Morgantown girls, University boys finish Day 2 strong to claim Class AAA state track and field titles; McCurrie, Lewis, Livengood capture individual championships
CHARLESTON—The 2025 WVSSAC state track and field meet wrapped up at Laidley Field in Charleston on Saturday. Day 2 of the competition saw close finishes in races, field events, and team standings.
The Morgantown girls' team won the Class AAA state championship, finishing ahead of Huntington by five points. The Mohigans secured the title with 99 points after a second-place finish in the 4×400-meter relay, the meet's final event.
MHS sophomore Elecia McCurrie took home state titles in the 100 and 200-meter sprints and helped the 4×400 relay team to second place with her split of 58.76.
She ran 12.06 in the 100-meter dash to claim the title and followed that performance with a blistering 24.80 (.06 seconds off the 25-year state meet record of 24.74) in the 200-meter sprint.
'I'm very proud of myself for being able to come out here and perform how I know I can,' McCurrie said. 'This season has been a grind and a test of will, and to be able to walk away a champion is everything to me. I'm proud of myself and my other great teammates who worked for this.'
University High School won the Class AAA boys' state championship with 95 points, beating Hurricane by 15 in the standings.
Sophomore Kaleil Lewis highlighted the day for the Hawks with a victory in the 110-meter hurdles, besting senior Seth Wisman of Morgantown by .03. Lewis won the race with a time of 14.88, with Wisman behind him at 14.91. University's Kaliel Lewis celebrates after his state-championship victory in the 110-meter hurdles on Saturday.
Senior Brock Kehler secured points in both throwing events while his brother Brody, a freshman, did the same in the 200-meter dash. Senior Nate Lindsay and sophomore Jaedyn Katchur finished third and sixth in the 300-meter hurdles for nine points toward the UHS team total. Seniors Josh Jorge and Nikolas McCray did the same in the 400-meter race for eight more points.
Senior Tyler Umbright capped his UHS career by taking second in the 800-meter run at 1:55.06, a new personal record. The Pittsburgh signee finished the meet as the second-highest point earner with 24. University's Tyler Umbright competes in the 1600-meter run on Saturday at the 2025 state track and field meet.
Trinity Christian senior Chase Livengood was the top points-earner in Class A for the boys' competition. He won the Long Jump on Friday before finishing runner-up in the High Jump. Livengood followed his Day-1 performance with another state championship, this time in the 400-meter race with a time of 50.34. He totaled 30 points in the state championship meet for the Warriors. Trinity Christian's Chase Livengood (left) dives across the finish line to claim the Class A state championship in the 400-meter run on Saturday at the 2025 state track and field meet.
'This feels amazing,' Livengood said after the 400-meter victory. 'More than anything, I'm grateful to end my season and high school career this way. My freshman and sophomore years, I just did this to be involved in a sport, and once I began to take it more seriously and push myself outside of practice and meets, I saw the payoff. I'm happy to be able to do this for my school, team, and coaches.'
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