Class AAA Girls
100 Meter Dash
Martinsburg's Mykera Days held off teammate and defending champion Jasmyn Hosby and
Musselman's Tara Sharpe as the three finished within 0.04. The top 5 were all under 12.80.
The 1-2 finish for Martinsburg was joined by taking 6th in the event as well in an important event
for the team standings.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Martinsburg's Jasmyn Hosby just squeezed past teammate Mykera Days at the finish line
to take the win by 0.01. Washington's Devyn Hosby edged Musselman's Tara Sharpe for
3rd. The top 6 were all under 26.70. The 1-2 finish for Martinsburg was again supplemented by a 3rd
placer, this time scoring a 5th in another important event for the team race.
RunWV's Current Score 11 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Martinsburg's Jasmyn Hosby made the pass on Fairmont Senior's Alyssa Scherich in the
final 20 meters to take the win. Hosby's 57.14 stands as the 7th Best All-Time State Meet Performance
and the 6th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Scherich's 57.43 stands as the
10th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 9th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet
Performance. Elkins' Letitia Propst joined the pair in running uner 59 seconds, and
Washington's Devyn Hosby and John Marshall's Ashley Haught came through under 60.
RunWV's Current Score: 15 of 18.
800 Meter Run
A large contingent of runners came through in 67 seconds on the first lap. Hurricane's Tori Dent
and Elkins' Letitia Propst were at the front of that pack, with Hedgesville's Anna Lizon
and Fairmont Senior's Alyssa Scherich right behind. Propst made the pass just before the
500 meter mark, but Dent kept her from completing the pass into the turn, holding Propst to the outside.
The pair hit 700 meters together and raced down the stretch with Propst finally getting away at about
750 meters to take the win by just over 2 seconds. Dent just held off George Washington's Sarah
Hamilton and Lizon for 2nd. Propst was the only one to go under 2:20 with her 2:18.03. The top
3 were under 2:21. The top 6 were all under 2:24.
RunWV's Current Score: 20 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
This was a fun race that saw 1st through 6th being separated by just over 4 seconds. The entire field
was together through one lap, all crossing between 1:17 and 1:18, with Elkins' Letitia Propst at
the front of that pack. There was still a massive pack after two laps at 2:42-2:43 with Propst, Preston's
Kaitlyn Workman and Nicholas' Morgan Kesecker holding about a 1 meter lead on the next group.
After three laps, Propst remained in front with Workman and Kesecker still right behind. 7 remained in
the pack, all crossing between 4:03 and 4:04. The last lap again saw the kick of Letitia Propst as she
powered down the stretch to take the win. Only Workman was able to challenge before falling by less than
half a second. Kesecker and Wheeling Park's Lauren Tarovisky were less than 1.5 seconds behind
as the foursome all finished in under 5:20. Bridgeport's Morganne Phillips and George Washington's
Sarah Hamilton also finished in under 5:22.
RunWV's Current Score: 24 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Lap 1 say a pack of 10 came through in around 1:18. The 2nd lap saw Elkin's Letitia Propst
move to the front, but a strong pack of 8 was still right there, with 4 others strung out closely
behind. The pack came through in 2:44. At the end of lap 3, Propst, University's Amelia Paladino,
and Hampshire's Rachel Lipps crossed together in 4:10. There were still 7 pretty much together.
On the fourth lap, the lead pack slimmed to four. Propst, Paladino, Lipps, and Preston's Kaitlyn
Workman came through in 5:34-35. Nicholas' Morgan Kesecker and Bridgeport's Morganne
Phillips were trying to hang on to the back of the lead pack. On lap 5, Propst and Paladino
generated a slight gap on the rest of the pack, and Phillips joined up with Workman and Lipps, leaving
five still in contention. Propst and Paladino crossed at 7:02. The other three hit 7:03. On lap 6,
Propst and Paladino extended their cushion over the rest, coming through in 8:30 to 8:33 for the
threesome of Workman, Lipps, and Phillips. At the end of lap 7, Propst started to generate a gap on
Paladino. Phillips and Workman had started to generate a gap on Lipps. On the final lap, Propst
continued to pull away and took the win by over 3 seconds in 11:10.99. Paladino easily held on for 2nd
with her 11:14.13. Workman hit an 11:20.00 with Phillips just squeezing in under 11:21. Lipps
held on for 5th with Musselman's Heather Jenkins coming up for 6th. The top six were under
11:38. The top 11 were under 11:52.
RunWV's Current Score: 28 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Buckhannon-Upshur's Emily Godwin sped past the field with a 14.77. That time ranks as the
3rd Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 3rd Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet
Performance. Valerie Kirk also made it in under 15 with her 14.99 clocking. That stands
Tied for the 10th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and Tied for the 9th Best All-Time
Class AAA State Meet Performance. Fairmont Senior's Alyssa Scherich ran a 14.98 in
the trials which stands as the 9th Best All-Time State Meet performance and the 8th Best
All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Brooke's Ali Crawford and Parkersburg's Taylor
Fordyce edged out Scherich in the finals as the front 5 all came in under 15.25.
RunWV's Current Score: 33 of 42.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Buckhannon-Upshur's Emily Godwin grabbed a State Meet Record with her 44.23 as she took apart
the field to win by over 1.6 seconds. Her time stands as the Best All-Time State Meet Performance
and the Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Winfield's Valerie Kirk and
Lewis County's Lindsey Williams made it in under 46 seconds. No one else was under 47.
RunWV's Current Score: 36 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Martinsburg's crew of Kala Ames, Breayun Days, Mykera Days, and Jasmyn Hosby ran away from the
field to win by nearly 2 seconds. Their 48.83 is the 2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance
and the 2nd Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Morgantown held 2nd, and 3rd through
5th were separated by just 0.01 with Brooke coming out on top of Jefferson and Winfield. The top five
were under 51 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 42 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Martinsburg ran away from the field again, winning by over 2 seconds. The group of Mykera Days,
Breayun Days, Alisha Fincham, and Shalynn Dickens scored the 9th Best All-Time State Meet
Performance and the 9th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance with their 1:44.24
run. University was the only other team under 1:47. Jefferson was the only other team under 1:48.
The top 7 were under 1:49.
RunWV's Current Score: 46 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Washington took the lead on a 59 second 3rd leg from Devyn Hosby and went on to win by over 1.3
seconds. The 4:05.05 run by the unit of Jenay Grant, Emily Lorenzen, Devyn Hosby, and Nikki
Ashbaugh was good enough to be the 9th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 8th
Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Jefferson joined them under 4:07, and John
Marshall was just over 4:07.
RunWV's Current Score: 50 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
George Washington took the lead from the gun on a 2:24 opening leg from Carol Good. Preston took
the lead near the end of the 2nd leg with a 2:25 leg from Kaitlyn Workman. They held that spot
through three legs, crossing the line nearly simultaneously with Morgantown. Parkersburg got a 2:21.5
anchor leg from Tori Boggs to take the lead, but Preston's Laura Shaffer and her 2:24.0
anchor leg were able to get back around on the final stretch. Parkersburg held off Morgantown for
2nd. The top 3 teams were under 9:50. The top 5 were under 9:55 and the top 8 made it in under 10:00.
RunWV's Current Score: 56 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Buckhannon-Upshur just got past Jefferson to take the win by a mere 0.08 seconds. Parkersburg was nearly
a full second back in 3rd. Wheeling Park was close on Parkersburg's heels. The front five were under
1:08.
RunWV's Current Score: 61 of 78.
High Jump
Buckhannon-Upshur's Emily Godwin soared over 5'8 to easily take the event. In an important
happening for the team race, teammate Lauren Cvechko was the only other jumper to clear 5'4 to
give Buckhannon-Upshur a 1-2 finish.. Nitro's Jordan Tate and Nicholas' Ashleigh Taylor
were the only other jumpers to clear 5'2. Godwin's 5'8 (along with her 5'4 from last year), makes
her performance tied for the 4th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and tied for the 3rd
Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
RunWV's Current Score: 65 of 84.
Pole Vault
John Marshall's Kiley Defibaugh was the only vaulter to clear 11'0 to take the title. Defibaugh's
11'0 vault along with previous State Meet Vaults of 10'6 and 8'0, marks her performance as the 5th
Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 4th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Jefferson's Kaitlyn Clark was the only other vaulter to clear 10'6. That vault along with last
year's 10'6 vault gives her the 8th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Three other
vaulters cleared 10'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 70 of 90.
Long Jump
Capital's Alexandria Allen again defended her title giving her three in a row...two with Capital
and one with Morgantown. She was the only jumper to hit 17'0. Martinsburg's Breayun Days and
Buckhannon-Upshur's Emily Godwin both went 16'10, with the 2nd spot going to Days based on her
2nd best jump. Martinsburg's Kala Ames picked up 4 important points for her team as the only
other jumper to go past 16'0. One of my predicted placers didn't jump.
RunWV's Current Score: 73 of 96.
Shot Put
Buckhannon-Upshur's Karissa Knabenshue tossed the shot 40'1.25 to defend her title. That toss
stands as the 8th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. She won the event by nearly
3 feet with only St. Albans' Bethany Drury also going past 37'0. Buckhannon-Upshur's Mercedes
Dowell scored a big 3rd for her team as the only other thrower to exceed 36'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 78 of 102.
Discus
Buckhannon-Upshur's Karissa Knabenshue made it two-for-two in the throws with her 126'9 toss.
That throw is the 8th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 7th Best All-Time Class
AAA State Meet Performance and won the event by over 9'. John Marshall's Alexis Montes was
nearly four feet better than her next competitor in taking 2nd. All six placers were over 110'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 84 of 108.
The final score of 84 of 108 means that 77.8% of the people picked to place did indeed place. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceeded expectations by 3 or more places and deserve special mention.
Alexandria Allen, Capital -- 100 M (not picked, got 4th)
Devyn Hosby, Washington -- 400 M (not picked, got 4th)
Sarah Hamilton, George Washington -- 800 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Morganne Phillips, Bridgeport -- 3200 M (not picked, got 4th)
Lindsey Williams, Lewis -- 300 LH (not picked, got 3rd)
John Marshall -- 4x200 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Amber Holstine, Maria Tennant, Mallory Ball, Ashley Haught)
Cabell Midland -- 4x400 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Taylor Riedel, Laura Blake, Kinsey Hall, Mackenzie Cassidy)
Preston -- 4x800 M (picked 4th, got 1st)
(Karli Ridenour, Kaitlyn Workman, Whitney Workman, Laura Shaffer)
Parkersburg -- 4x800 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
(Kaylee Williams, Rachel Morris, Madison Hill, Tori Boggs)
Parkersburg -- Shuttles (picked 6th, got 3rd)
(Maddie Morgan,Tori Wilson, Blake Schenerlein, Taylor Fordyce)
Jessica Hamrick, Parkersburg South -- Pole Vault (picked 6th, tied for 3rd)
Kala Ames, Martinsburg -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Bethany Drury, St. Albans -- Shot Put (picked 6th, got 2nd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AAA Girls Preston +11 St. Albans +10 Capital + 9 Brooke + 8 Lewis + 7 Parkersburg + 7