Class AAA Girls
100 Meter Dash
A lightning fast 100 Meter Final saw Capital's Candace Morris blast out to the lead and not
relinquish it, finishing in 12.13, just missing the State Meet Record. That run does give her the
6th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 4th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet
Performance. Wheeling Park's Marlee Porter closed well to take 2nd in 12.20 which gives
her the 9th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Jefferson's Hailey Dillow
scored a very strong 12.25 for 3rd, which just misses the AAA Top 10 list. University's Sierra
Lanham grabs 4th in 12.49, just ahead of Huntington's Ciera Thacker in 12.53 and Bridgeport's
Anaiya Jackson in 12.57. All 8 were under 12.65.
RunWV's Current Score: 4 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Wheeling Park's Marlee Porter got out well and distanced herself from the field to take the
win in 25.54. Jefferson's Lorelei Bangit closed hard to move into 2nd in 25.86. Jefferson
added 3rd and 4th as well with Trinity Blue in 26.07 and Hailey Dillow in 26.41.
Huntington's Ciera Thacker was 5th in 26.53. University's Sierra Lanham was 6th in 26.60.
RunWV's Current Score 9 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Jefferson's Lorelei Bangit got to the front early and stayed there, taking the win in 57.54.
Musselman's Madison Gray was able to close a little, but could quite get there in taking 2nd in
58.08. Wheeling Park's Abbi Barki joined them under 60 seconds with a 59.84. Morgantown's
Yelena Davidson was 4th in 1:00.61. Parkersburg South's Marimo Akita grabbed 5th from
the 1st Heat in 1:01.03. Preston's Ella White nabbed the final spot in 1:01.32.
RunWV's Current Score: 13 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Morgantown's Lea Hatcher led the field through lap one in 1:06 with teammate Irene Riggs
matching that time in 2nd. Spring Mills' Faith Bush was in 3rd at 1:07. Preston's Allie
Martin was in 4th at 1:08. Morgantown's Anna Lester was in 5th at 1:09 with Huntington's
Amanda Brent matching that time in 6th. Coming down the stretch, Riggs was able to get by Hatcher
for the win in 2:15.70. Hatcher followed at 2:17.06 in 2nd. Martin came up late to take 3rd in 2:20.94.
Bush held on for 4th in 2:21.80. John Marshall's Zara Zervos moved up to 5th in 2:22.39. Lester
took the final spot in 2:24.07.
RunWV's Current Score: 18 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
Morgantown's Irene Riggs staked an early lead, taking the first lap in 1:08. She was followed by
teammates Lea Hatcher and Jennifer O'Palko, Cabell Midland's Emma Jenkins, Martinsburg's
Emily Beck, and Preston's Allie Martin. At the 800, it was Riggs all alone at 2:23. Hatcher
remained solidly in 2nd. The very tight race for 3rd was O'Palko, Jenkins, University's Caroline Kirby,
and Martin. After 3 laps, Riggs was well out front in 3:40. Hatcher was still very solidly in 2nd. Martin
had moved into 3rd with O'Palko 4th, Kirby 5th, and Jenkins 6th. On the final lap, Riggs cruised home for
the win in 4:56.32 which is the 8th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 7th Best All-time
Class AAA State Meet Performance. Hatcher was easily 2nd in 5:02.12. Kirby had a nice last lap to move up to 3rd in 5:09.92.
Martin was 4th in 5:11.28 with O'Palko 5th in 5:12.99. University's Mia Murray made a last lap pass
to take 6th in 5:21.99.
RunWV's Current Score: 23 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Morgantown's Irene Riggs led the field through lap 1 in 1:15. Preston's Allie Martin was in
2nd at 1:16 with that time matched by University's Caroline Kirby, Morgantown's Jennifer
O'Palko, University's Mia Murray, and Hurricane's Asha Bora. Those six quickly got away from
the rest of the field. After two laps, it was Riggs at 2:35, Kirby at 2:38, Martin at 2:39 with Murray and O'Palko
also at 2:39, and Bora at 2:40. After 3 laps, Riggs was pretty much gone, coming through at 3:52. Kirby was in 2nd
with a small gap over Martin in 3rd. Murray was in 4th, O'Palko 5th, and Bora 6th. At the mid-way point, Riggs was
at 5:12 and away from the field. Kirby was in 2nd with a gap still there. Murray had moved into 3rd with Martin
4th and O'Palko 5th. They had opened a small gap on Bora in 6th. After 5 laps, it was Riggs in the lead at 6:36.
Kirby was in 2nd with the gap still there. Martin had moved back into 3rd and established a small gap on Murray in 4th
and O'Palko in 5th. They had now gotten a bit away form Bora in 6th. After 6 laps, it was Riggs extending her lead,
coming through at 8:00. Kirby remained 2nd with the gap still in place. Martin was still in 2nd with a small gap
still existing between her and Murray and O'Palko. Bora was firmly in 6th. At lap 7, Riggs came through in 9:26
with Kirby solidly in 2nd, Martin now solidly in 3rd, Murray in 4th, O'Palko in 5th, and Bora in 6th. At the finish
line it was Riggs at 10:50.51 for the win. Kirby maintained her solid grip on 2nd at 11:04.35. Martin continued
to pull away for 3rd in 11:11.87. Murray won the kick over O'Palko 11:22.36 to 11:23.02. Bora was a strong 6th
in 11:29.18.
RunWV's Current Score: 29 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Hurricane's Lily Haught got out exceptionally well and sped to an easy 14.83 victory.
Washington's Emily Pizutti was 2nd in 15.42. Jefferson's Briauna Goins was a
surprise 3rd in 15.42. Martinsburg's Mason Willow was 4th in 15.86 with Huntington's
Irkia Watts 5th in 15.96. John Marshall's Camryn Mowder took the final spot in 16.13.
One of my predicted placers scratched the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 32 of 42.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
In one of the highlight races of the week, Hurricane's Lily Haught and Wheeling Park's Marlee Porter
dueled down the stretch with Haught just nipping Porter at the line, 44.01 to 44.02. Haught's time is the 5th
Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 4th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Porter's time is the 6th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 5th Best All-Time Class AAA State
Meet Performance. Parkersburg's Lily Wharton ran a strong 3rd in 45.52, not far ahead of teammate
Addison Gherke in 4th with a 45.69. Oak Hill's Kiya Babkirk was 5th in 47.69, and Musselman's
Madison Gray took 6th in 48.43.
RunWV's Current Score: 38 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Jefferson's squad of Jordan Carr, Trinity Blue, Lorelie Bangit, and Hailey Dillow blasted
through in 49.86 to take the win. Hurricane kept it close at 50.38 for 2nd. Wheeling Park was 3rd
in 51.27. Spring Mills took 4th in 51.50. Morgantown was 5th in 51.92 with Huntington in 6th at 52.06
RunWV's Current Score: 44 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
Jefferson again plowed through the field with the foursome of Arayia Maiben, Trinity Blue, Jordan
Carr, and Hailey Dillow scoring the win in 1:44.60. Hurricane again wasn't far back in 1:45.32.
Wheeling Park was 3rd in 1:46.54. Parkersburg was 4th in 1:48.47, just nipping Buckhannon-Upshur in
1:48.51. Spring Mills took the final spot in 1:49.20. One of my predicted placers got hit with the DQ.
RunWV's Current Score: 49 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
After one leg, it was Morgantown in the lead with Wheeling Park 2nd, Spring Mills in 3rd, Jefferson
in 4th, and I think Parkersburg in 5th. After 2 legs, Parkersburg had moved to the front. Spring Mills
was up to 2nd, Morgantown was in 3rd, Wheeling Park was 4th, Jefferson was 5th, and Buckhannon-Upshur
was in 6th. On the 3rd leg, Wheeling Park moved up to 1st with Morgantown 2nd, Spring Mills 3rd, Jefferson
4th, Parkersburg 5th, and Buckhannon-Upshur 6th. On the final leg, Wheeling Park had to fend off a late
push by Jefferson, who got a great final leg from Lorelei Bangit, but fend them off they did, and
the group of Mia Zecca, Maya Taggart, Abby Barki, and Marlee Porter scored the win in 4:08.65.
Jefferson was 2nd in 4:09.65. Morgantown held 3rd in 4:10.66. Spring Mills was 4th in 4:12.49.
Buckhannon-Upshur was 5th in 4:19.45. Huntington scored 6th from the 1st Heat in 4:21.40.
RunWV's Current Score: 54 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Morgantown held the lead at the end of the 1st leg with Wheeling Park in 2nd, Preston in 3rd, Martinsburg
in 4th, Jefferson (I think) in 5th, and Cabell Midland in 6th. After two legs, Preston moved into the
lead with Morgantown 2nd, Wheeling Park in 3rd, University up to 4th, Jefferson in 5th, and Parkersburg in
6th. On the 3rd leg, Morgantown took control, coming through in 7:23 with Preston in 2nd in 7:30. University
was in 3rd with Wheeling Park in 4th, I think Martinsburg in 5th, and I think Spring Mills in 6th.
Morgantown would hold the lead through the finish to give the unit of Amelia Summers, Maddie Gump,
Jennifer O'Palko, and Anna Lester the win in 950.57. What does it say for your depth when the top
2 finishers in the open 800 aren't on your 4x800 and you still win with relative ease? Goodness...
Preston was 2nd in 9:56.91, which is only a surprise if you didn't think they would load it (and somehow
I stupidly didn't use the loaded version in my picks...I should have known better). University held 3rd
in 10:10.43 with Wheeling Park in 4th at 10:16.78. Spring Mills moved into 5th in 10:24.01 with
Martinsburg held the final spot by just half a second in 10:27.48.
RunWV's Current Score: 60 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
The Parkersburg team of Lily Wharton, Claire Tatterson, Kendal Domenick, and Addison Gherke
scored the win in 1:05.68. Wheeling Park was an easy 2nd in 1:06.41. Jefferson was 3rd in 1:08.61.
John Marshall was in 4th in 1:09.08. Huntington took 5th in 1:10.46, and Cabell Midland was 6th
in 1:11.21. One of my predicted placers got hit with DQ for "hand on the line," one of a couple to get
nailed for that this week.
RunWV's Current Score: 65 of 78.
High Jump
Brooke's Mara Pendergrast scored the win as the only jumper to clear 5'4. Wheeling Park's
Jailah Walker and Capital's Sona Magassouba each cleared 5'2 in taking 2nd and 3rd,
respectively. John Marshall's Camryn Mowder was 4th at 5'0. Jefferson's Briauna Goins
and Huntington's Autumn Arthur got 5th and 6th, respectively at 4'8.
RunWV's Current Score: 69 of 84.
Pole Vault
Hedgesville's Skylar Yates pulled off the win with a 10'1 vault. Hurricane's Hannah Wright,
Ripley's Mya Phalen, and Morgantown's Morgan Ryan each cleared 9'6 in taking 2nd, 3rd, and
4th, respectively. George Washington's Faith Smith and Bridgeport's Sallyanna Hamrick
tied for 5th at 9'.
RunWV's Current Score: 73 of 90.
Long Jump
University's Sierra Lahham had a top jump of 17'10 to take the easy win. In fact, all 6 of her
jumps were good enough to win the event. That's impressive consistency. Buckhannon-Upshur's Chloe
Cale improved her mark by almost a foot on her final jump to move from 4th to 2nd with a 16'9.25.
Ripley's Tori Fisher was 3rd with a 15'11.75. Cabell Midland's Paige Murray-Shrader
was 4th with a 15'11. Jefferson's Jordan Carr was 5th with a 15'9.50. Woodrow Wilson's
Kyndall Ince was 6th with a 15'8.50.
RunWV's Current Score: 77 of 96.
Shot Put
Lincoln County's Lilli Ross actually won the event on her 1st throw with a 35'5.75. Huntington's
Markayla Moore was 2nd with a 35'2.50. Huntington's Ravyn Goodson moved into 3rd on her
final throw with a 33'8.75. Preston's Sierra Davis was 4th at 33'8.50. Jefferson's Hannah
Shanley was 5th at 32'1.50, and John Marshall's Elle Ranney was 6th at 31'10.
RunWV's Current Score: 82 of 102.
Discus
Huntington's Ravyn Goodson became a 3 time champion with her opening toss of 120'6. Buckhannon-Upshur's
Cameron Zuliani was a close 2nd with a 118'7. Jefferson's Hannah Shanley got a strong 3rd with
a 116'2. Preston's Sierra Davis scored 4th with a 108'1. Parkersburg South's Hannah Kinzer
won the tie-breaker to take 5th at 106'4 over Jefferson's Helena Radford.
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.
Candace Morris, Capital -- 100 M (not picked, got 1st)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher
than I predicted.
Briauna Goins, Jefferson -- 100 HH (not picked, got 3rd)
Willow Mason, Martinsburg -- 100 HH (not picked, got 4th)
Lily Wharton, Parkersburg -- 300 LH (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Hurricane -- 4x100 Meter Relay (picked 5th, got 2nd)
(Destiny Hastings, Payton Harvey, Claire Tatterson, LIly Wharton)
Preston -- 4x800 Meter Relay (not picked, got 2nd)
(Sophia Saurino, Ella White, Abby Nolan, Allie Martin)
Skylar Yates, Hedgesville -- Pole Vault (not picked, got 1st)
Hannah Wright, Hurricane -- Pole Vault (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Mya Phalen, Ripley -- Pole Vault (not picked, got 3rd)
Tori Fisher, Ripley -- Long Jump (not picked, got 3rd)
Lilli Ross, Lincoln County -- Shot Put (picked 4th, got 1st)
Sierra Davis, Preston -- Discus (not picked, got 4th)
Class AAA Girls
Hurricane +12
Capital + 9
Parkersburg + 9
Preston + 9
Huntington + 7