Class AA Girls
100 Meter Dash
Winfield's Allie Germann once again got out well and was never really challenged in taking the
win in 12.54. Oak Glen's Kamela Ward was strong throughout for 2nd in 12.69. North Marion's
Abby Masters closed well for 3rd in 12.75. Fairmont Senior's Gracie Lamb joined them under
13 seconds at 12.94 for 4th. Lewis' Bianca Jamen was 5th in 13.10 with Philip Barbour's Emily
Denison in 6th at 13.31.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Oak Glen's Kamela Ward accelerated out of the turn to move into the lead and pull away for the win
in a strong 26.03. Winfield's Allie Germann led out of the turn and easily held the 2nd spot in 26.50.
North Marion's Abby Masters again closes well to take 3rd in 26.81. Lewis' Biance Jamen joined
them under 27 seconds with a 26.93 for 4th. Frankfort's Halley Smith snagged the 5th spot in 27.88 with
Weir's Elena Mastrantoni taking 6th in 28.20.
RunWV's Current Score: 9 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
This one was a bit odd with the winner being disqualified for a lane violation. It wasn't one of those
questionable 3 steps on the line issues. Oak Glen's Kamela Ward was completely in Winfield's
Allie Germann's lane coming out of the turn, to the extent that the two nearly made contact before
Ward righted the ship. It spoiled a great race by Ward. Germann claimed the win in an excellent 59.02.
Only Philip Barbour's Emily Denison was able to join her under 60 seconds at 59.70 with no one else
under 61. Winfield's Emma Pendleberry claims 3rd in 1:01.46. Frankfort's Halley Smith powered
down the stretch to win the 1st Heat and take 4th overall in 1:01.63. North Marion's Trinity Hine
was 5th in 1:01.74 with Berkeley Springs' Lydia Fincham 6th in 1:02.20. I have to give myself a little
credit here. I only got 4 of the 6, but one was a DQ and the other scratched the event, and my 7th place pick
did pick up one of those spots.
RunWV's Current Score: 13 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Liberty Harrison's Destiny Berryman led the field through the first lap in 1:10, trailed closely by
Winfield's Mariam Al-Zoubi also at 1:10. At 1:11, holding the next spots were Nicholas' Natalie Barr
in 3rd, Grafton's Emily Viani in 4th, Winfield's Rachael Withrow in 5th, and either Wayne's Emily
Williamson or Weir's Naomi Young in the 6th spot, with the other in 7th. Barr moved to the lead
with about 200 meters to go and really generated a gap with about 150 to go, and held that gap to the end,
winning in 2:22.37. Berryman fended off the late close of Withrow for 2nd, 2:24.51 to 2:24.84. Viani was close
behind in 4th at 2:25.22. Al-Zoubi held the 5th spot in 2:26.32. Young used a strong close to easily take the
6th position in 2:26.84.
RunWV's Current Score: 19 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
Liberty Harrison's Destiny Berryman led the field through the 1st lap in a quick 1:10. Winfield's Rachael
Withrow was in 2nd at 1:11 with teammate Mariam Al-Zoubi in 3rd at 1:12. That time was matched by
Wayne's Emily Williamson in 4th. Nitro's Nicole Donato was in 5th at 1:13. Fairmont Senior's
Lydia Falkenstein was in 6th at 1:14. At the end of lap 2, it was still Berryman in the lead at 2:29, just
ahead of Withrow, also at 2:29. Williamson had moved into 3rd with Al-Zoubi in 4th, Falkenstein in 5th, and
Donato in 6th. On the 3rd lap, Withrow makes the pass on the inside at around the 200 mark and leads through the
lap. Berryman remained in 2nd. Williamson was still in 3rd with Al-Zoubi still in 4th, and Falkenstein in 5th.
I think Oak Glen's Sophia Arner had moved into 6th. On the final lap, Withrow pulled away to take the win
in 5:15.62 with Berryman easily holding the 2nd spot in 5:20.95. Williamson held off the late push of Falkenstein
for the 3rd spot with Williamson at 5:26.53 and Falkenstein at 5:28.55. Al-Zoubi held the 5th spot in 5:31.18 with
Arner taking 6th in 5:36.42.
RunWV's Current Score: 25 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
Winfield's Rachael Withrow went out hard and took the first lap in 1:13. Fairmont Senior's Lydia
Falkenstein was in 2nd. Wayne's Emily Williamson was in 3rd, and I believe it was North Marion's
Taylor Hess was in 4th. After 2 laps, Withrow was well in front. Falkenstein remained in 2nd with
Williamson and Hess remaining in 3rd and 4th, respectively. I'm not sure who it was in 5th, but I think Frankfort's
Addison Lease was in 6th. At the end of 3 laps, it was Withrow in command. Falkenstein and Williamson
were still 2nd and 3rd. Lease had moved into 4th with Hess in 5th and Scott's Jalyn Browning in 6th. At
the midway point, Withrow remained in control, coming through in 5:29. Falkenstein, Williamson, lease, Hess, and
Browning continued to hold their spots. After 5 laps, there had been a small shift. Withrow still led at 6:56,
and Falkenstein was still in 2nd. Hess had moved up to 3rd with Lease in 4th, Williamson in 5th, and Browning in
6th. At 6 laps, Withrow was through in 8:25 with Falkenstein in 2nd. Williamson had moved back into 3rd with Hess 4th,
Lease 5th, and Browning 6th. At the bell, Withrow was still well in front at 9:53. Falkenstein was in control of 2nd.
The next spots were up for grabs. Williamson was in 3rd, Hess in 4th, Lease in 5th, and Browning in 6th. On the final
lap, Withrow drove it home for the big win in 11:15.66 which stands as the 3rd Best All-Time Class AA State Meet
Performance. Falkenstein easily held the 2nd spot as the only other one under 12:00 with her 11:41.74. Under 4.5
seconds separated the next 4 with Williamson getting the 3rd spot in 12:06.63. Lease took the 4th spot in 12:07.58.
Hess was 5th in 12:09.45, and Browning was 6th in 12:10.88.
RunWV's Current Score: 31 of 36.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Point Pleasant's Elicia Wood took over just before the halfway point and pulled away over the final 5 hurdles
for the win in 15.95. Winfield's Nikki Walker got out really well and held off North Marion's Rylee
Delovich for 2nd, 16.27 to 16.35. Philip Barbour's Callie Collins runs a strong 4th in 16.75. Fairmont
Senior's Meredith Maier takes 5th in 17.13, and North Marion's Isabella Richards takes 6th in 17.36.
One of my predicted placers fell late in her preliminary race while leading it.
RunWV's Current Score: 36 of 42.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Winfield's Nikki Walker broke open a close race in the final 100, powering away for the convincing win in 46.81.
Philip Barbour's Lydia Phillips closed really well to slip into the 2nd spot late in 48.09. North Marion's
Rylee Delovich was even with Walker coming out of the turn and held the 3rd spot in 48.35. Point Pleasant's
Elicia Wood held the 4th spot in 48.84. Shady Spring's Lilian Hatfield dominated Heat 1 and secured the
5th position in 49:80. Winfield's Mia Duterte was 6th in 50.01.
RunWV's Current Score: 41 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Fairmont Senior's group of Paytyn Neal, Maddie Awbrey, Marin Parker, and Gracie Lamb repeated as champions
with a 51.07. The race was very close at the final exchange, and Lamb sped away from the field to give them the
win. Philip Barbour used a strong anchor leg from Emily Denison to move from 4th to 2nd in 51.75. Winfield
took the 3rd position in 51.90. Elkins held the 4th spot by less than 0.01 over North Marion with both officially
recording at 52.17. Sissonville took the final spot in 52.92.
RunWV's Current Score: 47 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
The North Marion team of Trinity Hine, Cierra Parker, Rylee Delovich, and Abby Masters also repeated as
champion, and in dominating fashion, taking the win by over 3 seconds in 1:45.13. That was strong enough to be the
2nd Best All-Time Class AA State Meet Performance. Fairmont Senior took the 2nd spot in 1:48.50. Winfield
was 3rd in 1:49.19. Elkins joined them under 1:50 with a 1:49.91. Oak Glen was 5th in 1:52.02 with Bluefield
taking 6th in 1:52.93.
RunWV's Current Score: 52 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
This was pretty close early, and it appeared that Elkins had the lead at the end of the 1st leg, trailed closely
by Winfield and Liberty Harrison. I think Frankfort was in 3rd, North Marion was in 4th, and Philip Barbour was
in 5th. At the end of 2 legs, it remained Elkins in front at 2:05 with North Marion in 2nd at 2:06. Winfield
was in 3rd at 2:08 with Frankfort in 4th, also at 2:08. Liberty Harrison was in 5th at 2:09 with Philip Barbour
in 6th at 2:10. Elkins extended their lead tremendously in the 3rd leg, coming through in 3:07. Frankfort had a
slight edge over North Marion for 2nd with both at 3:15. Liberty Harrison was in 4th at 3:16. Philip Barbour
was up to 5th in 3:17. Winfield was in 6th at 3:18. At the end, it was the Elkins foursome of Kiley Edwards,
Anna Belan, Laney Fletcher, and Gracelin Corley taking the easy win by over 6 seconds in 4:11.25. North
Marion took the 2nd position in 4:16.78. Frankfort held the 3rd spot in 4:18.18, holding off Philip Barbour
in 5th at 4:18.86. Liberty Harrison took the 6th spot at 4:20.28.
RunWV's Current Score: 57 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Liberty Harrison closed the first leg well, moving from 3rd to 1st in the final 40 meters, to lead the field through
the first leg in 2:28. Grafton was in 2nd at 2:29. Elkins was in 3rd at 2:30. Fairmont Senior was in 4th at 2:32
with Wayne in 5th at 2:35. I think North Marion was in 6th. There were some lead changes on the 2nd leg. Elkins
moved to the front at the end of the 1st lap. Liberty Harrison retook the lead with about 200 to go. Elkins took
it back in the final 40 to lead through the 2nd leg at 5:07 with Liberty Harrison matching that time. Grafton was
in 3rd at 5:10 with Fairmont Senior in 4th at approximately 5:12. Elkins got away on the 3rd leg, stretching the lead
to 8 seconds, coming through in 7:42. Fairmont Senior moved into 2nd at 7:50 with Liberty Harrison in 3rd at 7:51.
Oak Glen moved into 4th at 7:54 with Wayne in 5th at 7:56 and Grafton in 6th in 7:57. Elkins was not threatened on
the final leg and the unit of Kiley Edwards, Katie Collins, Anna Belan, and Samantha Sproul gave Elkins a
repeat win, with 3 of those on last year's surprise winner. Maybe at some point, I'll stop underestimating them.
Liberty Harrison moved back into the 2nd spot on the final leg, finishing in 10:18.36. Fairmont Senior held onto
the 3rd spot in 10:23.16. Grafton got a strong leg from Emily Viani to move from 6th to 4th in 10:24.77.
Oak Glen was 5th in 10:31.63, and Wayne claimed the final spot in 10:36.08.
RunWV's Current Score: 62 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Elicia Wood took Point Pleasant from 3rd to 1st with a strong anchor leg to give the group of Gabriella
Hunt, Katelynn Smith, McKenna Young, and Elicia Wood the win in 1:07.99. North Marion squeezed into the 2nd
position in 1:08.68, just ahead of Independence in 3rd at 1:08.98. Winfield took the 4th spot in 1:10.46. East
Fairmont was 5th in 1:12.16 with Shady Spring 6th in 1:13.22.
RunWV's Current Score: 67 of 78
High Jump
Point Pleasant's Elicia Wood repeated as champion and soared well above the field with her leap of 5'7.
That stands as the 3rd Best All-Time Class AA State Meet Performance. No one else cleared 5'0. The remaining
placers all cleared 4'10 with Winfield's Emerson Vanscoy, Fairmont Senior's Meredith Maier, and
Nicholas' Adriene Truman getting the tie for 2nd and Braxton's Bethany Payne and Sissonville's
Madison McCutcheon getting the tie for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 72 of 84.
Pole Vault
Winfield's Emerson Vanscoy sailed way above the field with a vault of 11'1. This is tied for the 9th Best
All-Time State Meet Performance and tied for the 3rd Best All-Time Class AA State Meet Performance. Teammate
Nikki Walker took 2nd at 9'0. Point Pleasant's Katie McCutcheon also cleared 9'0 in taking 3rd. Liberty
Harrison's Macie Clutter and Sissonville's Sara Beckett tied for 4th with an 8'6 clearance. Roane's
Marissa Landis also cleared 8'6 in taking 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 77 of 90.
Long Jump
North Marion's Cierra Parker save her best for last with a 16'7.25 jump on her final jump. She was already in
the lead, but it's always good to finish with your best jump. Winfield's Allie Germann was 2nd with a 16'3.75
jump. Things were very close after that with the next 5 positions being separated by just 2 inches. Frankfort's
Halley Smith snared 3rd with a leap of 15'11.50. Liberty Harrison's Sydney Vilain moved from 8th to 4th
on her final jump with a 15'10.25. Oak Glen's Kensington McConnachie was 5th with a 15'9.75. Nicholas'
Adriene Truman took the 6th spot at 15'9.50, winning the spot on the tie-breaker over Fairmont Senior's
Paytyn Neal, taking the tie-breaker on her final jump.
RunWV's Current Score: 81 of 96.
Shot Put
Point Pleasant's Addy Cottrill repeated as champion with a toss of 38'8. Bluefield's Beyonka Lee was a
strong 2nd with a 37'8.75. Winfield's Mallory McGinnis was 3rd with a 36'8.50. Lee was in 2nd, then McGinnis
topped her on her final throw, and then Lee took 2nd back on her final throw. These three were far ahead of the rest
of the field. Fairmont Senior's Gracie Lamb was 4th with a 33'3.75. Weir's Kendall Drobish was 5th
with a 32'10.50. Lewis' Emma Pinkney took the final spot with a 32'7.25.
RunWV's Current Score: 86 of 102.
Discus
Point Pleasant's Addy Cottrill repeated as champion here as well with her toss of 124'10, which is the 7th
Best All-Time Class AA State Meet Performance. Winfield's Mallory McGinnis took the 2nd spot with a 115'8.
Independence's Olivia Green was 3rd with a 107'10. Herbert Hoover's Lauren Mullins was 4th with a 104'9.
Point Pleasant's Hannah Baker was 5th with a 103'9, and Weir's Kendall Drobish was 6th with a 103'6.
RunWV's Current Score: 91 of 108.
The final score of 91 of 108 means that 84.3% of the people picked to place did indeed place. That's one of my better showings. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed the predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Halley Smith, Frankfort -- 400 M (not picked, got 4th)
Destiny Berryman, Liberty Harrison -- 800 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Lydia Phillips, Philip Barbour -- 300 LH (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Elkins -- 4x800 M (picked 4th, got 1st)
(Kiley Edwards, Katie Collins, Anna Belan, Samantha Sproul)
Liberty Harrison -- 4x800 M (not picked, got 2nd)
(Aliya Todd, Sara Lowe, Shaelyn Howard, Destiny Berryman)
Halley Smith, Frankfort -- Long Jump (not picked, got 3rd)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than predicted.
Class AA Girls Frankfort +17 Liberty Harrison +16