AAA Boys 100m Preview
One of the weekend's most intriguing races will come in the AAA 100 meters, where a lot of talent has emerged -- particularly from the class of 2022. This is going to be close at the line.
Jaden Brown of Norristown sits at PA No. 1 entering the weekend. The junior went 10.66 earlier this season, and then on Saturday dropped a 10.67 in the prelims before taking the District 1 title in 10.71 in the final.That consistency is a good sign for the top seed, who will be tough to beat on Saturday.
But there will be plenty of boys with a shot at the top spot. Damon Simpson of Wilson Area is certainly one of them. He's broken through this spring, running a best of 10.72 to take the District 11 title. He's got some terrific potential and should be pushed well in this field.
Pennridge's Joey Gant is the third seed. He was a close second to Brown at District 1 and has a 10.70 to his name this spring. He's the top seed in the 200, but he'll first look to have a crack at the 100 meter win. Boyertown's Julian Saunders went 10.77 in the District 1 final. He took third, but he has the talent and experience to be a factor in this field.
Dallastown's Kristian Phennicie edged out Red Lion's Randy Fizer for the District 3 title. Those were both nice PRs for those two, who will aim to keep it rolling back on the same track as last week at Ship. State College's Eniayo Ogunranti has been enjoying a big first season in Pennsylvania. The senior won the District 6 title last week and has run a best of 10.81 this season in the 100.
One of the best stories of the season is Drew Gallen of West Chester Rustin. Not far removed from ACL surgery in October, the senior will come into the state meet seeded eighth after a 10.94 in the District 1 final. He'll be one to watch for sure.
Upper Dublin's Jaden Price-Whitehead, Seneca Valley's Tyler Yurich, and Shikellamy's Chase Morgan are among the others to watch for in this loaded field.
The best part here is that many of the top seeds are only juniors, so we'll get another year to see how fast these boys can go. But for now, it's all about who can get to the line first on Saturday.
ENTRIES:
Event 703 Boys 100 Meter Dash AAA Prelims
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NFHS Record: 10.13 2019 Matthew Boling, HoustonStrakeJesuit, TX
PIAA Record: 10.43 2017 Journey Brown, Meadville 10
NFHS Hnr Rol: 10.50
11.10 SQS
Name Year School Seed relim Time
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1 Brown, Jaden 11 Norristown 01 10.71 SQS
2 Simpson, Damon 11 Wilson Area 11 10.72 SQS
3 Gant, Joey 11 Pennridge 01 10.76 SQS
4 Saunders, Julian 12 Boyertown 01 10.77 SQS
5 Phennicie, Kristian 11 Dallastown 03 10.81 SQS
6 Fizer, Randy 12 Red Lion 03 10.84 SQS
7 Ogunranti, Eniayo 12 State College 06 10.91 SQS
8 Gallen, Drew 12 W C Rustin 01 10.94 SQS
9 Price-Whitehead, Jaden 12 Upper Dublin 01 10.95 SQS
10 Yurich, Tyler 11 Seneca Valley 07 10.96 SQS
11 Morgan, Chase 10 Shikellamy 04 10.97 SQS
12 Singleton, Nicholas 11 Gov Mifflin 03 10.97 SQS
13 Thomas, Rasheed 12 BonnerPrendie 12 10.98 SQS
14 Franks, Carson 12 State College 06 11.00 SQS
15 Huebner, Brendon 11 Abp Ryan 12 11.00 SQS
16 Walker, Myles 12 Central Vly 07 11.07 SQS
17 Williams, Marcus 11 Easton Area 11 11.07 SQS
18 Vicari, Tyler 12 Parkland 11 11.08 SQS
19 Capitano, Ethan 12 Wilson 03 11.08 SQS
20 Michaels, Cameron 10 Lewisburg 04 11.09 SQS
21 Cobbs, Marc 9 North Penn 01 11.10 SQS
22 Mayo, Amarre 12 C R North 01 11.10 SQS
23 Shorter-Griffin, Da Quan 11 Brashear 08 11.16
24 Crawford, Demario 10 Cathedrl Prep 10 11.17
25 Porter, Jacob 11 No Allegheny 07 11.22
26 Burgos, Syrell 11 E Pennsboro 03 11.27
27 Sickenberger, Ryan 12 Gr Latrobe 07 11.27
28 Mendygral, Mason 12 Wyomng Vly W 02 11.44
29 Benjamin, Erich 11 DuBois Area 09 11.53