PTFCA Indoor States Preview: Girls' Sprints & Hurdles


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
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 Meet Record:   7.31  2/24/2019   Thelma Davies, Girard College                
                7.96  SGQ State Guideline
     Name                        Year School                                
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  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