martinez, and Southern Columbia's Ethan Knoebel all have season bests in the 4:26 range.
Danville Area's Jacob Foster, Montrose's Brandon Curley, and Wyalusing Valley's Alex Patton will also be in the hunt for medals in this field.
ENTRIES:
Event 604 Boys 1600 Meter Run AA (25) Prelims
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NFHS Record: 3:59.51 2001 Alan Webb, RestonSoLakesHS, VA
PIAA Record: 4:03.22 1987 Paul Vandegrift, Arch Kennedy 1
NFHS Hnr Rol: 4:11.00
4:31.13 SQS
Name Year School Seed relim Time
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1 Forsythe, Tristan 12 WnchstrThrstn 07 4:21.12 SQS
2 Baublitz, Garrett 10 Juniata 06 4:21.44 SQS
3 Cullen, Joe 12 Wyomissing 03 4:25.82 SQS
4 Stanley, Andrew 12 Sthrn Hntngdn 06 4:26.46 SQS
5 Knoebel, Ethan 11 Sthr Columbia 04 4:26.86 SQS
6 Foster, Jacob 12 Danville Area 04 4:27.69 SQS
7 Sands, Colton 9 Penns Valley 06 4:28.63 SQS
8 Curley, Brandon 12 Montrose 02 4:28.73 SQS
9 Patton, Alex 10 Wyalusing 04 4:29.41 SQS
10 Pollock, Gordon 12 WnchstrThrstn 07 4:31.46
11 Bucher, Will 11 Trinity 03 4:33.47
12 Zimmerman, Ian 9 Nrthrn Bedfrd 05 4:34.16
13 Dippold, Matthew 12 Elk County 09 4:34.48
14 Martinez, Jacob 11 Palmerton 11 4:34.54
15 Asay, Johnathan 12 Freeport Area 07 4:34.78
16 Brentham, Ethan 11 Brookville 09 4:35.55
17 Ford, Daniel 10 Quaker Valley 07 4:36.61
18 Bici, Daniel 12 Masterman 12 4:37.65
19 Jackson, Joshua 12 Jenkintown 01 4:37.71
20 Kocent, Christopher 12 Olsh 07 4:37.93
21 Artis, Shane 10 Salisbury Twp 11 4:38.31
22 Frazier, Cole 9 Hickory 10 4:39.09
23 Hart, Troy 10 Reynolds 10 4:39.58
24 Bradley, Noah 10 Masterman 12 4:46.55
25 Capella, Jeremy 11 Conwell-Egan 12 4:46.68