Casey Burton of North Allegheny comes back this fall with the best returning jump at 19-6. Burton followed up her 19-3 at WPIALS with that 19-6 at the state meet where she took second in AAA to Taylor Givens by 3 inches. An injury kept her out of the postseason during the winter, so the junior will be very motivated as we enter the spring season.
A number of other strong AAA girls are back. North Penn's Natalie Kwortnik won the indoor state title last month. The senior jumped 19-3.75, the only girl over 19 during indoors, to capture the win. She jumped 19-4 to win the District 1 title a year ago before taking fourth at states.
Perkiomen Valley's Christina Warren (sixth), Norwin's Jessica Kolesar (seventh), and Twin Valley's Jordan Walk (eighth) are among the returning AAA state medalists from last season. Central Dauphin's Gabriella Recce (18-7.75) and Conestoga Valley's Aviona Saunders (18-6.75) also have impressive jumps from last year and will be back to contend this spring in AAA.
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