Meet: Class AAA Boys State Meet Predictions
Location: Cabell Midland High School
Date: To be held November 2, 2024
Predicted Class AAA Boys Team Results
University comes in as the very solid favorite. I have them winning it by over 30 points and putting 3 gusy in the top 5.
Barring any major blips, they should bring home yet another title. I show Morgantown with an edge for the 2nd spot. They
are actually the deepest team in the field when considering all 7 runners. Cabell Midland and Parkersburg should battle
for the 3rd spot and both could reasonably move up enough to snag a podium position.
1. University 46
2. Morgantown 78
3. Cabell Midland 95
4. Parkersburg 105
5. Jefferson 125
6. Hurricane 128
7. Wheeling Park 132
8. George Washington 237
9. Spring Mills 291
10. Woodrow Wilson 294
11. Hedgesville 296
12. Greenbrier East 307
Predicted Class AAA Boys Top 25
Ty Steorts should walk away with his 3rd title. I'm hoping he shoots for the course record as we've only ever seen one
runner under 15:00 on this course. I really struggled with the 2nd spot. I went with Tyler Umbright based largely on
how much he has beaten his outstandint teammates by during the season. Aidan Kneeland was been in close proximity to
Steorts at both the Regional and MSAC meets, so taking that 2nd spot would not be a stretch for him at all. Ethan
Conroy and Micah Gainer hold the next two spots. The pair has become almost inseparable at meets. Conroy has generally
come out on top, but Gainer nipped him at the Regional. Dylan Dial gets the 6th spot. He's taken a big step forward this
year into the top level group. It's conceivable that he could score a top four finish. Conner Myers gets the 7th spot.
He hasn't matched up with any of the top dogs since mid-September, but at the Spiked Shoe, he nipped Gainer and was just
3.5 seconds behind Conroy. Cracking the top 4 would not be a stretch for him either. Connor George is slated for the
8th position. He's been steady all season, and I suspect he's a bit underranked due to the prevalence of meets in which
Parkersburg was the only WV team represented. Trace Marshall gets the nod for 9th. He's been pretty steady and had a
very good Regional run. Josh Gill gets the pick for 10th. He's met Marshall three times on the season, and twice it
was decided by less than 2 seconds. He also has an early win over George to his credit.
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 12 Hurricane
2 2 Umbright, Tyler 12 University
3 3 Kneeland, Aidan 12 Cabell Midland
4 4 Conroy, Ethan 11 University
5 5 Gainer, Micah 9 University
6 6 Dial, Dylan 11 Cabell Midland
7 7 Myers, Conner 12 Jefferson
8 8 George, Connor 11 Parkersburg
9 X Marshall, Trace 10 Winfield
10 X Gill, Josh 12 Park. South
11 9 Conroy, Logan 10 University
12 X Jones, Landon 11 Fairmont Senior
13 10 Summers, Joaquin 10 Morgantown
14 11 Carlton, Andrew 12 Morgantown
15 12 Lewis, Mason 12 Hurricane
16 13 Moore, Redick 12 Wheeling Park
17 14 Lorimer, Finlay 12 Morgantown
18 X Griffith, Landon 12 Preston
19 15 Burkhardt, Shane 10 Jefferson
20 X Northey, William 11 Bridgeport
21 16 Haddox, Paxton 10 Hurricane
22 X Waggy, Jack 12 Buck-Upshur
23 17 Jones, Walker 12 Parkersburg
24 18 Hinamon, Kirklen 11 Geo. Washington
25 19 Salazar, Ricardo 11 Parkersburg