The following are the top 6 returning performers for each individual event in Class AAA. 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 Fletcher, Malcolm Capital 12 10.74 2 Hoff, Breece Capital 12 10.91 3 Williams, Bruce So. Charleston 10 11.07 4 Barham, Nate Hurricane 11 11.13 5 Moler, Tyler Parkersburg 12 11.17 6 Hill, Karrington Capital 11 11.32 A year after we had 14 returners under 11.45, we have just 8 under 11.50. 200 Meter Dash 1 Fletcher, Malcolm Capital 12 22.21 2 Williams, Bruce So. Charleston 10 22.60 3 Moler, Tyler Parkersburg 12 22.69 4 Oyedokun, Dami St. Albans 11 23.22 5 Tomasula, Joseph Buck-Upshur 12 23.26 6 Welcher, Caleb Hedgesville 12 23.37 Like in the 100, the returning field isn't as deep as last year. Last year there were 10 returners under 23.20, and this year there are just 3. 400 Meter Dash 1 O'Neil, Kobe Spring Mills 11 50.41 2 Michael, Jacob Spring Mills 12 51.29 3 Carson, Trevor Riverside 11 51.47 4 Edwards, Richard Huntington 12 51.64 5 Sexton, Justin Greenbrier East 12 51.66 6 Parchment, Rohan Spring Mills 12 52.64 Only 7 under 53.0. 800 Meter Run 1 Carson, Trevor Riverside 11 158.06 2 O'Neil, Kobe Spring Mills 11 158.79 3 Birurakis, Jacob Geo. Washington 12 200.69 4 Sexton, Justin Greenbrier East 12 201.03 5 Bradford, Anthony Parkersburg 12 201.67 6 Temple, Gideon Morgantown 11 201.83 8 under 2:03. 1600 Meter Run 1 Friend, Cole Preston 11 426.76 2 Hanshaw, Wyatt Hurricane 11 427.18 3 Birurakis, Jacob Geo. Washington 12 427.57 4 Lake, Benjamin Parkersburg 12 430.15 5 Carson, Trevor Riverside 11 432.79 6 Siler, Anthony John Marshall 12 434.10 This is another event that lacks the depth of last year, when we had 6 returners under 4:29 and 10 under 4:35. We do have 9 at 4:37 or better. 3200 Meter Run 1 Saunders, Ronnie Wheeling Park 12 939.57 2 Birurakis, Jacob Geo. Washington 12 940.12 3 Friend, Cole Preston 11 942.78 4 Lake, Benjamin Parkersburg 12 952.15 5 Hanshaw, Wyatt Hurricane 11 952.45 6 McPherson, Bryer Hurricane 12 955.00 Yet another event in which the depth is down from last year. Last year there were 11 returners under 10:00. This year there are 7. There were 16 under 10:10 last year. There are 10 this year. 110 Meter High Hurdles 1 Hancock, Micah Woodrow Wilson 12 15.30 2 McConnell, Haden Park. South 11 15.51 3 Kupfner, Aaron Parkersburg 10 15.68 4 Teneval, Chelo Martinsburg 12 15.77 5 Beverage, Corey Park. South 11 15.77 6 Meadows, William Huntington 12 15.93 Last year, there were 6 that had been under 15.50 returning, and 8 under 15.90. These 6 are the only ones under 16.0, but there are 10 at 16.15 or better. 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 Ball, Stevie Cabell Midland 12 40.82 2 Teneval, Chelo Martinsburg 12 40.86 3 Hill, Karrington Capital 11 41.28 4 Harmison, Aron Hedgesville 12 41.63 5 Walker, Ethan Musselman 12 41.93 6 Jannotta, Lydian Jefferson 12 42.04 No one else under 43.0. High Jump 1 Snyder, Jaylen Hurricane 12 6.04 2 Ball, Andrew Spring Valley 12 6.02 3 Harmison, Aron Hedgesville 12 6.00 3 Sturm, Ty Cabell Midland 12 6.00 3 French, Oliver Hedgesville 12 6.00 3 Eaton, Steven St. Albans 12 6.00 3 Cheuvront, Mason Park. South 12 6.00 This event has more returning depth than last year, when there were only 7 returners who had cleared 5'10. This year, there are 12 who have made that mark. Pole Vault 1 Eaton, Steven St. Albans 12 14.00 2 Santiago, Nathan Park. South 12 13.00 2 King, Evan Ripley 12 13.00 4 Call, Christian Hurricane 10 12.00 4 Roush, Nicholas Jefferson 12 12.00 6 Roberts, Buddy Parkersburg 11 11.06 6 Wogan, Conor Washington 11 11.06 No one else has cleared 11'0. Long Jump 1 Snyder, Jaylen Hurricane 12 22.0350 2 Vanduzer, Matt Martinsburg 12 21.0500 3 French, Oliver Hedgesville 12 21.0300 4 George, Amari Riverside 11 20.0650 5 Whitener, Korey Spring Mills 11 20.0600 6 Smith, Anthony Martinsburg 10 20.0500 One more over 20'0. Shot Put 1 Beverage, Gavin Cabell Midland 12 55.0300 2 Wright, Darnell Huntington 12 54.0150 3 Snodgrass, Jermain Wheeling Park 12 53.0025 4 Nester, Doug Spring Valley 12 52.1000 5 Miller, Shane Parkersburg 12 49.0125 6 Hicks, John Hampshire 12 48.0725 Returning depth is far superior to last year, when there were no returners over 50'0. This year, we have 4 over 52'0 and 8 that have thrown at least 46'9, which would have been the # 4 returner last year. Discus 1 Hicks, John Hampshire 12 172.11 2 Beverage, Gavin Cabell Midland 12 150.08 3 Heath, E.J. Hedgesville 12 146.05 4 Nester, Doug Spring Valley 12 146.01 5 Miller, Shane Parkersburg 12 140.03 6 Campbell, Corbin Ripley 12 132.03 Only one more over 130', and then no one else over 123'. Teams 1 Hurricane 38 2 Capital 35 3 Cabell Midland 30.60 4 Spring Mills 29 5 Parkersburg 28.50 6 Hedgesville 22.20 7 Riverside 22 8 Martinsburg 21 9 George Washington 20 10 Parkersburg South 19.60Remember 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.