Class AAA Girls
100 Meter Dash
The AAA Girls were flying this year. Martinsburg's Mykera Days missed out on the
State Meet Record by just 0.01 with her stellar 12.10 time. She had to do it, too, because
Washington's Devyn Hosby was right there as well with a 12.12. Days' 12.10 is the
2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 2nd Best All-Time Class AAA State
Meet Performance. Hosby's 12.12 is the 3rd Best All-Time State Meet Performance
and the 3rd Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. St. Albans' Anacia
Hines and Parkersburg South's Kasey Williams were also under 12.50.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
As in the 100, it was again Martinsburg's Mykera Days holding off Washington's
Devyn Hosby for the win as both came in under 25 seconds. Days' 24.89 is the
3rd Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 3rd Best All-Time Class AAA
State Meet Performance. Hosby's 24.98 is the 8th Best All-Time State Meet Performance
and the 8th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. St. Albans' Anacia
Hines was also under 26 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score 10 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Washington's Devyn Hosby topped the field with a 57.43 clocking to take the event
by nearly a second. Greenbrier East's Shaye Gadomski and Cabell Midland's
Jakeya Perrin were under 59 seconds in taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The top
6 all came in under 60 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 15 of 18.
800 Meter Run
University's Amelia Paladino turned in the performance of the meet, crushing the
State Meet Record by over 5 seconds. She turned the first lap in 63 and just continued
to pull away from the field and dominate the race. Her 2:08.49 is the Best All-Time
State Meet Performance and the Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Hurricane's Tori Dent clocked a 2:15.41, which gives her the 6th Best All-Time
State Meet Performance and the 5th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Capital's Peyton Panger came through with a 2:16.96 which gives her the 10th Best
All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. A strong 800 year saw Hurricane's Anna
Gordon only get a 4th place with a 2:18.79. The top 6 were all under 2:22. The top
8 were under 2:23. The top 10 were under 2:24.
RunWV's Current Score: 20 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
University's Amelia Paladino took the lead pretty much from the beginning with only
Hedgesville's Jessie Hogbin trying to go with her on the first lap with Paladino
coming through in 1:08 and Hogbin in 1:09. Preston's Kaitlyn Workman was in
3rd at 1:12. Hurricane's Tori Dent, Capital's Peyton Panger, and Morgantown's
Allison Lynch were holding 4th through 6th, respectively with each crossing in 1:13.
After two laps, Paladino had stretched her lead to 7 seconds coming through at 2:23.
Dent and Panger were battling for 2nd with each crossing at 2:30. Lynch was up to
4th at 2:33. Jefferson's Abby Colbert had moved into 5th at 2:33. Workman
was in 6th at 2:35. After 3 laps, Paladino had moved her lead to double digits,
crossing at 3:39. Dent and Panger continued to battle with both crossing at 3:51.
Colbert was in 4th at 3:54 with that time matched by Lynch in 3:54. University's
Sarah Wills had moved into 6th at 3:59. On the final lap, Paladino cruised
home to the win and a new State Record in 4:51.74. That time gives her the All-Time
Best State Meet Performance and the All-time Best Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Panger pulled away from Dent to take 2nd in 5:03.09. This gives her the 9th Best
All-Time State Meet Performance and the 8th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet
Performance. Dent crossed in 5:07.15 for 3rd. Lynch squeezed past Colbert for
4th with 5:08.04 and 5:08.75, respectively. Workman moved back up to 6th at 5:15.92.
RunWV's Current Score: 25 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
University's Amelia Paladino grabbed the lead early and never gave it back. She
took the first lap in 1:11. Capital's Peyton Panger was in 2nd at 1:13. Preston's
Kaitlyn Workman was in 3rd at 1:14. Morgantown's Sydney Pineault was in
4th at 1:15. Jefferson's Abby Colbert was just ahead of Morgantown's Victoria
Cooke for 5th with both hitting 1:17 along with Hurricane's Abbie Short.
On lap 2, Paladino started to take control, taking her lead to 4 seconds at 2:28. Panger
was in control of 2nd at 2:32. Pineault, Colbert, and Workman were battling for 3rd
in 2:37. Cooke and Short were fighting for 6th at 2:39. On lap 3, Paladino had
moved her lead to 9 seconds at 3:47. Panger remained in 2nd at 3:56. Pineault and
Colbert were racing for 3rd at 4:01, followed by Workman at 4:02. Cooke was in 6th
at 4:04. At the half-way point, Paladino continued to stretch her lead, coming through
in 5:06. Panger stayed in control of 2nd at 5:19. Colbert and Pineault continued
to battle, crossing at 5:25, with Colbert having a slight lead. Workman remained in
5th at 5:29. Cooke was in 6th at 5:33. After five laps, Paladino was at 6:26. Panger
remained in 2nd. Colbert was still in 3rd with Pineault still in 4th. Workman was
in 5th at 7:03. Short was up to 6th at 7:08. On lap 6, Paladino was through at 7:47.
Panger was in 2nd at 8:14. Colbert and Pineault had closed the gap with Colbert through
at 8:16 and Pineault at 8:17. Workman was still in 5th at 8:34. Cooke was back into
6th at 8:45. On lap 7, Paladino stretched her lead to over 30 seconds, coming through
in 9:08. Colbert had made the pass into 2nd at 9:40 with Panger right behind in 9:41.
Pineault was in 4th at 9:47. Workman was in 5th at 10:09. Cooke was in 6th at 10:19.
On the final lap, Paladino cruised home to a 10:25.29 and a new State Meet Record.
That gives her the Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the Best All-Time
Class AAA State Meet Performance. Colbert pulled away for 2nd in 10:56.75 which is
the 6th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 5th Best All-Time Class
AAA State Meet Performance. Panger held onto 3rd in 11:02.32, which is the 8th
Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Pineault remained in 4th at 11:04.09,
which is the 10th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Workman
held onto 5th at 11:41.79. Woodrow Wilson's Emily Fedders kicked her way up
to 6th in 11:46.46. The top 10 made it in under 12:00.
RunWV's Current Score: 30 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
We only ended up scoring 5 athletes in this event as one declined to compete in the Finals
and two others, including the pre-meet favorite, joined the False Start group for this meet.
John Marshall's Torie Derrow was the pre-meet favorite who was gunned down, but it
may not have mattered because St. Albans' Anacia Hines blew through the event and
crushed the State Meet Record with a 14.44. That time stands as the Best All-Time State
Meet Performance and the Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Hurricane's
Audrey Barber sped to a 14.97 for 2nd place and the Tied for 10th Best All-Time
Class AAA State Meet Performance. Cabell Midland's Makenzi Niebergall ran a strong
15.11 for 3rd. Derrow clocked a 14.60 in the trials to give her the Tied for 2nd Best
All-Time State Meet Performance and the Tied for 2nd Best All-Time Class AAA State
Meet Performance.
RunWV's Current Score: 35 of 42.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Winfield's Josee Erlandson just edged Parkersburg's Sarah Bever for the win,
46.10 to 46.12. No one else was under 47.50. Wheeling Park's Cristin Dolan was the
only other one under 48 seconds. The top 6 were all under 49 seconds. Again, one of my
predicted placers was among the False State victims.
RunWV's Current Score: 39 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Martinsburg's unit of Kiki Frye, Alece Peters, Aisha Williams, and Mykera Days sped
past the field in 49.61 to win by over 0.8 seconds. They were the only team to go under
50 seconds. The next 5 places were decided by less than 0.5 seconds as all six placers
came in under 51 seconds with Winfield and Wheeling Park being at the front of that group.
RunWV's Current Score: 44 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Martinsburg's group of Alece Peters, Kiki Frye, Aisa Williams, and Mykera Days used
a strong anchor by Days to take the win as she made it past Jefferson down the stretch.
Martinsburg's 1:45.59 was the only clocking under 1:46. Jefferson and Spring Mills were
the only other teams under 1:47 in this Eastern Panhandle dominated event.
RunWV's Current Score: 48 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Washington's squad of Destiny Harrison, Christina Rogombe, Rhonda Rogombe, and Devyn
Hosby scored a 4:03.69 for the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the
4th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. They used a 58.8 leg from Rhone
Rogombe to move from 5th to 2nd and then got a 58.0 leg from Devyn Hosby to close out the win.
Winfield led through 3 legs, but couldn't hold off Washington's power duo. They easily held
onto 2nd with a 4:06.17. Cabell Midland edged ahead of Spring Mills and Greenbrier East for
3rd as all three finished within 0.25 seconds. Greenbrier East received a 57.6 anchor leg
from Shaye Gadomski to nearly steal 3rd. Wheeling Park snagged the 6th position from
the first heat.
RunWV's Current Score: 51 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Hurricane took the early lead on a strong 2:18 leg from Tori Dent. Morgantown got a
2:19 from Allison Lynch and was running 2nd. Winfield was in 3rd at 2:21. University
was in 4th at 2:23. Hampshire was running 5th at 2:25. George Washington was in 6th at 2:27.
Hurricane remained in the lead after two legs at 4:46. Winfield moved up to 2nd at 4:47, with
Morgantown right there as well at 4:48. Those three had distanced themselves from the field.
Hampshire was in 4th at 4:58. University was in 5th at 5:01. Parkersburg had moved into 6th
at 5:02. On the third leg, Morgantown took the lead, coming through in 7:16. Hurricane was
close behind in 7:17. Winfield was next through at 7:21. Hampshire remained in 4th at 7:32.
University was still in 5th at 7:36. Parkersburg was still 6th at 7:42. On the final leg,
Hurricane's Anna Gordon made the pass to give Hurricane the win at 9:40.62. Morgantown
held 2nd in 9:42.14. Winfield made up some ground to finish 3rd in 9:43.45. University got
a 2:15 anchor leg from Amelia Paladino to move up to 4th in 9:52.19. No one else was
under 10:00. Hampshire held off Parkersburg for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 56 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Hurricane scored the win with a 1:04.90 clocking for Abby Watson, Audrey Barber, Chloe
Papa, and Lauren London. Wheeling Park, Huntington, and Greenbrier East all came in
under 1:06 in a solid Shuttle year.
RunWV's Current Score: 62 of 78.
High Jump
Washington's Rhonda Rogombe cleared 5'6 to take the event. That combined with her
previous State Meet Performances gives her the 9th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet
Performance. John Marshall's Torie Derrow, Winfield's Hannah Cartwright,
Ripley's Laurel Miller, and Winfield's Carly Hinkle all cleared 5'4 in taking
the next four spots.
RunWV's Current Score: 68 of 84.
Pole Vault
Morgantown's Rebekah Lafata was the only vaulter able to clear 10'6. Winfield's
Allie Perry and Washington's Sara Pifer cleared 10'0 for 2nd and 3rd,
respectively. One of my predicted placers did not clear a height.
RunWV's Current Score: 72 of 90.
Long Jump
Greenbrier East's Maddie McClintic hit the 17'0 mark and was the only jumper to
make that distance in taking the win. 2nd through 5th was separated by just 2" with all
over 16'0 with Hurricane's Audrey Barber, Hurricane's Lauren London, John
Marshall's Torie Derrow, and Morgantown's Rebekah Lafata taking those spots.
RunWV's Current Score: 78 of 96.
Shot Put
Hurricane's Abby Watson set a State Meet Record with her 42'9 toss. That stands
as the 2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the Best All-Time Class AAA
State Meet Performance. She was joined over 40' by Buckhannon-Upshur's Mackenzie
Leigh who scored a throw of 41'3 1/4 which is Tied for the 5th Best All-Time State
Meet Performance and Tied for the 3rd Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Wheeling Park's Lauren Dickerson topped 39' in taking 3rd, and Huntington's
Ericka Budd topped 38' in 4th.
RunWV's Current Score: 83 of 102.
Discus
Buckhannon-Upshur's Mackenzie Leigh sailed the Discus 135'8 to win by over 11'. The
mark gives her the 3nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 2nd Best
All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Hurricane's Abby Watson, Point
Pleasant's Aislyn Hayman, and Parkersburg's Whitney McAtee each threw over
123' in taking the 2nd through 4th spots. The top 7 were all over 115'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 88 of 108.
The final score of 88 of 108 means that 81.5% of the people picked to place did indeed place. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceeded expectations by 3 or more places and deserve special mention.
Martinsburg -- 4x200 M (picked 5th, got 1st)
(Alece Peters, Kiki Frye, Aisha Williams, Mykera Days)
Cabell Midland -- 4x400 M (not picked, got 3rd)
(Laura Blake, Mackenzie Cassidy, Alyssa Long, Jakeya Perrin)
Spring Mills -- 4x400 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Sydnei Taylor, Lexi Beach, Taniya Patrick, Brooklyn Williamson)
Hannah Cartwright, Winfield -- High Jump (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Haley Snodgrass, Capital -- Pole Vault (not picked, got 4th)
Maddie McClintic, Greenbrier East -- Long Jump (picked 4th, got 1st)
Audrey Barber, Hurricane -- Long Jump (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Lauren Dickerson, Wheeling Park -- Shot Put (not picked, got 3rd)
Abby Watson, Hurricane -- Discus (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Aislyn Hayman, Point Pleasant -- Discus (picked 6th, got 3rd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than I predicted.
Class AAA Girls Martinsburg +12 Cabell Midland +12 Greenbrier East +11 (2nd straight year on this list) Hurricane +10