Class AA Girls
100 Meter Dash
Summers' Candace Brown nipped Oak Glen's Alexis Burch at the line by just 0.01 for
the win. The pair ran 12.85 and 12.86, respectively. No one else was under 13.20.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Summers' Candace Brown made it two-for-two in taking the 200 by nearly half a second. Only
Lincoln's Madison Cunningham joined Brown in running under 27 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Oak Glen's Alexis Burch won a very tight race with Lincoln's Madison Cunningham and
Wayne's Shannon Rutherford. Burch's 58.31 stands as the 9th Best All-Time Class A-AA State
Meet Performance. Cunningham was just 0.08 off. Rutherford nearly cracked the 59 second barrier
also with her 59.12. No one else was under 60 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 15 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Frankfort's Katie Jan pulled away from Wayne's Shannon Rutherford to win by just under
a second as both broke the 2:20 barrier. Jan's 2:18.54 stands as the 4th Best All-Time Class A-AA
State Meet Performance and Rutherford's 2:19.53 stands as the 8th Best All-Time Class A-AA
State Meet Performance. Only Point Pleasant's Andrea Porter joined them under 2:25.
RunWV's Current Score: 20 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
The field remained a pretty large pack through two laps. Philip Barbour's Sarah McCauley
had taken the lead, coming through at 2:39, with Frankfort's Katie Jan close behind in 2:40.
On lap 3, McCauley began to assert herself, running a 77 second lap to come through in 3:56. Jane
was running 2nd in 4:01 with Herbert Hoover's Erica Walker and Weir's Tricia Marker
coming through in 4:03 and 4:05, respectively. The final lap saw McCauley extend her lead to nearly
11 seconds, and her 5:13.64 final time stands as the 7th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet
Performance. Jan held off a late charge by Marker to take 2nd. Walker held 3rd.
RunWV's Current Score: 24 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
After 1 lap, there was a large pack, mostly coming through in 1:22-1:23. Lap 2 saw a large pack
remain coming through in 2:49-2:50. At least 9 remained in the pack. On lap three, the pack started
to dwindle. 7 remained, all coming in between 4:16 and 4:17. At the 1600 Meter mark, the pack
remained at 7, coming through at 5:49-5:50. The pack remained at 7 through lap 5 with them all
crossing between 7:21 and 7:22. Lap 6 saw much of the same. The pack started to spread a little,
but all 7 were still between 8:55 and 8:57. On lap 7, Philip Barbour's Sarah McCauley made
her move. She took lap 7 in 78 seconds following a 94 second lap 6. No one was able to respond
and she generated a 10 second gap over Philip Barbour's Katelyn Mahoney and Herbert Hoover's
Erica Walker. On the final lap, McCauley extended her lead to finish in 11:33.24 and take the
win by just over 11 seconds. Mahoney closed well to take 2nd by nearly 5 seconds. Weir's Alexis
Virtue used a strong finish to move from 5th/6th into 3rd, just ahead of Walker. Weir's
Kritsen Mastrantoni held off teammate Tricia Marker for 5th as Marker fought back into
finishing position after having fallen off the pack on lap 7. Philip Barbour's Brianna Waybright
gave the field 7 sub-12 runners.
RunWV's Current Score: 29 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
PikeView's Mariah Farley led from start to finish and held off the late charge by Poca's
Adrian Cunningham to take the win by 0.10. The pair was under 16 seconds, while no one else
was under 16.30.
RunWV's Current Score: 32 of 42.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Poca's Adrian Cunningham duplicated last year's feat by again destroying the field. This time
she won by over 2.3 seconds. Her 45.05 stands as the 10th Best All-Time State Meet Performance
Regardless of Class and the 3rd Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Keyser's
Erica white and Berkeley Springs' Michelle Williams ran under 48 seconds in taking 2nd
and 3rd, respectively. All six placers were under 49.
RunWV's Current Score: 37 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Tyler Consolidated took the event by over 0.6 seconds. Liberty Harrison edged past Keyser for 2nd.
2nd through 5th all ran between 52.07 and 52.70.
RunWV's Current Score: 41 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Oak Glen used a strong anchor leg from Alexis Burch to snag the half-second win. Oak Glen was
the only team under 1:49, and Keyser was the only other team under 1:50.
RunWV's Current Score: 47 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Oak Glen used a sub-59 anchor leg from Alexis Burch to move past Weir and Wayne on the final
lap to take the win. Wayne held off the late surge by Berkeley Springs to hold 2nd. Berkeley
Spring's late surge pushed them past Weir for 3rd. 2nd through 4th all ran in the 4:14's.
RunWV's Current Score: 52 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Weir took control on the second leg after crossing the first leg nearly simultaneously with Philip
Barbour at the end of the first leg. Weir was in control thereafter, getting legs of under 2:30
from each of their four runners. They received a 2:25 closing leg from Tricia Marker and
it's a good thing they did because Wayne got a 2:17 closer from Shannon Rutherford to close
to within 4 1/2 seconds. Weir's 9:50.44 stands as the 9th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet
Performance. Wayne came through under 9:55. Philip Barbour nearly cracked the 10:00 barrier with
their 10:01.87. No one else was under 10:15.
RunWV's Current Score: 57 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Magnolia edged past Tyler Consolidated on the anchor leg of Holly McDonald. Magnolia's 1:07.00
and Tyler Consolidated's 1:07.34 were the only runs under 1:08. Only Poca also made it in under 1:09.
All six placers did run under 1:10. My predicted 2nd place finisher got nailed on a false start.
RunWV's Current Score: 61 of 78
High Jump
Tyler Consolidated's Makayla Clegg was the only jumper to clear 5'0. The remaining placers all
cleared 4'10.
RunWV's Current Score: 65 of 84.
Pole Vault
Ritchie's Tristin Toman picked up the win with her vault of 8'9. The other three placers all
cleared 8'0 as the WVSSAC's refusal to alter the starting height to match the field resulted in this
event not having all it's placing spots filled.
RunWV's Current Score: 69 of 90.
Long Jump
Frankfort's Kayley Brothers and PikeView's Mariah Farley each soared past 16'0 with
Brothers scoring the win on her 16'6 jump and Farley taking 2nd on her 16'1.50. Only Ritchie's
Mykayla Garrett went past 15'6 in the remaining field.
RunWV's Current Score: 73 of 96.
shot Put
Berkeley Springs' Harley Stotler made it three years in a row. She dominated the field this
year as her 37'9 toss was over 4' further than anyone else. Lincoln's Jessica Starcher picked
up a surprise 2nd place finish and was the only other thrower to hit 33'.
RunWV's Current Score: 77 of 102.
Discus
Berkeley Springs' Harley Stotler made it two titles on the weekend as her 103'9 toss was enough
to get the job done. Only Ritchie's Mikayla Little also eclipsed the 100' barrier. Only four
throwers even hit 90'.
RunWV's Current Score: 81 of 108.
The final score of 81 of 108 means that 75.0% 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.
Alexis Virtue, Weir -- 3200 M (not picked, got 3rd)
Adrian Cunningham, Poca -- 100 HH (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Holly McDonald, Magnolia -- 100 HH (not picked, got 3rd)
Point Pleasant -- 4x100 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Chelsea Keefer, Morgan Pethtel, Allison Smith, Cara Hesson)
Poca -- Shuttle (not picked, got 3rd)
(Adrian Cunningham, Cheyenne Hendrick, Emily McComas, Krystle Hayes)
Casey Solomon, Berkeley Springs -- High Jump (not picked, tied for 2nd)
Mykayla Garrett, Ritchie -- Long Jump (not picked, got 3rd)
Krystle Hays, Poca -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Jessica Starcher, Lincoln -- Shot Put (not picked, got 2nd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AA Girls Poca +16 Ritchie +13