Photo by: Doug Hague
Per your vote, last week's Athlete of the Week was Lexi Boiardi (Avon Grove), winning the Garden State Invitational in High and Long Jumps events with 5-9 feet in the High Jump, which is a PA leading mark and 18-1 feet in the Long Jump, which is tied for the sixth-best mark this season.
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The Week's Girls Candidates:
(Listed in Random Order)
Neenah Trusty (Friends' Central): running in two different meets this week: DVGTCA Tim Hickey Meet of Champions and Kristian Marche Memorial Invitational. She was able to win both her events at those meets in the 400-meter running 56.11, which is third this season in PA, and the 800-meter with a time of 2:13.49, which is fourth this season in PA.
Lillian DiCola (Hatboro Horsham): another steeler week racing at both DVGTCA Tim Hickey Meet of Champions and Kristian Marche Memorial Invitational. She won both the Mile and 3000-meter in times of 4:56.18 and 9:53.64, respectively, which are also both state-leading times.
Damira Allen (Chester): with an impressive double at the Kristian Marche Memorial Invitational in the 60-meter hurdles and 200-meter. She won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.67, which is second best this year in the state. In the 200-meter, she ran 25.51, earning eighth at the meet.
Destini Smith (Souderton Area): winning every jumping event at the DVGTCA Tim Hickey Meet of Champions. The High Jump cleared a mark of 5-5 feet, the Long Jump hit a mark of 19-4.5 feet, a state-leading mark, and the Triple Jump with a huge jump of 43-0.25 feet, which is the farthest jump this year nationally.
Lilyana Carlson (Bermudian Springs): competing at the Bison Last Chance HS Invitational in Pole Vault, winning the meet in a vault of 13-10 feet, second in the state and third nationally.