Class A Boys
100 Meter Dash
In a photo-finish, Webster's Cole Deel nipped Clay-Battelle's Nathan Swaniger
by just 0.01 for the win, 11.25 to 11.26. Tyler Consolidated's Mark Rucker carried
a great start to a 3rd place finish in 11.42. Reece Nutter and Dawson Tharp
took the next two spots at 11.53 and 11.60 to give Webster three of the top five in the event.
Any guesses as to how the 4x100 went? Sherman's Elijah Edie took the final spot in 11.71.
One of my predicted placers scratched from the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Webster's Cole Deel pulled away in the final 40 meters to take the win in 22.47.
Clay-Battelle's Nathan Swaniger was 2nd in 22.68. Williamstown's Colin Hunkele
nipped Ravenswood's Austin Garrett for 3rd with both clocking a 23.00. Gilmer's
Chase Steele was 5th in 23.57. Hundred's Cody Soles took the final spot in 24.09.
One of my predicted placers qualified 3rd, but scratched in the final.
RunWV's Current Score: 10 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Magnolia's Pat Mirandy took control in the 2nd half of the race to pull away for the
win in 50.45. Williamstown's Colin Hunkele closed well to move from 4th to 2nd in the
last hundred, finishing in 51.11. Magnolia's Jason Beisel held the 3rd spot in 51.72.
Williamstown's Kole Sutton used a strong close in the 1st heat to snag 4th in 51.89.
Ravenswood's Austin Garrett was 5th in 51.91. Tyler Consolidated's Destry Nelson
also scored out of the 1st heat with a 52.34.
RunWV's Current Score: 14 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Ravenswood's Blake Jarrell got the field out to a quick start leading out of the break.
Ritchie's Jarett Allender assumed the lead just before the 200 meter mark. He would hold
that lead through the end of the first lap, coming through in 58. Blake Jarrell was in 2nd right
behind him. Magnolia's Spencer Shepard was in 3rd at 59. In 4th, also at 59 was Madonna's
Jakob McCombs. Ravenswood's Bryce Jarrell was in 5th, also at 59. Doddridge's
Gage Smith was in 6th at 60 seconds. With 300 to go, Shepard started to move, getting by
Blake Jarrell and Allender. Jarrell would repsond, but Shepard would have full control of the
lead by the turn. In the turn, Shepard edged his lead out just a bit over Blake Jarrell as those
two pulled away from the rest of the field. Bryce Jarrell made the pass into 3rd midway through
the turn. Down the stretch, Shepard would pull away for the win in 2:00.82. Blake Jarrell would
retain the 2nd spot in 2:02.58. Bryce Jarrell would hold the 3rd spot in 2:03.45 holding off the
late charges of Smith, who finished 4th in 2:03.78 and Buffalo's Riley Long, who finished
5th in 2:03.94. Allender would hold onto the 6th spot in 2:04.43.
RunWV's Current Score: 19 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
The field went out aggressively with Doddridge's Carter Lipscomb leading out of the break.
Ravenswood's Blake Jarrell would move into the lead before the turn. At the end of lap 1,
it was Blake Jarrell in the lead at 1:02 with teammate Bryce Jarrell in 2nd, also at 1:02.
Lipscomb was in 3rd at 1:03. Paw Paw's Dominic Tanouye was in 4th and Tyler Consolidated's
Spencer Corley was in 5th, also at 1:03. Madonna's Angelo Quattrocchi was in 6th
at 1:04. At the end of lap 2, Blake Jarrell maintained the lead at 2:13, but Lipscomb was at
his side. Bryce Jarrell was in 3rd, also at 2:13. Quattrocchi was in 4th at 2:14. Tanouye was
in 5th at 2:15. Ritchie's Kent Bee had moved into 6th at 2:17. On lap 3, Lipscomb moved
into the lead, as the front four started to pull away. At the 1000 meter mark, Blake Jarrell
would make a move back into the lead and quickly generate a small gap. Bryce Jarrell would
follow into 2nd, but Lipscomb would get that back. Blake Jarrell would lead at the bell at
3:25 with Lipscomb in 2nd and Bryce Jarrell in 3rd, both at 3:26. Quattrocchi was in a close
4th at 3:27. Corley was in 5th at 3:30, and Clay-Battelle's Holden Ammons was right at
his side, moving into the 6th spot. On the final lap, Blake Jarrell would extend his lead to
over 5 meters in the 1st turn, and Bryce Jarrell moved around Lipscomb. Those two were opening
a gap on Quattrocchi. On the backstretch, Blake Jarrell would extend the lead to close to 10
meters. Lipscomb would start to attack, moving alongside Bryce Jarrell. Jarrell would fight,
but Lipscomb would squeeze by as they headed into the final 200 meters. With 130 to go, Blake
Jarrell was still clear of the battle, and Bryce Jarrell moved back around Lipscomb. The two
were racing each other and pulling closer to Blake Jarrell, but there would not be enough time
for that as Blake Jarrell maintained his lead to the finish line, taking it in 4:31.38. Lipscomb
would outduel Bryce Jarrell, edging past in the last 20 meters to take 2nd in 4:32.30 to Bryce's
4:32.47. Ammons would close really well to move into 4th in 4:36.63. Quattrocchi would hold
the 5th spot in 4:39.11. Corley would claim the final spot in 4:41.69.
RunWV's Current Score: 24 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Ravenswood's Blake Jarrell got the field out quickly through the break, but at the
end of lap 1, it was Doddridge's Carter Lipscomb in the lead at 1:08 with Blake Jarrell
and Ravenswood's Bryce Jarrell in 3rd, both also at 1:08. Ritchie's Kent Bee
was in 4th at 1:09 with South Harrison's Carter Bowie in 5th, also at 1:09 and Buffalo's
Malachi Woods in 6th, also at 1:09. The pace slowed a bit on lap 2, which kept 12
runners in contact with the main pack. Lipscomb continued to lead through the 2nd lap, coming
through in 2:23, followed quickly by Blake Jarrell and Bryce Jarrell, matching that time.
Woods was in 4th and Bee in 5th at 2:24 with Bowie in 6th at 2:25. On lap 3, the front 3
started to generate a gap on 4th and 5th, and they opened a gap on the rest of the field.
After a couple lead changes, at the line, it was again Lipscomb with a slight lead on Blake
Jarrell and Bryce Jarrell with all three coming through in 3:36. Bee was back into 4th at 3:39.
Woods was in 5th at 3:40. Doddridge's Gage Smith had moved into 6th at 3:42. On lap
4, we had a couple more lead changes, and at the line it was Lipscomb followed by Bryce Jarrell
and then Blake Jarrell with all three at 4:53. Bee was in 4th at 4:57. Woods was in 5th at
5:00. Bowie had moved back into 6th at 5:02. On lap 5, the lead trio continued to battle
with Bryce Jarrell moving into the lead at 6:09 with Lipscomb and Blake Jarrell matching that
time in the next two spots. Bee remained in 4th at 6:18 with Woods still in 5th at 6:20. Smith
had moved back into 6th at 6:24 with 3 others right on his heels. On lap 6, we had more exchanges
of the lead with Lipscomb back in front at the line at 7:24 with Bryce Jarrell and Blake Jarrell
trailing closely behind with the same time. Bee was in 4th at 7:39 with Woods in 5th at 7:41.
Smith was in 6th at 7:46. On lap 7, Lipscomb continued to lead it at the bell at 8:39 with
Bryce Jarrell right there with the same time. They had opened a slight gap on Blake Jarrell,
who was at 8:40. Bee was still in 4th at 8:59 with Woods in 5th at 9:00. I think Smith was
still in 6th at 9:07. Throught the first turn of the final lap, Lipscomb and Bryce Jarrell
extended their lead on Blake Jarrell. Lipscomb continued to hold the lead as they headed into
the final 200 meters, and the pace quickened at that point. Lipscomb continued to hold the
lead through the turn, but Bryce Jarrell pulled alongside him as they exited the turn, and the
final sprint was on. Lipscomb held the lead throught the first 40, then Jarrell shot past with
about 40 to go. Then Lipscomb fought back to even it up heading into the final 20 meters, and
then getting the final push to the finish line to take the win in 9:44.31 to Bryce Jarrell's
9:44.51. Blake Jarrell easily held the 3rd spot in 9:52.85. A very close race to the line for
4th saw Woods edge past Bee, but Bee got it back right at the line on the lean to take the
4th spot at 10:11.25 to 10:11.26 for Woods. Williamstown's Joshua Chambers used a strong
final lap to take control of the 6th spot in 10:17.21.
RunWV's Current Score: 30 of 36.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Ritchie's Gus Morrison got the lead early and never relinquished it, taking the win
in 15.56. Tyler Consolidated's Zack Placer was a solid 2nd in 15.80. Tyler Consolidated's
Nathan Barker was making a bid for the lead at the 7th hurdle, but clipped it with
his trail leg and couldn't recover, but still held 3rd in 16.00. Tucker's Corrick Ambrose
edged Madonna's Brennan Secrist for 4th 16.05 to 16.08. Cameron's Dillon Meintel took
the final spot in 16.41. One of my predicted placers was DQ'd in the trials.
RunWV's Current Score: 35 of 42.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Tucker's Ben Callaway trailed much of the race but assumed the lead coming off the
6th hurdle and carried it to the finish, taking the win in 39.86. Magnolia's Pat Mirandy
closed well and moved into 2nd over the final hurdle to finish in 40.12. Doddridge's Griffin
Devericks parlayed a strong first half of the race into a 3rd place finish in 40.41. Ritchie's
Gus Morrison was 4th in 41.32. Buffalo's Alex Fowler ran strong in the 1st heat
for a 41.72 and 5th place finish. Williamstown's Bradey Fayad just squeezed into 6th
place just before the line in 42.00.
RunWV's Current Score: 40 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
To no one's surprise after the open 100, Webster County's group of Reece Nutter, Dawson
Tharp, Logan Cochran, and Cole Deel ran away with the event, taking it by over a second
in 43.65, which crushed the State Meet Record and stands as the 5th Best All-Time
Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Magnolia moved from 4th to 2nd on the final leg, picking
up the final spot in the last 10 meters, finishing in 44.87. Tyler Consolidated was also
under 45 with a 44.94 in 3rd. Williamstown almost joined them, finishing in 45.00 in 4th.
Ritchie was 5th in 45.48 with Summers County taking the final spot in 45.62.
RunWV's Current Score: 46 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Webster's foursome of Reece Nutter, Dawson Tharp, Logan Cochran, and Cole Deel ran
away from the field, winning by over 2 seconds, and crushing the State Meet Record by
over a second with a 1:30.12, which is also the 5th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet
Performance. Magnolia took the 2nd spot in 1:32.15. Williamstown had a bad hand-off
and took the 3rd spot in 1:32.60. Wheeling Central was 4th in 1:33.90. Ritchie was a solid
5th in 1:34.64. Charleston Catholic took the final spot in 1:35.80.
RunWV's Current Score: 51 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Williamstown got a strong opening leg from Colin Hunkele to take early control of the
race. Magnolia was easily in 2nd. Ritchie was in 3rd, and Doddridge was in 4th. Williamstown
continued to lead through 2 legs, coming though in 1:46. Magnolia was still easily in 2nd
at 1:49. Ritchie was in 3rd with Tyler Consolidated in 4that 1:51. Doddridge was in 5th at
1:52. On leg 3, Williamstown continued to control the race with a solid lead at 2:40. Magnolia
was in 2nd at 2:44. Tyler Consolidated was in 3rd at 2:46 with Ritchie at 2:47 in 4th. Wirt
was up to 5th in 2:50. On the final leg, Williamstown finished their work, giving the squad
of Colin Hunkele, Mikey Bell, Dawson Reynolds, and Kole Sutton the win in 3:31.75. Magnolia
easily held the 2nd spot in 3:35.84. Tucker loaded up and scored a 3rd from the 1st heat in
3:36.73. Ritchie took the 4th spot in 3:39.52. Webster grabbed 5th from the 1st heat in 3:43.24.
Tyler Consolidated took the 6th spot in 3:44.09.
RunWV's Current Score: 57 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Tyler Consolidated got out to the early lead, taking the opening leg in 2:03. Ritchie was
in 2nd at 2:04, followed closely by Williamstown, also at 2:04. Doddridge was in 4th at 2:06.
Magnolia was in 5th at 2:09 with Ravenswood in 6th at 2:11. Ritchie moved to the front on
the 2nd leg, coming through in 4:09. Magnolia wad moved into 2nd at 4:10. Ravenswood had
moved up to 3rd in 4:12. Tyler Consolidated was in the 4th spot at 4:15. Williamstown was
in 5th at 4:17. Doddridge was in the 6th spot in 4:21. On the 3rd leg, Magnolia would move
up to challenge Ritchie, but Ritchie would get back away, and at the end of the leg, Ritchie
had a solid lead at 6:16. Ravenswood had moved into the 2nd spot in 6:18. Magnolia was in
3rd at 6:22. Tyler Consolidated was in 4th at 6:26. Doddridge just got by Williamstown to
close out the 3rd leg with both at 6:35. Ritchie was able to maintain the lead throughout
the final leg, taking the win in 8:17.66 for the foursome of Kent Bee, Blaine Bowie, Clayton
Bee, and Jarett Allender. Ravenswood easily held the 2nd spot in 8:21.10. Magnolia cruised
in for the 3rd spot in 8:34.20. Doddridge moved into the 4th spot in 8:43.12. Williamstown
took the 5th position in 8:44.08. Tucker moved into the final spot in 8:52.21.
RunWV's Current Score: 62 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Tucker got out to a quick lead on the opening leg of Ben Callaway and never gave it
up as the foursome of Ben Callaway, Raine McCauley, Joseph Lewendowski, and Corrick Ambrose
was the only team to go under 60 seconds witha 59.56. Ritchie solidly held the 2nd spot in
1:00.29. Tyler Consolidated took the 3rd position in 1:00.86, just ahead of Doddridge's 1:00.89
from the 3rd heat. Greenbrier West was 4th in 1:02.27, and South Harrison, missing one of
their regulars, took the final spot in 1:02.98.
RunWV's Current Score: 67 of 78.
High Jump
Tyler Consolidate's Spencer Corley cleared through 6'4 with no misses to easily win
the event as no one else cleared 6'0. Tucker's Will White cleared 5'10 on his 1st
attempt for 2nd. Ravenswood's Deshone Cooper was 3rd and Webster's Julius Sandifer
was 4th, each clearing 5'10 on their 2nd attempt. St. Marys' Isaak Mooney cleared 5'10
on his 3rd attempt for 5th. A trio of jumpers cleared 5'8 on their 1st attempt to tie for
6th. They were Richwood's Jacob Mazzella, Doddridge's Nathan Hart, and Wheeling
Central's Jeremiah Blackmore.
RunWV's Current Score: 72 of 84.
Pole Vault
Doddridge's Reese Burnside was the only vaulter to go higher than 12'0, and his 14'0
vault ties him for the 9th Best All-Time Class A-AA State Meet Performance. Doddridge
picked up 2nd place as well with Dawson Evans clearing 12'0 and taking the spot on the
tie-breaker over St. Marys' Wyatt Shultz, who also cleared 12'0. Ritchie's Tre Moss
was 4th, clearing 11'6 with no misses. South Harrison's Preston Peck also cleared 11'6
for 5th. Kaden Smith gave Doddridge 3 placers in the event with his 11'0 vault for 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 77 of 90.
Long Jump
Doddridge's Griffin Devericks picked up the win by going 20'11.25 on his 2nd jump.
His opening jump was good enough to win it, but the 2nd one was a little better. Gilmer's
Chase Steele took the 2nd spot in 20'7.50. Tucker's Will White was 3rd with
a 20'3.50. St. Marys' Isaak Mooney went 20'0 on his 1st attempt for 4th. Sherman's
Elijah Edie was 5th with a 19'9.25. Greenbrier West's Shane Griffith was 6th
with a 19'7.50.
RunWV's Current Score: 82 of 96.
Shot Put
Magnolia's Jakob Barrows sent his 2nd throw 52'5 to win the event by over 4'. Doddridge's
Cole James took the 2nd spot by over 2' with his toss of 47'8. Sherman's Ian Beller
sent his first throw 45'6.25 to win a close battle for 3rd. Paden City's Eric Weber's
first throw was 45'3.75 to take 4th. Magnolia's Jared Barrows only had one throw that
wasn't a foul, but his 45'3.50 was good enough for 5th. Tucker's Zane Myers threw
43'0.75 for 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 88 of 102.
Discus
Doddridge's Cole James had the event locked up but saved his best for last with a toss
of 150'3. Sherman's Tommy Harper held the 2nd spot by over 10' with his 149'9 toss.
Magnolia's Jakob Barrows threw 138'6 for 3rd. Midland Trail's Roger Carte threw
133'4 for 4th. Ritchie's Brandon Bowie threw 132'1 on his last attempt for 5th.
Doddridge's Devin Farley threw 132'0 on his last throw for 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 93 of 108.
The final score of 93 of 108 means that just 86.1 % of the people picked to place did indeed place. That's one of my better efforts. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed the predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Kole Sutton, Williamstown -- 400 M (not picked, got 4th)
Spencer Shepard, Magnolia -- 800 M (picked 4th, got 1st)
Holden Ammons, Clay-Battelle -- 1600 M (not picked, got 4th)
Deshone Cooper, Ravenswood -- High Jump (not picked, got 3rd)
Julius Sandifer, Webster -- High Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Griffin Devericks, Doddridge -- Long Jump (not picked, got 1st)
Jakob Barrows, Magnolia -- Discus (picked 6th, got 3rd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than I predicted.
Class A Boys Doddridge +19.33 Magnolia +13 Williamstown + 9