Class A Girls
4x800 Meter Relay
Doddridge's Clara Grandt opened the meet with a 2:25.7 leg to put
Doddridge into first place, and no one was ever able to take it from them.
Jennie Spencer took the baton with a lead of several seconds and
built a sizable cushion on her first lap. Though she struggled down the
stretch, Doddridge was never threatened. Wheeling Central used a strong
finish by Bethany Sloane to pass Charleston Catholic for 2nd. Each
of the top 3 teams ran under 10:11. Williamstown held off Greenbrier West
for 4th. Cameron squeezed in under 11:00 minutes in taking 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 6 of 6.
Shot Put
Williamstown's Molly Kiger followed up her victory last year with
another this year, outdistancing the field by over 18 inches. Valley
Wetzel's Megan Ueltschy crossed the 37' barrier for the first time
in taking 2nd. The Doddridge duo of Kayla Todd and Alicia
Cayton each threw over 36' in taking 3rd and 4th, respectively. East
Hardy's Katelyn Wilkins exceeded 35' in taking 5th. St. Marys'
Amanda Kerns continued her season-long consistency in taking 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 11 of 12.
Discus
Williamstown's Molly Kiger pulled off the double with ease, launching
the discus over 123' and winning the event by nearly 18'. Valley Wetzel's
Megan Ueltschy scored her second runner-up with her toss of 105'10.
Mercer Christian's Dedra McDaniel was just 4" behind in 3rd.
Williamstown's Laura Ankrom picked the right time to have her first
100' throw of the season. Her 103'8 scored her a 4th. Doddridge's
Amanda Kenny-Napolitani and Kayla Todd finished in 5th
and 6th with throws over 103'.
RunWV's Current Score: 16 of 18.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Two of the predicted placers were disqualified, opening things up a bit.
As expected, Wheeling Central took the top spot, winning by over a second.
Williamstown also performed admirably and finished 2nd. Madonna wasn't far
off Williamstown's time in taking 3rd. Buffalo owned the 4th best time.
East Hardy topped Doddridge for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 20 of 24.
Long Jump
The top 6 girls exceeded 15' and were separated by less than 7". Gilmer's
Camai Roberson led the pack with a leap of 15'9.25. Midland Trail's
Amanda Horrocks, who had won the event the two prior years, finished
2nd. Gilmer's Erica Williams grabbed 3rd place, just 1/2" behind
Horrocks. The St. Marys pair of Brooke Wilson and Kelsey Oldfield
claimed 4th and 5th. South Harrison's Marissa Haddix rounded out
the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 25 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
This event was never in doubt. Within a lap, Doddridge's Clara Grandt
had established a 4 second lead. After two laps, it was up to 10 seconds,
and it kept growing. In the end, Grandt had clocked an 11:27.78, winning
by over 47 seconds. Cameron's Hannah Robinson hung back for 3 laps
before asserting herself. She ran almost perfectly even mile splits in
running her 12:15. Mount Hope's Amanda Blankenship topped her season
best by nearly 30 seconds in climbing into 3rd. Wheeling Central's
Kallen Weaver held on for fourth, followed by Doddridge's Carrie
Zickefoose. Wheeling Central's Ashley Wolfe scored the final
point in the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 30 of 36.
High Jump
Five girls managed to leap over 5'0, but only one could clear the bar at
5'2. She was Doddridge's Niki Zickefoose who won the title for
the second consecutive season. Doddridge's Jennie Spencer and
Midland Trail's Amanda Horrocks had cleared 5'0 with no misses
in the competition and thus tied for 2nd. Gilmer's Camai Roberson
took 4th and Valley Fayette's Nikki Costa 5th with their 5'0 jumps.
Bishop Donahue's Misty Tweedlie took 6th on tie breakers to round
out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 34 of 42.
400 Meter Dash
Fayetteville's Jasmine Cotton matched her first place finish of a
year ago but did not go under 60 seconds as she did last year. Gilmer's
Erica Williams was just under a second behind. The Charleston
Catholic pair of Tina Noronha and Katie Kern claimed 3rd
and 4th easily. Wheeling Central's Lauren Bauer finished in 5th,
and Greenbrier West's Megan Bryant grabbed 6th place out of the first
heat by a mere 0.01.
RunWV's Current Score: 38 of 48.
1600 Meter Run
Just as in the 3200, Doddridge's Clara Grandt ran away from the field.
At the end of two laps, she had established over a 7 second lead. At the
end of three laps, it had stretched to 17. In the end she won the event by
just over 20 seconds over teammate Carrie Zickefoose. Zickefoose
made her move late in the 3rd lap and throughout the 4th lap and established
just enough of a gap to hold off the late kicks of Cameron's Hannah
Robinson and Mount Hope's Amanda Blankenship. Charleston
Catholic's Sally Mohler finished just behind Blankenship in 5th,
and Wheeling Central's Bethany Sloane completed the scoring. Positions
3 through 8 were decided by less than 2 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 42 of 54.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Charleston Catholic's Katie Kern came off the 400 but was not
hindered in the least as won the event by over a second. Paden City's
Jesse Natali ran under 50 for the first time and even cracked the
49 second barrier in taking 2nd. Doddridge's Jennie Spencer just
slipped past Wheeling Central's Bethany Kerwood for 3rd. Buffalo's
Lindsay Elkins was took 5th and Traci Bailey of St. Marys
took 6th as all the placers ran under 50 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 47 of 60.
Pole Vault
Williamstown's Kendall Queen was the only vaulter to clear 9'0.
Williamstown's Shelli Geissler gave the Yellow Jackets a 1-2 finish
as she beat Doddridge's Susanne Pinard on misses as both cleared
8'6. Doddridge's Chantel Simmons was the only other vaulter to
clear 8'0. Doddridge's Jordan Coffman beat Williamstown's Kayla
Thompson on misses as they both cleared 7'6. That gave Williamstown
and Doddridge each 3 of the 6 placers.
RunWV's Current Score: 53 of 66.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Wheeling Central's Bethany Kerwood easily won the event after her
primary competition, teammate Kristin Strawn fell during the trials.
South Harrison Freshman Marissa Haddix proved that her Gazette
Relays performance was no fluke as she took 2nd, just 0.01 ahead of Paden
City's Jesse Natali, who continued her strong meet. Tygarts Valley's
Carolyn Shiflet edged St. Marys' Traci Bailey by 0.01 for
4th. Buffalo's Lindsay Elkins took the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 58 of 72.
100 Meter Dash
Gilmer's Camai Roberson won her 2nd event of the weekend when she
slipped past Fayetteville's Jasmine Cotton just before the finish
line. Clay-Battelle Freshman Shalanda Hall was close on their
heels for 3rd. Gilmer's Erica Williams took 4th. Charleston
Catholic's Madeline Brumfield grabbed the 5th spot, and Madonna's
Leah Comis claimed the 6th position.
RunWV's Current Score: 63 of 78.
4x200 Meter Relay
The 4x200 proved to be a much stronger event than last year. Last year,
only two teams ran under 1:55, this year, the top 6 did it. Wheeling
Central ran away from the field winning by nearly two seconds over Charleston
Catholic. Paden City grabbed 3rd. Doddridge squeezed in ahead of Madonna
for 4th. Greenbrier West smashed the field in the first heat and was
fast enough for 6th overall.
RunWV's Current Score: 68 of 84.
4x100 Meter Relay
Just as in the 4x200, Wheeling Central blew away the field. Madonna was
in 2nd over 1.3 seconds behind. Doddridge nipped Valley Fayette at the line
by 0.03 for 3rd. Charleston Catholic took 5th, and Moorefield came in 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 74 of 90.
800 Meter Run
Doddridge's Jennie Spencer claimed first in a strong performance
that saw her pull away with 200 Meters to go. Wheeling Central's Julia
McGinley finished strong for 2nd. Doddridge's Clara Grandt
held off Paden City's Loralee Hillyard. Wheeling Central's
Lauren Bauer edged Charleston Catholic's Katie Pollard for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 78 of 96.
200 Meter Dash
A very tight finish saw Gilmer's Camai Roberson got past teammate
Erica Williams and Clay-Battelle's Shalanda Hall for the win.
Fayetteville's Jasmine Cotton, despite cruising the 800, faded to
4th at the finish. Charleston Catholic's Katie Kern scored a 5th,
just ahead of Jennifer Bowers of Paden City.
RunWV's Current Score: 83 of 102.
4x400 Meter Relay
Doddridge battled with Wheeling Central for nearly the entire race. On the
final leg, Wheeling Central's Bethany Sloane got the baton just ahead
of Doddridge's Niki Zickefoose. Zickefoose immediately got on the
shoulder of Sloane. The two ran in that position until there was roughly
150 meters to go, when Zickefoose made her move. Zickefoose had made passes
in the 4x100 and 4x200 to move the Bulldogs up places in the standing,
and the 4x400 would be no different. Zickefoose powered down the stretch
to a 1:01.8 anchor leg, giving Doddridge the victory by just over a second.
Wheeling Central easily held onto 2nd. Paden City was solidly 3rd, well
ahead of 4th place Charleston Catholic. Williamstown finished just ahead
of Moorefield for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 88 of 108.
The final score of 88 of 108 means that 81.5 % of the people picked to place did indeed place. Congratulations to those that proved us wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed our predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Julia McGinley, Wheeling Central -- 800 M (not picked, got 2nd)
Carrie Zickefoose, Doddridge -- 1600 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Amanda Blankenship, Mount Hope -- 1600 M (not picked, got 4th)
Amanda Blankenship, Mount Hope -- 3200 M (not picked, got 3rd)
Jesse Natali, Paden City -- 300 LH (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Bethany Kerwood, Wheeling Central -- 300 LH (not picked, got 4th)
Buffalo -- Shuttles (not picked, got 4th)
(Sarah Watson, Katie Elkins, Megan Elkins, Lindsay Elkins)
Brooke Wilson, St. Marys -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Amanda Horrocks, Midland Trail -- High Jump (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Laura Ankrom, Williamstown -- Discus (not picked, got 4th)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class A Girls Paden City +10 Mount Hope +10
Class A Boys
4x800 Meter Relay
No team had gone under 8:40 this season, meaning that if anyone was capable
of loading a 4x800 that hadn't already would have a shot at winning. Charleston
Catholic took the early lead, but was eventually reeled in by Wheeling
Central. Wheeling Central used a strong anchor leg from Bobby Herron
to put the race away, going on to win by nearly 6 seconds. Charleston
Catholic held on to 2nd. Doddridge passed East Hardy and St. Marys
just before the finish line for 3rd. East Hardy held 4th and St. Marys
5th. Williamstown brough home 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 6 of 6.
Discus
The furthest Class A throw of the season had been 145'6. That was far exceeded
when St. Marys' Josh Burns hurled a toss of 157'11, winning by nearly 17'.
In the process, he established a tie for the 8th Best Class A-AA State Meet
Throw of All Time. Mount Hope's Tyrone Powell was the only other
thrower over 140'. Buffalo's Patrick Hart outdistanced East Hardy's
Jeffrey Wilkins by a foot for 3rd. The Doddridge pair of Tim Williams
and Greg Reed claimed 5th and 6th, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
Long Jump
Greenbrier West's Bryan Spitzer had been the only Class A jumper to exceed
20' during the season, and he was the only one to do it at the State Meet. Gilmer's
Jacob Lilly was less than 4" behind in 2nd. Tucker's Cory Gsell
and Wheeling Central's Josh McKee exceeded 19' in taking 3rd and 4th,
respectively. Josh Smith of Pocahontas edged out Tucker's Adam Young
for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 13 of 18.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Williamstown dashed to an easy victory, winning by over a second. Valley Fayette
was an easy 2nd, over a second ahead of the next team. Doddridge was solidly 3rd,
over a second faster than 4th place St. Marys. St. Mary's just nipped Greenbrier
West for 5th. Wheeling Central rounded out the placers.
RunWV's Current Score: 19 of 24.
High Jump
Only a single jumper, Bishop Donahue's Matt Beiter had cleared higher
than 6'0 during the season, and he was the only one to do it during the meet.
His jump of 6'2 was 4" higher than the next best jump. A pair of jumpers cleared
5'10. Williamstown's John Wilson took 2nd over Midland Trail's Jeff
Petitt on misses. Pocahontas' Joe Mosesso was the only other jumper
over 5'8. There was a three-way tie for 5th between Williamstown's Ross Elder,
Valley Fayette's John Crider, and Pocahontas' Josh Smith at 5'6.
RunWV's Current Score: 22 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
After a 90 minute weather delay, the meet finally resumed with the Class A Boys 3200.
There were really only three people who realistically could win the event. So,
why they blasted through the first lap in 64 is beyond me. But blast through they
did, and they dragged pretty much the entire field through the first lap too fast.
By the end of three laps, it was pretty clear that the expected three would be
the top finishers as they already had an 11 second lead on the 4th and 5th placer
runners. The slight lead that Pocahontas' Nathan Rittenhouse and Wheeling
Central's Bobby Herron had on Wheeling Central's Tyler Morando started
to grow, and it was a two man race. On the last lap, Herron put on a surge that
Rittenhouse couldn't match, and Herron took the 8 second victory. Rittenhouse
held 2nd by 10 seconds. The race for 4th tightened considerably on the last lap
St. Marys' Jesse Templeton and Charleston Catholic's Jamie Sheridan
had been running alone most of the race, but Williamstown's Corey Brown
and Doddridge's David Orejuela nearly reeled them in. Templeton surged
ahead of Sheridan down the stretch to finish in 10:35. Sheridan came across in
10:36. Orejuela used one last surge to squeeze past Brown, both crossing in 10:37.
RunWV's Current Score: 27 of 36.
400 Meter Dash
Williamstown's Ryan Jobes defended his title, taking the 0.75 victory over
Meadow Bridge's Chris Neely. East Hardy's Jeremy Rudolph ran
strong in 3rd. The top 3 were each under 51.6. Valley Fayette's Derek Banks
held off Doddridge's Wayne Ritter for 4th. Wheeling Central's Nathan
Tucker rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 32 of 42.
1600 Meter Run
As in the 3200, the early pace was blistering. Wheeling Central's Bobby Herron
dashed through the first lap in 60 seconds, with Williamstown's Ryan Jobes
right on his heels. Pocahontas' Nathan Rittenhouse and came through in 63.
After two laps, Herron, coming through in 2:07, had expanded his lead over Jobes
to 3 seconds. Rittenhouse was holding 3rd, with Wheeling Central's Tyler Morando
and Tucker's Ian Beckner only two seconds back. By the end of the 3rd lap
Jobes had caught Herron. Beckner had pulled up near Rittenhouse, just ahead of Morando.
On the final lap, Jobes easily outdistanced Herron, taking nearly a 5 second
victory, 4:30.43 to 4:35.27. Rittenhouse held on to 3rd by just over a second
over a kicking Morando. Beckner held easily on to 5th. Wheeling Central's
Sean Droginske held off a challenge by Doddridge's Jason Oldaker
for the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 36 of 48.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Wheeling Central's Eric Novick defended his title, taking the event by nearly
a second and going under 40 seconds. Williamstown's Josh Brookover claimed
a solid 2nd, nearly a second ahead of Parkersburg Catholic's Eric Kronberg.
South Harrison Freshman Andy Nottingham ran flawlessly in the opening heat
to take 4th. Valley Fayette's Clarence Smith and Williamstown's Cody
Boyd rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 41 of 54.
Pole Vault
Doddridge's Willie Sarine won the event on his first jump, having not started
until all other competitors were out. He went on to clear 13'0 before failing 3
times at 14'0. Mount Hope scored well in the event with Matt Craddock taking
2nd at 11'6 and Dustin Kizer scoring a 3rd place tie with Williamstown's
Wes Billups at 10'6. Williamstown Freshman Ryan Flowers scored
a 5th with his 10'6 vault. Bishop Donahue's Andrew Gracik was the only
other vaulter to clear 10'0 and took 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 44 of 60.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Wheeling Central's Eric Novick picked up his 2nd title of the day in
winning the 110's, taking a clear victory. Greenbrier West's Brandon Boone
slipped in ahead of South Harrison's Andy Nottingham for 2nd. The top
3 were each under 16 seconds. Williamstown's Cody Boyd and John Wilson
claimed 4th and 5th, with Valley Fayette's Clarence Smith close behind
in 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 50 of 66.
100 Meter Dash
Greenbrier West's Chris Fleming easily took the 100, winning by 0.23.
Williamstown's speed duo of Alan Tracewell and Tommy Johnson
took 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Wheeling Central's Josh McKee nipped
East Hardy's Daniel Sine at the line for 4th. Wheeling Central's
Patrick Zadrozny took the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 56 of 72.
Shot Put
Three throwers had exceeded 50' during the season, and two of them matched that
mark in the meet. Gilmer's Seth Butler set a personal best by over 17"
with his throw of 51'6.25. Doddridge's Tim Williams threw 50'5 for 2nd.
Mount Hope's Tyrone Powell claimed 3rd as both he and 4th place finisher
Todd Cupp of St. Marys topped 47'. Pendleton's Bruce Whitlock
scored a 5th in the event, and Bishop Donahue's Brian McCulley was 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 62 of 78.
4x200 Meter Relay
Wheeling Central and Williamstown were expected to turn in outstanding times
and they didn't disappoint, with Wheeling Central coming in under 1:32 and
Williamstown coming in just over 1:32. Valley Fayette nipped Pocahontas for
3rd. Williamson edged Charleston Catholic's 1st heat time for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 66 of 84.
4x100 Meter Relay
Williamstown and Wheeling Central each went under 45 seconds, with Williamstown
taking the win by over 0.6 seconds. East Hardy ran very well for 3rd, followed
closedly by Pocahontas and Valley Fayette. Moorefield rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 71 of 90.
800 Meter Run
In an event that proved to be much stronger than last year, Williamstown's
Ryan Jobes took the win by 1.7 seconds, just missing going under 2:00.
Throughout the season, only Jobes had been under 2:04. In this race, three others
joined him. Charleston Catholic's John Matherly clocked a 2:01.80, just
a half-second ahead of Wheeling Central's Bobby Herron. Cameron's
Ryan Howard improved on last year's 6th place finish by claiming 4th in 2:03.39.
East Hardy's Jeremy Rudolph came in under 2:05 in taking 5th. Chris
Sommerville welcomed Wirt back to Track & Field with a 6th place finish in
just over 2:06.
RunWV's Current Score: 76 of 96.
200 Meter Dash
Greenbrier West's Chris Fleming powered away from the field in the last
100 and took the event by over 0.3 seconds. Wheeling Central's Josh McKee
was the only other runner to go under 23 seconds. Williamstown's Alan Tracewell
was solidly in 3rd. Wheeling Central's Eric Novick finished just ahead
of Meadow Bridge's Chris Neely for 4th. Williamstown's Tommy Johnson
completed the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 81 of 102.
4x400 Meter Relay
Williamstown ran away with the event. Already holding a lead when anchor Ryan
Jobes took the baton, they sailed to a 3.4 second victory. Valley Fayette
held off St. Marys and Pocahontas for 2nd. Wheeling Central controlled 5th,
while Doddridge completed the scoring for the meet.
RunWV's Final Score: 86 of 108.
The final score of 86 of 108 means that 79.6 % of the people picked to place did indeed place. Congratulations to those that proved us wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed our predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Alan Tracewll, Williamstown -- 100 M (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Derek Banks, Valley Fayette -- 400 M (not picked, got 4th)
Ryan Howard, Cameron -- 800 M (not picked, got 4th)
Andy Nottingham, South Harrison -- 110 HH (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Andy Nottingham, South Harrison -- 300 IH (not picked, got 4th)
Valley Fayette -- 4x400 M (not picked, got 2nd)
(Terry Payne, Clarence Smith, Dante Perry, Derek Banks)
St. Marys -- 4x400 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
(Ryan Young, Caleb Enright, Derek Barnhart, Donald Butcher)
Jacob Lilly, Gilmer -- Long Jump (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Cory Gsell, Tucker -- Long Jump (not picked, got 3rd)
Joe Mosesso, Pocahontas -- High Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Dustin Kizer, Mount Hope -- Pole Vault (not picked, got 3rd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class A Boys Gilmer +11 Pocahontas + 9 South Harrison + 9