District 12 Class A Girls - Race Preview
- State Qualifying Spots For Teams: 1
- State Qualifying Spots For Individuals: 5
Individuals To Watch: Juliana Burke (Conwell-Egan); Hawa Saccoh (Mastery Charter - Hardy Williams); Constance Wojton (Conwell-Egan)
Contending Teams: Conwell-Egan; GAMP; Mastery Charter - Hardy Williams
The Skinny: Conwell-Egan will be the team to beat after a strong showing at the PCL Championships. C-E holds the top four fastest 5K times of the season in D12-A. Mastery Charter - Hardy Williams and GAMP are the teams that will be looking to challenge, though Egan likely has a pretty strong advantage on depth. Individually, the one to beat is Wojton, who won the district title last year. She'll aim to make it two-in-a-row on the heels of a seventh place finish at PCLs. her teammate Burke and Mastery's Saccoh will also aim to get in the mix.
District 12 Class AA Girls - Race Preview
- State Qualifying Spots For Teams: 3
- State Qualifying Spots For Individuals: 15
Individuals To Watch: Rebecca Dalton (Archbishop Ryan); Ava Ezzie (Prendie); Isabella Greco (Lansdale Catholic); Sarah Lorenz (Cardinal O'Hara); Allison O'Brien (Prendie); Erica Panei (Creative & Performing Arts); CeCe Perkins (Prendie); Maya Salzman (Masterman); Alexis Smith (Archbishop Wood)
Contending Teams: Archbishop Ryan; Archbishop Wood; Cardinal O'Hara; Lansdale Catholic; Masterman; Msgr. Bonner & Abp. Prendergast
The Skinny: Greco looked strong, winning the PCL title in runaway fashion on Saturday. It's a quick turnaround for her, but she is the favorite to win her second straight D12 title. Her best challenge will come from Panei, who went 20:59 to win the Public League crown last week. It could be a close one up front.
Bonner & Prendie looks to be the team to beat after a strong showing to win the PCL title on Saturday, which provided a preview of how this action might shake out. Prendie beat Lansdale Catholic by 15. The Crusaders will be looking to flip the script on the Pandas at the district meet, but regardless of how the title battle shakes out, both squads are safe bets to make the top three and qualify through to the state meet. After that, there is one more spot up for grabs and Ryan (third at PCLs), O'Hara (fourth at PCLs), Wood (fifth at PCLs), and Masterman (second in the Public League) will all be fighting it out for that final state spot.
District 12 Class AAA Girls - Race Preview
- State Qualifying Spots For Teams: 1
- State Qualifying Spots For Individuals: 5
Individuals To Watch: Emma Chrismer (Central); Lahidjia Domino (Northeast); Hannah Powell (Central); Sabreeya Travis (Central)
Contending Teams: Central; Northeast
The Skinny: Central put forth a dominating display at the Philly Public League Championships last week, scoring just 17 points and putting five girls in the top seven. They will be the big favorites to capture the district title and take the lone state qualifying spot. After a second place finish in the Public League, Powell will be the one to beat individually. Her teammates Travis (third in the Public League) and Chrismer (fourth) will aim to challenge her, as will Northeast's Domino, who was fifth in the Public League.