The opening race fo the day was the Class AAA Girls. This was expected to be a blowout for Morgantown, and indeed it was with Morgantown turning out a score of 40. They placed 4 in the top 10, 5 in the top 11, and 6 in the top 13. Individually, Amelia Paladino took the lead early and was in control throughout. Only Abby Colbert could hang on, staying within 7 seconds through two miles, but Paladino pulled away in the final mile for a 27 second win.

The first checkpoint is the top of the hill, which is about 0.7 miles into the race. At this point University's Amelia Paladino had already taken the lead and came through in 4:08. Capital's Peyton Panger was in 2nd, coming through in 4:15. Jefferson's Abby Colbert had a slight lead on University's Abbey Harrison for 3rd with both crossing in 4:18. Morgantown's Victoria Cooke was running in 5th at 4:22. Morgantown's Allison Lynch was at the front of a threesome that crossed in 4:28 along with University's Sarah Wills and Morgantown's Sydney Pineault. Morgantown's Hannah Pineault came through in 9th at 4:30. Preston's Kaitlyn Workman was running 10th at 4:32. The Hurricane duo of Anna Gordon and Tori Dent both crossed at 4:33 were in 11th and 12th, respectively. Washington's Destiny Harrison was in 13th at 4:38, just ahead of Cabell Midland's Zoey Chapman at 4:39. Winfield's Alyssa Rittinger came through in 4:40 in 15th, follewed by Morgantown's Katilyn Woods in 4:41. Winfield's Rachael Englund and Cabell Midland's Hannah Morgan crossed in 4:42 in 17th and 18th, respectively. Hampshire's Morgan Roach was in 19th at 4:43, and Morgantown's Skylar Brooks was in 20th at 4:45.

At the mile mark, Amelia Paladino had retained the lead, coming through in 5:48. Abby Colbert had made the move into 2nd at 5:54. Peyton Panger was close behind in 3rd at 5:56. Abbey Harrison was holding a slight lead over Victoria Cooke, crossing in 6:03 and 6:04, respectively. There was a tight pack fighting for 6th with each crossing in 6:14. Sarah Wills was in the front of that pack, with Sydney Pineault, Kaitlyn Workman, and Allison Lynch. Hannah Pineault was just a second behind in 10th. Tori Dent and Anna Gordon were together at 6:19 with Dent having a slight edge for 11th. Hannah Morgan was in 13th, crossing in 6:26. Alyssa Rittinger was just ahead of Rachael Englund for 14th with both coming through in 6:27. Destiny Harrison was in 16th at 6:28. Skylar Brooks was running in 17th in 6:29. Woodrow Wilson's Emily Fedders had moved into 18th in 6:31 with Katilyn Woods crossing in the same time. Zoey Chapman was holding 20th at 6:35.

The next checkpoint was at the WVU Extension service building at approximately 1.4 miles. Amelia Paladino was still running in the front, crossing at 8:25, but Abby Colbert was still within striking distance at 8:31. Peyton Panger was holding 3rd in 8:42, but Abbey Harrison and Victoria Cooke had closed the gap, coming through in 8:46 and 8:47, respectively. Anna Gordon had made the big move up to 6th in 8:57, right at the head of a large pack that included Kaitlyn Workman, Sydney Pineault, and Sarah Wills, all at 8:58, Hannah Pineault at 8:59, and Allison Lynch at 9:00. Tori Dent was in 12th at 9:05. Rachael Englund was up to 13th in 9:17 with Allyssa Rittinger right behind in 9:18. Hannah Morgan was next through at 9:19 with Skylar Brooks at 9:20. Katilyn Woods was in 17th at 9:25. Destiny Harrison was in 18th at 9:29. Emily Fedders was in 19th at 9:30, and Hampshire's Ashley Martin had moved into 20th at 9:32.

At my bonus footage area before the two mile mark, Amelia Paladino had extended her lead just a touch to 7 seconds at 11:05 to Abby Colbert's 11:12. They had extended their lead on the field with Peyton Panger remaining in 3rd at 11:30. Victoria Cooke moved past Abbey Harrison and had closed to within 2 seconds of Panger. Harrison was just 4 more seconds back in 11:36.

At the two mile mark, Amelia Paladino had maintained the 7 second lead, coming through in 11:58. Abby Colbert crossed in 12:05 and had further extended her gap on the field. Peyton Panger continued to hold 3rd, crossing in 12:27, but Victoria cooke had closed to within 1 second at 12:27. Abbey Harrison remained in 5th at 12:33. Anna Gordon had strengthened her hold on 6th, crossing in 12:37. Sydney Pineault and Kaitlyn Workman were battling for 7th with both coming through in 12:41. Hannah Pineault was in 9th in 12:44 with Allison Lynch in 10th at 12:46. Sarah Wills was all alone in 11th at 12:53 with Skylar Brooks having moved all the way up to 12th in 13:07, just ahead of Tori Dent at 13:08. Alyssa Rittinger was in 14th and Rachael Englund in 15th with both hitting 13:16. Hannah Morgan was right behind in 13:17, with Katilyn Woods in 17th at 13:18. Ashleigh Martin was up to 18th in 13:27. Hurricane's Abbie Short had move into the top 20 at 19th in 13:28. Emily Fedders was in 20th at 13:31.

Coming onto the track, it was all Amelia Paladino as she nearly quadrupled her lead over the final mile to take the win by 27 seconds in 17:55. Abby Colbert easily held the 2nd spot in her gutsy run, completing the course in 18:22. Peyton Panger continued to hold off Victoria Cooke and a late charge by Abbey Harrison for 3rd with Panger finishing in 18:58, Cooke in 18:59, and Harrison in 19:00. Sydney Pineault moved up to 6th in the final mile, finishing in 19:08. Anna Gordon held onto 7th with a 19:14 with Kaitlyn Workman in 8th at 19:16. Hannah Pineault finished 9th in 19:22. Allison Lynch gave Morgantown four in the top 10 with her 10th place run of 19:34. Skylar Brooks made if 5 of 11 for Morgantown with a 19:49. Rachael Englund moved up to 12th in the last mile and was the last one in under 20:00 with a 19:58. Katilyn Woods made a big move up to 13th in the final mile to give Morgantown 6 of the top 13, crossing in 20:06. Obviously, there was no suspense in the team title race. Tori Dent held onto 14th with a 20:09. Sarah Wills held 15th in 20:11. Ashleigh Martin continued her rise, finishing 16th in 20:15. Alyssa Rittinger was 17th in 20:16. Abbie Short finished 18th with a 20:20. Hannah Morgan was 19th in 20:21. Hurricane's Ally Lawhon made the final move into the top 20 with her 20:26 finish.

The search for the MVP this year led me to the battle for 2nd. Hurricane was without Joie Johnston, who I found out after doing the predictions was a pair of stress fractures. That meant that someone was probably going to have to step up. Hurricane had a pair step up. I had picked these two to finish 28th and 30th, respectively, and they finished 18th and 20th, respectively. In both cases, this created a 10 point improvement in team score, the exact margin of their gap over 3rd place University. For that reason, the 2013 RunWV MVP award is shared by Hurricane's Abbie Short and Ally Lawhon.

How did RunWV do on the predictions? Picking Morgantown was easy. Second and third were as expected as well. In fact, the top 5 were all as projected, 6th and 7th swapped and 9th and 10th swapped. Individually, picking Amelia Paladino really wasn't difficult either. 9 of the predicted top 10 finished in the top 10, 13 of the predicted top 15 finished in the top 15, and 22 of the predicted top 25 finished in the top 25. The one who made the unpredicted podium appearance was Morgantown's Hannah Pineault (picked 11th, got 9th). Those who moved into the top 25 were Hurricane's Abbie Short (picked 28th, got 18th), Cabell Midland's Hannah Morgan (picked 31st, got 19th), and Hurricane's Ally Lawhon (picked 30th, got 28th). The big moved for the meet was Cabell Midland's Allison Short who moved up 18th spots from a predicted finish of 53rd to an actual finish of 35th. From a team standpoint, Cabell Midland had the best day, scoring 26 fewer points than predicted.

I offer my congratulations to the Morgantown girls. You continue to run with a target on your backs, and you continue to respond and excel. You put 6 girls in the top 13. That is dominance.

I offer my congratulations to Amelia Paladino. You controlled the race from the beginning and left no doubt at the end. Good luck in the attempt to become West Virginia's first two-time Footlocker qualifier.

I offer my congratulations to the girls who shook up the predictions. You prove what I try to tell people every year. Rankings and predictions do not determine the finish. You determine the finish.