Class AA Girls
100 Meter Dash
Oak Hill's Deja Jones was never threatened as she won by 0.18 seconds. Point Pleasant's
Mallory Nowlin was easily 2nd. 3rd through 6th were separted by just 0.12 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 6 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Point Pleasant's Mallory Nowlin edged Winfield's Emily Stewart by just 0.03 for the win.
Oak Hill and Winfield placed two girls each.
RunWV's Current Score: 11 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Oak Hill's Shakilya Cosby made short work of the field, pulling away in the last 100 Meters to
win by a large margin. Winfield's Emily Stewart was the only other runner to go under 60 seconds.
Cosby's 58.17 stands as the 6th Fastest Class A-AA State Meet Performance and the 3rd Fastest
Class AA State Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 15 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Grafton's Katelyn Hunt took control late in the race and held off a charging Naire Miller
of Oak Hill for the win. Miller overtook Oak Glen's Annah Cashdollar late as the top three went
under 2:25.
RunWV's Current Score: 20 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
Philip Barbour's Sarah McCauley caught up with early leader Megan Truelove of Winfield at
the end of the third lap, and then powered by to pull away for the convincing win. Truelove led the first
three laps and held on for 2nd. Grafton's Katelyn Hunt outkicked Frankfort's Rebekah McBride
for 3rd. The early pace was quick as Truelove went through in 2:36 with Hunt and McCauley coming through
in 2:38. After that, it was a matter of who could hold on the best.
RunWV's Current Score: 24 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Winfield's Megan Truelove took the lead early and was never threatened as she rolled to an 18 second
victory. After her, a pack of seven existed after three laps. At the mile, Truelove had crossed in 5:40,
and the pack of 6 or 7 that followed came through in 5:52-5:53. That pack held together through the 5th
lap. Things began to separate on lap 6. Truelove was long gone, but the pack was starting to thin. Two
of the original seven dropped off the pace. The remaining five were now stretched from 9:00 to 9:04. The
seventh lap saw Grafton's Chanel Alexander and Shady Spring's Chelsea Callaway pull a little
away from Roane's Jessica Roberts and Philip Barbour's Amber Adkins, and Shady Spring's Teddi
Serna had lost contact with the pack. In the end, Callaway outkicked Alexander for 2nd place as the pair
made it in under 12:00. Adkins pulled away from Roberts for 4th, and Serna held on for 6th. Truelove's
11:37.54 stands as the 6th Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 29 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Berkeley Springs' Meghan Mock just edged Winfield's Morganne Bennett by 0.02 to gain the title
in the 100 Highs. Weir's Kandis Castelli, who had established herself as a threat with a hot trials
time, was just 0.10 behind Bennett. Poca's Jordan Meadows was also under 16 seconds. Mock's time of
15.44 along with Bennett's 15.44 from the trials lands them in a tie for the 6th Fastest Class AA State
Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 34 of 42.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Berkeley Springs' Meghan Mock broke her Meet Record from a year ago in again edging Winfield's Morganne
Bennett. Roane's Ashli Knotts topped Weir's Kandis Castelli and Ritchie's Cassie Bunner
for 3rd as the front five were all under 48 seconds. Mock's 44.70 time is the 3rd Best All-Time State Meet
Performance regardless of class, and the Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance and the Best Class
AA State Meet Performance this decade. Bennett's 45.43 is the 8th Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance
and the 4th Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 40 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
As anticipated, Winfield ran away with the title winning by over 0.6 seconds. Point Pleasant was easily second, and
Lincoln was easily the third. Winfield's 50.51 is the 4th Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance and the
2nd Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade. Winfield's team consisted of Emily Daly, Breanna
Shantie, Jillian Barnett, and Kelsey Spang.
RunWV's Current Score: 45 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Winfield was absolutely dominant. The won the event by over 3 seconds. Ritchie squeezed past Lincoln for 2nd as
these were the only three teams to go under 1:50. Winfield set a new State Record and scored the Best Class
A-AA State Meet Performance and the Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade. Winfield's
group was Emily Daly, Breanna Shantie, Brittany Lee, and Kelsey Spang.
RunWV's Current Score: 49 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Winfield took the lead early and continued to run away the rest of the race. Emily Daly, Morganne Bennett,
and Emily Stewart each ran under 61 seconds to help Winfield demolish the field. Grafton won a very tight
race for 2nd over Frankfort and Oak Glen as the three were separated by just 0.71 seconds. Winfield's 4:06.35
stands as the 2nd Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance and the 2nd Best Class AA State Meet
Performance this decade. Winfield's complete unit consisted of Emily Daly, Preeya Shah, Morganne Bennett,
and Emily Stewart.
RunWV's Current Score: 54 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Grafton got 2:29's from Kaylen Poston and Chanel Alexander and used a 2:26 closing leg from Katelyn
Hunt to overcome Winfield for the narrow victory. Winfield received a 2:29 from Rachel Ashely and a
2:28 from Holly Rooper in their 2nd place effort. Shady Spring used a 2:25 closing leg from Chelsea
Callaway to take the 3rd spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 59 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Lincoln finally won their long-awaited Shuttle title, taking the victory by over a second over Winfield. Those
two were way ahead of the field. Lincoln battled back from a season of injuries and didn't appear to miss a beat
in taking the title.
RunWV's Current Score: 63 of 78
Long Jump
Berkeley Springs' Meghan Mock won yet another title. This time, she outdistanced the field by over a foot
and a half. Philip Barbour's Marteny Jacobs went a and and a half further than Sissonville's Sydney
Cummings for 2nd. Mock's 17'5.75 jump was the 8th Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance and the
2nd Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 67 of 84.
High Jump
Sissonville's Syndey Cummings avenged last year's defeat and kept Berkeley Springs' Meghan Mock from
racking up 40 points. Cummings cleared 5'6 while Mock and Roane's Morgan Cottrell each cleared 5'4. No one
else was higher than 5'0. Cummings' 5'6 jump solidifies her as the 7th Best All-Time State Meet Performer
regardless of class, the 2nd Best Class A-AA State Meet Performer, and the 2nd Best Class AA Performer
this decade. Mock's 5'4 solidified her position as the 2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performer regardless
of class, the Best Class A-AA State Meet Perfomer, and the Best Class AA State Meet Performer this
decade. Mock ranks higher in the All-Time lists because of her 5'8 leap from last year. Cottrell's 5'4 jump
gives her a series good enough to rank as the 9th Best Class A-AA State Meet Peformer and the 5th
Best Class AA State Meet Performer this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 72 of 90.
Shot Put
Point Pleasant's Alea Hipes edged Poca's Andrea Celorio by just over six inches to take the title.
3rd through 6th were separated by just 3.75 inches.
RunWV's Current Score: 76 of 96.
Discus
Oak Hill's Brittney Thomas popped off a 119' throw is top Oak Glen's Katie Woofter by over 5 feet.
Those two were the only throwers to go more than 105'. Thomas' 119' throw ranks as the 5th Best Class AA
State Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 80 of 102.
Pole Vault
Ritchie's Kelli Sealover again soared well above the field with her 10'6 vault. Roane's Ashli Knotts
cleared 9'6. No one else went higher than 8'0. Sealover's 10'6 allowed her to move up the rankings to the
6th Best All-Time State Meet Performer regardless of class, the 2nd Best Class A-AA State Meet Performer,
and the 2nd Best Class AA State Meet Performer this decade.
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 me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed the predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Mallory Nowlin, Point Pleasant -- 200 M (picked 4th, got 1st)
Kelsey Spang, Winfield -- 200 M (not picked, got 4th)
Neaire Miller, Oak Hill -- 800 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Rebekah McBride, Frankfort -- 1600 M (not picked, got 4th)
Chelsea Callaway, Shady Spring -- 3200 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Roane -- 4x200 (not picked, got 4th)
(Morgan Cottrell, Kim Smith, Stephanie Mitchell, Ashli Knotts)
Poca -- Shuttles (not picked, got 3rd)
(Krystle Hayes, Kelly Sisson, Emily McComas, Jordan Meadows)
Sydney Cummings, Sissonville -- Long Jump (not picked, got 3rd)
Katie Woofter, Oak Glen -- Shot Put (not picked, got 3rd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AA Girls Poca +10 Sissonville + 8 Frankfort + 7
Class AA Boys
100 Meter Dash
Point Pleasant's Bernardo Caputo may have been last out of the blocks, but he had caught the field by the
mid-way mark, and then pulled away for the convincing win. Bluefield's Turquan Casey edged Wayne's
Rodney Endicott for 2nd. The top six all finished in 11.25 or better. Caputo's 10.87 ranks as the
2nd Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance and the Best Class AA Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 6 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Point Pleasant's Bernardo Caputo again topped the field, cruising to the victory by over 0.4 seconds.
Wayne's Rodney Endicott was the only other runner to go under 23 seconds. Caputo's 22.45 ranks as
tied for the 4th Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Magnolia's Luke Seavy won the 400 in a complete reversal of the Region I meet. This time Seavy got 1st,
Oak Glen's Drake Compton got 2nd, and Weir's Josh Webb got 3rd. Sherman's Jacob Rollo
was the only other runner to go under 52 seconds. Seavy's 50.06 ranks as the 6th Best Class AA State Meet
Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 14 of 18.
800 Meter Run
An excellent race saw the first five runners come in under 2:00, and the sixth just over that mark. Magnolia's
Luke Seavy and Berkeley Springs' Lenny Roach took the first lap in 58 seconds. Seavy then pulled
away from Roach but had to hold off a hard final charge from Grafton's T.J. Abel. Seavy only took the win
by 0.02 seconds. Roach held off Weir's Stewart Jones and Ravenswood's Alex Cole for 3rd.
RunWV's Current Score: 18 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
Weir's Stewart Jones and Berkeley Spring's Lenny Roach cruised through the 2nd and 3rd laps, and then
hammered each other on the last lap, with Jones barely outkicking Roach down the stretch with Jones going 61 and
Roach going 62. Webster's Skyler McCoy held on through much of the final lap, but wasn't able to go with
Jones and Roach for the final sprint. Jones' 4:25.94 stands as the 4th Best Class AA State Meet Performance
this decade. Roaches' 4:26.16 stands as the 5th Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 23 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
The main pack stayed together through the first mile as the front six crossed in 5:01. Until that point, no one
had made a move to the front. After a pair of 1:17 laps, Weir's Stewart Jones, Webster's Skyler McCoy,
and Berkeley Springs' Lenny Roach shot forward with a 69 second lap. Ravenswood's Nathan Rees,
Roane's Randall Price, and Shady Spring's Nick Lucento also picked up the pace, but fell back a bit.
The sixth lap slowed again to 1:14 for the front three, but they further opened the gap on the remaining three. Rees
began to pull away from Lucento and Price. On the 7th lap, Jones and McCoy dropped it back down to 71 and dropped
Roach, who fell six seconds back. In the final lap, McCoy made the first move, but Jones made the decisive final
move with 100 meters remaining to pull away for the 3 second win. Roach easily held on for 3rd. Rees held off
Lucento for 4th, and Price held on for 6th. In the end, Jones had gone out in 5:01 and close in 4:38. Jones'
9:40.17 stands as the 6th Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 29 of 36.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Winfield's Christian Powers edged Braxton's Kevin Tanner for the title. Winfield's Caleb Martin
overcame an early-season appendectomy to edge Sissonville's Sami Hart for 3rd.
RunWV's Current Score: 34 of 42.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Winfield's Christian Powers held off the late charge of Braxton's Kevin Tanner to take the win.
Tanner laid back until mid-way through the turn and then made a furious charge but was unable to catch up to
Powers. Winfield's Caleb Martin edged out Berkeley Springs' Paul Truitt for 3rd. Ritchie's
Alan Snodgrass was also under 41 seconds. Powers' time of 39.28 is the 6th Best Class AA State
Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 40 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Point Pleasant used a powerful anchor leg from Bernardo Caputo to pull away for the win in 44.22. Weir,
Oak Glen, and Keyser also ran under 45 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 45 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Oak Glen overtook Keyser to take the title. Bluefield scored a 3rd place from the first heat. I'd like to have
seen them head-to-head with the other two. Point Pleasant edged Weir for 4th. Oak Glen's 1:31.55 ranks as the
3rd Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade. Keyser's 1:31.91 ranks as the 5th Best Class
AA State Meet Performance this decade. Bluefield's 1:32.02 ranks as the 6th Best Class AA State Meet
Performance this decade. Oak Glen's unit consisted of Ethan Smith, Derek Burch, Jacob Porter, and
Drake Compton and all return for next season. Keyser's group included Tyler Hartman, Jeremy Green,
Kaison Rohrbaugh, and Taige Redman, and three of those four return for next season. Bluefield's foursome
included Tre' Baker, Patrick Flack, Turquan Casey, and Ansel Ponder.
RunWV's Current Score: 50 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Ravenswood used middle legs of 51.5 from Ben Wise and 51.7 from Nathan Rees to take control of the
race, and they were not threatened in the end. Weir finishedjust over 2 seconds behind. Everyone else was over
2.5 seconds behind that. Ravenswood' 3:28.64 stands as the 8th Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance
and the 2nd Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade. Ravenswood's unit consisted of Patrick
Mullins, Ben Wise, Nathan Rees, and Alex Cole.
RunWV's Current Score: 55 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Ravenswood used a 2:00 opening leg from Nathan Rees to take command of the race from the beginning. They were never
threatened after that. They went on to win the event by 10 seconds. Grafton outdistanced Winfield on the final
leg for 2nd.
RunWV's Current Score: 59 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Keyser was strong from start to finish in taking the title by just under a second ahead of Winfield. Those two were
over 2 seconds ahead of the remainder of the field. Keyser's 57.99 ranks as tied for the 6th Best A-AA State
Meet Performance and tied for the 2nd Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade. Keysers
shuttle unit consisted of Jeremy Green, Jarell Ross, Kaison Rohrbaugh, and Grant Blaisdell.
RunWV's Current Score: 64 of 78.
Long Jump
Weir's Cameron Brown and Logan's Derrick Perrin sailed past 21', but it was Brown taking the title
by 1.75 inches. Liberty Harrison's Matt Griffin and Philip Barbour's Michael Hunter also topped
20 feet. Brown's leap of 21'5.25 stands as the 6th Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 68 of 84.
High Jump
Winfield's Cody Schuler was the only jumper to clear 6'0. Only five jumpers cleared the opening height of
5'10.
RunWV's Current Score: 73 of 90.
Shot Put
As expected, Sissonville's Eric Myers put on a show. He set a State Meet Record by about 2 feet and won the
event by over eight feet. Point Pleasant's John Hipes also topped 50' in taking 2nd place by 6 feet.
Myers' 58'7.25 toss ranks as the 4th Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class, the Best
Class A-AA State Meet Performance, and the Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 79 of 96.
Discus
Sissonville's Eric Myers made it two-for-two with another State Record in the discus. Magnolia's Kile
Hale and Ritchie Freshman Mark Britton also topped 150'. Myers' throw of 176'7 ranks as the 2nd
Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class, the Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance,
and the Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 85 of 102.
Pole Vault
Winfield's Seth Kendall was the top vaulter of the weekend with his 13'7 vault. It was more than 2 feet
higher than anyone else in the field. Teammate Drew Goodman claimed 2nd. Only six vaulters cleared the
opening height of 10'. Kendall's 13'7 vault ranks as the 10th Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance,
and the 3rd Best Class AA State Meet Performance this decade.
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 me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed the predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Ansel Ponder, Bluefield -- 200 M (not picked, got 4th)
Jacob Rollo, Sherman -- 400 M (not picked, got 4th)
Stewart Jones, Weir -- 800 M (not picked, got 4th)
Winfield -- 4x800 (not picked, got 3rd)
(Jon Sovine, John Steadman, Chris Johnson, Matthew Burton)
Derrick Perrin, Logan -- Long Jump (not picked, got 2nd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AA Boys Bluefield +11 Grafton +10 Logan + 8 Magnolia + 7