Meet:  		Class A Girls State Meet Predictions
Location:	Cabell Midland High School
Date:		To be held October 30, 2021

Predicted Class A Girls Team Results
This one should be a nice battle. Doddridge and Williamstown have battled back and forth all season with Doddridge taking the first two meetings, Williamstown taking the next two, and Doddridge taking the rubber match at the LKC Championships. I came out of the picks with Doddridge getting the win by 9 points, but this could certainly go either way. St. Marys appears to have a pretty good lock on the 3rd spot. Things get very close after that with 4th through 6th separated by just 9 points.
1.  Doddridge              36
2.  Williamstown           45
3.  St. Marys              99
4.  Ravenswood            137
5.  Tucker                137
6.  Charleston Catholic   146
7.  Ritchie               160
8.  Richwood              167

Predicted Class A Girls Top 25
Alyssa Sauro comes in as the favorite. She was completely dominant for the bulk of the season, but Lexie Lamb knocked her off by almost 30 seconds at the LKC Meet. However, every other meet against in-state competition, she won by a minute or more, so she remains a solid favorite. Lexie Lamb is clearly the only other competition for the top spot. Katie Cottrill is slotted in the 3rd position. She's held that spot for most of the season and should be back on the line after missing the Regional meet. Brianna Winsett is tabbed for the 4th spot. She did knock off Cottrill early in the season. Madison Stonestreet is pegged for 5th after a strong Regional run. Virginia Haddox is the pick for 6th. She does own 3 wins over Stonestreet, though, and a win over Winsett. Bailey Holden is into the 7th spot. She's been pretty consistent and has beaten each of the three above her at least once each. Katie Hicks is in the 8th spot. She holds that ranking and has come on strong late in the season as she did last year. Aurlia Kirby slides up into the 9th spot based on her strong Regional race. Baylee Jarrett is tabbed for the final podium spot. She was right behind Kirby at their Regional and was 5th in last year's State Meet. This whole batch of picks from top to bottom is really kind of a mess with this runner beating that one picked above her in this meet but losing to that runner picked below her in that meet. There is definitely some inconsistency in the field, so those who are "on" for the day stand to pick up spots. I think we go down past 20 to find those that could sneak their way onto the podium.
Pick	Score	Name	 		Year	School
1	1	Sauro, Alyssa		9	Williamstown
2	2	Lamb, Lexie		11	Doddridge
3	3	Cottrill, Katie		9	Doddridge
4	4	Winsett, Brianna	11	Williamstown
5	X	Stonestreet, Madison	12	South Harrison
6	5	Haddox, Virginia	10	St. Marys
7	6	Holden, Bailey		9	Doddridge
8	7	Hicks, Katie		10	Tucker       
9	8	Kirby, Aurelia		9	Chas. Catholic
10	9	Jarrett, Baylee		10	Richwood  
11	10	Gola, Emily		11	Doddridge
12	11	Ortiz, Reagan		10	Williamstown
13	X	White, Alexis		10	Webster       
14	X	Moffatt, Alivia		12	Webster       
15	12	Chambers, Erin		11	Tucker       
16	X	Barnett, Jenna		10	Trinity Chr.
17	13	Wynn, Lexi		9	Williamstown
18	X	Dimit, Lacey		11	Wood Co. Chr.
19	14	Williams, Chesnee	10	Ritchie    
20	15	Cumberledge, Cassie	9	Doddridge
21	16	Lightfritz, Ava		9	Williamstown
22	17	Dillard, Carlee		10	Richwood  
23	18	Davis, Erica		12	St. Marys
24	19	Wratchford, Emily	10	Ravenswood
25	20	Fisher, Hannah		9	Chas. Catholic