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) ============================================================ =================== Meet Record: 53.82 2/26/2005 Nicole Leach, West Catholic Name Year School ============================== ============================== =================== 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