AA Girls' 4x800m Preview
The Neumann Goretti girls, who have run a US No. 2 time of 9:03.07 this season, will be looking to defend their AA girls 4x8 title on Saturday. They ran 9:45.15 to win the District 12 title, which will seed them fourth for Friday's prelim, with a quartet that wasn't the same team that went 9:03. We'll see what team the Neumann Goretti squad fields on the start line, but the Saints have to be seen as the team to beat with their talent.
The top seed coming into the weekend is Mount Carmel Area, which blasted a 9:40.39 to win the District 4 title, edging out Warrior Run, which went 9:40.89 for second. Both teams will have their sights set on upsetting the defending champions.
In District 6, Central Cambria went 9:41.64 to take the win. The Red Devils are no stranger to the top of the podium in the 4x8, and they will be a team to watch here. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy was second to CC in District 6, but has run 9:38.38 (the second fastest AA time this season), so if the Wolves load it up, they can place very high on Saturday morning.
Lewisburg Area, Tamaqua Area, and North Schuylkill also enter the state meet with sub-9:50 times and will be looking to make their presence known on the podium in the 4x8.
ENTRIES:
Event 201 Girls 4x800 Meter Relay AA Prelims
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NFHS Record: 8:48.29 2012 , GrossePointSouthJS, MI
Schwartz, Farrow, Meier, Meier
PIAA Record: 9:07.82 2003 , Gwynedd Mercy 01
Bishop, McGrath, Mealey, Vernon
NFHS Hnr Rol: 9:10.00
9:50.40 SQS
School Seed relim Time
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1 Mount Carmel Area 04 9:40.39 SQS
2 Warrior Run 04 9:40.89 SQS
3 Central Cambria 06 9:41.64 SQS
4 Neumann Goretti 12 9:45.15 SQS
5 Lewisburg Area 04 9:45.77 SQS
6 Tamaqua Area 11 9:49.46 SQS
7 North Schuylkill 11 9:49.59 SQS
8 Camp Hill 03 9:50.35 SQS
9 Wilmington 10 9:50.41
10 Boiling Springs 03 9:51.28
11 Saint Joseph's 06 9:52.38
12 Lakeview 10 9:52.63
13 Marion Center Area 06 9:53.89
14 Lake Lehman 02 9:59.03
15 Fort Cherry 07 10:03.10
16 Saint Basil Academy 01 10:08.46
17 Burrell 07 10:09.08
18 Lakeland 02 10:09.21
19 South Park 07 10:17.53
20 Beaver Area 07 10:17.89
21 Carlynton 07 10:18.21
22 Kane Area 09 10:23.53
23 Masterman 12 10:26.29
24 Redbank Valley 09 10:33.56
25 Bedford 05 10:43.09
26 Promise Academy @ West Phi 12 12:10.69