Class AAA Boys
100 Meter Dash
Hedgesville's Jordan Reed pulled away for the win in the last 30 meters. This followed his 3rd
place performance a year ago. As usual, hot weather resulted in a slow track at Laidley Field.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Hedgesville's Jordan Reed made it two-for-two with the only sub-22 clocking of the day. He got
out of the blocks well, had a solid lead by the end of the turn and pulled away down the stretch.
Riverside's Raheem Waiters powered down the stretch to take 2nd.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Martinsburg's Khiry Timbers blasted the first 200 and held on enough down the stretch to hold off
Riverside's Raheem Waiters and Parkersburg's Justin Howe. Jefferson's Travis Hayden
made it four guys under 50. Timbers' time of 49.05 is the 6th Best Class AAA State Meet Performance
this Decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 15 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Preston's Craig Pritt staged a phenomenal kick in the last 125 meters, took the lead at the Pole
Vault mats, and pulled away for the victory. His time of 1:55.02 stands as the 8th Best All-Time
State Meet Performance and the 8th Best Class AAA State Meet Performance and the Best
Class AAA State Meet Performance this Decade. St. Albans' Andy Bailey took the field out
hard and led the first 750 meters. His 1:56.05 is the 3rd Best Class AAA State Meet Performance
this Decade. North Marion's Zach Tennant came in under 1:58. No one else cracked the
2:00 barrier.
RunWV's Current Score: 20 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
The field went out absurdly fast as apparently many of them forgot this was the 1600 and not the 800.
North Marion's Zach Tennant crossed in 1:01 along with Morgantown's Cody Pelliccioni.
Cabell Midland's Trey Beckett crossed in 1:02. St. Albans' Caleb Ellis, South Charleston's
David Caldwell, and Preston's Craig Pritt crossed in 1:03. The Jefferson duo of
Brandon Doughty and Cory Hampshire crossed in 1:04. Wheeling Park's Logan Wojcik
led a pack through in 1:05. Tennant hit the 800 at 2:06 with Pelliccioni close behind in 2:07. Pritt
and Beckett crossed in 2:09. Caldwell came through in 2:11. Wojcik, Doughty, and Hampshire crossed
in 2:13. Tennant hit the 3rd lap in 3:11. Pritt had moved into 2nd and remained only 3 seconds behing
Tennant. Pelliccioni was about 1 second behind Pritt, and Beckett was another 2 seconds behind
Pelliccioni. Caldwell cross at about 3:20 with Doughty crossing in 3:25 and Wojcik in 3:26. Tennant
toured the last lap in 62 seconds, just fast enough to garner a State Record. His time of 4:13.84
stands as the
3rd Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 3rd Best Class AAA State
Meet Performance and the Best Class AAA State Meet Performance this Decade. Pritt finished
just under 4 seconds behind in a stellar 4:17.77, which was good enough to be the 9th Best All-Time
State Meet Performance and the 8th Best Class AAA State Meet Performance and the 3rd Best
Class AAA State Meet Performance this Decade. Pelliccioni held 3rd, and Beckett held 4th. Doughty
closed in 64 to move into 5th. Caldwell held onto 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 25 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
A large pack was together through the first lap in 1:11. The pack began to string out in the 2nd lap.
At the 800, North Marion's Zach Tennant and South Charleston's David Caldwell came through
in 2:21. Jefferson's Cory Hampshire came through in 2:22. Tennant finished the 3rd lap in 3:29
with Caldwell close behind in 3:30 and Hampshire in 3:31. Greenbrier East's Bradley Dugan and
Jefferson's Brandon Doughty crossed in 3:37. At the 1600, it was Tennant in 4:40 and Caldwell
in 4:41. Hampshire was through in 4:44. Dugan crossed in 4:51 and Wheeling Park's Logan Wojcik
crossed in 4:52. At the end of lap five, Tennant had started to pull away, crossing in 5:49 to Caldwell's
5:52. Hampshire came through in 5:58. Wojcik and Dugan crossed in 6:08. Jefferson's Brandon
Doughty, Morgantown's Lucas Greza, and University's Adam Frohnapfel came through in 6:10.
At the end of lap six, Tennant had stretched his lead to 8 seconds over Caldwell. Hampshire was another
7 seconds behind. Wojcik was running in 4th.with Dugan and Doughty right behind and Frohnapfel and Greza
right behind them. After 7 laps, Tennant had upped his lead to 13 seconds. Hampshire was 8 seconds
behind Caldwell. Wojcik was another 9 seconds behind, just one second ahead of Doughty. Greza, Dugan,
and Frohnapfel followed in about 1 second increments. Tennant closed in 65 to take the 3200 record.
His time of 9:14.84 is the 4th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 3rd Best Class
AAA State Meet Performance and the Best Class AAA State Meet Performance this Decade.
Caldwell ended up 20 seconds behind in 9:35.09. Hampshire crossed in 9:40.09. Doughty closed in 63
to move into 4th. Wojcik closed in 66, but it wasn't enough to hold off Doughty. The top five were all
9:45 or better. Greza finished in 9:51 and Frohnapfel also came in under 10:00. One of my predicted
placers did not run.
RunWV's Current Score: 29 of 36.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Winfield's Caleb Martin took the lead just before the half-way point and held off Hedgesville's
Marquis Woods. The pair were the only two unde 15 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 34 of 42.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Winfield's Caleb Martin was the only on under 39 seconds, and his 38.81 is the 5th Best Class
AAA State Meet Performance this Decade. Hedgesville's Chris Deaner, Elkins's Cam Viney,
and Winfield's Cam Jividen also came through under 40 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 38 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Jefferson ran away by almost 0.75 seconds in cracking the 43 second barrier. The unit of Casey Johnson,
Brandon Hyler, Kennan DeLawder, and Dewey McDonald scored the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance
and the 5th Best Class AAA State Meet Performance and the Best Class AAA State Meet Performance
this Decade.. Hedgesville, Wheeling Park, and George Washington also came in under 44 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 43 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
George Washington was the only team to come through under 1:30. Hedgesville slipped past South Charleston
for 2nd.
RunWV's Current Score: 47 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
On the anchor leg, it was Parkersburg's Justin Howe given the baton with a slight lead over Martinsburg's
Khiry Timbers and Jefferson's Travis Hayden. The three had each finished under 50 seconds
in the open 400. Timbers and Hayden caught Howe near the 200 meter mark. Timbers actually made the pass
in the turn, but Howe had more power down the stretch and pulled away for the Parkersburg win. Parkersburg's
3:25.24 gave the group of Logan Gold, Zac Hooper, Michael Lyons, and Justin Howe the 4th Best
Class AAA State Meet Performance this decade. Martinsburg crossed in 3:26.13 and Jefferson crossed
in 3:26.60. Preston took 4th from the 1st heat.
RunWV's Current Score: 51 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Ryan Smith opened with a 1:59 for Cabell Midland, and Midland led for 3 1/2 laps, but was unable
to hold off the 1:58 anchor leg of St. Albans' Andy Bailey. St. Albans turned out an 8:05.53
to give the foursome of Thomas Osborne, Matt Searls, Caleb Ellis, and Andy Bailey the 4th
Best Class AAA State Meet Performance this Decade. Cabell Midland came through in 8:07.64. Wheeling
Park and Morgantown came in under 8:18. Bridgeport moved up to 5th on the 1:59 anchor leg of Enze
Bond.
RunWV's Current Score: 56 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Winfield did in the Shuttles in AAA what they seemed to always do in AA...win. They opened with Caleb
Martin, and he gave them a lead that they wouldn't relinquish. Hedgesville had a shot on the final
leg, but was unable to run clean. Winfield 57.13 was good enough to give the unit of Caleb Martin,
Zach Shreve, Charles Schuler, and Cam Jividen the 5th Best Class AAA State Meet Performance this
Decade. Winfield, Hedgesville, and Jefferson came through under 58 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 60 of 78.
Long Jump
Jefferson took the 1-2 finish with Dewey McDonald and Casey Johnson. McDonald was the only
competitor to top 22'. Johnson was joined by George Washington's Quinton Johnson in going over
21' as each topped 21'10.
RunWV's Current Score: 65 of 84.
High Jump
Huntington's Xavier Humphrey was the only jumper to clear 6'8. That effort is good enough to
score him a tie for the 10th Best Class AAA State Meet Performance and a tie for the 2nd Best
Class AAA State Meet Performance this Decade. Hedgesville's duo of Chris Deaner and
Marquis Woods. Deaner's jump along with previous State Meet jumps of 6'4 and 6'0 give him the
6th Best Class AAA State Meet Performance this Decade.
RunWV's Current Score: 69 of 90.
Shot Put
Cabell Midland's Cole Bowers won with a massive toss of 57'3 1/4, a throw good enough to give him
the 8th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 7th Best Class AAA State Meet Performance
and the Best Class AAA State Meet Performance this Decade. Hedgesville's Maurice Newby
and Preston's Charles France each topped 51' in taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 73 of 96.
Discus
Riverside's Raheem Waiters heaved the discus 157'7 to win by over 9 feet. The toss is tied for
the 5th Best Class AAA State Meet Performance this Decade. St. Albans' Josh Luciano
and Hedgesville's Shawn Miller topped 145'.
RunWV's Current Score: 77 of 102.
Pole Vault
Wheeling Park's Eric Ripley won the title for the 2nd year in a row. His 14'4 vault is the
2nd Best Class AAA State Meet Performance this Decade. Jefferson's Aaron Roberts was
the only other vaulter to clear 13'6. St. Albans' David Osborne and Bridgeport's Mathew
Cummings each cleared 13'.
RunWV's Current Score: 81 of 108.
The final score of 81 of 108 means that 75.0% of the people picked to place did indeed place. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed my predictions by 3 or more places and deserve special mention.
Jordan Reed, Hedgesville -- 200 M (picked 4th, got 1st)
Brandon Doughty, Jefferson -- 3200 M (not picked, got 4th)
Marquis Woods, Hedgesville -- 110 HH (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Cam Jividen, Winfield -- 300 IH (not picked, got 4th)
Bridgeport -- 4x200 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Mathew Cummings, Jake Stafford, Enze Bond, Wesley Tonkery)
Preston -- 4x400 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Craig Pritt, Kevin Eisentrout, Luke Bowman, Bradley Pell)
Morgantown -- 4x800 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Joseph Ahern, Zachary Phipps, Lucas Greza, Cody Pelliccioni)
Marcus Jacquez, Fairmont Senior -- High Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Lee Wells, Buckhannon-Upshur -- Shot Put (not picked, got 4th)
Josh Luciano, St. Albans -- Discus (not picked, got 2nd)
Aaron Roberts, Jefferson - Pole Vault (not picked, got 2nd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than I predicted.
Class AAA Boys Preston +15 Hedgesville +13