Class AAA Girls
4x800 Meter Relay
Preston took the lead for good on Ashley Teets' 2:25 third leg. With Kaylyn
Christopher running the anchor, things were well in hand. The only question was
whether or not they'd set the record. They did. They got it by less than a second, but
they did get it. Preston's 9:36.53 is the 2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless
of Class and the Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance and the Best Class
AAA Performance this decade. Morgantown was easily 2nd place. Their time of 9:44.87 is the
8th Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and the 7th Best All-Time
Class AAA State Meet Performance. Hurricane held off University by
just 0.27 seconds to take 3rd. Ripley got past Cabell Midland on the final leg to take 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 6 of 6.
Shot Put
Cabell Midland's Ashley Morrow won the shot put yet again, this time by just 2.5 inches
over Hurricane's Christy Austin. Preston's Elsie Smith was less than a foot
back in 3rd. She was over 2 feet ahead of 4th place finisher Ashley Heavener of Hampshire.
She was over a foot ahead of Cabell Midland's Tara Johnson. Capital's Shimaya
Jones took the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 11 of 12.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Wheeling Park took home the title by over a second after 2nd and 3rd place finishers
Parkersburg South and Parkersburg were disqualified for early exchanges. Hedgesville
edged Hurricane by just over a tenth of a second for 2nd. John Marshall was just 0.26
back in 4th. Cabell Midland took home 5th, and Greenbrier East claimed the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 15 of 18.
Discus
Capital's Shannon Hooper took the event by nearly 2 feet. Hurricane's Christy
Austin was over 5 feet ahead of the rest of the field by 5 feet. Parkersburg's Kim
Dent was over 2 feet ahead of the next competitor. Bridgeport's Arielle Stafford
was the only other thrower over 110' in taking 4th. Hampshire's Ashley Heavener was
just 4 inches ahead of Buckhannon-Upshur's Susie Godwin for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 20 of 24.
3200 Meter Run
This was a very good race. After 3 laps, there were 8 people still in the front pack as
they went through from 4:06 to 4:08. At the 1600 Meter mark, there were still 7 in the pack,
all crossing between 5:31 and 5:32. The pack shrunk to four by the end of lap five. Included
were Preston's Jordan Hamric, Ashley Teets, and Ari Kasprowicz and University's
Hallie Portner. On lap 6, Hamric, Teets, and Portner pulled away. On lap 7, the Preston
pair asserted themselves, picking up the pace, and Portner was unable to match. Hamric
hammered the last lap in 1:18 to take the win in 11:01.49. Hamric's time is the 4th Best
All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and the 2nd Best All-Time Class
AAA State Meet Performance and the 2nd Best Class AAA Performance this decade. Teets easily held 2nd,
finishing 12 seconds ahead of Jefferson's Brooke Boening who used a 1:24 last lap to just pull
past Portner for 3rd. Teets' time of 11:09.37 is tied for 7th Best All-Time State Meet Performance
Regardless of Class and tied for the 5th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Peformance
and the 3rd Best Class AAA Performance this decade. Morgantown's Emma Berry easily held the
5th position, 6 seconds behind Portner, but 9 seconds ahead of everyone else. Hurricane's Alex
Dent used a strong finish to squeeze into 6th place.
RunWV's Current Score: 25 of 30.
Long Jump
Buckhannon-Upshur's Chelsea Carrier won her first event of the weekend in Record-Breaking
fashion, setting a new State Mark with her leap of 18'8.50. That put her over a foot ahead of
the rest of the field. That leap also stands as the Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless
of Class and the Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance and the Best Class AAA
Performance this decade. Huntington's Laquita Wilburn was over a foot ahead of everyone else
and was the only other competitor over 17'. George Washington's Brittany Pratt scored
3rd by just over 2 inches over Parkersburg's Meghan Ruddlesden who was just 1/2 inch
further than Cabell Midland's Robin Rogers. Ripley's Adrienne Roark claimed the
final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 28 of 36.
400 Meter Dash
Hurricane's Josie Crouch pulled away in the last 100 Meters to take the title convincingly.
Nitro's Jennifer Cooperrider slipped past Cabell Midland's Danielle Winningham
for 2nd. John Marshall's Julie Young surged past Musselman's Alaina Pletcher
for 4th. Spring Valley's Savannah Rutherford grabbed the final position from the 1st heat.
RunWV's Current Score: 33 of 42.
1600 Meter Run
The showdown between Preston's Kaylyn Christopher and University's Amber Riley
was just that. Christopher led throughout, but Riley was close on her heels well into the 3rd lap
before Christopher started generating a gap. Christopher pulled away to take the event by over
2 seconds as the pair became the first to go under 5:00 at the State Meet. Christopher's 4:55.85
is the Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and the Best Class AAA
All-Time State Meet Performance and the Best Class AAA Performance this decade. Riley's
4:58.01 is the 2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and the
2nd Best Class AAA All-Time State Meet Performance and the 2nd Best Class AAA Performance
this decade. Preston's Jordan Hamric made up a 7 second deficit on the last lap to take 3rd.
Wheeling Park's Courtney Yaeger led most of the first two laps before settling for 4th.
University's Hallie Portner outkicked Preston's Ari Kasprowicz for 5th. The first 9
girls all came in under 5:30.
RunWV's Current Score: 38 of 48.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Buckhannon-Upshur's Chelsea Carrier just missed beating her record set a year ago in winning
by well over a second. Carrier's time of 44.61 is the 2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance
Regardless of Class and the 2nd Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance and
the 2nd Best Class AAA Performance this decade. John Marshall's Julie Young surged past the Hampshire duo of
Samantha Jendras and Jeanne Jendras. Parkersburg's Kathy Dent claimed 5th, and
George Washington's Bailey Rhodes grabbed the final position.
RunWV's Current Score: 43 of 54.
High Jump
Bridgeport's Kendall McCaugherty soared over 5'9 to set a new State Record and win the event
by 7 inches. Her 5'9 is the Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and
the Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance and the Best Class AAA Performance this
decade. Of the remaining competitors, only Elkins' Megan Warner was able to clear 5'2.
Five other jumpers cleared 5'0 with Capital's Brittany Cox taking third. Hampshire's
Brittany Wolford and Robert C. Byrd's Lauren DeMarco tied for 4th, and Parkersburg
South's Jessica Gilkeson finished 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 47 of 60.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Buckhannon-Upshur's Chelsea Carrier made it three-for-three in the 100 Highs. She set a new
Meet Record in the trials and took the finals by over 0.6 seconds. Carrier's Trials Time of 14.66 and
finals time of 14.83 are the 1st and 4th Best All-Time State Meet Performances Regardless of Class
and the 1st and 4th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performances and the 1st and 3rd Best
Class AAA times this decade. Huntington's Laquita Wilburn
was solidly in 2nd. Parkersburg South's Kelsey Watkins just edged past Parkersburg's Kathy
Dent for 3rd. Hedgesville's Katie Rude and Martinsburg's Iesha Robinson led a tight
three-way race for the final two spots.
RunWV's Current Score: 51 of 66.
100 Meter Dash
Jefferson's Brittany Carr outleaned Fairmont Senior's Valerie Jasper who tumbled hard
to the track after crossing the finish line. Only 0.01 separated the two. Buckhannon-Upshur's
Marissa Wright edged past South Charleston's Nicole Hill for 3rd. Huntington's
Laquita Wilburn scored a 5th place finish. Jefferson's Chelsea Flinchum snagged the
final spot by just 0.01.
RunWV's Current Score: 55 of 72.
Pole Vault
Robert C. Byrd's Lauren DeMarco was the only competitor to clear the bar at 10'
giving her the outright title. Parkersburg South's Tara Collins and Parkersburg's
Caitlin Meeks each cleared 9'6 to take 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Three other
girls cleared 9'0. George Washington's Brittany Pratt, Hurricane's Megan Loughry,
and John Marshall's Jami Fonner took the final three places in that order.
RunWV's Current Score: 61 of 78.
4x200 Meter Relay
Jefferson pulled off a come from behind win behind the anchor leg of Brittany Carr,
taking the event by less than half a second over Morgantown. Wheeling Park outdueled
Parkersburg for 3rd. There was over a 1.5 second gap between 4th and 5th. Capital edged
out Buckhannon-Upshur for 5th place. Pre-meet favorite Huntington was disqualified on a
bad exchange.
RunWV's Current Score: 66 of 84.
4x100 Meter Relay
Wheeling Park matched Jefferson's come from behind win in the 4x200 with one of their own
in the 4x100 behind the anchor leg of Austyn Creighton to win the event by just 0.09.
Wheeling Park's 50.34 is tied for the 4th Best Class AAA Time this decade. Jefferson was easily
2nd in the event. Jefferson's 50.43 is the 6th Best Class AAA Time this decade. Parkersburg and
Fairmont Senior battled to matching
times in the 1st heat, with Parkersburg taking 3rd overall and Fairmont Senior taking 4th.
Morgantown was just 0.06 off their times in taking 5th. Musselman rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 70 of 90.
800 Meter Run
Preston's Kaylyn Christopher shattered the meet record by over 2 seconds but came
up just short of setting the All-Time mark held by Jennifer Povick. Christopher's time of
2:13.67 is the 2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and
the Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance and the Best Class AAA performance
this decade. University's Amber Riley also beat the old meet record in taking 2nd.
Her time of 2:15.51 is the 3rd Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class
and the 2nd Best Class AAA State Meet Performance and the 2nd Best Class AAA Performance
this decade. Morgantown's Monica Chase was about 3 seconds back in 3rd. Chase's time
of 2:18.50 is the 5th Best Class AAA Performance this decade. Nitro's Jennifer Cooperrider also ran under 2:20
in taking 4th. The Hurricane pair of Josie Crouch and Jordan Starcher just
edged out Wheeling Park's Courtney Yaeger for the final two spots.
RunWv's Current Score: 75 of 96.
200 Meter Dash
Buckhannon-Upshur's Chelsea Carrier again made it a 40-point weekend by taking the
200 Meter Dash in 25.05. She finished over 0.6 seconds ahead of the field. Carrier's 25.05
was the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and the 5th
Best Class AAA All-Time State Meet Performance and the 3rd Best This Decade. Nicholas'
Amber Adkins and Musselman's Alaina Pletcher were the only other two girls
to go under 26 seconds in taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Buckhannon-Upshur's Marissa
Wright solidly held 4th. South Charleston's Nicole Hill was solidly in 5th,
and Parkersburg's Janey Hall squeezed into 6th by just 0.07.
RunWV's Current Score: 80 of 102.
4x400 Meter Relay
The team standings came down to the 4x400. Preston could win the meet by placing 5th
or higher. Buckhannon-Upshur could win the meet by winning the event and having Preston
not place. They could tie if Buckhannon-Upshur won the event, and Preston took 6th.
Cabell Midland used a strong anchor leg by Danielle Winningham to take first place
from Buckhannon-Upshur. I believe this crew of Winningham, Ashley Hewett, Taylor Cassidy,
and Rebecca Thomas also won the event last year. Morgantown edged Hampshire by just 0.01 for 3rd. Hurricane
held off Preston to take 5th. Preston's 6th place finish along with Buckhannon-Upshur's
2nd place finish gave Preston the team title by a mere two points.
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 us wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed our predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Brooke Boening, Jefferson -- 3200 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Parkersburg -- 4x100 M (not picked, got 3rd)
(Meghan Ruddlesden, Megan Hurley, Morgan Campbell, Janey Hall)
Fairmont Senior -- 4x100 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Briana Chaney, Kaitlyn Foster, Jenai Stubbs, Valerie Jasper)
Hurricane -- Shuttles (picked 6th, got 3rd)
(Blane Hughes, Tiara Cantley, Megan Loughry, Erica Leslie)
Meghan Ruddlesden, Parkersburg -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Megan Warner, Elkins -- High Jump (not picked, got 2nd)
Brittany Cox, Capital -- High Jump (not picked, got 3rd)
Lauren DeMarco, Robert C. Byrd -- Pole Vault (picked 5th, got 1st)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AAA Girls Hurricane +13 Capital + 8 Elkins + 7
Class AAA Boys
4x800 Meter Relay
Cabell Midland took the lead for good late in the 3rd leg, and David Bias brought it home with a
1:58.2 anchor leg. Their 8:07.98 is the 6th Best Class AAA time this decade. Wheeling Park held off
Parkersburg South for 2nd. Martinsburg ended up over 7 seconds behind in 4th. George Washington edged Elkins for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 4 of 6.
Shot Put
Cabell Midland's Cole Bowers popped a season-best throw to win the event by just over 4 inches
over Parkersburg's Justin Adkins. They were the only throwers over 50'. Cabell Midland's
Ronnie Patrick gave his team two of the top three finishers. John Marshall's Eric Howe
was nearly a foot back in 4th. Parkersburg's Brandon Flint was over a foot back in 5th.
Bridgeport's Ben Griffith took home the final position by less than 3 inches.
RunWV's Current Score: 8 of 12.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Wheeling Park has the lead heading into the anchor leg, and with Andy Goldbaugh on anchor
things were well in hand. Their 56.88 is the 2nd Best Class AAA time this decade. Park took the win
by over 0.8 seconds ahead of Robert C. Byrd. St. Albans was another 0.34 back in 3rd. Cabell Midland
was 0.25 behind St. Albans. East Fairmont was over a second back in 5th. Hedgesville rounded out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 12 of 18.
Discus
Martinsburg's Matt Porter was the furthest of only two throwers who surpassed 140'. Parkersburg's
Brandon Flint was the other in taking 2nd. Riverside's Raheem Waiters just missed the
mark in taking 3rd. Wheeling Park's Ricky Hunt and Buckhannon-Upshur's Ryan Godwin
had matching top throws, but Hunt had a better 2nd best throw to take the 4th position. Parkersburg's
Justin Adkins was the final placer.
RunWV's Current Score: 17 of 24.
Long Jump
Bridgeport's Wes Eades won a very tight long jump competition that saw the top 4 separated by less
than 4 inches. Eades took the top spot by 3/4 inch over Hedgesville's Robin Dean. Dean took
2nd by just 1.75 inches over Robert C. Byrd's Jordan Swiger. Swiger took 3rd by just 3/4 inch
over Wheeling Park's Brandon McKinley. Cabell Midland's Ryan Ramsey edged George Washington's
Chase Smith by 3/4 inch for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 22 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Wheeling Park's Ryan Beabout took out hard, going through the first lap in 1:05. After two laps,
he held a 6 second lead over the next competitor. After three laps, the lead was 10 seconds, and the pack
that followed was at least 7 deep. At four laps, the lead was 12 seconds as Beabout crossed the marker
in 4:39. A pack of 7 still followed. On lap five, the lead dwindled to 10 seconds. and five members of
the chase pack had started to separate: University's Eric Frohnapfel, Preston's Josh Feather,
Elkins' Alex Zurbuch, North Marion's Zach Tennant, and Parkersburg South's Brian Blanc.
After six laps, the lead remained at 10 seconds, and the same five still followed. On lap 7, Feather
started to make a move. Beabout still led by 7 seconds, but Feather had generated a 5 second gap on the
rest of the field. At the finish, Beabout still took the tape without being challenged, but Feather
did close to within less than 6 seconds. Beabout's time of 9:30.89 is the 6th Best Class AAA time this
decade. Frohnapfel pulled away to 3rd ahead of Zurbuch. Tennant
held onto fifth, and Jefferson's Cory Hampshire fought his was into 6th place. The first 7 came in
under 10:00.
RunWV's Current Score: 28 of 36.
High Jump
Jefferson's Dewey McDonald and Cabell Midland's Daniel Jarrell each cleared 6'4 with
McDonald taking the top spot on tie-breakers. St. Albans' Trevor Wilburn, John Marshall's Matt
Deel, and Parkersburg South's Todd Offenberger each cleared 6'2 in taking 3rd, 4th, and 5th,
respectively. Fairmont Senior's Joseph Douglas took the event's final point. One of the
predicted placers did not jump.
RunWV's Current Score: 32 of 42.
400 Meter Dash
Hurricane's Terrell Martin asserted himself in the final 200 meters to take the win by over 0.7
seconds. His 48.46 is the 6th Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and
the 6th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance and the 2nd Best Class AAA Performance
this decade. Buckhannon-Upshur's Andrew Carrier was the closest to Martin. Carrier's 49.18
is the 5th Best Class AAA time this decade. Bridgeport's Wes
Eades was also under 50 seconds in taking 3rd. Wheeling Park's Vinnie Crumrine and John
Marshall's Mark Sampson each ran under 51 seconds in taking 4th adn 5th. Wheeling Park's
Brandon McKinley took the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 37 of 48.
1600 Meter Run
The field took out fast, with the leaders crossing in 1:04. There was still a pack at two laps as
the leaders crossed in 2:13. The pack crossed the third lap in 3:20 with at least three still in
contention. Down the stretch Preston's Josh Feather pulled away from Wheeling Park's Ryan
Beabout to defend his title from a year ago. Feather's 4:24.68 is the 6th Best Class AAA time
this decade. University's Eric Frohnapfel won a tight
battle to the finish over George Washington's Adam Woodruff and Hampshire's John Paul
Binotto as the front five all came in under 4:29. North Marion's Zach Tennant claimed
the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 41 of 54.
Pole Vault
St. Albans' Aaron Dunlap was the only vaulter to clear 13'6. Four other vaulters cleared
13'0 with misses determining the places. Parkersburg South's Travis Townsend took 2nd.
Bridgeport's Nathan Schwenk took 3rd. Hedgesville's Will Roberts took 4th, and
Bridgeport's Erik Green took 5th. Parkersburg's Scott McMillan cleared 12'6 and
took the final position on misses.
RunWV's Current Score: 46 of 60.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Buckhannon-Upshur's Andrew Carrier used his 400 Meter strength to pull away down the stretch
and cross the line in under 38 seconds. His 37.96 is the 9th Best All-Time State Meet Performance
Regardless of Class and the 9th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance and the
Best Class AAA Time this decade. Wheeling Park's Andy Goldbaugh held steady into
2nd ahead of Robert C. Byrd's Dwight Holden. Goldbaugh's 38.32 is the 2nd Best Class AAA
time this decade. There was over a 1 second gap back to the
next finisher. John Marshall's Mark Sampson beat out Wheeling Park's Geoffrey Hempelmann
for 4th. Robert C. Byrd's Eddie Aspy took the final position by 0.08.
RunWV's Current Score: 51 of 66.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Wheeling Park's Andy Goldbaugh ran clean and ranw away with the win. His 14.61 is the 2nd
Best Class AAA time this decade. St. Albans' Nick Watts'
decision to pull out of the 300's paid off with a strong 2nd place run. Robert C. Byrd's Dwight
Holden just held off Greenbrier East's John Gadomski for 3rd. Hedgesville's Robin
Dean was solidly in fifth. Buckhannon-Upshur's Andrew Burnside took the final spot by
just 0.03.
RunWV's Current Score: 56 of 72.
100 Meter Dash
Woodrow Wilson's Marquel Ali surged away from the field in the last 40 meters and nearly set
a State Record in the process, missing by just 0.03. Ali's 10.62 ties him for the 2nd Best All-Time
State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and the 2nd Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance
and was the 2nd Best Class AAA Performance this decade. Cabell Midland's Christian Edwards held
off the late push of Hurricane's Terrell Martin for 2nd. Capital's Steven Bumpus was
right on Martin's heels in 4th. Bridgeport's Wes Eades edged Hedgesville's Jordan Reed
by 0.01 for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 62 of 78.
4x200 Meter Relay
Hedgesville's Adam Leonard led his team to the win, finishing just ahead of Wheeling Park.
Capital just edged past Jefferson for 3rd. Martinsburg was well back in 5th, and Hunting was nearly
another second back in 6th. One predicted placer was disqualified and another did not compete.
RunWV's Current Score: 66 of 84.
4x100 Meter Relay
A mostly healthy Jefferson team held off Hedgesville and Capital to take the title. Hedgesville
edged past Capital by 0.05 for that 2nd spot. Martinsburg edged Wheeling Park by 0.02 for 4th.
St. Albans took the final spot from the first heat.
RunWV's Current Score: 70 of 90.
800 Meter Run
Cabell Midland's David Bias remained the only one in the field to go under 2:00 as he pulled
away in the last 200 meters to take the win by over a second. Buckhannon-Upshur's Sam Stalnaker
used a late surge to pull into 2nd, just 0.07 ahead of Preston's Josh Feather. Parkersburg's
Cam Lemley scored the 4th place finish. Nitro's John Dorchinez edged out St. Albans'
Andrew Bailey for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 75 of 96.
200 Meter Dash
Woodrow Wilson's Marquel Ali again ran away from the field, taking the event by over 0.3
seconds. Ali's 21.57 is the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class
and the 5th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance and the Best Class AAA Performance
this decade. Hurricane's Terrell Martin surged late to easily pull into 2nd and join Ali at
under 22 seconds. Martin's time of 21.89 is the 4th Best Class AAA time this decade.
Martin's trials time of 21.91 is the 6th Best Class AAA time this decade. Capital's Steven Bumpus
won a very tight battle for 3rd. Bridgeport's
Wesley Eades was just 0.02 behind in 4th. Buckhannon-Upshur's Andrew Carrier was
just 0.04 behind that in 5th. Cabell Midland's Christian Edwards was just another 0.04 behind
that, leaving just 0.10 between 3rd and 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 81 of 102.
4x400 Meter Relay
Wheeling Park edged out John Marshall for the title as both teams ran under 3:26. Wheeling Park's
3:25.09 is the 2nd Best Class AAA time this decade. John Marshall's 3:25.60 is the 3rd Best
Class AAA time this decade. Martinsburg was under 3:27 in taking 3rd. Their 3:26.16 is the
5th Best Class AAA time this decade. Parkersburg South and Cabell Midland were under 3:28 in taking
4th and 5th, respectively. Hurricane used Terrell Martin's 49.19 anchor leg to take 6th
place from the first heat.
RunWV's Current 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.
Sam Stalnaker, Buckhannon-Upshur -- 800 M (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Josh Feather, Preston -- 800 M (not picked, got 3rd)
Martinsburg -- 4x100 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Brandon Cato, Juan Nunez, Emilio Ramirez, Lamar Harvey)
Jefferson -- 4x200 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Keenan Delawder, Quayshawn Ross, Brandon Hyler, Brandon Saunders)
Wes Eades, Bridgeport -- Long Jump (not picked, got 1st)
Robin Dean, Hedgesville -- Long Jump (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Trevor Wilburn, St. Albans -- High Jump (not picked, got 3rd)
Cole Bowers, Cabell Midland -- Shot Put (picked 4th, got 1st)
Raheem Waiters, Riverside -- Discus (not picked, got 3rd)
Travis Townsend, Parkersburg South - Pole Vault (picked 5th, got 2nd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AAA Boys Bridgeport +14 Preston +10 Jefferson + 9