CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the first edition of the four-class state track championships, team competitions on the boys side are tightly-contested through Day 1.
In Class A, Wahama won three of the six completed events so far, two of those coming in field events. Hunter Miller won the discus with a toss of 132 feet, 4 inches. His teammate, Charlie Long finished third. Nate Harris won the pole vault, clearing 12 feet. Fellow White Falcon Stephen Austin Blackshire was third. And Wahama’s shuttle hurdle relay crossed first in a time of 59.13 seconds. Wahama leads the way entering Day 2 with 44.5 points.
Fellow Little Kanawha Conference squads Ritchie County and St. Marys run second and third respectively. The Rebels trail the White Falcons by 8.5 points with a dozen events remaining.
Other Class A event winners on Day 1 are Tucker County’s Lucas Barb in the high jump, Koa Navarro of Wood County Christian in the 3200 meter run and Charleston Catholic in the 4×800 meter relay.
In Class AA, defending champion Doddridge County leads the way with 36 points. The Bulldogs surged late to win the shuttle hurdle relay in a time of 59.9 seconds. Williamstown stands second, four points behind Doddridge. The Yellowjackets won two events on Friday. Their 4×800 relay team took top honors as did Christian Hoosier in the discus.
Other Class AA event winners are Amos Kimble of Tyler Consolidated in the 3200 meter run and Oak Glen’s Orien Bone in the shot put.
In Class AAA, the Golden Tornado of Keyser are out in front. They won two of the five completed events on Friday. Luca Altobello surged late to win the 3200 meter run and his teammate Dominik Crawford won the long jump. Keyser earned 32 points on Day 1.
Winfield and Elkins are tied for second, 11 points behind Keyser. Elkins won the 4×800 meter relay on Friday. Other Class AAA event winners are Point Pleasant in the shuttle hurdle relay and Robert C. Byrd’s James McMillion won the shot put competition.
And in Class AAAA, University High School earned 36 points and they will take a narrow lead into Day 2. The Hawks won the final event of the day as Micah Gainer crossed the line first in the 3200 meter run. Morgantown stands second, two points behind the Hawks. Joel Moreland won the high jump for the Mohigans and his finished fourth in the pole vault. MHS also claimed victory in the 4×800 meter relay.
Other Class AAAA winners are the Huntington shuttle hurdle relay team, Russell Day of Spring Mills in the pole vault and Riverside’s Josh Brock in the long jump.