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 Williams, Zilan Spring Mills 10 10.96 2 Sinclair, Sincere Wheeling Park 11 11.22 3 Padmore-Johnson, Keon Spring Mills 11 11.26 4 McWright, Shamel Musselman 12 11.28 5 Walker, Torrence Wheeling Park 11 11.36 6 Black, Kirk Morgantown 11 11.40 Last year, we have 5 coming back that had been under 11.20. This year, there is just 1. There are 9 returners under 11.50. 200 Meter Dash 1 Williams, Zilan Spring Mills 10 22.21 2 Walker Torrence Wheeling Park 11 22.44 3 Sinclair, Sincere Wheeling Park 11 22.97 4 Tyson, Ethan Musselman 12 23.00 5 Rice, Levi Park. South 11 23.04 6 Williams, Bruce So. Charleston 11 23.12 This is a stronger and deeper group of returners than last year. There are 8 returners under 23.20 compared to just 3 last year. 400 Meter Dash 1 O'Neil, Kobe Spring Mills 12 49.75 2 Carson, Trevor Riverside 12 50.66 3 Rutherford, Ethan Parkersburg 11 51.57 4 Scott, Dakota Wheeling Park 12 52.23 5 Estep, Eric Wheeling Park 12 52.38 6 Snyder, Blake Park. South 11 52.43 This group is a littler stronger at the top end than last year, but not quite as deep. There are 8 returners under 53 seconds. 800 Meter Run 1 Carson, Trevor Riverside 12 155.99 2 Hanshaw, Wyatt Hurricane 12 159.11 3 Smith-Tatham, Trey Preston 12 159.16 4 O'Neil, Kobe Spring Mills 12 200.71 5 Edwards, Josh University 10 201.47 6 DiProsperis, Vincent Wheeling Park 12 201.57 This is a slightly stronger and deeper group of returners than last year. There are 7 returners under 2:03 and 9 under 2:04. 1600 Meter Run 1 Friend, Cole Preston 12 420.35 2 Edwards, Josh University 10 421.69 3 Hanshaw, Wyatt Hurricane 12 426.34 4 Gibson, Jackson Cabell Midland 12 431.52 5 Core, Jackson Morgantown 12 431.58 6 Carson, Trevor Riverside 12 432.04 This is also a stronger and deeper group than last year. In addition to these 6, we have 4 more under 4:35. 3200 Meter Run 1 Edwards, Josh University 10 917.98 2 Friend, Cole Preston 12 936.51 3 Hanshaw, Wyatt Hurricane 12 939.16 4 Gibson, Jackson Cabell Midland 12 954.62 5 LeRose, Sam Cabell Midland 11 955.26 6 DeVincent, Rocco University 10 955.63 This is definitely a strong group at the top end compared to last year, and very similar after that. There are 8 returners under 10:00. 110 Meter High Hurdles 1 McConnell, Haden Park. South 12 15.04 2 Kupfner, Aaron Parkersburg 11 15.26 3 Casto, Carson Riverside 11 15.29 4 Smith, Doryn Martinsburg 11 15.63 5 Johnson, Cameron Morgantown 12 15.70 6 Anderson, Mikhi Hampshire 11 16.03 6 Tyson, Ethan Musselman 12 16.03 This is a stronger group at the top, but last year, the entire group of 6 were under 16.0. We do have 9 under 16.10 and 10 under 16.15. 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 Casto, Carson Riverside 11 40.81 2 Hill, Karrington Capital 12 41.11 3 Smith, Doryn Martinsburg 11 41.40 4 Kupfner, Aaron Parkersburg 11 41.46 5 O'Neil, Kobe Spring Mills 12 41.69 6 Breeden, Paul Jefferson 12 41.91 This group isn't quite as strong at the top, but it's a deeper field. There are 4 more under 43 seconds. High Jump 1 Everhart, Sheldon Hedgesville 12 6.02 1 Smith, Doryn Martinsburg 11 6.02 3 Callavechio, Mario St. Albans 11 6.00 3 Ellis, Nate Spring Valley 12 6.00 3 Price, Griffin Washington 11 6.00 3 Amore, Frank Washington 11 6.00 3 Rice, Levi Park. South 11 6.00 3 Ward, Jahseer Preston 10 6.00 3 Davis, Donavan So. Charleston 12 6.00 This is a very similar group to last year with an additional 2 that cleared 5'10. Pole Vault 1 Sorge, Christian Wheeling Park 11 14.00 2 Amore, Frank Washington 11 13.06 3 Wogan, Conor Washington 12 13.00 4 Call, Christian Hurricane 11 12.06 4 Howell, Lucas Morgantown 10 12.06 6 Young, Landon Morgantown 10 12.00 This is a stronger and deeper group than last year. There are 8 total that cleared 11'6 and 10 that cleared 11'0. Long Jump 1 Everhart, Sheldon Hedgesville 12 21.1150 2 Smith, Anthony Martinsburg 11 20.0900 3 Whitener, Korey Spring Mills 12 20.0775 4 Finn, Hunter Morgantown 12 20.0575 5 Ball, Andrew Spring Valley 12 20.0225 6 Penn, Brandon Park. South 12 19.0575 This group isn't as strong or as deep as last year's group. We do, however, have 6 more within 6" of making the list. Shot Put 1 Lincoln, Tyson Washington 12 46.0350 2 Waybright, Justin Parkersburg 11 45.0575 3 Pomeroy, Ian Woodrow Wilson 12 42.1100 4 Northcraft, Ethan Musselman 11 42.0800 5 Lucas, Ty Martinsburg 12 42.0700 6 Dillon, Zach Cabell Midland 12 42.0650 This event was ravaged by graduation. No distance on this list would have made last year's list. This is wide open for team to gain some points. Discus 1 Lincoln, Tyson Washington 12 144.00 2 Waybright, Justin Parkersburg 11 141.11 3 Dillon, Ty Cabell Midland 12 138.01 4 Lucas, Ty Martinsburg 12 128.10 5 Savage, Gabe Cabell Midland 10 126.07 6 Hicks, Christian Hampshire 11 125.00 This event was also hit hard by graduation. There is only one other returner over 121'0. Teams 1. Spring Mills 48 2. Wheeling Park 41 3. Washington 37.71 4. Riverside 35 5. Parkersburg 34 6. Martinsburg 33 7. Preston 25.86 8. Hurricane 23 9. University 21 10. Cabell Midland 19 10. Hedgesville 19Remember 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.