A number of boys will be in the mix for the state's top spot in the mile. Wallenpaupack's Tyler Wirth has the quickest returning time in the state. The Cincinnati recruit went 4:20 last year to take fourth at indoor states last year. He went 4:14 outdoors for 1600 meters last spring and will be a factor this winter in the mile.
Two other returning mile medalists back this season are Greensburg Salem's Cameron Binda and Haverford's Aiden Tomov. Binda went 4:22 at the state meet and grabbed sixth place last season. He was fifth in the outdoor 1600 in AAA, and after an XC season where he won a team title, he'll be in line for another big season on the track. Tomov broke through in a big way last winter, running 4:25 to take seventh at indoor states in the mile.
There is a wealth of talent after the returning medalists. Jonah Hoey of Bishop Shanahan will surely be one to watch. Last spring, we saw the brother of the now-professional Josh Hoey start to make a name for himself. Hoey ran 4:23 i...
