Thelma Davies has rewritten the record books in Pennsylvania sprints over the course of the first three years of her career at Girard College. One state record she is yet to grab is the 200 meter indoor mark, set three years ago by Kouri Peace. That record sits at 23.74 from Peace's state meet-winning performance.
Davies, who won her second straight indoor state crown in the 200 meters last year, has been knocking on the doorstep of that record. Last year, she ran 23.89 at the early-season Hispanic Games. Outdoors, she shattered the 200 meter state record, running 23.10 at USATF Juniors.
Three other returners ran under 25 seconds last indoor season. Saucon Valley's Talitha Diggs took a rather close second to Davies at the state meet. Diggs clocked a 24.23 and also went sub-24 outdoors. Now a junior, expect a monster season out of Diggs.
Neumann Goretti's Mykala Perry also ran a best of 24.71 last winter, taking fourth at indoor states. She was second to Davies at outdoor states in AA and...
