The following are the top 6 returning performers for each individual event in Class A. 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 Jones, Wesley Wahama 12 11.07 2 Canary, Freddy South Harrison 10 11.19 3 Pierce, Nolan Wahama 12 11.44 4 Lucas, Dylan Buffalo 11 11.56 4 Kacor, Jared Magnolia 12 11.56 6 Ferris, Thomas Meadow Bridge 10 11.76 * Hurley, Matt Linsly 12 11.27 Only 8 total under 11.80. 200 Meter Dash 1 Canary, Freddy South Harrison 10 22.32 2 Underwood, Dillon Doddridge 12 23.38 3 Jones, Wesley Wahama 12 23.41 4 Anderson, Tyler Tyler Cons. 11 23.49 5 Ferris, Thomas Meadow Bridge 10 23.73 6 Lucas, Dylan Buffalo 11 23.82 6 West, Riley Williamstown 12 23.82 * Simms, Austin Linsly 11 23.33 10 Total under 23.90. 400 Meter Dash 1 Jackson, JaQuan Wheeling Cent. 11 51.48 1 Parsons, Brooks Magnolia 10 51.48 3 Bobbitt, Tom Williamstown 11 52.22 4 Kerby, Logan Wirt 12 52.54 5 Petty, Jon Williamstown 11 53.11 6 Long, Zac St. Marys 10 53.26 * Simms, Austin Linsly 11 52.40 10 Total at 53.80 or better.
800 Meter Run 1 Kerby, Logan Wirt 12 159.40 2 Hart, Greg Chas. Catholic 12 203.51 3 Uppole, Chase Williamstown 11 203.54 4 Rich, Devin Buffalo 12 204.37 5 Weekley, Daron Tyler Cons. 12 204.93 6 Pyles, Connor Pocahontas 11 209.34 Only one other returner under 2:11. 1600 Meter Run 1 Rich, Devin Buffalo 12 429.08 2 Kerby, Logan Wirt 12 429.65 3 Harrison, Hayden Buffalo 12 429.96 4 Riffle, Hunter Doddridge 11 437.12 5 Uppole, Chase Williamstown 11 445.70 6 Kasekamp, Hunter Paw Paw 10 455.02 Only 9 returners under 5:00. 3200 Meter Run 1 Harrison, Hayden Buffalo 12 928.04 2 Riffle, Hunter Doddridge 11 930.14 3 Gorrell, Brady St. Marys 10 1030.22 4 Heaster, Trey Doddridge 11 1032.25 5 Butler, Richard St. Marys 12 1039.74 6 Hart, Greg Chas. Catholic 12 1048.54 Only 8 returners under 11:00. 110 Meter High Hurdles 1 Wickham, Tim Williamstown 11 15.38 2 Aviles, Noah Gilmer 11 15.86 3 Devericks, Garrett Doddridge 12 16.00 4 Burkhalter, John Wheeling Cent. 11 16.09 5 Kocher, Andrew Tyler Cons. 12 16.33 6 Irvine, Dalton Pocahontas 12 16.37 * Hurley, Matt Linsly 12 14.57 10 returners at 16.50 or better and 12 returners under 16.90. 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 Johnson, Anthony St. Marys 12 40.08 2 Kacor, Jarod Magnolia 12 40.37 3 Burkhalter, John Wheeling Cent. 11 40.88 4 Devericks, Garrett Doddridge 12 41.88 5 Barker, Austin South Harrison 12 42.18 6 Parsons, Ian Buffalo 11 42.20 9 returners under 42.60 and 11 under 43.30. High Jump 1 Cain, Tucker Valley Wetzel 12 6.06 2 Aviles, Noah Gilmer 11 6.02 2 Parsons, Brooks Magnolia 10 6.02 4 McGee, Cole Magnolia 12 6.00 4 Irvine, Dalton Pocahontas 12 6.00 4 Barker, Austin South Harrison 12 6.00 4 Burkhalter, John Wheeling Cent. 11 6.00 2 more at 5'10.
Pole Vault 1 Cain, Tucker Valley Wetzel 12 13.06 2 Raines, Austin Williamstown 12 13.00 3 LeMasters, Jarrett Tyler Cons. 11 11.06 4 Morgan, Levi Tyler Cons. 11 10.06 4 Jenkins, Chase South Harrison 12 10.06 6 Fertig, Drake Buffalo 11 10.00 6 Davis, Aaron Doddridge 12 10.00 6 Bennett, Adam South Harrison 10 10.00 Only 1 other over 9'0. Long Jump 1 Canary, Freddy South Harrison 10 20.1100 2 Cain, Tucker Valley Wetzel 12 20.0650 3 Nelson, Cameron Wirt 12 20.0450 4 Anderson, Tyler Tyler Cons. 11 20.0150 5 Underwood, Dillon Doddridge 12 20.0075 6 Juelfs, Austin Wahama 12 19.1125 2 more at 19'10. Shot Put 1 Stout, Nathan Gilmer 12 56.1000 2 Liller, Zack Moorefield 12 46.0700 3 Harris, Ben Williamstown 12 44.0800 4 Cox, Jacob St. Marys 12 44.0200 5 Easton, Jacob Buffalo 12 44.0000 6 Parsons, Nick Buffalo 11 43.0725 No one else over 42. Discus 1 Stout, Nathan Gilmer 12 165.05 2 Kachmarek, Eddie Tucker 11 149.01 3 Straderman, Brody Tucker 11 146.00 4 Hoosier, Trevor Williamstown 11 142.09 5 Harris, Ben Williamstown 12 142.01 6 Cox, Jacob St. Marys 12 134.10 Only one other over 130'0, but 11 total over 124'0. Top Teams 1. Williamstown 46.50 2. Buffalo 37.83 3. Doddridge 36.33 4. South Harrison 35.08 5. Gilmer 35 6. Magnolia 28.75 7. Valley Wetzel 28 7. Wirt 28 9. St. Marys 24 10. Wahama 23 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. These are only points from individual events.