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Parkersburg's Mya Baruwa finished runner-up in the high jump at Friday's Mountain State Athletic Conference championships. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)

PARKERSBURG — It was all Huntington here Friday inside the Erickson All-Sports Facility during the Mountain State Athletic Conference championships as the Highlanders claimed both team crowns for the fifth straight spring.

The HHS girls of Justin Cox, who was named the MSAC Coach of the Year, had a double-winner thanks to Aleigha Myers (400, 1:01.31; 300H, 46.00). Huntington finished with 138 points to top runner-up Parkersburg’s 88 as Hurricane (70.5), Cabell Midland (70) and Woodrow Wilson (59) rounded out the top five team scores.

Huntington’s boys, who were involved in two of the three meet records, amassed 146.5 points to finish ahead of Cabell Midland (121), the Big Reds (98.5), Hurricane (70) and Capital (67).

The Cougars’ Damian Johnson, who beat Highlander Tayveon Wilson in the 100 (10.92 to 11.00) and George Washington’s Alex Petersen in the 200 (22.06 to 22.16), claimed high-point honors with 25.

Johnson, who saw head coach Willie Ruffin join Cox as MSAC COY, finished fourth in the 400 behind (49.66) behind Parkersburg’s AJ Payne (48.85), Petersen (49.35) and Highlander Sean Andrews (49.38).

Parkersburg South's Kymani Prince finished runner-up in the long jump at Friday's Mountain State Athletic Conference championships. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)

Although Javel Chandler of Parkersburg ran a 14.68 to win gold in the 110 hurdles, the Big Red had to settle for third in the 300 hurdles ahead of fourth-place Jordan Foster of Parkersburg South. Highlander Carter Geveke clocked in at 38.21 to set a new meet record, which had been held by Parkersburg’s Evan Rhodes since 2014 (38.40).

Geveke joined teammates Johnathan Garrett, Kellen Rife and Mason Little to run a 56.64 in the shuttles, which broke the previous record of 57.00 set by Cabell Midland back in 1998.

The only other meet record came thanks to the girls from Hurricane as they finished the 4×8 in 9:46.30 with Mackenzie Cloud, Sofie Zappitelli, Ella Dye and Ella Sturm. Cabell Midland had set the record a year ago with a time of 9:48.45.

Parkersburg’s girls had their top finish thanks to Mya Baruwa clearing 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump, which was good for second as Riverside’s Jada Ward cleared 5-6 first. Ward, who won the 200 with a time of 26.17, secured high-point honors with 26.

PHS also had runner-up efforts in the 3200 with Morgan Metz finishing behind CM’s Savannah Pritt in the 3200 (11:28.54 to 11:30.67) and in the 100 hurdles where Daysha Hastings was edged by Highlander Milleah Johnson (14.96 to 15.86).

Parkersburg's Ricardo Salazar runs the anchor leg on the Big Reds' third-place 4x8 team during Friday's Mountain State Athletic Conference championships. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)

Riverside received a pair of golds from Ava Ward, who just nicked Parkersburg South’s Kymani Prince in the long jump (16-2.5 to 16-2.25) while also securing the 100 crown by nipping South Charleston’s Chrishiah Perkins, 12.87 to 12.90.

In the 800, CM’s Adalyn Cantrell won with a time of 2:19.63 while Hurricane’s Francy Tidd ran a 5:13.15 to claim the 1600. GW’s Ava Mitias finished runner-up in each event.

Also finishing atop the podium in individual events for the girls were Huntington’s Laurel Johnson (pole vault, 9-0), Hurricane’s Jenna Geter (shot put, 36-8) and Riverside’s Cianna Groom (discus, 137-7).

Aside from Payne in the 400, the Parkersburg boys also had first-place efforts thanks to Rogan Mincks in the 800 (1:57.84), Carter Thorpe in the 1600 (4:24.05), Javel Chandler in the 110 high hurdles (14.68) and Drey Grinter, who won the shot put crown with a throw of 52 feet, 3 inches.

Parkersburg’s boys also claimed the only area relay title and that nearly resulted in a new MSAC record, which the Big Reds had set a year ago (3:25.28). However, the anchor Payne along with Landen Deuley, Gavin Bowman and Mincks finished in 3:25.42.

Parkersburg South's Drake Laughery finished runner-up in the pole vault at Friday's Mountain State Athletic Conference championships. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)

The other MSAC boys individual champions were Capital’s Micah Hale in the 3200 (10:03.93), Huntington’s Peyton Scheidler in the high jump (6-2), Riverside’s Josh Brock in the long jump (20-8.25), Hurricane’s Cameron Kelly in the pole vault (12-6) and CM’s Hudson Wortman in the discus (157-9). Kelly won by half a foot as South’s Drake Laughery finished runner-up with Patriot teammate Shawn Thornhill (11-6) and Big Red Alex Greer (11-0) following.

Contact Jay Bennett at jbennett@newsandsentinel.com

Mountain State Athletic Conference Championships

BOYS TEAM SCORES: Huntington 146.5, Cabell Midland 121, Parkersburg 98.5, Hurricane 70, Capital 67, George Washington 47, Woodrow Wilson 38, Parkersburg South 37, Riverside 34, St. Albans 27, South Charleston 12, Spring Valley 4

Parkersburg's Drey Grinter won the shot put title with a throw of 52 feet, 3 inches during Friday's Mountain State Athletic Conference championships. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)

High-point: Damian Johnson (Capital) 25

Coach of the Year: Willie Ruffin (Capital)

100: Damian Johnson (Cap) 10.92, Tayveon Wilson (Hunt) 11.00, Alex Petersen (GW) 11.18, Alexander Asafa-Rhodes (Cap) 11.40, Antonio Paschall (Hunt) 11.43, Josh Brock (Riv) 11.53, Kadir Maxwell (SA) 11.57, Logan NElson (Riv) 11.65

200: Damian Johnson (Cap) 22.06, Alex Petersen (GW) 22.16, Kellen Rife (Hunt) 22.43, Esau Johnson (Hunt) 22.89, Ramel Walls (Cap) 23.15, Alexander Asafa-Rhodes (Cap) 23.35, Will Wolfingbarger (SA) 23.53, Malikye Matthews (Riv) 23.58

400: AJ Payne (PHS) 48.85, Alex Petersen (GW) 49.35, Sean Andrews (Hunt) 49.38, Damian Johnson (Cap) 49.66, Landen Deuley (PHS) 50.46, WIll Wolfingbarger (SA) 51.57, Ethan France (CM) 52.94, Josiah Inyang (Cap) 53.53

Parkersburg South's Lexi McKinney runs the opening leg of the Patriots' fourth-place 4x8 team at Friday's Mountain State Athletic Conference championships. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)

800: Rogan Mincks (PHS) 1:57.84, Dylan Dial (CM) 1:58.23, Alex Sanders (Hurr) 1:59.18, Carter Thorpe (PHS) 1:59.85, Jacob Barthlow (CM) 2:01.94, Colson Elswick (CM) 2:03.62, Ricardo Salazar (PHS) 2:06.22, Landon Kennedy (Hurr) 2:06.23

1600: Carter Thorpe (PHS) 4:24.05, Paxton Haddox (Hurr) 4:29.43, Landon Kennedy (Hurr) 4:38.67, Griffin Brunty (CM) 4:40.28, Cole Harshbarger (CM) 4:45.09, Gabriel High (Hurr) 4:49.32, Owen Persinger (CM) 4:52.42, Jonah Daniels (SV) 4:52.66

3200: Micah Hale (Cap) 10:03.93, Collin O’Connor (GW) 10:06.90, Cam Holley (CM) 10:24.59, Xander Morgan (CM) 10:26.88, Maximus Carey (Hurr) 10:35.51, Trenton Hatfield (CM) 10:38.90, Jonah Daniels (SV) 10:49.72, Drake Rollins (PHS) 10:50.40

110H: Javel Chandler (PHS) 14.68, Mason Little (Hunt) 14.95, Carter Geveke (Hunt) 15.21, Dillon Plymale (CM) 15.23, Israel Stotts (SC) 15.27, Kellen Rife (Hunt) 15.65, Preston Clary (WW) 15.71, Jordan Foster (South) 15.72

300H: Carter Geveke (Hunt) 38.21*(NEW MEET RECORD, broke the 38.40 set in 2014 by Parkersburg’s Evan Rhodes), Kellen Rife (Hunt) 39.58, Javel Chandler (PHS) 39.85, Jordan Foster (South) 40.90, Israel Stotts (SC) 42.33, Christian Robinson (Cap) 43.67, Brayden Reese (Hurr) 43.79, Mason Little (Hunt) 44.21

4×1: Hunt (Mason Little, Esau Johnson, Antonio Paschall, Tayveon Wilson) 43.87, WW 43.92, Riv 43.97, Hurr 45.38, CM 45.39, South 45.52, SC 46.08, SV 47.37

4×2: Hunt (Sean Andrews, Andreas Reese, Antonio Paschall, Tayveon Wilsn) 1:30.85, Riv 1:32.87, WW 1:33.55, CM 1:34.04, Hurr 1:34.26, South 1:35.02, SC 1:37.90, PHS 1:38.99

4×4: PHS (Landen Deuley, Gavin Bowman, Rogan Mincks, AJ Payne) 3:25.42, Hunt 3:34.07, CM 3:35.62, SA 3:41.28, Cap 3:44.60, South 3:44.89, Hurr 3:50.50, GW 3:53.45

4×8: CM (Jace Perry, Jacob Barthlow, Dylan Dial, Colson Elswick) 8:12.36, Hurr 8:15.03, PHS 8:36.71, Hunt 8:54.21, Riv 8:56.42, SA 8:59.92, GW 9:05.65, Cap 9:23.43

Shuttles: Hunt (Carter Geveke, Johnathan Garrett, Kellen Rife, Mason Little) 56.64*(NEW MEET RECORD, broke the 1998 mark of 57.00 set by Cabell Midland), WW 59.36, CM 59.78, PHS 1:01.17, South 1:01.88, Cap 1:02.16, Hurr 1:03.68, SA 1:05.37

High jump: Peyton Scheidler (Hunt) 6-2, Dillon Plymale (CM) 6-2, Kingston Clark (WW) 6-0, Aiden Scheidler (Hunt) 6-0, Preston Clary (WW) 6-0, Ramel Walls (Cap) 5-10, Javel Chandler (PHS) and Derrick Jenkins (Hunt) 5-10

Long jump: Josh Brock (Riv) 20-8.25, Kadir Maxwell (SA) 19-5.25, Antonio Paschall (Hunt) 19-4.75, Jeremiah Caldwell-Sander (Cap) 19-2.75, AJ Thomas (WW) 19-2, Wyatt Bartley (South) 18-10.5, Dillon Plymale (CM) 18-8.75, Logan Nelson (Riv) 18-7.75

Pole vault: Cameron Kelly (Hurr) 12-6, Drake Laughery (South) 12-0, Shawn Thornhill (South) 11-6, Alex Greer (PHS) 11-0, Brayden Reese (Hurr) 10-6, Sam White (Hurr) 10-6, Noah Chongswatdi (CM) 9-6, Zach Beverage (South) 9-0

Shot Put: Drey Grinter (PHS) 52-3, Parker Chapman (GW) 48-9, Max Bohren (Hunt) 48-2, Tayveon Wilson (Hunt) 46-5, Aiden Estep (CM) 45-2, Lucanus Wilt (CM) 44-6, AJ Gregory (Hurr) 44-4, Xavier Smailes (Hunt) 43-10.5

Discus: Hudson Wortman (CM) 157-9, Aiden Estep (CM) 152-11, Carson Boggs (CM) 152-8, Jaxson Richmond (GW) 152-2, Max Bohren (Hunt) 138-9, Gavin Duncan (SA) 130-2, Drey Grinter (PHS) 126-9, Parker Chapman (GW) 125-7

GIRLS TEAM SCORES: Huntington 138, Parkersburg 88, Hurricane 70.5, Cabell Midland 70, Woodrow Wilson 59, St. Albans 58, Riverside 56, George Washington 53, Spring Valley 41, Parkersburg South 36.5, South Charleston 19, Capital 13

High-point: Jada Ward (Riv) 26

Coach of the Year: Justin Cox (Huntington)

100: Ava Ward (Riv) 12.87, Chrishiah Perkins (SC) 12.90, Jada Ward (Riv) 12.94, Avery Ellis (SV) 13.07, Zyneria Grant (WW) 13.30, Amiah Richardson (WW) 13.31, Lauren-Brisco Lambert (Cap) 13.33, Jasmine Moore (CM) 13.45

200: Jada Ward (Riv) 26.17, Chrishiah Perkins (SC) 26.83, Avery Ellis (SV) 27.08, Takyiah Brown (Hunt) 27.18, Lillian Sellards (Hunt) 27.39, Adilynn Deuley (PHS) 27.84, Lyric Simmons (WW) 27.88, Shyloh Mack (WW) 27.89

400: Aleigha Myers (Hunt) 1:01.31, Adalyn Cantrell (CM) 1:01.34, Kelina Utietiang (PHS) 1:03.09, Gabby Lowe (WW) 1:03.94, Lila Foster (GW) 1:04.03, Tiana Matthews (SC) 1:05.12, Lyric Simmons (WW) 1:05.75, Isabella Ferrell (South) 1:05.99

800: Adalyn Cantrell (CM) 2:19.63, Ava Mitias (GW) 2:22.63, Ella Sturm (Hurr) 2:22.94, Laurel Johnson (Hunt) 2:23.48, Sofie Zappitelli (Hurr) 2:25.02, Olivia Carpenter (PHS) 2:25.25, Haley Knapp (GW) 2:25.48, Ella Dye (Hurr) 2:27.91

1600: Francy Tidd (Hurr) 5:13.15, Ava Mitias (GW) 5:20.86, Lindsey Bailey (CM) 5:27.07, Morgan Metz (PHS) 5:28.08, Haley Knapp (GW) 5:29.98, Raegan Freeman (CM) 5:30.47, Alyssa McCrady (South) 5:36.17, Audrey Wagoner (PHS) 5:39.44

3200: Savannah Pritt (CM) 11:28.54, Morgan Metz (PHS) 11:30.67, Abigail Torman (SA) 11:35.22, Francy Tidd (Hurr) 11:57.58, Charlotte Coakley (CM) 12:02.66, Haley Raper (South) 12:20.52, Martha Dolin (GW) 12:37.59, Addison Frye (Hurr) 12:43.11

100H: Milleah Johnson (Hunt) 14.96, Daysha Hastings (PHS) 15.86, Nevaeh Reed (SA) 16.18, Bethany Farry (SA) 16.59, Jessalyn Riddle (SV) 16.94, Leilani Bounds (Hunt) 17.03, Lexi Thomas (WW) 17.33, Jaclynne Welch (South) 17.38

300H: Aleigha Myers (Hunt) 46.00, Bethany Farry (SA) 47.49, Audra Gerlach (Hunt) 48.83, Aniya Payne (PHS) 50.20, Nevaeh Hicks (WW) 50.81, Makayla House (PHS) 51.51, Elizabeth Bohren (Hunt) 52.35, Jessalyn Riddle (SV) 52.75

4×1: WW (Shyloh Mack, Amiah Richardson, Bria Donatelli, Zyneria Grant) 50.30, SA 51.51, South 51.58, SV 51.64, CM 51.72, Hunt 51.89, PHS 52.82, Hurr 55.10

4×2: Hunt (Takyiah Brown, Trinity Leftwich, Lillian Sellards, Aleigha Myers) 1:48.42, Cap 1:49.42, CM 1:50.68, SV 1:50.93, PHS 1:51.57, South and Hurr 1:56.74, SA 1:58.10

4×4: Hunt (Colette Dickerson, Laurel Johnson, Lillian Sellards, Aleigha Myers) 4:11.39, Hurr 4:16.79, WW 4:18.32, CM 4:18.98, GW 4:19.11, PHS 4:24.98, South 4:27.72, SV 4:33.02

4×8: Hurr (Mackenzie Cloud, Sofie Zappitelli, Ella Dye, Ella Sturm) 9:46.30*(NEW MEET RECORD, broke 9:48.45 set in 2025 by CM’s Burger, Freeman, Casto, Hazelett), CM 9:58.20, PHS 10:09.20, South 10:10.10, Hunt 10:13.80, GW 10:21.60, SA 10:32.30, SV 11:41.70

Shuttles: Hunt (Leilani Bounds, Elizabeth Bohren, Audra Gerlach, Milleah Johnson) 1:05.42, SA 1:07.01, South 1:07.92, PHS 1:08.05, Hurr 1:14.15, Capital 1:14.72, SV 1:15.22, WW 1:15.87

High jump: Jada Ward (Riv) 5-6, Mya Baruwa (PHS) 5-6, Audra Gerlach (Hunt) 5-2, Lucretia Jackson (SV) 5-0, Gabby Lowe (WW)/Amiyah Roberts (CM) and Daysha Hastings (PHS) 4-10, Lorri James (Hunt) 4-8

Long jump: Ava Ward (Riv) 16-2.5, Kymani Prince (South) 16-2.25, Zyneria Grant (WW) 16-1.5, Nevaeh Reed (SA) 15-7.5, Savannah Davis (SV) 15-2.75, Lyric Simmons (WW) 15-0, Chloe Gribble (PHS) 14-10.75, TC Allen (PHS) 14-10.25

Pole vault: Laurel Johnson (Hunt) 9-0, Savannah Cottrell (Hunt) 9-0, Haley Wilcox (GW) 8-6, Colette Dickerson (Hunt) 8-6, Lucy Cartwright (PHS) 8-0, Makayla House (PHS) 7-6, Addy Bartram (CM) 7-6, Lily Farry (SA) 7-0

Shot put: Jenna Geter (Hurr) 36-8, Aubrey Ray (SA) 34-0, Elizabeth Bohren (Hunt) 32-7.5, Kyra Walker (GW) 31-9, Rihanna Strickland (Hunt) 31-6, Cadence Reid (WW) 30-8.5, Piper Nunn (GW) 30-8, Lamarihanna Lawson (WW) 30-5,

Discus: Cianna Groom (Riv) 137-7, Jenna Geter (Hurr) 126-1, Elizabeth Bohren (Hunt) 116-0, Bella Bowman (PHS) 100-6, Kyra Walker (GW) 100-3, Carlie Powers (WW) 95-11, Nevaeh Hundley (SV) 94-7, Piper Nunn (GW) 94-4