Preston girls place eighth at state meet

In comparison with the recent past, the Preston girls finished sixth as a team in the 2022 state meet and seventh in 2021.

Sierra Davis placed second in the discus with a distance of 125’ 8” and was fourth in the shot put with a 34’ 0.75” mark.

Ella White scored in four different events for the Knights — twice in individual track events and twice as part of relay teams. The junior placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.27 and took home sixth in the 800-meter run (2:21.42).

The 4x800 relay team of Hallie Simmons, Sophia Saurino, Delilah Myers and White took fourth (9:56.12) and 4x400 relay group of White, Saurino, Simmons and Taryn Veltri raced to sixth (4:12.73).

Jaxon Saucer represented Preston on the boys’ side and placed 12th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.98.

Statewide AAA Results

Irene Riggs (Morgantown) was the high-point winner in the girls’ state meet with 30 points while Jefferson’s Keyshawn Robinson had the top individual boys’ total with a 32.50.

In the girls’ state meet, Jefferson and Morgantown tied for first in points with 111 and were named co-champions. Rounding out the top 10 in scoring were Woodrow Wilson (58), Hurricane (51), Parkersburg (39), Huntington (36.50), Bridgeport (36), Preston (29), University (28) and Spring Mills (26).

Full individual and team results can be found at RunWV.com.

The following were the state champions from each event:

100m: Girls — Candace Morris (12.29, Capital); Boys — Keyshawn Robinson (10.70, Jefferson)

200m: Girls — Lorelei Bangit (25.23, Jefferson); Boys — Keyshawn Robinson (21.52, Jefferson)

400m: Girls — Lorelei Bangit (56.10, Jefferson); Boys — Keyshawn Robinson (48.26, Jefferson)

800m: Girls — Irene Riggs (2:14.68, Morgantown); Boys — Justin Gottlieb (1:53.69, Jefferson)

1600m: Girls — Irene Riggs (4:50.25, Morgantown); Boys — Drew Zundell (4:08.44, University)

3200m: Girls — Irene Riggs (10:10.02, Morgantown); Boys — Ty Steorts (9:04.77, Hurricane)

Girls 100m Hurdles: Lily Haught (14.55, Hurricane)

Boys 110m Hurdles: Donovan Garrett (14.97, Huntington)

300m Hurdles: Girls — Lily Haught (43.58, Hurricane); Boys — Alex Tadros (40.32, Morgantown)

4x100m Relay: Girls — Arayia Maiben, Lorelei Bangit, Imani Wood and Jazmyn Taylor (48.92, Jefferson); Boys — Tanner Hathaway, Timothy Jeffress, Tyler Martin and Lucas Anderson (43.13, Bridgeport)

4x200m Relay: Girls — Audrey Flynn, Jessica West-Gore, Siraye Harper and Ciera Thacker (1:44.94, Huntington); Boys — Caleb Shelton, Keyshawn Robinson, Tay’Shaun Roper, Owen Sarra (1:29.53, Jefferson)

4x400m Relay: Girls — Imani Wood, Jade Matthews, Sylvia Trevathan, Hannah Phillips (4:04.83, Jefferson); Boys — Tay’Shaun Roper, Christian Gottlieb, Owen Sarra and Justin Gottlieb (3:25.33, Jefferson)

4x800m Relay: Girls — Anna Lester, Madeline Gump, Sophie Renner, Amelia Summers (9:35.12, Morgantown); Boys — Gavin Whorton, Ethan Conroy, Jack Overfield and Drew Zundell (7:53.44, University)

Shuttle Hurdles: Girls — Daysha Hastings, Claire Tatterson, Lily Wharton, Addison Gherke (1:02.06, Parkersburg); Boys — Camden Hess, Lucas Anderson, Cale Culicerto and Tyler Martin (56.61, Bridgeport)

High Jump: Girls — Mya Baruwa (5’ 02”, Parkersburg South); Boys — Zah Trelio Jackson (6’ 06”, Huntington)

Pole Vault: Girls — Morgan Ryan (10’ 06”, Morgantown); Boys — Harry Wallace (13’ 00”, George Washington)

Long Jump: Girls — Eva Craigie (18’ 04.25”, Martinsburg); Boys — Michael Johnson (22’ 9.50”, Huntington)

Shot Put: Girls — Hannah Shanley (35’ 11.75”, Jefferson); Boys — Isaiah Hagley (57’ 4.75”, Cabell Midland)

Discus Throw: Girls — Bella Staples (131’ 10”, Woodrow Wilson); Boys — Frankie Winter (165’ 09”, Ripley)