RunWV

Covering Cross Country and Track & Field in West Virginia

Pre-Season Rankings Notes

Remember that the pre-season rankings are nothing more than last year's final rankings with a points bump and some off-season additions. I may bump the scores further to increase the number of ranked runners, and thereby have more accurate Power Rankings. I've toyed with the idea of ranking everyone, but I don't know if I'd be able to get the weekly rankings done.

Steorts, Fletcher Named Gatorade Players of the Year

Hurricane's Ty Steorts and Herbert Hoover's Maysen Fletcher have been named the Gatorade Players of the Year for West Virginia for Track & Field for 2025. Steorts took State Championships in the 1600 and 3200 Meter Runs, and Fletcher took State Championships in the 800, 1600, and 3200 Meter Runs and anchored the winning 4x800 Meter Relay.

Final (?) Classifications and Alignments Announced

I'm not 100% sure this is final, but the word "draft" is no longer included on the document I received. Track & Cross Country Classifications and Alignments have been added to the respective News & Notes Sections. Somehow Cross Country ended up going to 4 Classes as well.

Fletcher Shines at Toad Fest

Herbert Hoover's Maysen Fletcher rolled to the win in the 1 Mile Run at the Toad Fest on June 7th. Fletcher sped to a 4:42.45 in the Mile, a 4:40.81 equivalent for the 1600 Meter Run. That will elevate her to #3 on the All-Time WV Rankings when they are updated.

Classification and Alignment Proposals

The new Classification and Alignment Proposals have been posted in the Track & Cross Country News & Notes Sections with some additional data added to give color to the impact of those classifications. Additionally, I have posted my thoughts on it that I have e-mailed to the WVSSAC. If you have thoughts on the Classifications and Alignments for either sport, I urge you to send them to David Price at david.price@wvssac.org and Wayne Ryan at wayne.ryan@wvssac.org.

State Meet In the Books

Another great State Meet is in the books. Congratulations to our Team Champions: Morgantown Girls, Williamstown Girls, Doddridge Girls, University Boys, Point Pleasant Boys, and Doddridge Boys. And Congratulations to our new State Meet Record Holders: Maysen Fletcher of Herbert Hoover in the 1600 with a 4:53.16, Maysen Fletcher of Herbert Hoover in the 3200 with a 10:19.41, Connor Lambert of Wahama in the 100 with a 10.61. Donovan Tanouye of Paw Paw in the 800 with a 1:55.53. Isaac Agee of Greenbrier West in the 110 HH with a 14.57, Doddridge Boys 4x100 (Aiden James, Jerod Trent, Talyn Snyder, Tommy Walters-Hickman) with a 43.46. Doddridge Boys 4x200 (Aiden James, Tommy Walters-Hickman, Brycen Eidel, Jerod Trent) with a 1:30.64, Greenbrier West Boys Shuttles (Brandon Poticher, Colton Dunbar, Randy Keener, Isaac Agee) with a 58.43, Ty Steorts of Hurricane in the 1600 with a 4:06.34, and Parkersburg Boys 4x400 (A.J. Payne, Christian Rutherford, Jackson Wharton, Landen Dueley) with a 3:22.53,

Parkersburg, Greenbrier East Record All-Time Bests


The Regional Meets have been riddled with excellent performances, but two of them were the fastest marks ever recorded in West Virginia. In the Region IV Class AAA Boys Meet, the Parkersburg 4x400 crew of A.J. Payne, Christian Rutherford, Jackson Wharton, and Landen Deuley put down a 3:21.68, eclipsing Jefferon's mark from 2023 by nearly a full second. In the Region III Class AAA Girls Meet, the Greenbrier East 4x200 squad of Kiana McClung, Noelle McClintic, Avery Thompson, and Annie Whited recorded a 1:43.08, taking down the existing Hand and FAT records by almost half a second.

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Now Accepting Donations Via PayPal

I've had a few requests for this over time, and I finally got around to setting it up. You can now donate to RunWV via Paypal. Just use runwv@runwv.com for the e-mail address, and please mark "Friends & Family" as you aren't getting any goods or services for your donation. If you choose to send a donation via Paypal, please send me an e-mail to let me know that it's coming and what you would like on your brickon the Wall of Support.

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Contribution Season

As always, I'm accepting donations. Please view the Wall of Support for details. Every little bit helps pay for the site expenses. What I'd ideally like to see happen is for each team to send $1 per athlete per season ($1 for Track and $1 for Cross Country). That way no one is emptying their pockets much, but the site is still well-supported.

Submitting Meet Results

I thought I'd put up a reminder about how to submit meet results. Our preferred method to received results is via E-Mail. The best method is to send me a backup copy of the meet if you're using Hy-Tek software. Then I can extract all the information we want. Otherwise, you can E-Mail a text file, a Microsoft Word File, a Microsoft Excel File, or an HTML file.