AAA Girls' 100m Preview
Similar to last year the race for the top spot in AAA girls will be a very hotly contested final. It's a wide open field and in a race like that, doing all the little things correct will pay off in the end.
The top seed is Hayden Robinson of Avonworth/Northgate. A close second to winner Jonae Cook a year ago, Robinson will be looking for her first state crown. She uncorked a quick PR of 11.85 last week to run away with the WPIAL title. Robinson will contend here.
But she'll have to deal with a terrific trio from Warwick. Unsurprisingly the state's top 4x1, the Warriors went 1-2-3 at the District 3 Championships and they will be the 2-3-4 seeds entering the state meet. Lily Palacio-Lewis won at D3 in 12.02 and she was fifth in this race at states a year ago. Leah Graybill was second, but she is one of two sub-12 girls in the field; she went 11.96 to win the L-L League (she was eighth at states last year). Meghan Quinn can't be slept on -- she went 12.07 this spring. We could be seeing a lot of Warwick on the sprints podium.
Scranton's Kyahni Harbin made a statement with a 12.20 to win the District 2 title last week. That's a big PR for the junior and she should factor in with another big day. After Robinson, the WPIAL contingent is strong with the likes of Lilly Ballard of Woodland Hills, Casey Burton of North Allegheny (third here last year), Faith Mucci of Greater Latrobe, and Ava Morelli of Armstrong.
Obama Academy's Raven Haston is a two-time 100 meter state medalist. Look for the District 8 champ to make her presence felt on the big stage. The same goes for the top District 1 entry in the field, Jaleezia Gibson of Harry S Truman, the 4x1 hero from this past week. Gibson stepped up last year at states and placed fourth. District 12 champion Marlina Voker of Mastery-Shoemaker is a breakthrough performer to keep an eye on.
In a wide open field like this, expect a close race with everything on the line.
ENTRIES:
Event 303 Girls 100 Meter Dash AAA Prelims
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NFHS Record: 11.14 1992 Marion Jones, ThousandOksHS,CA
PIAA Record: 11.64 2007 Breehana Jacobs, Laurel Highlands 07
NFHS Hnr Rol: 11.70
12.50 SQS
Name Year School Seed relim Time
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1 32 Robinson, Hayden 12 AvnwrthNrthgt 07 11.85 SQS
2 656 Palacio-Lewis, Lily 11 Warwick 03 12.02 SQS
3 655 Graybill, Leah 12 Warwick 03 12.03 SQS
4 657 Quinn, Meghan 11 Warwick 03 12.14 SQS
5 529 Harbin, Kyahni 11 Scranton 02 12.20 SQS
6 694 Ballard, Lilly 10 Woodlnd Hills 07 12.21 SQS
7 458 Haston, Raven 12 Obama Academy 08 12.24 SQS
8 420 Burton, Casey 11 No Allegheny 07 12.30 SQS
9 265 Mucci, Faith 11 Gr Latrobe 07 12.33 SQS
10 26 Morelli, Ava 9 Armstrong 07 12.33 SQS
11 364 Voker, Marlina 10 MstryShoemake 12 12.34 SQS
12 232 Carnevale, Kate 12 Fox Chapel 07 12.34 SQS
13 294 Gibson, Jaleezia 11 Truman 01 12.35 SQS
14 307 Page, Cahsia 11 Hempfield 03 12.38 SQS
15 625 Timmons, Dominique 12 Upper Darby 01 12.39 SQS
16 177 Booker, Taliyah 10 Delaware Vly 02 12.39 SQS
17 683 Penman, Katie 10 Williamsport 04 12.40 SQS
18 390 Smith, Patrice 11 Mount Lebanon 07 12.41 SQS
19 155 Snoh, Wiltricia 12 Coatesville 01 12.43 SQS
20 53 Johnson, Regan 11 Bradford Area 09 12.45 SQS
21 536 Hoffman, Megan 12 Selinsgrove 04 12.46 SQS
22 226 Johnson, Ania 10 Ephrata 03 12.46 SQS
23 502 Kroon, Jakiya 9 Pittston Area 02 12.50 SQS
24 583 Lose, Jessica 11 State College 06 12.54
25 640 Parker, Grace 11 Villa Maria 10 12.55
26 49 Kutz, Kylie 12 Blue Mountain 11 12.55
27 188 Tucker, Maya 10 Dtown West 01 12.59
28 164 Hsu, Marissa 12 C R North 01 12.63
29 50 Elwell, Emma 11 Boyertown 01 12.64
30 570 Trout, Madison 9 Sthrn Lehigh 11 12.64
31 224 Youmans, Shynice 11 Carver E&S 12 12.80