PIAA States Preview: Boys' Sprints/Hurdles


AAA Boys' 100m Hurdles Preview

Ayden Owens has dazzled onlookers in the high hurdles for the past few years, but the former North Allegheny star is off at USC. That's means it's time for a new top high hurdler in Pennsylvania and a good race should be coming in AAA.

Jared Bannon of Hempfield Area rose to the top of the state rankings with a big 14.11 effort this past week to win the WPIAL. it was a big PR for the senior, who is now the one to beat at Ship. But this field looks relatively open for a number of boys to take that top spot.

Central Dauphin East's Emmanuel Niang and Ramir Wiggins have both run 14.29 this season. Niang took home the District 3 title, while Wiggins was third in District 1. Both will aim to give Bannon a run for the win. Allen Taylor of Williamsport Area ran 14.30 to win the District 4 high hurdles, following up a nice 14.35 from a week earlier. That consistency will bode well for the No. 2 seed.

Nazir Dunell of Elmer L. Meyers is the defending AA state champion, but he's moved to AAA this season. He'll still be a contender for the win, despite the change. He went 14.39 for the District 2 title, and hasn't raced a whole lot this season. He'll be in the mix.

District 6 champion Lokey Howell of State College Area, Antonio Maletta of Abington Heights, and District 12 champion Godwin Kabanda of Northeast are among the other contenders in what looks to be a race that is up for grabs.

ENTRIES:

Event 702  Boys 110 Meter Hurdles AAA Prelims
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 NFHS Record:  13.30  1990        Chris Nelloms, DaytonDunbarHS, OH            
 PIAA Record:  13.69  2018        Ayden Owens, North Allegheny 07              
NFHS Hnr Rol:  13.90                                                           
               15.10  SQS
           Name                        Year School                 Seed relim Time
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  1    284 Bannon, Jared                 12 Hempfield 07          14.11  SQS   
  2    684 Taylor, Allen                 10 Williamsport 04       14.30  SQS   
  3    105 Niang, Emmanuel               12 CD East 03            14.36  SQS   
  4    206 Dunell, Nazir                 12 EL Meyers 02          14.39  SQS   
  5    601 Howell, Lokey                 11 State College 06      14.53  SQS   
  6      1 Maletta, Antonio              12 Abington Hts 02       14.54  SQS   
  7    436 Kabanda, Godwin               12 Northeast 12          14.58  SQS   
  8     24 Martin, Hunter                12 Belle Vernon 07       14.60  SQS   
  9    200 Martin, Demonte               12 Eastern York 03       14.68  SQS   
 10    386 Parris, Jaidyn                12 Miltn Hershey 03      14.70  SQS   
 11    562 Buggy, Marshall               12 Shamokin 04           14.78  SQS   
 12    267 Lewis, Brenden                11 Grnsbrg Salem 07      14.81  SQS   
 13    422 Rice, Donovan                 12 No Allegheny 07       14.90  SQS   
 14    202 Harris, Evan                  12 Easton Area 11        14.90  SQS   
 15    127 Jones, Mason                  12 Cheltenham 01         14.93  SQS   
 16      4 Barnes, Isaiah                12 Altoona Area 06       15.02  SQS   
 17    537 Graham, Tony                  12 Ridley 01             15.03  SQS   
 18    414 Wiggins, Ramir                12 Norristown 01         15.06  SQS   
 19    347 Salauca, Iliesa               12 LaurelHghlnds 07      15.07  SQS   
 20    535 Smith, Kadan                  12 Red Lion 03           15.08  SQS   
 21    453 Kromah, Lansana               12 Overbrook 12          15.08  SQS   
 22    248 Howe-Jones, Ben               11 Gen McLane 10         15.10  SQS   
 23    352 Tackett, Christian            11 Liberty 11            15.12        
 24    194 Robinson, Ethan               11 Dtown West 01         15.13        
 25    530 Hunt, Shamar                  11 Red Land 03           15.26        
 26    429 Young, Curtis                 12 North Penn 01         15.28        
 27     72 Miller, Alex                  11 Cedar Crest 03        15.42        
 28     48 Phillips, Dylan               11 Bradford Area 09      15.92