The WVSSAC has submitted the following Classification and Regional Alignment for the 2026 and 2027 Track & Field Seasons. This is just a draft.
Note that Track is slated to go to 4 Divisions.
Comments should be sent to David Price david.price@wvssac.org and Wayne Ryan wayne.ryan@wvssac.org.
I'll add my comments tomorrow. I was working on it tonight, and it's proving challenging.
Class AAAA - 20 Teams REGION I Buckhannon-Upshur, Morgantown, Preston, University, Wheeling Park 5 Teams - 165 Girls State Meet Points, 159 Boys State Meet Points REGION II Hedgesville, Jefferson, Martinsburg, Musselman, Spring Mills, Washington 6 Teams - 140.50 Girls State Meet Points, 182 Boys State Meet Points REGION III George Washington, Oak Hill, Riverside, Woodrow Wilson 4 Teams - 47.50 Girls State Meet Points, 88 Boys State Meet Points REGION IV Cabell Midland, Huntington, Hurricane, Parkersburg, Parkersburg South 5 Teams - 152 Girls State Meet Points, 234 Boys State Meet Points ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class AAA - 28 Teams REGION I Brooke, East Fairmont, Fairmont Senior, Grafton, John Marshall, North Marion 6 Teams - 162 Girls State Meet Points, 69 Boys State Meet Points REGION II Bridgeport, Elkins, Hampshire, Keyser, Lewis County, Robert C. Byrd 6 Teams - 184.5 Girls State Meet Points, 160 Boys State Meet Points REGION III Capital, Greenbrier East, Herbert Hoover, Nicholas County, PikeView, Princeton Ripley, Shady Spring 8 Teams - 223.33 State Meet Points, 93 Boys State Meet Points REGION IV Chapmanville Regional, Lincoln County, Nitro, Point Pleasant, South Charleston Spring Valley, St. Albans, Winfield 8 Teams - 84.66 Girls State Meet Points, 146 Boys State Meet Points ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class AA - 32 Teams REGION I Doddridge, Oak Glen, Ravenswood, Tyler Consolidated, Weir, Williamstown 6 Teams - 326.5 Girls State Meet Points, 266 Boys State Meet Points REGION II Berkeley Springs, Braxton, Frankfort, Lincoln, Moorefield, Petersburg, Philip Barbour, South Harrison 8 Teams - 86.5 Girls State Meet Points, 124 Boys State Meet Points REGION III Bluefield, Independence, James Monroe, Liberty Raleigh, Midland Trail, Mingo Central, River View, Summers, Westside, Wyoming East 10 Teams - 56 Girls State Meet Points, 59 Boys State Meet Points REGION IV - 8 Teams Buffalo, Clay, Logan, Poca, Roane, Scott, Sissonville, Wayne 8 Teams - 41 Girls State Meet Points, 46 Boys State Meet Points ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A - 41 Teams REGION I Cameron, Clay-Battelle, Madonna, Magnolia, Notre Dame, Parkersburg Catholic, Ritchie, St. Marys, Trinity Christian, Valley Wetzel, Wheeling Central Wood County Christian 12 Teams - 246.5 Girls State Meet Points, 269.5 Boys State Meet Points REGION II East Hardy, Harman, Paw Paw, Pendleton, Pickens, Pocahontas, Tucker, Tygarts Valley, Union, WV School for the Deaf & Blind 10 Teams - 72 Girls State Meet Points, 87.5 Boys State Meet Points REGION III Greater Beckley Christian, Greenbrier West, Meadow Bridge, Montcalm, Mt. View, Richwood, Webster 7 Teams - 6 Girls State Meet Points, 48 Boys State Meet Points REGION IV Calhoun, Charleston Catholic, Gilmer, Hannan, Man, Sherman, St. Joseph Central, Tolsia, Tug Valley, Van, Wahama, Wirt 12 Teams - 110 Girls State Meet Points, 125 Boys State Meet Points