Meet: A-AA Girls State Meet Predictions
Location: Cabell Midland High School
Date: To be held October 28, 2017
Predicted A-AA Girls Team Results
Oh wow...this is new. I don't add up the scores as I go. I just pick the places for
everyone and then add it up at the end. And we have a 3 way tie for first. I have
Bridgeport, Winfield, and Berkeley Springs each coming through with 95 points. Bridgeport
gets the top spot on the 6th runner with Winfield 2nd and Berkeley Springs 3rd. It gets
better. I have Bridgeport's 6th runner just one spot ahead of Winfield's 6th runner.
This is going to be a lot of fun. How fun? One of those 3 might not even be the winner.
Philip Barbour gets a big time run from #4 and #5, and they're right in there as well.
It's not entirely out of reach for Williamstown. I have both of those teams within 30
points of the top, which would take a lot, but isn't insurmountable. I have Williamstown
in 5th overall, which would make them the top Class A team and the predicted Class A
Team Champion.
1. Bridgeport 95
2. Winfield 95
3. Berkeley Springs 95
4. Philip Barbour 120
5. Williamstown 126
6. East Fairmont 155
7. Doddridge 161
8. Fairmont Senior 165
9. Charleston Catholic 203
10. Nicholas 207
11. Robert C. Byrd 243
12. Clay 340
Predicted A-AA Girls Top 25
Jessica Melvin has been pretty dominant this season and comes into the meet as the heavy
favorite. Erykah Christopher is the one who has been the closest, so I gave her the nod
for 2nd. Erin O'Sullivan is ranked 2nd by a pretty significant marging, so I slotter her
3rd. However, in the two meets that she has ran against a lot of competition, she's gotten
knocked off by several that follow her here. I moved Ella Hesson up to the 4th spot based
on her win over Desirae Schoonover at the LKC Championships. I moved McKenzie Moran up
to 5th simply because I am afraid to place her lower than that. She is the defending
champion after all. Last year, she only ran the Regional and the State Meet. This year,
she has at least ran 3 meets already. She was within 10 seconds of Hesson at the Regional.
I put Schoonover in the 6th spot. She's been consistently good all season. Kierra Hodge
seems to have stepped forward a bit late in the season and is in the 7th spot. Julia
Muller has the 8th position. She's been strong all season. I've put Madi Michels in the
9th spot. She beat Moran soundly at the George Washington Invitational, but she has battled
some late season injury. If she's healthy, she's definitely a top 5 threat. If she's no
better off than she was at the Regional, then she may fall outside the top 25. Savannah
Hoff gets the 10th position. She's also been consistently strong all season. It's a
strong field that goes pretty deep with potential podium placers.
Pick Score Name Year Team
1 1 Melvin, Jessica 12 Philip Barbour
2 2 Christopher, Erykah 9 East Fairmont
3 X O'Sullivan, Erin 9 PikeView
4 3 Hesson, Ella 9 Williamstown
5 X Moran, McKenzie 11 St. Joseph
6 4 Schoonover, Desirae 11 Doddridge
7 5 Hodge, Kierra 12 Philip Barbour
8 6 Muller, Julia 11 Bridgeport
9 X Michels, Madi 11 Buffalo
10 7 Hoff, Savannah 11 Winfield
11 8 Harvey, Belle 9 Berkeley Spr.
12 X Smith, Sydney 11 Buffalo
13 9 McNamara, Kasey 12 Williamstown
14 10 Campbell, Emma 10 Bridgeport
15 X Morici, Alexis 9 Elkins
16 X Napier, Gwynn 11 Ritchie
17 11 Lumadue, Anna 12 Winfield
18 12 Custer, Aubrie 9 Chas. Catholic
19 X Cowell, Caitlin 11 Richwood
20 13 Tomana, Sophia 9 Fairmont Senior
21 14 Thrush, Adelle 10 Robert C. Byrd
22 15 Davison, Brooke 11 Berkeley Spr.
23 X Strietbeck, Corinna 11 Frankfort
24 X Bennett, Brooke 11 Lewis
25 X Louk, Emily 12 Lewis