More NBIN

First of just want to say that heat sheets are up now on dyestat. PA's own Willig and Hardy made the fast of heat of a very competitive 800m and Emma Keenan is in the hot heat for the women. Huemmler is in the first section of two in the mile, as is Seykora on the women's side. Piccirillo made the hot heat for the girl's mile. Dustin Wilson snuck his way into the hot heat for the 2 mile, while only Amy Darlington made the hot heat of the girl's 2 mile leaving Sargent and Bungo in the first section. Shearn and Wilson are in the hot heat of the 5k. Gerlach and Sargent are in the same boat on the girls side.

Now on to some relay talk.

In the 4x4, Swenson is in the second fastest heat and has a chance to sneak onto the medal stand with a good performance. Pennwood is going for the state record in the 4x4 and will have the Boys and Girls club to compete with as that squad goes for the national indoor high school record. Newburgh is always a sprint power house and CBA is loaded this year and should also mix it up.

In the 4x8, the studs from CBA will be looking to capture their 3rd relay gold of the meet. They will come in as heavy favorites with a 7:41 seed time that is not only an armory high school record, but also #2 all time behind only Abermarle's 7:36.99, truly a legendary performance the day after the DMR. But this will not be a one team race. Warwick Valley, Pope John, Pearl River, Boys and Girls and Pennridge will all toe the line with times under 7:52 looking to make a name for themselves. Pennridge has arguably the most potential as they led almost the whole way at states and are just now realizing their true potential. Their back two legs definitely have the potential to drop 2+ seconds. I predict the boys from Pennridge will dip under 7:50, a very impressive achievement for indoors.

In the 4xMile CBA will take aim at a couple of impressive NJ team performances. Haddonfield's Armory track record of 17:22 and West Windsor's national record of 17:21. Shaker and Chariho will look to surprise after some solid 4x8 times indicate potential in the longer relays. The boys from Cardinal O'Hara will represent PA in the hot heat with their top 4 from XC. Potential here for a relay just under 18 minutes. In each of the other sections PA will be represented. Strath Haven is in section 2 with Henderson and Holy Ghost Prep and GFS will be in section 1 as well as Penncrest. Penncrest has entered a group of young runners, looking for experience and improvement in the 4xMile but the other teams from PA have entered in their A squads. Both Haven and GFS have great potential with two fast legs (Seelaus and Huemmler v. Aziz and Wistar) but it will come down to how well the other legs run if they are going to achieve success. Henderson was the XC power house and may be running Reiny Barchet in his most important race since his freshman year state meet. Russell and Chaborek will look to redeem slightly disappointing state performances. As for Holy Ghost, Horgan, Israel and Kardish all have PRs in the 4:20s and have potential to really make noise in the 4xMile. Horgan had a break out state meet and is looking to follow it up here. In a 4xMile one bad leg can really cost you and one great leg can really save you.

If I had to pick an order for PA teams I'd go: HGPrep, Henderson, O'Hara, Haven, GFS, Penncrest. But we shall see.

Just throwin this out there, Malone, Watkins, Wynn, Mason and Cheserek are all anchoring their SMRs in the hot heat. Could be very fun to watch.

In the DMR O'Hara will represent PA in the first section with guys from their 4xMile. This is their first real attempt to run fast in the DMR. In the hot heat CBA and St. Benedict's will look to continue their impressive seasons as Cheserek will be hungry to try and run down his opponents in his DMR anchor carry. Tim Ball will anchor his DMR squad and look to run fast as well.