Class AA Girls
100 Meter Dash
Weir's Olivia Baker closed well over the final 40 meters to take the win in 12.83. Winfield's Makaila
Armstrong parlayed an excellent start into a 2nd place finish in 13.00. The remaining 6 places were decided by
just 0.10 seconds. Bluefield's Iyana Patton got the 3rd spot in 13.14 with Sissonville's Zailee Roberts
in 4th in 13.15. They were just ahead of Nitro's Kendra Steele was was 5th in 13.18. East Fairmont's Breeona
Pheasant was 6th in 13.21 with Bluefield's Cara Brown was 7th in 13.23 and Liberty Harrison's Julia
Angiulli in 8th in 13.24.
RunWV's Current Score: 8 of 8.
200 Meter Dash
It looked like it was about a 5 way tie coming out of the turn, but Weir's Olivia Baker pulled away down the
stretch to take the win in 26.55. Liberty Harrison's Julia Angiulli pulled away into the 2nd spot in 26.81.
Nitro's Kendra Steele held the 3rd position in 27.04. Winfield's Makaila Armstrong was 4th in 27.11
with East Fairmont's Taylor Nicholas in 5th in 27.16. Everyone else was at leas half a second behind. One
of my predicted placers did not finish.
RunWV's Current Score: 14 of 16.
400 Meter Dash
Lincoln's Hannah Rowan pulled away in the final 100 meters to take the win by nearly a second in 59.85. Grafton's
Hadley Horne challenged through 300 meters and held the 2nd spot in 1:00.74. Weir's Mea Kaufman used a strong
start to take 3rd in 1:01.31. North Marion's Cierra Parker edged out Fairmont Senior's Charlee Beresford
for 4th, 1:01.81 to 1:01.84.
RunWV's Current Score: 21 of 24.
800 Meter Run
Grafton's Emily Viani led the field out of the break and quickly established a gap on the field. She led them through
the 1st lap in 65 seconds. Herbert Hoover's Jenna Brown was in 2nd and Weir's Naomi Young was in 3rd with both
at 1:09. Shady Spring's Kaydan Mooney was in 4th at 1:10. Elkins' Emilie Tenney was in 5th at 1:12. Point
Pleasant's Addison Burt was in 6th at 1:13. 7th to 11th were all at 1:14 with Frankfort's Bailey Ferguson at
the front of that very tight pack in 7th and Winfield's Kayla Taylor in 8th. Viani was never challenged on the 2nd
lap and easily took the victory in 2:18.62 to repeat as Champion. This also gave her the 8th Best All-Time Class AA
State Meet Performance. Brown held the 2nd position in 2:25.47. Tenney move up to 3rd in 2:26.81. Oak Glen's Hannah
Kliner moved from 11th all the way up to 5th in 2:28.00. Young held on for 5th in 2:29.38. Oak Glen's Lacey Cameron
also made a big climb on the 2nd lap, going from 14th to 6th in 2:29.56. Ferguson held the 7th spot in 2:29.84, and Taylor
kept the 8th spot in 2:30.23. One of my predicted placers scratched the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 28 of 32.
1600 Meter Run
Herbert Hoover's Jenna Brown led the field out of the break, trailed closely by North Marion's Taylor Hess. Brown
continued to lead through the 1st lap and had put a gap on the field, coming through at 1:12. Oak Glen's Hannah Kliner
was in 2nd at 1:16. Hess was in 3rd at 1:17. Keyser's Ava Barrick was in 4th at 1:18 with Elkins' Emilia Tenney
also coming through at 1:18 in 5th. Wayne's Olivia Williamson was in 6th at 1:19 with Winfield's Sophie Briscoe
and Oak Glen's Lacey Cameron holding the next two spots also at 1:19. Brown continued to lead through the 2nd lap and
extended her lead, coming through at 2:34. Kliner was remained in 2nd at 2:41 having gapped the rest of the field. Hess was
still in 3rd at 2:46 with Tenny right on her heels in 4th also at 2:46. Frankfort's Bailey Ferguson had moved into 5th
at 2:47 with that time matched by Cameron in 6th and Barrick in 7th. Briscoe was in 8th at 2:48. Brown continued to lead through
3 laps, but the gap had closed considerably with Brown at 4:01 and Kliner at 4:05. Tenney was up to 3rd at 4:12 with Ferguson
now in 4th also at 4:12. Cameron was up to 5th at 4:14. Hess was in 6th at 4:16. Elkins' Julia Biola had moved into
7th at 4:17 with PikeView's Carli Spade sneaking into the 8th spot, also at 4:17. On the final lap, Kliner caught Brown
and made the pass with just under 200 meters to go and pulled away for the win in 5:21.12. Brown easily held the 2nd spot
in 5:24.11. Tenney pulled away in the 3rd position, finishing in 5:29.42. Ferguson held 4th in 5:33.12. Cameron maintained
the 5th spot at 5:35.20. Barrick moved back up to 6th in 5:39.75. Winfield's Kayla Taylor moved up to 7th in 5:40.25,
and Biola claimed the final spot in 5:41.06
RunWV's Current Score: 34 of 40.
3200 Meter Run
North Marion's Taylor Hess led the field out of the break with Herbert Hoover's Jenna Brown close behind. Brown
would move to the front and lead the pack through the 1st lap in 1:16. Oak Glen's Hannah Kliner came through in 2nd
at 1:17 with Hess matching that in 3rd. Those 3 had a gap on the field. Winfield's Sophie Briscoe was in 4th at 1:20
with Wayne's Olivia Williamson matching that in 5th. Keyser's Ava Barrick was in 6th at 1:21 with Frankfort's
Paisley Raines and Philip Barbour's Lily Miller matching that in 7th and 8th, respectively. At the end of 2 laps,
Brown had opened a gap on the field, coming through at 2:39. Kliner was alone in 2nd at 2:42. Hess was in 3rd at 2:46. Briscoe
was in 4th at 2:48 with Williamson in 5th at the same time. Cain was in 6th at 2:51 with Raines in 7th and Barrick in 8th
also at 2:51. On lap 3, Brown created a little more space, coming through at 4:06. Kliner remained in 2nd at 4:10. Hess
was still in 3rd at 4:19 but was now trailed very closely by Briscoe and Williamson at 4:20. Less than 0.3 seconds separated
the 3. Cain was in 6th at 4:23. Raines was in 7th at 4:24. Barrick was in 8th at 4:25. On lap 4, Kliner closed the gap
and got on Brown's shoulder. Brown still led at 5:38, but Kliner was now there and matched that time with less than a 0.1
between them. Hess, Williamson, and Brisco continued to battle very closely in that order with all 3 at 5:55. Cain was still
in 6th at 5:58. Raines was still 7th at 6:00. Barrick was still in 8th at 6:02, but only by 0.02. After 5 laps, Brown still
led at 7:11 with Kliner now just sitting on her shoulder at the same time. It certainly appeared the Kliner was just biding her
time. Briscoe moved into 3rd at 7:27 but with Hess and Williamson still right there with her also at 7:27. Cain was still
in 6th at 7:35 with Raines now right on her shoulder also at 7:35. Frankfort's Addison Tharp had moved into the 8th
spot at 7:38, but just barely. After 6 laps, it was still Brown in the lead at 8:44 with Kliner still siitting on her also
at 8:44. Hess had moved back into 3rd at 9:05 with Briscoe and Williamson at 9:06. Raines had made the pass into 6th at 9:13
with Cain in 7th at 9:14. Tharp remained in 8th, also at 9:14. On lap 7, Kliner made the move around Brown and took the
bell at 10:12. Brown was in 2nd at 10:14. Hess remained in 3rd at 10:41 with Brisco and Williamson still in the hunt at 10:42.
Cain had moved back into 6th at 10:50 with Tharp now in 7th also at 10:50 and Raines in 8th at 10:51. Less than 0.4 seconds
separated the 3. On the final lap, Kliner ran away with the win in 11:30.33. Brown easily held the 2nd spot in 11:40.13. Hess
held off a last second push by Briscoe to hold the 3rd spot in 12:06.37. Briscoe was 4th in 12:06.84. Williamson took the
5ht position in 12:07.74. Cain pulled slightly away for 6th in 12:16.94. Raines edged Tharp for 7th, 12:18.32 to 12:18.86.
RunWV's Current Score: 41 of 48.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Winfield's Carlie Sibold got out well and took control by the half-way point and sped to the convincing win in 15.77.
Keyser's Kiara Kesner had set a PR in the trials, and bettered that by 0.37 seconds to take a surprise 2nd in 16.50.
Roane's Josie Cox also set a huge PR taking 3rd in 16.56. Weir's Maleigha Stromile was 4th in 16.63 with North
Marion's Maylie Bland in 16.81 and Winfield's Mia Duterte in 16.89 also making it in under 17 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 47 of 56.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
Grafton's Hadley Horne took the lead in the turn, was challenged early in the final stretch but pulled away to win by
over a second in 45.93. Winfield's Mia Duterte moved into 2nd just prior to the final hurdle and took the spot in 47.29.
Roane's Josie Cox challenged Horne for 200 meters but a stumble over the next-to-last hurdle broke most of her momentum
and she settled for 3rd in 48.48. Keyser's Kiara Kesner was 4th in 49.11, just ahead of Fairmont Senior's Sophie
Starn's 49.19. Winfield's Gabby Canterbury won the 1st Heat with a 49.22 to take the 6th spot.
RunWV's Current Score: 52 of 64.
4x100 Meter Relay
The Bluefield foursome of Queen-Asia Padgett, Iyana Patton, Arionna Dowell, and Cara Brown took the win from all the
way out in lane 8 in 50.79. Oak Glen took the 2nd spot in 51.10 with Winfield 3rd in 51.48. Fairmont Senior just missed breaking
the 52 second barrier with a 52.04. Sissonville won a very close race for 5th in 52.46. Liberty Harrison was 6th in 52.54
with Keyser 7th in 52.56.
RunWV's Current Score: 59 of 72.
4x200 Meter Relay
The Fairmont Senior crew of Sophie Starn, Ashlyn Awbrey, Tillie Cinalli, and Charlee Beresford was steady throughout
and took the win in 1:48.15. Weir got a strong anchor leg from Olivia Baker to come from a distant 3rd to a close 2nd
in 1:48.48. Sissonville held the 3rd spot in 1:48.69. East Fairmont scored 4th from Heat 1 with a strong 1:49.88. A close
battle for 5th through 8th saw the positions separated by just 0.49. Winfield took 5th in 1:50.42 with Keyser 6th in 1:50.65,
Oak Glen 7th in 1:50.77, and Lincoln 8th in 1:50.91.
RunWV's Current Score: 66 of 80.
4x400 Meter Relay
Weir led the first leg at 1:02 with Elkins in 2nd at 1:03. I believe Fairmont Senior was in 3rd. Weir opened a solid lead
on the 2nd leg, coming through at 2:05. I think Fairmont Senior was up to 2nd at 2:08 with Oak Glen in 3rd at 2:09. I think
Robert C. Byrd was in 4th at 2:13 with East Fairmont and Elkins at 2:15. I have Keyser and Frankfort at 2:17. Weir continued
to lead solidly through leg 3, coming through at 3:10. Fairmont Senior was in 2nd at 3:14 with Oak Glen in 3rd at 3:15. I
believe East Fairmont was up to 4th at 3:18 with Robert C. Byrd and Elkins at 3:21. Keyser and Frankfort were at 3:23. Weir
easily held the lead for the final leg, giving the squad of Gabriella Spickar, Naomi Young, Olivia Baker, and Mea Kaufman
the 5 second win in 4:12.84. Oak Glen made the pass into 2nd in 4:18.03. Fairmont Senior held the 3rd spot in 4:20.06. Robert
C. Byrd moved up to 4th in 4:23.40 with East Fairmont 5th in 4:25.41. Grafton snagged 6th from Heat 1 in 4:26.58. Elkins
took the 7th spot in 4:27.74, just faster than Winfield's 4:27.95 from Heat 1.
RunWV's Current Score: 73 of 88.
4x800 Meter Relay
Elkins bolted out to the early lead on a 2:26 leg from Emilia Tenney. They distanced themselves from the field, and
it was very close after them. I believe it was Shady Spring in 2nd at 2:32 with Oak Glen and Braxton at 2:33 in 3rd and 4th.
Weir, Grafton, and Frankfort were next through at 2:34 in 5th through 7th. I think Winfield was in 8th. On the 2nd leg, Oak
Glen got a big kick from Lacey Cameron who moved from 6th to 1st in the final 150, putting Oak Glen into the lead. However,
Winfield had a better handoff and officially had the lead after 2 legs with both at 5:08. Frankfort moved up to 3rd at 5:10
with Weir in 4th at 5:11. Shady Spring was in 5th at 5:12 with Elkins matching that in 6th. Braxton was in 7th at 5:15 with
Grafton in 8th. On leg 3, Frankfort moved into the lead and established a nice gap, coming through at 7:42. Winfield was in
2nd at 7:47. Weir was in 3rd at 7:52 with Braxton getting a strong close to move into 4th, also at 7:52. Elkins was in 5th
at 7:54. I think Oak Glen was in 6th at 7:58 and Grafton in 7th at 7:59. Shady Spring was hanging onto the 8th spot at 8:08.
Frankfort was not challenged on the final leg with Bailey Ferguson closing it out with a 2:27 leg, giving the unit of
Addison Lease, Addison Tharp, Paisley Raines, and Bailey Ferguson the win in 10:10.05. Winfield easily held the 2nd spot
in 10:17.81. Weir held the 3rd spot in 10:22.90, just holding off Grafton, who moved all the way up to 4th in 10:23.40 after
a 2:23 anchor leg from Emily Viani. Elkins took the 5th spot in 10:25.43. Oak Glen got the 6th position in 10:32.11
with Braxton in 7th in 10:33.12. Keyser moved into the 8th spot with a 10:44.92.
RunWV's Current Score: 80 of 96.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
This one was marred by 4 disqualifications, each for a different reason. Included in that were 3 of my predicted placers.
Winfield led from the start, but they were challenged all the way by Weir. It shook out with Winfield taking the win in 1:06.51
with Weir in 2nd in 1:06.96. They were nearly 3 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. East Fairmont picked up the 3rd
spot in 1:09.68, getting the spot narrowly over fellow Heat 3 competitors Independence, who clocked a 1:09.73. Shady Spring
took the 5th spot in 1:10.17 with Keyser in 6th in 1:10.39. No one else was under 1:11.
RunWV's Current Score: 85 of 104
High Jump
Nicholas' Adriene Truman was able to jump cleanly through 5'2 and was the only competitor to clear that height in taking
the win. Point Pleasant's Chloe Patrick cleared 5'0 on her 1st attempt for 2nd place. Keyser's Autumn Kerchner
cleared 5'0 on her 2nd attempt for 3rd. East Fairmont's Sara Noechel cleared 5'0 on her 3rd attempt for 4th.
3 other cleared 4'10.
RunWV's Current Score: 92 of 112.
Pole Vault
Winfield's Abbie McGhee cleared 9'0 on her 2nd attempt to secure the win, and then moved the bar to 9'4 and cleared that
on her 2nd attempt. Winfield's Izzy Wooten, Roane's Kacie Mace, and North Marion's Maylie Bland vaulted
cleanly through 8'6 to tie for 2nd. Point Pleasant's Katie McCutcheon also cleared 8'6 to take 5th. 10 vaulters cleared
8'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 99 of 120.
Long Jump
Oak Glen's Kensington McConnachie repeated as champion, but this time without the drama. She went 16'6.25 on her
3rd attempt and no one was able to match it. Grafton's Hadley Horne went 16'4.25 on jump 5 to snag 2nd. Nicholas'
Adriene Truman went 16'3.50 on her 5th jump for 3rd. North Marion's Cierra Parker got a 16'2 on her 2nd attempt
for 4th. Point Pleasant's Chloe Patrick got a 16'1.50 on her 5th attempt to take 5th. Oak Glen's Kendall Six
moved up a spot on her final jump to take 6th with a 15'9.75. Sissonville's Lydia Oxley was 7th with at 15'9.50.
Westside's Riley Brewer went 15'8 for 8th.
RunWV's Current Score: 105 of 128.
Shot Put
Poca's Kendra Dunbar opened finals with a 36'0.25 toss to move into the lead, and she would not relinquish it. Lewis'
Emma Pinkney Moved up a spot on her final attempt to take 2nd with a 35'3. Oak Glen's Reecelyn Craig was 3rd
with a 34'7. Point Pleasant's Hannah Baker moved up a spot on her final attempt with a 34'1 for 4th. Poca's Klaire
LeRose was 5th with a 33'10.75. Grafton's Scarlett Reid moved from 8th to 6th on her final toss with a 33'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 112 of 136.
Discus
Already in the lead after 2 attempts, Nitro's Isabella Cowger sailed her 3rd attempt 134'0 to win the event by nearly
19'. Point Pleasant's Hannah Baker was 2nd by nearly 9' with her 115'3 toss. Winfield's Grace Yeager was 3rd
with a 106'8. Lewi's Emma Pinkney moved up a spot on her final attempt to take 4th with a 104'9. Grafton's Jerra
Halbritter was 5th with a 103'7. Independence's Bella Green moved from 8th to 6th on her final throw of 101'4.
Winfield's Rylee Gurnee took 7th on the tie-breaker over Keyser's Autumn Kerchner with both throwing 100'10.
RunWV's Current Score: 119 of 144.
The final score of 119 of 144 means that 82.6% of the people picked to place did indeed place. That's 8 worse than last year, but last year was a really good set. Congratulations to those that proved me wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed the predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Julia Angiulli, Liberty Harrison -- 200 M (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Taylor Nicholas, East Fairmont -- 200 M (not picked, got 6th)
Tillie Cinalli, Fairmont Senior -- 400 M (not picked, got 6th)
Olivia Williamson, Wayne -- 3200 M (not picked, got 5th)
Kiara Kesner, Keyser -- 100 HH (not picked, got 2nd)
Josie Cox, Roane -- 100 HH (not picked, got 3rd)
Maleigha Stromile, Weir -- 100 HH (picked 8th, got 4th)
Gabby Canterbury, Winfield -- 300 LH (not picked, got 6th)
Bluefield -- 4x100 Meter Relay (picked 5th, got 1st)
(Queen-Asia Padgett, Iyana Patton, Arionna Dowell, Cara Brown)
Sissonville -- 4x200 Meter Relay (picked 8th, got 3rd)
(Grace Samples, MaKinley Britton, Lydia Oxley, Zailee Roberts)
East Fairmont -- 4x200 Meter Relay (not picked, got 4th)
(Breeona Pheasant, Torunn Radclife, Taylor Nicholas, Kyra Hamilton)
Winfield -- 4x800 Meter Relay (picked 5th, got 2nd)
(Anessa Hess, Sophie Briscoe, Hannah Starcher, Kayla Taylor)
East Fairmont -- Shuttle Hurdle Relay (picked 8th, got 3rd)
(Abreonna Parilak, Hailey Hauser, Sara Noechel, Emma Moore)
Keyser -- Shuttle Hurdle Relay (not picked, got 6th)
(Kiara Kesner, Kerri Wittman, Kiya Kesner, Mya Greene)
Chloe Patrick, Point Pleasant -- High Jump (not picked, got 2nd)
Jennah Charlton, Grafton -- Pole Vault (not picked, got 6th)
Hadley Horne, Grafton -- Long Jump (picked 7th, got 2nd)
Chloe Patrick, Point Pleasant -- Long Jump (not picked, got 5th)
Scarlett Reid, Grafton -- Shot Put (not picked, got 6th)
Grace Yeager, Winfield -- Discus (picked 7th, got 3rd)
Jerra Halbritter, Grafton -- Discus (picked 8th, got 5th)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than predicted.
Class AA Girls Weir +13 East Fairmont +11 Grafton +11 Sissonville + 9