The winter mix and cold breeze did not slow down the level of competition in the 65th PVC Championship held at Camp Kidd in Tucker County, WV. Frankfort boys and girls teams swept the team titles for the 4th consecutive year that they swept the titles. The individual titles were a repeat from the year before with Frankfort’s Addison Tharp winning the girls race in a new course record time of 19:52 and Paw Paw’s Donovan Tanouye winning the boys race in a blazing time of 16:25. Frankfort swept the team titles for the fourth consecutive year. Keyser’s Coach Wildman and Coach Liller were awarded the Coach of Year honors for girls and boys teams.
In the girls race, Addison Tharp was followed by her teammate Bailey Ferguson in a time of 20:33. Hampshire’s Bailey Nichols became a 3-time All-PVC runner finishing in 3rd place in a time of 20:53. The next four spots were filled by girls familiar to the front as each of the following girls achieved their 2nd All-PVC honor: Keyser’s Ava Barrick , Frankfort’s Paisley Raines, Keyser’s Ainsley Friend, and Berkeley Springs’ Isabelle Bingaman finished in 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th place and in times of 21:00, 21:24, 22:25, and 22:34 respectively. Berkeley Springs’ Bella Shoemaker was the top freshman girl finishing in 8th place in a time of 22:37. Hampshire’s Piper Dawson achieved All-PVC honors in 9th place in a time of 22:54. Rounding out the All-PVC honors was Keyser’s Hayleigh Haggerty in 10th place in a time of 23:06.
In the boys race, it was a good battle with a lot of top ranked boys. Paw Paw’s Donovan Tanouye achieved 3-time All-PVC honors. Donovan was followed by Keyser’s Luca Altobello in a time of 16:53. Frankfort’s Gavin McDonald finished in 3rd place in a time of 17:05. Both Luca and Gavin achieved their second All-PVC honors. Frankfort’s Johnny Jackson and Tucker’s Lynk Suesli had big races and finished in 4th and 5th in times of 17:31 and 17:34 respectively to achieve their first All-PVC honors. Frankfort’s Mac Alexander and Hampshire’s Wyatt Thorne finished in 6th and 7th places in similar times of 17:37 for their 2nd All-PVC honors. Berkeley Springs’ LJ Sealey finished in 8th place in a time of 17:50. Tucker’s Cameron Judy took home his 2nd All-PVC honor with a 9th place finish in a time of 18:06. Hampshire’s Richard Hudson closed out the top ten and the All-PVC honors in a time of 18:21.
Berkeley Springs, Frankfort, Hampshire, and Keyser complete next Thursday for Region 1 AA at Hampshire High School. While East Hardy, Paw Paw, Pendleton, and Tucker County will return to Camp Kidd next Thursday for Region 1 A championships.
AP FORMAT RESULTS BELOW
VARSITY BOYS 5K — 1. D Tanouye (PP) 16:25.7; 2. L Altobello (K) 16:53.2; 3. G McDonald (F) 17:05.3; 4. J Jackson (F) 17:31.1; 5. L Suesli (T) 17:34.8; 6. E Alexander (F) 17:37.0; 7. W Thorne (H) 17:37.3; 8. L Sealey (BS) 17:50.6; 9. C Judy (T) 18:06.8; 10. R Hudson (H) 18:21.0; 11. N Athey (F) 18:27.1; 12. A Umstot (K) 18:37.7; 13. I Jones (K) 18:40.7; 14. D Starcher (K) 18:49.1; 15. J Nazelrod (BS) 19:24.2; 16. L McGee (K) 19:38.7; 17. J Walls (BS) 19:40.7; 18. J Montgomery (EH) 19:44.5; 19. A Thomas (K) 19:49.4; 20. J Swingle (K) 20:15.8; 21. C Oglesbee (K) 20:25.7; 22. A Collar (T) 20:30.3; 23. L Metcalf (K) 20:41.3; 24. N Ricottilli (T) 20:49.6; 25. H Stanton (F) 20:55.1; 26. L Duncan (F) 21:03.1; 27. H Schnepp (H) 21:04.6; 28. R Athey (F) 21:05.9; 29. H Ailor (BS) 21:18.3; 30. L Russell (F) 21:20.9; 31. R Scott (T) 21:25.2; 32. C Armstrong (P) 21:26.6; 33. C Hochard (H) 21:30.0; 34. L Stewart (BS) 21:42.6; 35. T Carder (PP) 21:44.4; 36. A Ravenscroft (K) 21:44.6; 37. P Lott (F) 21:59.6; 38. J Risinger (BS) 22:24.3; 39. L Bradley (F) 22:58.9; 40. J Dice (H) 23:01.8; 41. B Paul (PP) 23:55.8; 42. C Crites (F) 24:35.9; 43. R Sisler (F) 25:59.6; 44. Z Clark (BS) 26:04.7; 45. A Horevay (F) 28:10.6; 46. S Rhodes (F) 29:46.1; 47. B Puffenbarger (P) 31:35.4;
VARSITY BOYS 5K TEAM SCORES — 1. Frankfort 41; 2. Keyser 52; 3. Tucker County 77; 4. Berkeley Springs 90; 5. Hampshire 95; Incomplete: East Hardy, Paw Paw, Pendleton;
VARSITY GIRLS 5K — 1. A Tharp (F) 19:52.2; 2. B Ferguson (F) 20:22.7; 3. B Nichols (H) 20:53.5; 4. A Barrick (K) 21:00.4; 5. P Raines (F) 21:24.1; 6. A Friend (K) 22:25.5; 7. I Bingaman (BS) 22:34.5; 8. B Shoemaker (BS) 22:37.5; 9. P Dawson (H) 22:54.1; 10. H Haggerty (K) 23:06.7; 11. E Cole (K) 23:11.9; 12. A Moats (T) 23:30.6; 13. K Coulter (BS) 23:47.0; 14. P Weaver (F) 23:53.8; 15. N Pritts (K) 23:56.9; 16. B Harris (F) 24:01.7; 17. H McBride (F) 24:13.2; 18. G Heishman (EH) 24:30.6; 19. E Holt (F) 25:59.1; 20. E Boward (H) 26:16.5; 21. H Yarbrough (F) 26:31.3; 22. C Brown (BS) 26:35.4; 23. B Hamilton (EH) 26:41.3; 24. M Cowgill (F) 27:10.2; 25. D Wilson (K) 27:21.7; 26. S Clutter (P) 27:58.4; 27. C Dunn (P) 28:02.1; 28. C Hill (F) 28:06.7; 29. M Orndoff (H) 28:27.6; 30. S Swingle (K) 29:11.3; 31. I Bromhal (K) 29:34.2; 32. E Sealey (BS) 30:29.5; 33. A Reuss (P) 32:01.9; 34. L Collar (T) 32:53.0; 35. A Ritts (H) 33:25.9; 36. E Bromhal (K) 35:23.9; 37. J Leatherman (K) 37:36.4; 38. V Russell (F) 38:05.8; 39. A Tuttle (T) 39:59.0; 40. K Rosier (T) 43:54.4;
VARSITY GIRLS 5K TEAM SCORES — 1. Frankfort 36; 2. Keyser 45; 3. Berkeley Springs 69; 4. Hampshire 75; Incomplete: East Hardy, Pendleton, Tucker County;
