(Photo gallery by Teran Malone & Konner Koenig)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Through Day 1 of the WVSSAC State Track Championships, the Class AAA boys competition is the tightest at the top. Hurricane leads the way with 29 points. Ty Steorts capped the day for the Redskins by winning the 3200 meter run in a time of 9 minutes, 11.81 seconds. Hurricane also scored ten points with a victory in the shuttle hurdle relay.
University stands second with 28 points. Spring Mills is third, thanks in large part to Lokkhae Uth-Smith’s win in the high jump. He cleared 6 feet, 8 inches.
The other event winners in Class AAA are Cabell Midland in the 4×800 meter relay. University finished second in that event. And Bridgeport’s Noah Kintz cleared 14 feet to win the pole vault.
Bridgeport’s Noah Kintz won the Class AAA pole vault. He cleared 14 feet to win. pic.twitter.com/WMDX7ItpbA
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In Class AA, Point Pleasant is the team everyone is chasing through five events. Point scored a double winner in the throwing events. Caden Hill won the shot put with a toss of 55 feet, 5.25 inches and he later had the winning throw in the discus. Hill covered 175 feet, 2 inches, winning that competition by over 21 feet. Point Pleasant also won the shuttle hurdle relay to account for their 30 points on Day 1.
Williamstown is second with 28 points. The Yellowjackets scored 18 points in the throwing events.
Frankfort is third with 20 points. Half of those points came in the final event when Ryan Hughes won the 3200 meter run.
The other event victory in Class AA came from the Elkins Tigers in the 4×800 meter run.
In the small school division, everyone is chasing Magnolia as we move into Day 2. The Blue Eagles scored 45 points on Friday. Their day began with a victory in the 4×800 meter relay. MHS also claimed victory in the discus throw as Matthew Anderson had a toss of 161 feet, 9 inches. He won that event by 18 feet.
Trinity stands second after Day 1 with 26 points. Chase Livengood finished first in the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 9.5 inches. He later finished second in the high jump.
Doddridge County stands third with 24 points.
Greenbrier West, Ritchie County also and Tyler Consolidated claimed event victories on Day 1. The Cavaliers won the shuttle hurdle relay, taking the title in a state meet record time of 58.43 seconds. Ritchie County’s Dylan Malolepszy cleared 6 feet, 6 inches to win the high jump. Tyler’s Amos Kimble won the 3200 meter run as the Silver Knights finished 1-2 in the event. Travis Moore was the runner-up.