The WVSSAC has submitted the following Classification and Regional Alignment for the 2025 and 2026 Cross Country. This is just a draft.
Comments should be sent to David Price david.price@wvssac.org and Wayne Ryan wayne.ryan@wvssac.org.
I will add a little more data to this tomorrow and post my comments in a separate item. I'll add my comments tomorrow.
Table of Returners Girls Complete # Runners Returning Runners Class AAAA Teams @ Reg. at Reg. Ranked Top 20 Top 50 Region 1 5 35 36 8 20 Region 2 6 42 15 4 6 Region 3 3 21 12 1 3 Region 4 5 35 32 7 21 Boys Complete # Runners Returning Runners Class AAAA Teams @ Reg. at Reg. Ranked Top 20 Top 50 Region 1 5 33 31 10 19 Region 2 6 42 20 2 8 Region 3 2 21 8 1 6 Region 4 5 35 31 7 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Girls Complete # Runners Returning Runners Class AAA Teams @ Reg. at Reg. Ranked Top 20 Top 50 Region 1 4 34 17 4 11 Region 2 5 35 21 6 14 Region 3 5 39 23 7 16 Region 4 4 33 13 3 9 Boys Complete # Runners Returning Runners Class AAA Teams @ Reg. at Reg. Ranked Top 20 Top 50 Region 1 6 28 20 5 14 Region 2 6 41 24 9 18 Region 3 6 39 18 4 10 Region 4 4 33 11 2 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Girls Complete # Runners Returning Runners Class A/AA Teams @ Reg. at Reg. Ranked Top 20 Top 50 Region 1 6 61 25 10 22 Region 2 4 38 20 7 18 Region 3 0 17 1 0 1 Region 4 2 39 11 3 9 Boys Complete # Runners Returning Runners Class A/AA Teams @ Reg. at Reg. Ranked Top 20 Top 50 Region 1 8 77 36 10 23 Region 2 6 48 18 5 10 Region 3 6 43 6 1 2 Region 4 5 51 21 4 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class AAAA - 20 Teams 95 Ranked Girls Returning 90 Ranked Boys Returning REGION I Buckhannon-Upshur, Morgantown, Preston, University, Wheeling Park 5 Teams 5 Complete Girls Teams at Last Year's Regional 5 Complete Boys Teams at Last Year's Regional 35 Girls at Last Year's Regional 33 Boys at Last Year's Regional 36 of the 95 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 8 of the Top 20 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 20 of the Top 50 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 31 of the 90 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 10 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 19 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region REGION II Hedgesville, Jefferson, Martinsburg, Musselman, Spring Mills, Washington 6 Teams 6 Complete Girls Teams at Last Year's Regional 6 Complete Boys Teams at Last Year's Regional 42 Girls at Last Year's Regional 42 Boys at Last Year's Regional 15 of the 95 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 4 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 6 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 20 of the 90 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 2 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 8 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region REGION III George Washington, Oak Hill, Riverside, Woodrow Wilson 4 Teams 3 Complete Girls Teams at Last Year's Regional 2 Complete Boys Teams at Last Year's Regional 21 Girls at Last Year's Regional 21 Boys at Last Year's Regional 12 of the 95 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 1 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Girls is in this Region 3 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 8 of the 90 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 1 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Boys is in this Region 6 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region REGION IV Cabell Midland, Huntington, Hurricane, Parkersburg, Parkersburg South 5 Teams 5 Complete Girls Teams at Last Year's Regional 5 Complete Boys Teams at Least Year's Regional 35 Girls at Last Year's Regional 35 Boys at Last Years's Regional 32 of the 95 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 7 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 21 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 31 of the 90 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 7 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 17 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class AAA - 28 Teams 74 Ranked Girls Returning 73 Ranked Boys Returning REGION I Brooke, East Fairmont, Fairmont Senior, Grafton, John Marshall, North Marion 6 Teams 4 Complete Girls Teams at Last Year's Regional 6 Complete Boys Teams at Last Year's Regional 34 Girls at Last Year's Regional 39 Boys at Last Year's Regional 17 of the 74 Ranked Returnin Girls are in this Region 4 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 11 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 20 of the 73 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 5 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 14 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region REGION II Bridgeport, Elkins, Hampshire, Keyser, Lewis County, Robert C. Byrd 6 Teams 5 Complete Girls Teams at Last Year's Regional 6 Complete Boys Teams at Last Year's Regional 35 Girls at Last Year's Regional 41 Boys at Last Year's Regional 21 of the 74 Ranked Returnin Girls are in this Region 6 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 14 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 24 of the 73 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 9 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 18 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region REGION III Capital, Greenbrier East, Herbert Hoover, Nicholas County, PikeView, Princeton Ripley, Shady Spring 8 Teams 5 Complete Girls Teams at Last Year's Regional 6 Complete Boys Teams at Last Year's Regional 39 Girls and Last Year's Regional 39 Boys at Last Year's Regional 23 of the 74 Ranked Returnin Girls are in this Region 7 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 16 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 18 of the 73 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 4 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 10 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region REGION IV Chapmanville Regional, Lincoln County, Nitro, Point Pleasant, South Charleston Spring Valley, St. Albans, Winfield 8 Teams 4 Complete Girls Teams at Last Year's Regional 4 Complete Boys Teams at Last Year's Regional 33 Girls at Last Year's Regional 33 Boys at Last Year's Regional 13 of the 74 Ranked Returnin Girls are in this Region 3 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 9 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 11 of the 73 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 2 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 8 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A/AA - 82 Teams 57 Ranked Girls Returning 81 Ranked Boys Returning REGION I - 18 Schools Cameron, Clay-Battelle, Doddridge, Madonna, Magnolia, Notre Dame, Oak Glen, Parkersburg Catholic, Ravenswood, Ritchie, St. Marys, Trinity Christian, Tyler Consolidated, Valley Wetzel, Weir, Wheeling Central, Williamstown, Wood County Christian 18 Teams 6 Complete Girls Teams at Last Year's Regional 8 Complete Boys Teams at Last Year's Regional 61 Girls at Last Year's Regional 77 Boys at Last Year's Regional 3 Schools had no runners at the Regional 25 of the 57 Ranked Returnin Girls are in this Region 10 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 22 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 36 of the 81 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 10 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 23 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region REGION II - 18 Schools Berkeley Springs, Braxton, East Hardy, Frankfort, Harman, Lincoln, Moorefield, Paw Paw, Pendleton, Petersburg, Philip Barbour, Pickens, Pocahontas, South Harrison, Tucker, Tygarts Valley, Union, WV School for the Deaf & Blind 18 Teams 4 Complete Girls Teams at Last Year's Regional 6 Complete Boys Teams at Last Year's Regional 38 Girls at Last Year's Regional 48 Boys at Last Year's Regional 8 Schools had no runners at the Regional 20 of the 57 Ranked Returnin Girls are in this Region 7 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 18 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 18 of the 81 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 5 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 10 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region REGION III - 17 Schools Bluefield, Greater Beckley Christian, Greenbrier West, Independence, James Monroe, Liberty Raleigh, Meadow Bridge, Midland Trail, Mingo Central, Montcalm, Mount View, Richwood, River View, Summers, Webster, Westside, Wyoming East 17 Teams 0 Complete Girls Teams at Last Year's Regional 6 Complete Boys Teams at Last Year's Regional 17 Girls at Last Year's Regional 43 Boys at Last Year's Regional 5 Schools had no runners at the Regional 1 of the 57 Ranked Returnin Girls are in this Region 0 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 1 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 6 of the 81 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 1 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 2 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region REGION IV - 20 Schools Buffalo, Calhoun, Charleston Catholic, Clay, Gilmer, Hannan, Logan, Man, Poca, Roane, Scott, Sherman, Sissonville, St. Joseph Central, Tolsia, Tug Valley, Van, Wahama, Wayne, Wirt 20 Teams 2 Complete Girls Teams at Last Year's Regional 5 Complete Boys Teams at Last Year's Regional 39 Girls at Last Year's Regional 51 Boys at Last Year's Regional 8 Schools had no runners at the Regional 11 of the 57 Ranked Returnin Girls are in this Region 3 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 9 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Girls are in this Region 21 of the 81 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 4 of the top 20 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region 15 of the top 50 Ranked Returning Boys are in this Region