AAA Girls Discus Preview
Siniru Iheoma of Council Rock South enjoyed quite the breakthrough sophomore season two years ago. She closed out that season by winning a state title in the AAA discus at Shippensburg. Now a senior, Iheoma returns to the state meet looking to defend her title in the event.
Iheoma is even better this season. The past few meets, she's been very consistent, most recently grabbing the District 1 title in 155-10, which will make her the top seed for Saturday. But we can expect a close battle for the state title.
That's because Hempfield Area's Isabella Gera has put down the top AAA mark in the discus this season. Gera threw 161-1 in the dual meet. She hit over 160 again at the Baldwin Invite a few weeks ago and looks to be in a good spot heading into states.
Her Hempfield Area teammate Elizabeth Tapper is having a great season, as well. The sophomore tossed a best of 140-1 this season and will be the No. 3 seed in this field after a second place finish to the senior Gera at WPIALs.
Villa Maria's Emma Woodcock (132-8 SB), Harrisburg's Ericka Jackson (132-0 SB), and Governor Mifflin's Annika Ermold (130-2 SB) have all thrown over 130 feet this season. Warwick's Ella Lucus, Villa Maria's Norah Bice, and Easton's Jaiden Martellucci are all right on the cusp of 130 feet. All those girls will be battling it out for spots on the podium.
ENTRIES:
Event 317 Girls Discus Throw AAA
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NFHS Record: 191-06 2012 Shelbu Vaughan, MansfieldLegacyHS, TX
PIAA Record: 165-02 1985 Colleen Rosensteel, Greensburg CC 07
NFHS Hnr Rol: 150-00
118-00 SQS
Name Year School Seed Mark Finals
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1 Iheoma, Siniru 12 C R South 01 155-10 SQS
2 Gera, Isabella 12 Hempfield 07 144-01 SQS
3 Tapper, Elizabeth 10 Hempfield 07 134-03 SQS
4 Woodcock, Emma 12 Villa Maria 01 132-03 SQS
5 Lucas, Ella 10 Warwick 03 129-02 SQS
6 Martellucci, Jaiden 12 Easton Area 11 129-01 SQS
7 Jackson, Ericka 10 Harrisburg 03 126-10 SQS
8 Ermold, Annika 11 Gov Mifflin 03 126-06 SQS
9 McCann, Jessica 12 Fox Chapel 07 121-00 SQS
10 Forbes, Sarayne 12 Butler 07 120-09 SQS
11 Meckes, Abigail 10 Lehighton 11 120-07 SQS
12 Sedun, Carley 12 Elizabethtown 03 119-04 SQS
13 Lukowski, Sophia 10 Gr Nanticoke 02 118-07 SQS
14 Bice, Norah 12 Villa Maria 01 117-09
15 Rumph, Jourdyn 12 Lower Merion 01 116-03
16 Decker, Makayla 12 Northern 03 116-00
17 Elsayed, Kyleigh 12 Selinsgrove 04 115-04
18 Vestri, Siena 12 Great Valley 01 113-05
19 Alcorn, Ashley 11 Franklin Area 10 112-03
20 Lesher, Victoria 12 State College 06 96-01
21 Bauer, Payton 11 Saint Marys 09 94-11
22 Evertt, Molly 10 Crdnl O'Hara 12 92-02
23 Quinn, Hannah 10 BonnerPrendie 12 88-09