Class A Girls
100 Meter Dash
Wahama's Kelsey Zuspan pulls away for the convincing win. 2nd through 4th separated by just
0.06 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 4 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Wahama's Kelsey Zuspan surges late to take the narrow win over Charleston Catholic's Alexandrine
Ratnani. One predicted placed qualified for finals but scratched due to injury.
RunWV's Current Score: 9 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
South Harrison's Gretchen Lantz just pulled away from Doddridge's D'Andra Swiger
to take the win in 1:00.14 to Swiger's 1:00.41. No one else was under 1:02.
RunWV's Current Score: 14 of 18.
800 Meter Run
St. Marys' Maggie Drazba held off a late charge by Wheeling Central's Emily Bucon to
secure the win in Record-tying time. The front two were under 2:25. No one else was under 2:30.
RunWV's Current Score: 19 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
The race went out conservatively as several runners came through in 1:20, 1:21. At the end of
two laps, St. Marys' Maggie Drazba had moved to the front, followed closely by Charleston
Catholic's Sami Harris, crossing in 2:40 and 2:41, respectively. Doddridge's Bethany
Carroll and Richwood's Breanna Mazzella weren't far off the pace at 2:44 and 2:45,
respectively. Lap three was the pace quicken, and Drazba and Harris both crossed at 3:58.
In the final lap, Drazba pulled away for the 2 second win in a State Meet Record time of 5:14.08.
Drazba's time stands as the 9th Best All-Time Class A/AA State Meet Performance.
RunWV's Current Score: 24 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Charleston Catholic's Sami Harris took the lead early, going through the first lap in 1:17, but
St. Marys' Maggie Drazba was close behind in 1:18. At the end of two laps, Drazba and Harris
were together, crossing in 2:40. No one else was closer than 15 seconds behind. There was a pack
of about 6 or so fighting for 3rd. Drazba and Harris crossed the 3rd lap in 4:06. Six remained in
the fight for 3rd at around 4:30-31. At the 1600 meter mark, Drazba and Harris were still together
crossing in 5:33. The fight for 3rd was starting to spread a little as the pack of six was now spread
over 3 seconds, between 6:05 and 6:08. At five laps, Drazba and Harris crossed in 6:59, now 44 seconds
up on 3rd place. Moorefield's MaeBeth Fisher had started to take control of 3rd. On the 6th
lap, Drazba start to push the pace. Lap 3 had been an 86, lap 4 an 87, and lap 5 an 86. On lap 6,
she brought it down to an 82. That generated a 2 second gap on Harris. Fisher continued to pull
away in 3rd. Lap 7 saw Drazba extend her lead to 4 seconds. 3rd place was now 1:07 behind Harris.
The final lap saw Drazba continue to pull away and she finished in a State Meet Record time of 11:07.47
with Harris in 2nd at 11:13.34. Fisher held 3rd as she pulled away by 15 seconds. 7 made it in under
13:00. Drazba's time stands as the 8th Best All-Time State Meet Performance regardless of Class
and the 3rd Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance.
RunWV's Current Score: 29 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Doddridge's Sarah Ferguson controlled the race from start to finish in winning by over 0.7 seconds.
Valley Wetzel's Jade Starkey took a surprise 2nd over St. Marys' Malee McGill by just 0.02.
RunWV's Current Score: 33 of 42.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
South Harrison's Gretchen Lantz pulled away late to take the win in a State Meet Record
time of 46.39. Doddridge scored a 2-3 finish with Sarah Ferguson and D'Andra Swiger
as both ran under 48. St. Marys' Ali Johnson was just over 48.
RunWV's Current Score: 38 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Williamstown scored a dominating win in narrowly missing the State Meet Record. They won by nearly
two seconds over Charleston Catholic, who nipped Madonna at the line by just 0.04.
RunWV's Current Score: 43 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Williamstown absolutely crushed the field and the State Meet Record. Their stellar 1:46.95 was over
three seconds ahead of the old record. Charleston Catholic was near the old record, but this year,
that left them a distant 2nd. Charleston Catholic was over 2 seconds ahead of 3rd place Wheeling Central.
RunWV's Current Score: 48 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Williamstown again ran away from the field and again scored a State Meet Record. A 1:03.5 lead leg
by Kathleen Cornell gave them the lead, and a 1:03.2 2nd leg by Ciara Flowers put them
out of reach as they went on to win by 8 1/2 seconds. Charleston Catholic held off St. Marys for 2nd.
RunWV's Current Score: 54 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Charleston Catholic took the lead on a strong 2:26 3rd leg from Sami Harris, and then had to
retake the lead in the final stretch with a finishing kick from their anchor leg (I'm not sure which
girl it was, but she split a 2:31). Williamstown easily held 2nd with St. Marys solidly in 3rd.
RunWV's Current Score: 60 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Williamstown scored yet another State Meet Record with their 1:06.02, 4 second win. Wheeling Central
edged Doddridge for 2nd. Williamstown's crew of Kylie Hammer, Jessie Kerns, Madelin Gardner, and
Lincoln Postlewaite now have the 8th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance.
RunWV's Current Score: 64 of 78.
High Jump
Megan Steele scored yet another State Meet Record with her 5'4 clearance. Union's Jamie
Hanlin cleared 5'2 for 2nd. South Harrison's Gretchen Lantz and Wirt's Kelley Bunner
also cleared 5'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 70 of 84.
Pole Vault
Williamstown went 1-2 in this event with Lincoln Postlewaite and Liz Flowers each
clearing 10'0. Charleston Catholic's Emily Sherrard also cleared 9'0 in taking 3rd.
RunWV's Current Score: 76 of 90.
Long Jump
South Harrison's Gretchen Lantz soared 16'6 to take the 2" victory over Doddridge's
D'Andra Swiger. They were the only ones over 16'0. Sarah Ferguson gave
Doddridge two of the top three. The top 7 all went at least 15'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 81 of 96.
Shot Put
Union's Tiffany Jones dominated the field in winning by over 2'. She was the only thrower
to exceed 31'.
RunWV's Current Score: 85 of 102.
Discus
St. Marys' Audra Clark edged out Williamstown's Shila Allman by just 5" to take the
win. They both topped 105'. Doddridge's Kimber Odle also topped 100' in taking 3rd.
RunWV's Current Score: 89 of 108.
The final score of 89 of 108 means that 82.4% of the people picked to place did indeed place. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed the predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Kelsey Zuspan, Wahama -- 200 M (picked 4th, got 1st)
Olivia Banks, Williamson -- 200 M (not picked, got 4th)
Ashley Cassidy, Tucker -- 1600 M (not picked, got 4th)
Ashley Cassidy, Tucker -- 3200 M (not picked, got 4th)
Jade Starkey, Valley Wetzel -- 100 HH (not picked, got 2nd)
Allison Gilkerson, Meadow Bridge -- Discus (not picked, got 4th)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than I predicted.
Class A Girls Tucker +11.50 Valley Wetzel + 8