AAA Boys Triple Jump Preview
There are a number of boys who will be aiming to take gold in the AAA triple jump, and similar to the long jump, there is a lot of talent here. It should get interesting.
Entering the weekend at PA No. 1 is Kasey Savage of Hatboro-Horsham. The senior jumped 47-11.5 to win at SOLs and then claimed the District 1 last week with a jump of 46-10.25. He's faced good competition in both of those wins and looks to be in a good spot entering the state meet.
Kyle Murr of Penn Manor has emerged as a quality threat to the top spot in the state. He jumped 47-10 at the L-L League Championships and then followed that up with a 47-10.25. He's jumping very well in the postseason and he could be primed for another big weekend back on that Shippensburg runway.
But, of course, we can't forget about Jaden Price-Whitehead of Upper Dublin. The senior has an indoor PR of 48-8 and is as talented of an athlete as they come. He placed second to Savage at both SOLs and District 1. He will look to move up and take the top spot on Saturday, and he certainly has the potential.
Shippensburg's Jacob Cramer (District 3 runner-up), WPIAL champion Dwayne Taylor of North Allegheny, District 9 champion Gavin McGee of Bradford Area, District 11 champion Jordan Wicker of Nazareth Area, District 12 champion Jude Butumbi of Northeast, and Jasir Parker of East Stroudsburg South are among the other top triple jumpers with a good shot of placing within the top five.
ENTRIES:
Event 715 Boys Triple Jump AAA
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NFHS Record: 52-10.50 1980 Charles Mayfield, PasadnaMuirHS,CA
PIAA Record: 50-05 2010 Carlton Lavong, Methacton 01
NFHS Hnr Rol: 48-08
45-00.00 SQS
Name Year School Seed Mark Finals
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1 Murr, Kyle 12 Penn Manor 03 47-10.25 SQS
2 Savage, Kasey 12 Hatboro Hrshm 01 46-10.25 SQS
3 Price-Whitehead, Jaden 12 Upper Dublin 01 46-01.00 SQS
4 Cramer, Jacob 12 Shippensburg 03 45-09.75 SQS
5 Taylor, Dwayne 11 No Allegheny 07 45-08.50 SQS
6 Butumbi, Jude 12 Northeast 12 45-07.50 SQS
7 Dressler, Jagger 12 Danville Area 04 45-07.25 SQS
8 Edey, Spencer 10 Shippensburg 03 45-06.25 SQS
9 McGee, Gavin 12 Bradford Area 09 45-04.00 SQS
10 Wicker, Jordan 12 Nazareth Area 11 45-03.75 SQS
11 Leneghan, Brendan 11 St Joe's Prep 12 45-03.50 SQS
12 Ha, Nicolas 12 Garnet Valley 01 45-03.25 SQS
13 Cusatis, Mathew 10 Hazleton Area 02 45-01.00 SQS
14 Folmer, Ethan 11 Slippery Rock 10 44-11.50
15 Parker, Jasir 12 E Strdsbrg So 11 44-10.00
16 Hellauer, Josh 12 Spring Ford 01 44-08.25
17 Stone, Jason 12 Chester 01 44-00.00
18 Hammond, Diante 11 Cedar Cliff 03 43-11.00
19 Hamilton, Kaden 12 Northeastern 03 43-09.25
20 Friedenberger, Ty 11 Altoona Area 06 43-07.50
21 Laslavic, Matt 12 Seneca Valley 07 43-01.00
22 Giansante, John 12 Norwin 07 43-00.25
23 DeMatteo, Matt 11 Hampton 07 42-11.00
24 Brooks, Mason 12 Allderdice 08 37-10.00