PTFCA Indoor States Preview: Boys' Field


Boys Long Jump Preview

Troy Johnson has enjoyed a huge season this winter, and he will look to win his first state title on Sunday. The JP McCaskey senior is the state leader and the one to beat in the boys long jump for the state meet.

Consistency is key in the long jump, and Johnson has been very consistent in the event this year. He owns the two bests jumps in PA this winter -- his PA#1 23-3.5 and his jump of 22-10.5 from earlier this season. He's also the lone boy to jump past 23 feet in the field. He's broken through in a big way and Johnson will go for the gold.

But seven others in PA have jumped at least 22 feet this season, and those boys will be right in the mix, too. Springside Chestnut Hill's Henry Banks Brandstadter, who is among the high jump favorites, will also be one to watch in the long, where he is PA#2. Banks Brandstadter has jumped 22-6.5 this season, which he did to win the TFCAofGP Meet of Champs. He's been long jumping better as the season's gone on and looks to be in a good spot to challenge for the win here.

Altoona's Ty Friedenberger has also progressed nicely in the long jump this season. He put down a jump of 22-5.5 at YSU earlier this month. Epsicopal's Mekhi Rodgers (22-3 season best), Hickory's Luca Bertolasio (22-3), Mifflin County's Josiah Sechler (22-2.25), Saint Joseph's Prep's Brendan Leneghan (22-0.25), MLK's Nasim Moody (22-0.25), and Northampton's Logan Henry (22-11.25) all have season bests right around the same neighborhood.

We know a pop can come at any time. Can any of those 22-footers pull out a big jump to take the win? There's a good chance it will take a jump well into the 23s to take the gold here.

ENTRIES:

Event 28  Boys Long Jump
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 9 to the finals
 Meet Record:  24-11.50  2/23/2019   Ezra Mellinger, Lampeter Strasburg        
     Name                        Year School                                
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  1  Bertolasio, Luca              11 Hickory                     
  2  Brandstadter, Henry Banks     12 Spside Chestnut             
  3  Crow, Matthew                 12 Twin Valley                 
  4  Friedenberger, Ty             12 Altoona Area                
  5  Henry, Logan                  12 Northampton                 
  6  Johnson, Troy                 12 J.P. McCaskey               
  7  Kauffman, Jacob               12 Lower Dauphi                
  8  Leneghan, Brendan             12 St Joseph Prep              
  9  Liu, Jed                      12 Strath Haven                
 10  Moody, Nasim                  12 Martin Luthe                
 11  Peters, Momo                  11 Father Judge                
 12  Rekich, Tyler                 12 Butler                      
 13  Rodgers, Mekhi                12 Episcopal Acad              
 14  Roof, Nicolas                 12 Beth Catholic               
 15  Rose, Jake                    12 Sthern Columbia             
 16  Sample, Gabriel               12 Muhlenberg                  
 17  Sechler, Josiah               11 Mifflin County              
 18  Smith, Daniel                 12 Nazareth Are                
 19  Weaver, Teagan                12 Lampeter Strras             
 20  Wert, Dillon                  12 Mifflin County