Class AA Boys
100 Meter Dash
Weir's Shawn Burns took the very narrow victory over Sherman's Jacob Rollo with the
pair crossing in 11.05 and 11.06 respectively. Liberty Harrison's Brandon Franklin got a poor
start and couldn't close the gap.
RunWV's Current Score: 6 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Liberty Harrison's Brandon Franklin avenged his earlier defeat with a strong win in the 200.
His time of 22.19 is the 9th Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Sherman's Jacob Rollo
wasn't far back in 22.33. Tyler Consolidated's Nate Taylor and PikeView's Dale Mitchell
were also under 23 seconds. Weir's Shawn Burns was disqualified after finishing in 3rd place.
RunWV's Current Score: 11 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Liberty Harrison's Brandon Franklin easily outdistanced the field with his 49.40. That time
will stand as the 6th Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Teammate Gene Hamrick was
the only other runner to break 51 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 17 of 18.
800 Meter Run
A year after no one managed to get in under 2:00, three runners broke the mark. Keyser's Taven
Rohrbaugh just held off the late charge of Philip Barbour's Riley Freeman to take the win
by just 0.01. Scott's Chase Nelson was also able to make it in under 2:00. Ritchie's Brian
Britton and Berkeley Springs' John Mundey came through under 2:02.
RunWV's Current Score: 22 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
The pack stayed very large through two laps as the group only went out in 2:20. The leaders quickened
the pace just a bit on lap three, and at the line, it was Berkeley Springs' John Mundey and
Philip Barbour's Riley Freeman leading the now smaller pack through in 3:29. Scott's Chase
Nelson followed in 3:30 and Berkeley Springs' Cory Yarrington came through in 3:31. Mundey
was able to tour the final lap in 63 seconds to pull out the narrow win over Freeman, who was just over
a second behind and Nelson, who was about a half second behind Freeman. Yarrington held on for 4th.
Tyler consolidated's Aaron Estep used a big last lap to move up to 5th. Scott Freshman Will
Shaffer just edged out Magnolia's Joe Feeney for 6th as the front sever all made it in under
4:40.
RunWV's Current Score: 27 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Frankfort's Darian Martz went out aggressively, taking the opening lap in 65 seconds, and was
still three seconds ahead of the pack after two laps. He came through in 2:22 with a large contingent
coming through in 2:25-2:26. He remained three seconds ahead after three laps, coming through in 3:41,
with the front of the chase pack coming through in 3:44. The pack reeled Martz in at the end of the 4th
lap. Martz still led in 5:01 with Berkeley Springs' John Mundey and Cory Yarrington
and Magnolia's Nathan Harshberger crossing in 5:02. Several others came through in 5:03-5:04
including Scott's will Shaffer, Westside's Cameron Davis, Tyler Consolidated's Aaron
Estep and Philip Barbour's Chris Toompas. Mundey and Yarrington took the lead on lap 5
with much of the previous pack still in tact. Lap 6 saw the lead pack shrink a little, but the front
6 or 7 was within 2-3 seconds of the leader. On lap 7, Shaffer moved to the front, crossing in 8:49,
just ahead of Mundey, Freeman, and Yarrington. On the final lap, Mundey proved to have the superior
kick as he clsoe in about 64 seconds. Shaffer was less than 2 seconds back. Freeman edged Yarrington
for 3rd as the pair made it in under 10:00.
RunWV's Current Score: 32 of 36.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Weir's Marty Zangus overpowered the field as his 15.08 time was over 0.40 seconds ahead of the
rest of the field. Point Pleasant's Chauncey McClanahan edged Keyser's Wesley Washington
by just 0.02 for 2nd. 2nd through 5th were separated by just 0.17 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 38 of 42.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Keyser's Wesley Washington was the only one in the field to go under 40 seconds with his 39.50.
Point Pleasant's Chauncey McClanahan and Grafton's Tristan Reneau were under 41 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 42 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Tyler Consolidated got a big anchor leg from Nate Taylor as they just squeezed past Magnolia
to take the win by just 0.02 seconds, 44.28 to 44.30. Lincoln also came in under 45 seconds in taking
3rd. One of my predicted placers dropped the baton and did not finish.
RunWV's Current Score: 46 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Magnolia had no trouble here as they won by over a second over Point Pleasant. Magnolia ran a 1:32.37.
Only Point Pleasant was under 1:34 of the remaining field.
RunWV's Current Score: 52 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Keyser got a strong anchor leg from Wesley Washington and just edged out Ritchie in the last
few meters to take the win by just 0.04 seconds. Oak Glen edged out Magnolia by 0.16 for 3rd.
RunWV's Current Score: 58 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Berkeley Springs took the lead on the 2nd leg and held it the rest of the way. A 2:00 anchor leg from
John Mundey was able to seal the deal. Philip Barbour got a 1:59 anchor leg from Riley
Freeman, but it wasn't enough to catch Berkeley Springs. The lead two made it in under 8:20.
Ritchie held off Scott for 3rd as they were the only remaining teams to go under 8:30.
RunWV's Current Score: 64 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Keyser won the shuttles for the fourth consecutive season. They were just 0.05 ahead of Greenbrier
West as the pair were the only teams to go under 60 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 69 of 78.
High Jump
Keyser's Peyton Hartman was the only one in the field to top 6'4. Only Sherman's Jacob
Rollo and Ravenswood's Matt Knowlton cleared 6'2. Only 6 jumpers cleared the opening
height of 5'10.
RunWV's Current Score: 75 of 84.
Pole Vault
Ritchie's Cody Masters was the only vaulter in the field to go higher than 11'6, and he went
13'7. The was good enough to give him the 10th Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Only
6 vaulters cleared 10'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 80 of 90.
Long Jump
Liberty Harrison's Brandon Franklin pulled out a big jump on his last attempt to win by over a
foot. Only two other jumpers passed 20'.
RunWV's Current Score: 84 of 96.
Shot Put
Oak Glen's Nicco Mills pulled off the big upset, knocking off Ritchie's Mark Britton by
just 3 inches. The top three finishers were separated by just 3.25 inches as Westside's Nathan
Ameling each eclipsed 47'.
RunWV's Current Score: 89 of 102.
Discus
Ritchie's Mark Britton blew away the field with his 171'6 toss. That was over 23' further than
2nd place finisher Matthew Riggs of Magnolia. Riggs and Oak Glen's Nicco Mills each
surpassed 148'0. No one else topped 135'. Britton's throw stands as the 7th Best All-Time State
Meet Performance and the 2nd Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance.
RunWV's Current Score: 95 of 108.
The final score of 95 of 108 means that 88.0% of the people picked to place did indeed place. That may be my highest score ever. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed the predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
John Mundey, Berkeley Springs -- 1600 M (picked 5th, got 1st)
Cory Yarrington, Berkeley Springs -- 1600 M (not picked, got 4th)
Dylan Trout, Greenbrier West -- 300 IH (not picked, got 4th)
Berkeley Springs -- 4x100 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Bobby Mathai, Andrew Truax, Gudiel Guzman, Josh Kelly)
Matt Beadenkopf, Berkeley Springs -- Pole Vault (not picked, got 4th)
Brady Reymond, Point Pleasant -- Long Jump (not picked, got 3rd)
Shane Anderson, Webster -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Nicco Mills, Oak Glen -- Shot Put (picked 4th, got 1st)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AA Boys Berkeley Springs +22 PikeView + 7