AA Boys 400m Preview
Look for a good race in the 400 meters, as three boys that have run sub-50 will be ready to duke it out for the state title. Dock Mennonite's Stanley Saint-Fleur went 49.17 to win the District 1 title, the fastest AA time in the state. He looked fit at districts, closing out the meet with a 47.68 FAT split on Dock's winning 4x400. He will be tough to beat.
But North Catholic's Trevor Paschall will be right in the mix for the title. During a three-win WPIAL Championship meet, Paschall won the 400 in 49.45, not far off his season best of 49.27. He's focusing on the 200 and 400 at states, so he'll be fresh for the 400, just like Saint-Fleur.
The other sub-50 boy in the field is Kendall White of Bishop McDevitt. He ran 49.60 to win the District 12 title -- a big season best. Expect him to be right in the mix in what will be an exciting fast section of the 400 on Friday.
A bunch of boys will be looking to get in the conversation if they can run big season bests. Conwell-Egan's Freddie Haynesworth IV went sub-50 during the indoor season. His season best is 50.46 this spring and he can certainly be a factor. District 10 champion Cole Frazier (50.51) of Hickory and District 4 champion Gavin Garcia (50.57) of Southern Columbia both dropped nice PRs to win district titles and will be contenders, as well.
ENTRIES:
Event 606 Boys 400 Meter Dash AA
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NFHS Record: 45.19 2012 Aldrich Bailey, MansfldTimberviewHS, TX
PIAA Record: 46.36 1984 Mike Spangler, South Western 03
NFHS Hnr Rol: 47.05
50.70 SQS
Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 Saint-Fleur, Stanley 12 Dock Menn 01 49.17 SQS
2 Paschall, Trevor 11 No Catholic 07 49.45 SQS
3 White, Kendall 12 Bshp McDevitt 12 49.60 SQS
4 Frazier, Cole 12 Hickory 10 50.51 SQS
5 Garcia, Gavin 11 Sthr Columbia 04 50.57 SQS
6 Mullins, Jerome 10 Rochester 07 50.61 SQS
7 Whyte, Colton 12 Burgettstown 07 50.71
8 Guerrini, Jacob 12 Burrell 07 50.78
9 Kerner, Nick 11 North East 10 50.78
10 Serrano, Ronan 11 Bloomsburg 04 50.87
11 DeYoung, William 12 Berks Cath 03 50.93
12 Brungard, Jake 11 Camp Hill 03 50.99
13 Haynesworth IV, Freddie 12 Conwell-Egan 12 51.07
14 Blahovec, Joe 11 Greensburg CC 07 51.12
15 Adjepong, Othello 11 Sla Beeber 12 51.15
16 MacBeth, Kyle 12 Brookville 09 51.17
17 Moore, Kadin 12 Sthrn Hntngdn 06 51.21
18 Chelak, Ean 12 Marian Cath 11 51.22
19 Hillegass, Jonah 11 Chestnut Rdg 05 51.31
20 Robison, Kenny 12 Bellwood Ant 06 51.42
21 Marcinkevich, Kyle 11 Mid Valley 02 51.54
22 Keglovits, Dalton 12 Coudersport 09 51.74
23 Reed, Brandon 12 Riverside 02 51.82
24 Syster, Brady 11 Purchase Line 06 51.93