File Photos The 2022 All-Valley Track and Field team is captained by, left to right, Wheeling Park’s Jerrae Hawkins, Steubenville’s Amya Livingston, Wheeling Central’s Aidan Scott and Bellaire’s Colt Sechrest. Hawkins, a sprinter, won state titles in the 100 and 200. Livingston, a thrower, earned a bronze medal in the shot put at state. Scott won all three long-distance races at the W.Va. state meet. Sechrest, a thrower, set a new Ohio Valley all-time record in discus with a throw of 189-2.

Jerrae Hawkins

Wheeling Park, Captain

Following in the footsteps of former teammate Torrence Walker, this Wheeling Park rising junior proved he is the fastest boy in West Virginia by winning state titles in both the 100 and 200 in Charleston.

Despite missing parts of the season with an injury, he starred at the state meet, with winning times of 10.54 in the 100 and 21.48 in the 200.

Amya Livingston

Steubenville, Captain

The future University of Kentucky Wildcat capped her prep career with a third-place in the shot put finish at the Ohio state meet.

En route to Columbus, Livingston won regional and district titles in shot put and was a dual OVAC champion in the shot put and discus.

She also placed 13th in the discus at the state meet.

Aidan Scott

Wheeling Central, Captain

This Wheeling Central rising junior stands alone as the top distance runner in Class A.

Adding to his cross country state title from the fall, Scott swept the distance events at this year’s WVSSAC state track meet, earning gold in the 800, 1600 and 3200.

His late kick wowed the fans and baffled his competitors in Charleston.

Colt Sechrest

Bellaire, Captain

This Big Reds senior will go down as the greatest discus thrower in Ohio Valley history.

He set a new all-time Ohio Valley record with a heave of 189-2, which is also the Nelson Field Stadium Record.

Sechrest was the Buckeye 8, OVAC, District and Region champion and placed fourth at the Division II state meet. He was named the OVAC meet MVP.

Konner Allison

Oak Glen

This Oak Glen senior won a pair of silver medals at the state meet in distance events.

Allison ran 1:59.56 for second- place in the 800.

His time of 4:20.76 in the 1600 also set a new school record.

Shane Anderson

Paden City

Anderson came back from the state meet in with three medals in tow.

Individually, he took third in the high jump and fourth in the 110 hurdles.

He was also on PC’s third-place shuttle hurdle team.

Jenna Blain

Magnolia

This rising junior medalled four times in Charleston.

She finished second in the 300 hurdles and fourth in the 200.

She also anchored the third-place 4×200 and fourth-place 4×400 relay teams.

Cooper Blair

Wheeling Central

Blair earned his first career state titles in the 4×100 and 4×200 relays.

He ran with teammates Riley Watkins, Braden McWreath and Lorenzo Ferrera.

The Central grad also placed fifth in the 100 and 200.

Josh Fancher

Toronto

This Toronto senior was a state qualifier in both the shot put and discus this season.

On his road to Columbus, Fancher claimed titles in both events at the district meet and won the OVAC shot put title.

Emma Henry

St. Clairsville

Henry broke out in the short sprints during her sophomore season.

It began when she claimed OVAC titles in the 100 and 200. She also won the 100 at districts and had top-six finishes in both events at the state meet.

Tyler Jenkins

Barnesville

This Shamrock senior capped his prep career with a fourth-place finish in the 3200 in Columbus.

He was a triple OVAC champ in the 1600, 3200 and 4×800 and won four MOVL titles.

JyLeik Johnson

Linsly

This soon-to-be senior led Linsly’s OVAC Class 3A title team.

Johnson won OVAC titles in the 100 and 200.

He also won the 4×100 relay with Malte Feil, Colby Gibbons and Atley Cowan.

Inky Jones

Steubenville

Big Red won a share of the OVAC 5A title in the final event of the meet thanks to Jones.

He won OVAC titles in the 200, 400, 4×400 and 4×800 relays.

Jones finished fourth in the 400 in Columbus.

Sabria Jones

Steubneville

A four-time state qualifier, Jones stayed busy in Columbus competing in the 100, long jump and 4×100 and 4×200 relays.

She was on the podium three times at state and also won an OVAC title in the long jump.

Camryn Mowder

John Marshall

Missing her high school graduation was worth it when the gold medal was put around Mowder’s neck in Charleston.

The JM grad won the Class AAA state title in the high jump, the first of her career.

Wyatt Reiman

Shadyside

The area’s premier high jumper, Reiman cleard 6-8 this season.

He was an OVAC and district champion, a regional runner-up and finished 11th in Columbus.

He also won OVAC titles in the 4×1 and 4×4 relays.

Brady Renner

Magnolia

The lone returner on the Blue Eagles’ two-time 4×800 state title relay team.

He ran with three new teammates, Lucas Zombotti, Landen Davis and Jordan Davis.

He also medalled in the 800.

Johnny Sabinski

Union Local

Another decorated thrower, Sabinski was a state qualifier in both shot put and discus.

In shot put, he finished fifth at state and won Buckeye 8, OVAC, District and Regional championships.

Clara Symington

Steubenville CC

A triple state qualifier, Symington made her mark at the OVAC championships.

In leading the Crusaders to a Class 1A/2A team title, she won the 100 and 300 hurdles and the 4×2 and 4×4 relays.

Emily Thompson

St. Clairsville

This senior earned her third straight All-Ohio honors in pole vault.

She was the Buckeye 8, OVAC and district champion before finishing sixth at state.

She also set a new school record.

Mason VanNest

Shadyside

This senior finished as an All-Ohioan in both the 100 and 200.

He was the Division III state runner-up in the 200 and was fourth in the 100.

He won OVAC and district titles in both events.

Kamela Ward

Oak Glen

This sophomore won her first state title as an individual, earning gold in the 200 in Charleston.

She also won a second-place medal in the 100 and another as a member of OG’s sixth-place 4×400 team.

Anna Yater

Barnesville

This soon-to-be Dayton Flyer earned her first All-Ohio honor with an eighth-place finish in the shot put in Columbus.

She also won OVAC and regional titles in the event and an OVAC discus championship.

2022 All-Valley Track and Field Team

Boys

Jerrae Hawkins – Wheeling Park, Captain

Aidan Scott – Wheeling Central, Captain

Colt Sechrest, Bellaire, Captain

Konner Allison, Oak Glen

Shane Anderson, Paden City

Cooper Blair, Wheeling Central

Josh Fancher, Toronto

Tyler Jenkins, Barnesville

JyLeik Johnson, Linsly

Inky Jones, Steubenville

Wyatt Reiman, Shadyside

Brady Renner, Magnolia

Johnny Sabinski, Union Local

Mason VanNest, Shadyside

Girls

Amya Livingston, Steubenville, Captain

Jenna Blain, Magnolia

Emma Henry, St. Clairsville

Sabria Jones, Steubenville

Camryn Mowder, John Marshall

Clara Symington, Steubenville CC

Emily Thompson, St. Clairsville

Kamela Ward, Oak Glen

Anna Yater, Barnesville