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 Lain, Amonte Capital 11 10.91 2 Kidd, Gabriel Woodrow Wilson 12 10.94 3 Meadors, Myles Cabell Midland 12 11.02 4 Walling, Daniel Woodrow Wilson 12 11.04 5 Brooks, Conlan Oak Hill 12 11.05 6 Stewart, Christian Woodrow Wilson 12 11.08 7 Dues, Tyshawn Hurricane 12 11.10 8 Ball, Skylar Huntington 12 11.11 13 Returners under 11.30 seconds. 19 under 11.40. 200 Meter Dash 1 Allen, Tony Jefferson 11 22.19 2 Meadors, Myles Cabell Midland 12 22.36 3 Brooks, Conlan Oak Hill 12 22.39 4 Lain, Amonte Capital 11 22.52 5 Sack, Keagan Huntington 12 22.70 6 Walling, Daniel Woodrow Wilson 12 22.73 7 Dues, Tyshawn Hurricane 12 22.82 8 Jones, Tavon Washington 11 22.85 12 Returners under 23.00 seconds. 15 under 23.05. 400 Meter Dash 1 Brooks, Conlan Oak Hill 12 49.91 2 Dueley, Landen Parkersburg 11 50.32 2 Goldman, Crawford Geo. Washington 12 50.32 4 Brooks, Nolan Oak Hill 10 50.47 5 Arnold, Keonn Morgantown 11 50.73 6 Bradsher, Dustin Spring Mills 11 50.76 7 Wharton, Jackson Parkersburg 12 50.96 8 Petersen, Alexander Geo. Washington 10 51.08 13 Returners under 51.7 seconds. 800 Meter Run 1 Kneeland, Aiden Cabell Midland 12 153.53 2 Umbright, Tyler University 12 155.68 3 Hall, Agustin Jefferson 12 156.85 4 Steorts, Ty Hurricane 12 157.87 5 Lewis, Mason Hurricane 12 158.18 6 Summers, Joaquin Morgantown 10 158.20 7 Goldman, Crawford Geo. Washington 12 158.58 8 Fox, Gage Geo. Washington 12 159.13 9 Returners under 2:00. 13 under 2:02. 1600 Meter Run 1 Steorts, Ty Hurricane 12 407.75 2 Umbright, Tyler University 12 412.56 3 Myers, Connor Jefferson 12 417.95 4 Kneeland, Aiden Cabell Midland 12 418.06 5 Conroy, Ethan University 11 420.82 6 Carlton, Andrew Morgantown 12 426.12 7 Fox, Gage Geo. Washington 12 426.12 8 Lewis, Mason Hurricane 12 426.51 13 Returners under 4:35. 3200 Meter Run 1 Steorts, Ty Hurricane 12 858.32 2 Kneeland, Aiden Cabell Midland 12 917.92 3 Umbright, Tyler University 12 918.24 4 Myers, Conner Jefferson 12 933.36 5 Zorick, Troy Bridgeport 11 938.13 6 George, Connor Parkersburg 11 939.34 7 Lorimar, Finlay Morgantown 12 944.45 8 Marshall, Trace Winfield 10 947.93 16 Returners under 10:00. 110 Meter High Hurdles 1 Smith, Jai'Den Hurricane 12 14.75 2 Staples, Nelson Woodrow Wilson 12 15.22 3 Crawford, Avonte Huntington 12 15.35 4 Casdorph, Hayden Morgantown 12 15.37 5 Gagum, Dominick Hedgesville 12 15.37 6 Wilson, Tayveon Huntington 11 15.44 7 Foster, Jordan Park. South 11 15.48 8 Wisman, Seth Morgantown 12 15.74 12 Returners under 16.15 seconds. 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 Smith, Jai'Den Hurricane 12 39.81 2 Foster, Jordan Park. South 11 39.91 3 Gagum, Dominick Hedgesville 12 40.65 4 Hackett, Chase Buck-Upshur 12 40.86 5 Gurnee, Myles Winfield 12 41.27 6 Staples, Nelson Woodrow Wilson 12 41.34 7 Geveke, Carter Huntington 11 41.80 8 Howard, A'Marvion Princeton 12 42.43 12 returners under 42.90 seconds. High Jump 1 Moreland, Joel Morgantown 11 6.06 2 Bradsher, Dustin Spring Mills 11 6.05 2 Uth-Smith, Loakkhae Spring Mills 12 6.05 4 Hewitt, Navier Park. South 12 6.04 5 Newton, Nathan Washington 11 6.02 5 Legros, Sean Hurricane 12 6.02 5 Martin, Demonte Hedgesville 12 6.02 5 McKinney, Dante Hurricane 12 6.02 4 more at 6'0. Pole Vault 1 Gagum, Dominick Hedgesville 12 13.00 2 Colonel, Wyatt Huntington 12 12.00 2 Riley, Parker Huntington 12 12.00 2 Marsteller, Collin Huntington 11 12.00 2 Kintz, Noah Bridgeport 12 12.00 2 Sprouse, Anthony Geo. Washington 11 12.00 7 Carman, Jacob Wheeling Park 10 11.06 8 Reese, Braydon Hurricane 11 10.06 8 Cook, James Huntington 11 10.06 8 Butcher, Andrew Hedgesville 12 10.06 8 Day, Russel Spring Mills 11 10.06 8 Moreland, Joel Morgantown 11 10.06 2 more at 10'0. Long Jump 1 Martin, Demonte Hedgesville 12 21.1000 2 Uth-Smith, Loakkhae Spring Mills 12 21.0900 3 Crawford, Avonte Huntington 12 21.0700 4 Beard, Isaah Musselman 12 21.0450 5 Caldwell, Colton Spring Valley 12 21.0425 6 Thompson, Isaiah Morgantown 11 21.0250 7 George, Uryan Martinsburg 11 21.0200 8 Smith, Jai'Den Hurricane 12 21.0025 Only one more over 20'6, but 19 total over 20'0. Shot Put 1 Chill, Ethan Hurricane 12 55.0050 2 Edwards, Matthew Cabell Midland 12 48.0900 3 Peters, Sam Riverside 12 48.0050 4 Adkins, Wyatt Huntington 12 46.0925 5 Bigelow, Trevor Fairmont Senior 12 46.0800 6 Miller, Luke Wheeling Park 12 45.0850 7 Zuliani, Carter Bridgeport 12 45.0800 8 Brown, Wesley Bridgeport 12 45.0625 Only one more over 44'0. Discus 1 Wisman, Seth Morgantown 12 153.03 2 Chill, Ethan Hurricane 12 148.05 3 Vanmeter, Kevin Capital 12 146.08 4 Zuliani, Carter Bridgeport 12 144.05 5 Shaffer, Ira Preston 12 142.08 6 Plevich, Luke Morgantown 12 142.01 7 Baskin, Knowlen So. Charleston 12 140.09 8 Reed, Marcus Brooke 11 139.02 Only one more over 135'0, but five others over 130'0. Teams 1. Hurricane 77.20 2. Huntington 51.80 3. Cabell Midland 45 4. Morgantown 43.70 5. Hedgesville 32.70 6. Woodrow Wilson 30 7. Jefferson 27 8. University 26 9. Spring Mills 25.20 10. Oak Hill 25
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.