PIAA Championship Preview # 1
Returning WPIAL State Champions

Event/Class:  AA Girls 3200-meter run

2022 PIAA Champion: Jolena Quarzo Brownsville 10:19.41
2021 PIAA Champion: Jolena Quarzo Brownsville 10:30.93
2019 PIAA Champion: Gionna Quarzo Brownsville 10:25.91
2018 PIAA Champion: Gionna Quarzo Brownsville 10:48.19

PIAA Record: Jolena Quarzo Brownsville 10:19.41 2022

2022 Returning Medalist: 6

#1 Contender (Top Seed): Delaney Dumm Forest Hills 10:32.57

Dangerous Contender: Jolena Quarzo Brownsville

Podium Move Up:  Willow Myers Mercer Area

Look out for Contender: Gracelyn Laudermilch NE Bradford

Winning Time/Mark Prediction:  10:25

Thoughts?   Since 1980, the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League) has achieved remarkable success in the girls AA 3200m run, claiming victory an impressive nine times. The list of triumphant runners includes Purcell OLSH, Erney Brentwood, Hilton South Fayette, Abdalah Vincentian (twice), Gionna Quarzo from Brownsville (twice), and the reigning defending champion, Jolena Quarzo (twice).

Jolena, fueled by her ambition, is poised to make history by securing her third consecutive state championship in the 3200-meter run. The anticipation grows as she faces strong competition from Delaney Dumm, the number one seed and the runner-up to Quarzo in the 2022 season. The forthcoming race promises an exhilarating back-and-forth battle between these two exceptional distance runners, showcasing the finest talent in the state of Pennsylvania.

Jolena, already regarded as one of the greatest 3200-meter runners of all time, has an opportunity to join the esteemed ranks of Brandy Colley from Smethport. Colley claimed the PIAA AA 3200-meter run championship in 1995, 1996, and 1997, leaving an indelible mark in the PIAA Championship history.