T-L Photo/SETH STASKEY ST. CLAIRSVILLE'S Emily Thompson skims a hurdle en route to winning the OVAC Class 4A championship Saturday at Red Devil Stadium. She also won the pole vault and helped her team win the 4A crown.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The final Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Championships of the school year were presented Saturday afternoon.

The OVAC Cal Giffin Track and Field Championship concluded its week at chilly Red Devil Stadium with several familiar faces rising to the top of the girls team standings.

Wheeling Park (5A), St. Clairsville (4A), Linsly (3A) and Steubenville Catholic Central (1A/2A) left with the top prizes.

Here’s a look at each girls meet:

CLASS 1A/2A

Steubenville Catholic Central’s strength in the hurdles, middle distance and relays was simply too much for Shadyside to overcome. The Crusaders finished with five victories and a total of 94 points.

The title is the 16th in school history for Central, but it’s the first since 2015.

Junior hurdler Clara Symington provided a boost by claiming both hurdling events. She won the highs in 16.09 and then captured the lows in 46.10.

Junior Rebecca Bolster won the 400 with a time of 1:03.25.

The Crusaders also claimed the 4×200 relay by nearly six full seconds with a 1:50.56. They also claimed the 4×4, winning by nearly seven full seconds with a 4:27.20.

Shadyside picked up four victories during the course of the 18-event meet.

In the long jump, junior Paige Gorby prevailed with a solid mark of 16-0 3/4.

Freshman Alie Hawthorne captured the pole vault with jump of 7-6.

On the track, the Tigers claimed the shuttle relay in 1:20.51.

The Tigers sprinted and passed the baton to a victory in the 4×1 with a time of 54.72.

Paden City’s Hope Weber was impressive in the throwing circles. She won the shot put (31-4 3/4) and discus (98-3).

Madonna was the conference champion in the 4×8, posting a time of 10:45.20.

Junior Kristina Lasho gave the Blue Dons an individual champion, winning the 800 in 2:35.45.

CLASS 3A

Linsly and Barnesville locked in an 18-event battle that actually started during Monday’s qualifying. In the end, the Cadets depth and their top-end points, which allowed them to claim seven events was too much for the Shamrocks.

The title is the third straight and fifth overall for the Cadets.

The Cadets got things rolling with a win in the first running event of the day. They claimed the shuttles in a time of 1:15.32.

Individually, Linsly was solid. Junior Mara Carlisle won the high hurdles in 17.88. Senior Syndey Glessner followed with a victory in the 100 in 12.71. She completed the sprint sweep in the 200 with a 26.26.

Another race and another win for Linsly occurred in the 4×2 when it posted a 1:53.03 to win by more than seven seconds. Linsly’s speed was too much again in the 4×1 where the Cadets posted a 53.31 for the win.

Senior Molly Heron was once again impressive. She posted a victory in the 400 with a 64.72.

The Cadets put the finishing touches on their title sprint with a 4:25.01 to win the 4×4.

The Shamrocks racked up several points on the strength of their middle distance, hurdling and field events. All told, Barnesville won seven events.

The Shamrocks answered Linsly’s win in the shuttles by capturing the 4×8 with a time of 10:43.80.

Freshman Mara Bethel was impressive. She won the 1600 in 5:32.20. She added the 800 title in 2:32.94.

Senior Grace Detling captured the pole vault with a jump of 8-feet. Earlier in the meet, she had captured the 300 low hurdles in 52.48.

Sophomore Aubrey Johnson won the 3200 meter run with a time of 12:38.73.

Junior Anna Yater continued her fine season in the discus. She twirled the platter to a mark of 115-6 for the victory.

Magnolia’s Jaci Rohde won the long jump with a mark of 16-6 1/2.

Senior standout Madi Winters continued her fine week of throwing the shot put. She prevailed with a mark of 39-7.

CLASS 4A

St. Clairsville enjoyed a solid evening of qualifying on Tuesday and the Red Devils delivered with high-end point on Saturday. Add it up and it results in 168 points. That total led to St. C.’s fourth consecutive conference title and 13th in school history.

The Red Devils got going early when senior Jaeda Nowak won the shot put with a solid mark of 35-feet.

The last event to conclude was the girls pole vault and it, too, resulted in a Red Devil victory. Junior standout Emily Thompson remained undefeated in her specialty, soaring over 11-6 to set a 4A and OVAC Championship Meet record.

Thompson actually started her day by winning the class title in the high hurdles in a solid 16.61.

Junior speedster Casadie DiBetta won the 100 and 200 meter dashes, posting times of 12.82 and 27.08, respectively.

Senior distance ace Maggie Marody won the 3200 meter run with a 12:50.85.

The Red Devils also laid claim to both the 4×2 (1:51.54) and 4×1 (51.88) relays.

Oak Glen, which finished second, got its meet started by winning the 4×8. The Golden Bears turned in a 10:54.65.

The Golden Bears’ first individual win came in the 1600 when junior Sophia Arner crossed the line in 5:48.20. She added the 800 title with a time of 2:34.82.

Freshman speedster Kami Ward won the 400 in 62.59 and senior Izzy Barganski was the low hurdle champ with a 50.27.

Oak Glen also won the 4×4 thanks to a 4:24.16.

Harrison Central received a victory from senior Thea Haney in the discus. She marked at 110-10 for the title.

CLASS 5A

Wheeling Park and Morgantown went stride for stride for the most part of the 18 events.

In the end, however, Park’s speed events was too much for Morgantown’s distance events to overcome. The Patriots tallied 116 points, which was 10 better than the Mohicans.

For Park, the win is their third straight conference title and 15th overall. That ranks third in conference history.

Wheeling Park secured its first win of the day in the first event. The Patriots raced to the shuttle title in a time of 1:11.51. The Patriots later captured the 4×1 in 51.09.

Sophomore Ellie Reasbeck skimmed 10 hurdles in 16.46 to win the highs.

Senior Marlee Porter was the low hurdle champion, breezing to victory with a 46.41 effort.

Steubenville had a solid showing, accumulating 88 points.

Big Red’s first win came in the long jump when freshman Sabria Jones posted a mark of 16-10 to win by three quarters of an inch.

Jones carried that momentum to the track. She won the 100 meter dash in 12.45. She completed a three individual gold day with a 25.92 to win the 200.

Big Red’s speed translated to a win in the 4×2 with an impressive 1:45.93 effort.

Junior Amya Livingston had another strong showing, throwing the shot put to a mark of 42-feet to win the title.

Brooke senior Mara Pendergrast picked up a win in the high jump with a 5-4 clearance.

Morgantown distance ace Irene Riggs was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Athlete after she won the 3200 meter record in a meet, class and stadium record time of 10:43.61. She broke her own mark, which she just set on Tuesday, by more than seven seconds.