Oak Glen track and field state qualifiers include (front, from left) Kalli Ates, Sophie Mascio, Emma Everett, Lacey Cameron, Amelia Kampmeyer, Addyson Wells, Emma Francis; (back, from left) Jacob Everett, Mason Kell, Xavier Sell, Orien Bone, Gavin Geisse, Chance Ripley, Logan Murray and Charlie Oliver. The West Virginia state track meet is set for Friday and Saturday at Laidley Field in Charleston. (Submitted Photo)

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Oak Glen’s track and field team has a really strong chance at bringing home some hardware on Friday and Saturday at the West Virginia state track and field meet at Laidley Field in Charleston.

A lot of that strength starts in the field events.

Senior Logan Murray enters the state meet with the top seeded distance in Class AA in the long jump at 21 feet, 9 inches. His season best is 22-0.

Junior Orien Bone is seeded first in the shot put at 56-9 1/2, while he’s third in the discus with a seed distance of 143-8. Bone hit his personal best 153-0 at the Brooke Relays on April 24.

Murray will likely have more opportunities to get on the podium in the running events. He’s seeded second in the 110-meter hurdles (15.36) and hit a personal best 15.03 on May 13 at the OVAC meet. In the 400 and 1600 relays the Golden Bears are both seeded third and Murray will be a big part of those efforts.

Sprinter Charles Oliver will have excellent chances to get on the podium in the 100 and 200 as he is seeded fourth and seventh respectively in those events.

On the girls side, Emma Francis is seeded fifth in the shot put and eighth in the discus. The distance relay events are also both seeded in the top five. Cameron Lacey gives the Golden Bear girls a shot in the 1600 as she is seeded eighth.

The meet will commence at noon on Friday with the boys Class AA shot put. The first running event final is at 12:15 p.m. with the girls Class AA 3200 relay. The last event of the day is the boys 3200 run set for 7:35 p.m.

Saturday’s action begins at 9 a.m. with the Class AA boys pole vault finals. The first running event of the day in Class AA is the girls 400 finals set for 9:35 a.m.

The award ceremony is set for 6:45 p.m. on Saturday.

OAK GLEN CLASS AA STATE QUALIFIERS

BOYS

100 DASH: 4. Charles Oliver 11.29

200 DASH: 7. Charles Oliver 23.11

110 HURDLES: 2. Logan Murray 15.36

400 RELAY: 3. Oak Glen (Logan Murray, Mason Kell, Chance Ripley, Charles Oliver) 44.43

1600 RELAY: 3. Oak Glen (Mason Kell, Gavin Geisse, Charles Olvier, Logan Murray) 3:34.56

LONG JUMP: 1. Logan Murray 21-9

SHOT PUT: 1. Orien Bone 56-9.5

DISCUS: 3. Orien Bone 143-8

GIRLS

1600 RUN: 8. Cameron Lacey 5:50.67

400 RELAY: 12. Oak Glen (Kalli Ates, Sophia Mascio, Addyson Wells, Emma Everett) 55.46

800 RELAY: 12. Oak Glen (Kalli Ates, Sophia Mascio, Addyson Wells, Emma Everett) 1:57.86

1600 RELAY: 5. Oak Glen (Emma Everett, Amelia Kampmeyer, Addyson Wells, Cameron Lacey) 4:28.22

3200 RELAY: 2. Oak Glen (Cameron Lacey, Amelia Kampmeyer, Emma Everett, Addyson Wells) 10:38.57

SHOT PUT: 5. Emma Francis 33-2

DISCUS: 8. Emma Francis 102-3