Girls' 60 Meter Dash Preview
The 60 dash has become suddenly one of the state's most wide open events come Sunday. There is a notable withdrawal as top-ranked Fore Abinusawa (PA No. 2 all-time in the event) is injured and not racing the rest of the indoor season, and a number of other highly-ranked girls opting to focus on other events.
In turn, we have what will be an interesting battle between a deep crop of talented short sprinters that will aim to effectively navigate the three rounds of the 60 meters.
The top seed is Marlina Voker of Mastery Charter-Hardy, who ran a big PR of 7.68 to take the win at the DVG Meet of Champs last week. Voker was a breakthrough last spring and keeps getting better. The junior will look to claim her first state title on Sunday.
But she will have challengers. Warwick's Lily Palacio-Lewis has been among the state's most consistent sprinters since her freshman year. The experienced senior has claimed notable wins at Kevin Dare and the Carnival this season, running 7.75 at both. She knows how to win and will be among the favorites to win it all after a fifth place 60m state finish last winter.
North Allegheny's Casey Burton has been dominating the TSTCA this winter. The senior went 7.76 to win the title at Edinboro last week. Now she'll be a factor for the state title. She was a finalist as a sophomore and took sixth in the state.
Abington's Mayu Gayton, Bishop McDevitt's Khaliyah Bosman, and Warwick's Meghan Quinn are among the other top seeds in this field. Ultimately, this will come down to execution in the three rounds and saving the best for last in the final round. Four-time state champion Thelma Davies has graduated, so for the first time since 2016, a new top girl in the 60 will be crowned. And it could be any number of girls in this field.
Event 5 Girls 60 Meter Dash Prelims ============================================================ =================== Meet Record: 7.31 2/24/2019 Thelma Davies, Girard College 7.96 SGQ State Guideline Name Year School ============================== ============================== =================== 1 Bosman, Khaliyah 12 Bish McDevitt 2 Burton, Casey 12 North Allegheny 3 Charity, Mayah 11 Shaler Area 4 Cooper, Nyashia 11 Imhotep Inst 5 Davis, Nevaeh 11 Penn Wood 6 Dianno, Maura 11 Upper Dublin 7 Drake, Paige 10 Central Valley 8 Elwell, Emma 12 Boyertown 9 Facher, Eloise 9 Shaler Area 10 Foster, Brianna 11 Ridley 11 Gayton, Mayu 12 Abington 12 Gibson, Jaleezia 12 Harry S Truman 13 Hebron, Sanaa 10 Neshaminy 14 Hoffmann, Gabbi 12 WC Rustin 15 Jackson, Sandra 10 Harry S Truman 16 Moneme, Chinonye 10 WC East 17 Morgan, Haley 11 Shenango 18 Page, Cahsia 12 Hempfield (3 19 Palacio-Lewis, Lily 12 Warwick 20 Prunzik, Dani 9 Upper St Clair 21 Quinn, Meghan 12 Warwick 22 Rios, Hailey 10 Somerset Area 23 Trout, Madison 10 Sthrn Lehigh 24 Urbine, Katie 9 Solanco 25 Voker, Marlina 11 Msty Chtr Hardy 26 White, Khaliyah 12 South Philad