Class A Boys
100 Meter Dash
Tyler Consolidated's got a good start and held the lead pretty much throughout.
Fayetteville's Jonathan Gore overcame a poor start (he was still outside
the top 4 at 50 meters) and nearly ran down Doak in the last few meters, but
came up 0.01 short. Those two were over 0.3 ahead of the rest of the field.
It was a great race for 3rd as the 3rd through 5th placers all rounded to the
same time. My picks took a hit here as two of my predicted placers did not
run the event and another pulled out of the final with injury after having the
third best qualifying time.
RunWV's Current Score: 3 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Tyler Consolidated's Alex Doak blew away the field. He got a good start,
had the lead coming out of the turn by a couple steps, and then just drove away
from the field in the homestretch to win by over 0.7 seconds. Fayetteville's
Jonathan Gore took a solid 2nd.
RunWV's Current Score: 8 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Clay-Battelle's Nathan Tolley was well back at 100 Meters but started moving on the backstretch.
Midway through the final turn, he pulled even with Tyler Consolidated's Alex Doak and then
pulled away down the stretch to win by almost 0.8 seconds in a Class A State Meet Record 49.57 seconds.
Doak was the only other runner under 51 seconds, and Doddridge's Zach Cottrill was the only
other one under 52 seconds. One of my predicted placers pulled out of the event with injury.
RunWV's Current Score: 13 of 18.
800 Meter Run
There was no surprise here as Buffalo's Dylan Rich blew away the field and crushed the Class
A State Meet Record with a 1:56.69, which also gives him the 10th Best All-Time Class A-AA State
Meet Performance. Teammate Isaiah Robinson was the only one to go with him on the first
lap as they came through in 58 seconds. There was a collision in the pack just after the start of
the 2nd lap that resulted in one runner going down and not being able to finish the race. On the
2nd lap, particularly the last 200 meters, Rich ran away from Robinson, and Robinson easily outdistanced
the rest of the field. Rich ended up winning by nearly 5 seconds, and Robinon was almost 2 seconds
ahead of everyone else with a 2:01.47. Only Tucker's Ian Nichols came through under 2:04 among
the rest of the field. He came from 6th to 3rd in the final stretch. The front 6 finished over 4
seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
RunWV's Current Score: 18 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
Buffalo's Dylan Rich took the lead early and led the field through a very fast first lap in
61 seconds. Doddridge's Caleb Moore and Wirt's Logan Kerby clocked 1:03's to hold 2nd
and 3rd after a lap. Williamstown's Chandler Antill, Doddridge's Matt Zorn, and
Charleston Catholic's Marcus Black rounded out the top 6, all in 64. On the 2nd lap, the pace
obviously slowed, but Rich extended his lead a bit to 3 seconds over Moore with Rich hitting a 2:10
and Moore a 2:13. St. Marys' Jordan Whitehair moved up into the 3rd position at 2:15 with Kerby
and Black matching that time in 4th and 5th. Zorn was in 6th at 2:16. There wer 9 that were at 2:18
or better. On the 3rd lap, Rich extended his lead to 8 seconds, coming through in 3:18. Moore and
Whitehair traded spots a couple times with Moore holding the lead at the line but both coming throug at
3:25. Black and Kerby were side by side with Black having the slightest edge with both at 3:28. Zorn
was in 6th at 3:29. On the final lap, Rich held his 7 second advantage and finished in 4:23.19, just
0.01 off his State Meet Record from a year ago. Whitehair was able to outdistance Moore on the final
lap by almost 2 seconds. Whitehair clocked a 4:30.09 and Moore a 4:32.05. There was a great race for
4th over the last 125 meters with Kerby holding the spot with 100 meters to go, then Black taking it,
then Zorn taking it, and then Black taking it back in the last few meters. Black got the 4th spot at
4:36.70. Teammate Caden McClanahan moved up late into the 5th position at 4:36.81, and Zorn got
the 6th at 4:36.93. So, the top 6 were under 4:37. The top 7 were under 4:39. Only one other runner
was under 4:50.
RunWV's Current Score: 23 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Buffalo's Dylan Rich took the early lead and led the field through the first lap in 1:09.
Doddridge's Caleb Moore and Charleston Catholic's Marcus Black were close behind
with each crossing in 1:10. St. Marys' Jordan Whitehair, Doddridge's Matt Zorn
and Buffalo's Hayden Harrison were right there at 1:11. Things remained close through
two laps with Moore just a step ahead of Rich at 2:23. Black was next through at 2:24 with
Whitehair and Zorn at 2:25. Harrison remained in 6th at 2:27. Things stayed pretty close on
lap 3 with Moore less than a step ahead of Rich with both hitting 3:36. Black was in 3rd, just
ahead of Whitehair with both at 3:38. Zorn was in 5th at 3:40. Doddridge's Brandon Lively
had moved into 6th at 3:42. At the 1600 meter mark, Rich had moved back to the front, coming
through in 4:51 to Moore's 4:52. Whitehair had moved back into 3rd at 4:53 with Black at 4:54.
Zorn was gaining control of 5th at 4:57. Harrison had moved back into 6th at 5:01. On lap five,
Rich took control of the race, moving to a 5 second lead at 6:03. Moore remained in 2nd at 6:08,
but he was only about a stride of Whitehair with both at 6:08 and Black just another couple steps
back in 6:09. Zorn was in firm control of 5th at 6:15, and Harrison had assumed pretty strong
control of 6th at 6:22. On the 6th lap, Rich extended the lead to 8 seconds. Moore continued to
lead Whitehair by less than a stride with both hitting 7:26. Black was still there as well at 7:28.
Zorn was at 7:38 and Harrison at 7:45. On the 7th lap, Rich's lead moved to 11 seconds at 8:34.
Moore had moved a few meters ahead of Whitehair at 8:45. Black was on Whitehair's heels as both
crossed at 8:46. Zorn was in firm control of 5th at 9:00. Harrison was in firm control of 6th at
9:07. On the final lap, Rich held his advantage to win by almost 11 seconds in 9:41.54. Moore
held off a late push from Whitehair to take the 2nd spot at 9:52.25. Whitehair was just over a
second behind in 9:53.43. Black joined them under 10:00 with a 9:57.70. Zorn and Harrison easily
held onto their spots.
RunWV's Current Score: 29 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Doddridge took a 1-2 finish with Dillon Muhly-Alexander taking the win in 15.77. Daniel
Plaugher came on strong late in the race to move into a very solid 2nd place finish at 16.01.
Greenbrier West's Colby Ennis and Tucker's Tyler Snyder were also under 16.50. Only
one other competitor was under 17 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 35 of 42.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Doddridge's Daniel Plaugher took the lead at the second hurdle and stretched to a solid lead
through 200 meters and held of all competitors for the win in 41.09. Williamstown's Mitchell
Goertler was the only other one under 42 seconds. 3rd through 8th were separated by just
0.31 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 39 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Williamstown's squad of Jarric Hoskins, Mathew Zlatkind, Trace Hart, and Mitchell Goertler had
a strong lead heading into the final leg and held off Clay-Battelle by 0.45 for the win. Williamstown
was the only team under 45 seconds with their 44.69. Clay-Battelle was almost 0.7 seconds ahead of the
rest of the field. Only Tyler Consolidated made it in under 46 seconds among the rest of the field.
Two teams snared scoring spots from the 1st heat. One of my predicted placers got hit with a DQ.
br>RunWV's Current Score: 42 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Williamstown's crew of Jarric Hoskins, Mathew Zlatkind, Trace Hart, and Mitchell Goertler dominated
the field in taking the win by a full two seconds with their 1:33.30. Clay-Battelle and Doddridge were
the only other teams under 1:36, with Doddridge scoring their 3rd place finish from the 1st heat.
RunWV's Current Score: 46 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Doddridge took the lead on the first leg. Doddridge continued to lead through two legs, and Williamstown
had moved up to 2nd. Through three legs, it was still Doddridge in the lead, but Williamstown had closed.
Charleston Catholic was moving up as well. On the final leg though, Williamstown took the lead on the
backstretch and pulled away for the win on the 51.5 leg of Jason Lockhart. Tucker scored a 2nd
place finish from the 1st heat. The Williamstown crew of Jarric Hoskins, Marshall Williams, Kohen
Mossor, and Jason Lockhart took the win by almost 1.5 seconds over Tucker with their 3:35.22. Tucker
was the only other team under 3:37 with their 3:36.70. Doddridge and Charleston Catholic made it in under
3:38. No one else was under 3:40.
RunWV's Current Score: 50 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Buffalo took the lead on the first leg of Isaiah Robinson who split a 2:01.8. Charleston Catholic
was running 2nd on Caden McClanahan's 2:03. Wirt was in 3rd at 2:05. Williamstown was in 4th at
2:07. St. Marys was running 5th at 2:09, and Doddridge was in 6th at 2:10. On the 2nd leg, Buffalo held
the lead at 4:10. Doddridge moved up to 2nd on the 2:01.0 leg of Caleb Moore. They and Charlston
Catholic were at 4:11. Williamstown was in 4th at 4:15. Wirt was in 5th at about 4:19. St. Marys was
holding 6th at 4:26. On the 3rd leg, Charleston Catholic took the lead on the 2:03.4 leg of Marcus
Black. They were at 6:15. Buffalo was at 6:17 in 2nd. Doddridge was at 6:18 in 3rd. Williamstown
was in 4th at 6:29. I think Wirt was in 5th and St. Marys in 6th. On the final leg, Buffalo received a
1:55.6 leg from Dylan Rich to pull forward to the victory in 8:13.66. They ended up winning by over
6 seconds. Charleston Catholic easily held the 2nd spot in 8:20.04. Doddridge held onto the 3rd spot in
8:33.08. Williamstown was 4th in 8:37.11. If my notes are correct, then Tucker got a 1:59 leg from Ian
Nichols to move up to 5th, and St. Marys held the 6th spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 56 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Doddridge's group of Zach Cottrill, Dillon Muhly-Alexander, Dyllon Hayes, and Daniel Plaugher took
the title in 1:00.24, winning by 1.1 seconds over Greenbrier West, who pulled off a 2nd place finish from
the 3rd heat. Richwood was just 0.07 off Greenbrier West, and Gilmer was just 0.07 off Richwood, with all
three coming in under 1:01.50. No one else was under 1:03. One of my predicted placers got nailed with a
disqualification.
RunWV's Current Score: 61 of 78.
High Jump
Gilmer's Anthony Aviles cleared 6'9 to break his own Class A State Meet Record. That performance
combined with past State Meet Performances gives him the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and
the 2nd Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. No one else went higher than 6'0 with
only Doddridge's Dillon Muhly-Alexander and Greenbrier West's Cory Cox topping that height.
RunWV's Current Score: 66 of 84.
Pole Vault
Tyler Consolidated's Hunter LeMasters cleared 13'10 to take the title. That height gives him the
10th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Only 3 vaulters in total cleared more than
11'6 with Williamstown's Mitchell Goertler getting 13'0 and Doddridge's Dyllon Hayes getting
12'6.
RunWV's Current Score: 72 of 90.
Long Jump
Fayetteville's Jonathan Gore sailed 21'11.25 to get the win by 10 inches. That distance stands as
the 9th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Doddridge's Dillon Muhly-Alexander
joined him over 21' with a leap of 21'1.25. East Hardy's Joshua Parker had a leap of 20'10 for
3rd, a leap that reportedly would have been 22+, but he fell backwards. St. Marys' Dylan Fetty
and Madonna's Marcello Biondillo also topped 20'. One of my predicted placers did not jump.
RunWV's Current Score: 76 of 96.
Shot Put
Valley Wetzel's Spencer Mason took the event by over 3' with his winning throw of 51'2.50. Among
the rest of the field, only Williamstown's Evan Smith topped 45' with his throw of 47'11.75. 3rd
through 5th was decided by just 8 inches.
RunWV's Current Score: 80 of 102.
Discus
Doddridge's Isaac Britton repeated as champion with his toss of 147'11. Gilmer Freshman Hunter
Ashley took 2nd at 144'8. Valley Wetzel's Spencer Mason and St. Marys' Jimmy Jemison
topped 140' as well in taking 3rd and 4th, respectively.
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 me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed the predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Jacob Ortiz, Wahama -- 100 M (not picked, got 3rd)
Ethan Barker, Midland Trail -- 100 M (not picked, got 4th)
Ian Nichols, Tucker -- 800 M (not picked, got 3rd)
Tyler Snyder, Tucker -- 300 IH (not picked, got 3rd)
Buffalo -- 4x100 (not picked, got 4th)
(Michael Erwin, Joseph Good, Jarid Hoover, Jordan Tucker)
Doddridge -- 4x200 (picked 6th, got 3rd)
(Dyllon Hayes, Chris Jarvis, Donovan Blemings, Daniel Plaugher)
Buffalo -- 4x200 (not picked, got 4th)
(Gabe Garrison, Jordan Tucker, Joseph Good, Michael Erwin)
Cory Cox, Greenbrier West -- High Jump (not picked, got 3rd)
Austin Patterson, Clay-Battelle -- Shot Put (not picked, got 4th)
Hunter Ashley, Gilmer -- Discus (picked 6th, got 2nd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than I predicted.
Class A Boys Doddridge +15 Buffalo +14 Clay-Battelle +13 Tucker +13 Midland Trail + 9 Gilmer + 8 Wahama + 7