Photo by Mike Hughes The Wheeling Park girls’ shuttle relay team set a state mark with a time of 1:04.52. From left, Miranda Rios, Ashley Dolan, Alicia Bonar and Hannah Gompers.

CHARLESTON — The main question regarding the Class AAA boys’ 3200-meter run Friday wasn’t if Wheeling Park’s Ryan Beabout was going to win. The question was, would he break the state record in doing it?

Beabout led from start to finish in setting a blistering pace, pulling well ahead of the main pack by the start of the second lap to capture the 3,200 championship.

But his time of 9:27.35 fell short of the state mark of 9:17.30 set by Oak Hill’s Mike Kominsky.

There’s not much more the University of Tennessee recruit has left to accomplish individually, so when a nagging injury started to bother him at the beginning of the week, Beabout decided to run to win and save himself for the 1,600 and 800.

‘‘My hamstring has been bothering me all week and I decided just to go for the win and get through this race,’’ said Beabout following the final race of Day 1 at the West Virginia Track and Field Championships at Laidley Field. ‘‘I just tried to work hard and push myself and score some points for the team.’’

Teammate Russell Mulley displayed a strong kick during the final 300 meters to come in sixth at 10:01.83.

The Patriots, the defending state champions, currently sit in second place with 29 points, while Cabell Midland leads the way with 41 points.

The Knights picked up a few points on Park after capturing the 3,200-meter relay in 8:08.96 and the shuttles in 56.22.