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 Hamilton, Evan East Hardy 12 10.87 2 Stitt, Reezin Wahama 11 11.25 3 Bearhs, Trayvon Wahama 11 11.34 4 Hall, Joey Wheeling Cent. 12 11.45 5 Kisamore, Reid Tucker 12 11.51 6 Graham, Nehemiah East Hardy 10 11.56 7 Hamilton, Mason East Hardy 12 11.69 8 O'Dell, Fawkes Richwood 10 11.72 12 Returners under 11.90 seconds. 200 Meter Dash 1 Stitt, Reezin Wahama 11 22.91 2 Hamilton, Evan East Hardy 12 23.03 3 Bearhs, Trayvon Wahama 11 23.32 4 Hall, Joey Wheeling Cent. 12 23.43 5 Kisamore, Reid Tucker 12 23.44 6 Sees, Kaeden Wirt 12 23.53 7 Simpkins, Trace Wahama 11 23.69 8 Ricottilli, Nate Tucker 12 23.85 Only 11 Returners under 24.40 seconds. 400 Meter Dash 1 Sees, Kaedon Wirt 12 51.27 2 Ricottilli, Nate Tucker 12 51.63 3 Lao, Mateo Chas. Catholic 12 52.90 4 Misel, Holden Wood Co Chr 12 52.91 5 Roush, Cooper Wahama 10 53.63 6 McDaniel, Benjamin Greenbrier West 11 53.92 7 Kisamore, Reid Tucker 12 53.96 8 Russell, Noah St. Marys 11 54.23 * Schmidt-Weigand, Jakob Linsly 12 51.46 12 Returners under 55.0 seconds. 800 Meter Run 1 Basdekis, Peter Chas. Catholic 11 203.32 2 Lao, Mateo Chas. Catholic 12 204.06 3 Seese, Blake Ritchie 11 205.91 4 Barton, Will Chas. Catholic 12 206.56 5 Hutnick, Michael Wheeling Cent. 12 207.20 6 Misel, Holden Wood Co Chr 12 207.57 7 Werkau, Parker Magnolia 12 208.19 7 Rice, Peyton Tolsia 11 208.19 * Schmidt-Weigand, Jakob Linsly 12 158.02 * Stevens, Asher Ignite Ath. 12 207.57 12 Returners under 2:10. 1600 Meter Run 1 Basdekis, Peter Chas. Catholic 11 426.87 2 Navarro, Koa Wood Co Chr 11 435.86 3 Barton, Will Chas. Catholic 12 440.90 4 Hutnick, Michael Wheeling Cent. 12 441.40 5 Barton, Charlie Chas. Catholic 12 443.86 6 Steptoe, Miles Trinity Chr. 11 446.64 7 Barnes, Parker St. Marys 11 447.40 8 Judy, Cameron Tucker 12 447.90 * Stevens, Jude Ignite Ath. 10 443.92 * Stevens, Asher Ignite Ath. 12 447.60 * Roberts, Jakob Ignite Ath. 12 447.86 14 Returners under 4:55. 3200 Meter Run 1 Basdekis, Peter Chas. Catholic 11 947.82 2 Barton, Will Chas. Catholic 12 949.15 3 Steptoe, Miles Trinity Chr. 11 1007.44 4 Barnes, Parker St. Marys 11 1010.21 5 Suesli, Lynk Tucker 12 1011.79 6 Navarro, Koa Wood Co Chr 11 1012.49 7 Barton, Charlie Chas. Catholic 12 1015.43 8 Dennis, Riley Magnolia 12 1018.26 * Stevens, Jude Ignite Ath. 10 1014.82 13 Returners under 10:30. 110 Meter High Hurdles 1 Dunbar, Colton Greenbrier West 12 14.99 2 Ward, Braylon Union 11 15.76 3 Simpkins, Trace Wahama 11 15.80 4 Bauserman, Khristian East Hardy 12 16.39 5 Cress, Kellen Ritchie 12 16.45 6 Good, Gideon East Hardy 11 16.62 7 Friend, Collin Trinity Chr. 10 18.88 8 Lebeouf, Blake Cameron 11 19.08 * Stambaugh, Issac Faith Chr. 11 18.89 Only 1 more under 20 seconds. 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 Simpkins, Trace Wahama 11 40.93 2 Brown, Talen Cameron 10 41.15 3 Ward, Braylon Union 11 41.68 4 Cress, Kellen Ritchie 12 41.85 5 Roush, Cooper Wahama 10 41.88 6 Sees, Kaedon Wirt 12 43.91 7 Plogger, Shane Greenbrier West 11 44.06 8 Dunbar, Colton Greenbrier West 12 44.21 Only 3 more under 47.0 seconds. High Jump 1 Olejasz, Max Wheeling Cent. 12 6.00 1 Ward, Braylon Union 11 6.00 3 Good, Gideon East Hardy 11 5.10 3 Barb, Lucas Tucker 11 5.10 5 Dunbar, Colton Greenbrier West 12 5.08 5 Sees, Kaeden Wirt 12 5.08 5 Keen, Jenner Ritchie 10 5.08 5 Fawkes, O'Dell Richwood 10 5.08 5 Roush, Cooper Wahama 10 5.08 5 Vandevander, Carter Pocahontas 12 5.08 * Carpenter, Kyler Summit Chr Aca 11 5.10 9 more at 5'6. Pole Vault 1 Watson, Brayden Ritchie 11 11.06 2 Harris, Nate Wahama 11 11.00 2 Blackshire, Austin Wahama 11 11.00 2 Satterfield, Carter Ritchie 12 10.00 5 Poole, Isaiah Ritchie 10 9.00 5 Murner, Tristan St. Marys 12 9.00 5 Coen, Corey Clay-Battelle 11 9.00 5 Cordeiro, Zayden Ritchie 10 9.00 Only 12 returners cleared a height. Long Jump 1 Stitt, Reezin Wahama 11 21.0450 2 Golden, Caleb Wheeling Cent. 12 20.0350 2 Sees, Kaeden Wirt 12 20.0350 4 Bearhs, Trayvon Wahama 11 20.0300 5 Kisamore, Reid Tucker 12 20.0000 6 Crowder, Ian Richwood 12 19.1100 7 Brown, Talen Cameron 10 19.0200 8 O'Dell, Fawkes Richwood 10 19.0000 15 returners at 18'8 ore better. Shot Put 1 Morris, Chase Ritchie 12 46.0200 2 Whipkey, Braden Wirt 12 42.1000 3 Sanner, Dustin Wheeling Cent. 11 41.0700 4 Statler, Cooper Clay-Battelle 12 39.0675 5 Miller, Hunter Wahama 11 39.0650 5 Lancaster, Anthony Magnolia 12 39.0650 7 Long, Charlie Wahama 11 39.0600 8 Castilow, Drake Magnolia 12 39.0500 * McCormick, Darryn Linsly 11 42.0000 Only 3 more over 37'0. Discus 1 Morris, Chase Ritchie 12 138.08 2 Lazear, Ben Madonna 11 132.06 3 Miller, Hunter Wahama 11 130.11 4 Lancaster, Anthony Magnolia 12 121.02 5 Whipkey, Braden Wirt 12 119.04 6 Miller, Korbin East Hardy 12 118.06 7 Good, Gideon East Hardy 11 113.04 8 Dominguez, Rory Webster 12 109.02 14 Returners over 105'0. Teams 1. Wahama 96.83 2. Charleston Catholic 69 3. Ritchie 58 4. East Hardy 41.50 5. Wheeling Central 41 6. Wirt 36.67 7. Tucker 33.50 8. Union 23 9. Wood County Christian 19 10. Greenbrier West 17.67
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.