WVSSAC Proposed Classifications and Alignments

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

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			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

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			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

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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

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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

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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