The following are the top 6 returning performers for each individual event in Class AA. This listing could possibly include people who graduated. I did not have grade levels submitted for each athlete, so for the purposes of this list, I assumed that each person who did not have a year listed was returning. If you know of an athlete on the lists who has graduated, please let me know, and I will update the list.
100 Meter Dash 1 Rice, Jonathan Weir 11 11.29 2 Sebastian, Kade Wayne 10 11.34 3 Stewart, D.J. Bluefield 11 11.35 4 Lee, Alex Mingo Central 12 11.42 5 Ravenscroft, Blake Keyser 12 11.44 6 McGinnis, Steven Roane 11 11.53 200 Meter Dash 1 Bernarde, Nathan Grafton 12 22.78 2 Ravenscroft, Blake Keyser 12 22.96 3 Lee, Alex Mingo Central 12 23.03 4 Bennett, Clarence Weir 12 23.07 5 Slates, Cole Weir 12 23.12 6 Walker, Nik Wyoming East 11 23.41 400 Meter Dash 1 Fisher, Troy Roane 11 51.08 2 Slates, Cole Weir 12 51.37 3 Johnson, Myles East Fairmont 11 52.33 4 Klein, Hunter PikeView 10 52.35 5 Young, Brian James Monroe 12 52.53 6 Langdon-Arthur, Kurt Wayne 12 52.62 800 Meter Run 1 Merinar, Abe Bridgeport 12 201.74 2 Young, Lucas Frankfort 12 203.67 3 Fisher, Troy Roane 11 203.99 4 Weitzel, Jason PikeView 11 205.14 5 Hogue, Johnny Ritchie 12 205.38 6 Strand, Matt Fairmont Senior 11 206.24
1600 Meter Run 1 Merinar, Abe Bridgeport 12 423.36 2 Hogue, Johnny Ritchie 12 429.69 3 Weitzel, Jason PikeView 11 432.82 4 Strand, Matthew Fairmont Senior 11 435.71 5 Young, Lucas Frankfort 12 437.29 6 Dearth, Matthew Bridgeport 12 437.35 3200 Meter Run 1 Merinar, Abe Bridgeport 12 929.18 2 Hogue, Johnny Ritchie 12 945.01 3 Dearth, Matthew Bridgeport 12 952.71 4 Weitzel, Jason PikeView 11 1005.14 5 Harris, Brettley Webster 11 1008.73 6 Young, Lucas Frankfort 12 1009.29 110 Meter High Hurdles 1 Bernarde, Nathan Grafton 12 14.97 2 Scherich, Neil Fairmont Senior 12 15.01 3 Shanholtz, Grant Petersburg 12 15.85 4 Allender, Jayden Ritchie 11 15.91 5 McDowell, Tre Liberty Raleigh 11 15.93 6 Hickey, Ryan Keyser 12 16.34 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 Bernarde, Nathan Grafton 12 39.59 2 Allender, Jayden Ritchie 11 41.11 3 Marcum, Zack Scott 11 42.19 4 Seibel, Ty Lincoln 12 42.59 5 Vincent, Frederick East Fairmont 12 42.69 6 Perkins, Levi East Fairmont 11 43.18 High Jump 1 Allender, Jayden Ritchie 11 6.04 2 Hardman, Grant Roane 12 6.00 2 Bernarde, Nathan Grafton 12 6.00 2 Rhodes, Josiah Roane 10 6.00 2 Lowe, Rasheed James Monroe 12 6.00 6 Shumate, Ryan Independence 11 5.10 6 Taylor, Logan Webster 12 5.10
Pole Vault 1 Hadjis, Sam Bridgeport 12 14.00 2 Garrett, Austin Ritchie 10 13.02 3 Dennison, Bryson Braxton 11 12.00 4 Hickey, Ryan Keyser 12 11.06 5 Pell, Caleb Roane 11 11.00 5 Crites, Garrett Keyser 11 11.00 Long Jump 1 Swiger, Micah Oak Glen 11 20.0300 2 Ayers, TaRon Summers 12 19.1050 3 Rice, Johnathan Weir 11 19.0700 4 Keys, A.J. Poca 12 19.0650 5 Lowe, Rasheed James Monroe 12 19.0600 6 Turner, Amonte Keyser 10 19.0350 Shot Put 1 Buckley, Christian Poca 11 51.0700 2 Hilson, Daquan Fairmont Senior 12 44.1000 3 Roy, Drew Keyser 12 44.0300 4 Brown, Allen Summers 12 43.0825 5 Summers, Andrew Fairmont Senior 12 43.0550 6 Wratchford, Marshall Petersburg 12 43.0500 Discus 1 Buckley, Christian Poca 11 162.0850 2 Cuthbert, Robbie Independence 12 140.0700 3 Scherich, Neil Fairmont Senior 12 136.0700 4 Wood, Marshall Independence 12 133.0700 5 Kittle, Dalton Bridgeport 12 133.0500 6 Wratchford, Marshall Petersburg 12 129.0800 Top Teams 1. Bridgeport 49 2. Ritchie 48 3. Grafton 35 4. Weir 30 5. Fairmont Senior 29 6. Roane 28.50 7. Poca 24 8. Keyser 23.50 9. PikeView 18 10. Independence 12.50 Remember that the Power Rankings allow an athlete to be in more than 4 events. The "returner rankings" also do not include any provision for relays. All 4 members of a championship relay time may be returning, but it is not reflected in the numbers above. Those are only points from individual events.