Girls Distance Medley Relay Preview
The Mount Lebanon girls rolled to a state-leading 12:15.40 DMR back in late January on a Thursday night at Penn State. Now Lebo will return to Penn State looking to capture the state title in the event. The PA#1 squad boasts two of the state's top milers in Logan St. John Kletter and Caroline Adams, and will be in the driver's seat to chase its first state title in the event since 2015.
Although, this will be a competitive race. Late in the meet, and with a lot of athletes coming in having raced once or twice already in the day, there are plenty of variables at play. It's all about how the legs respond.
West Chester Rustin comes in at PA#2 after dropping a 12:23 to win at the Carnival, beating out State College Area (12:25) in a thrilling race. Both of those squads are among the top teams to watch for in the 4x800 earlier in the day, but both will be looking for more in the DMR. Rustin and State College proved in that Carnival race that they won't back down from a challenge and will be ready to race on Sunday.
Downingtown West is another team to watch. The Whippets went 12:25 in a competitive race at The Varsity Classic in New York. D-West is a deep squad, and a team that will certainly be ready to compete for the win. Penn Charter (PA#5 12:31) took the DVGTCA Meet of Champions win over Academy of Notre Dame (PA#6 12:38). Look for each of these teams to be right in the mix near the front.
Central Bucks South and Strath Haven are among the other teams that could contend for the top five with a big race late in the day on Sunday.
ENTRIES:
Event 19 Girls Distance Medley
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Meet Record: 12:04.79 2/25/2012 Academy of Notre Dame, Notre Dame Acade
C Powers, M Seykora, B Hanna, M Abate
School
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1 Academy of Notre Dame
2 Central Bucks South
3 Downingtown West
4 Exeter Township
5 Germantown Friends School
6 Mount Lebanon
7 Owen J. Roberts
8 Penn Charter
9 State College Area High School
10 Strath Haven
11 Upper Dublin
12 West Chester Rustin