PIAA States Preview: Girls' Throws


AA Girls' Discus Preview

Greenwood's Mallory Kauffman will look to win her first career state gold on Friday morning in the AA discus. The senior is yet to lose in the event this season, and better yet, has been awfully consistent. Her season best sits at 160-6 from a dual meet, but Kauffman threw 160-3 to win the District 3 title last week.

She'll have a legitimate shot at Heather Coyler's 1997 state meet record of 162-10, so the state meet could really start with a bang on day one.

South Park's Maura Huwalt, like the shot put, will have the best chance to pull off the win over Kauffman. She is, after all, the defending state champion in the event; Kauffman was third in the disc last season. Huwalt has been throwing well this season, claiming a number of big wins, including the WPIAL title. At Penn Relays, she threw 149-6, a PR, to place fifth in the field. She'll have a good chance at defending her state crown.

Four other girls in the field have thrown over 130 feet this season. Lakeland's Mikayla Marino threw 138-0 to win the District 2 title last week. She was 11th last year, but she's much improved in 2019. Marian Catholic's Emma McClafferty and Hickory's Molly Piso are returning medalists from last year. McClafferty, the District 11 champ, was sixth in 2018 and has a season best and PR this year of 131-3. Piso was eighth last season, and threw a career best of 134-3 last week to win District 10.

Carbondale's Sarah Korty was second to Marino in District 2, and has a season best of 131-5 from that meet.

ENTRIES:

Event 217  Girls Discus Throw AA
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 NFHS Record:  191-06  2012        Shelbi Vaughan, MansfieldLegacyHS, TX       
 PIAA Record:  162-10  1997        Heather Coyler, East Juniata 03             
NFHS Hnr Rol:  150-00                                                          
               113-00  SQS
           Name                        Year School            Seed Mark     Finals
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  1    191 Kauffman, Mallory             12 Greenwood 03         160-03   SQS  
  2    491 Huwalt, Maura                 12 South Park 07        143-01   SQS  
  3    266 Marino, Mikayla               12 Lakeland 02          138-00   SQS  
  4    207 Piso, Molly                   11 Hickory 10           134-03   SQS  
  5    103 Korty, Sarah                  12 Carbondale 02        131-05   SQS  
  6    560 Deal, Aleah                   12 Wilmington 10        126-11   SQS  
  7    248 Lehman, Alicia                12 Keystone Oaks 07     125-07   SQS  
  8     82 Schramm, Miranda              10 Burgettstown 07      121-02   SQS  
  9    291 McClafferty, Emma             12 Marian Cath 11       120-03   SQS  
 10    531 Fry, Maizee                   10 United 06            118-11   SQS  
 11    138 Spence, Mackenze              12 Deer Lakes 07        118-09   SQS  
 12    415 Kuzma, Claire                 10 Quaker Valley 07     118-01   SQS  
 13    375 Mercurio, Katelyn             12 Notre Dame GP 11     117-05   SQS  
 14    189 Fattman, Carly                12 Greenville 10        116-04   SQS  
 15    474 Ackerman, Maryann             10 Slippery Rock 10     116-00   SQS  
 16     67 Race, Mandy                   11 Brentwood 07         113-03   SQS  
 17    466 Callahan, Emma                 9 Shenango 07          113-02   SQS  
 18    355 Green, Emma                   12 No Schuylkill 11     113-00   SQS  
 19    297 Thompson, Jocilyn             11 Marion Center 06     110-08        
 20      9 Drane, Mackenzie              11 Annvll-Cleona 03     109-08        
 21    242 Knox, Sara                    11 Karns City 09        107-04        
 22    532 Mack, Delaney                 11 United 06            106-06        
 23    134 Page, Rosalyn                 10 Coudersport 09       104-08        
 24    337 Renno, DaniRae                10 Mount Carmel 04      102-01        
 25    405 Haines, Erin                  12 Plumstead 01         101-01        
 26    279 Downs, Maddy                  10 Lewisburg 04         100-10        
 27    546 Sanders, Patience             10 West Catholic 12      97-05        
 28    307 Dodson, Hailey                11 McConnellsbrg 05      95-03        
 29     48 Loughney, Siobhan             11 Bish McDev 12         79-01        
 30    129 Baker, Bridgett               12 Conwell-Egan 12       72-03