Meets Galore! Recapping the Beautiful Weekend (4/6)

Hey all! Very busy week for me, but I wanted to get out some of the highlights of this past weekend. Tons of meets, and lots of impressive performances. I apologize for the lack of analysis that I usually give in my recaps, but with so many meets and such little time, I prioritized just getting something out for you all. Thanks for understanding and enjoy!

South Hills Classic:
-Jack Aulbach opens up his season nicely, with a win and a 4:29
-The next man up at Grove City? Soph Gabe Nichols runs really well to run a 4:31/2:02 double
-Powell looks smooth with a 1:56, but the 1:58 from Upper Saint Clair's Chris Hess was a real breakthrough for this early in the year
-6 guys under 10:00, Zack Marmol with a huge PR of 9:28 to put him near the top of PA out of nowhere as just a junior
-Of those 6 under 10:00, sophomore Dylan Throop runs 9:52. Keep an eye on him.

Bruce Dallas Invitational:
-Every event was super deep, so I feel bad missing out on a lot of awesome performances
-One of, if not the best performance in PA this weekend, Evan Dorenkamp's 4:25/1:55 double was insanely impressive.
-Dorenkamp couldn't win the 1600, as Connor Shields makes his case for AAA 1600 title contender, winning in 4:22, with teammate Noah Martin running 4:28
-Soph Peter Wolf of Wilson puts his nap on the map with a 4:27
-Cumberland Valley's Josh Willard is the only other sub 2 guy behind Dorenkamp
-Schuylkill Valley frosh Luke Seymour runs 2:04...
-Not to be shown up by his teammate, Ian Miller wins the 3200 in 9:25, followed by other impressive performances from Luke Klingenberg (9:35) and Casey Padgett (9:43)
-Palmyra picks up the 4x8 W over Carlisle (8:23 to 8:26)

Don Wilhour Selinsgrove Classic:
-Some great head to head battles in this one
-Ethan Knoebel and Logan Strouse went at it in the 1600, with Knoebel outlasting his counterpart for the win, 4:30 to 4:31
-A trio went at it in the 3200, with Krystof Lapotsky ( I said to keep an eye on this kid) picking up the win in 9:38 over Henry J. Lyon (9:39) and the phenom freshman, Jacob Hess (9:41)
-Owen Mahon of Williamsport wins the 800 in 2 flat
-What a 4x8!! Lewisburg's 8:14 just holds off Shikellamy and Central Columbia running a pair of 8:15's. For AA teams this early in the season, these are insanely quick

Bedford Giant Eagle Invitational:
-Nothing too crazy, but another impressive double for the sophomore Van May, who cruised to victories in a 4:47/9:54 double

Council Rock Kiwanis Invitational:
-Jeffrey Love outlasts Ethan Saville in the 5000, 16:18 to 16:29
-A 3:08 1200 leg from Eissler was all it took to break the field, as Pennridge impressively cruises to a 10:37 DMR win
-The big race was the 4x8, with Twin Valley blasting a PA #2 8:01 off of a monster 1:55 anchor leg from Dylan Servis (Hill and Schlegel respectively ran 1:59's)
-The indoor state champs Pennridge settled for 2nd, running 8:09 without Matt Eissler

PW Colonial Classic:
-The breakthrough for Luke O'Malley came this weekend, with an impressive 1:57.99 win, outleaning Andrew Woolery of Penncrest, who ran 1:58.
-Zeh ran 1:58.70 for 3rd. Heard he took a chunk of time off after indoor, so he's clearly getting back into shape
-Robert DiDonato is the real deal... The sophomore runs 4:23 to win over a formidable opponent in Frank Brown who ran 4:25.
-Didonato's teammate picked up a 3200 win in 9:46 over Penncrest teammates Benjamin Klinger and Patrick Theveny, not sure if Theveny is fully fit/coming off an injury
-Radnor and Germantown Academy were two just incredible team performances in this meet on the distance side

Temple Relays HS Meet:
-Saabir Ali runs 4:28 in a solo effort en route to his victory

Whippet Invitational:
-The 4x8 saw Garnet Valley just nip Downingtown West with both teams running 8:14, an Eric Albright anchor likely got the job done
-I liked Henderson's 8:21 as well
-Speaking of Albright, he came back to win the 800 in 1:58, with Valderrabano of Dwest finishing runner up in 1:59, and his teammate Chamoun rounding out the top 3 in 2:00
-Linus Blatz had an awesome outdoor season last year, and he kicks this one off on fire, running 4:25 for the 1600 win
-Dwest's sophomore Declyan Rymer impressed as well with a 4:30

WCU Golden Ram HS Invitational:
-To note, the Friday meets had less favorable weather than the Saturday invitationals
-In the 800, we finally(!) got to see Joey Power of Spring Ford break 2 and run 1:59.31, the kid had an awesome indoor season and deserved this
-Westtown School freshman William Nagy has put his name on the map, picking up the win in the 1600 with a 4:37

-The RunningHub