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 Germann, Allie Winfield 10 12.40 1 Jackson, Anaiya Bridgeport 11 12.40 3 Farrow, Shannon Oak Hill 11 12.76 4 Brown, Summer Bluefield 12 12.97 5 McUmar, Blaire Weir 11 13.07 6 Unger, Savannah Roane 11 13.13 The top end is a little stronger than last year, but it isn't as deep as it took a 12.93 to make this list last year. There are 9 returners under 13.30. 200 Meter Dash 1 Germann, Allie Winfield 10 25.58 2 Jackson, Anaiya Bridgeport 11 25.66 3 Farrow, Shannon Oak Hill 11 26.92 4 Grubbs, India Keyser 12 27.07 5 McUmar, Blaire Weir 11 27.14 6 Unger, Savannah Roane 11 27.17 This field isn't as deep as last year when it took 26.54 to make this list. Last year, there were 10 returners under 27.50. This year, it's just 7. 400 Meter Dash 1 Adkins, Baylee Winfield 11 58.97 2 Grafton, Emerson Bridgeport 10 100.81 3 Myers, Abigail Oak Glen 12 101.57 4 Stedman, Casey Lincoln 12 101.70 5 Triplett, Sofia Elkins 12 101.89 6 Christopher, Erykah East Fairmont 11 101.94 Again, the returning field isn't as strong as last year's returners. There are 10 returners that were under 1:03, and 12 that were under 1:03.2. 800 Meter Run 1 Adkins, Baylee Winfield 11 214.78 2 Christopher, Erykah East Fairmont 11 220.95 3 Floyd, Graylin Philip Barbour 10 226.08 4 Babkirk, Kiya Oak Hill 12 226.24 5 Fronaphel, Peyton Winfield 12 226.83 6 Stanley, Mackenzie Fairmont Senior 12 227.98 The top end is stronger than last year, but the overall returning field isn't quite as deep. Aside from these 6, there is just one more that was under 2:30. 1600 Meter Run 1 Christopher, Erykah East Fairmont 11 514.48 2 Adkins, Baylee Winfield 11 521.24 3 Roberts, Anna Winfield 11 533.56 4 Harvey, Belle Berkeley Spr. 11 535.22 5 Williamson, Emily Wayne 10 535.41 6 Stanley, Mackenzie Fairmont Senior 12 536.06 Last year's returning group was exceptional. Only two from this year's list would have been within 10 seconds of last year's top 6 returners. But that makes it interesting as there are 4 more within 7 seconds of #6. 3200 Meter Run 1 Jacquez, Carlina Fairmont Senior 12 1145.99 2 Harvey, Belle Berkeley Spr. 11 1152.81 3 Grafton, Emerson Bridgeport 10 1158.83 4 Miller, Gracie Philip Barbour 10 1209.53 5 Williams, Audrey Philip Barbour 10 1209.67 6 Campbell, Emma Bridgeport 12 1214.95 There's a pattern here. Again, the returning field isn't as strong as last year's, when we had five returners that had been 11:51 or better. There are 8 returners under 12:30. 100 Meter High Hurdles 1 Meade, Emily Bridgeport 12 15.73 2 Barganski, Izzy Oak Glen 11 16.46 3 Hudson, Emily Winfield 12 16.61 4 Hinkle, Rylee Winfield 11 16.77 5 Maier, Meredtih Grafton 10 16.84 6 Purvis, Mya Keyser 11 17.00 It's not quite as strong at the top end, but this field rivals last year's returning group. There are 9 under 17.30 and 10 under 17.50. 300 Meter Low Hurdles 1 Adkins, Baylee Winfield 11 46.33 2 Meade, Emily Bridgeport 12 46.99 3 Jackson, Anaiya Bridgeport 11 48.33 4 Babkirk, Kiya Oak Hill 12 48.89 5 Barganski, Izzy Oak Glen 11 49.61 6 Purvis, Mya Keyser 11 49.73 The group of 6 is a bit behind last year's group, but the overall depth is similar with 8 returners that went under 50 seconds last year. High Jump 1 Saunders, Sami Point Pleasant 12 5.04 1 Wood, Elicia Point Pleasant 10 5.04 3 Unger, Savannah Roane 11 5.02 3 Merica, Payton Bridgeport 12 5.02 5 Nutter, Kaitlin Liberty Harr. 11 5.00 5 Helmick, Destiny Petersburg 11 5.00 5 Williams, Eden Fairmont Senior 11 5.00 5 Maier, Meredith Grafton 10 5.00 5 Flint, Amanda Oak Hill 11 5.00 Along with these 9, there are 3 others who jumped 4'10 last year. Pole Vault 1 Goodman, Dianna Winfield 11 11.09 2 Saunders, Sami Point Pleasant 12 10.01 3 Walker, Nikki Winfield 10 9.00 4 Eddy, Kaleigh North Marion 12 8.06 4 Beckett, Sara Sissonville 10 8.06 4 Clutter, Macie Liberty Harr. 10 8.06 4 Rogers, Hope East Fairmont 12 8.06 A slightly deeper returning field than last year with two additional that cleared 8'0 last year. Long Jump 1 Germann, Allie Winfield 10 17.0500 2 Meade, Emily Bridgeport 12 17.0275 3 Saunders, Sami Point Pleasant 12 16.0675 4 Stokes, Skye Oak Glen 12 15.1150 4 Hinkle, Rylee Winfield 11 15.1150 6 Athey, Brook Liberty Raleigh 12 15.0950 This group a stronger at the top end than last year's returners, but isn't quite as deep. We do have 10 over 15'6 coming back and 14 that went 15'0. Shot Put 1 Cottrill, Addy Point Pleasant 10 37.0600 2 Boroski, Megan James Monroe 12 36.0100 3 Winebrenner, Taylor Nicholas 11 35.0200 4 Butler, Kayla Point Pleasant 10 35.0050 5 Holyfield, Madison Robert C. Byrd 12 34.0750 6 McCullough, Madya Bridgeport 12 33.0650 This is definitely a strong returning field than last year as only two from last year's returner list would have made this year's list. There are 9 that threw at least 32'0 and 13 that threw at least 31'0. Discus 1 McCullough, Madya Bridgeport 12 125.05 2 Cottrill, Addy Point Pleasant 10 123.10 3 Travis, Kaylee Oak Glen 12 116.06 4 Winebrenner, Taylor Nicholas 11 106.00 5 Wilson, Tristan Point Pleasant 11 105.03 6 Holyfield, Madison Robert C. Byrd 12 102.03 As in the shot put, this is a strong returning field than last year. However, after these 6, there is only 1 other returner within 9'. Teams 1. Winfield 104 2. Bridgeport 80 3. Point Pleasant 57 4. Oak Glen 25 5. East Fairmont 20.75 6. Oak Hill 20.60 7. Fairmont Senior 12.60 8. Berkeley Springs 12 8. Philip Barbour 12 10. Nicholas 10Remember 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.