AAA Boys 4x400m Relay Preview
Since the opening week of the season (see above), the Cumberland Valley boys have been the class of the 4x400 meter relay in PA. The Eagles started the spring off way back in March with a 3:20 at the Tim Cook Invitational. Since then, CV has bettered its PA No. 1 to 3:17.44, which is four seconds faster than the next closest team. CV also boasts the two top quarter milers in the state in James Jaisingh and David Williams.
On Saturday, in the final event of the state meet, Cumberland Valley will look to take home the state title.
Of course, nothing is ever a given, and that certainly is the case when it comes to the 4x400. Palmyra, in fact, made it close at the District 3 Championships, coming within about a half second of CV -- 3:20.94 to 3:21.52. Palmyra now sits at PA No. 2 entering the weekend, and will hope to flip the script on Cumberland Valley.
Central Bucks West ran to the District 1 title on Saturday, just missing a season best time. West sits at PA No. 3 and has some good depth to make it interesting near the front. Radnor was a close second to CB West, running 3:22.64 at D1. Canon-McMillan is tied at PA No. 3 with CB West, having run 3:22.01 at Baldwin. C-M rolled to the WPIAL title, also just missing a season best.
Not a lot separates some of these medal-hopeful squads. Penn Wood, North Penn, LaSalle College, Coatesville, State College Area, and Butler will be among the teams vying for spots on the podium.
Cumberland Valley will aim to solidify its spot as the best 4x4 this season, but surely there will be a lot of teams gunning for the upset. It all comes down to who has the most left at the end of a long day.
ENTRIES:
Event 711 Boys 4x400 Meter Relay AAA
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NFHS Record: 3:07.40 1985 , HawthorneHS, CA
March, Graham, Kelly, Thomas
PIAA Record: 3:12.76 1996 , Glen Mills Schools 01
Beckford, Henderson, Johnson, Jackson
NFHS Hnr Rol: 3:15.70
3:24.03 SQS
School Seed Finals
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1 Cumberland Valley 03 3:20.94 SQS
2 Palmyra 03 3:21.52 SQS
3 Central Bucks West 01 3:22.29 SQS
4 Radnor 01 3:22.64 SQS
5 Canon-McMillan 07 3:22.79 SQS
6 Penn Wood 01 3:22.86 SQS
7 North Penn 01 3:23.15 SQS
8 La Salle College 12 3:23.46 SQS
9 Coatesville 01 3:23.46 SQS
10 State College Area 06 3:23.99 SQS
11 Butler 07 3:24.07
12 Hampton 07 3:24.18
13 Pittsburgh Central Catholic 07 3:25.09
14 Parkland 11 3:25.56
15 Easton Area 11 3:25.94
16 Shamokin Area 04 3:26.25
17 Archbishop Ryan 12 3:26.25
18 Conestoga Valley 03 3:27.59
19 Shippensburg 03 3:28.20
20 Wallenpaupack 02 3:30.22
21 South Western 03 3:30.52
22 Cathedral Prep 10 3:32.55
23 Clearfield Area 09 3:33.50
24 Taylor Allderdice 08 3:40.29