Class A Girls
100 Meter Dash
Doddridge's Jonna Ferrell exploded out of the gate and pulled away for the
dominating win in 12.49. Only Wheeling Central's Kenadee Wayt joined her under
13 seconds with a 12.79. Paden City's Abbe Stackpole scored a very close 3rd place.
RunWV's Current Score: 6 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Doddridge's Jonna Ferrell pulled away in the last 50 meters to complete her
quest for 4 first place finishes. Her 25.61 tied the State Meet Record. Wheeling
Central's Kenadee Wayt held even with Ferrell for the first 100 meters, easily
taking the 2nd spot in 26.14. Williamstown's Lilly McMullen was also under 27
seconds with a 26.82.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Doddridge's Jonna Ferrell got out of the gate well and decimated the field with a time
of 56.55. This time set a new State Meet Record and also stands as the 8th Best
All-Time State Meet Performance and the 4th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet
Performance. Williamstown's Lilly McMullen joined her under 60 seconds with
a 59.26. Only Charleston Catholic's Baylee Adkins and Wheeling Central's
Nicole Billie were under 1:01 among the rest of the field.
RunWV's Current Score: 15 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Williamstown's Ella Hesson took the field out fast, leading the firs 300 meters.
Toward the end of the 1st lap, Buffalo's Sydney Smith moved into the lead, coming
through in 1:08. Hesson was less than a step behind with Wheeling Central's Ireland
Wayt and St. Joseph's McKenzie Moran battling for 3rd just a stride back.
Charleston Catholic's Baylee Adkins was in 5th, a few steps behind that. Charleston
Catholic's Lindsey Carr was holding the 6th spot about 5 meters back. With 200
meters to go, it was Wayt in the lead with Smith trailing close behind. Adkins was on
the move and had just moved past Moran into 3rd. Hesson was in a solid 5th, and Carr
remained in 6th. Adkins continued her move and swung to the outside and into the lead
coming out of the turn. Smith responded, and the two battled down the stretch with Adkins
holding her advantage to the finish line to take the win in 2:20.78 to Smith's 2:21.29.
Wayt held the 3rd spot in 2:24.53 to Moran's 2:25.62. Hesson just held off Carr for
5th, 2:27.58 to 2:27.61. One of my predicted placers scratched from the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 20 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
The race went out aggressively with Buffalo's Sydney Smith leading the field
through in 1:12. Williamstown's Ella Hesson was close behind, coming through
in the same time. Charleston Catholic's Aubrey Custer was in 3rd at 1:14.
Buffalo's Madi Michels was in 4th, also at 1:14. Doddridge's Desirae Schoonover
had just moved into 5th at 1:15 with Williamstown's Kasey McNamara in 6th at
1:15. Smith continued to lead the 2nd lap, passing in 2:35 with Hesson still right
on her heels, also at 2:35. Michels had moved into 3rd in 2:38 with Schoonover in 4th
and Custer in 5th, both matching that time. St. Marys' Jessy Higgins had moved
into the 6th position at 2:40. On the 3rd lap, Smith started generating a gap on Hesson.
Meanwhile Michels was closing the gap on Hesson. Smith came through in 3:58 with Hesson
at 4:01 and Michels at 4:02. Michels had broken away for that 3rd spot with Custer
back in 4th at 4:05 and Schoonover just a step behind with the same time. Higgins
remained in 6th at 4:10. On the final lap, Smith was not challenged as she maintained
a solid lead to take the win by nearly 2 seconds in 5:14.53. Hesson and Michels started
really battling on the backstretch and raced themselves closer to Smith, but never
really threatening. Hesson was able to hold off the challenge of Michels, scoring
a 5:16.47 to Michels' 5:16.91. Custer maintained her small advantage over Schoonover
throughout the lap and took the 4th spot 5:28.92 to 5:29.79. Higgins maintained the
6th spot in 5:32.34.
RunWV's Current Score: 24 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
The field went out relatively hard with Doddridge's Desirae Schoonover in the
front at 1:17. Buffalo's Madi Michels was in 2nd with the smae time. Ritchie's
Gwyn Napier was in 3rd at 1:18 with that time matched by Charleston Catholic's
Aubrey Custer, Richwood's Caitlin Cowell, and Williamstown's Ella Hesson
in 4th through 6th, respectively. 7 remained in the lead pack through lap two with
Michels moving into the lead in 2:43. Hesson had moved up to 2nd and Schoonover in 3rd
with both matching that time. Custer was in 4th at 2:44. Napier was in 5th, also at
2:44 with Williamstown's Kasey McNamara just inside her with the same time.
By the end of lap 3, 6 had broken away. Michels maintained the lead at 4:10 with Hesson
matching that time. Schoonover was in 3rd at 4:11. Custer was in 4th at 4:12. Napier
was in 5th at 4:13. McNamara was in 6th at 4:15. By the halfway point, the front two
had taken control. Michels and Hesson came through in 5:38 with Michels maintaining
her lead. Schoonover remained in 3rd at 5:41. Custer held 4th at 5:44. Napier and
McNamara continued to hold the 5th and 6th spots, respectively. On lap 5, things remained
relatively the same with Michels continuing to lead at 7:08 to Hesson's 7:09. Schoonover
still held 3rd, but Custer had caught up with her with both passing in 7:14. Napier
maintained the 5th spot in 7:23 with McNamara still in 6th at 7:25. Lap 6 saw some
changes, but Michels was still maintaining the lead at 8:39 with Hesson matching that time
in 2nd. Custer had moved into 3rd at 8:46 with Schoonover in 4th at 8:50. McNamara
had moved into 5th at 8:59 with Napier in 6th at 9:04. Michels held the lead going
into the final lap, coming through in 10:07. Hesson was still close behind in 10:08.
Custer held the 3rd spot at 10:20 with Schoonover still in 4th at 10:27. McNamara
remained in 5th in 10:37 with Napier holding 6th in 10:46. On the final lap, Michels
gradually pulled away over the course of the entire lap, closing in a solid 1:17 to
take the convincing win in 11:25.12. Hesson easily held the 2nd spot in 11:34.96.
Custer was the last to come in under 12:00 with an 11:47.41. Schoonover held onto the
4th spot in 12:01.35. McNamara closed the gap but couldn't get there in taking 5th in
12:04.18. Napier held onto the 6th spot in 12:20.50.
RunWV's Current Score: 29 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Trinity's Shawnee Jenkins closed well, not taking the lead until the 9th hurdle,
but taking the win by nearly 0.3 seconds in 16.33. South Harrison's Renee Jenkins
closed well also to take 2nd in 16.62. Clay-Battelle's Hailey Carreon led the
middle portion of the race before settling for 3rd in 16.68. Doddridge's Jasmine
Ball parlayed a strong start into a 4th place finish in 16.84. Ritchie's Abi
Haught joined them under 17 seconds with a 16.90.
RunWV's Current Score: 35 of 42.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Tucker's Sydney Moore got out well, then lost the lead down the stretch, then
got the win as Ritchie's Abi Haught tumbled over the last hurdle. Moore just
held off the late surge of Charleston Catholic's Baylee Adkins 47.05 to 47.10.
South Harrison's Kacey Evans was 3rd in 47.89. Williamstown's Emmy Strauss
was 4th in 48.13. Parkersburg Catholic's Aaliyah Brunny and Doddridge's Kanoe
Huihui were also under 49 seconds in taking the final 2 spots in 48.59 and 48.77, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 40 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Wheeling Central used a strong anchor leg from Kenadee Wayt to move from 3rd to
1st to give the foursome of Alexis Paras, Hannah White, Marisa Horan, and Kenadee Wayt
the win in 51.79. Doddridge took the 2nd spot in 52.40, overtaking Charleston Catholic
in 3rd at 52.83. St. Marys, Ritchie, and Midland Trail were under 54 seconds in taking
4th to 6th, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 44 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Wheeling Central's quad of Hannah White, Marisa Horan, Ireland Wayt, and Kenadee Wayt
broke open a tight race on the 3rd leg and ran away from the field to win by over 3.5 seconds
in a State Meet Record time of 1:46.89, breaking their record from last year by 0.01.
Tucker edged past Doddridge for 2nd place, 1:50.56 to 1:50.79. No one else went under
1:53. 4th through 7th were separated by less than 0.8 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 49 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Williamstown used a 60.2 opening leg from Lilly McMullen to take the early lead,
and they never relinquished it with the group of Lilly McMullen, Shyla Watson, Emmy
Strauss, and Ella Hesson leading from wire-to-wire and taking the win in 4:14.66.
This also secured 2nd place in the meet for the team. Tucker and Buffalo got close
finishing in 4:16.31 and 4:16.81, respectively. Those three teams easily outdistanced
the rest of the field with no one else going under 4:28. Ritchie took the 4th spot
with Doddridge 5th and St. Marys 6th. Predicted winner Wheeling Central got gunned
down for a false start.
RunWV's Current Score: 53 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
A close opening leg saw St. Marys come through in the lead in 2:30, followed closely by
Charleston Catholic in 2:31 and Ritchie in 2:32. Pocahontas was running in 4th in
2:35, Williamstown in 5th in 2:38 and Doddridge in 6th in 2:40. On the 2nd leg, Charleston
Catholic took a strong lead, coming through in 5:04. Wheeling Central had moved all
the way up to 2nd in 5:08. St. Marys was in 3rd at 5:11. Ritchie was in 4th at 5:12.
Williamstown was in 5th at 5:13, and Pocahontas was in 6th at 5:17. Charleston Catholic
extended their lead on the 3rd leg, coming through in 7:40. Wheeling Central remained
in 2nd at 7:49 with Williamstown moving up to 3rd in 7:51. St. Marys was in 4th at 7:56
with Ritchie in 5th at 7:57. St. Joseph had moved into 6th at 8:00. A dropped baton
cost Ritchie some time, but they cleared the zone ahead of St. Joseph. On the final
leg, Lindsey Carr left no doubt by anchoring in 2:27 for Charleston Catholic to
give the foursome of Aubrey Custer, Elizabeth Rushworth, Audrey Miller, and Lindsey
Carr the win by nearly 9 seconds in 10:08.06. Wheeling Central was 2nd in 10:16.91
with Williamstown 3rd in 10:20.91. St. Joseph moved up to 4th in 10:25.17 with St. Marys
holding 5th in 10:27.62. Pocahontas moved back into the 6th position, finishing in 10:38.53
RunWV's Current Score: 58 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Clay-Battelle got a quick lead leg from Hailey Carreon and never relinquished
the lead to give the squad of Hailey Carreon, McKenna Kirby, Shannon Statler, and Addison
Ammons the win by just over a second in 1:09.32. Tucker just got by Doddridge late
to take the 2nd spot, 1:10.36 to 1:10.62. Trinity was the only other team under 1:12
with their 1:11.43. One of my predicted placers got disqualified.
RunWV's Current Score: 62 of 78.
High Jump
Charleston Catholic's Jordan Rothwell took home the title by being the only jumper
to clear 5'2 on the day. Only Buffalo's Jillian King was the only other jumper
to clear 5'0. Valley Wetzel's Sophie Palmer and Doddridge's Mista Smarr
tied for 3rd at 4'10. Hundred's Emily Wetz also cleared 4'10 in taking 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 68 of 84.
Pole Vault
Notre Dame's Sophie Talkington picked up the win by being the only vaulter to
clear 10'0. Clay-Battelle's Addison Ammons and Ritchie's Abi Haught each
cleared 9'6 in taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Doddridge's Cameron Smith
and South Harrison's Aiyana Morris each cleared 9'0 in taking 4th and 5th, respectively.
Tyler Consolidated's Emily Lancaster won the tie-breaker at 8'6 to take the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 73 of 90.
Long Jump
In a contest that saw the top 3 save their best for last, Doddridge's Jonna Ferrell
won the title with a final leap of 16'11.25. Her jump had been immediately preceded
by Trinity's Reagan Sharp's leap of 16'6. Her leap was almost immediately preceded
by Doddriddge's McKenzie Newton's leap of 16'4.50. So, heading into the 6th and
final jump Ferrell had the lead. Then Newton took the lead. Then Sharp took the lead.
Then Ferrell took it back on the final jump of the competition. Wheeling Central's
Marisa Horan also had her top leap on her final jump with a leap of 16'2 to take
4th. One of my predicted placers scratched from the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 78 of 96.
Shot Put
Gilmer's Sada Wright repeated as champion, but unlike last year, this year, it
wasn't close. Her final toss of 38'6.25 was just over 3' further than anyone else.
Williamstown's Beth Arnold moved into 2nd on her final throw of 35'6. Magnolia's
Mady Winters was 3rd with a toss of 35'4. 4th through 6th were separated by
just 5 inches with Charleston Catholic's Colleen O'Leary taking 4th with a 33'9.75,
Cameron's Kelsie Meintel in 5th with a 33'6.25, and Tucker's Carleigh Bolyard
took the final spot with a 33'4.75.
RunWV's Current Score: 83 of 102.
Discus
Gilmer's Sada Wright repeated as champion in the discus as well and did so
emphatically, again hitting her top throw on her final attempt. Her toss of 137'9 won
the event by over 30' and set a State Meet Record and stands as the 3rd Best
All-Time State Meet Performance and the 2nd Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet
Performance. Madonna's Kennedy Martin took 2nd with a throw of 106'8. Wirt's
Alexis Petrovsky was 3rd with a 103'11. 4th through 6th were separated by just
5" with Magnolia's Kyndra Pilant in 4th with a 101'4, Williamstown's Elizabeth
Newton 5th with a 101'0, and Doddridge's Ashlyn Ross 6th with a 100'11.
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, a pretty mediocre showing. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed the predictions by 3 or more places and deserve special mention.
Abbe Stackpole, Paden City -- 200 M (not picked, got 4th)
Ireland Wayt, Wheeling Central -- 800 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Aubrey Custer, Charleston Catholic -- 1600 M (not picked, got 4th)
Renee Jenkins, South Harrison -- 100 HH (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Tucker County -- 4x400 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
(Sydney Nestor, Addie Buckley, Emily Crosten, Sydney Moore)
Trinity Christian -- Shuttles (not picked, got 4th)
(Kaylie Laskody, Emily Braham, Reagan Sharp, Shawnee Jenkins)
Reagan Sharp, Trinity -- Long Jump (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Kennedy Martin, Madonna -- Discus (not picked, got 2nd)
Alexis Petrovsky, Wirt -- Discus (picked 6th, got 3rd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than I predicted.
Class A Girls Trinity +10 Madonna +10 Tucker + 9 Wirt + 9 St. Marys + 7