Photo by: Nathan Kuntz
On the boys' side you can expect at least one big performance in just about every event across the board.
Jon Wert is likely to win in the 60m as he currently holds PA #3 and the top seed time of 6.90.
The 200 will be a toss-up between Wert and Abaas Hunter. Wert has held the PA #1 time in this event all season at 21.54, but Hunter recently set a PA #1 and US #3 performance in the 400 of 47.86. Wert and Hunter are the two top returners in the state for the 200m distance where last year Hunter finished just one spot ahead of Wert at the indoor state championship.
The 400 seems to be the weakest running event on the boy's end with no state's returners in this event.
The 800 will be another must-watch event as Carter Smith and Joseph Murphy show down. Smith is the state's top returner from last year's indoor season, whereas Murphy is the top returner from last year outdoor season. Wyatt Kauffman is another notable feature as the 20th finisher at outdoor states last year.
The Mile will show weaker competition than the 800 with notable features coming from Kaleb Young, Luke Bradbury, and Curtis Conner.
Theo Oppermann will likely run away from the field in the 3000m.
On the girls' side on the meet, there will be about an equal level of competition.
The 60m will feature Emma Gall who currently holds PA #6 as well as the top seed with a time of 7.83.
In the 200m, Kaddel Howard is the clear favorite. Last year, Howard was state champion at the 200m and 400m distances as well as earned all American in the 200.
Kaddel Howard will double in the 400 as the clear favorite to also win this field.
The 800 should be fairly close with Ava Cavanaugh being the 8th best returner from last year as well as the current PA #3 in the 400. She will matchup against the Central Bucks East duo of Madison Epstein and Paige Dougherty who are both top 25 returners from last year.
Kendra Williamson is the favored champion in the mile as she is the only girl in the field who has been under the 5-minute mark, as well as the 2025 indoor 3000m state champion.
Kendra Williamson will most likely run away with the 3000 after already winning the mile. Notable runners are also the Sanders twins and Angela Zang.