Boys' Triple Jump Preview
Jaden Price-Whitehead of Upper Dublin will be looking to complete the horizontal jumps double at indoor states by winning the long jump and then the triple jump. The long is likely his better event, but he still enters the triple at PA No. 1 and the top seed in the state meet field.
Price-Whitehead jumped his best of 47-10.25 at the Burdette Classic and also leapt 47-6 and 46-8 on the season. He's been consistently strong all season long and he'll look to make the triple his second victory of the day on Sunday.
But Shaler Area's Cam Mbalo will make for very strong competition for Price-Whitehead. Mbalo, a senior, jumped an indoor PR of 47-1.25 to win the TSTCA crown last week. He also jumped 46-10 this season, so Mbalo has been solid all winter, too. He has an outdoor best of 47-10.5 and should be a major factor in what should be an exciting triple jump competition. Mbalo was seventh at states last year, and Price-Whitehead was eight; they are the only returning medalists from last winter.
The versatile Kasey Savage of Hatboro Horsham (a medal threat in the high and long jump, too) will be in the mix as well. He jumped 46-3 to win at a TFCAofGP meet this season, and should make a run up the leaderboard on Sunday. Susquehanna Township's Camdyn Allen (45-11.75 season best) is knocking on the doorstep of 46 feet and this weekend would be a perfect time for the senior to break into that territory.
The Penn Charter duo of Patrick Fehm and Akeel Blake will be aiming for top five spots, too. Fehm, a high jump medal contender, has a best of 45-10 in the triple this season, while Blake, the second-ranked long jumper, has a SB of 45-1.5 in the triple.
Very little separates the next group of triple jumpers in this field and the eight medal spots are really up for grabs. All in all, this will be a very good event to keep an eye on.
Event 30 Boys Triple Jump ============================================================ =================== 9 to the finals Meet Record: 49-10.50 3/6/2010 Carlton Lavong, Methacton 43-03.00 SGQ State Guideline Name Year School ============================== ============================== =================== 1 Adams, Jake 10 Altoona Area 2 Allen, Camdyn 12 Susquehanna 3 Blake, Akeel 12 Penn Charter 4 Cross, Avohn 12 Milton Hershey 5 DeFusco, Anthony 12 Daniel Boone 6 Fehm, Patrick 12 Penn Charter 7 Friedenberger, Ty 10 Altoona Area 8 Hansbrew, Deviaughn 12 Erie 9 Johnson, Dameir 12 Father Judge 10 Jones, Jordin 10 Penn Wood 11 Kutz, Jameson 12 Indiana Area 12 Leneghan, Brendan 10 St Joseph Prep 13 Mbalo, Cam 12 Shaler Area 14 McCarry, Christian 12 Wissahickon 15 Muniz, Joseph 12 CD East 16 Nelson, Caleb 12 Chartiers Valley 17 Oedekoven, Jack 12 Cathedral Prep 18 Price-Whitehead, Jaden 11 Upper Dublin 19 Savage, Kasey 11 Hatboro Horsham 20 Stone, Jason 11 Strath Haven