Class A Girls Individual Predictions

Individual Predictions

100 M	1.  Jasmine Cotten	Fayetteville
	2.  Shalanda Hall	Clay-Battelle
	3.  Christina Saunders	Fayetteville
	4.  Katie Velto		Madonna
	5.  Kristen Saggio	Madonna
	6.  Meghan Coby		Moorefield
Cotten is well ahead of the field.  Hall has the next best series and did beat Cotten last
year.  Saunders was close to Cotten early in the season, but missed most of the 2nd part of
the season.  Velto has a very strong series of times and could place higher.  Saggio has
the next best series of times.  Coby placed 4th last yearr.  Kirsten Mullins is definitely
in the running as well, as iare Tessa Joseph and Marissa Haddix.

200 M	1.  Shalanda Hall	Clay-Battelle
	2.  Christina Saunders	Fayetteville
	3.  Leah Comis		Madonna
	4.  Kirsten Mullins	Charleston Catholic
	5.  Mica Seman		Wirt
	6.  Kayla Wright	South Harrison
Hall has the best series and was 2nd last year.  Saunders' top two times are better than
Hall's top two times, but she only recently started competing again.  Comis placed 4th
last year and easily has the next best series.  It wouldn't be a shock for her to move up.
Mullins has the next best top time and the next best series.  Seman has a slightly better
top time than Wright, and the two have very similar series of times.  Kayla Mitchell,
Erica Hatfield, and Megan Yoho are the top additional threats to place.

400 M	1.  Jasmine Cotten	Fayetteville
	2.  Kylee Boring	Doddridge
	3.  Lauren Bauer	Wheeling Central
	4.  Laura Spencer	Richwood
	5.  Lauren Sassler	Charleston Catholic
	6.  Kayla Wright	South Harrison
Cotten is far and away the class of the field.  Her top time is nearly five seconds faster
than anyone else.  Boring has five runs faster than the next person's best.  Bauer is the
only other runner to have gone under 1:04.  Spencer was a placer last year, but she'll have
to do it from the first heat.  Sassler has a pair of runs under 1:05.  Wright and Megan Kelley
are very close, but Wright won the regional match-up.  Kaitlyn Nicholas could also jump into 
the placings.

800 M	1.  Jasmine Cotten	Fayetteville
	2.  Julia McGinley	Wheeling Central
	3.  Lauren Bauer	Wheeling Central
	4.  Kim Abcouwer	Charleston Catholic
	5.  Stephanie Caruso	Wheeling Central
	6.  Kylee Boring	Doddridge
Cotten doesn't have the best time, but she also hasn't been beaten in the event.  Usually,
she just runs around behind everyone else until the end of the race and then sprints past
them in the last 100 meters.  McGinley has the best time in the group and was the 3rd place
finisher last year.  Abcouwer only has the 5th best time, but she was the 4th place finisher
a year ago.  Caruso only has the 8th best time, but I know she can go 2:30 or better.
Boring has the 4th best top time in the group and could move up.  Also in the mix are Jennifer
McFarland, Caitlin Miller, Brandi Bowen, and Laura Spencer (placed last year) as a darkhorse.

1600 M	1.  Stephanie Caruso	Wheeling Central
	2.  Kim Abcouwer	Charleston Catholic
	3.  Micalyn Miller	St. Marys
	4.  Elizabeth Hyde	Doddridge
	5.  Heidi Webb		Williamstown
	6.  Megan Cook		Wheeling Central
Caruso is 15 seconds ahead of the field.  Abcouwer has four runs faster than anyone else's
best and was 3rd last year.  Miller has a pair of times better than the next person's best.
Hye is the only other runner in the field with more than one run under 5:50.  Webb has five
runs between 5:48 and 5:53 and could easily move up.  Cook was a placer last year.  Also
in the mix will be Emily Coffman and Carrie Kitzmiller.

3200 M	1.  Stephanie Caruso	Wheeling Central
	2.  Elizabeth Hyde	Doddridge
	3.  Gina Majestro	Charleston Catholic
	4.  Heidi Webb		Williamstown
	5.  Nora Sheridan	Charleston Catholic
	6.  Dani Gray		Williamstown
Caruso is nearly 30 seconds ahead of everyone else.  Hyde is over 30 seconds ahead of the 
next best time.  Majestro is the only other runner to have multiple runs under 13:00.  Webb
and Sheridan are very close.  Sheridan's best time is slightly better than Webb's but Webb's
number two time is better, plus Webb was a placer last year.  Gray has been steadily chipping
away at her time and could easily move up.  Emily Coffman is the most likely person to jump
in and take one of these spots.

100 HH	1.  Mica Seman		Wirt
	2.  Olivia Lambert	South Harrison
	3.  Logan Coffield	Bishop Donahue
	4.  Lark Butler		Gilmer
	5.  Alexis Dziatkowicz	Madonna
	6.  Sammi Postlewaite	Williamstown
Seman has the top time and the top series.  Lambert was the champion last year, and it would
not be a surprise for it to happen again.  Coffield has a better series than Lambert.
Butler is coming on and could move up.  Dziatkowicz has the next best top time and the next
best series.  Postlewaite will battle with Katherine Mauer and Marissa Haddix for the 6th
spot.

300 LH	1.  Leah Comis		Madonna
	2.  Lark Butler		Gilmer
	3.  Olivia Lambert	South Harrison	
	4.  Mica Seman		Wirt
	5.  Jesse Pifer		Tucker
	6.  Sammi Postlewaite	Williamstown
Comis will have her work cut out for her.  She ended up in the first heat after pretty much
getting the shaft at her Regional Meet.  She's got the best speed in the bunch, and that
may carry her through to the win.  Butler has the best series in the field.  Lambert is the
defending champion in this event as well.  She doesn't have the next best time or the next
best series, but she didn't last year either.  Pifer was a placer last year.  She'll have to
go from the 1st heat as well.  She showed a lot of courage in running the 300's at the
Regional meet after a very nasty spill in the 100 Highs finals.  Postlewaite has run her two
best times in the last two meets.  Other contenders are Brianna Lowther (3rd last year),
Megan Kelley, and Marci Myers.

4x100 M	1.  Madonna
	2.  Charleston Catholic
	3.  Wheeling Central
	4.  Clay-Battelle
	5.  Paden City
	6.  Moorefield
Madonna has five runs that are at least 1.5 seconds better than anyone else's.  Charleston
Catholic, Wheeling Central, and Clay-Battelle are very close and could finish in any order.
Paden City will try to hold off Moorefield for 5th.  Williamstown, South Harrison, and St.
Marys will be fighting for spots as well.

4x200 M	1.  Madonna
	2.  Charleston Catholic
	3.  Moorefield
	4.  Doddridge
	5.  Wheeling Central
	6.  Clay-Battelle
Madonna again appears to be well ahead of the field.  Charleston Catholic has the next best
time.  Moorefield edged out Doddridge at the Regional.  Wheeling Central's best time is very
close to Moorefield and Doddridge, and they could easily move up.  Clay-Battelle will try
to fend off Paden City and St. Marys for 6th.

4x400 M	1.  Doddridge
	2.  Charleston Catholic
	3.  Wheeling Central
	4.  Williamstown
	5.  St. Marys
	6.  Richwood
Doddridge has the top time of the group and has the option to add Megan Kelley to the unit.
Charleston Catholic and Wheeling Central can both probably run in the 4:22-23 range.  
Williamstown can probably go 4:25-26.  St. Marys can put together a group that can go 4:27
or so.  Richwood is the favorite for the final spot, but Gilmer may have more potential
and could easily take the spot.  Moorefield may be in the running as well.

4x800 M	1.  Wheeling Central
	2.  Charleston Catholic
	3.  Doddridge
	4.  St. Marys
	5.  Williamstown
	6.  Gilmer
Wheeling Central has been 21 seconds faster than anyone else and can likely go under 10:00.
Charleston Catholic and Doddridge aren't far apart, but Charleston Catholic appears to be
slightly stronger and won their only head-to-head matchup by 8 seconds.  St. Marys isn't far
off Doddridge or Charleston Catholic and will be waiting to pounce if either falters.
Williamstown's best time is 36 seconds off what St. Marys has done, but they are capable of
putting together a unit that might be able to run in the low 10:30's.  Gilmer has a 9 second
gap on the next best team.  Bishop Donaue and Pocahontas will try to get slip in for a point.
It should also be noted that Richwood could move some things around and possibly put toghether
a placing unit.  At least three of the members of last year's 4th place team are available.

Shuttle	1.  Tygarts Valley
	2.  Williamstown
	3.  Gilmer
	4.  Doddridge
	5.  Paden City
	6.  Madonna
This should be a pretty tight race as it's really not outside the realm of possibility for any
of the top 6 to win.  Tygarts Valley has the top time and is the only team with more than one
run under 1:11.  Williamstown had the best time in the regional meets.  Gilmer is the only
other team to have been under 1:11.  Doddridge has three runs under 1:12.  Paden City has
a pair of runs under 1:12.  Madonna is the only other team to have been under 1:12.
Bishop Donahue is the most likely to jump in and take a place.

L Jump	1.  Jasmine Cotten	Fayetteville
	2.  Marissa Haddix	South Harrison
	3.  Mica Seman		Wirt
	4.  Lindsay Hern	Gilmer
	5.  Leah Beverlin	Paden City
	6.  Jesse Pifer		Tucker
Cotten has four jumps over 16' and no one else has more than one.  Haddix has a 16' jump on
her resume, and her other four top jumps are better than anyone else's best.  Seman is the
only other one to surpass 15', and she's done it twice.  Hern has the next best top jump
and the next best series.  Beverlin has three 14' jumps.  Pifer has two 14' jumps and
placed last year.  Also with 14' jumps to their credit are Rachel Sandy, Joelle Allen,
Michelle Holstine (placed last year), Lydia Powell, Rachel Sommerville, and Jamie Doty.

H Jump	1.  Jen Hill		Bishop Donahue
	2.  Nikki Costa		Valley Fayette
	3.  Ciara Riggleman	Tygarts Valley
	4.  Justina Martin	Wheeling Central
	5.  Allison Brown	Pendleton
	6.  Beth Ann Moyers	Gilmer
The only meet that I saw for Hill was the regional meet, but she cleared 5'0, which no one
else in the field has done.  Costa also only has one meet that I've seen, but it was a 4'10
regional meet performance and was a placer last year.  Riggleman has a pair of 4'10 jumps
but only cleared 4'4 at her Regional.  Martin only has a single 4'8 performance with no other
jump higher than 4'4, but the 4'8 came at the regional meet.  Brown hsa a 4'10 jump but
only cleared 4'6 in the other two meets I saw for her.  Moyers has the most 4'8 jumps in the
field.  Leah Michael, Megan Elder, Brice Fenton, and Tiffany Simpson will also be fighting
for a spot.

Shot	1.  Kayla Todd		Doddridge
	2.  Alicia Cayton	Doddridge
	3.  Cindy Hillberry	Mount Hope
	4.  Amanda Kerns	St. Marys
	5.  Mary Beth Peden	Charleston Catholic
	6.  Amanda Napolitani	Doddridge
Todd has the best top throw, and the best series.  Cayton is the defending champion and has
at least five throws better than the next persons best.  Hillberry has her two best throws
in her last two meets.  Kerns has a 37' throw and a 35' throw.  Peden has a 35' toss and
a pair of 34' tosses.  Napolitani ha a pair of 34' throws and finished 3rd last year.  Kendra
Brown and Elizabeth Davis will try to snag spots.

Discus	1.  Amanda Napolitani	Doddridge
	2.  Mary Beth Peden	Charleston Catholic	
	3.  Laura Ankrom	Williamstown
	4.  Kayla Todd		Doddridge
	5.  Amanda Kerns	St. Marys
	6.  Joanna Dempsey	South Harrison
Napolitani has three throws better than anyone else's best.  Her best toss is over 6' better
than anyone else's, and she's the defending champion.  Peden has four throws over 100' 
including a 110' effort.  Ankrom has a pair of 100's throws, and they occurred in her two
most recent meets.  Todd also has a pair of 100' throws and did beat Ankrom at their
confernece meet.  Kerns has a 100' throw and a 99' throw giving her the edge over Dempsey,
who's best throw is better than Kern's but who's 2nd best throw is only 93'.  Alicia Cayton,
Cindy Hillberry, and Ali Flowers have all exceeded 90'.

P Vault	1.  Kate Billups	Williamstown
	2.  Kayla Thompson	Williamstown
	3.  Emily Lewis		Buffalo
	4.  Sammi Postlewaite	Williamstown
	5.  KayCee Hill		Doddridge
	6.  Jordan Coffman	Doddridge
Billups is the only one to have gone higher than 8'0, and she's done it at least 5 times,
including one 9'0 vault.  Thompson and Lewis have identical series, but Thompson cleared 8'
at the regional and Lewis did not.  Postlewaite is the only other vaulter to top 8'.  Hill
and Coffman have both cleared 7'6, but Hill has been over the height three times and Coffman
only twice.
 
High Point Predictions
1.  Jasmine Cotten	Fayetteville		40
2.  Stephanie Caruso	Wheeling Central	24.50
3.  Mica Seman		Wirt			22
4.  Leah Comis		Madonna			21
5.  Shalanda Hall	Clay-Battelle		19.25