Class AA Girls
100 Meter Dash
Bridgeport's Isabella Bowen continued Bridgeport's dominance of this event in
recent years (2014-2018) by crushing the field by over 0.4 seconds with a 12.67 clocking.
Winfield's Molly Wallace pulled away late for 2nd in 13.10. Bridgeport's Anaiya
Jackson nipped Frankfort's Kayla Grose for 3rd with both getting a 13.21.
One of my predicted placers false started in the trials.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Bridgeport has owned this event as well, also winning it since 2014, and that continued
with Isabella Bowen knocking off a strong contingent with a stellar 25.05 time.
That time stands as the 3rd Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance.
North Marion's Eve Hine was exceptional as well with a 25.39, which is the
10th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Mingo Central's Xziah
Rhodes was a strong 3rd in 25.82. Bridgeport's Anaiya Jackson joined them
under 26 seconds with a 25.94. Catie Wilson just missed that mark at 26.01, but
gave Bridgeport 3 of the top 5 in the event. Shady Spring's Reagan Hefner scored
the 6th spot with a 26.53.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Bridgeport's Isabella Bowen got out extremely well and sped to the victory in
a superb 56.15. This stands as the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance
and the 3rd Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Her closest competitor
again was North Marion's Eve Hine who closed well to finish in 56.78, which also
charts as the 9th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 5th Best All-Time
Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Oak Hill's Tori Mackowiak was a strong
3rd in 58.28. Bridgeport's Catie Wilson was close to her in 4th in 58.56. Weir's
Caroline Fodor was also under 60 seconds in 5th in 59.48. One of my predicted
placers did not run the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 15 of 18.
800 Meter Run
The field was not aggressive, but at about 250 meters, Lewis County's Emily Louk
made a move toward the front from 4th place, and completed the move into the lead at
the 300 meter mark of the race. She continued to press and opened a gap on the field
by the end of the lap, coming through in 1:10. PikeView's Erin O'Sullivan was
in 2nd, about 3 meters back in 1:11. I believe it was North Marion's Hannah Eddy
in 3rd with Weir's Caroline Fodor in 4th, Bridgeport's Julia Muller
in 5th, and, I believe Oak Hill's Kiya Babkirk in 6th. On the 2nd lap, Louk continued to lead as things heated up
behind her. She held her gap through the 1st turn with O'Sullivan opening up just a
bit on the field. Winfield's Kalei Jordan moved from 7th to 3rd in the first
50 meters of the 2nd lap. Muller had moved into 4th, followed by Eddy and Fodor. With
200 to go, Louk still had moved to about a 5 meter lead with O'Sullivan about 3 meters
ahead of Jordan, who was being closed on by Muller. I believe Fairmont Senior's
Mackenzie Stanley had made a move into 5th with Eddy holding 6th at this point.
Coming into the final straight, nothing much had changed. Louk was holding that lead,
and she was not threatened coming down the stretch, and she took the win by over 2 seconds
in 2:22.61. O'Sullivan held onto the 2nd spot in 2:24.75. Jordan held off Muller for
3rd, 2:25.36 to 2:25.71. Eddy battled back into 5th down the stretch to finish in 2:26.94.
Winfield's Peyton Fronaphel moved up into the final spot in 2:27.89. My predicted
winner scratched from the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 18 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
The first lap saw a large pack run a reasonable opening pace that had pretty much everyone
hanging in the pack. I think it was Fairmont Senior's Sophia Tomana in the lead
at the end of lap 1 with East Fairmont's Erykah Christopher in 2nd. PikeView's
Erin O'Sullivan was in 3rd with Philip Barbour's Kierra Hodge in 4th.
Bridgeport's Julia Muller was in 5th, and I think Winfield's Peyton Fronaphel
in 6th, all passing in 1:17. The pace slowed on the 2nd lap, and the pack stayed largely
together, with really only one falling out of the pack. About 600 meters into the lap,
the pack got a little too close together and somehow, Tomana fell to the track and Fronaphel
hurdled over her (as well as a couple others further back), and she went from 5th to 15th
in a very short span. She got right back up to the back of the pack by the 700 meter mark
but then began to drop off again. at the mid-way point, it was O'Sullivan in the lead
at 2:42. Christopher was in 2nd, also at 2:42. Muller was in 3rd, also matching that
time. Hodge was in 4th and Winfield's Kalei Jordan in 5th at 2:43. Fairmont
Senior's Mackenzie Stanley had moved into the 6th spot, also in 2:43. As the pace
picked up a bit in lap 3, we finally started to see a little separation, but the contending
pack remained pretty large with 9 runners within about 2 meters at the 1000 meter mark
of the race. We did have some position shifting, though as Lewis County's Emily
Louk moved to the front in 4:05. Muller had moved up to 2nd with Fronaphel in 3rd,
O'Sullivan in 4th, Christopher in 5th, and Jordan in 6th, all matching that 4:05 time.
Those 6 had opened about a 2 meter gap on the other 3 who had been in contention at 1100
meters. Business really picked up on the final lap. Muller was the first to really
start moving with about 300 meters to go, and Fronaphel and Jordan gave chase. With 200
to go, it was Muller, Fronaphel, Jordan, Louk, O'Sullivan, and Christopher. With 150 to
go, Muller had pushed the lead out to about 3-4 meters. Then Jordan really started to
move, and we had a race down the stretch with Jordan closing to about half a meter before
Muller edged back away to win by nearly a second in 5:17.39 to Jordan's 5:18.30. O'Sullivan
closed strongly to move back into 3rd in 5:19.98. Fronaphel held the 4th spot in 5:21.82
Christopher moved back up to 5th in 5:23.38. Louk held on for the 6th position in 5:24.79.
RunWV's Current Score: 23 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
A large contingent stayed in contention early with 13 staying in the lead pack for the
1st lap. At the end of one lap, it was Fairmont Senior's Carlina Jacquez in
the lead at 1:19. Winfield's Anna Lumadue was in 2nd with Bridgeport's Julia
Muller in 3rd. Philip Barbour's Kierra Hodge was in 4th at 1:20 with PikeView's
Erin O'Sullivan in 5th and Bridgeport's Elizabeth Deniker in 6th with the
same time. On the 2nd lap, the pack started to string out into a long line on the backstretch,
but bunched up a bit in the frontstretch with 9 remaining within about 3 meters. Jacquez
remained in the lead at 2:46 with Muller in 2nd with the same time. Hodge was in 3rd
at 2:47, joined by Fairmont Senior's Maya Brinson, Winfield's Anna Lumadue,
and East Fairmont's Erykah Christopher in 4th through 6th, respectively. The pace
continued to drift slower on lap 3, and while the length of the pack stretched just a little,
there were now 10 there instead of 9. Muller moved into the lead just before the end of
the lap. Jacquez held the 2nd spot with Brinson in 3rd, each at 4:16. Hodge, Lumadue,
and Christopher held the next 3 spots at 4:17. Lap 4 saw the back of the pack fall off
the pace as 5 held pace and opened a gap on the remaining field. At the midway makr,
It was Muller with an ever-so-slight lead on Brinson in 5:44. Hodge was about a stride
back in 5:45 with Lumadue and Christopher matched that time in 4th and 5th, respectively.
Berkeley Springs' Belle Harvey had moved into the 6th spot in 5:50. On lap 5,
That front 5 stayed together with the order remaining the same as well: Muller, Brinson,
Hodge, Lumadue, Christopher with the 1st four passing in 7:15 and Christopher i 7:16. Harvey
continued to hold the 6th spot in 7:24. On lap 6, things started to break up a little.
Muller and Brinson were running side-by-side, and Brinson had just a tiny little edge with
both coming through in 8:44. Hodge was in 3rd at 8:45. Lumadue held a small advantage
over Christopher for 4th with both passig in 8:46. Harvey continued to hold the 6th
position at 9:00. On lap 7, the front two dropped the pace down and broke away from 3rd.
Brinson moved to the lead with about 475 meters to go and held about a 1 step advantage
at the bell with both she and Muller passing in 10:10. Hodge was in 3rd at 10:15 Christopher
in 10:16 and Lumadue in 10:18. O'Sullivan had made the pass back into 6th in 10:30.
On the final lap, Brinson continued to lead through the 1st turn. Muller went on the
attack with about 250 to go and moved into the lead. Christopher had made the pass
on Hodge into 3rd. With 200 to go, Muller had started generating a gap, and that gap
would grow to the finish line as Muller powered away for the 7 second win in 11:25.25.
Brinson easily held the 2nd spot in 11:32.35. Hodge used a strong kick in the final
100 to retake 3rd in 11:38.37. Christopher held the 4th spot in 11:40.90. Lumadue
easily held the 5th position in 11:43.52. O'Sullivan ran away for 6th in the final lap
to finish in 11:49.40.
RunWV's Current Score: 28 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Shady Spring's Erica Hegele got out to a quick start and ran away from the field
to win by 0.7 seconds in 15.74. Bridgeport's Emily Meade was an easy 2nd in
16.44. Only Bridgeport's Ashton Miller was able to join them under 17 seconds
with her 16.94.
RunWV's Current Score: 33 of 42.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Shady Spring's Erica Hegele got out well and held off a late challenge from Frankfort's
Kayla Grose with Hegele scoring a 45.55 to Grose's 45.86. Roane's Danielle
Godbey and Liberty Harrison's Wylie Everly got by Winfield's Emily Hudson
over the last hurdle to secure 3rd and 4th in 47.75 and 47.95, respectively. Hudson
took the 5th position in 48.17. Lewis County's Sarah Post took the final spot
in 48.34.
RunWV's Current Score: 38 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Brideport used a strong 2nd leg from Isabella Bowen to take a commanding lead, and
the foursome of Anaiya Jackson, Isabella Bowen, Juliet Hart, and Kristen Crowder were
never threatened in winning by over a second in 49.97. That time is the 2nd Best All-Time
Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Winfield was an easy 2nd in 51.17. Liberty Harrison
got an excellent closing leg from Josie Rhodes to move from 6th to 3rd in 51.98. It
was a close battle that saw Lincoln finish 4th in 52.04, and Elkins nip North Marion for
5th 52.08 to 52.09.
RunWV's Current Score: 44 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Bridgeport's squad of Kirstin George, Catie Wilson, Juliet Hart, and Kristen Crowder
annihilated the field, taking the win by almost 2.5 seconds. Their 1:45.86 clocking is the
4th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. How much depth does Bridgeport
have at the 200? The ladies who finished 1st and 3rd in the open 200 were not on this unit.
Oak Glen got a nice close from Maggie Kovalcik to snag the 2nd spot in 1:48.30.
Winfield was 3rd in 1:48.64. Elkins took the 4th spot in 1:49.25. No one else was under
1:50, but Lincoln and North Marion were close at 1:50.10 and 1:50.24, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 49 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Winfield was out front at the end of the first leg in 1:02.6 with Bridgeport not far behind.
After two legs, it was still Winfield at 2:03.9. Oak Glen had moved into 2nd. Bridgeport
got a strong 3rd leg from Kirstin George to move into the lead with Winfield in 2nd
and Oak Glen in 3rd. On th efinal leg, Winfield moved to the front by the 200 meter mark and used a 59.3
anchor leg from Kalei Jordan to secure the win for the group of Grace cole, Alanna
Roberts, Isabella Robinson, and Kalei Jordan in 4:07.29. That time stands as the
5th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Bridgeport easily maintained
the 2nd spot in 4:08.36. which gives the squad of McKenna Eddy, Catie Wilson, Kirstin George,
and Kristen Crowder the 7th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance.
Oak Glen was a very solid 3rd in 4:10.43. Shady Spring loaded up and scored 4th from
the 1st heat in 4:13.40. North Marion took the 5th spot in 4:20.47, just 0.01 ahead of
Oak Hill, who ran 4:20.48 in the 1st heat for 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 53 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Winfield opened in the lead at 2:26.9 with Bridgeport trailing at 2:28.1 Philip Barbour
was in 3rd at 2:30. East Fairmont was running 4th in 2:31. Berkeley Springs held 5th at
2:32 with Wayne right on their heels. Winfield asserted themselves with a 2:21.8 2nd
leg from Alanna Roberts to take control of the race, passing in 4:48. Bridgeport
had control of 2nd in 4:59. Philip Barbour was in 3rd at 5:05. Berkeley Springs was up
to 4th in 5:09. Nicholas was in 5th and East Fairmont in 6th. I'm not confident about
those. On the 3rd leg, Winfield continued to extend their lead, coming through in 7:18.
Bridgeport was next through in 7:33. Berkeley Springs had moved up to 3rd in 7:43.
Philip Barbour was in 4th at 7:47. Nicholas was in 5th at 7:52. East Fairmont was in
6th in 7:55. Winfield extended their lead even further on the final leg to take the
win for the group of Isabella Robinson, Alanna Roberts, Peyton Fronaphel, and Grace
Cole by nearly 25 seconds in 9:45.79. The time is the 3rd Best All-Time Class
A-AA State Meet Performance. Bridgeport cruised home for 2nd in 10:10.52. Berkeley
Springs easily held the 3rd spot in 10:15.83. East Fairmont got a nice anchor leg from
Erykah Christopher to move up to 4th in 10:22.06, just ahead of Philip Barbour's
10:22.90. Nicholas held off Wayne for 6th in 10:26.59.
RunWV's Current Score: 58 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Bridgeport took the lead at the 2-3 exchange and never gave it up. The foursome of
Ashton Miller, Maria Defino, Sarah Kinney, and Emily Meade took the win in 1:06.81.
Winfield was close behind in 1:07.55. Roane scored 3rd in 1:08.38. Petersburg was 4th
in 1:09.14 No one else was under 1:10 wit just Sissonville and North Marion under 1:11.
RunWV's Current Score: 63 of 78
High Jump
Bridgeport's Kristen Crowder was the only jumper to clear 5'4 to take the win.
Robert C. Byrd's Hayley Willey, East Fairmont's Laura May, and Point Pleasant's
Samantha Saunders cleared 5'2 to take 2nd through 4th, respectively. Liberty Harrison's
Hannah Moore was the only other jumper to clear 5'0 to take 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 69 of 84.
Pole Vault
Winfield's Shannon Riley sailed through the event having no misses through 11'0 and
then getting 11'1 on her first attempt to give her the 6th Best All-Time State Meet
Performance and the 2nd Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance.
Teammate Dianna Goodman was 2nd with a vault of 10'6 which ties for the 9th
Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. The next four each cleared 9'6
with Point Pleasant's Samantha Saunders and Elkins' Kaci Zopp getting the
tie for 3rd and Liberty Harrison's Wylie Everly and Bridgeport's Claire Lohmann
getting the tie for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 74 of 90.
Long Jump
Oak Glen's Maggie Kovalcik sailed 17'4.75 on her 1st attempt in the finals to
take the win by over a foot. Frankfort's Abby Beeman won a very tight competition
for 2nd with a jump of 16'4.50. Winfield's Kalei Jordan got 16'3.25 on her final
jump to move into 3rd. Point Pleasant's Samantha Saunders and Frankfort's Kayla
Grose both went 16'3 with Saunders winning the tie-breaker (2nd best jump) by just
0.75 inches. Winfield's Sydney Cavender also surpassed 16'0 with a jump of 16'1.75
on her final attempt to take the final spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 78 of 96.
Shot Put
Philip Barbour's Kasey Neville sent her 5th throw out past the 40' mark, hitting
at 40'1.25, which is the 9th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance and
winning the event by over 4'. Scott's Brooke Burns was 2nd with a toss of 35'10.50.
Keyser's Kayla Willison was 3rd with a 34'3.25. Oak Glen's Kaylee Williams
threw 33'6.50 for 4th. No one else hit 32'.
RunWV's Current Score: 83 of 102.
Discus
Bridgeport's Madyia McCullough sent her final throw of the preliminaries 117'4,
and no one was able to approach it as she won th event by nearly 6'. Robert C. Byrd's
Lura Simons was 2nd with a toss of 111'6. Oak Glen's Kylee Williams also
topped 110' with a toss of 110'2. Scott's Brooke Burns moved up a spot to 4th
with a final throw of 108'5. Philip Barbour's Kasey Neville was 6th with a 107'6,
and Nicholas' Taylor Winebrenner rounded out the scoring with a 107'1.
RunWV's Current Score: 88 of 108.
The final score of 88 of 108 means that 81.5% 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.
Molly Wallace, Winfield -- 100 M (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Xziah Rhodes, Mingo Central -- 200 M (not picked, got 3rd)
Emily Louk, Lewis County -- 800 M (picked 6th, got 1st)
Erin O'Sullivan, PikeView -- 800 M (not picked, got 2nd)
Kalei Jordan, Winfield -- 1600 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Erin O'Sullivan, PikeView -- 1600 M (not picked, got 3rd)
Kierra Hodge, Philip Barbour -- 3200 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Sarah Post, Lewis County -- 100 HH (not picked, got 4th)
Liberty Harrison -- 4x100 (picked 6th, got 3rd)
(Jaisyn Everly, Olivia French, Ashton Allen, Josie Rhodes)
Winfield -- 4x200 (not picked, got 3rd)
(Molly Wallace, Gracie Lanier, Emily Hudson, Sydney Cavender)
Shady Spring -- 4x400 (not picked, got 4th)
(Reagan Hefner, Taylor Sexton, Elizabeth Adkins, Erica Hegele)
Hayley Willey, Robert C. Byrd -- High Jump (not picked, got 2nd)
Abby Beeman, Frankfort -- Long Jump (not picked, got 2nd)
Samantha Saunders, Point Pleasant -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Lura Simons, Robert C. Byrd -- Discus (picked 5th, got 2nd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than predicted.
Class AA Girls Winfield +18.33 PikeView +15 Robert C. Byrd +14 Lewis County + 7