CHARLESTON – Members of the Tucker County Girls’ and Boys’ Track teams traveled to the State Track Meet in Charleston on Friday May 18th and Saturday May 19th at Laidley Field. Both teams performed well as the Boys’ team captured 20 medals and the Girls’ team collected 14 medals for a total of 34 medals by both teams.
The Boys’ team captured a State Championship in the Shuttle Hurdle Relay event and the Girls’ Shuttle Hurdle Relay team captured a State Runner-Up finish. Sydney Moore also got a State Championship in the 300m Hurdles and the Girls’ 4x200m and 4x400m Relay teams took home State Runner-Up medals as well. The Girls’ team finished the Meet in 6th place with 35 points and the Boys’ team took 7th place with a total of 29 total points.
Boys’ Results: 110m Hurdles: 4th Ben Callaway(16.69). 300m Hurdles: 6th Ben Callaway(42.69), 8th Joeseph Lewendowski(42.91). 4x100m: 11th J.Davis, E.Pacella, C.Ambrose, H.Collar(47.23). 4x200m: 6th J.Davis, W.White, H.Collar, J.Melnick(1:35.97). 4x400m: 4th W.White, J.Lewendowski, B.Callaway, J.Melnick(3:38.27). 4x800m: 3rd J.Lewendowski, B.Reall, L.Poling, J.Melnick(8:32.73). Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 1st B.Callaway, R.McCauley, J.Lewendowski, C.Ambrose(1:01.29). High Jump: 8th Will White(5’08”). Long Jump: 5th Will White(20’01.00”), 9th Ethan Pacella(19’06.50”). Shot Put: 6th Zane Myers(40’10.50”). Discus Throw: 13th Zane Myers(110’09”). Overall Team Rankings: 1st Magnolia(80), 2nd St. Marys(72.50), 3rd Doddridge County(69), 4th South Harrison(50.50), 5th Webster County(37), 6th Ritchie County(33), 7th Ravenswood(29), 7th Tucker County(29), 9th Tyler Consolidated(23), 10th Clay-Battelle(17), 11th Sherman(16), 11th Summers County(16), 13th Williamstown(13.50), 14th Pendleton County(12), 14th Wirt County(12), 16th Richwood(10), 17th Calhoun County(8), 18th Tygarts Valley(6), 18th Gilmer County(8), 18th East Hardy(8), 21st Madonna(4), 21st Huntington St. Joe(4), 23rd Wahama(2), 24th Wheeling Central(1.50), 25th Midland Trail(1).
Girls’ Results: 300m Hurdles: 1st Sydney Moore(47.05). 4x200m: 2nd S.Nestor, E.Crosten, C.Strawderman, S.Moore(1:50.56). 4x400m: 2nd S.Nestor, A.Buckley, E.Crosten, S.Moore(4:16.31). 4x800m: 10th E.Crosten, R.Evans, N.Evans, K.Smith(11:14.16). Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 2nd S.Nestor, N.Evans, K.James, S.Moore(1:10.36). Shot Put: 6th Carleigh Bolyard(33’04.75”). Discus Throw: 11th Carleigh Bolyard(90’07”). Overall Team Rankings: 1st Doddridge County(89), 2nd Williamstown(68), 3rd Charleston Catholic(66), 4th Wheeling Central(58), 5th Buffalo(49), 6th Tucker County(35), 7th Clay-Battelle(25), 8th Trinity(22), 9th Gilmer County(20), 10th South Harrison(16), 11th Ritchie County(15), 12th St. Marys(14), 13th Magnolia(12), 14th Notre Dame(10), 14th Madonna(10), 14th Huntington St. Joe(10), 14th Paden City(10), 18th Wirt County(6), 19th Valley Wetzel(5), 19th Parkersburg Catholic(5), 21st Pocahontas County(3), 21st Tyler Consolidated(3), 23rd Hundred(2.33), 24th Cameron(2), 25th Midland Trail(1), 25th Wahama(1), 27th East Hardy(0.33), 27th Valley Fayette(0.33).
