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 Fields, Allison Ripley 12 12.34 2 Banire, Sydney Spring Mills 12 12.49 3 Poole, Amari Wheeling Park 12 12.54 4 Holmes, Leonna Martinsburg 11 12.57 5 Jackson, LaTahia Huntington 11 12.71 6 Guest, Malia Hedgesville 11 12.73 We have a deep returning field that features 13 returners that went under 13 seconds last year, and 17 that were under 13.10. 200 Meter Dash 1 Fields, Allison Ripley 12 25.86 2 Blue, Trinity Jefferson 10 26.23 3 Guest, Malia Hedgesville 11 26.31 4 Poole, Amari Wheeling Park 12 26.35 5 Snedeker, Abigail Wheeling Park 12 26.50 6 Oliveto, Catherine Buck-Upshur 10 26.53 This is very similar to last year's returning field with 9 total returners under 27 seconds. 400 Meter Dash 1 Fields, Allison Ripley 12 57.65 2 Nunn, Samara Park. South 10 58.55 3 Gray, Madison Musselman 11 58.57 4 Oliveto, Catherine Buck-Upshur 10 59.32 5 Zervos, Zara John Marshall 11 59.52 6 Hatcher, Lea Morgantown 10 59.73 We have a stronger group of returners that we did last year with these 6 under 60 seconds and 10 under 61. 800 Meter Run 1 Starcher, Tori Ripley 12 208.40 2 Hatcher, Lea Morgantown 10 211.07 3 Kirby, Caroline University 11 219.07 4 Gray, Madison Musselman 11 219.24 5 Trippett, Madison Parkersburg 12 219.81 6 Zervos, Zara John Marshall 11 220.04 This is an excellent batch of returners. Last year, it only took 2:25.27 to make this list. This year, we have 9 at 2:21.01 or better and 12 under 2:26. 1600 Meter Run 1 Starcher, Tori Ripley 12 436.58 2 Hatcher, Lea Morgantown 10 454.04 3 Trippett, Madison Parkersburg 12 457.76 4 Young, Athena Morgantown 12 501.81 5 Shetty, Zoe University 12 503.22 6 Kirby, Caroline University 11 506.18 This is another brutal field. We have five returners faster than the #2 spot from last year. The #6 this year is 20 seconds faster than the #6 last year. Aside from these 6, we have another at 5:07 and one at 5:11. 3200 Meter Run 1 Starcher, Tori Ripley 12 1020.54 2 Hatcher, Lea Morgantown 10 1033.71 3 Shetty, Zoe University 12 1035.18 4 Young, Athena Morgantown 12 1042.17 5 Trippett, Madison Parkersburg 12 1046.41 6 Kirby, Caroline University 11 1057.74 Like the 800 and the 1600, the field is strong and deep. We have these 6 under 11:00 and 8 under 11:20. 100 Meter High Hurdles 1 Wiethe, Aubrey Wheeling Park 12 15.40 2 Ejimofor, Angela Morgantown 12 15.78 3 Pizzuti, Emily Washington 11 15.83 4 Sayavong, Malia Hurricane 12 15.84 5 Colbert, Lauren Hedgesville 11 16.11 6 Knight, Alex Wheeling Park 12 16.21 The field is deeper than last year, but not quite as strong at the top end. There are 7 under 16.30 and 10 under 16.80. 300 Meter Low Hurdles 1 Wiethe, Aubrey Wheeling Park 12 45.45 2 Ray, Danielle Hurricane 12 45.52 3 Porter, Marlee Wheeling Park 11 45.91 4 Lewellyn, Kennedi Buck-Upshur 12 47.00 5 McManamay, Nicole Hampshire 12 47.33 6 Bachinski, Melyn Brooke 10 48.40 This group is slightly better than last year's returning group across the board. However, it's not as deep. Last year, there were 11 returners under 50 seconds. This year, there are just these 6. High Jump 1 Legros, Nadia Hurricane 12 5.06 2 Magassouba, Sona Capital 11 5.05 3 Williams, Erin Park. South 12 5.03 4 Andrews, Morganne Martinsburg 12 5.02 5 Walker, Jailah Wheeling Park 10 5.00 5 Pendergrast, Mara Brooke 11 5.00 5 Ferguson, Damara John Marshall 11 5.00 5 Dayley, Keirston Musselman 10 5.00 5 Louis, Ariel Huntington 11 5.00 There are 4 more at 4'10. Pole Vault 1 Lewellyn, Kennedi Buck-Upshur 12 10.00 2 Chenoweth, Genna Spring Mills 11 9.06 2 Wright, Hannah Hurricane 10 9.06 4 Lewellyn, Makenzi Buck-Upshur 12 9.00 4 Smith, Faith Geo. Washington 10 9.00 4 Smith, Jenna Wheeling Park 11 9.00 This is a slightly deeper field than last year. There are 2 more at 8'6. Long Jump 1 Lanham, Sierra University 10 17.0475 2 Williams, Erin Park. South 12 16.1125 3 Colbert, Lauren Hedgesville 11 16.0800 3 Island, Yazmin Brooke 12 16.0800 5 Speights, Aaliyah Wheeling Park 12 16.0750 6 Murray-Shrade, Paige Cabell Midland 11 16.0500 This group is a little better than last year's across the board. There is one additional 16'0 returner in the field. Shot Put 1 Nash, Cheyenne Wheeling Park 12 37.1100 2 Brooks, Jada Spring Mills 12 36.1100 3 Miller, Madison Woodrow Wilson 12 36.0100 4 Goodson, Ravyn Huntington 11 34.0450 5 Brown, Justice Hedgesville 10 34.0100 6 Garner, Jaden Parkersburg 11 33.0750 Things get tightly packed at the end of this. After #6, returners 7-11 are also over 33'0, and there are 15 over 32'0. Discus 1 Miller, Madison Woodrow Wilson 12 124.04 2 Goodson, Ravyn Huntington 11 118.07 3 Fazzini, Sophia Wheeling Park 10 113.11 4 Brooks, Jada Spring Mills 12 113.11 5 Gao, Kylee Morgantown 12 113.06 6 Zuliani, Cameron Buck-Upshur 10 113.00 This is a much deeper field than last year as #6 has thrown further than #2 from last year's list. Ther are 12 returners over 100'0. Teams 1. Ripley 60 2. Wheeling Park 59.93 3. Morgantown 43 4. Hurricane 29 5. Spring Mills 27 6. University 26 7. Buckhannon-Upshur 22.33 8. Parkersburg South 22 9. Hedgesville 16 9. Woodrow Wilson 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. These are only points from individual events.