AAA Boys' High Jump Preview
Like the AA boys, the AAA boys high jump is incredibly wide open with a number of this season's breakthrough performers ready to compete for the top spot in the state.
The state leader heading into states is State College's Conrad Moore. He won the District 6 title., but a week prior, he cleared a massive PR of 6-9 to win the Mid-Penn title. He'll be in the mix for the win. The top seed is Nate Good of Warwick, who leapt a big 6-8 to win the District 3 crown, four inches better than his previous best. Suddenly he's a major factor and he'll return to Ship with a shot at the win.
Speaking of big PRs, Ethan Michaels of Boyertown jumped 6-7, a five inch PR, to win the District 1 crown. Along with the Coatesville trio of Ousman Kamara, Donovan Brickus, and Donovan Hart, D1 will have a strong contingent at Ship. Kamara jumped 6-8 earlier this season (he's also jumped 6-7 twice and 6-6 twice). Then there's Perkiomen Valley's Cole Peterlin, who was fourth in the district, but was the indoor state champ this past winter. He'll aim for a similar performance to the one we saw at Penn State. His season best is 6-6.
WPIAL champ Sami Taoufik of Butler and District 3 runner-up Juan Mato-Segura of Reading have both jumped 6-7 on the season. Expect both to be in the mix for the win. Two others in the field have jumped 6-6 this season: Harris Wittmeyer (Berks Catholic) and Joe Cardina (Conestoga Valley).
All in all, this one will be a toss-up. We've seen some big PRs this season and the one who channels that same effort on states day could be crowned champion.
ENTRIES:
Event 712 Boys High Jump AAA
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NFHS Record: 7-06 2017 Vernon Turner, Yukon HS, OK
PIAA Record: 7-00.75 1985 Tyrone Smith, Ply-Whitemarsh 01
NFHS Hnr Rol: 6-10
6-05.00 SQS
Name Year School Seed Mark Finals
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1 Good, Nate 10 Warwick 03 6-08.00 SQS
2 Michaels, Ethan 11 Boyertown 01 6-07.00 SQS
3 Kamara, Ousman 11 Coatesville 01 6-07.00 SQS
4 Brickus, Donovan 11 Coatesville 01 6-05.00 SQS
5 Taoufik, Sami 11 Butler 07 6-05.00 SQS
6 Hart, Donovan 11 Coatesville 01 6-05.00 SQS
7 Moore, Conrad 10 State College 06 6-05.00 SQS
8 Peterlin, Cole 12 Perk Valley 01 6-05.00 SQS
9 Cardina, Joe 12 Conestoga Vly 03 6-04.00
10 Mato-Segura, Juan 12 Reading 03 6-04.00
11 Wittmeyer, Harrison 12 Berks Cath 03 6-04.00
12 Masser, Joey 11 Shamokin 04 6-03.00
13 Melvin, Isaiah 11 Uniontown 07 6-03.00
14 Karyea, Junior 12 Nazareth Area 11 6-03.00
15 Ventrone, Mason 11 Mount Lebanon 07 6-03.00
16 Thomas, Jayden 12 Uniontown 07 6-03.00
17 Christie, Tommy 10 LaSalle Cllg 12 6-02.00
18 LaManna, Andrew 12 West York 03 6-02.00
19 Edwards, Dustin 10 South Western 03 6-02.00
20 Allen, Camdyn 11 Ssquhnna Twp 03 6-02.00
21 Carroll-herring, Keyon 12 Emmaus 11 6-01.00
22 Springer, Gabriel 11 Wallenpaupack 02 6-01.00
23 McKee, Jackson 10 Sthrn Lehigh 11 6-01.00
24 Parks, Hayden 11 Meadville 10 6-01.00
25 Meinert, Jordan 12 DuBois Area 09 6-01.00
26 McManness, Ryan 12 Arch Carroll 12 5-10.00
27 King, David 12 Northeast 12 5-10.00