Class AAA Boys
100 Meter Dash
Wheeling Park phenom Torrence Walker set a new State Meet Record in the trials with an
10.50. That will stand as the All-Time Best State Meet Performance and the All-Time Best Class
AAA State Meet Performance. Walker scored a 10.59 in the finals but had to move to the front late
to get the win. If Walker is the present, then the future is Freshman teammate Jerrae Hawkins, Jr.
He ran 10.73 in the trials, which is the 8th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
He went 10.75 in the finals for 2nd and actuallly led at least half the race. South Charleston's
Bruce Williams was easily 3rd in 11.05. Jefferson Freshman Keyshawn Robinson was 4th
in 11.32, just nipping Capital's Nadir Price who was 4th in 11.33. The next 3 finishers all
recorded the same time of 11.37, but with Parkersburg South's Levi Rice getting 6th by a single
thousandth of a second.
RunWV's Current Score: 4 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Wheeling Park's Torrence Walker blistered the field with a 21.43. This will stand as the 4th
Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 4th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Teammate Jerrae Hawkins, Jr. was again 2nd in 22.07. South Charleston's Bruce Williams was
3rd in 22.17 with Parkersburg South's Levi Rice 4th in 22.25 in a very fast final. Jefferson's
Isaiah Fritts was 5th in 22.42 with Martinsburg's Kai Walker taking the final spot in 22.87.
RunWV's Current Score: 9 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Wheeling Park's Torrence Walker took well to his new event, winning by almost 1.7 seconds in 48.45
which is the 10th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 7th Best All-Time Class AAA State
Meet Performance. Jefferson's Isaiah Fritts edged Parkersburg's Ethan Rutherford for
2nd, 50.14 to 50.23. Jefferson's Justinn de Moulin edged Washington's Adel McCray for 4th,
50.46 to 50.51. Buckhannon-Upshur's Sterlin Thropp took the final spot in 50.87, giving us all 6
placers under 51 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 14 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Parkersburg's Keegan Barnette led the field through lap 1 in 57 seconds. Teammate Franklin Angelos
was in 2nd, followed by a trio of Cabell Midland runners. I'm not sure the order of them but it was
Carter McKenna, Cooper Gibson, and Ben Parker. Jefferson's Justin Gottlieb
was in 6th. Barnette would hold the lead throughout and take the win in 1:59.34. Angelos had fallen back to
3rd, but moved back to 2nd in the last 50 and almost caught Barnette, scoring a 1:59.68 and giving Parkersburg
a 1-2 finish. McKenna would take 3rd in 2:00.09 with Gottlieb moving up to 4th in 2:00.57. University's
Ryan Blohm moved up to 5th in 2:01.73 and Gibson held 6th at 2:02.42. The 1-2 finish pretty much wrapped
up the team title for Parkersburg. It was one of the huge events for Parkersburg that led to the team title.
Expecting the 1600 to take a little starch out of them, I pegged them for 5 points. They got 18.
RunWV's Current Score: 18 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
Parkersburg's Keegan Barnette led an aggressive field through the first lap in 1:01 with
University's Josh Edwards matching that time in 2nd. Morgantown's Quinn Jacquez in
3rd at 1:02. Parkersburg's Franklin Angelos was in 4th at 1:03 with that time matched by
University's Rocco DeVincent in 5th. Jefferson's Kyle de Nobel was in 6th at 1:05.
Edwards surged into the lead right at the end of lap 2, coming through in 2:06 with Barnette
matching that time in 2nd. Jacquez was in 3rd with DeVincent in 4th and Angelos in 5th.
After 3 laps, Edwards had taken control of the race, coming through in 3:10. Barnette remained
in solid control of 2nd with DeVincent now up to 3rd, Angelos in 4th, and Jacquez in 5th. Hurricane's
Nick Kennedy had moved into 6th. On the final lap, Edwards continued to extend his lead
and crossed the line at 4:12.02, which is the 3rd Best All-Time State Meet Performance and
the 3rd Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Barnette would hold on for 2nd in
4:21.07. DeVincent nearly caught him, finishing 3rd in 4:21.86. Angelos outdueled Jacquez down
the stretch to take 4th in 4:22.90 to 4:23.39. de Nobel moved back into 6th with in 4:29.07.
RunWV's Current Score: 24 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
University's Josh Edwards led a tight pack through the first lap in 1:06 with Parkersburg's
Keegan Barnette matching that time in 2nd. University's Rocco DeVincent was in 3rd
at 1:07 with that time matched by University's Jordan Thomas, Parkersburg's Franklin
Angelos and Morgantown's Quinn Jacquez. On the 2nd lap, it remained Edwards in the lead
at 2:15 with Barnette close behind at 2:16. DeVincent was still in 3rd at 2:17 with Thomas in 4th
at 2:18 and that time matched by Jacquez and Morgantown's Jackson Snyder in 5th and 6th,
respectively. Edwards took complete control on lap 3, coming through in 3:22. Barnette remained
in 2nd at 3:26. DeVincent was in 3rd, Snyder was up to 4th, Thomas was in 5th, and Jacquez was
in 6th as this group remained very tight. It was basically 5 people battling for 4 spots. At the
midway point, Edwards was well in front at 4:29. Barnette remained in 2nd and was opening a gap.
Thomas was up to 3rd with Jacquez in 4th, DeVincent in 5th, and Angelos back into 6th. After
5 laps, it was Edwards in 5:35. Barnette was in 2nd with DeVincent back up to 3rd, Jacquez in 4th,
Thomas in 5th, and Angelos in 6th. After 6 laps, Edwards was a 6:43 with Barnette in firm control
of 2nd. DeVincent was in 3rd with Angelos now up to 4th, Jacquez in 5th, and Snyder back in 6th.
After 7 laps, it was Edwards at 7:49, Barnette in 2nd, Angelos up to 3rd, DeVincent in 4th, Jacquez
in 5th, and Thomas back to 6th. In the end, Edwards sped home for the win in 8:52.82, which is a
new State Meet Record and will stand as the Best All-Time State Meet Performance and
the Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Barnette would easily hold 2nd in 9:18.72.
DeVincent would win the kick to the finish for 3rd in 9:22.51 with Angelos 4th in 9:23.07. Jacquez
would hold 5th in 9:25.99. Thomas won the kick for the final spot in 9:29.81 to Snyder's 9:30.27.
RunWV's Current Score: 29 of 36.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Parkersburg's Aaron Kupfner scored the close win in 14.86. Riverside's Carson Casto
joined him under 15 seconds with a 14.98. Martinsburg's Doryn Smith was a close 3rd in 15.02.
Huntington's Noah Waynick in 15.21. Wheeling Park took the final two spots with Andrew
Glass in 15.52 and BriJuan Baylor in 15.91.
RunWV's Current Score: 33 of 42.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Huntington's Noah Waynick was way ahead but landed awkardly coming off the last hurdle and
pretty much stumbled through the finish line but still got the win in 40.53. Riverside's Carson
Casto nearly caught him at 40.63. Parkersburg's Aaron Kupfner joined them under 41
seconds with a 40.84. University's Colton Guthrie got 4th in 41.20, just ahead of Wheeling
Park's Andrew Glass in 41.27. Parkersburg South's Jackson Dearth took the final
spot in 41.56.
RunWV's Current Score: 38 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Wheeling Park didn't use Torrence Walker here, and they didn't need to. The foursome of Alex Canestaro,
Sincere Sinclair, Christian Sorge, and Jerrae Hawkins, Jr. won it anyway sliding past for the win in
the last 40 meters on a superb anchor leg from Hawkins, scoring a strong 43.35. Jefferson edged Morgantown
for the 2nd spot in 43.54 to Morgantown's 43.64. Martinsburg won a close race for 4th in 44.24. Bridgeport
was 5th in 44.33 with Musselman taking the 6th spot in 44.41.
RunWV's Current Score: 43 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
The Jefferson squad of Caleb Shelton, Justin de Moulin, Keyshawn Robinson, and Isaiah Fritts dominated
the field in taking the win by over 3 seconds with a very strong 1:28.79. Huntington made a late move to win
a very close race for 2nd in 1:31.90. 2nd through 7th was decided bby just 0.84 seconds. Capital grabbed
3rd in that tight race in 1:32.15. Wheeling Park was 4th in 1:32.35. Morgantown was 5th in 1:32.47, and
Spring Mills was 6th in 1:32.66.
RunWV's Current Score: 48 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
After one leg, Jefferson was in the lead, followed by Wheeling Park, Cabell Midland, Morgantown, Parkersburg,
and Buckhannon-Upshur. Wheeling Park moved to the front on the 2nd leg. Jefferson was in 2nd, Cabell Midland
was in 3rd, Washington had moved into 4th with Morgantown in 5th and Parkersburg in 6th. On the 3rd leg, Wheeling
Park continued to lead with Jefferson in 2nd and Buckhannon-Upshur up to 3rd. Cabell Midland was in 4th with
Washington 5th and Morgantown in 6th. On the final leg, Wheeling Park would continue to pull away for the
easy win. However, they would be disqualified along with Washington, who finished 3rd, for "backing out of the
zone." There were 3 DQ's for that at the State Meet(s) this year. So, we end with Jefferson's team of Justin
de Moulin, Harris Kester, Kyle de Nobel, and Justin Gottlieb taking the win in 3:32.39. Buckhannon-Upshur
gets 2nd in 3:34.70. Cabell Midland scores 3rd in 3:35.61. Parkersburg caps their great weekend with a 4th in
3:37.90. Morgantown gets 5th in 3:38.45, and Spring Mills takes 6th in 3:38.79.
RunWV's Current Score: 52 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Cabell Midland staked the early lead on a 1:58 leg from Carter McKenna with Jefferson right on their
heels on a 1:59 leg from Justin Gottlieb. Musselman was in 3rd on a strong 2:01. University was in 4th
at 2:03. I think it was Hurricane in 5th at 2:05 with Bridgeport (I think) also at 2:05 in 6th. Cabell Midland
continued to hold the lead at the end of the 2nd leg at 4:03. University was up to 2nd at 4:04 with Jefferson
right there at 4:04 as well. Musselman was in 4th at 4:08. Hurricane was in 5th at 4:11, and Wheeling Park
had moved into 6th at 4:13. Cabell Midland got a strong 3rd leg from Cooper Gibson to maintain their
lead at 6:03. University was still close at 6:04. Those two had gotten away from the field. Jefferson was in
3rd at 6:14 with Morgantown in 4th at 6:16, Musselman in 5th at 6:17, and Hurricane in 6th at 6:19. On the final
leg, University got approximately a 1:56 leg from Josh Edwards to give the University group of Jordan
Thomas, Rocco DeVincent, Ryan Blohm, and Josh Edwards the win, just missing out on cracking 8:00 with their
8:00.18. Cabell Midland easily held the 2nd spot in 8:06.45. Morgantown got a strong anchor leg from Preston
Core to move into 3rd at 8:16.88. Musselman would move up to 4th in 8:21.12. Jefferson held on for 5th
in 8:25.26 with Hurricane claiming the final spot in 8:26.77.
RunWV's Current Score: 58 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
A really tight race saw the Musselman unit of Cesar Zilleruelo, Ty Hosby, Wyatt Newcome, and Jacob Sturba
score the come-from-behind win in 58.31, just ahead of Woodrow Wilson's 58.36 and Riverside's 58.52. Parkersburg
South was 4th in 1:00.33 with Wheeling Park in 5th at 1:00.87, and Bridgeport in 6th at 1:01.06.
RunWV's Current Score: 64 of 78.
High Jump
Martinsburg's Doryn Smith was the only jumper to clear 6'2 in taking the win. He cleared it on his 3rd
attempt and would have only been 3rd if he had missed. Hedgesville's Dievens Lebreton and Ripley's
Jake Harvey tied for 2nd at 6'0. Parkersburg South's Levi Rice and Hampshire's Mikhi
Anderson cleared 5'10 in taking 4th and 5th, respectively. Greenbrier East's Lanty Rose cleared
5'8 for 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 69 of 84.
Pole Vault
Washington's Frank Amore soared over 16'0 on his first attempt. This gives him a tie for the 2nd
Best All-Time State Meet Performance and a tied for the 2nd Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
He took one shot at 16'7, which would have been a personal best, and then two shots at 17'1.50, which would have
been a State Meet Record and an All-Time best but was unable to clear the height. Wheeling Park's Christian
Sorge cleared 14'6 for 2nd. He cleared it on his 3rd attempt, and that gives him a tie for 10th Best All-Time
Class AAA State Meet Performance. Morgantown's Landon Young jumped clean through 13'6 for 3rd.
Morgantown's Lucas Howell also cleared 13'6 for 4th. Buckhannon-Upshur's Julius Hobbs and
Hedgesville's Reese Ludwick each cleared 12'0 in taking 5h and 6th, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 75 of 90.
Long Jump
University's Daminn Cunningham soared 21'8.75 for the win. Capital's Zachary Shelton also went
past 21' in taking w2nd with his 21'1.50. Wheeling Park's BriJuan Baylor and Morgantown's John
Michael Saldanha each jumped 20'7.75 with Baylor taking 3rd on the tie-breaker. Huntington's Michael
Johnson was 5th at 19'11.50. Parkersburg's Bryson Singer moved into 6th on his final jump at 19'11.
RunWV's Current Score: 79 of 96.
Shot Put
This was an absolutely huge event for Parkersburg as they went 1-2-3. Justin Waybright got the win
with a 48'8.50 toss. Charlie Bauman threw 47'1.50 on his 1st throw for 2nd, and Casey Mahoney,
who was not expected to place, moved from 7th to 3rd on his 4th throw and would keep that spot. Musselman's
Ethan Northcraft was 4th in 45'1.50 with Hampshire's Christian Hicks in 5th with 45'1.25.
Hampshire's Luke Alkire took the final spot with a 44'8.50.
RunWV's Current Score: 83 of 102.
Discus
Parkersburg's Justin Waybright snagged the win on his final throw, going 164'5. Hampshire's
Christian Hicks thew 161'8 for 2nd. Parkersburg's Charlie Bauman moved from 6th to 3rd on
his final throw, recording a 146'1. Cabell Midland's Landon Paugh and Morgantown's Hunter
Schaefer each threw 142'9 with Paugh getting 4th on the tie-breaker. Parkersburg's Casey Mahoney
added a 6th for Parkersburg with a 142'7. This was another big event for Parkersburg. Waybright had a
season-best throw by over 5'. Bauman had a season-best throw by almost 14'. Mahoney had a season-best
throw by over 6'. Talk about hitting it right on the right day...
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. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed my predictions by 3 or more places and deserve special mention.
Keegan Barnette, Parkersburg -- 800 M (picked 4th, got 1st)
Franklin Angelos, Parkersburg -- 800 M (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Franklin Angelos, Parkersburg -- 3200 M (not picked, got 4th)
Noah Waynick, Huntington -- 110 HH (not picked, got 4th)
Huntington -- 4x200 Meter Relay (picked 5th, got 2nd)
(Jordan Price, Michael Johnson, Noah Waynick, Emirh White)
Cabell Midland -- 4x400 Meter Relay (picked 6th, got 3rd)
(Mason Moran, Carter McKenna, Cooper Gibson, Ben Parker)
Jake Harvey, Ripley -- High Jump (picked 5th, tied for 2nd)
Dievens Lebreton, Hedgesville -- High Jump (picked 6th, tied for 2nd)
Zachary Shelton, Capital -- Long Jump (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Casey Mahoney, Parkersburg -- Shot Put (not picked, got 3rd)
Charlie Bauman, Parkersburg -- Discus (not picked, got 3rd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than I predicted.
Class AAA Boys Parkersburg +23 Huntington +14 Capital + 8