AAA Boys' 400m Preview
With Pennridge's Andersen Dimon battling an injury and not competing in any individual events, the AAA 400 meters is looking a bit more wide open.
Central Dauphin East's Stephon Brown has emerged as the state's quarter miler in that time, dropping a pair of sub-48 times, including a state-leading 47.47. He went 47.92 to win at District 3 and is the top seed heading into the state meet. He'll be the one to beat, but looking to give him a run is James Jaisingh of Cumberland Valley. The sophomore ran a PR of 48.11 to take second to Brown in D3 and will be a factor at the state meet.
Salim Epps of Saint Joseph's Prep will be among the contenders. He went 48.38 to take the District 12 title last week and seems primed for a big run at states. Greater Latrobe's Zakharee Williams was a very close second at WPIAL, running 48.74. The senior will look to go out on a high note at the state meet.
Some talented sophomores will be worth keeping an eye on in an field that looks relatively wide open as far as the podium is concerned. District 1 champ Caleb Ryu of Hatboro-Horsham, Gettysburg's Noah Sanders, Cumberland Valley's David Williams, and Bonner-Prendie's Enoobong Eka are some strong quarter milers from the class of 2021.
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Event 706 Boys 400 Meter Dash AAA Prelims
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NFHS Record: 45.19 2012 Aldrich Bailey, MansfldTimberviewHS, TX
PIAA Record: 46.27 1983 Clinton Davis, Steel Valley 07
NFHS Hnr Rol: 47.05
50.09 SQS
Name Year School Seed relim Time
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1 100 Brown, Stephon 12 CD East 03 47.92 SQS
2 168 Jaisingh, James 10 Cumberlnd Vly 03 48.11 SQS
3 544 Epps, Salim 11 St Joe's Prep 12 48.38 SQS
4 264 Williams, Zakharee 12 Gr Latrobe 07 48.74 SQS
5 277 Ryu, Caleb 10 HatboroHorshm 01 48.87 SQS
6 256 Sanders, Noah 10 Gettysburg 03 49.13 SQS
7 177 Williams, David 10 Cumberlnd Vly 03 49.13 SQS
8 395 Eka, Enoobong 10 BonnerPrendie 12 49.56 SQS
9 180 Klees, Ethan 12 Danville Area 04 49.69 SQS
10 635 Turner, Sidney 11 Upper Darby 01 49.71 SQS
11 472 Mowbray, Chad 12 Penn Manor 03 49.72 SQS
12 363 Cohen, Shane 12 Lower Morelnd 01 49.72 SQS
13 478 Nmah, James 11 Penn Wood 01 49.89 SQS
14 130 Brown, Dominick 12 Chichester 01 49.90 SQS
15 424 McDonough, Tom 11 North Hills 07 50.04 SQS
16 464 Salau, Mustapha 10 Parkland 11 50.09 SQS
17 276 Oliver, Jajuan 10 Harrisburg 03 50.35
18 271 Stanyard, Scott 11 Harbor Creek 10 50.41
19 269 Galuska, Gage 10 Hampton 07 50.47
20 280 Bradley, Michael 12 Hazleton Area 02 50.52
21 36 Bouril, Ethan 12 Blackhawk 07 50.60
22 301 Howe, Trent 12 Hollidaysburg 06 51.53
23 208 Boyd, Mason 11 Emmaus 11 51.65
24 41 Bosworth, Michael 11 Bradford Area 09 51.70