PTFCA Indoor States Preview: Girls' Sprints & Hurdles


Girls' 400 Meters Preview

Perhaps the most wide open race in the girls sprints at indoor states will come in the 400 meters, with a number of closely ranked talents over the 2 lap distance.

The top seed is freshman Sanaa Hebron of George School, who popped a 55.04 in December that vaulted her to the top of the state rankings, where she's stayed. She's run two other times in the 55-second range since then and will look to spoil the party for the juniors/seniors in the field.

Talitha Diggs of Saucon Valley comes in at PA#2 with a best of 55.10 this season. She's done a ton of winning this season and will look to win her first career state title. She's much faster than last year when she took fourth in the 400.

Bria Barnes of Cheltenham will be a serious factor in the race. Barnes was the victim of an unfortunate injury at states last season, so the senior will be hungry this time around. She's run some strong 300s this season that will help with her speed in this race.

The top returner from a year ago is Mykala Perry of Neumann Goretti, who took second in the 400 in 2018 to her teammate Sydni Townsend. Perry won the AA state title in this event outdoors last spring and she'll be looking to add her first individual indoor title here.

Another returning medalist from a year ago is North Penn's Natalie Kwortnik. She took fifth from the second of four heats last year in the timed final. Look for the senior to drop another fast time this year. Penn Wood's Elicia Moore, Neumann Goretti's Dasia Wilson, and Coatesville's Porsha Miles are among the other factors in this deep, yet open field.

Entries:

Event 9  Girls 400 Meter Dash (20)
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 Meet Record:  53.82  2/26/2005   Nicole Leach, West Catholic                  
     Name                        Year School                                
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  1  Barnes, Bria                  12 Cheltenham                  
  2  Bonner, Raechel               11 Central Daupin              
  3  Bryant, Danielle              10 Pine-Richlan                
  4  Castronova, Sarah             12 Conestoga Valley            
  5  Clayton, Jiya                 10 Chester                     
  6  Diggs, Talitha                11 Saucon Valle                
  7  Giordani, Samantha            12 Ambridge Are                
  8  Grube, Megan                  11 Hempfield (3)               
  9  Hebron, Sanaa                  9 George School               
 10  Jede, Taylor                  12 Cumberland Val              
 11  Kline, Cassidy                11 Warwick                     
 12  Kwortnik, Natalie             12 North Penn                  
 13  Miles, Porsha                 12 Coatesville                 
 14  Moore, Elicia                 12 Penn Wood                   
 15  Perry, Mykala                 11 Neumann Goretti             
 16  Pratt, Acey                   11 Neumann Goretti             
 17  Scott, Maya                   11 Bensalem                    
 18  Smith, Jada                   12 Swenson Arts                
 19  Wilson, Dasia                 12 Neumann Goretti             
 20  Zamrowski, Grace              10 Garnet Valle