Meet: AAA Girls State Meet Predictions
Location: Cabell Midland High School
Date: To be held October 28, 2017
Predicted AAA Girls Team Results
All signs point to University. It's not a done deal but it looks like
University has the advantage at every position. I have them with 3
individuals on the podium with a very reasonable possibility of getting
4. And that doesn't include one that was on the podium last year.
Morgantown should be pretty solidly in the 2nd spot. Parkersburg could
make a run at them with a really good day, but I do have 20 points
between them. For another team to crack the top 3 will take a poor
showing for Parkersburg or an absolute blowout meet from one of the
others.
1. University 44
2. Morgantown 71
3. Parkersburg 91
4. Cabell Midland 133
5. Hampshire 139
6. Wheeling Park 150
7. Ripley 159
8. Woodrow Wilson 240
9. Jefferson 256
10. Musselman 259
11. George Washington 284
12. Greenbrier East 307
Predicted AAA Girls Top 25
This race will feature two of West Virginia's all-time best cross country runners.
Tori Starcher and TaShala Turner have been turning in great performances all season
long. We haven't been treated to a head-to-head matchup...until now. Turner had
the top ranking for much of the season. Starcher took it over later and holds the
top spot at the moment. I don't think Turner can run away from Starcher, and if it
comes down to the finish on the track, the edge goes to Starcher. Starcher gets
the nod. Hannah Lipps gets the nod for the 3rd spot. She always seems to put together
a strong performance at State Meet events and did win the whole thing last year.
However, Madison Trippett and Olivia Collett both beat her at the Adidas meet. Trippett
had a late season injury that saw her miss the MSAC. It didn't seem to hinder her
at the Regional meet, but I'm going to call it enough to have Lipps get by. That
being said, if there is one in the field that might be able to make a move to get close
to Starcher and Turner, it's Trippett. Collett beat Trippett at times during the
season. I gave Hatcher the 6th spot over Zoe Shetty courtesy of taking 2 of the last
3 matchups. However, Shetty did win the Regional battle. I have Beighley Ayers
in 8th, but she also beat Shetty at the OVAC meet. She could certainly move up
the threaten a top 5 (and was 4th last year). I've slotted Isabella DiSaia into
the 9th spot. She has beaten Ayers in 2 of their last 3 races, including the Regional.
She has come on strong late in the season. I have Peyton Kukura in the 10th spot,
but she was beaten at the Regional by Caroline Kirby and Avigail Radabaugh.
The predicted top 25 are as follows. If you want to know where you are picked, just
send me an e-mail, and I'll tell you.
Place Score Name Year School
1 1 Starcher, Victoria 10 Ripley
2 2 Turner, TaShala 12 University
3 3 Lipps, Hannah 12 Hampshire
4 4 Trippett, Madison 10 Parkersburg
5 5 Collett, Olivia 11 Parkersburg
6 6 Hatcher, Samantha 12 Morgantown
7 7 Shetty, Zoe 10 University
8 8 Ayers, Beighley 12 Wheeling Park
9 9 DiSaia, Isabella 10 Wheeling Park
10 10 Kukura, Peyton 12 University
11 11 Kirby, Caroline 9 University
12 12 Radabugh, Avigail 12 Morgantown
13 13 McAlister, Myah 12 Morgantown
14 X Herring, Abby 11 Park. South
15 X Ray, Danielle 10 Hurricane
16 14 Williams, Emma 10 University
17 15 Ward, Olivia 11 Geo. Washington
18 16 Dario, Ellie 10 Parkersburg
19 17 Casto, Jadyn 9 Ripley
20 18 Miller, Anya 11 Cabell Midland
21 X Mayes, Winnie 11 Huntington
22 19 Haddox, Amelia 9 Morgantown
23 20 Troischt, Emma 10 University
24 21 Dombrowski, Amber 12 Morgantown
25 22 Childs, Maddy 11 Woodrow Wilson