Introducing the 2023 Pennsylvania MileSplit All-State Teams and post-season award winners.
With the season (mostly) in the rearview, we sat down to determine the our season's award winners. We carefully examined each student-athletes body of work and tirelessly combed rankings, championship finishes, all-time marks and consistency. Though we acknowledge that there are numerous talented individuals who missed this season's rendition we thinned the herd to three athletes per state event.
For the first through third teams, an athlete will be listed once even if they performed well in multiple events. Freshmen who make the first three teams will still be listed as part of the all-freshmen team.
The All-State Boys team will be released on Friday morning.
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Overall Athlete of the Year
Avery Lewis - Friends' Central
*Also recognized as Junior of the Year
1st - New Balance Outdoor Long Jump Championship
1st - Penn Relays Long Jump Championship
1st - PAISAA State LJ, 200m & 100m Championships
2nd - USATF U20 Long Jump Championship
2nd - New Balance Nationals 100m Championship
5th - New Balance Nationals 200m Championship
Pennsylvania State Long Jump Record - 20-9.5
US No. 3 - Final Rank - Long Jump
Gatorade Pennsylvania Athlete of the Year (T&F)
Field Athlete of the Year
Evelyn Bliss - Union-Allegheny Clarion Valley
*Also Recognized as Senior of the Year
1st - USATF U20 National Javelin Championship
1st - PIAA 2A Javelin Championship
1st - District 9 2A Javelin Championship
PA No. 3 All-Time Javelin Throw - 170-02
US No. 2 - Final Rank
Track Athlete of the Year
Laila Campbell - Spring Grove
1st - New Balance Nationals 100m Championship
1st - PIAA 3A 100m & 200m Championships
1st - District 3 3A 100m & 200m Championships
3rd - New Balance Nationals 200m Championship
6th - USATF U20 200m Championship
Team USA U20 4x100m Pool
PA #2 All-Time 200m
Sophomore of the Year
Olivia Cieslak - Haverford Township
1st - PIAA 800m & 1600m State Championships
1st - District 1 3A 800m & 1600m Championships
7th - New Balance Nationals 800m
14th - New Balance Nationals Mile Run
US No. 14 - Final Rank - 800m
PA #4 All-Time 1600m - 4:43.78
PA #5 All-Time 800m - 2:06.53
Freshman of the Year
Kaddel Howard - Cedar Crest
1st - PIAA 400m State Championship
1st - District 3 3A 400m Championship
1st - Lebanon County Championship (200m, 400m)
10th - New Balance Nationals 400m Championship
PA #3 All-Time 400m - 53.28
US No. 14 - Final Rank - 400m
Girls All-State Teams
100 Meter Dash
1st Team - Laila Campbell - Spring Grove |
2nd Team - Dani Prunzik - Upper Saint Clair |
3rd Team - Amirah Nesmith - Archbishop Ryan |
Freshmen Team - Amirah Nesmith - Archbishop Ryan |
200 Meter Dash
1st Team - Kamyah Wright - JP McCaskey |
2nd Team - Milan Ramey - Harriton |
3rd Team - Viktorya Luckenbach - Pine Grove |
Freshmen Team - Monroe Law - Franklin Regional |
400 Meter Dash
1st Team - Kaddel Howard - Cedar Crest |
2nd Team - Ka'Nai Bey-English - Mastery North |
3rd Team - Mimi Duffy - Central Bucks West |
Freshmen Team - Kaddel Howard - Cedar Crest |
800 Meter Run
1st Team - Olivia Cieslak - Haverford Township |
2nd Team - Ella Woehlcke - Mount Saint Joseph |
3rd Team - Eyota Bey - Cheltenham |
Freshmen Team - Gwen Hamilton - Archbishop Wood |
1600 Meter Run
1st Team - Logan St. John Kletter - Mount Lebanon |
2nd Team - Natalie McLean - Pine Richland |
3rd Team - Emily Simko - Hatboro Horsham |
Freshmen Team - Baylee Espinosa - Lewisburg |
3200 Meter Run
1st Team - JoJo Quarzo - Brownsville |
2nd Team - Harley Kletz - Montour |
3rd Team - Delaney Dumm - Forest Hills |
Freshmen Team - Avery Lustgarten - Garnet Valley |
100 Meter Hurdles
1st Team - Taleea Buxton - West Catholic |
2nd Team - Macaela Walker - Oxford Area |
3rd Team - Ryleigh Marks - Susquehannock |
Freshmen Team - Damira Allen - Chester |
300 Meter Hurdles
1st Team - Ella Bahn - Spring Grove |
2nd Team - Aubrey Leneweaver - Haverford |
3rd Team - Keturah Darwon - Rustin |
Freshmen Team - Ella Bahn - Spring Grove |
Discus Throw
1st Team - Ella Lucas - Warwick |
2nd Team - Justley Sharp - Homer Center |
3rd Team - Ericka Jackson - Harrisburg |
Freshmen Team - Claire Conti - Fox Chapel Area |
Javelin Throw
1st Team - Evelyn Bliss - Union-Allegheny Clarion Valley |
2nd Team - Rosalind Gergely - Blue Mountain |
3rd Team - Belle Bosch - Chestnut Ridge |
Freshmen Team - Eliana Schneider - Cedar Crest |
Shot Put
1st Team - Elizabeth Tapper - Hempfield Area |
2nd Team - Sasha Garnett - Richland |
3rd Team - Alexa Brown - Strath Haven |
Freshmen Team - Sophia Rivera - Ephrata |
High Jump
1st Team - Niya Jeffers - Chester |
2nd Team - Sydney Jones - Haverford |
3rd Team - Faith Yost - Northwestern Lehigh |
Freshmen Team - Niya Jeffers - Chester |
Pole Vault
1st Team - Katie Urbine - Solanco |
2nd Team - Veronica Vacca - Mount Saint Joseph |
3rd Team - Kirstin Hoffman - Kennett |
Freshmen Team - Lindsay Breneman - North Allegheny |
Long Jump
1st Team - Avery Lewis - Friends' Central |
2nd Team - Taylor Forbes - North Penn |
3rd Team - Summer Mellow - Methacton |
Freshmen Team - DaShae Cochran - Winchester Thurston |
Triple Jump
1st Team - Ava Alexander - Rustin |
2nd Team - Rose Kuchera - Canon-McMillan |
3rd Team - Megan Baggetta - Butler |
Freshmen Team - Taylor Gashi - Wyoming Area |