Class AAA Girls
100 Meter Dash
Ripley's Allison Fields moved to the lead early and powered away for the convincing
win in 12.47. The gap between her and 2nd was larger than the gap between 2nd and 7th.
Wheeling Park's Amari Poole won a close race for 2nd in 12.76. Martinsburg's Kelsea
Anderson was 3rd in 12.80. Washington's Sydney Banire was 4th in 12.84. Huntington's
LaTahia Jackson was 5th with a 12.92, and University's Sierra Lanham was the
last one to come in under 13 seconds with a 12.98 in 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 4 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Woodrow Wilson's Mikah Alleyne came out of the turn in the lead and was never threatened
as she took the win in 25.60. Ripley's Allison Fields was the only other one under 26
seconds with a 25.98. Martinsburg's Kelsea Anderson had firm control of 3rd in 26.27.
Huntington's LaTahia Jackson was 4th in 26.58. Morgantown's Justice Washington
came out on top of a close race for 5th over Jefferson's Trinity Blue 26.70 to 26.74.
RunWV's Current Score 9 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Woodrow Wilson's Mikah Alleyne led from the outset and sped to a repeat State Championship
and tied her State Meet Record from last year with a 56.04. This also ties for the
3rd Best All-Time State Meet Performance and ties for the Best All-Time Class AAA
State Meet Performance. Ripley's Allison Fields was the only other competitor under
58 seconds with her 57.65 for 2nd. Parkersburg South's Samara Nunn held the 3rd spot
down the stretch, finishing in 58.55. Musselman's Madison Gray closed well to move
into the 4th spot in 58.77. John Marshall's Zara Zervos just nipped Morgantown's
Justice Washington at the line for 5th, 59.52 to 59.53.
RunWV's Current Score: 14 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Ripley's Tori Starcher assumed the lead from the gun and led the field through the
1st lap in 1:04. Morgantown's Lea Hatcher had just moved into the 2nd spot just before
the line in 1:05. Musselman's Madison Gray was in 3rd, also at 1:05. I believe University's
Caroline Kirby was in 4th at 1:08. Starcher continued to push the pace over the remainder
of the race and clocked a State Meet Record 2:08.40 for the win. This is also the Best
All-Time State Meet Performance and the Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Hatcher didn't relent either, clocking a very strong 2:11.07 in the 2nd spot, which is good
enough for the 4th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 4th Best All-Time
Class AAA State Meet Performance. Kirby made a late pass into 3rd place in 2:19.07. Gray
was 4th in 2:19. John Marshall's Zara Zervos was 5th in 2:20.04, and Preston's Allie
Martin took the 6th spot in 2:20.53.
RunWV's Current Score: 19 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
Ripley's Tori Starcher again bolted out to the lead at the gun, and had established
a 5 meter gap on the field at the end of one lap, coming through in 1:09. Morgantown's
Lea Hatcher was in 2nd at 1:11, followed by teammate Athena Young, also at 1:11.
University's Caroline Kirby was in 4th at 1:12. I think it was Cabell Midland's Anya
Miller right at her heels in 5th, and I think Cabell Midland's Emma Jenkins was
in 6th at 1:13. On the 2nd lap, Starcher extended her lead just a bit, coming through in 2:24.
Hatcher remained in 2nd at 2:27. Young remained in 3rd at 2:28. Miller had a slight edge
on Kirby for 4th with both at 2:30. Preston's Allie Martin was in 6th at 2:32. On lap
3, Starcher pushed her lead out even more, coming through in 3:36. Hatcher had taken full
control of 2nd, coming through in 3:41. Young remained in 3rd at 3:46 with Kirby now close
behind in 3:47. Miller was in 5th at 3:49. Neither notes nor camera show 6th at this point.
On the final lap, Starcher continued her push and crossed the finish line in 4:46.61 which is
a new State Meet Record and the Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the
Best All-time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Hatcher easily maintained the 2nd spot
and joined Starcher under 5:00 with a 4:54.04, which is the 5th Best All-Time State Meet
Performance and the 5th Best Class AAA State Meet Performance. Young pulled back
away for the 3rd spot in 5:03.87. Kirby held the 4th position in 5:06.18. Martin just squeezed
into the 5th spot in the last few meters over University's Zoe Shetty, 5:07.15 to 5:07.53.
RunWV's Current Score: 24 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Ripley's Tori Starcher took off at the start and had a five meter lead by the time
they reached the breakline. She toured the 1st lap in 1:10 and was well clear of the field
already. University's Zoe Shetty was in 2nd at 1:15. Hedgesville's Dakota Johnson
was in 3rd at 1:16 with University's Caroline Kirby at her side with the same time.
Morgantown's Athena Young was in 5th, also at 1:16 with Cabell Midland's Emma Jenkins
matching that time in 6th. Lap two saw Starcher push her lead out to 11 seconds, coming through
in 2:27. She was followed by a strung out pack of 8. Shetty was in 2nd at 2:38 with Young
and Kirby just a step behind, matching that time. Preston's Allie Martin had moved into
5th in 2:39 with Jenkins in 6th at 2:40. On lap 3, Starcher continued to build to her lead,
coming through in 3:47. The rest of the field was starting to spread out. There were three
battling for 2nd with Shetty, Kirby, and Young all passing at 4:01. Jenkins and Martin were
battling for 5th with both at 4:03 and Jenkins having a slight advantage. Everyone else was
at least 5 seconds back now. At the midway point, Starcher had settled into a less torrid
pace but still came through at 5:09. The trio was still together in the fight for 2nd with
the order still being Shetty, Kirby, Young with all three at 5:21. Martin had moved back
into 5th at 5:28 with Jenkins still close behind in 5:29. Starcher finished lap 5 at 6:30,
now 13 seconds up. The trio was starting to break up now with Young assuming the 2nd spot
at 6:42. Shetty was in 3rd at 6:43 and Kirby in 4th at 6:44. Martin remained in 5th at 6:54
with Jenkins in 6th at 6:56. Everyone else was now over 15 seconds behind these six. Starcher
completed lap 6 at 7:52. Young was taking control of 2nd, coming through in 8:04. Shetty
remained in 3rd at 8:07 with Kirby in 4th at 8:10. Martin was slowly generating a gap on
Jenkins, now stretching out to 3 seconds, 8:23 to 8:26. Starcher hit the bell lap at 9:14
and no one close. Young had control of 2nd at 9:26. Shetty was in 3rd at 9:30. Kirby was
holding 4th at 9:36. Martin had taken complete control of 5th on 9:49 with Jenkins in 6th
at 9:57. On the final lap, Starcher cruised home for the win in 10:32.75, which is good enough
to be the 4th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 3rd Best All-Time Class
AAA State Meet Performance. Young continued her strong 2nd half to own 2nd in 10:42.17,
which is the 9th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 8th Best All-Time
Class AAA State Meet Performance. Shetty was a solid 3rd in 10:51.18. Kirby joined them
under 11:00 in 10:57.74. Martin controlled the 5th spot in 11:11.15. Jenkins easily held
the 6th spot in 11:25.02.
RunWV's Current Score: 29 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Woodrow Wilson's Mikah Alleyne was quick to the first hurdle and pulled away for the
easy win in 15.21. Wheeling Park's Aubrey Wiethe easily controlled the 2nd spot in
15.61. Washington's Emily Pizutti was the only other one under 16 seconds with a 15.83
for 3rd. Wheeling Park's Alex Knight won a close race for 4th with a 16.48 to 16.52
and 16.53, respectively for Hampshire teammates Nicole McManamay and Della Moreland.
RunWV's Current Score: 33 of 42.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Woodrow Wilson's Mikah Alleyne made this a little more interesting than it could have
been. Just as she was moving into the lead at hurdle four, she stumbled and nearly fell. This
put her in 4th place as they cleared hurdle five and came out of the turn. But she had moved
into a virtual tie for the lead by the time they hit hurdle six, and then pulled away the
rest of the race to take the win in 44.51 which ties her for the 8th Best All-Time State
Meet Performance and ties her for the 6th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Hurricane's Danielle Ray closed well to move from 4th to 2nd over the last couple hurdles,
finishing in 45.52. Wheeling Park took the next two spots with Aubrey Wiethe in 3rd at
45.80 and Marlee Porter in 4th at 45.91. Martinsburg's Amelia Jenkins took
the 5th spot in 47.22. Hampshire's Nicole McManamay snagged the final spot from the
1st heat in 47.33.
RunWV's Current Score: 37 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Jefferson won a close battle to the finish line as they dueled with Wheeling Park throughout
the final leg. Jefferson's group of Jillian Andrews, Jordan Carr, Trinity Blue, and Hailey
Dillow scored a 48.86, which is the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and
the 5th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. The Wheeling Park squad of
Aaliyah Speights, Aubrey Wiethe, Amari Poole, and Abby Snedeker clocked a 48.96, which
is the 7th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 7th Best All-Time Class AAA
State Meet Performance. In a very good year for the 4x100, Martinsburg clocked a 49.35 for
3rd, Hurricane went 49.59 for 4th, and Morgantown went 49.89 for 5th. Spring Mills rounded
out the scoring with a 50.38.
RunWV's Current Score: 43 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Wheeling Park got a stellar 3rd leg from Amari Poole and recovered from a bad hand-off
to take the win in 1:44.93 for group of Marlee Porter, Alex Knight, Amari Poole, and Abby
Snedeker. Hurricane fought back into 2nd late in 1:45.44. Jefferson, who suffered a
bad hand-off of their own, was 3rd in 1:45.63. Spring Mills took the 4th spot in 1:47.02.
Martinsburg was 5th in 1:47.57 with Hedgesville 6th in 1:48.07.
RunWV's Current Score: 48 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
At the end of one leg, it was Morgantown out front, just a blip over 60 seconds. I believe
Ripley was in 2nd, though it was very close. Morgantown continued to control things through
the 2nd leg, coming through under 2:04. Ripley made a pass down the stretch to move back into
2nd at just over 2:05 with Wheeling Park in 3rd at 2:07. Spring Mills was in 4th, just bareley
ahead of John Marshall, courtesy of a better handoff with both also coming through at 2:07.
Parkersburg South was in 6th at 2:09. On the 3rd leg, Ripley's Allison Fields went
hunting and chased down Morgantown at the 200 meter mark and surged past as they entered the
turn. She closed out her leg at about 59.5, and Ripley had a significant lead. Morgantown
was in the 2nd spot at 3:07 with Wheeling Park in 3rd at 3:08. Spring Mills was in 4th at
3:09. I didn't catch 5th and 6th. On the anchor leg, Ripley's Tori Starcher dropped
a 56.6 to send Ripley's group of Kyanah Baldwin, Cassidy Miller, Allison Fields, and Tori
Starcher to the win in 4:01.64, which is a new State Meet Record, the Best
All-Time State Meet Performance and the Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Winning the event also secured the Team Title for the weekend as well. Morgantown got a
58.4 from Lea Hatcher to control 2nd in 4:05.77. Wheeling Park held the 3rd position
in 4:08.91. Spring Mills was 4th in 4:11.24. Parkersburg South moved up to 5th in 4:12.62 on
a strong anchor from Samara Nunn. John Marshall held the 6th spot in 4:14.16.
RunWV's Current Score: 52 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Things got off to a rolling start with Cabell Midland getting a 2:20 from Anya Miller
to lead through leg 1. Preston was in 2nd on a 2:21 from Allie Martin. Parkersburg
South was in 3rd at 2:23. Wheeling Park was in 4th. I believe it was George Washington in
5th and Ripley in 6th. Cabell Midland continued to be in control on the 2nd leg, coming through
in 4:44. Preston remained in 2nd at 4:52. University had moved up to 3rd in 4:57. Wheeling
Park was in 4th at 4:59. Parkersburg South was in 5th at 5:01. Morgantown had moved into
6th at 5:03. On the 3rd leg, Preston got a strong run from Chloe Stark and moved into the
lead at 7:14. Cabell Midland was in 2nd at 7:15. University got a 2:20 from Caroline
Kirby and was in 3rd at 7:17. Morgantown got a 2:19 from Athena Young to move up
to 4th at 7:22. Musselman had moved into 5th at 7:35 with Hurricane now into the 6th spot
in 7:36. On the final leg, Preston continued to lead through the 1st 400 meters. Cabell
Midland made the pass into the lead shortly after the line, but Morgantown's Lea Hatcher
was on the move, having moved past University into 3rd, and she was rolling. Morgantown moved
past Preston in the turn and set their sights on Cabell. Hatcher made the pass into the lead
with about 260 meters to go, and would pull away to give the Morgantown foursome of Tazanna
Epps, Amelia Haddox, Athena Young, and Lea Hatcher the win in 9:33.71, which is the 4th
Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 4th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet
Performance. Hatcher's leg was a 2:11, maybe a high 2:10. Cabell Midland would hold that
2nd spot in 9:38.52. University would move into the 3rd spot in 9:41.27. Preston held 4th in
9:44.96. Musselman got a 2:17 anchor leg from Madison Gray to finish in 9:52.74 for 5th.
Hurricane took the final spot in 10:08.61.
RunWV's Current Score: 58 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Wheeling Park controlled this from the gun and ran away from the field to win by almost 2.5
seconds to give the squad of Aubrey Wiethe, Alex Knight, Marlee Porter, and Tasia Walker
the win in 1:04.50. Hampshire took the 2nd spot in 1:06.97. Morgantown and Musselman battled
in the 3rd heat to take the 3rd and 4th spots, respectively, in 1:07.50 and 1:07.78. St. Albans
was 5th in 1:08.19. Parkersburg took the final spot in 1:08.41.
RunWV's Current Score: 62 of 78.
High Jump
Capital's Sona Magassouba won a jump-off over Hurricane's Nadia Legros with both
clearing 5'4 on their first attempt but failing at 5'6. The bar was moved back to 5'5 and
Magassouba cleared it on her first attempt. Ripley's Olivia Miller was the only other
jumper to clear 5'2 in taking 3rd. Parkersburg South's Madi Gersper, Musselman's
Keirston Dayley, and Parkersburg South's Erin Williams each cleared 5'0 in
taking the 4th, 5th, and 6th, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 67 of 84.
Pole Vault
Ripley's Olivia Miller cleared 10'6 on her first attempt to take the win. Wheeling
Park's Brady Browning got it on her 3rd attempt for 2nd. No one else cleared 10'0.
Hedgesville's Eulalia Castan was 3rd at 9'6 with Buckhannon-Upshur's Kennedi Lewellyn
was 4th also with a 9'6. Parkersburg's Sophie Thompson and George Washington's Faith
Smith cleared 9'0 and tied for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 71 of 90.
Long Jump
University's Sierra Lanham sailed 16'10 on her final attempt to reclaim the lead and
the win. Brooke's Yazmin Island had snagged the lead on her final jump when she nailed
a 16'8 leap. Cabell Midland's Paige Murray-Shrader moved up to 3rd on her final jump
with a 16'3.50. Parkersburg South's Erin Williams was 4th with a 16'00.50 with Woodrow
Wilson's Alyssa Williams in 5th with a 16'00.25. Jefferson's Jillian Andrews
moved into 6th on her final jump with a 15'10.
RunWV's Current Score: 75 of 96.
Shot Put
South Charleston's Abbey McKinney sent her first toss 38'6, and no one was able to
approach it the rest of the way as she took the win by over a foot. Wheeling Park's Cheyenne
Nash threw 37'1.75 for 2nd. Spring Mills' Jada Brooks was 3rd with a 36'8. Woodrow
Wilson's Madison Miller was 4th with a 35'3.50. Huntington's Ravyn Goodson was
5th with a 34'4.50. Hurricane's Shelby Metz took the final spot with a 31'3.50.
RunWV's Current Score: 81 of 102.
Discus
Huntington's Ravyn Goodson repeated as champion with a toss of 118'7 on her final
attempt. She already had the lead, but it's always good to save your best for last. Woodrow
Wilson's Madison Miller took 2nd with a 114'10. Spring Mills' Jada Brooks
was 3rd with a 113'11. Morgantown's Kylee Gao moved into 4th on her final attempt
with a 112'7. Musselman's Mikaela Grey was 5th with a 112'5. Buckhannon-Upshur's
Cameron Zuliani rounded out the scoring with a 108'8.
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 exceeded expectations by 3 or more places and deserve special mention.
Amari Poole, Wheeling Park -- 100 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
LaTahia Jackson, Huntington -- 200 M (not picked, got 4th)
Emily Pizutti, Washington -- 100 HH (not picked, got 3rd)
Morgantown -- Shuttle Hurdle Relay (not picked, got 3rd)
(Elise Sizick, Kelsey Riley, Kaicyaire Taylor, Angela Ejimofor)
Musselman -- Shuttle Hurdle Relay (not picked, got 4th)
(Janaia Fargo, Emma Hewett, Janiyah Lindsay, Jordyn Sellman)
Yazmin Island, Brooke - Long Jump (not picked, got 2nd)
Paige Murray-Shrader, Cabell Midland -- Long Jump (picked 6th, got 3rd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than I predicted.
Class AAA Girls Morgantown +12 Musselman +12 Brooke + 8