Class AA Girls
4x800 Meter Relay
Weir used a strong anchor leg by Carly Gregson to overtake Magnolia and
claim the crown for the opening event. Magnolia held onto the 2nd spot. Ritchie
held off Grafton for 3rd. Frankfort outdistanced Winfield for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 6 of 6
Pole Vault
Winfield's Maggie Tincher soared over 10'9 to break the State Record. Her
vault will show as the 4th Highest State Meet Vault ever and will be the
Top AA State Meet Vault of All-Time. Bridgeport's Emilee Stout
cleared 10'0 for 2nd, which will also place her in a tie for 9th Best State
Meet Vault of All-Time and a tie for 3rd Best AA State Meet Vault of All-Time.
Three vaulters cleared 8'0, with Ritchie's Meghan Foster taking 3rd,
Bridgeport's Logan Bryant taking 4th, and Ritchie's Lacy Dodd taking
5th. Winfield's Katie Puterbaugh cleared 7'6 for 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 12 of 12.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Winfield narrowly edged Frankfort by 0.2 to take the title. Winfield's run will
stand as the 3rd Best Class AA State Meet Performance of All-Time while
Frankfort's run will rank them as the 5th Best Class AA State Meet Performance
of All-Time. Tyler Consolidated ran clean for 3rd. Magnolia edged Bridgeport
for 5th. Point Pleasant rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 17 of 18.
Shot Put
As expected, PikeView's Lindsay Rumberg blew away the field with her 38'1
throw. Winfield's Bridget Harper was over 2 feet behind Rumberg, but she
was over 3 feet ahead of the next closest thrower. Keyser's Elizabeth Williams
grabbed 3rd, less than 6" ahead of Lewis' Lindsay Bailey, who was less than
4" ahead of Point Pleasant's Katey Hipes. Lincoln's Andrea Burnett
claimed the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 22 of 24.
3200 Meter Run
By the end of the 2nd lap, Berkeley Springs' Valerie Peer had already opened
a 5 second gap, and that gap would continue to grow until she reached the finish
line. The real race was for 2nd. At the end of 5 laps, there was still a pack
of 7 runners vying for 2nd place, already 26 seconds behind Peer. Winfield's
Kasey Jividen and Ritchie's Jamie Cokeley then started to get
away from the pack. Cokeley started to make her push for the finish during
lap 7 and steadily increased her lead over Jividen until the finish in taking 2nd.
Jividen held onto 3rd. Tyler Consolidated's Brittany Hagerty used a strong
kick to overtake Grafton's Sarah Rosier for 4th. Ravenswood's Megan
Lawless came on during the final two laps to move into 6th. The top 7 girls
all ran under 12:30.
RunWV's Current Score: 27 of 30.
Discus
Only two girls managed to throw 100' as only one placer in the top 6 managed her
top throw of the year. Ritchie's Betsy Nelson continued her late season
run of fine performances in taking the victory. Magnolia's Maria Rodriguez
was the other thrower over 100'. Keyser's Elizabeth Williams matched her
3rd place showing from the Shot Put. PikeView's Lindsay Rumberg and Grafton's
Rachel Johns tied for 4th. Weir's Ashley Swiger took the final point.
RunWV's Current Score: 30 of 36.
400 Meter Dash
The top 3 ran under 60 seconds, with the winner, Richwood's Zantana Murray
powering down the stretch to win by over a second. Her time of 58.68 will rank
as the 6th Best Class AA State Meet Performance of All-Time. Oak Glen
Freshman Ashley Benavides held off Bridgeport's Lauren Gilbert for
2nd. Petersburg's Roshawna Mongold just nipped Magnolia's Allison
Rothlisberger for 4th by 0.01. Tyler Consolidated's Brianna Clark
claimed the final spot as all 6 placers ran under 61 seconds. The future looks
good for the event as Mongold was the only Senior placer.
RunWV's Current Score: 36 of 42.
Long Jump
A trio of girls exceeded 16', with Frankfort's Ashley Helmstetter taking
the narrow victory over Summers' Olivia Newsome. Bluefield's Dominique
Woods was only 1/2" behind Newsome in 3rd. Winfield's Lindsay Abshire
had a season best jump in taking 4th. Berkeley Springs' Laura Michael was
only 1" behind. Lincoln's Stephanie Cole rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 42 of 48.
1600 Meter Run
A lead pack stayed pretty close for two laps, with Sissonville's Jennifer Povick,
Berkeley Springs' Valerie Peer and Grafton's Erika Rucker coming through
800 meters in 2:41. On the 3rd lap, Povick and Peer started to get away. Povick and Peer
started their charge with nearly a full lap to go, but at the 200 Meter mark, Povick
once again unleased the speed for which she is know. Her turned her final lap in
69 to finish in 5:14, which will marke her as the 6th Best Class AA State Mee
Performance of All-Time. Peer came through in a season best by 15 seconds 5:20.
Tyler Consolidated's Brenna Hagerty just edged past Winfield's Kasey
Jividen for 3rd. Rucker held on for 5th, and Ritchie's Jamie Cokeley
had a season best by 8 seconds to take 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 47 of 54.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Winfield's Megan Farmer completely dominated the field, winning by over 2
seconds in a time that will rank her at the 8th Best State Meet Performance of
All-Time regardless of class and the 5th Best Class AA State Meet Performance.
Petersburg's Roshawna Mongold was the next to cross the line, 0.42 ahead
of Magnolia's Hilary Heinzman. Frankfort's Ashley Helmstetter nipped
teammate Brooke Day at the line for 4th. Magnolia's Amanda Howell
claimed the final placing spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 51 of 60.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Weir's Janice Drelick overcame a bump on the head suffered during the Shuttles
on Friday night to take the event by 0.25, holding off an impressive run by Winfield
Freshman Micah Osborne. Tyler Consolidated's Jennie Collinsworth
edged out Frankfort's Ashley Helmstetter for 3rd. Winfield's Emily
Henley claimed 5th, and Bridgeport's Sarah Abbate grabbed the final
place.
RunWV's Current Score: 56 of 66.
100 Meter Dash
Winfield's Kelly Puterbaugh outdistanced the competition in taking the 100
Meter Dash. Richwood's Zantana Murray closed strong to take 2nd over Tyler
Consolidated's Brianna Clark. Bluefield's Dominique Woods just
slipped in ahead of Bridgeport's Lauren Gilbert for 4th. Indepedence's
Kayla Vaught snared the final point for the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 61 of 72.
High Jump
Winfield's Lindsay Abshire was the only jumper in the group to clear
5'2. Only Bridgeport's Jenna Fogg cleared 5'0 from the remainder of the
group. 5 Cleared 4'10. They included Grafton's Valerie Wood and Frankfort's
Breanna Whitacre who tied for 3rd, and Magnolia teammates Micah Bell
and Trisha Kuhens who tied for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 65 of 78.
4x200 Meter Relay
Tyler Consolidated easily ran away from the field as they were the only one of
the three main contenders to better their regional time. Winfield just barely
held onto 2nd, finishing just 0.03 ahead of Weir. Oak Glen claimed 4th, nearly
3 seconds ahead of the next finisher. Keyser edged ahead of Point Pleasant for
5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 70 of 84.
4x100 Meter Relay
A very tight race saw Magnolia hold off Weir by 0.07 to take the title. Winfield,
running away with the first heat, was only 0.03 back of Weir in taking 3rd. Oak
Glen claimed a solid 4th ahead of Keyser and Independence.
RunWV's Current Score: 75 of 90.
800 Meter Run
The defining performance of the 2004 State Meet came in this event. Sissonville's
Jennifer Povick had her sights set on breaking the long-standing record
of Musselman's Debbie Dukes. If you didn't know that coming in, you certainly
knew it after she turned the first lap in just under 62 seconds. Povick had
already easily outdistanced the field, and all she had to do was keep from breaking
down coming down the homestretch. She held up, and held up well, shattering the
existing mark by over 2 seconds in running a 2:13.58. That will set the mark
as the All-Time All-Class Top Performance in State Meet History. The race
for 2nd wasn't much of a race either. Weir's Carly Gregson made an early move
to go with Povick, and while she couldn't hold that, she easily held off the
remainder of the field. Logan's Darby Mullen led a close pack to the finish
to take 3rd. That pack saw five girls finish in less than 1.5 seconds. Winfield's
Kasey Jividen was the second of the group taking 4th. Spots 5, 6, and 7
were decided by a mere 0.24, with Grafton's Erika Rucker holding on to 5th
and Berkeley Springs' Valerie Peer slipping in just ahead of teammate
Emily McCoy for 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 79 of 96.
200 Meter Dash
Zantana Murray of Richwood continued her stellar weekend by taking the 200
by over a half-second. Her time of 25.64 will set her at the 5th Best Class
AA State Meet Performance of All-Time. Winfield's Megan Farmer also
continued a strong day with her 2nd place performance. Weir's Ayreal Thompson
held onto 3rd, just ahead of Bridgeport's Lauren Gilbert. Bluefield's
Dominique Woods slipped in just ahead of Winfield's Kelly Puterbaugh
for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 85 of 102.
4x400 Meter Relay
Magnolia ran strong leg after strong leg to take over a three second victory for
the 2nd consecutive year. This time, they were fast enough to stake a claim as
the 6th Fastest Class AA State Meet Performance of All Time. Oak Glen
was solidly in 2nd place, well back of Magnolia, but even further ahead of the
rest of the field. Frankfort slipped in ahead of Weir by just over a tenth of
a second for 3rd. Winfield ran fast enough in the first heat to edge Bridgeport
for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 90 of 108.
The final score of 90 of 108 means that 83.3 % 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.
Darby Mullen, Logan -- 800 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Kasey Jividen, Winfield -- 800 M (not picked, got 4th)
Jamie Cokeley, Ritchie -- 3200 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Micah Osborne, Winfield -- 100 HH (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Magnolia -- 4x100 M (picked 4th, got 1st)
(Micah Bell, Hilary Heinzman, Vanessa Baxter, Allison Rothlisberger)
Jenna Fogg, Bridgeport -- High Jump (not picked, got 2nd)
Elizabeth Williams, Keyser -- Discus (not picked, got 3rd)
Rachel Johns, Grafton -- Discus (not picked, got 4th)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AA Girls Magnolia +11 Ritchie +10 Grafton + 8
Class AA Boys
4x800 Meter Relay
Ravenswood was able to overcome an solid early lead by Scott, and used a 2:00
anchor leg from Adam Benford to take the event in 8:18. Scott held onto 2nd,
just ahead of Ritchie and Winfield. Those three teams ran 8:22, 8:23, and 8:24
respectively. Philip Barbour was a solid 5th, and Bridgeport brought home 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 6 of 6.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Winfield put on a show, snaring the 4th Best Class AA State Meet Performance
of All-Time in taking the event. Bridgeport finished only 0.51 behind as
only the top two teams ran under 60 seconds. Tyler Consolidated edged out Oak Glen
for 3rd. Richwood ran a solid 5th, and Roane rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
Shot Put
As the only thrower in the field with multiple throws over 50', Roane's Derek
Hardman was a solid favorite. He was the only thrower to eclipse 50' on the day
and won by over a foot. Keyser's Phillip Twyman was easily second, over
two feet further than the next best throw. The next three finished within 6.25"
of each other, with Point Pleasant's Kevin Hudnall taking 3rd, Herbert Hoover's
Andy Anderson in 4th, and Winfield's Tyler Hamilton in 5th. Weir's
Aaron Gurskey grabbed the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 15 of 18.
Discus
Weir's Aaron Gurskey had the top throw in AA by over 16' coming in. He
didn't win by that much, but he did score a win by over 7'. His throw of 158'0
landed him the 7th Best Class AA State Meet Performance of All-Time. Shady
Spring's Tyler Prince joined Gurskey in going over 150' in taking 2nd, over
8' further than the 3rd place throw. Point Pleasant's Kevin Hudnall scored
his second 3rd place finish of the night, just inches ahead of Oak Glen's Brandon
Woofter. Petersburg's Zach Poland continued a strong late-season run
by finishing 5th. Braxton's Kenny Hacker took the final position.
RunWV's Current Score: 20 of 24.
3200 Meter Run
The lead pack still consisted of 9 runners at the mile mark as each of the 9 crossed
between 4:56 and 4:59. Over the next few laps, Ravenswood's Andrew Benford
and Roane's Justin Bossert steadily stretched away from their competition.
The pair his the last lap virtually even, and Bossert was the first to make a move.
He opened a gap of roughly 5 meters heading into the homestretch, but Benford
had one last push and squeezed past Bossert with around 20 meters to go. The pair
ended up 15 seconds ahead of the field, with each going through the last lap in
63 seconds. Poca's Matt Null joined them in going under 10:00 with his
9:57. Liberty Harrison's Josh Wagner used a 65 second last lap to come from
7th up to 4th, crossing the line just ahead of Winfield Freshman Zach Noel.
Grafton's Brandon Miles rounded out the scoring with a 10:02 finish.
RunWV's Current Score: 26 of 30.
Long Jump
Berkeley Springs' Tony Belt came in as the undeniable favorite, and he
came through with flying colors, launching a season best jump of 22'6 that will
land him as the 2nd Best Class AA State Meet Jump of All-Time. Shady Spring's
Jeremy Lynch also had a season best jump in taking 2nd. Richwood's
Nicholas Ellison snared 3rd. Ritchie's Zack Linville claimed 4th
over Winfield's Tyler Kovarik by a half inch. Bridgeport's Matt Wilson
completed the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 32 of 36.
400 Meter Dash
Ravenswood's Adam Benford powered down the stretch to squeeze in under
50 seconds. Shady Spring's Chris Rose held off the late surge of Liberty
Harrison's John Natow. Tyler Consolidated's Jacob Myer finsihed
a second back of Natow for 4th. Oak Glen's David Foltz squeezed out the
win in the first heat and was fast enough for 5th place. Jesse Lewis
brought home the final place for Winfield.
RunWV's Current Score: 37 of 42.
High Jump
Berkeley Springs' Tony Belt continued his winning ways by taking the
High Jump in 6'6, a mark that will stand as tied for the 8th Best Class AA
Jump of All-Time. A pair of jumpers cleared 6'4 wit Bridgeport's Matt
Fischer beating Lincoln's Travis Sinclair on misses. Another pair
cleared 6'2 with Bridgeport's Matt Wilson beating Webster's Scott
Sears on misses. Weir's Keith Hazel claimed 6th with a 6'0 jump.
RunWV's Current Score: 43 of 48.
1600 Meter Run
In another of our more anticipated battles of the meet, the 1600 pitted Roane's
Justin Bossert against Ravenswood's Andrew Benford just as in the
3200 on Friday night. There was still a large pack after two laps, but on lap
3, the two separated themselves from the field. Bossert made his move early
and generated a gap between himself and Benford. However, unlike in the 3200,
this time Benford could not close that gap, and Bossert recorded the victory by
1.6 seconds. Liberty Harrison's Josh Wagner again used a strong last
lap to take 3rd. Ritchie's Clifton Umstead ran a season best by over
6 seconds to move up into 4th. Scott's Jason Sheets was close behind in
5th. Sissonville's Wes Snodgrass was less than a second behind in 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 48 of 54.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Ritchie's Zack Linville ran an outstanding race from start to finish
to claim the victory by well over a second. Winfield's Brad Keys managed
a second place finish despite having little conditioning. Oak Glen's Brian
Forsythe was a mere 0.05 behind Keys in finishing 3rd. Ravenswood's
Ross Ritchie was a solid 4th. Richwood's Cody Reinhold and Shady
Spring's Kane Gyovai battled in the first heat and pushed each other to
be fast enough to claim 5th and 6th, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 52 of 60.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Keyser's Jarran Shockley took control of the race early and never faltered
in winning by over 0.3 seconds. Ritchie's Zack Linville slipped in just
ahead of Bridgeport's Matt Wilson for 2nd. Sissonville's Kenneth Lowe
edged out Oak Glen's Brian Forsythe for 4th. Shady Spring's Kane Gyovai
scored his 2nd 6th place of the meet.
RunWV's Current Score: 57 of 66.
100 Meter Dash
Lewis' Keith Weaver once again showed that he is a big-time State Meet
performer, taking the surprise win in the 100. Bluefield's Quentin Steptoe
finished second in a thrilling finish that saw the top 3 spots decided by only
0.03. Point Pleasant's Newton Mattox was the 3rd finisher in that tight
group. Bluefield's Chris Martin scored a 4th. Winfield's Ian Ingraham
claimed 5th, and Bridgeport's Phillip McElfresh squeezed out a 6th place
finish by 0.01.
RunWV's Current Score: 62 of 72.
4x200 Meter Relay
Winfield's Wayne Pritt was just able to hold off Shady Spring, who
used a powerful anchor leg by Jeremy Lynch to get back into contention.
Berkeley Springs finished just under a second back in 3rd. Herbert Hoover
ran a solid 4th. Oak Glen edged out Bridgeport for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 68 of 78.
4x100 Meter Relay
Winfield and Shady Spring again battled to the wire, and again it was Winfield
pulling off the victory...this time by a meager 0.02. Winfield's time will go
down as the 8th Best Class AA State Meet Performance and Shady Springs'
will be marked in a tie for 9th Best Class AA State Meet Performance.
Bridgeport was a solid 3rd. Bluefield came through in the first heat fast
enough for 4th, just 0.06 ahead of Keyser's time. Keyser nipped Magnolia by
0.02 for 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 73 of 84.
800 Meter Run
This was another of our highly anticipated races. Roane's Justin Bossert
would once again be doing battle with a Benford. This time it would be both Adam
Benford and Andrew Benford against whom Bossert would have to compete.
The opening lap pace was not blistering, setting up a kick to the finish.
Again Bossert made the first move, opening a gap of several meters as they headed
into the home stretch. However, the sub-50 400 speed of Adam Benford provided
a gear that Bossert couldn't match, and Benford slid past Bossert just before the
finish line. Ravenswood's Andrew Benford also clocked in at under 2:00
to take 3rd. Finishing just over 2:00 was Winfield's Ricardo Atkinson
in taking 4th. Shady Spring's Chris Rose was just over a second back
in 5th, with Scott's Jason Sheets just under a second behind him in 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 78 of 90.
200 Meter Dash
Jeremy Lynch of Shady Spring blasted through the first 100 and held on
to win by nearly 0.2 seconds. Winfield's Ian Ingraham provided some
important point for his team with his 2nd place finish. Point Pleasant's Newton
Mattox scored his second 3rd place finish of the afternoon. Bluefield's
Quentin Steptoe complemented his runner-up finish in the 100 with a 4th place
finish in the 200. Magnolia's Joe Farrell just edged in ahead of Winfield's
Wayne Pritt for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 83 of 96.
4x400 Meter Relay
Ravenswood opened with 3 consecutive 52's and had Adam Benford available
for the anchor leg. 50.6 seconds later, Ravenswood had won the event and
established the 3rd Best Class AA State Meet Performance of All-Time.
Winfield used a strong anchor leg from Ricardo Atkinson to hang close
and score a tie for 10th Best Class AA State Meet Performance Ever. Oak
Glen ran a very solid 3rd, just missing getting in under 3:30. Shady Spring
dominated the 1st heat to take 4th. Frankfort pulled out a 5th place finish,
and Ritchie finalized the scoring for the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 88 of 102.
Pole Vault
Due to the delay of the night before, the AA Boys Pole Vault got a late start
and we ended with the strange circumstance of the 4x400 not being the final
event completed. Three competitors cleared 13'0 on this day, with Ritchie's
Michael Manning winning the event on misses. Bridgeport's duo of
Raymond Powers and David Haws took 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Roane's Jason Alvis was the only other vaulter to clear 12'6. Ravenswood's
Travis Matics was the only other vaulter over 12'0. Winfield's
Seth Beckner was the only other vaulter over 11'6 and rounded out the scoring
for the meet.
RunWV's Final Score: 94 of 108.
The final score of 94 of 108 means that 87.0 % 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.
Keith Weaver, Lewis -- 100 M (picked 5th, got 1st)
Ian Ingraham, Winfield -- 200 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Clifton Umstead, Ritchie -- 1600 M (not picked, got 4th)
Matt Null, Poca -- 3200 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Kenneth Lowe, Sissonville -- 110 HH (not picked, got 4th)
Tyler Consolidated -- Shuttles (picked 6th, got 3rd)
(Nick Estep, Sean Neff, Ben Dillaman, Jeremiah Campbell)
Jeremy Lynch, Shady Spring -- Long Jump (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Andy Anderson, Herbert Hoover -- Shot Put (not picked, got 4th)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AA Boys Ritchie +12 Lewis + 7