Class AAA Boys
100 Meter Dash
Capital's Malcolm Fletcher took the lead early and held his composure under pressure
from the Hedgesville duo of Kyrae Ramos and Sam Irwin as the top 3 were
separated by just 0.03 with Fletcher getting an 11.13, Ramos an 11.15, and Irwin an 11.16.
Morgantown's Alajuan Robinson was 4th in 11.27. Capital's Breece Hoff was
5th in 11.31. Spring Mills' Elian Lamar was 6th in 11.39.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
The Hedgesville duo of Kyrae Ramos and Sam Irwin powered away in the 2nd half
with Ramos taking the win in 22.18 and Irwin 2nd in 22.22. Capital's Malcolm Fletcher
was close through the turn and finished 3rd in 22.59. Spring Mills' Elian Lamar
was 4th in 22.87. Spring Valley's Owen Chafin was 5th in 22.89, and Morgantown's
Benjamin Waibogha took the final spot in 22.93. One of my predicted placers didn't
run the final after qualifying 4th in the trials.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Buckhannon-Upshur's Andrew Nesselroade led it coming out of the turn and powered
away to win by over a second in 49.11. Musselman's Jordan Delinski snagged 2nd
from the 1st heat in 50.31. Hedgesville's Seth Cain pulled out 3rd in 50.61. Jefferson's
Nicholas Mazaleski was 4th in 50.75. Greenbrier East's Scott Soucier held on
for 5th in 50.92. Morgantown's Vitaly Cuff closed well to snag the final spot
at 50.95. The top 7 were under 51.
RunWV's Current Score: 15 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Woodrow Wilson's Jagger Harvey asserted himself early, coming through the first
lap in 55 seconds. Jefferson's Delmar Hagedorn was in 2nd at 57 with Woodrow
Wilson's Miles Kominsky in 3rd and Parkersburg's Scott Barker in 4th, also
in 57. Hurricane's Alex Hughes was in 5th at 58, and Musselman's Asher
Personett was in 6th at 59. On the 2nd lap, Harvey was not threatened as he went
on to win by almost 3.5 seconds in 1:54.85. The battle for 2nd was much better with
Kominsky and Barker battling down the stretch and having to hold off Personett. Kominsky
got the 2nd spot in 1:58.37. Barker was 3rd in 1:58.68. Personett was 4th in 1:59.01.
Hagedorn took the 5th spot in 1:59.64, and Hughes held the 6th spot in 1:59.71.
RunWV's Current Score: 20 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
The field went out conservatively, and we had a pack of pretty much everyone at the end of
lap 1. I think it was Cabell Midland's Coy Smith in 1st, Parkersburg's Scott Barker
in 2nd, Parkersburg's Will Lemaster in 3rd, South Charleston's Josh Greear in 4th.
University's Philip White in 5th, and Woodrow Wilson's Miles Kominsky in 6th, all
at 1:07 or 1:08. Things stayed pretty pedestrian on the 2nd lap as the pack spread out a bit,
but only two fell off the back. It was still Smith in front at 2:16 with White and 2nd and Barker
in 3rd also at 2:16. I think it was still Greear in 4th with Parkersburg's Ian Domenick
now in 5th and Kominsky in 6th at 2:17. On lap 3, the pack continued to string out, but stay
in contact, but there was a lot of movement as Woodrow Wilson's Chris Barbera had moved
to the front in 3:25 with Kominsky in 2nd, Domenick in 3rd, Smith in 4th, Barker in 5th, all at the
same time, and White in 6th at 3:26. This set up a kicker lap for the final lap. Barbera led
throught the turn, but on the backstretch, Smith moved to the lead, and lead going into the final
turn with Barbera 2nd, Kominsky 3rd, Barker 4th, White 5th, and Domenick 6th. In the final
turn, Kominsky moved into the front, and Barbera followed. But down the homestretch, just like
in the 3200 the night before, it was Barbera with the kick as he took the lead with about 50 to
go and pulled away for the win in 4:26.22 as he again closed in just under 60 seconds. Kominsky
was just over a second back in 2nd at 4:27.24.
Domenick closed very well to sneak into 3rd at 4:28.83 with Barker at 4:28.91 as both got by Smith
in the last 2 meters. Smith was 5th in 4:28.93. White held the 6th spot at 4:30.27.
RunWV's Current Score: 26 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
They went out reasonably aggressively on the first lap with Woodrow Wilson's Chris Barbera
leading the charged at 1:07. University's Philip White matched that time in 2nd. Parkersburg's
Scott Barker was in 3rd at 1:08. Wheeling Park's Ronnie Saunders was in 4th with St.
Albans' Josh Endres in 5th and George Washington's Jacob Birurakis in 6th, each also at
1:08. Things slowed on the 2nd lap as the pack stayed largely together with just about everyone still
in contact. Barbera remained at the front in 2:19 with White and Barker matching that time in 2nd
and 3rd. Saunders was in 4th at 2:20 with Cabell Midland's Coy Smith in 5th, matching that time.
I believe it was Cabell Midland's Jackson Gibson in 6th at 2:21. On the 3rd lap, the pack
started stretching out a little, but many were still in contention. Barbera, White, and Barker
continued to hold the top 3 spots with each passing at 3:32. Saunders continued to hold the 4th
spot at 3:33. Smith was still in 5th at 3:34. Morgantown's Mikael Virji had moved into 6th
also at 3:34. At the mid-way point, it remained Barbera in front at 4:44 with White and Barker still
matching his time in 2nd and 3rd. Saunders wass still in 4th at 4:46, and Endres had moved back into
5th with a late lap push, also at 4:46. Virji was still in 6th at 4:47. On lap 5, things bunched
back up as the pace at the front slowed a bit. Barbera still led, though at 5:58, with White and Barker
still there at the same time. Endres had moved into 4th with Saunders in 5th, and they were now right
the heels of the front 3 at 5:59. I believe it was Hurricane's Brian Middaugh who was now in 6th
at 6:02. Lap 6 saw the pace slow even more, and Endres moved into the lead on the backstretch.
As they came to the end of lap 6, it was Endres with a slight lead over Saunders with White in 3rd,
Barker in 4th, and Barbera in 5th, with each passing at 7:15. Preston's Ward Ries had now
moved into the 6th spot at 7:18. Business picked back up on lap 7. First, Saunders moved into
the lead in the turn, and he held that through the backstretch. Barbera moved up from 5th to 3rd and
settled in behind White heading into the turn. Barker was in 4th, and Endres was in 5th. In the turn,
White moved into the lead, and Barbera followed, moving into 2nd heading out of the turn. At the end
of 7, it was White in the lead at 8:25 with Barbera matching that time about 1 meter back. Saunders
was in 3rd at 8:27 with Barker matching that time in 4th. Endres was another second back in 5th at 8:28.
Ries remained in 6th. On the final lap, the real kicking began as White and Barbera quickly distanced
themselves from everyone else, with White maintaining the lead. White still held the lead coming out of
the turn, but it was Barbera with the better close, taking the lead with about 70 meters to go and pulling
slightly away to take the win by a second. Barbera closed out the race with a 59.9 final lap to take the
win in 9:26.13. White was 2nd in 9:27.14. Barker gapped the others for 3rd in 9:35.40. Saunders held
the 4th spot in 9:37.29. Endres was 5th in 9:38.89. Ries was easily 6th in 9:42.89. One of my predicted
placers did not finish.
RunWV's Current Score: 30 of 36.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Hedgesville's Adam Brown took the lead going over the 5th hurdle and pulled away for the win
in 14.63. Ripley's Ridge Dalrymple led the first portion of the race and was 2nd in 14.76.
Woodrow Wilson's Micah Hancock was 3rd in 15.21. Brooke's Ethan Secrist edged Parkersburg
South's Chris Elschlager for 4th with both getting credited for a time of 15.36.
Martinsburg's Chelo Teneval took the final spot at 15.77.
RunWV's Current Score: 34 of 42.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Ripley's Ridge Dalrymple slipped by Huntington's Dez Bradshaw as Bradshaw
clipped and stumbled over the final hurdle. Dalrymple gets the win in 39.37 and Bradshaw
settles for 2nd in 39.64. Hedgesville's Adam Brown grabs 3rd from the 1st heat in
40.00. Buckhannon-Upshur's Andrew Nesselroade was 4th in 40.24. Parkersburg South
teammates Jimmy Kemp and Cameron Gill took the final two spots in 40.60 and
40.61, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 38 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Like in the 4x200, Hedgesville's squad of Seth Cain, Sam Irwin, Timothy Campbell-Fowler,
and Kyrae Ramos tore up the field with a 42.53, which is the 3rd Best All-Time
State Meet Performance and the 3rd Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Morgantown ran a strong 2nd in 43.03. Jefferson was 3rd in 43.75. Spring Mills was 4th
in 43.92, adn Cabell Midland was 5th in 43.98. Huntington scored 6th from the 1st heat
in 44.03.
RunWV's Current Score: 43 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
The Hedgesville group of Seth Cain, Sam Irwin, Timothy Campbell-Fowler, and Kyrae
Ramos dominated the action in 1:28.79, winning by almost 1.5 seconds and recording
the 10th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 10th Best All-time Class
AAA State Meet Performance. Spring Mills took a close battle for 2nd in 1:30.24.
Jefferson was 3rd in 1:30.51. Morgantown was 4th in 1:30.59. Huntington was 5th in
1:31.22, and Ripley was 6th in 1:31.33.
RunWV's Current Score: 48 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Hedgesville had the lead by the end of the 1st leg. Jefferson was a close 2nd. Cabell
Midland was in 3rd, Morgantown in 4th, Spring Mills in 5th, and Musselman in 6th. Hedgesville
held off a challenge from Jefferson to keep the lead through 2 legs in 1:43. Jefferson was
in 2nd at 1:44. Cabell Midland was in 3rd, also at 1:44. Morgantown was in 4th at 1:45
with Spring Mills matching that in 5th, and Musselman in 6th at 1:46. On the 3rd leg, Hedgesville
started pulling away, coming through in 2:35. Jefferson was in 2nd at 2:38 with Morgantown
right behind with the same time. Spring Mills was in 4th and Musselman in 5th at 2:39, and
Buckhannon-Upshur was in 6th at 2:40. With about 30 meters to go in that lap, as Cabell Midland,
Jefferson, and Morgantown were battling for 2nd, there was some incidental contact, and Cabell
Midland dropped the baton. On the final lap, Hedgesville wasn't threatened as the unit of
Seth Cain, Nathan Tress, Timothy Campbell-Fowler, and quentin Porter took the win
by exactly 1 second in 3:27.38. Whether or not the other teams knew exactly what had transpired
in the first heat or not isn't known, but Parkersburg grabbed 2nd from the 1st heat in 3:28.38.
Morgantown moved into 2nd in the heat in the last 10 meters to finish 3rd in 3:28.62. Musselman
slipped past Jefferson in the last step to take 4th in 3:29.29 to Jefferson's 3:29.40. Buckhannon-Upshur
took the final spot at 3:30.12.
RunWV's Current Score: 53 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Things got off quickly with Woodrow Wilson's Miles Kominsky leading the first leg
with a 1:58.1. Parkersburg's Scott Barker was right behind with a 1:58.6. Cabell
Midland's Coy Smith cracked the 2:00 barrier as well at 1:59.8. Preston was in 4th
at 2:00. Morgantown was in 5th at 2:02, and Jefferson was in 6th, also at 2:02. On the 2nd
leg, things continued at a hot pace with Woodrow Wilson continuing to lead at 3:57, getting a
sub-2:00 leg from Chris Barbera and Parkersburg continuing to dog them at 3:58. Cabell
Midland remained in 3rd at 4:03 with Jefferson up to 4th in 4:04 and Morgantown in 5th at 4:05.
Musselman had made a move into 6th place at 4:07 on a 1:59.6 leg from Asher Personett.
On the 3rd leg, Woodrow Wilson continued to lead, coming through at 6:00 with Parkersburg still
in 2nd at 6:03. With Jagger Harvey on the anchor for Woodrow Wilson, the win seemed
pretty much assured, as did going under 8:00. The only question was by how much. Jefferson
and Musselman were battling for 3rd with Jefferson crossing first, but both in 6:07. Cabell
Midland was in 5th at 6:09, and Morgantown was in 6th at 6:11. On the final leg, Woodrow
Wilson left no doubt as Harvey blasted a 1:55.6 leg to give the Woodrow Wilson squad of Miles
Kominsky, Ryan Vaught, Chris Barbera, and Jagger Harvey the win in 7:55.98, which ties them
for the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 5th Best All-Time Class AAA
State Meet Performance. Parkersburg held the 2nd spot in 8:04.77. Musselman used a 1:59.6
anchor leg from Jordan Delinski to move into 3rd. Jefferson crossed in 4th just over a
second behind but were disqualified for throwing the baton. The moved Morgantown up to 4th
in 8:12.16. Cabell Midland moved into the 5th spot at 8:13.76. Preston was the big beneficiary,
moving up to 6th with their 8:22.16. One of my predicted placers got disqualified.
RunWV's Current Score: 58 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
The Ripley unit of Sameul Pierson, Steven Carte, Garrett Robertson, and Ridge Dalrymple
took the lead toward the end of the 2nd leg and then had to reclaim it on the 3rd after a very
safe exchange got Hedgesville out in front of them, and then Ridge Dalrymple sped away
from everyone on the anchor leg to give them the win in 56.39. Hedgesville just edged out
Parkersburg South for 2nd, 56.96 to 56.99. Woodrow Wilson was the only other team to go under
60 seconds in taking 4th in 59.00. One of my predicted placers got disqualified.
RunWV's Current Score: 63 of 78.
High Jump
Only 7 jumpers cleared the opening height of 5'10., and only 4 were able to clear 6'0. In the
end it was Musselman's Dane Flanagan taking the win at 6'2 with Woodrow Wilson's
Michael Beasley also clearing 6'2 in 2nd. John Marshall's Brennen Wright
and Cabell Midland's Ty Sturm tied for 3rd at 6'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 69 of 84.
Pole Vault
Hedgesville's Jonathan Garver was the only vaulter to clear 14'0 in taking the win.
Morgantown's Chais Shockley, University's Nathaniel Wheeler and Hedgesville's
Isaiah Redman each cleared 13'6 in taking 2nd through 4th, respectively. St. Albans'
Steven Eaton and Parkersburg South's Nate Santiago each cleared 13'0 in taking
the final two spots. One of my predicted placers no heighted.
RunWV's Current Score: 73 of 90.
Long Jump
Woodrow Wilson's Kelshawn Grant popped off a 22'9 leap on his first attempt, and there
wasn't a thing anyone could do about it as he won the event by over a foot and a half. Parkersburg's
Ethan Airhart was 2nd with a 21'1.75, just ahead of Spring Mills' Adam O'Donnell's
21'1.50. Parkersburg South's Chris Elschlager was 4th with a 20'11. Martinsburg's Matthew
Vanduzer and Capital's Jabron Stokes each edged past the 20'0 mark to take 5th and
6th, respectively. As the long jump is almost always the bane of my predictive existence, 3
of my predicted placers didn't even make the final.
RunWV's Current Score: 76 of 96.
Shot Put
Cabell Midland's Hunter Hicks destroyed the field by almost 9'0 with his toss
of 57'3.50, which is the 7th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Hedgesville grabbed the next two spots with Logan Sherwood and Gavin Smoot
throwing 48'7 and 48'6.75, respectively. Spring Valley's Doug Nester was 4th with
a 48'5. Parkersburg's Bennett McFarland was 5th with a 47'11.50, and Huntington's
Darnell Wright was 6th with a 46'11.25. The top 7 were 46'10 or better, and no one
else hit 44'6.
RunWV's Current Score: 81 of 102.
Discus
Cabell Midland's Hunter Hicks made it a sweep with a toss of 171'9, which is the
10th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 6th Best All-Time Class AAA
State Meet Performance. Hampshire's John Hicks threw 160'5 for 2nd. Parkersburg's
Bennett McFarland threw 155'6 for 3rd. No one else hit 140'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 86 of 108.
The final score of 86 of 108 means that 79.6% of the people picked to place did indeed place. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed my predictions by 3 or more places and deserve special mention.
Jordan Delinski, Musselman -- 400 M (not picked, got 2nd)
Scott Barker, Parkersburg -- 800 M (not picked, got 3rd)
Ian Domenick, Parkersburg -- 1600 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Scott Barker, Parkersburg -- 3200 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Ronnie Saunders, Wheeling Park -- 3200 M (not picked, got 4th)
Adam Brown, Hedgesville -- 110 HH (picked 4th, got 1st)
Micah Hancock, Woodrow Wilson -- 110 HH (not picked, got 3rd)
Adam Brown, Hedgesville -- 300 IH (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Andrew Nesselroade, Buckhannon-Upshur -- 300 IH (not picked, got 4th)
Jefferson -- 4x100 M (not picked, got 3rd)
(Nicholas Mazaleski, Ian Beverly, Jefferey Gaskins, Trevon Smith)
Morgantown -- 4x400 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
(Alajuan Robinson, Timothy Johnson, Camron Henderson, Vitaly Cuff)
Musselman -- 4x800 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
(Samuel Garrett, Asher Personett, Xavier Allen, Jordan Delinski)
Ty Sturm, Cabell Midland -- High Jump (not picked, tied for 3rd)
Jonathan Garver, Hedgesville -- Pole Vault (picked 4th, got 1st)
Chris Elschlager, Parkersburg South -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Logan Sherwood, Hedgesville -- Shot Put (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Doug Nester, Spring Valley -- Shot Put (not picked, got 4th)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than I predicted.
Class AAA Boys Hedgesville +23 Parkersburg +16 Woodrow Wilson +11 Musselman +10