Class AA Girls
4x800 Meter Relay
Frankfort took the lead on the 2nd leg and used a 2:24 anchor leg from Crystal Moreland
to just hold off Winfield and Lisa Day's 2:22 anchor leg to take the title. Frankfort's
time of 9:52.00 is the 4th Best Class AA time this decade, and Winfield's time of 9:52.91 is
the 5th Best Class AA time this decade. Grafton squeezed
past Berkeley Springs to take 3rd. Oak Glen was solidly in 5th, and Shady Spring moved up into 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
Discus
Only two girls managed to top 100' this year. Ritchie's Betsy Nelson topped the field with
a toss of 111'5. Oak Glen's Katie Woofter was the other with her toss of 108'2. Grafton's
Heather Sheme was 3rd by just 6 inches over Keyser's Elizabeth Staggers. Liberty
Raleigh's Kelly Jarrell was 5th by the same margin over Berkeley Springs' Kelsey McCoy.
RunWV's Current Score: 9 of 12.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
The expected tight race did occur as Winfield, Lincoln, and Tyer Consolidated all ran well.
In the end it was Winfield pulling away for the win behind the strong anchor leg of Micah
Osborne. Winfield set a new State Record in the process. Their time of 1:05.00 is the
8th Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and the Best All-Time
Class A-AA State Meet Performance and the best Class AA Performance this decade. Lincoln held 2nd with Tyler
Consolidated easily third. Lincoln's time of 1:05.36 is the 3rd Best All-Time Class A-AA
State Meet Performance and the 2nd best this decade for Class AA. Tyler Consolidated's
time of 1:06.07 is the 9th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Philip Barbour
just edged out Weir for 4th by 0.03. Magnolia rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 14 of 18.
Long Jump
Berkeley Springs' Meghan Mock nailed a 17'11 jump to set a new State Record and win
the event by just less than a foot. That will also put her as the 7th Best All-Time State
Meet Performer Regardless of Class and the Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performer
and the Best Class AA Performer this decade. Philip Barbour's Marteny Jacobs just missed the
17' mark in taking 2nd. Her leap of 16'11.50 is the 5th Best Class AA Performance this decade.
Lincoln's Jenna Howell and Frankfort's Skylar Wampler
each eclipsed 16' in taking 3rd and 4th. Winfield's Korey Jividen edged Independence's
Morgan Bryant by 1/4 inch for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 18 of 24.
High Jump
Berkeley Springs' Meghan Mock set her 2nd State Record of the day in the High Jump when
she soared over 5'8. Her series of State Meet jumps now leaves her as the 2nd Best All-Time
State Meet Performer Regardless of Class, and the Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet
Performer and the Best Class AA performer this decade. Sissonville's Sydney Cummings
cleared 5'6 to take 2nd. She now stands as the 6th Best All-Time State Meet Performer
Regardless of Class and the 2nd Best Class A-AA State Meet Performer and the
2nd Best Class AA Performer this decade. Roane's
Morgan Cottrell was the only other jumper to clear 5'2. Weir's Courtney Stanley
was the only other jumper over 5'0. Berkeley Springs' Amber Booher and Magnolia's
Allison Childers each cleared 4'10 in taking 5th and 6th, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 23 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Berkeley Springs' Rachel Buser and Logan's Darby Mullen took the field out
fast, coming through in 1:12. After two laps, the pair had opened up a 9 second gap on
the field. After three laps, the lead had grown to 14 seconds. On the fourth lap, Buser
began to pull away from Mullen and went on to win by 17 seconds. Buser's time of 11:19.77
was the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance in Class A-AA and the 3rd Best
this decade for Class AA. Mullen easily held the 2nd spot. The next group stayed as a pack through the end of lap
five, and three of that group stayed mostly together through the end of the race. Ritchie's
Ali Carpenter outkicked Roane's Jessica Roberts and Winfield's Megan
Truelove for 3rd as the three finished less than 0.6 seconds apart. Berkeley Springs'
Breanna Henry easily held 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 29 of 36.
Pole Vault
Ritchie's Kelli Sealover again soared well above the field. Her vault of 10'9 was the
only vault over 9'0 in this year's competition, and scores her as the 7th Best All-Time State
Meet Performer Regardless of Class and the 3rd Best All-Time Class A-AA Performer and
the 3rd Best Class AA Performer this decade. Roane's Ashli Knotts was the only
other vaulter over 9'0. Winfield's Connie Beckett was the only other vaulter over
8'6. Three vaulters cleared 8'0 with Tyler Consolidated's Shannon Reid taking fourth
and Ravenswood's Alyssa Palmer and Winfield's Jessica Schwaner landing in a tie
for fifth.
RunWV's Current Score: 34 of 42.
400 Meter Dash
Oak Glen's Jordann Mitchell just missed beating her State Record she set last year
but still dominated the competition, winning by over two seconds. Her time of 57.50 was
good enough to be the 9th Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class
and the 3rd Best All-Time Performance in Class A-AA. It also served as the 2nd Best
Class AA Time this decade. Winfield's Emily
Stewart held onto 2nd and was the only other runner under 60 seconds. Ritchie's
Cassie Bunner just missed going under 60 seconds in taking third. Bluefield's
Sarah Hudak held off Winfield's Lisa Day for 4th. Oak Glen's Hailee Temple
also run under 61 seconds to take the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 39 of 48.
1600 Meter Run
Berkeley Springs' Rachel Buser led from the gun, pretty much constantly increasing her
lead to take the win by just over 7 seconds. Her time of 5:16.51 is the 10th Best All-Time
Performance for Class A-AA and the 5th Best Class AA Performance this decade.
Logan's Darby Mullen held close for two
laps before falling off the pace and holding on for 2nd. Berkeley Springs' Breanna Henry
used a strong last lap to move into 3rd. Grafton's Katelyn Hunt also used a strong last
lap to move into 4th, sliding in just ahead of Frankfort's Rebekah McBride who went out hard
and held on for 5th. Winfield's Megan Truelove edged teammate Holly Rooper for 6th.
The top 7 all ran under 5:30.
RunWV's Current Score: 43 of 54.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
This was one of the more anticipated races of the day with four girls who could potentially pull
off the win. In the end, it was again Berkeley Spring's Meghan Mock taking the title
and setting her 3rd Meet Record of the weekend. Mock's time of 44.80 ended the day as the
4th Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and the Best All-Time
Class A-AA State Meet Performance and of course, the top Class AA Performance of the decade.
The Winfield tandem of Morganne Bennett and Micah Osborne finished just 0.04 apart
in taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Bennett's time of 45.53 is the 8th Best All-Time
Class A-AA State Meet Peformance and the 4th Best this decade. Osborne's time of 45.57 is
the 9th Best All-Time Class A-AA Performance and the 5th best this decade. Frankfort's
Brooke Day was easily 4th. Philip Barbour's Marteny Jacobs took 5th, and Weir's
Kandis Castelli held the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 48 of 60.
100 Meter High Hurdles
This was another highly anticipated race featuring three of the same girls from the 300's.
This time it was Winfield's Micah Osborne taking home the title, followed by Frankfort's
Brooke Day, Winfield's Morganne Bennett, and Lincoln's Jenna Howell.
Osborne's time of 15.31 stands as the 4th Best All-Time State Meet Performance for Class
A-AA and the 3rd best this decade for Class AA. Day's time of 15.43 stands as the
10th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance and the 5th Best this decade
for Class AA. Tyler Consolidated's Cameron Yoho was also under 16 seconds in taking 5th.
Poca's Jordan Meadows rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 53 of 66.
100 Meter Dash
Oak Glen's Jordann Mitchell sped to victory in a race that saw all six placers
come in under 13 seconds. Her 12.65 will stand as the 4th Best Class AA time this decade.
Oak Hill's Deja Jones nailed second. The next three
finishers came in within 0.04 of each other with Point Pleasant's Mallory Nowlin
taking third ahead of Ritchie's Cheri Bunner and Sherman's Demi Kirk.
Winfield's Kelsey Spang easily held the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 58 of 72.
Shot Put
Point Pleasant's Alea Hipes was the only girl to top 34'. The next four were over 33'
with Berkeley Springs' Katie Whittington taking 2nd, Poca's Andrea Celorio taking
3rd, Keyser's Chelsea Harman taking 4th, and Ritchie's Betsy Nelson taking 5th.
Lincoln's Ally Riley scored the final point.
RunWV's Current Score: 64 of 78
4x200 Meter Relay
Winfield ran away with the event, outpacing the field by over 1.6 seconds. Their time of
1:46.49 is the 4th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance and the 3rd best
this decade for Class AA. Ritchie was very
easily 2nd, over 1.5 seconds ahead of 3rd place Weir. Lincoln was nearly a second back in 4th.
Oak Glen was over a second behind them in 5th. Frankfort took home the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 70 of 84.
4x100 Meter Relay
Weir blew past the field by a full 0.5 seconds,easily taking the title. Lincoln was easily
2nd, over 0.5 ahead of 3rd place Roane. Roane wass just 0.08 ahead of Winfield, who managed
to beat Point Pleasant by 0.03. Point Pleasant claimed their spot from the first heat.
Tyler Consolidated rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 75 of 90.
800 Meter Run
Winfield's Lisa Day again used the big finish to move to the front down the homestretch.
Berkeley Spring's Meghan Mock held onto 2nd ahead of Grafton's Katelyn Hunt,
who held off Winfield's Holly Rooper. Logan's Darby Mullen picked up a 5th,
and Point Pleasant's Heather Moran nabbed the final spot. The top 7 girls came in under 2:30.
RunWV's Current Score: 80 of 96.
200 Meter Dash
Oak Glen's Jordann Mitchell again ran away from the field, taking this event by over 0.5
seconds. Her time of 25.68 stands as the 6th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance
and the 2nd best this decade. Sherman's Donnie Kirk led a very tight battle for 2nd that saw only 0.27 seconds
separate 2nd from 7th. Winfield's Emily Stewart was just 0.07 behind Kirk in 3rd. Weir's
Sharron Gianessi was just 0.01 behind Stewart. Ritchie's Cassie Bunner was just
0.07 behind Gianessi. Point Pleasant's Mallory Nowlin was just 0.10 behind Bunner in
taking the final spot by 0.02 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 85 of 102.
4x400 Meter Relay
Oak Glen didn't need the 58.7 anchor leg of Jordann Mitchell to win the event, but she
gave it to them anyway as Oak Glen dominated the field in winning by over 5 seconds. Their time
of 4:06.79 is the 3rd Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance and the 3rd Best
Class AA Performance this decade. Frankfort
was very solidly in second, over 4 seconds ahead of 3rd place Weir. Weir was nearly 3 seconds
ahead of 4th place Ritchie. Ritchie was over 2 seconds ahead of 5th place Grafton. Grafton
was nearly 3 seconds ahead of 6th place Winfield.
RunWV's Current Score: 91 of 108.
The final score of 91 of 108 means that 84.3% 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.
Donnie Kirk, Sherman -- 200 M (not picked, got 2nd)
Frankfort -- 4x400 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
(Crystal Moreland, Joanna Lamp, Brooke Day, Diana Dayton)
Skylar Wampler, Frankfort -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Alea Hipes, Point Pleasant -- Shot Put (picked 5th, got 1st)
Andrea Celorio, Poca -- Shot Put (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Heather Sheme, Grafton -- Discus (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Connie Beckett, Winfield -- Pole Vault (not picked, got 3rd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AA Girls Grafton +14 Frankfort +13 Sherman +10
Class AA Boys
4x800 Meter Relay
Ravenswood used a 2:02 3rd leg by Ben Wise to move into the front and then used
a 2:01 by Ben Miller to close the door on the competition. Weir held onto 2nd
in what turned out to be a three team race. Magnolia was easily third as the front three
finished over 18 seconds ahead of everyone else. Philip Barbour came from way back to
pass Winfield for 4th. Winfield held onto 5th, and Ritchie clamed 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
Long Jump
Philip Barbour's Aaron Gould went the furthest of three athletes who topped 20'.
Berkeley Spring's Brian Ness and Oak Glen's Matt Ritchie were the other
jumpers to top 20'. Philip Barbour's Mike Hunter claimed 4th, with Roane's
Aaron Atkinson edged Grafton's Jedd Guthrie by just over an inch for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 9 of 12.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
After Philip Barbour's disqualification, Keyser took home the title, just edging out Winfield
by 0.18 seconds. Keyser's 58.68 is the 6th Best Class AA time this decade. No other team ran under
1:00. Webster claimed 3rd from the 3rd heat. Frankfort claimed 4th from the 3rd heat. Ritchie scored
a 5th from the 2nd heat, and Berkeley Springs claimed the final spot from the 3rd heat.
RunWV's Current Score: 13 of 18.
High Jump
No jumper went higher than 6'0 this year, and only four jumpers even managed that. Webster's
Zach Crawford took the event on misses. Keyser's Tyrell Clay fnished 2nd. Winfield's
Charles Schuler finished 3rd, and Berkeley Springs' Brian Ness claimed 4th. There
was a three-way time for 5th between Point Pleasant's James Ellis, Berkeley Springs' Foster
Sirbaugh, and Magnolia's Anthony Wells.
RunWV's Current Score: 17 of 24.
Pole Vault
Winfield's Seth Kendall was the only vaulter to go higher than 11'6 with his mark of 12'2.
Teammate Drew Goodman was the only other vaulter to top 11'6. Three jumpers cleared 11'0
with Ravenswood's Brandon Nutter and Ritchie's Chuck Richards finishing tied for
3rd, and Roane's Sam Ashley taking 5th. There was a tie for 6th between Webster's Mitchell
Sanson and Winfield's Joseph Sovine.
RunWV's Current Score: 22 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
This will be one of the more talked about races of the weekend. Winfield's Zac Noel used
a 60.5 second final lap to go from 3rd to 1st only to be disqualified for cutting off Weir's
Stewart Jones in the final turn. I can't comment on the disqualification because I
didn't see the incident happen. I was looking at the finish line area writing down times for
people finishing their 7th lap when I heard the crowd go nuts. When I looked into the turn
Noel was already a couple strides ahead. Berkeley Springs' Lenny Roach took the field
out hard, covering the first lap in 1:04, followed closely by Oak Glen's Brian Wilson. Roach
maintained the lead through lap two and three, and stretched the lead to five seconds at the mile
mark, covering the opening mile in 4:49. The five second gap was maintained through lap five.
On lap 6, Weir's Stewart Jones pulled withing a second of Roach, with Noel another 2 seconds
back. The end of lap seven saw Roach and Jones running even with Noel three seconds back. Noel
made his final move over the last 200 meters to cross the line in first, followed closely by
Jones and then Roach, with each of the three crossing in less than 9:47. Noel's disqualification
(again I can neither agree nor disagree with this because I didn't see it) left Jones with the
1st position and Roach with the 2nd position. No one else ran under 10:00. Webster's Skylar
McCoy ran a very disciplined race and moved from 7th after 5 laps into 3rd at the finish.
Ravenswood's Ben Wise claimed 4th. Ravenswood's Nathan Rees scored a fifth for
Ravenswood, and Roane's Randy Price was the final beneficiary of Noel's DQ.
RunWV's Current Score: 26 of 36.
400 Meter Dash
Ravenswood's Ben Miller again took the 400, this year going under 50 seconds in the
process. His time of 49.81 is the 3rd Best Class AA Time this decade.
Philip Barbour's Jaron Freeman was the only one even close to him. Freeman
was over a second ahead of the rest of the field. Weir's Josh Webb pulled into the
3rd position, just ahead of Sissonville's William Hart. Liberty Harrison's Josh
Gray snagged 5th from the first heat, just 0.01 ahead of Shady Spring's Dustin Syvertson.
RunWV's Current Score: 30 of 42.
1600 Meter Run
Winfield's Zac Noel shed his disappointment from the 3200 and again used his strong
finish to win the 1600. The final lap started with 4 runners crossing in 3:28 and three others
in 3:29. Coming to the last 400 meters, the front four all still had a chance for the win,
but Noel was able to put the race away. Berkeley Spring's Lenny Roach and Ravenswood's
Ben Wise each used one final push to get past Weir's Stewart Jones as the front
four all finished within 2 seconds, with 2nd through 4th separated by only 0.8 seconds.
Liberty Harrison's Josh Gray edged Ravenswood's Kurt Gray for 5th by just over
0.5 seconds. The six placers finished approximately 9 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
RunWV's Current Score: 35 of 48.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Lincoln's Eli Cottrill defended his title in exciting fashion. With the race well in
hand, he unexpectedly slowed dramatically approaching the final hurdle. Just as it looked
like Frankfort's Travis Corwell would steal the title, he stumbled a bit off the final
hurdle. Cottrill took the win by just 0.01. Cottrill's time of 39.14 is the 9th Best All-Time
State Meet Performance in Class A-AA. Corwell's 39.15 will be tied for the 10th Best
All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Their times will also be the 3rd and 4th best
Class AA marks this decade. No one else was within a second of the dueling
pair. Berkeley Springs' Brian Ness snared the 3rd position. Winfield's Caleb
Martin edged Berkeley Springs' Paul Truitt for 4th. Ritchie's Alan Snodgrass
took home the final point.
RunWV's Current Score: 39 of 54.
Shot Put
Sissonville's Eric Myers just missed setting the meet record by a half inch but still
beat the field by over 6 feet. His toss of 56'8.25 is the 2nd Best All-Time State Meet
Class A-AA Performance and the Best Class AA Performance this decade. Oak Glen's Kyle
Hawkins was the only other competitor
over 50'. Teammate A.J. Glass was the only other thrower over 46' in taking 3rd. Point
Pleasant's John Hipes took 4th by less than 4 inches over Winfield's Tyler May.
Independence's Chris May took the final scoring spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 43 of 60.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Winfield's Christian Powers just edged Lincoln's Eli Cottrill by 0.02 to take
the title. Powers' time of 14.92 is the 6th Best Class AA time this decade. Frankfort's Travis
Corwell was not far back in 3rd, with consecutive 0.10
second gaps back to Winfield's Caleb Martin and Keyser's Tyrell Clay. Braxton's
Kevin Tanner took the final postion.
RunWV's Current Score: 48 of 66.
100 Meter Dash
Wayne's Rodney Endicott edged out Weir's Cameron Brown by 0.08 to take the win.
Philip Barbour's Aaron Gould knocked off Chapmanville's David Wiley by 0.07 for
3rd. Oak Hill's Clint Lawson was just 0.03 behind. Oak Glen's Gary Gamble took
the final spot by just 0.03.
RunWV's Current Score: 54 of 72.
Discus
Sissonville's Eric Myers again dominated the competition but again came up just short of
the meet record, missing this one by just 8 inches. His best throw was over 21 feet further
than anyone else. His throw of 169'3 is the 9th Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless
of Class and the 2nd Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance and the 2nd Best
Class AA Performance this decade. Independence's Josh May was over 8 feet ahead of the rest of the field
and was the only other thrower over 140'. Independence's Chris May took third by 3 inches
over Winfield's Jared White who had a season best throw by 24 feet to pull off a major
surprise. Oak Glen's A.J. Glass, Liberty Raleigh's Dominick Cangemi, and Point
Pleasant's Tyler Grant had matching best throws, but Glass took the fifth place position
and Cangemi took 6th based on a better 2nd best throws.
RunWV's Current Score: 59 of 78.
4x200 Meter Relay
Weir held off Oak Glen on the final leg as the two teams ran away from the competition.
Berkeley Springs was solidly in 3rd with Lincoln taking 4th over Ritchie by 0.22. Keyser rounded
out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 65 of 84.
4x100 Meter Relay
Philip Barbour pulled away down the stretch to take the event by 0.3 seconds over Berkeley Springs.
Weir stole 3rd from the first heat. Winfield edged Oak Glen by 0.06 for 4th. Keyser again
rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 70 of 90.
800 Meter Run
Ravenswood's Ben Miller was given all he could handle by Liberty Harrison's Josh Gray,
but he again took the title, this time by a scant 0.28 seconds as both runners went under 1:58.
Miller's time of 1:57.34 is the Best Class AA time this decade, and Gray's 1:57.62 is the 5th
Best Class AA time this decade. No one else came in under 2:00. Magnolia's Luke Seavy held
off Winfield's Zac Noel
as they both went under 2:01. Berkeley Springs' Lenny Roach was the only other runner
under 2:02. Oak Glen's Griff Halstead used a late push to take the final position.
RunWV's Current Score: 75 of 96.
200 Meter Dash
Wayne's Rodney Endicott made it 2 for 2by taking the 200 meter title. Oak Hill's Tim
Patterson edged Oak Glen's Drake Compton by 0.02 for 2nd. The field dramatically
spread out after that. Keyser's Jeremy Green took home the 4th position. Philip Barbour's
Mike Hunter and Shady Spring's Dustin Syverston took the final two spots.
RunWV's Current Score: 80 of 102.
4x400 Meter Relay
Ravenswood used a 49.3 second anchor leg from Ben Miller to move past Keyser and take
the win. Ravenswood's 3:29.94 is the 3rd Best Class AA time this decade. Keyser's 3:30.51 is
the 6th Best Class AA time this decade. Keyser was over two seconds ahead of the rest of the
field in taking 2nd. Philip Barbour held 3rd by nearly a second. Frankfort solidly held 4th.
Magnolia and Point Pleasant snagged 5th and 6th, respectively from the first heat.
RunWV's Current Score: 84 of 108.
The final score of 84 of 108 means that 77.8% 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 (and there are a bunch of them this year).
Jeremy Green, Keyser -- 200 M (not picked, got 4th)
William Hart, Sissonville -- 400 M (not picked, got 4th)
Winfield -- 4x100 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Donavan Farley, Lee Hazlett, Steven Gaydosz, Erik Schuller)
Frankfort -- 4x400 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Johnny Macklen, Andrew Hughes, Christian Brown, Travis Corwell)
Philip Barbour -- 4x800 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Jaron Freeman, Riley Freeman, John Higgins, John King)
Frankfort -- Shuttles (not picked, got 4th)
(Patrick Rice, Andrew Hughes, Thomas Hughes, Travis Corwell)
Matt Ritchie, Oak Glen -- Long Jump (not picked, got 3rd)
Zach Crawford, Webster -- High Jump (not picked, got 1st)
Charles Schuler, Winfield -- High Jump (not picked, got 3rd)
Chris May, Independence -- Discus (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Jared White, Winfield -- Discus (not picked, got 4th)
Drew Goodman, Winfield -- Pole Vault (picked 6th, got 2nd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AA Boys Winfield +15.5 Webster +14.5