Here is your cheat sheet for this weekend's state competition. This includes the top three predicted finishers for the team titles here at the top and then all the big winners for individual events below.
State Virtual Meets: 6A , 5A , 4A , 3A , 2A , 1A Team Predictions Division/Gender Favorite On Paper Milestat's Pick Biggest Key Predicted Runner-up Predicted Third Place 6A Girls Western Branch Western Branch They should be able to tie up this title before the start of the 1600's. Just gotta take care of business in the 100 and 100H. West Springfield South Lakes 6A Boys Western Branch Western Branch Gotta score those distance points with Jordan and Osbourne! Every point is going to count in this one. T.C. Williams Battlefield 5A Girls Nansemond River Nansemond River Kori Carter's success will definitely spell more points for the Warriors. Stone Bridge Highland Springs 5A Boys L.C. Bird Atlee Pole Vault & Cason Gardner will be the keys to this very tight battle. L.C.Bird Highland Springs 4A Girls Deep Creek Deep Creek Sprints and sprint relays will be key here for the Hornets. E.C. Glass Loudoun County 4A Boys Loudoun Valley Loudoun Valley This will be a textbook version of depth from Loudoun Valley. They just need to do what they do and it should be easy. E.C. Glass Blacksburg 3A Girls Phoebus Phoebus Jahnelle Saunders getting the points she is supposed to get will be critical to their success. Heritage I.C. Norcom 3A Boys Western Albemarle Phoebus The 400, 300H double will be necessary and very hard for Phoebus. Those two events will decide this team title. Western Albemarle Christiansburg 2A Girls Maggie Walker Maggie Walker MC Heinen should be enough solid points to allow for leeway elsewhere. If she takes home 30 points then it will be a wrap for them. Wilson Memorial George Mason 2A Boys Maggie Walker Maggie Walker Those distance points and pole vault will be huge for the Green Dragons who will face some tough competition. Central Union 1A Girls Patrick Henry Patrick Henry Patrick Henry will pick up points all over the place but the distance points will be the difference makers and momentum changers. Auburn Parry McCluer 1A Boys Auburn Auburn Distance points will be the deciding factor here. Patrick Henry Lancaster
Individual Predictions Classification/Gender Runner of The Meet Field Event Athlete of The Meet Meet Records That Could Fall 6A Girls Shadajah Ballard
Titiana Marsh
100H, 300H, 4x1 6A Boys Andrew Delvecchio
Jabari Bennett
300H, Shot, 4x800 5A Girls Britton Wilson
Zoe Rice
LJ, 300H, 100H, Pole Vault 5A Boys William Spencer
Cason Gardner
4x4, 300H, Pole Vault 4A Girls Grace Boone
Taylor Beard
800, 3200, High Jump 4A Boys Colton Bogucki
Jaekob Vollbrecht
3200, 800, 300H, 4x800, 110H, 100, 200 3A Girls Ryah Hinds
Jahnelle Saunders
400, LJ, TJ, HJ, Shot, Discus 3A Boys Jordin Poindexter Jabari Blake
200, 110H, Triple Jump, Discus 2A Girls Mary Caroline Heinen
Emilie Miller
1600, 3200, TJ, 100H, LJ, Discus 2A Boys Coy Jimenez
Howard Divens Jr
Pole Vault, TJ, 1600, 800, 100 1A Girls Talasjah Weathersby
Maggie Buchanan
100, 1600, HJ, LJ 1A Boys Connor Buchanan
Josh Fischer
3200, 1600, Shot, Pole Vault, TJ, LJ