PIAA States Preview: Girls' Sprints & Hurdles


AA Girls 100m Hurdles Preview

2020 seemed like it was primed to be a big year for Bishop McDevitt's Taleea Buxton. The freshman won the indoor state title in the 60 meter hurdles and was entering the outdoor season as one to watch. But then the coronavirus halted those plans.

Now Buxton is back in her sophomore year. She ran the fastest AA time in the 100 meter hurdles -- a 14.95 -- at a PCL meet, and enters the state meet as the top seed after a 15.13 for the District 12 title. She will look to add outdoor gold to go with her indoor title, but she will be challenged in what should be an interesting race.

District 6 champion Clare Marsh of Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy has been running great this season. She dropped a best of 15.10 to win at Altoona a few weeks ago and went 15.19 to take the D6 title this past week. She's be consistent and the senior will go after the top spot on Friday.

Wilmington junior Lindsey Martineau will also be in the mix. She dropped a big PR of 15.19 -- matching Marsh's district-winning time -- to win the District 10 crown. That will surely make her a factor come Friday, as she looks for a similar performance on the big stage.

Others to keep an eye on in this field are Siena Brazier of Lewisburg Area and Sasha Lee of Saint Basil Academy, the District 4 and District 1 champions, respectively.

ENTRIES:

Event 202  Girls 100 Meter Hurdles AA Prelims
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 NFHS Record:  13.03  2007        Vashti Thomas, MtPleasantHS, CA              
 PIAA Record:  14.03  2015        Markeeta Thomas, Paul Robeson 12             
NFHS Hnr Rol:  14.00                                                           
               16.01  SQS
           Name                        Year School                 Seed relim Time
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  1        Buxton, Taleea                10 Bshp McDevitt 12      15.13  SQS   
  2        Marsh, Clare                  12 St. Joseph 06         15.19  SQS   
  3        Martineau, Lindsey            11 Wilmington 10         15.19  SQS   
  4        Brazier, Siena                11 Lewisburg 04          15.42  SQS   
  5        Lee, Sasha                    12 St Basil Acd 01       15.68  SQS   
  6        Morris, Claudia               12 Mount Carmel 04       15.99  SQS   
  7        Smith, Remingtyn              11 Forest Hills 06       16.04        
  8        Frew, Abigail                 11 Pine Grove 11         16.06        
  9        Meredick, Avery               11 Riverside 02          16.18        
 10        Morneweck, Merrick            12 Mercer Area 10        16.19        
 11        Johnson, Violet               12 Everett Area 05       16.23        
 12        Barr, Clara                   11 McGuffey 07           16.29        
 13        LaBure, Lillian               11 Bermudian Spr 03      16.30        
 14        Boda, Makayla                 12 California 07         16.35        
 15        Slebodnick, Morgan            11 Blacklick Vly 06      16.37        
 16        Johns, Nora                   10 Quaker Valley 07      16.57        
 17        Trumbull, Chloe               12 Johnsonburg 09        16.60        
 18        Lisa, Samantha                12 Schuylkll Vly 03      16.70        
 19        Perry, Tara                   12 Derry Area 07         16.76        
 20        Porter, Skye                  12 Palisades 11          16.84        
 21        Cleckley, Aubriante           12 Riverside 07          16.89        
 22        Stancliffe, Rylee             12 Brookville 09         17.53        
 23        Haynesworth, India            10 Conwell-Egan 12       19.64