Gallery by Heather Belcher
Saturday afternoon it was cold and cloudy at Van Meter Stadium, but the Beckley girls track team was hardly hindered by the weather.
Hosting the 2023 Chick-fil-A Beckley Invitational, the Lady Flying Eagles won nine events and tallied 207 points to cruise to an easy win.
Fairmont Senior was second with 134 points, followed by PikeView (58), Independence (53) and Wyoming East (38) to round out the top-five teams.
The Polar Bears dominated the boys event with 158 points, winning 10 events. PikeView (87) finished runner-up followed by Bluefield (86), Liberty (78) and Independence (66).
“These girls have been working really hard since January,” Beckley head coach George Barbera said. “There performances have shown in the early meets. That is really indicative of their drive. This is probably the biggest team that I have had numbers-wise since I have been coaching. They have come from every sport, so they are seasoned athletes that know how to work hard.”
Kyndall Ince, Salia Harris, Nevaiah Simmons and Mya Wooton combined to win the the 4×100 and 4×200 meter relays.
Simmons also anchored the Beckley win in the 4×800 meter relay along with Ama Ackon-Annan, Bria Donitelli and McKenzie Bragg.
Soccer teammates Wooton and Ackon-Annan were neck and neck in the 400 meter run with Wooton winning by .05 seconds.
Harris won the 100 meter run and Bragg came home first in the 800 meter event. Before running lead-off in the two relays, Ince was best in the long jump, while Mia Houck captured the 100 meter hurdles.
After a near meet record throw last Saturday, Beckley’s Bella Staples continued her tear in the field events with another win in the shot put.
“I had the home court advantage today, which was nice,” Staples said, smiling. “I have a lot of family and friend that were here today to cheer me on.”
Sophomore Bella Green from Independence won the discus throw by nearly eight feet and freshman Abi Baker from Wyoming East dominated the 300 meter hurdles.
Lexi Cozart from Liberty won the high jump, while Lola McKinney, Bailey Williams, Carli Spade and Lacey Necessary combined to win the 4×800 meter relay for PikeView.
PikeView also won the 4×800 and 4×400 relays on the boys side thanks to the efforts of cross-country standouts Matt Murphy, Nate Cook, Kaleb Blankenship and Braden Ward.
Bluefield won three events on the day. Zhamir Bushnell, Hank Marson, Sencere Fields and Amir Hairston combined to win the 4×100 and 4×200 relays, while Milton Byard won the 110 meter hurdles.
Independence football standout Jordan Harvey won the discus throw and Westside’s Owen Kenney was tops in the high jump.
100 Meters Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | 10 | Salia Harris | 13.64aSR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 2. | 12 | Marin Parker | 13.99a | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 3. | 12 | Madison Awbrey | 14.18aPR | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 4. | 9 | Ashlyn Awbrey | 14.30aPR | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 5. | 9 | Zyneria Grant | 14.37a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 6. | 11 | Arionna Dowell | 14.44aSR | Bluefield | |||||||||
| 7. | 9 | Riley Chester | 14.56a | Westside | |||||||||
| 8. | 12 | Riley Bowling | 14.61aSR | Pikeview | |||||||||
| 9. | 11 | Cara Brown | 14.64aPR | Bluefield | |||||||||
| 10. | 9 | Krisalyn Dowell | 14.74aPR | Bluefield | |||||||||
| 11. | 9 | London Mitchell | 14.80a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 12. | 11 | Mackenzie Taylor | 15.00aSR | Independence | |||||||||
| 13. | 10 | Lexi Thomas | 15.12a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 14. | 12 | Leashawn Clay | 15.25aPR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 15. | 12 | Zoe McManaway | 15.32aSR | Midland Trail | |||||||||
| 16. | 10 | Ella Biggs | 15.38aPR | Pikeview | |||||||||
| 17. | 10 | Lauren Curry | 15.52aSR | Pikeview | |||||||||
| 18. | 12 | Layla Stover | 16.05aSR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 19. | 10 | Shaelyn Kade | 16.06aPR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 20. | 9 | Emily Williams | 16.08aPR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 21. | 10 | Melania Hayes | 16.09aPR | Bluefield | |||||||||
| 22. | 10 | Savannah Thomas | 16.12aPR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 23. | 10 | Alexxis Everette | 16.92aPR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 24. | 10 | Janea Jackson | 17.12aPR | Summers County | |||||||||
| 25. | 9 | Kaylee Dickinson | 17.15aPR | Independence | |||||||||
| 26. | 10 | Brooklyn Adkins | 17.34aPR | Summers County | |||||||||
| 27. | 11 | kaitlyn Hatfield | 17.71a | Westside | |||||||||
200 Meters Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | 12 | Madison Awbrey | 28.12a | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 2. | 12 | Marin Parker | 28.55a | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 3. | 11 | Kyndall Ince | 28.70a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 4. | 9 | Ashlyn Awbrey | 28.78aPR | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 5. | 11 | Arionna Dowell | 28.81aPR | Bluefield | |||||||||
| 6. | 11 | Cara Brown | 28.98aPR | Bluefield | |||||||||
| 7. | 9 | Abi Baker | 29.45aPR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 8. | 10 | Ella Biggs | 30.90aSR | Pikeview | |||||||||
| 9. | 12 | Leashawn Clay | 31.26aPR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 10. | 12 | Zoe McManaway | 31.83aPR | Midland Trail | |||||||||
| 11. | 9 | Chauntel Dunn | 32.24aPR | Pikeview | |||||||||
| 12. | 10 | Melania Hayes | 32.48aPR | Bluefield | |||||||||
| 13. | 11 | Lexie Wikel | 32.69aPR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 14. | 12 | Laken Toler | 33.05aSR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 15. | 9 | Emily Williams | 33.19aPR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 16. | 9 | Laila Parker | 33.23aPR | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 17. | 10 | MacKenzie Meadows | 33.42aSR | Summers County | |||||||||
| 18. | 9 | Maya Panta | 35.38aPR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 19. | 9 | Delayni Cook | 35.74aPR | Independence | |||||||||
| 20. | 9 | Cambree Cooper | 37.26aPR | Summers County | |||||||||
| 21. | 10 | Haylee Gill | 38.18aPR | Summers County | |||||||||
| 22. | 9 | Allie Farley | 39.64aPR | Summers County | |||||||||
400 Meters Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | 10 | Mya Wooton | 1:03.39a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 2. | 10 | Ama Ackon-Annan | 1:03.44a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 3. | 11 | Sydney Cochran | 1:09.10aSR | Westside | |||||||||
| 4. | 11 | Lacey Necessary | 1:10.03aSR | Pikeview | |||||||||
| 5. | 11 | Angelia Cheriza | 1:12.16aPR | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 6. | 10 | Lani Misch | 1:12.39a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 7. | 9 | Emily Williams | 1:13.93aPR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 8. | 9 | Bria Donatelli | 1:14.17a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 9. | 12 | Leashawn Clay | 1:15.72aPR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 10. | 9 | Chauntel Dunn | 1:16.86aPR | Pikeview | |||||||||
| 11. | 9 | China Lambert | 1:19.03aPR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 12. | 9 | Olivia Ammons | 1:19.77aPR | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 13. | 9 | Ava Thomas | 1:22.50aPR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 14. | 9 | Carlee Russell | 1:25.03aPR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 15. | 10 | Bella Scott | 1:33.24aPR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
800 Meters Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | 9 | McKenzie Bragg | 3:00.34aPR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 2. | 9 | Skyler Ren | 3:05.07aPR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 3. | 9 | China Lambert | 3:20.36aPR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 4. | 9 | Morgan Booth | 3:20.39a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 5. | 11 | Caroline Fox | 3:26.41aPR | Pikeview | |||||||||
| 6. | 10 | Lindsay Edwards | 3:41.45aPR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 7. | 12 | Kiesha Holstein | 3:49.22a | Westside | |||||||||
| 8. | 10 | Paige Fox | 4:10.28aPR | Pikeview | |||||||||
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | 12 | Neveah Premo | 5:57.67aSR | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 2. | 9 | Carli Spade | 6:10.83aPR | Pikeview | |||||||||
| 3. | 11 | Lauren Curtis | 6:18.35a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 4. | 12 | Sarah Turner | 6:19.92aPR | Summers County | |||||||||
| 5. | 10 | Raegan Sisk | 6:23.19a | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 6. | 11 | Hannah Keiling | 6:37.74aSR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 7. | 10 | Madison Farrish | 6:51.47aSR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 8. | 11 | Elna Albisson-Simon | 7:15.95a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 9. | 9 | Ava Saffouri | 7:19.56aPR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 10. | 10 | Lindsay Edwards | 8:19.83aPR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 11. | 10 | Paige Fox | 8:32.70aSR | Pikeview | |||||||||
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | 12 | Neveah Premo | 12:55.78aPR | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 2. | 11 | Lauren Curtis | 13:09.35aSR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 3. | 10 | Raegan Sisk | 13:19.67aSR | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 4. | 12 | Sarah Turner | 13:35.89aPR | Summers County | |||||||||
| 5. | 11 | Hannah Keiling | 15:07.03a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 6. | 11 | Caroline Fox | 17:25.88aPR | Pikeview | |||||||||
100m Hurdles – 33″ Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | 11 | Mia Houck | 16.78aPR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 2. | 12 | Paytyn Neal | 16.92a | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 2. | 11 | Lillian Honaker | 16.92aPR | Independence | |||||||||
| 4. | 11 | Syndi Weis | 17.76aSR | Independence | |||||||||
| 5. | 10 | Catelyn Haney | 18.37aPR | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 6. | 10 | Neveah Howard | 18.52aPR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 7. | 11 | Lexi Cozart | 20.88aSR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
300m Hurdles – 30″ Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | 9 | Abi Baker | 52.79aPR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 2. | 11 | Kanayia Mahaney | 55.31a | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 3. | 10 | Neveah Howard | 56.66a | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 4. | 11 | Sydney Cochran | 57.80aPR | Westside | |||||||||
| 5. | 9 | Lola Mckinney | 1:01.00aPR | Pikeview | |||||||||
| 6. | 11 | Lexi Cozart | 1:03.40aPR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 7. | 9 | Kaylee Dickinson | 1:05.08aPR | Independence | |||||||||
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals |
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51.22a | Woodrow Wilson – A | ||||||||||
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53.40a | Fairmont Senior – A | ||||||||||
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54.99a | Bluefield – A | ||||||||||
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55.60a | Woodrow Wilson – B | ||||||||||
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56.96a | Independence – A | ||||||||||
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58.56a | Wyoming East – A | ||||||||||
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59.27a | Pikeview – A | ||||||||||
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1:05.53a | Summers County – A | ||||||||||
4×200 Relay Varsity – Finals |
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1:50.90a | Woodrow Wilson – A | ||||||||||
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1:59.44a | Bluefield – A | ||||||||||
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2:05.87a | Wyoming East – A | ||||||||||
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2:06.48a | Pikeview – A | ||||||||||
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2:09.07a | Independence – A | ||||||||||
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals |
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4:36.58a | Woodrow Wilson – A | ||||||||||
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4:59.94a | Pikeview – A | ||||||||||
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals |
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11:23.74a | Pikeview – A | ||||||||||
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11:31.74a | Woodrow Wilson – A | ||||||||||
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12:51.78a | Woodrow Wilson – B | ||||||||||
4×102.5 Shuttle Hurdles – 33″ Varsity – Finals |
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1:12.14a | Fairmont Senior – A | ||||||||||
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1:12.62a | Independence – A | ||||||||||
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1:15.44a | Woodrow Wilson – A | ||||||||||
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1:31.12a | Pikeview – A | ||||||||||
Shot Put – 4kg Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | 12 | Bella Staples | 37-06.25 | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 2. | 10 | Bella Green | 32-02.00PR | Independence | |||||||||
| 3. | 12 | Abby Humphrey | 27-06.50SR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 4. | 10 | Shaelyn Kade | 27-06.50 | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 5. | 9 | Evie McKinney | 27-00.00PR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 6. | 11 | Leiloni Manns | 26-00.00 | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 7. | 11 | Krislynn McKinney | 25-08.50PR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 8. | 10 | Kaylee Mollohan | 25-01.00PR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 9. | 12 | Kiesha Holstein | 20-09.00 | Westside | |||||||||
| 10. | 10 | Janea Jackson | 20-05.00PR | Summers County | |||||||||
| 11. | 9 | Kate Honaker | 20-02.50PR | Independence | |||||||||
| 12. | 10 | Cameron Seely | 17-07.00PR | Pikeview | |||||||||
| 13. | 10 | Haylee Gill | 15-06.50PR | Summers County | |||||||||
| 14. | 10 | Ava Arbogast | 13-00.50SR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
Discus – 1kg Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | 10 | Bella Green | 98-04PR | Independence | |||||||||
| 2. | 12 | Bella Staples | 90-08PR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 3. | 10 | Kaylee Mollohan | 80-00.50SR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 4. | 12 | Abby Humphrey | 73-10SR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 5. | 10 | Shaelyn Kade | 66-00.50 | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 6. | 10 | Ava Arbogast | 62-05SR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 7. | 11 | Krislynn McKinney | 62-04.50PR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 8. | 11 | Leiloni Manns | 60-09.50 | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 9. | 9 | Evie McKinney | 60-06PR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 10. | 12 | Kiesha Holstein | 60-04.50 | Westside | |||||||||
| 11. | 12 | Zoe McManaway | 59-01.50PR | Midland Trail | |||||||||
| 12. | 10 | Janea Jackson | 58-07PR | Summers County | |||||||||
| 13. | 10 | Cameron Seely | 53-01PR | Pikeview | |||||||||
| 14. | 11 | Alee Adkins | 50-08SR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 15. | 10 | Haylee Gill | 45-00.50PR | Summers County | |||||||||
| 16. | 10 | Brooklyn Adkins | 41-06PR | Summers County | |||||||||
High Jump Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | 11 | Lexi Cozart | 4-04.00SR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 2. | 9 | Ashlyn Awbrey | 4-04.00PR | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 3. | 11 | Sydney Cochran | 4-02.00 | Westside | |||||||||
| — | 9 | Emily Williams | DNF | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| — | 10 | Jocyln Sylva | DNF | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| — | 9 | Lola Mckinney | NH | Pikeview | |||||||||
Long Jump Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | 11 | Kyndall Ince | 15-03.00 | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 2. | 12 | Paytyn Neal | 14-11.00 | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 3. | 11 | Nevaiah Simmons | 14-09.50 | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 4. | 10 | Catelyn Haney | 13-06.00 | Fairmont Senior | |||||||||
| 5. | 11 | Lillian Honaker | 13-06.00PR | Independence | |||||||||
| 6. | 9 | Zyneria Grant | 13-05.00PR | Woodrow Wilson | |||||||||
| 7. | 9 | Riley Chester | 13-01.00 | Westside | |||||||||
| 8. | 12 | Leashawn Clay | 11-11.00PR | Liberty (Raleigh) | |||||||||
| 9. | 12 | Colleen Lookabill | 11-11.00SR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 10. | 12 | Layla Stover | 10-10.00SR | Wyoming East | |||||||||
| 10. | 12 | Tori Coburn | 10-10.00PR | Pikeview | |||||||||
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