Class AAA Boys
100 Meter Dash
Wheeling Park's Jerrae Hawkins took over about 20 meters in and was never threatened in taking the win in 10.54.
That gives him the 2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 2nd Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet
Performance. Jefferson's Keyshawn Robinson was solidly 2nd with a 10.81. Musselman's Jacob Sturba
joined them under 11 seconds witha 10.95. Bridgeport's Lucas Anderson was 4th in 11.08. Musselman's Ray
Adames was 5th in 11.17, and Parkersburg South's Zachary Parsons was 6th in 11.22.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
200 Meter Dash
Jefferson's Keyshawn Robinson led out of the turn, but Wheeling Park's Jerrae Hawkins pulled even, and
then pulled away in the last 30 meters to win it in 21.48. That gives him the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance
and the 5th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Robinson took 2nd in 21.62, which gives him the
9th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. With these two being Sophomore, we hopefully have a couple
years of great races to look forward to. Jefferson's Isaiah Fritts was 3rd in 22.17. Bridgeport's Lucas
Anderson took 4th in 22.32. Musselman's Ray Adames was 5th in 22.69, just ahead of Buckhannon-Upshur's
Taiwo Thropp's 22.73.
RunWV's Current Score: 11 of 12.
400 Meter Dash
Buckhannon-Upshur's Sterlin Thropp led coming out of the turn, but it was Jefferson's Isaiah Fritts powering
down the stretch to take the win in 49.33. Buckhannon-Upshur's Shawn Blandino closed well to take 2nd in 49.54
with Thropp taking 3rd in 49.69. Jefferson's Justin Gottlieb was 4th in 50.15. Spring Mills' Daniel Thorne
was 5th in 50.55, and Martinsburg's Gavin Stenger took the final spot in 51.04.
RunWV's Current Score: 16 of 18.
800 Meter Run
Jefferson's Justin Gottlieb led a group of four through lap 1 in 59 seconds. He was trailed by Buckhannon-Upshur's
Jordan Gillum, University's Josh Edwards, and Parkersburg's Franklin Angelos. I think it was Cabell
Midland's Tristan Blatt and Cooper Gibson manning the next two spots at 1:01 with University's Brock Price
there as well. On the backstretch of the 2nd lap, Gottlieb gave up the inside to Gillum who shot into the lead. Angelos
tried to make a move, but Edwards countered. Gillum got the lead at about 580 meters. Gillum led into the turn, followed
by Gottlieb, Edwards, and Angelos. In the turn, Edwards gets by Gottlieb. Coming into the homestretch, Gillum has a small
gap, but Edwards is starting to close. Edwards makes the pass with about 40 meters to go and gets away for the win in
1:56.12. Gillum holds the 2nd spot in 1:56.76. Gottlieb takes 3rd in 1:57.18. Angelos gets in under 2:00 as well with
a 1:59.17 for 4th. Gibson gets 5th in 2:00.15 with Blatt taking 6th in 2:01.05.
RunWV's Current Score: 21 of 24.
1600 Meter Run
Parkersburg's Franklin Angelos led the field through lap 1 in 1:03 with University's Rocco DeVincent also
at 1:03. Hurricane's Nick Kennedy was in 3rd at 1:04, with that time matched by University's Josh Edwards
in 4th, University's Drew Zundell in 5th, Hurricane's Ty Steorts in 6th, Hurricane's Aaron Kidd
in 7th, and Cabell Midland's Tristan Blatt in 8th. At the end of two laps, Edwards had moved to the front, though
barely, at 2:11. Kennedy was in 2nd, Angelos 3rd, and Kidd 4th, each also at 2:11. Devincent was in 5th at 2:12 with
Zundell in 6th, Blatt in 7th, and Steorts in 8th, each also at 2:12. Now the racing began. Edwards took control and
started to pull away, dropping the pace from a 1:08 second lap to a 1:02 third lap to come through in 3:13. Blatt had
moved into 3rd at 3:15 with Kennedy in 4th at 3:16. Also at 3:16 were Devincent in 4th, Kidd in 5th, Zundell in 6th,
and Angelos in 7th. Edwards closed with a 60 to finish in 4:13.30. That gives him the 6th Best All-Time State Meet
Performance and the 6th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Kennedy won the close battle for
2nd in 4:16.99. Zundell came up to 3rd in 4:17.44. Blatt was 4th in 4:17.96. DeVincent was 5th in 4:19.56, and
Angelos made a late pass on Kidd to get the 6th spot in 4:21.07 to Kidd's 4:21.32.
RunWV's Current Score: 27 of 30.
3200 Meter Run
University's Josh Edwards led the field through the 1st lap in 1:09. Hurricane's Aaron Kidd was in 2nd
at 1:10. There were at least 4 others at 1:10, but the only one I could identify for sure was University's Rocco
DeVincenter who was in 4th. After two laps, it was still Edwards with the narrow lead, coming through in 2:20. Kidd
was in 2nd at 2:21 with DeVincent and University's Drew Zundell matching that time in 3rd and 4th, respectively.
Hurricane's Ty Steorts was in 5th at 2:22 with Hurricane's Nick Kennedy and Parkersburg's Franklin
Angelos matching that time in 6th and 7th, respectively. On lap 3, Edwards started to generate a gap, coming through
in 3:28. The rest of the group all came through in 3:31 with Kidd in 2nd, DeVincent in 3rd, Zundell in 4th, Steorts
in 5th, Angelos in 6th, and Kennedy in 7th. At the midway point, Edwards continued to extend his lead, coming through
in 4:36. Kidd remained in 2nd at 4:41 with DeVincent matching that in 3rd. Zundell was in 4th at 4:42 with Steorts,
Angelos, and Kennedy matching that time in the next three spots. Things looked exactly the same through lap 5, though
it's possible that Kennedy may have made the pass on Angelos before the line. At the end of lap 6, the group had closed
a little on Edwards with Edwards still in front at 6:57. Steorts had moved into 2nd at 7:00 with DeVincent and Zundell
matching that time. Kidd was in 5th at 7:01. Angelos and Kennedy were still battling it out for 6th at 7:03 with Angelos
holding a slight edge. At the end of lap 7, Edwards continued to lead at 8:02. Steorts remained in 2nd at 8:06. DeVincent
was in 3rd at 8:07 with Zundell matching that in 4th. Those four had gotten away from the rest. Kidd was in 5th at 8:13.
Kennedy was in 6th at 8:15, and Angelos was in 7th at 8:17. On the final lap, Edwards wasn't really threatened as he
took the win in 9:07.75. That gives him the 4th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 3rd Best All-Time
Class AAA State Meet Performance. Steorts got passed but fought back to take the 2nd spot in 9:12.89, which gives
him the 10th Best All-Time State Meet Performance and the 8th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
DeVincent held the 3rd spot in 9:14.77, which gives him the 10th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance.
Zundell took 4th in 9:15.26. Kennedy moved up to the 5th spot in 9:21.91. Kidd held the 6th spot in 9:27.72.
RunWV's Current Score: 32 of 36.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Huntington's Noah Waynick got away over the final three hurdles to take the win 15.44. Riverside's Jacob
Alderson took the 2nd spot in 15.64. Huntington's Donovan Garrett was 3rd in 15.94. Musselman's Cesar
Zilleruelo edged out Parkersburg South's Jackson Dearth for 4th with both recording times of 16.00. Martinsburg's
Dominic Brinkley was 6th in 16.05.
RunWV's Current Score: 37 of 42.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Huntington's Noah Waynick powered away from the field in the final 100 to win in 39.75. University's Colton
Guthrie edged out Hedgesville's Gage Creel for 2nd, 40.15 to 40.19. Hedgesville's Kanye Smith closed
really well to come back from a distant 8th to 4th in the final 100, finishing in 40.37. Morgantown's Alex Tadros
took the 5th spot in 40.68 with Jefferson's Chase Brown getting 6th in 40.81. A special mention to South
Charleston's Reese Jarell. In Heat 1, he was flying. He was through 200 meters a full second faster than anyone
in Heat 2. But he stumbled over the first hurdle out of the turn. He didn't fall but lost all momentum. He still won
the Heat, but wasn't able to place.
RunWV's Current Score: 43 of 48.
4x100 Meter Relay
Jefferson broke open a close race on the anchor leg of Keyshwan Robinson to give the unit of Caleb Shelton,
Isaiah Fritts, Spencer Powell, and Keyshawn Robinson the win in 42.52. That gives them the 4th Best All-Time
State Meet Performance and the 4th Best All-Time Class AAA Stae Meet Performance. Musselman just missed
cracking that top 10 list with a very strong 42.79. Wheeling Park moved from 5th/6th up to 3rd on the anchor leg of
Jerrae Hawkins, taking the spot in 43.29. Martinsburg was 4th in 43.41. Buckhannon-Upshur was 5th in 43.96
with Huntington 6th in 44.01. One of my predicted placers did not finish.
RunWV's Current Score: 48 of 54.
4x200 Meter Relay
The Jefferson squad of Caleb Shelton, Keyshawn Robinson, Spencer Powell, and Isaiah Fritts dominated the field
and took down a 35 year old record. Their time of 1:27.80 stands as the new Class AAA State Meet Record, the
Best All-Time State Meet Performance, and the Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Musselman
was a strong 2nd in 1:29.53. Buckhannon-Upshur joined them under 1:30 with a 1:29.95 for 3rd. Huntington was 4th in
1:30.91. Parkersburg South dominated the 1st Heat to snag 5th in 1:31.67. Wheeling Park was 6th in 1:31.88. One of my
predicted placers was hit with a DQ.
RunWV's Current Score: 52 of 60.
4x400 Meter Relay
Due to glitches in the video, notes are sketchy. It appears that Hedgesville had the lead through leg 1 with Jefferson
in 2nd, Ripley in 3rd, Buckhannon-Upshur in 4th, Martinsburg in 5th, and Morgantown in 6th. On leg 2, Buckhannon-Upshur
moved to the front. Jefferson was in 2nd. Hedgesville was in 3rd, Martinsburg was in 4th, Morgantown was in 5th, and
University was in 6th at 1:48. After 3 legs, it was still Buckhannon-Upshur in the lead, at approximately 2:35. Martinsburg
was in 2nd. Jefferson was in 3rd. University was in 4th at 2:40. Morgantown was in 5th, and Hedgesville was in 6th.
In the end, Buckhannon-Upshur ran away with it, with the group of Shawn Blandino, Sterlin Thropp, Julien Larcher,
and Jordan Gillum taking the win in 3:25.26. Jefferson moved back into the 2nd spot in 3:29.23. University moved
up to 3rd in 3:30.53, securing the team title in the process. Martinsburg was 4th in 3:32.53. Morgantown was 5th in
3:33.65. Hedgesville was 6th in 3:34.63.
RunWV's Current Score: 58 of 66.
4x800 Meter Relay
Jefferson led the field through the 1st leg in 1:59. University was in 2nd at 2:00. Morgantown was in 3rd at 2:03 with
Buckhannon-Upshur in 4th at 2:04. Cabell Midland was in 5th at 2:05, and I think it was George Washington in 6th at 2:06.
Through two legs, it was University moving into the lead at 4:00. Jefferson was still close at 4:01. I think it was
Morgantown up to 3rd in around 4:12 with Buckhannon-Upshur in 4th at around 4:13. Hurricane was in 5th at 4:14 with Cabell
Midland in 6th at 4:15. University ran away on the 3rd leg, taking their lead out to 10 seconds, coming through at 6:01.
Jefferson was in 2nd at 6:11 with Buckhannon-Upshur in 3rd at 6:12. Morgantown was in 4th at 6:14. Hurricane was in 5th
and I think George Washington was back into 6th. On the final leg, University continued to dominate, getting to the line
in 8:00.60 to give the win to the foursome of Ryan Blohm, Drew Zundell, Rocco DeVincent, and Brock Price. Jefferson
held the 2nd spot in 8:13.44, just holding off Morgantown, who finished 3rd in 8:13.91. Buckhannon-Upshur was 4th in
8:15.18. Hurricane was 5th in 8:22.40. Cabell Midland took the final spot in 8:27.14.
RunWV's Current Score: 64 of 72.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Musselman's unit of Wyatt Newcome, Ty Hosby, Cesar Zillereulo, and Jacob Sturba led from start to finish and
dominated the field with a 56.70. Parkersburg South took the close battle for 2nd in 58.23. Huntington was 3rd in
58.35. Bridgeport took 4th from the 3rd Heat in 58.47. They clubbed the final hurdle or they may well have gotten
2nd. Jefferson was 5th in 1:00.09. Morgantown was 6th in 1:00.26.
RunWV's Current Score: 69 of 78.
High Jump
Huntington's Noah Waynick was the only jumper to clear 6'4 in taking the win. Ripley's Connor Casto,
Jefferson's Chase Brown, and Parkersburg South's Nathaniel Plotner each cleared 6'2 in taking 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th, respectively. Riverside's Braydin Ward cleared 6'0 for 5th as did Musselman's Jordan Holmes in 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 74 of 84.
Pole Vault
Morgantown's Lucas Howell topped 15'0 in taking the win. That ties him for the 6th Best All-Time State Meet
Performance and ties him for the 6th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet Performance. Teammate Landon Young
cleared 14'0 for 2nd. George Washington's Harry Wallace cleared 13'0 for 3rd. Teammate James Wallace cleared
12'6 for 4th. Spring Valley's Ty Bartrum and Jefferson's Carson Masaleski cleared 11'6 in taking the final
two spots.
RunWV's Current Score: 78 of 90.
Long Jump
University's Daminn Cunningham sailed 22'9.50 to win the event by over a foot. Musselman's Jordan Holmes
went 21'9 on his 1st attempt, and that stood up for 2nd. Huntington's Michael Johnson went 21'2.75 for 3rd.
Greenbrier East's Zach Patton went 21'1 for 4th. Musselman's Clvin Kelppner went 20'10.50 on his opening
jump and rode that to 5th place. John Marshall's Dimario White went 20'3.25 for 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 82 of 96.
Shot Put
Cabell Midland's Michael Lunsford flirted with disaster by fouling on his first two attempts before hitting a
qualifying throw on his 3rd attempt. He parlayed that into a 52'6 throw to win the event. Ripley's Frankie Winters
threw 51'11.50 for 2nd. Cabell Midland's Isaiah Hagley threw 51'4.25 for 3rd. These three were over 3 feet ahead
of the rest of the field. Spring Mills' Anthony Williams was 4th with a 48'0.75. Hurricane's Ethan Chill
was 5th with a 45'9.75. University's Isaac Wong took the final spot with a 44'9.
RunWV's Current Score: 87 of 102.
Discus
University's Colin McBee took the win with a toss of 156'0. Ripley's Frankie Winter was 2nd with a 150'11.
South Charleston's Jayson Barnett was 3rd with a 148'1. Then there was a gap of over 12 feet. Capital's Za'Shawn
Davis was 4th with a 135'10. St. Albans' Jorden Hartwell was 5th with a 135'0. Wheeling Park's Trevor
Howell took the final spot with a 133'2.
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. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed my predictions by 3 or more places and deserve special mention.
Franklin Angelos, Parkersburg -- 800 M (not picked, got 4th)
Ty Steorts, Hurricane -- 3200 M (not picked, got 2nd)
Jacob Alderson, Riverside -- 110 HH (not picked, got 2nd)
Bridgeport -- Shuttle Hurdle Relay (not picked, got 4th)
(Camden Hess, Nathan Lhotsky, Lucas Anderson, Tyler Martin)
Connor Casto, Ripley -- High Jump (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Zach Patton, Greenbrier East -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Za'Shawn Davis, Capital -- Discus (not picked, got 4th)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than I predicted.
Class AAA Boys Buckhannon-Upshur +13 Riverside +10 Hurricane + 7