Class AA Boys
100 Meter Dash
Liberty Harrison's Brandon Franklin held off a strong run by Magnolia's Brendan Kacor
to take the win in 11.07 to Kacor's 11.16. Point Pleasant's Marquez Griffin edged Tyler
Consolidated's Alex Doak by 0.04 for 3rd. Those four were all 11.41 or better. No one else
was under 11.60. Franklin also scored a 10.95 in the trials which is good enough to be Tied for
the 5th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Liberty Harrison's Brandon Franklin controlled the race and won by nearly 0.3 seconds with his
22.36. Magnolia scored a 2-3 finish with Stephen Rogalski and Brendan Kacor in an
important event for the team race. Franklin and Rogalski were the only ones under 23 seconds. As in
the 100, Franklin ran a 22.17 in the trials which is good enough to be the 8th Best All-Time Class
A-AA State Meet Performance.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
In one of the more impressive performances of the weekend, Liberty Harrison's Brandon Franklin
took down a State Meet Record that had stood since 1984 with his 48.43 clocking. It wasn't an easy
win, though, as Magnolia's Stephen Rogalski ran a 49.16. Franklin's time is the 7th Best
All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and the Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet
Performance. Rogalski's time is the 6th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance.
Oak Hill's Jovarre Brown was the only other runner to go under 51. 4th through 6th were
separated by just 0.11.
RunWV's Current Score: 15 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Keyser's Taven Rohrbaugh pretty much led from start to finish in taking the win by nearly two
seconds in 1:57.51. Ritchie's Brian Britton joined Rohrbaugh under 2:00 with his 1:59.39.
Two others made it in under 2:03.
RunWV's Current Score: 19 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
Sherman's Brandon Harless led the field through 2 laps in 2:16. Braxton's Russell Nuckles
was close behind. They were trailed by Scott's Will Shaffer, Berkeley Springs' Jake Wise,
and Oak Hill's Scotty Treadway. After 3 laps, it was still Harless and Nuckles in front with
Shaffer close behind. On the final lap, Nuckles made a move and generated a gap on Harless. But
Harless was able to put together one last push for the finish and he just nipped Nuckles at the line
4:31.35 to 4:31.37. Shaffer held off the late push of Wise as both ran under 4:34. Treadway was the
only other one to make it in under 4:40.
RunWV's Current Score: 24 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Magnolia's Alec Hinerman took the first lap pretty quickly, coming through in 68, two seconds
ahead of everyone else. At the end of the 2nd lap, Scott's Will Shaffer had moved to the
front with Hinerman in 2nd and Wayne's Forrest Reed in 3rd. The trio came through in 2:25
with Philip Barbour's Matthew King and Oak Hill's Scotty Treadway close behind in 2:26.
At the end of 3 laps, Shaffer had started to take control. He came through in 3:39 and was in the lead
by 2 seconds over Westside's Cameron Davis and Reed, who came through in 3:41. King and Treadway
were joined by Scott's Ryan Honeycutt at 3:42. At the 1600 meter mark, Shaffer had extended
his lead to 3 seconds over Davis, 4:54 to 4:57. Two seconds after Davis was a large pack at 4:59-5:01.
King, Honeycutt, Treadway, Reed, Hinerman, Magnolia's Bill Feeney and Ritchie's Johnny
Hogue were there. At the end of 5 laps, Shaffer's lead was up to 7 seconds, coming through in
6:07. Davis remained in 3rd, but Treadway was no within a second. King and Honeycutt were another
2 seconds back in 6:17. Hinerman had moved to the front of the next pack, with Reed, Feeney, and
Hogue hanging on. At the end of lap 6, Shaffer had extended his lead to 11 seconds, coming through in
7:23. Treadway was slightly in front of Davis for 2nd. King was another 3 seconds behind in 7:37 with
Honeycutt was another second behind, and Hinerman was another second behind him. Lap 7 saw Shaffer
extend the lead to 18 seconds. He came through in 8:38. King had made a move to join Treadway and
Davis in the battle for 2nd. King and Treadway crossed in 8:56 and Davis in 8:57. Hinerman and
Honeycutt were a couple seconds back. At the finish, it was all Shaffer, as he cruised in for the 15
second win in 9:50.25. King just held off the final surge of Treadway for second. Hinerman used a
strong final lap to move into 4th. Davis held onto 5th, and Honeycutt held on for 6th. Only Shaffer
went under 10:00. Only four made it in under 10:10.
RunWV's Current Score: 28 of 36.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Oak Hill's James Miller took the event by 0.15 over Greenbrier West's Dylan Trout as the
pair was nearly a full second ahead of everyone else. 3rd through 5th was decided by just 0.02.
RunWV's Current Score: 32 of 42.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Greenbrier West's Dylan Trout took the win in a race that saw the top six all separated by
just 0.81 seconds with all running between 42.05 and 42.86. Keyser's Matthew Shillingburg
had the event in hand before tumbling over the final hurdle. He still managed to get up and finish
6th in the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 38 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Magnolia dominated the field with a stellar 43.79 to win by over 1.3 seconds. Their time is the
6th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Point Pleasant edged Bluefield by 0.06
for 2nd with Lincoln just another 0.07 back.
RunWV's Current Score: 42 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Magnolia took the win here as well as it was a two-team race. Magnolia ran a 1:32.29 to win by 0.73
over Point Pleasant's 1:33.02. Lincoln and Keyser just made it in under 1:35.
RunWV's Current Score: 46 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Ritchie took the lead during the 3rd leg of Clint Hardman and received a 51.1 anchor leg from
Cody Masters to seal win by over 2 seconds over Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant got a strong
anchor leg from Zach Canterbury but it wasn't enought to catch Ritchie. Keyser edged Magnolia
for 3rd by 0.15. Weir and Philip Barbour also ran under 3:36.
RunWV's Current Score: 51 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Ritchie took the early lead on a 2:03 opening leg from Clint Hardman. They held the lead until
Keyser took it during a 2:05 3rd leg from Canton Whisner. Taven Rohrbaugh sealed the
win with a sub-2:00 anchor leg. Ritchie easily held onto the 2nd spot. Weir got by Magnolia and
Oak Hill for 3rd. The top 5 were under 8:33. No one else was under 8:40.
RunWV's Current Score: 56 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Greenbrier West ended Keyser's stranglehold on the Shuttle Hurdle title, squeezing past Keyser by just
over half a second. Keyser had won the event four years in a row. Greenbrier West and Keyser were
the only teams to go under 60 seconds. Only one other team went under 62.
RunWV's Current Score: 61 of 78.
High Jump
Keyser's Peyton Hartman repeated as champion, this time with a leap of 6'7, which stands as
the 7th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. No one else cleared heigher than
6'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 66 of 84.
Pole Vault
Ritchie's Cody Masters repeated as champion, matching last year's vault of 13'7. That was
enough to give him the 10th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Tyler
Consolidated's Hunter Lemasters and Webster's Chad Brinson cleared 12'6 to take 2nd
and 3rd, respectively. All six placers cleared at least 11'6.
RunWV's Current Score: 71 of 90.
Long Jump
Liberty Harrison's Brandon Franklin also repeated as champion in the Long Jump. His leap of
21'9 won the event by over a foot. No one else went past 20'5. 2nd through 6th were separated by
just 8 inches.
RunWV's Current Score: 76 of 96.
Shot Put
Ritchie's Mark Britton and Magnolia's Matthew Riggs both surpassed 50'0 with Britton's
52'2.75 outdistancing Riggs' 51'0. They were over 3 feet ahead of the rest. Lincon's Steven
Bates topped 47'0 in getting 3rd.
RunWV's Current Score: 80 of 102.
Discus
Ritchie's Mark Britton repeated as champion, destroying the field in the process. His 177'9
toss was over 31'0 futher than anyone else and is a new State Meet Record. The throw stands as the
2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance Regardless of Class and the Best All-Time Class
A-AA State Meet Performance. Oak Glen's Ethan Delekta and Point Pleasant's Kenneth
Livingston each surpassed 140'0 in taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 86 of 108.
The final score of 95 of 108 means that 79.6% of the people picked to place did indeed place. That may be my highest score ever. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed the predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Matt King, Philip Barbour -- 3200 M (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Scotty Treadway, Oak Hill -- 3200 M (not picked, got 3rd)
Casey Tolliver, Shady Spring -- 110 HH (not picked, got 3rd)
Luke Hottle, Roane -- 300 IH (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Bluefield -- 4x100 (picked 6th, got 3rd)
(Chevez Burress, Montel Leggett, David Flack, Trey Williams)
Keyser -- 4x400 (picked 6th, got 3rd)
(James Flint, Taven Rohrbaugh, Canton Whisner, Tyler Biser)
Weir -- 4x800 (picked 6th, got 3rd)
(Charles Swanson, Matthew Kopp, Lucas Dankovchik, Freddie Jones)
Chad Brinson, Webster -- Pole Vault (not picked, got 3rd)
Austin Wilkenson, Sherman -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Kenneth Livingston, Point Pleasant -- Shot Put (not picked, got 4th)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AA Boys Oak Hill +15 Sherman + 7 Weir + 7