ONA, W.Va. - Talk about going out in style!
St. Marys cross country standout Maggie Drazba not only claimed her third individual Class AA-A state championship on Saturday at Cabell Midland High School, but she did so in record time. Drazba blistered the course in 17 minutes, 17.89 seconds, to win by more than a two-minute margin over runnerup Katie Jan of Frankfort.
Drazba, a senior who is being heavily recruited for her distance prowess, averaged a 5 minute, 35 second pace per mile in setting a new state standard.
She wasn't the only one to break a course record as Cabell Midland senior Jacob Burcham finished in 14 minutes, 58.04 seconds to dominate the Class AAA boys competition.
Burcham and Drazba are both nationally-recognized runners who have put distance running in West Virginia in the national spotlight.
Drazba wasn't the only local runner to earn all-state honors on Saturday as Caleb Moore of Doddridge County was the runnerup in the Class AA-A boys race. Ritchie County's Johnny Hogue was third and St. Marys' Jordan Whitehair placed eighth.
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Class AA-A Boys
Team scores: Fairmont Senior 92, Frankfort 111, Doddridge County 119, Philip Barbour 124, Buffalo 129, Bridgeport 149, Charleston Catholic 153, Williamstown 174, Keyser 183, St. Marys 221, Westside 282, Sherman 305, Wirt County 322, Liberty Raleigh 372.
Top 10 (all-state): 1. Nick Trefz, Fairmont Senior 15:52.20; 2. Caleb Moore, Doddridge County 16:04.40; 3. Johnny Hogue, Ritchie County 16:11.30; 4. Dylan Rich, Buffalo 16:12.20; 5. Marcus Black, Charleston Catholic 16:16.20; 6. Brettley Harris, Webster County, 16:22.60; 7. Will Shaffer, Scott 16:23.40; 8. Jordan Whitehair, St. Marys 16:28.90; 9. Abe Merinar, Bridgeport 16:30.70; 10. Shane Ickes, Frankfort 16:35.90
Local placers: 13. Matt Zorn, Doddridge County 16:46.30; 15. Glenn McMillan, Wirt County 16:50.30; 17. James Haught, Magnolia 17:11.60; 20. Keith Britton, Doddridge County 17:16.80; 29. Chandler Antill, Williamstown 17:47.40; 30. Blake Williams, Williamstown 17:47.70; 31. Dylan Reynolds, Tyler Consolidated 17:48.90; 33. Caleb Pell, Roane County 17:53.40; 39. Newt Cottrill, St. Marys 18:06.90; 41. Caleb Shirey, Roane County 18:10.90; 48. Austin Hall, Williamstown 118:27.70; 52. Jayson Lockhart, Williamstown 18:34.20; 56. Ian Spencer 18:40.30; 63. Caleb Ferguson, Doddridge County 18:50.70; 67. Dylan Stansberry, Williamstown 18:55.90; 68. Trevor Cottrill, St. Marys 18:57.80; 69. Luke Sadecky, Ravenswood 18:58.10; 77. Derek Carpenter, St. Marys 19:13.40; 80. Hagan Root, Wirt County 19:18.80; 82. Ryder Deem, Williamstown 19:21.00; 83. Michael Houser, St. Marys 19:23.40; 85. Jacob Hively, Williamstown 19:33.90; 86. Jeremy Kerby, Wirt County 19:36.20; 90. Ryan Rebert, Doddridge County 19:47.40; 95. Brendan Miller, St. Marys 19:56.70; 100. Austin Cottrell, Wirt County 20:12.30; 101. Caleb Thaxton, Doddridge County 20:25.70; 103. Shane Robinson, Wirt County 20:30.20; 104. Brady Ohrn, Wirt County 20:34.00; 105. Cody Wolfe, St. Marys 20:43.60; 107. D.J. Lynch, Wirt County 21:10
Class AA-A Girls
Team scores: Philip Barbour 75, Frankfort 81, Scott 114, Williamstown 118, Ravenswood 132, Bridgeport 136, North Marion 156, St. Marys 160, Nicholas County 198, East Fairmont 212, PikeView 245
Top 10 (all-state): 1. Maggie Drazba, St. Marys 17:17.89 (course record); 2. Katie Jan, Frankfort 19:23.52; 3. Brianna Waybright, Philip Barbour 19:34.43; 4. Emma Harrison, North Marion 19:37.91; 5. Allison Villers, Philip Barbour 19:43.65; 6. Marissa Long, Philip Barbour 19:55.48; 7. Kristen Mastrantoni, Weir 19:57.00; 8. Kylie Rutherford, Wayne 20:04.91; 9. Morganne Phillips, Bridgeport 20:05.70; 10. Julianna Butcher, Frankfort 20:09.05
Local placers: 11. Hailey Miller, Ravenswood 20:17.45; 15. Cami Mossor, Williamstown 20:49.72; 17. Taylor Treadway, Ravenswood 20:51.90; 21. Hannah Murray, Ravenswood 21:14.67; 26. Allie Robinson, Williamstown 21:35.24; 32. Andrea Chidester, Williamstown 21:51.16; 33. Shealee Mossor, Williamstown 21:52.50; 35. Alex Gorrell, St. Marys 21:54.88; 50. Emily Strickler, St. Marys 22:39.42; 52. Olivia Taylor, St. Marys 22:49.92; 54. Sarah Settle, Williamstown 22:53.60; 57. Emily Ehle, Williamstown 23:01.92; 58. Kaitlyn Fulks, Williamstown 23:03.56; 60. Taylor Love, Ravenswood 23:24.09; 61. Mariah Currey, Ravenswood 23:25.11; 62. Katie Billiter, St. Marys 23:36.22; 66. Chynna Maze, St. Marys 24:31.46; 68. Larissa Hayman, Ravenswood 24:24.18; 78. Sara Fetty, St. Marys 26:13.02; 81. Josie Hayman, Ravenswood 27:17.49.
Class AAA Boys
Team scores: Cabell Midland 37, University 75, Jefferson 111, Morgantown 121, Ripley 179, Parkersburg 186, Hurricane 198, Oak Hill 206, Huntington 216, Hampshire 232, George Washington 236, Musselman 243
Top 10 (all-state): 1. Jacob Burcham, Cabell Midland 14:58.04; 2. Matthew Brafford, George Washington 15:42.10; 3. Avery Campbell, Cabell Midland 15:57.29; 4. Andrew Milliron, Jefferson 15:59.82; 5. Brody Born, Preston 16:01.83; 6. Wes Stowers, Oak Hill 16:09.49; 7. Levi Snedegar, Greenbrier East 16:10.89; 8. Andrew Paladino, University 16:14.24; 9. Jack McGee, Huntington, 16:18.42; 10. Mason Dino, Cabell Midland, 16:18.98
Local placers: 17. Nick Musgrave, PHS 16:36.60; 34. Ryan Gregory, Ripley 17:03.55; 39. Chad Longanacre, Ripley 17:14.42; 40. Caleb Casto, Ripley 17:15.54; 44. Jake Casto 17:24.32; 48. Nic Cheuvront, PHS 17:32.54; 49. Sean Snider, PHS 17:36.41; 52. John Bolton, PHS 17:41.46; 56. Levi Phillips, Ripley 17:44.06; 59. Anthony Kist, PHS 17:55.19; 62. Andrew Lyons, PHS 10 02; 63. Logan Wooten, PHS 18:01.00; 68. Sammy Shaver, Ripley 18:06.00; 79. Dillon Welling, Ripley 18:38.01;
Class AAA Girls
Team scores: Morgantown 30, University 90, Hurricane 116, Parkersburg 128, Cabell Midland 152, Hampshire 157, Winfield 166, Musselman 199, Jefferson 206, Capital 232, Greenbrier East 289, Shady Spring 299
Top 10 (all-state): 1. Amelia Paladino, University 17:47,32; 2. Brynn Harshbarger, Morgantown 18:23.44; 3. Abbey Harrison, University, 18:45.52; 4. Kaitlin Workman, Preston 18:50.22; 5. Abby Colbert, Jefferson 19:01.66; 6. Allison Lynch, Morgantown 19:04.43
; 7. Andrea Pettit, Morgantown 19:10.67; 8. Peyton Panger, Capital 19:12.26; 9. Victoria Cooke, Morgantown 19:14.22; 10. Sydney Pineault, Morgantown 19:14.47
Local placers: 11. Kaylee Williams, PHS 19:15.25; 25. Ali Cunningham, Ripley 20:10.56; 26. Nicole Dent, PHS 20:14.20; 27. Rachel Morris, PHS 20:17.96; 38. Swathi Mukkamala, PHS 20:54.23; 41. Alena Klimas, PHS 20:59.12; 55. Jordan Waters, PHS 21:30.50; 63. Chelsea Harper, PHS 21:59.53;
In the Class AAA girls race, Kaylee Williams of Parkersburg High finished 11th place, missing all-state not only by one place, but also by less than one second.
No Mid-Ohio Valley teams were able to bring home titles. State champions were the Cabell Midland boys and Morgantown girls in Class AAA and Fairmont Senior boys and Philip Barbour girls in Class AA-A. Doddridge County's boys finished third in Class AA-A, with Williamstown eighth, St. Marys 10th and Wirt County 13th. Williamstown's girls were fourth with Ravenswood fifth and St. Marys eighth.
In Class AAA, Ripley's boys placed fifth with Parkersburg High sixth while the Big Red girls were fourth.
