AA Girls' Long Jump Preview
With four-time state champ and state meet record holder Breana Gambrell we'll finally see a new champion in the AA long jump. The top seed and top-ranked girl in the field is Lyric Janosik of Penn Cambria. Seventh a year ago, the junior Janosik has a had a big season that included an 18-9.5 leap at Altoona and then an 18-1 to win the District 6 title.
She'll have a host of girls looking to challenge for that win. Loyalsock's Sophia Gardner jumped 18-3.25 this season, the second best AA jump on the season. Her teammate Hailey Zurich beat her for the District 4 title. Garnder is a returning state medalist, having placed eighth a year ago. Together, those two will make a strong pair that will threaten the top spot.
Speaking of solid teammate duos, Sasha Lee and Tia Taylor, both from Saint Basil Academy will be factors. Lee took home the District 1 title, while Taylor has a season best leap over 18 feet (18-3). Taylor jumped over 19 feet as a freshman last year.
C-Keiyah Marshall of East Allegheny comes in as the No. 2 seed in the field after a big 17-11.5 PR to win the WPIAL title. With that momentum, expect Marshall to be in the mix. Conwell-Egan's Theresa Richardson and Slippery Rock's Emma McDermott also jumped 17 or better at their district meets last week for wins.
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Event 214 Girls Long Jump AA
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NFHS Record: 22-01.75 1976 Kathy McMillan, RaefordHCHS,NC
PIAA Record: 19-11 2018 Breana Gambrell, Athens 04
NFHS Hnr Rol: 19-06
16-11.00 SQS
Name Year School Seed Mark Finals
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1 Janosik, Lyric 11 Penn Cambria 06 18-01.00 SQS
2 Marshall, C-Keiyah 11 E Allegheny 07 17-11.50 SQS
3 Zurich, Hailey 12 Loyalsock Twp 04 17-06.25 SQS
4 Gardner, Sophia 10 Loyalsock Twp 04 17-05.50 SQS
5 Lee, Sasha 10 St Basil Acd 01 17-05.50 SQS
6 Richardson, Theresa 12 Conwell-Egan 12 17-03.00 SQS
7 Taylor, Tia 10 St Basil Acd 01 17-02.00 SQS
8 McDermott, Emma 12 Slippery Rock 10 17-00.50 SQS
9 Barr, Clara 9 McGuffey 07 16-11.00 SQS
10 Kear, Maddie 12 Elk Cnty Cath 09 16-11.00 SQS
11 Blauser, Baylee 9 AC Valley 09 16-09.00
12 Galbraith, Kelli 11 Deer Lakes 07 16-08.25
13 Heinbaugh, Milly 11 Fairfield 03 16-07.75
14 Ziska, Madison 9 Schuylkll Vly 03 16-07.75
15 Walker, Ariana 11 Northwest 02 16-07.25
16 Pavlosky, Jenna 12 Conemaugh Twp 05 16-07.25
17 Johnson, Kaila 12 Western Wayne 02 16-07.25
18 Fowler, Juliana 11 Waynesburg 07 16-05.50
19 Male, Lauryn 11 Pen Argyl 11 16-05.00
20 Gologram, Zoee 10 Hopewell 07 16-04.75
21 Warren, Izzy 11 St Joseph's 06 16-04.25
22 Krause, Caroline 11 Fairview 10 16-03.75
23 Beitel, Jenna 12 Saltsburg 06 15-11.75
24 Creamer, Ceyonnah 11 Paul Robeson 12 15-10.75
25 Greer, Jordan 11 Bish McDev 12 15-10.00