Class AA Girls
100 Meter Dash
The 100 was again the McKenna Smith show as Bridgeport Senior set new All-Time Bests in both the
trials and again in the finals. Her State Record time of 11.85 stands as the Best
All-Time State Meet Performance and the Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance
and won the event by nearly 0.7 seconds. Teammate Isabella Bowen took the 2nd spot
at 12.53. Winfield's Carly Hinkle was 3rd in 12.61. Roane's Josie Raines was
4th in 12.75. Shady Spring got a 5th from Regan Hefner in 12.88, and Liberty Harrison's
Josie Rhodes was 6th in 12.95. One of my predicted placers did not start the finals.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Bridgeport's McKenna Smith again decimated the field taking the win by over 1.4 seconds with a stellar
24.49 time. Her 24.36 in the trials set a new All-Time Best, a new State Record,
and stands as the Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the Best All-Time Class A-AA
State Meet Performance. Again, teammate Isabella Bowen took the 2nd spot in 25.92.
Roane's Josie Raines was 3rd in 26.34. No one else went under 27 seconds, but 4th
through 6th were all under 27.20.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Bridgeport's McKenna Smith continued to astound Saturday morning, knocking over half a second off
her existing State Record. She scorched the track to a 54.61 to set a new All-Time
Best, a new All-Time Best State Meet Performance, and a new All-Time Best Class
A-AA State Meet Performance. It was a strong year for the 400 as Bridgeport's Isabella
Bowen sped to a 57.34 time, which is the 6th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance.
She just held off North Marion's Eve Hine, who clocked a 57.62 giving her the 9th Best
All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Those 3 were under 58, but no one else came in
under 60 seconds. The next three were all under 61 seconds. One of my predicted placers did
not finish as it appeared that her blocks slipped as she pushed off and she sprawled to the track.
I thought it was clearly something that would have warranted a re-start, but none came.
RunWV's Current Score: 15 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Fairmont Senior's Maya Brinson took the field out quickly, covering the first lap in
67 seconds. Winfield's Grace Cole was right on her heels. Brinson held the lead
through the first turn, but about 30 meters into the backstretch, Cole accelerated and made
the pass. Brinson battled, but Cole was able to complete the pass before the turn. Cole was
able to maintain the lead, and pulled away in the last 100 to win by over 2.5 seconds with
a 2:18.04. Brinson easily held the 2nd spot at 2:20.61. Winfield's Kalei Jordan came
up to take the 3rd spot in 2:23.56 with teammate Isabella Robinson in 4th at 2:24.65,
giving Winfield 3 of the top 4 places. Bridgeport's Julia Muller just edged past
Sissonville's Emer Carrington for 5th in the last couple meters 2:25.11 to 2:25.29.
RunWV's Current Score: 20 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
The first lap saw a pack of 13 together at an unaggressive 1:20 with North Marion's Taylor
Trowbridge at the front of the pack. Berkeley Springs' Stephanie Golden was in 2nd,
and Bridgeport's Julia Muller was in 3rd. On the 2nd lap Alyssa Rittinger and
Anna Lumadue accelerated into the lead on the backstretch, and Lewis' Emily Louk joined them. At
the halfway point, Rittinger and Lumadue continued to lead at 2:44 with Golden about a
half stride behind. Winfield's Kalei Jordan had a slight lead on Louk for 4th, and Muller
was in 6th. 11 remained within 2 seconds of the lead. Not a lot of shifting occurred in
lap 3, but as they came to the line, Louk moved into the lead at 4:09. Lumadue, Golden, and
Rittinger were at 4:10. Jordan and Muller were at 4:11. Through the first turn and halfway
down the backstretch, Louk opened about a 10 meter lead. That was when you could see Muller
start to make a run from 6th. With 200 to go, Louk still lead by about 10 meters, but Muller had
moved into 2nd and was coming hard. Lumadue still held the 3rd spot, just ahead of Golden.
With 100 to go, Louk was still in front, but Muller was coming hard and had cut the gap to
about 3 meters. Muller made the pass with about 50 meters to go and pulled away to win by nearly
2 seconds in 5:22.35. Louk easily held the 2nd spot in 5:24.16. Jordan moved into 3rd in 5:25.47.
Lumadue nipped Golden for 4th 5:28.10 to 5:28.30. Rittinger held on for 6th in 5:31.44.
RunWV's Current Score: 25 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
The field went out reasonably, with Berkeley Springs' Amanda Lupton leading them
through in 1:17. At 1:18 were Philip Barbour's Jessica Melvin, Keyser's Kyleena
Purvis, and Philip Barbour's Kierra Hodge. Winfield's Alyssa Rittinger
was in 5th at 1:19, and Bridgeport's Julia Muller was in 6th at 1:20. On the 2nd
lap, those continued to hold the front positions, with Lupton, Melvin, and Purvis coming
through at 2:44 and Rittinger, Hodge, and Muller at 2:45. Lap 3 looked much the same with
Lupton, Melvin, and Purvis at 4:11 and Hodge, Rittinger, and Muller at 4:12. These 6 had now
opened a 5 second gap on the rest of the field. At the midway point, Melvin had moved
slightly into the lead at 5:40 with Lupton at the same time. Rittinger had moved into 3rd
also at 5:40. Muller was up to 4th in 5:41, followed by Purvis also at 5:41 and Hodge at
5:42. The gap back to 7th had grown to 8 seconds. On lap 5, Melvin opened a slight gap
at 7:09. Lupton was still just a couple meters back at 7:10. Rittinger and Muller were
about another 5 meters back in 7:11. Purvis was close behind them at 7:12. Hodge had lost
contact in 6th at 7:15, but was still 10 seconds ahead of 7th. On the 6th lap, Melvin and
Lupton broke away from the other 3 with Melvin continuing to lead at 8:39 and Lupton at
8:40. Purvis moved back into 3rd at 8:44 with Rittinger and Muller at 8:45. Hodge was still
battling and was still in it at 8:47. It was pretty clear at this point that these would be
the 6 placers. As they came to the line to start the final lap, it was still Melvin in
front at 10:09 with Lupton about a stride back, but matching that time. Purvis, Muller, and
Rittinger were at 10:17 and Hodge was at 10:24. With 300 meters to go, Lupton made a move,
and Melvin had no response. Lupton stretched the lead to over 10 meters by the time they
reached the final turn. Lupton continued to push to the finish line and took the win by
9 seconds in 11:25.51. Melvin easily held the 2nd spot at 11:34.52. Muller had a strong
finish to take the 3rd spot in 11:37.23. Rittinger pulled away from Purvis for 4th in
11:43.36. Purvis held the 5th position at 11:48.80. Hodge easily held the 6th spot at
11:51.98. Everyone else ended up over 20 seconds behind.
RunWV's Current Score: 31 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Winfield's Mary Lawman sped away from the field, and her 15.05 tied the State Record
and stands as tied for the 6th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Shady
Spring's Erica Hegele was a strong 2nd in 15.53. Winfield's Lauryn Bady joined
them under 16 seconds with a 15.75 in 3rd. Those three were nearly a full second ahead of the
rest of the field. One of my predicted placers did not start the finals due to injury after
qualifying 5th in the trials.
RunWV's Current Score: 36 of 42.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Bridgeport's McKenna Smith set yet another All-Time Best and State Record
with her 43.04. That stands as the Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the Best
All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. She now owns State All-Time Bests in the 100,
200, 400, 300 Low Hurdles, and was a part of the All-Time Best 4x400 Meter Relay. It was a
strong year for the 300LH as the top 4 were all under 47 seconds, and the top 6 were under 48.
Shady Spring's Erica Hegele was 2nd in 46.32. Frankfort's Kayla Grose edged
Bridgeport's Emily Meade for 3rd, 46.98 to 46.99. Bluefield's Dani Janutolo
snagged 5th from the 1st heat in 47.70. Liberty Harrison's Wylie Everly took the final
spot at 47.92. One of my predicted placers got hit with a DQ.
RunWV's Current Score: 40 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
The Winfield crew of Molly Wallace, Mary Lawman, Sydney Cavender, and Carly Hinkle crushed
the field and the old State Record with their 49.66. That time stands as the Best All-Time
Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Bridgeport was the only team to even remotely challenge
them as their foursome of Juliet Hart, Kristen Crowder, Sophia DelGreco, and Isabella Bowen
ran to a 50.23, which is the 3rd Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance.
North Marion was a strong 3rd in 51.17, and Lincoln joined them under 52 seconds for 4th.
RunWV's Current Score: 45 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
It was again a battle between Winfield and Bridgeport, and again Winfield took the win with
the group of Molly Wallace, Lauryn Bady, Taryn Napier, and Carly Hinkle taking the win in
1:45.79. This is the 3rd Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Bridgeport was
again strong with their 1:46.34 by Ashton Miller, Catie Wilson, Juliet Hart, and Kristen Crowder
recording the 6th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. These two were again
well ahead of the rest of the field as no one else was under 1:49. North Marion and Lincoln were
under 1:50 in taking 3rd and 4th, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 49 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Bridgeport had the lead before the end of the first leg with Shady Spring in 2nd and
Winfield in 3rd. Bridgeport continued to lead through the 2nd leg with Winfield in 2nd,
North Marion in 3rd, and Weir in 4th. Shady Spring was in 5th, and I think it was Elkins in 6th.
Bridgeport maintained their lead through the 3rd leg with Winfield in 2nd and North Marion
in 3rd. Shady Spring was up to 4th, Weir was in 5th, and Elkins was in 6th. Bridgeport's
crew of Kristen Crowder, Catie Wilson, Kirstin George, and McKenna Eddy finished
the job and took the win in 4:07.65, which is the 5th Best All-Time Class A-AA State
Meet Performance. Shady Spring got a strong anchor leg to move up to 2nd in 4:10.65.
Winfield held the 3rd spot at 4:11.36. North Marion was solidly 4th in 4:13.57. Elkins
came up to 5th in 4:17.02, and Lewis County grabbed the 6th spot from the first heat in 4:18.22.
RunWV's Current Score: 54 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Keyser got a strong opening leg from Kyleena Purvis to lead after 1 leg at 2:24.
Bridgeport was in 2nd at 2:25. Winfield was in 3rd, followed by Berkeley Springs and Lewis
County. Winfield took control on the 2nd leg with Isabella Robinson opening a 9 second
lead for them at 4:50. Bridgeport was in 2nd at 4:59. Keyser was in 3rd at 5:02. Berkeley
Springs was in 4th at 5:03. Lewis was in 5th at 5:06, followed closely by Nicholas in 5:07.
On the 3rd leg, it was still Winfield in control at 7:19. Bridgeport closed a little at
7:26. Berkeley Springs moved up to 3rd in 7:36. Lewis moved up to 4th in 7:41. Nicholas
moved up to 5th in 7:45. Fairmont Senior had moved into 6th at 7:47. On the final leg,
Winfield was not threatened as the group of Peyton Frohnaphel, Isabella Robinson,
Shannon Riley, and Grace Cole took the 9 second win in 9:45.73, which is the 2nd
Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Bridgeport was easily 2nd in 9:54.76.
Berkeley Springs claimed the 3rd spot in 10:02.69. Lewis County was 4th in 10:07.99.
Fairmont Senior got a strong anchor leg from Maya Brinson to move into 5th in 10:11.87.
Nicholas held the final spot at 10:19.55.
RunWV's Current Score: 59 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Winfield dominated the field taking the win by over 4 seconds with their new State Record
time of 1:03.31. That gives the group of Lauryn Bady, Savannah Hoff, Taryn Napier, and Mary
Lawman the 3rd Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the Best All-Time Class
A-AA State Meet Performance. Bridgeport was again 2nd with a solid 1:07.35. No one else
was under 1:09, but the next 5 spots were very close as 3rd through 7th were under 1:10.
Liberty Harrison, Keyser, and Grafton were all under 1:09.20 in taking 3rd through 5th,
respectively. One of my predicted placing teams didn't finish after a nasty fall.
RunWV's Current Score: 63 of 78
High Jump
Winfield's Carly Hinkle set a new State Record with her leap of 5'8.25. That gives
her the 2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the All-Time Best Class A-AA
State Meet Performance. East Fairmont's Laura May and Liberty Harrison's Bethany
Stern cleared 5'2 to take 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The remaining placers (and 7th) cleared 5'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 68 of 84.
Pole Vault
Winfield's Shannon Riley cleared 10'6 to take the win by a foot. That ties her for the
8th All-Time Best Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Liberty Harrison's Wylie Everly
cleared 9'6 for 2nd. The next 3 cleared 9'0 with Point Pleasant's Sami Saunders and
Winfield's Avory Albert tieing for 3rd and Bridgeport's Jenna Love getting 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 73 of 90.
Long Jump
Roane's Josei Raines again repeated as Champion and this time set a new State Record
with her leap of 18'3. This mark is the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the
Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Winfield's Mary Lawman soared
16'11 for 2nd. Teammate Kalei Jordan went 16'9 for 3rd. Oak Glen's Maggie Kovalcik
was the only other jumper to top 16'0 with her leap of 16'2.25.
RunWV's Current Score: 78 of 96.
Shot Put
Point Pleasant's Aislyn Hayman crushed the field by over 3'0 with her toss of 40'11.50.
This stands as the 8th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 3rd Best All-Time
Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Philip Barbour's Kacey Neville was a solid
2nd with her throw of 37'8. Wayne's Mica Mathis was 3rd with a throw of 36'0. North
Marion's Presley Tuttle was 4th with a 35'8.50. The front four all threw further than
last year's winner. The other two placers were also over 34'0. One of my predicted placers
did not compete.
RunWV's Current Score: 83 of 102.
Discus
Point Pleasant's Aislyn Hayman again dominated, taking the win by over 20'0 with her
throw of 133'0. This is the 6th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 2nd Best
All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Philip Barbour's Kacey Neville was 2nd
with a 11'24. Oak Glen's Kylee Williams was 3rd with a 109'9. North Marion's Presley
Tuttle edged Robert C. Byrd's Madison Holyfield by 2", 107'11 to 107'9 for 4th.
The top 8 were over 100'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 87 of 108.
The final score of 87 of 108 means that 80.6% 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.
Maya Brinson, Fairmont Senior -- 800 M (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Kalei Jordan, Winfield -- 1600 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Ashton Miller, Bridgeport -- 100 HH (not picked, got 4th)
Kayla Grose, Frankfort -- 300 LH (not picked, got 3rd)
Lincoln -- 4x200 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Alaina Bott, Erika Hayhurst, Casey Stedman, Morgan Southern)
Laura May, East Fairmont -- High Jump (not picked, got 2nd)
Bethany Stern, Liberty Harrison -- High Jump (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Presley Tuttle, North Marion -- Discus (not picked, got 4th)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AA Girls Liberty Harrison +11 East Fairmont + 8 Frankfort + 8 Fairmont Senior + 7