Tori Dent was a double winner as a number of West Virginia athletes make the trek to Ohio for the Ohio River High School Invitational at Marietta College.
A senior at Hurricane, Dent did all the pacing work ahead of a pair of Mountain State runners in teammate Abbie Short and Capital’s Peyton Panger in the 1,600-meter run. After about five trips around the 200-meter oval inside the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center, Dent pulled away, crossing the line first in 5 minutes, 15.91 seconds.
Panger was next in 5:26.69, with Short third in 5:40.68.
Later in the evening, Dent was again the first to finish, clocking a 2:22.39 to win the 800. Panger was third in 2:28.36.
In the 55 hurdles, Sarah Ferguson of Doddridge County had the second-fastest qualifying time and moved up in the final for the win, running 9.04 and then 8.95.
In the high jump, Winfield freshman Carly Hinkle and Valley junior Abby Buchan were locked in a battle for the top spot as six competitors were left at 5 feet. In the end, Hinkle shared first with Tyanna Petty based on misses, while Buchan was third as all three cleared 5-2.
For the boys, Chandler Hamilton of Parkersburg was third in the 55 dash, running 6.80 in the final after clocking a 6.85 in the prelims. In the 800, Jimmy Grant of Hurricane led West Virginia runners at 2:09.12, while Matthew Brafford of George Washington was third in the 1,600 at 4:42.55 and Johnny Hogue of Ritchie County was next at 4:42.61.
Jon Sandy of Teays Valley Christian won the 3,200 in 10:09.34, while Hogue was third in 10:30.16.