Meet: Class AAA Boys State Meet Predictions
Location: Cabell Midland High School
Date: To be held October 28, 2023
Predicted Class AAA Boys Team Results
There shouldn't be much drama in the tema competition. University has been dominant all season long, and there is no
reason to believe that won't continue on Saturday. I have them putting 4 guys on the podium. The battle for the other
team podium spot will be interesting. I think there are 5 teams in play for that spot. I have Hurricane edging out
Cabell Midland by 7 points for the position. Morgantown, Jefferson, and Wheeling Park can be in the mix with good days.
1. University 42
2. Hurricane 101
3. Cabell Midland 108
4. Morgantown 114
5. Jefferson 128
6. Wheeling Park 130
7. Parkersburg 165
8. George Washington 208
9. Woodrow Wilson 229
10. Hampshire 262
11. Riverside 305
12. Washington 335
Predicted Class AAA Boys Top 25
Ty Steorts is the heavy favorite to repeat as champion. Teammate Aaron Kidd is the favorite for the 2nd spot. I have
Aiden Kneeland in the 3rd position. I have Drew Zundell in the 4th spot. After missing a couple meets, he's been
coming back to his usual self. I don't think it would be unreasonable at all to think he could crack the top 3. I put
Tristan Blatt in the 5th spot. He runs this course well and typically performs well when it matters. I gave Tyler
Umbright the 6th spot over teammate Jacob West. West has the higher ranking, but Umbright has won the last two races,
albeit by less than 3 seconds both times. I have West in the 7th spot. Seth Franke gets the nod for 8th after showing
at the OVAC and Regional that he can run with the University crew. Ethan Conroy is slotted in the 9th position. He's
split the two recent meetings with Franke, but Franke got the edge in the Regional battle, so he gets the higher pick.
I have Conner Myers in the 10th spot. He hasn't squared off with any of the other big dogs since the Spike Shoe on
September 8th, where he knocked off Umbright, West, and Conroy, so moving up several spots would not be out of the question.
The predicted top 25 is as follows. If you want to know where you are
picked, just send me an e-mail, and I'll tell you.
Pick Score Name Year School
1 1 Steorts, Ty 11 Hurricane
2 2 Kidd, Aaron 12 Hurricane
3 3 Kneeland, Aiden 11 Cabell Midland
4 4 Zundell, Drew 12 University
5 5 Blatt, Tristan 12 Cabell Midland
6 6 Umbright, Tyler 11 University
7 7 West, Jacob 12 University
8 8 Franke, Seth 12 Wheeling Park
9 9 Conroy, Ethan 10 University
10 10 Myers, Conner 11 Jefferson
11 X Zorick, Troy 10 Bridgeport
12 X Bowen, Andrew 12 Huntington
13 11 Moore, Redick 11 Wheeling Park
14 12 Canaday, Brandon 12 Woodrow Wilson
15 13 Thompson, Owen 12 Jefferson
16 X Dodson, Sam 12 Bridgeport
17 14 Lewis, Mason 11 Hurricane
18 15 Mudry, Quinn 12 Morgantown
19 16 Overfield, Jack 11 University
20 17 Carlton, Andrew 11 Morgantown
21 18 Mills, Jack 12 Parkersburg
22 19 George, Connor 10 Parkersburg
23 20 Whorton, Gavin 11 University
24 21 Hudnall, Skylar 12 Riverside
25 22 Dial, Dylan 10 Cabell Midland