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 Stewart, D.J. Bluefield 12 11.01 1 Reed, Carlos Bluefield 10 11.01 3 Rice, Jonathan Weir 12 11.06 4 Spencer, Donovan Weir 10 11.20 5 Sebastian, Kade Wayne 11 11.22 6 Lewis, Jeffrey James Monroe 12 11.29 8 returners under 11.50 200 Meter Dash 1 Marcum, Zack Scott 12 22.89 2 Lewis, Jeffrey James Monroe 12 22.92 3 Pavalok, Alex Roane 12 23.04 4 Rice, Jonthan Weir 12 23.13 5 Thompson, Ethan Chapmanville 11 23.17 6 Fisher, Troy Roane 12 23.29 6 Mann, Tre Summers 12 23.29 No one else under 23.60 400 Meter Dash 1 Fisher, Troy Roane 12 49.77 2 Marcum, Zack Scott 12 50.10 3 Allender, Jayden Ritchie 12 50.71 4 Lewis, Jeffrey James Monroe 12 50.93 5 Hager, Triston Herbert Hoover 11 52.41 6 Klein, Hunter PikeView 11 52.60 8 returners under 53 seconds. 800 Meter Run 1 Fisher, Troy Roane 12 158.90 2 Harris, Brettley Webster 12 201.31 3 Weitzel, Jason PikeView 12 202.30 4 Khuen, Laim Berkeley Spr. 11 203.24 5 Strand, Matt Fairmont Senior 12 203.34 6 Hayes, Austin Webster 11 203.68 Only one other returner under 2:05.
1600 Meter Run 1 Harris, Brettley Webster 12 425.55 2 Weitzel, Jason PikeView 12 426.79 3 Hayes, Austin Webster 11 434.26 4 Shetler, Steven Berkeley Spr. 10 437.18 5 Zorick, Austen Robert C. Byrd 12 439.39 6 Frailey, Ian Bridgeport 11 441.67 3 others that ran under 4:46 return. 3200 Meter Run 1 Harris, Brettley Webster 12 946.68 2 Weitzel, Jason PikeView 12 949.38 3 Cooper, Daniel Ritchie 11 1006.84 4 Tennant, Arryn Bridgeport 12 1007.71 5 Henderson, Leland Keyser 11 1011.55 6 McClung, Josh Herbert Hoover 12 1016.11 No one else under 10:20, but 3 others under 10:25. 110 Meter High Hurdles 1 Allender, Jayden Ritchie 12 15.10 2 McDowell, Tre Liberty Raleigh 12 15.29 3 Satterfield, Clayton Ritchie 12 15.54 4 Hagewood, Tyler Herbert Hoover 12 16.27 5 Young, Cody Robert C. Byrd 12 16.36 6 Thomas, Dacota Summers 10 16.78 3 others under 17.0 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 Allender, Jayden Ritchie 12 39.48 2 Satterfield, Clayton Ritchie 12 40.39 3 Bates, Ryan Roane 12 40.77 4 Fisher, Troy Roane 12 40.82 5 Marcum, Zack Scott 12 41.20 6 McDowell, TreShawn Liberty Raleigh 12 42.24 No one else under 43 seconds and only two others under 44. High Jump 1 Allender, Jayden Ritchie 12 6.04 2 Shumate, Ryan Independence 12 5.10 2 Nuzum, Jacob East Fairmont 11 5.10 2 Moses, Nathaniel Grafton 12 5.10 5 Weese, Cole Herbert Hoover 11 5.08 5 Dennison, Bryson Braxton 12 5.08 5 Marcum, Zack Scott 12 5.08 Only 11 return that even cleared 5'6.
Pole Vault 1 Dennison, Bryson Braxton 12 14.00 2 Garrett, Austin Ritchie 11 13.06 3 Pell, Caleb Roane 12 12.00 3 Pallay, Troy Bridgeport 12 12.00 5 Hoskinson, Zach Robert C. Byrd 10 11.06 6 Whitlock, Ethen Keyser 11 10.06 Only 8 return that cleared 10'0. Long Jump 1 Fisher, Troy Roane 12 20.1175 2 Turner, Amonte Keyser 11 20.1075 3 Carvelli, Corey Robert C. Byrd 12 20.0550 4 Swiger, Micah Oak Glen 12 20.0400 5 Larch, Hank Poca 12 20.0100 6 Webb, Hayden Poca 12 19.0975 No one else over 19'6, but two others over 19'0. Shot Put 1 Buckley, Christian Poca 12 59.0750 2 Dotson, Chase Poca 10 50.0800 3 Griffith, Jacob Bridgeport 11 45.0300 4 Jones-Wright, Juwan Robert C. Byrd 11 44.1025 5 Bonnett, Luke Braxton 10 43.1100 6 Mills, Noah Oak Glen 12 42.1050 Only 8 returners threw 40'0 last year. Discus 1 Buckley, Christian Poca 12 174.04 2 Stump, Jacob Liberty Raleigh 12 145.06 3 Mills, Noah Oak Glen 12 138.01 4 Dotson, Chase Poca 10 132.05 5 Staley, Chance Oak Glen 12 127.05 6 Griffith, Jacob Bridgeport 11 127.01 No one else over 125'0, but 3 more over 123'0. Top Teams 1. Ritchie 64 2. Roane 51.50 3. Poca 35 3. Webster 35 5. PikeView 23 6. Scott 21 7. Bluefield 18 8. Bridgeport 17 8. Liberty Raleigh 17 10. Robert C. Byrd 16 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.