Meet: Class AA Boys State Meet Predictions
Location: Cabell Midland High School
Date: To be held October 28, 2023
Predicted Class AA Boys Team Results
This is another team race with no drama. I have Winfield clocking in at an amazingly low 23 with the front five all
getting podium spots. What's crazy is that it's not 100% out of the question that they could pop a perfect 15. The
battle for the runner-up spot is where the fun comes in. I have the two separated by just 1 point with Elkins having
the edge over Frankfort for the spot. There are plenty of opportunities to swing things around for this spot. I
don't think anyone else legitimately has a shot at the podium.
1. Winfield 23
2. Elkins 88
3. Frankfort 89
4. Fairmont Senior 139
5. Nitro 149
6. PikeView 153
7. East Fairmont 158
8. Lewis 189
9. Shady Spring 195
10. Nicholas 210
Predicted Class AA Boys Top 25
Brayden Marshall may be the most overlooked exceptional runner we've ever had. My one regret for this State Meet is that
we don't get to see Marshall and Ty Steorts square off. The early season matchup saw Marshall go under 15:00 and take the
win by 5 seconds. He has 3 trips under 15:00 so far this season with dehydration preventing a 4th. He should win with
relative ease. Justin Lipscomb is the clear pick for the runner-up spot. Landon Brumfield looks like a solid pick for
the 3rd spot. I have Ryan Hughes in the 4th spot, though he got knocked off by a couple guys below him at the Regional.
He toured that course 30 seconds faster in September, though. If he runs a race of that caliber on Saturday, he could
crack the top 3. I have Nathaniel Stuck in the 4th spot. He's been very steady all season. I moved Landon Jones up to
the 6th spot following his exceptional Regional run in which he beat both Stuck and Hughes. Joshua Bodkins gets the 7th
spot. Like Stuck, he's been quite steady all season. I put Lincoln Haynes in the 8th spot and Trace Marshall in the 9th
spot. They've traded back and forth over the course of the season, and as alluded to earlier, the potential for them to
move up in tandem is certainly there. Josiah Brannen gets the nod for the final podium position.
Pick Score Name Year Team
1 1 Marshall, Brayden 12 Winfield
2 2 Lipscomb, Justin 12 Winfield
3 3 Brumfield, Landon 12 Winfield
4 4 Hughes, Ryan 11 Frankfort
5 5 Stuck, Nathaniel 11 East Fairmont
6 6 Jones, Landon 10 Fairmont Senior
7 7 Bodkins, Joshua 10 Elkins
8 8 Haynes, Lincoln 10 Winfield
9 9 Marshall, Trace 9 Winfield
10 10 Brannen, Josiah 10 Fairmont Senior
11 11 George, Trevor 9 Elkins
12 12 Walkup, Johnny 11 Nicholas
13 13 Brown, Gavin 11 Elkins
14 14 Barr, Luke 11 Nicholas
15 X Niggemeyer, M.J. 11 Grafton
16 15 Huffman, Tyler 9 PikeView
17 16 Gray, Darius 11 Frankfort
18 17 McDonald, Gavin 10 Frankfort
19 X Altobello, Luca 9 Keyser
20 X Dobbins, Sawyer 11 Clay
21 X Annon, Colson 10 Grafton
22 18 Busse, Lance 11 Nitro
23 19 Murphy, Matt 11 PikeView
24 X Shuman, Austin 11 Liberty Harr.
25 20 Childs, Donovan 11 East Fairmont