AAA Girls' 200m Preview
There will be an an intriguing matchup in the AAA girls 200 meters. Saucon Valley's Talitha Diggs and Cheltenham's Bria Barnes are the top seeds here, and they're expected to battle it out in the 400 as well. Diggs went 24.39 to win the District 11 crown, the top AAA time in the state, while Barnes took the District 1 win in 24.46, just off her season best of 24.41.
Second to Davies at indoor states and the top seed, Diggs could be seen as the favorite, but she'll be challenged by the likes of Barnes and others. Warwick's Leah Graybill will be busy at states, but she went 24.72 during a busy District 3 Championships. She went 24.42 at Henderson, where she beat Barnes. Graybill will be in the mix for the win here, too.
Mastery-Shoemaker's Marlina Voker posted a big PR of 24.80 to win the District 12 title this past week. She was a AA medalist a year ago. Now in AAA, don't count out this upstart, who should make some noise. Norristown's Teliyah James is only entered in the 200 meters for states (along with a relay), so she'll be among the freshest in the field. She has some serious speed and a 24.52 to her name this season.
100 meter top seed Hayden Robinson of Avonworth/Northgate will be a factor in the 200 as well. She captured the WPIAL title in this event, too and has run 24.87 this season. Her sister Hunter won this event last year, so she'll aim to keep it in the family. Another contender is Donegal's Taylor Nissly, who has caught fire in the last few weeks. She was second to Graybill in D3 and has run 24.72 this season in the 200.
This is a deep field, and just making the final will be no easy task for anyone. Who will have the speed on Saturday afternoon?
ENTRIES:
Event 309 Girls 200 Meter Dash AAA Prelims
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NFHS Record: 22.52 2003 Allyson Felix, LA Baptist HS, CA
PIAA Record: 23.52 2015 Dasia Pressley, Pennsbury 01
NFHS Hnr Rol: 23.80
25.91 SQS
Name Year School Seed relim Time
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1 528 Diggs, Talitha 11 Saucon Valley 11 24.39 SQS
2 139 Barnes, Bria 12 Cheltenham 01 24.46 SQS
3 655 Graybill, Leah 12 Warwick 03 24.74 SQS
4 364 Voker, Marlina 10 MstryShoemake 12 24.80 SQS
5 416 James, Teliyah 11 Norristown 01 25.15 SQS
6 178 Nissly, Taylor 12 Donegal 03 25.22 SQS
7 32 Robinson, Hayden 12 AvnwrthNrthgt 07 25.27 SQS
8 159 Hock, Jordyn 11 Conestoga Vly 03 25.45 SQS
9 657 Quinn, Meghan 11 Warwick 03 25.48 SQS
10 480 Davis, Nevaeh 10 Penn Wood 01 25.52 SQS
11 452 Kolesar, Jessica 12 Norwin 07 25.57 SQS
12 464 Bottelier, Lydia 12 Palisades 11 25.60 SQS
13 635 Madson, Jane 12 Uppr St Clair 07 25.60 SQS
14 529 Harbin, Kyahni 11 Scranton 02 25.60 SQS
15 265 Mucci, Faith 11 Gr Latrobe 07 25.61 SQS
16 174 Church, Alondra 10 Dallas 02 25.66 SQS
17 536 Hoffman, Megan 12 Selinsgrove 04 25.77 SQS
18 140 Fleming, Ciani 12 Cheltenham 01 25.83 SQS
19 566 White, Khaliyah 11 So Philly 12 25.84 SQS
20 26 Morelli, Ava 9 Armstrong 07 25.87 SQS
21 155 Snoh, Wiltricia 12 Coatesville 01 25.91 SQS
22 126 Bonner, Raechel 11 Cntrl Dauphin 03 25.98
23 50 Elwell, Emma 11 Boyertown 01 26.01
24 579 Graham, Makenzie 12 State College 06 26.15
25 458 Haston, Raven 12 Obama Academy 08 26.17
26 53 Johnson, Regan 11 Bradford Area 09 26.50
27 651 Latimer, Lydia 12 Warren Area 10 26.77