Class A Boys
100 Meter Dash
Mount Hope's Da'Von Marion powered away from Bishop Donahue's Matt Schrumpf and
Moorefield's Cody Mongold for the win.
RunWV's Current Score: 6 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Doddridge's Cuylor Edgell pulled into the lead in the last 50 meters and pulled away for the
win over Wheeling Central's Xavier Whetzel. Whetzel held off Bishop Donahue's Matt Schrumpf
and Charleston Catholic's Brian Mosteller. Edgell was the only one in the field to go under
23 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 11 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Bishop Donahue's Matt Schrumpf and St. Marys' Kyle Davies cross nearly simultaneously,
but it was Schrumpf who got the edge on the camera 51.13 to 51.14. Doddridge's Cuylor Edgell
was just 0.14 behind Davies in 51.28. No one else came in under 52.5.
RunWV's Current Score: 16 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Richwood's Derrick Chaffin edged Charleston Catholic's Seth Ritchie by 0.07, and they
were the only two to go under 2:04 with their 2:03.62 and 2:03.69, respectively. St. Marys' Eric
Hamilton came in under 2:05, and Charleston Catholic's Will Farkos-Worthy used a strong
last 125 meters to move up into 4th. One of my predicted placers did not run.
RunWV's Current Score: 21 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
Richwood's Derrick Chaffin took the field out hard in 65. Charleston Catholic's Andrew
Blair and Wheeling Central's Rob Bonenberger were close behind in 66. At the 800, Chaffin
came through in 2:15 and had opened a 3 second gap on the field. Bonenberger and Pocahontas'
Abram Rittenhouse crossed in 2:18 with Blair and St. Marys' Eric Hamilton crossing in
2:19. After three laps, it remained Chaffin in control followed by Rittenhouse and Bonenberger.
Chaffin was able to hold his 3 second lead to the end, winning in 4:33.85. Rittenhouse was able
to outkick Bonenberger for 2nd as the pair finished in 4:37.01 and 4:38.18. Hamilton was able to
get by Doddridge's Daniel Clevenger down the stretch for 4th, and Clevenger held off Blair
for 5th. Doddridge's Tanner Mattie also came through in under 4:50.
RunWV's Current Score: 27 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
The field went out fairly hard on the first lap with Richwood's Andrew Shaffer leading the way.
Lap two slowed dramatically, and the field bunched up with numerous runners coming through in 2:34.
On lap three, Doddridge's Daniel Clevenger quickened the pace, and Wheeling Central's Rob
Bonenberger, Pocahontas' Abram Rittenhouse, and Doddridge's Tanner Mattie came through
in 3:49. At the 1600, it was Clevenger with the slight lead in 5:05. He was followed closely by
Rittenhouse and Bonenberger in 5:06 and Mattie in 5:07. Shaffer came through in 5:11. He was followed
by Cameron's Austin Chambers and South Harrison's Davey Wriston. At the end of lap 5,
the front four were together, all coming through in 6:24. Shaffer came through in 6:33. Tucker's
David Rhodes had moved into 6th, coming through in 6:39, with Chambers 2 seconds back. On lap
six, Mattie made move to the front, coming through in 7:41. Bonenberger and Rittenhouse came through
in 7:43, and Clevenger in 7:46. Shaffer came through in 8:01, leading Rhodes by 1 second. Rittenhouse
and Bonenberger caught Mattie on the backstretch of lap 7. With 600 Meters to go Rittenhouse began to
move. He had opened a 2 second gap on Bonenberger by the end of lap 7. Mattie was an additional 3
seconds back, with Clevenger another 4 seconds back. Rhodes had made the pass on Shaffer. On the
final lap, Rittenhouse pulled away from the competition, closing in 68 to win by over 7 seconds.
Bonenberger easily held the 2nd spot, nearly 9 seconds ahead of Mattie. Clevenger remained 4 seconds
behind Mattie, but easily in 4th. Rhodes ended up 10 seconds ahead of Shaffer for 5th. Charleston
Catholic's Tony Majestro and Chambers also finished in under 11:00.
RunWV's Current Score: 31 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Doddridge's Zach Holden took the lead over the 4th Hurdle and stretched the lead from there to
the finish to win by 0.31 over Clay-Battelle's Dylan Opyoke. Bishop Donahue's Ryan Jones
won a very tight race for 3rd over Williamstown's Micah Wood and St. Marys' Brett Wright.
RunWV's Current Score: 36 of 42.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Buffalo's Corey Good ran away from the field to win by over a second. Wheeling Central's
Dan Gordon and Buffalo's Matt Moore were the only other runners to make it in under 43
seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 40 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Valley Wetzel out paced Moorefield by 0.18 for the title. Wheeling Central scored a 3rd from the
1st heat. Williamstown edged Clay-Battelle by 0.01 for 4th.
br>RunWV's Current Score: 45 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Charleston Catholic held off Moorefield as both ran under 1:35. Pocahontas was the only other team
under 1:36. Wheeling Central was very much in contention for the win but missed the final handoff.
Paden City and Doddridge scored from the first heat.
RunWV's Current Score: 49 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Charleston Catholic smashed the field by 2.2 seconds. Moorefield moved into 2nd on the final leg.
St. Marys made a late pass to get by Doddridge by 0.05. Williamstown held off the late charge of
Pocahontas, who suffered a fall on the final leg, but got back up and made a pass to get back into
6th. Charleston Catholic's 3:34.88 gave their unit of Seth Ritchie, Will Farkos-Worthy, Jon Cicconi,
and Brian Mosteller the 4th Best Class A State Meet Performance this Decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 53 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Charleston Catholic used a 2:03 2nd leg from Seth Ritchie to take a lead they'd never relinquish.
Wheeling Central used a 2:07 anchor from Rob Bonenberger to move past Doddridge into 2nd.
Doddridge easily held 3rd. Pocahontas held onto 4th over Buffalo. St. Marys used a 2:07 anchor leg
from Eric Hamilton to move into 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 58 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Buffalo was the only team to run under 61 with their 1:00.76. Wheeling Central ran a clean 1:01.43 to
take a solid 2nd. Williamstown was the only other team to run under 1:03.
RunWV's Current Score: 63 of 78.
Long Jump
Mount Hope's Da'Von Marion soared a State Meet Record 21'7 to win by nearly a foot and a half.
His leap was the Best Class A State Meet Performance this Decade. Doddridge's Cuylor
Edgell and St. Marys' Kyle Davies had matching 20'1 1/4 jumps. Edgell had a better 2nd
best jump to give him the 2nd place spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 68 of 84.
High Jump
Pocahontas' Jeff Fertig defended his High Jump title and cleared a Class A State Meet Record 6'5.
His leap along with a previous State Meet jump of 6'2 give him the 3rd Best Class A State Meet
Performance this Decade. Williamstown's Matt Logan and Hannan's Travis Bowman each
cleared 6'2, and Wheeling Central's John Belancic cleared 6'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 73 of 90.
Shot Put
Williamstown's Matthew Kiger launched the Shot a Class A State Meet Record 52'2 1/4 to win by
nearly 6 feet. His throw is the 2nd Best Class A State Meet Performance this Decade. Wheeling
Central's Aaron Schneid was just over a foot better than Richwood's Jacob Jones for 2nd.
Three other throwers, St. Marys' Hayden Ullman, Williamstown's Jakeb Elliott, and Gilmer's
Will Radcliff had throws of 44'9 or better.
RunWV's Current Score: 79 of 96.
Discus
Williamstown's Matthew Kiger won by 4 feet over teammate Jakeb Elliott. Richwood's
Jacob Jones edged Wheeling Central's Aaron Schneid by 6 inches. No one else was over 130'.
Kiger's throw of 144'7 gave him the 6th Best Class A State Meet Performance this Decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 85 of 102.
Pole Vault
Doddridge's Cuylor Edgell overcame some early misses to end up clearing 14'0. That height along
with previous State Meet vaults of 13'0, 12'0, and 12'0 gives Edgell the 2nd Best Class A State
Meet Performance this Decade. St. Marys' Kyle Davies was the only other vaulter to clear 12'6.
Gilmer's Cam Kinder cleared 12'0 for 3rd. Doddridge's Jeremy White and Williamstown's
Tyler George each cleared 11'6 in taking 4th and 5th, respectively. Williamstown's Mat
Looney cleared 11'0 to finish 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 91 of 108.
The final score of 91 of 108 means that 84.2% 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.
Eric Hamilton, St. Marys -- 800 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Will Farkos-Worthy, Charleston Catholic -- 800 M (not picked, got 4th)
Derrick Chaffin, Richwood -- 1600 M (picked 6th, got 1st)
Dylan Opyoke, Clay-Battelle -- 110 HH (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Dan Gordon, Wheeling Central -- 300 IH (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Dylan McNutt, Williamstown -- 300 IH (not picked, got 4th)
Moorefield -- 4x200 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
(Kellan Snyder, Thomas Myers, Trevor Markwood, Cody Mongold)
Charleston Catholic -- 4x400 M (not picked, got 1st)
(Seth Ritchie, Will Farkos-Worthy, Jon Cicconi, Brian Mosteller)
Moorefield -- 4x400 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
(Trevor Markwood, Thomas Myers, Kellan Snyder, Cody Mongold)
Andrew Humphrey, Mount Hope -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Matt Logan, Williamstown -- High Jump (picked 5th, got 2nd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class A Boys Richwood +14 Mount Hope +11 Moorefield +10 Charleston Catholic + 9 Valley Wetzel + 7