Class A Girls
4x800 Meter Relay
Wheeling Central was expected to roll in this event, and they did. They had the
lead at the end of the 1st leg, and never relinquished it. Stephanie Caruso
opened things with a 2:27 leg, and Julia McGinley closed it out with a
2:25 as Central blasted their way to a 16 second win. Charleston Catholic and Doddridge
were expected to battle for second with never more than two second separating the two.
In the end, Charleston Catholic was able to score the important 2nd place finish.
St. Marys came from way behind to slip past Williamstown for 4th. Williamstown was
within a second of Wheeling Central after two legs. Gilmer was easily 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 6 of 6.
Long Jump
The top 3 went exactly as expected, a rare occurrence for the Long Jump. Fayetteville's
Jasmine Cotten leaped 17'10.25 which obliterated the Class A State Meet Record and
lands her in a tie for the 8th best State Meet Long Jump Performance ever regardless
of class, and landed her nearly two feet ahead of her competition. South Harrison's
Marissa Haddix leaped 15'10.75, which matched the prior State Meet record. No one
else jumped further than 14'7. Wirt's Mica Seman edged Pocahontas' Michelle
Holstine by two inches for 3rd. Bishop Donahue's Jamie Doty nipped Tucker's
Jessy Pifer by 1/4 inch for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
High Jump
The Class A Girls high jump has been a bit odd all year. Girls jumping 4'10 one meet
and 4'4 the next. It made things a bit hard to predict coming into the meet. Valley
Fayette's Nikki Costa was the only one in the field that was able to manage
a 5'0 jump. Pendleton's Allison Brown was the only other jumper over 4'10.
The other four placers cleared 4'8. They were Bishop Donahue's Jen Hill and
Williamstown's Brice Fenton tied for 3rd, St. Marys' Megan Elder in 5th,
and South Harrison's Leah Michael in 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 13 of 18.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Gilmer used a powerful anchor leg from Lark Butler to secure the shuttle title
by just over half a second over Williamstown, who in turn, was a mere 0.12 seconds
ahead of Tygarts Valley. Doddridge was just faster than Paden City out of the 3rd
heat to take 4th. Madonna was solidly in 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 19 of 24.
Pole Vault
As expected, Williamstown's Kate Billups soared above the competition, clearing
9'0 and winning by a foot. Buffalo's Emily Lewis claimed 2nd over the Williamstown
pair of Samantha Postlewaite and Kayla Thompson on misses as all three
cleared 8'0. The Doddridge duo of KayCee Hill and Jordan Coffman claimed
5th and 6th, with vaults of 7'6 and 7'0, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 25 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Wheeling Central's Stephanie Caruso launched into a four second lead after one lap
and watched it grow on each subsequent lap as she easily defended her title from a year
ago. Doddridge's Elizabeth Hyde pulled away from Williamstown's Heidi Webb
on lap 5 and extended that gap to 17 seconds. Webb was never challenged for 3rd.
Charleston Catholic's Gina Majestro held 4th easily and was the final runner under
13:00. Tucker's Courtney Mullenax used a big finish on the final two laps to pull
from 8th into 5th. Williamstown's Dani Gray claimed the final place.
RunWV's Current Score: 30 of 36.
400 Meter Dash
Fayetteville's Jasmine Cotten absolutely dominated the field running a spectacular
56.84, which shattered the Class A State Meet Record by over 2 seconds and lands her as the
4th Fastest State Meet Time Ever regardless of Class. Doddridge's Kylee Boring
fought off a cramp in the finishing meters to hobble across in 2nd. Teammate Megan
Kelley powered down the stretch to move into 3rd. Wheeling Central's Lauren Bauer
was 4th. Richwood's Laura Spencer snared 5th from the first heat. Charleston
Catholic's Lauren Sassler rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 35 of 42.
1600 Meter Run
Charleston Catholic's Kim Abcouwer took the lead late in the 3rd lap and pulled
away on the final lap for a convincing win in 5:29.64. Wheeling Central's Stephanie
Caruso easily held on for 2nd, over 8 seconds ahead of the next finisher. Williamstown's
Heidi Webb pulled away from the pack into 3rd. Wheeling Central's Megan Cook
used a strong last lap to pull into 4th. Doddridge's Elizabeth Hyde held off a late
charge by St. Marys' Micalyn Miller for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 41 of 48.
Shot Put
Doddridge scored a 1-2 finish with Alicia Cayton and Kayla Todd whose throws
were 38'4 and 37'11.50, respectively. Mount Hope freshman Cindy Hillberry launched
a 36'6 throw to take 3rd by nearly three feet. St. Marys' Amanda Kerns edged
Charleston Catholic's Elizabeth Davis by 4 1/2 inches for 4th. Amanda
Napolitani was just 3 1/4 inches back in 6th, but gave Doddridge three placers in the
event for the second year in a row.
RunWV's Current Score: 46 of 54.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Despite getting the royal shaft at her Regional Meet, Madonna's Leah Comis was able
to prevail in the 300's out of the first heat. Her time of 48.23 was a scant 0.01 faster
than Gilmer's Lark Butler in the second heat. Wirt's Mica Seman was a
very solid third and also ran under 49 seconds. Tucker's Jessy Pifer also placed
from the first heat in taking 4th. South Harrison's Olivia Lambert was the final
runner under 50 seconds in taking 5th. Gilmer's Brianna Lowther was over 2 seconds
ahead of anyone else to take the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 51 of 60.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Wirt's Mica Seman sped to a Class A State Meet Record 15.84, holding off South
Harrison's Olivia Lambert. Lambert was just able to edge past Bishop Donahue's
Logan Coffield by 0.04 for 2nd. South Harrison picked up some more points with
Marissa Haddix's solid 4th place finish. Madonna's Alexis Dziakowicz was
very solidly in 5th, and Tygarts Valley's Carolyn Shiflett was easily 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 56 of 66.
100 Meter Dash
Fayetteville's Jasmine Cotten made it three-for-three with a very convincing win
in the 100. Her time of 12.42 gives her a new Class A State Meet Record and the 6th best
100 Meter for Class A-AA. Clay-Battelle's Shalanda Hall pulled into 2nd place
ahead of Fayetteville's Christina Saunders. Madonna's Katie Velto edged
Charleston Catholic's Kirsten Mullins for 4th. Madonna's Kristen Saggio took
the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 61 of 72.
Discus
Doddridge pretty much sealed the team title in taking 1st and 3rd in the Discus. Pre-meet
favorite Amanda Napolitani shook off some disappointing early throws to score a 13'
victory. Her 112'0 effort was the only throw over 100'. Williamstown's Laura Ankrom
sailed the discus 99'1 on her last throw, which reported moved her from not placing into
2nd. Doddridge's Kayla Todd and South Harrison's Joanna Dempsey had matching
best throws. In that situation, the tie is broken by looking at the second best throw.
Todd had the advantage there and took the 3rd place medal. Mount Hope's Cindy
Hillberry was only 7 inches behind in 5th. St. Marys' Amanda Kerns was the only
other thrower over 90' in taking 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 66 of 78.
4x200 Meter Relay
Madonna followed through on the expectations of domination in this event. They finished
over 3 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Charleston Catholic held off Doddridge
for 2nd. Wheeling Central held off Moorefield for 4th. Gilmer snagged 6th place from
the 1st heat.
RunWV's Current Score: 71 of 84.
4x100 Meter Relay
Madonna was just as dominant in the 4x100 as they were in the 4x200. They were over two
full seconds ahead of the competition and set a Class A State Meet record. Charleston
Catholic again held second. Clay-Battelle used a huge anchor leg from Shalanda Hall
to pull into 3rd. Wheeling Central edged out Paden City for 4th. St. Marys was close behind
in 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 76 of 90.
800 Meter Run
Wheeling Central's Julia McGinley held off Charleston Catholic's Kim Abcouwer
down the stretch to take the win by 0.30 seconds. Fayetteville's Jasmine Cotten
made a major move on the 2nd lap to pull into 3rd. Wheeling Central's Lauren Bauer
was the only other runner under 2:30 in taking 4th. St. Marys' Jennifer McFarland
was solidly in 5th. Stephanie Caruso gave Wheeling Central three placers in the
event with her 6th place finish. Who was it that won the 4x800 again? Oh yeah...Wheeling
Central.
RunWV's Current Score: 81 of 96.
200 Meter Dash
Fayetteville's Christina Saunders finished fairly solidly in first with her 26.82 being
the only time under 27 seconds. Clay-Battelle's Shalanda Hall won a tight battle
for 2nd, but 0.09 ahead of Charleston Catholic's Kirsten Mullins, who was only 0.06
ahead of Madonna's Leah Comis. Doddridge's Kayla Mitchell was solidly in 5th,
and Wirt's Mica Seman was easily 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 86 of 102.
4x400 Meter Relay
Doddridge led from Start to Finish slipping in under 4:20. Charleston Catholic was never
far behind and easily held second. Williamstown edged Wheeling Central for 3rd. St. Marys
wasn't far back in 5th. Richwood was easily 6th place.
RunWV's Current Score: 92 of 108.
The final score of 92 of 108 means that 85.2 % of the people picked to place did indeed place. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed the predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Megan Kelley, Doddridge -- 400 (not picked, got 3rd)
Marissa Haddix, South Harrison -- 100 HH (not picked, got 4th)
Michelle Holstine, Pocahontas -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Allison Brown, Pendleton -- High Jump (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Brice Fenton, Williamstown -- High Jump (not picked, tied for 3rd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class A Girls Williamstown +11 Doddridge + 9
Class A Boys
4x800 Meter Relay
Doddridge moved David Orejuela onto the 4x800, taking him out of the 400, and the
move paid off with a championship run. The win did not come easily though, as Orejuela's
2:00 anchor leg was just enough to hold of Charleston Catholic and Robbie Sherrard's
1:59 anchor leg. Those two teams were over 20 seconds ahead of the field and another great
race. 3rd place through 7th place were separated by only 1.68 seconds, with 4th through
7th being separated by only 0.62 seconds. Pocahontas was able to come out on top in the
race for 3rd. St. Marys had just enough to hold onto 3rd, 0.06 seconds ahead of Pendleton.
Pendleton was less than half-a-second ahead of Williamstown, who used a late push to
take 6th by only 0.11.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
High Jump
Bishop Donahue's Clint Wilson set a new Class A State Meet Record with his jump
of 6'4. South Harrison's Arron Lantz was the only other jumper over 6'2.
Williamstown's Ross Elder and Wheeling Central's Brian Yahn were the only
other jumpers to clear 6'0 in taking 3rd and 4th, respectively. Doddridge's Cuylor
Edgell and South Harrison's David Nuzum cleared 5'10 in taking 5th and 6th,
respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
Pole Vault
A surprisingly deep field of Class A vaulters took to the skies and six of them cleared
12'0. As expected, Buffalo's Seth Beckner was the class of the field, setting a
new Class A State Meet Record with a vault of 13'6. That height matches the 8th best
Class A or AA State Meet vault ever. Our tie-breaker system will determine if he
joins the All-Time list or not. Williamstown's Ryan Flowers cleared 13'0 to take
2nd. Mount Hope's Matt Craddock cleared 12'6 for 3rd. Williamstown's Benji
Powers matched that height in taking 4th. Williamstown's Cole Fluharty had a
season's best vault by a foot to take 5th and give Williamstown three placers in the event.
Doddridge Freshman Cuylor Edgell also cleared 12'0 to take 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 14 of 18.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Williamstown pulled out the win over St. Marys and set a new Class A State Meet Record as both
both teams cracked the 60 second barrier. South Harrison just missed going under 60 in taking
3rd. Mount Hope excelled from the first heat to take 4th. Doddridge jumped up to grab a
5th. East Hardy took the final point.
RunWV's Current Score: 18 of 24.
3200 Meter Run
The race started out fairly fast with the leaders going out in 1:09 and 1:10. After two laps,
Doddridge's Levi Grandt had started to take control. By the mile mark, he was 12
seconds ahead, coming through in 4:50, and the race was for 2nd as three runners came through
in 5:02. Grandt continued to build his lead and took the win in 9:44.10, just over 21 seconds
ahead of the field. Teammate David Orejuela waited until the last lap to make his
move and easily outdistanced the field for 2nd. St. Marys' Dustin Hall got in under
10:10 to take 3rd. Charleston Catholic's James Sheridan was over 30 seconds ahead of
the rest of the field to take 4th. Tucker's Lucas Warner held 5th, and Pendleton's
Andrew Graves used a strong final lap to move into the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 23 of 30.
Shot Put
The St. Marys' tandem of Tad Light and Travis Malone made good on their expected
1-2 finish. Light was nearly 48' and Malone was over 46'. Gilmer's Dustin Fox was
the only other thrower over 44 fee with his 45'8 toss. Richwood's Shanw Murphy was
4th over a foot ahead of a 3rd St. Marys competitor, Derek Ludolph. Mount Hope's
Greg Underwood nabbed 6th place by only 1/2" over Clay-Battelle's Zach Forquer.
RunWV's Current Score: 27 of 36.
400 Meter Dash
St. Marys' Donald Butcher was strong down the stretch to pull out the win in 51.29.
Notre Dame's Philip Thompson held off Charleston Catholic's Robbie Sherrard
to take 2nd as both ran under 51.8. South Harrison's Ben Yoke was the only other
runner under 53 seconds in taking 4th. Greenbrier West's David Martin converted
winning the 1st heat into a 5th place finish. Wheeling Central's Scott Droginske
edged Pendleton's Robert Novak by 0.02 for the final place.
RunWV's Current Score: 31 of 42.
1600 Meter Run
The Doddridge distance crew was at it again in the 1600. David Orejuela took the
field out hard in 64. Several others were close behind in 65. At the 800 mark, Orejuela
and teammate Levi Grandt had pulled to a 3 second lead. After three laps, the pair
had opened up a 6 second gap. They continued to push each other all the way to the finish
line, with Orejuela taking first in 4:29.48 and Grandt close behind in 4:30.10. No one else
finished under 4:45. Williamstown's Chad Henson held 3rd by just over a second over
Charleston Catholic's James Sheridan. Paden City's Adam Barker used a strong
kick to pull into 5th, just ahead of St. Marys' Jesse Templeton.
RunWV's Current Score: 37 of 48.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
South Harrison's Andy Nottingham barely held off Notre Dame's Eddie Aspy
by 0.04 to take the title. Williamstown's Benji Powers nipped Buffalo's
Kevin McCoy by 0.02 for 3rd. Wheeling Central's Chris Martin was close
behind in 5th. Greenbrier West's Trent Walker held the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 42 of 54.
Discus
As in the Class A Girls Discus, there was a tie that had to be broken by the 2nd best
throw, but this time that tie-breaker determined the championship. Valley Wetzel's
Zach Ueltschy won that tie-breaker over Doddridge's Greg Reed as both had
a top throw of 138'6. Valley Wetzel took two of the top 3 spots with Justin Slider's
3rd place finish. He was the only other thrower over 130'. Williamstown picked up four
points with Pat DePuy's 4th place finish. Pocahontas' Aaron Pugh picked up
fifth by less than two feet. Mount Hope's Greg Underwood took 6th by 2" over
teammate Val Culp.
RunWV's Current Score: 46 of 60.
110 Meter High Hurdles
South Harrison's Andy Nottingham picked up his 2nd win of the meet with a sound
margin over the field. Williamstown's Jordan Goode overtook Notre Dame's Eddie
Aspy over the last hurdle to take 2nd. East Hardy's Donovan Bregg was also
under 16 seconds in taking 4th. St. Marys' Sam Adams was just over 16 seconds
in taking 5th. Bishop Donahue's Trent Krupica rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 51 of 66.
100 Meter Dash
Williamson's Brandon Belcher again showed that he had a gear that the rest of the
field didn't have as he pulled away late. Clay-Battelle's R.J. Beach just edged
out Williamstown's Brad Anderson by 0.02 for 2nd. Wheeling Central's Chris
Klemm was solidly in 4th. Moorefield's Justin Robinson edged out St. Marys'
Matt Hickman for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 56 of 72.
Long Jump
Notre Dame's Philip Thompson was the only jumper to top 20' in taking the title.
Buffalo's Travis Dill took 2nd by 1/2" over Doddridge's Cuylor Edgell.
Williamstown gained 4th and 5th placed finishes by Chris Green and Brad
Anderson. Wheeling Central's Brian Yahn finished just 1'4" behind Anderson
in taking 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 61 of 78.
4x200 Meter Relay
Wheeling Central edged out Williamstown by 0.32 for the title. South Harrison was a
solid third. Doddridge edged Pocahontas, St. Marys, and Moorefield for 4th as 4th through
7th were separated by only 0.45 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 67 of 84.
4x100 Meter Relay
Wheeling central again squeezed in ahead of Williamstown, this time by just 0.07.
Pocahontas edged Moorefield by just 0.04 for 3rd. Williamson grabbed 5th from the first
heat, just 0.07 off 4th. South Harrison took 6th over Charleston Catholic by less than
0.01. The times had to be broken down to the thousandths place. 3rd place through 10th
place were separated by only 0.55 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 71 of 90.
800 Meter Run
Doddridge's David Orejuela took his second title of the day, speeding to over a three
second victory in 2:00.46. Charleston Catholic's Robbie Sherrard pulled off one of
the performances of the meet when he fell to the ground 200 meters into the race, dropped to
last place, and got back up to take 2nd. Doddridge's Levi Grandt and Troy
Wilsoncroft each passed two or three runners in the last 100 meters to move into
3rd and 4th. Grandt nearly got Sherrard as well, finishing just 0.04 back. Charleston
Catholic's David Matherly held onto 5th after holding the early lead and giving
the top two 4x800 teams each of the top five positions. Williamstown's Chad Henson
claimed the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 77 of 96.
200 Meter Dash
Williamson's Brandon Belcher made it two-for-two for two years in a row again pulling
away in the last 50 meters. He also set a new Class A State Meet Record, bettering his time
from a year ago by 0.10. Clay-Battelle's R.J. Beach was solidly in 2nd, with
Wheeling Central's Chris Klemm solidly in 3rd. St. Marys' Donald Butcher
took 4th, and teammate Matt Hickman finished 5th. Pocahontas' Eric Rose
claimed the last spot as no particularly close finishes occurred in the race.
RunWV's Current Score: 81 of 102.
4x400 Meter Relay
The team title was on the line in the 4x400 as Doddridge headed into the event with a
five second lead. Williamstown did not run fast enough in the Region to run in the 2nd
heat, meaning Doddridge and Williamstown would not be able to square off head-to-head.
Greenbrier West excelled in the first heat, beating Williamstown by nearly two seconds
and helping ease their pain of just missing out on the 4x800. Charleston Catholic
took the event by over a second ahead of St. Marys and setting a new Class A State Meet
Record by 0.10. St. Marys was solidly in 2nd. Greenbrier West ended up third. Wirt
just squeezed ahead of Doddridge for 4th. Doddridge took 5th place, securing the team
title. Wheeling Central took the final place in the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 85 of 108.
The final score of 85 of 108 means that 78.7 % of the people picked to place did indeed place. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed the predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Moorefield -- 4x100 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Christopher Claudio, Cody Miller, Jacob Welton, Justin Robinson)
St. Marys -- 4x400 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
(Ryan Venderlic, Gavan Renner, Lance Spitzer, Donald Butcher)
Greenbrier West -- 4x400 M (not picked, got 3rd)
(David Martin, Robbie Peters, Randy Ferrell, Shawn Rowand)
Wirt -- 4x400 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Jacob Cox, Brian Crouser, Alex Wilson, Josh Morgan)
Mount Hope -- Shuttles (not picked, got 4th)
(Dustin Kizer, Michael Cottle, David Grant, Matt Craddock)
Shawn Murphy, Richwood -- Shot Put (not picked, got 4th)
Pat DePuy, Williamstown -- Discus (not picked, got 4th)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class A Boys None