WVSSAC state track meet 2026: See the best photos from Friday’s action 📸Â
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CHARLESTON – Friday was a day full of medals for West Virginia athletes during the WVSSAC track and field state championships at Laidley Field.
Finals for Class A through AAAA field events and some running events took place Friday with Wahama boys and St. Marys girls leading the Class A team standings in points, while Doodridge County and Williamstown were atop Class AA, respectively.
Keyser boys and Bridgeport girls topped the AAA standings, while Morgantown boys and Huntington girls led in AAA.
Saturday will feature finals in all running events and relays and some field events.
Our top photos from Friday’s action
Ripley’s Tiffany Fisher clears the bar in the Class AAA girls high jump during the West Virginia high school track and field state championships on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. (Michael Adams/West Virginia Sports Digest)Wahama’s Hunter Miller makes an attempt in the Class A boys discus on his way to the gold medal at the West Virginia high school track and field state championships on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. (Michael Adams/West Virginia Sports Digest)Point Pleasant’s Chloe Patrick clears the bar in the AAA girls high jump finals during the West Virginia high school track and field state championships on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. (Michael Adams/West Virginia Sports Digest)Fans sat under umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain during the West Virginia high school track and field state championships on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. (Michael Adams/West Virginia Sports Digest)Williamstown’s Colin Jones takes an attempt during the Class AA boys shot put during the West Virginia high school track and field state championships on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. (Michael Adams/West Virginia Sports Digest)Williamstown’s 4×800 meter relay team celebrates after winning a gold medal during the West Virginia high school track and field state championships on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. (Michael Adams/West Virginia Sports Digest)Williamstown’s Vincent Zegrea hugs Colton Kay of Doddridge County in a show of sportsmanship after the Yellowjackets won the gold medal in the Class AA boys 4×800 meter relay at the West Virginia high school track and field state championships on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. (Michael Adams/West Virginia Sports Digest)Buffalo’s Sarah Landers hands the baton off to Jayeln Eads in the CLass 2A girls 4×800 meter relay finals during the West Virginia high school track and field state championships on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. (Michael Adams/West Virginia Sports Digest)Princeton’s Braiden Vodrus lands in the pit in the Class AAA boys long jump during the West Virginia high school track and field state championships on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. (Michael Adams/West Virginia Sports Digest)Washington’s Caleb Burges attempts to clear the bar during an attempt in the Class AAAA boys pole vault at the West Virginia high school track and field state championships on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. (Michael Adams/West Virginia Sports Digest)A event marshal shoots the starting gun at the start of the Girls Class AAA 4×800 meter relay during the West Virginia high school track and field state championships on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. (Michael Adams/West Virginia Sports Digest)Wirt County’s Allison Bumgarner run in the Class A girls 4×800 meter relay during the West Virginia high school track and field state championships on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. (Micahel Adams/West Virginia Sports Digest)
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