The following are the top 8 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. It could also include transfers that I missed or don't know occurred. Let me know if that is the case, and I'll fix it. The listing also does not include rising freshmen who could have had 8th grade performances that make the list.
100 Meter Dash 1 McWreath, Braden Wheeling Cent. 12 11.03 2 Hatfield, Jaden South Harrison 10 11.12 3 Whittington, Cole Buffalo 12 11.22 3 Brinegar, Carson Scott 12 11.22 5 Bushnell, Zhamir Bluefield 12 11.29 6 Morral, Drew Philip Barbour 12 11.37 7 Timbrook, Trenton Hampshire 12 11.42 7 Banks, Drew Lincoln Co. 12 11.42 15 returners under 11.60 seconds. 200 Meter Dash 1 Hatfield, Jaden South Harrison 10 22.47 2 Brinegar, Carson Scott 12 22.78 3 Whittington, Cole Buffalo 12 23.01 4 McWreath, Braden Wheeling Cent. 12 23.14 5 Bowen, Brody Point Pleasant 11 23.21 6 Greear, Vincent Hampshire 12 23.22 7 Hall, Jaxson Grafton 11 23.27 8 Brundige, Carson Williamstown 12 23.33 14 Returners under 23.60 seconds. 400 Meter Dash 1 Hatfield, Jaden South Harrison 10 50.98 2 Jackson, William James Monroe 12 52.22 3 Cook, Nate PikeView 12 52.25 4 Lemle, Jacob Poca 11 52.44 5 Holden, Carder Lewis 11 52.45 6 Hesse, Eli Frankfort 11 52.92 7 Farmer, Seth Shady Spring 10 53.21 8 Napper, Dennis Liberty Harr. 11 53.28 12 Returners under 54.0 seconds. 800 Meter Run 1 Conner, Frank Williamstown 12 201.37 2 Huffman, Tyler PikeView 10 201.85 3 Niggemyer, Michael Grafton 12 202.24 4 Hughes, Ryan Frankfort 12 202.91 5 Tenney, Benjamin Elkins 11 203.47 6 George, Trevor Elkins 10 204.65 7 Johnson, Julian Williamstown 12 205.30 8 Acord, Jadon Liberty Raleigh 12 205.62 10 Returners under 2:08 and 14 under 2:09. 1600 Meter Run 1 Conner, Frank Williamstown 12 422.91 2 Hughes, Ryan Frankfort 12 428.14 3 George, Trevor Elkins 10 428.76 4 Johnson, Julian Williamstown 12 433.33 5 Altobello, Luca Keyser 10 433.46 6 Tenney, Benjamin Elkins 11 434.10 7 Coiner, Will Williamstown 12 435.40 8 Niggemyer, Michael Grafton 12 435.91 11 Returners under 4:41. 3200 Meter Run 1 Hughes, Ryan Frankfort 12 942.49 2 Tenney, Benjamin Elkins 11 946.59 3 Altobello, Luca Keyser 10 948.80 4 Johnson, Julian Williamstown 12 952.29 5 George, Trevor Elkins 10 953.66 6 Coiner, Will Williamstown 12 955.29 7 Conner, Frank Williamstown 12 958.44 8 Annon, Colson Grafton 11 1001.80 No one else under 10:10, but 5 more under 10:14. 110 Meter High Hurdles 1 Hunt, Reese Point Pleasant 12 15.26 2 Law, Brogan Williamstown 12 15.45 3 Watson, Lane Roane 12 15.55 4 Dawson, Jaden East Fairmont 12 15.58 5 Linksweiler, Christian Independence 11 15.76 6 Byard, Milton Bluefield 12 15.78 7 Barton, Grant Point Pleasant 12 15.83 8 Cook, Peyton Poca 11 15.86 Only 1 more under 16.25 seconds, but 5 additional under 16.45 seconds. 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 Watson, Lane Roane 12 39.51 2 Hunt, Reese Point Pleasant 12 39.98 3 Bailes, Evan Point Pleasant 10 40.79 4 Barton, Grant Point Pleasant 12 40.83 5 Evans, Jaunti Sissonville 12 41.25 6 Dawson, Jaden East Fairmont 12 41.42 7 Cook, Nate PikeView 12 41.67 8 Billeter, Jack Shady Spring 10 41.95 4 more under 42.5 seconds. High Jump 1 Coleman, Landon Poca 12 6.04 2 Miner, Isaiah Nicholas 12 6.02 3 Cook, Nate PikeView 12 6.01 4 Lambka, Grayson Keyser 11 6.00 4 Whittington, Cole Buffalo 12 6.00 4 Burdette, Hunter Lincoln 10 6.00 4 Cook, Peyton Poca 11 6.00 8 Beckett, Lucas Point Pleasant 10 5.10 8 Gardinier, Peyton James Monroe 12 5.10 8 more at 5'8 Pole Vault 1 Detrick, Tanner Keyser 12 12.08 2 McDaniel, Cohen Point Pleasant 11 12.06 3 Devault, Gage Point Pleasant 11 12.00 3 Blauvelt, Mason East Fairmont 12 12.00 5 Detrick, Alek Keyser 12 11.06 5 Charles, Brandon Roane 11 11.06 7 Tennant, Thad North Marion 12 10.06 7 Shaw, Cole Point Pleasant 10 10.06 2 more at 10'0. Long Jump 1 Miner, Isaiah Nicholas 12 20.1175 2 Coleman, Landon Poca 12 20.0800 3 Creel, Isaac Point Pleasant 12 20.0175 4 Sites, Will Williamstown 12 20.0025 5 Jones, John Herbert Hoover 12 19.1175 6 Bradbury, Kaden Independence 11 19.0950 7 Bonnett, Preston Poca 12 19.0925 8 Stevenson, Syncere Weir 11 19.0900 12 Returners at 19'6 or better and 18 at 19'0 or better. Shot Put 1 Joy, Lynken Williamstown 12 48.0450 2 Hill, Caden Point Pleasant 11 47.1100 3 McGee, John Philip Barbour 12 47.0350 4 Knoblet, Gabe Shady Spring 12 47.0025 5 Bone, Orien Oak Glen 10 45.0325 6 Lake, Wyatt Buffalo 12 43.0600 7 Horne, Jeremy Philip Barbour 12 43.0500 8 Fennessy, David Scott 12 43.0250 10 Returners over 42'0. Discus 1 Hill, Caden Point Pleasant 11 162.01 2 McGee, John Philip Barbour 12 145.09 3 Joy, Lynken Williamstown 12 145.00 4 Francisco, Jaden Bluefield 12 141.02 5 McCoy, Gage Point Pleasant 11 137.11 6 Knoblet, Gabe Shady Spring 12 137.10 7 Cook, Cole Keyser 11 136.00 8 Hoosier, Christian Williamstown 10 133.09 10 Returners over 130'0 and 12 over 129'0. Teams 1. Point Pleasant 78.50 2. Williamstown 70 3. Poca 29.50 4. Keyser 29 5. Elkins 28 5. South Harrison 28 7. Frankfort 26 8. PikeView 22 9. Roane 19.50 10. Philip Barbour 19
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.