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 12 10.71 2 Suttle, Nathan Greenbrier East 12 10.86 3 Ward, Trey Chapmanville 12 10.92 4 Hatfield, Jaden Elkins 11 10.94 5 Asafa-Rhodes, Alexander Capital 11 10.98 6 Hall, Jaxson Grafton 12 11.01 7 Robinson, David Capital 11 11.06 8 Messenger, Lucas East Fairmont 12 11.07 11 Returners under 11.35 seconds. 22 under 11.50. 200 Meter Dash 1 Suttle, Nathan Greenbrier East 12 22.20 2 Hatfield, Jaden Elkins 11 22.28 3 Hall, Jaxson Grafton 12 22.37 4 Ward, Trey Chapmanville 12 22.63 5 Wells, Xavier John Marshall 12 22.64 6 George, Will Bridgeport 11 22.81 7 Reed, Kamarion Princeton 10 22.82 8 Robinson, David Capital 11 22.89 12 Returners under 23.20 seconds. 400 Meter Dash 1 Wells, Xavier John Marshall 12 49.83 2 Farmer, Seth Shady Spring 11 51.22 3 Wolfinbarger, Will St. Albans 11 51.41 4 Holden, Carder Lewis 12 51.46 5 Haynes, Lincoln Winfield 12 51.66 6 Lawson, Grant Shady Spring 11 51.69 7 Yeoman, Levi Spring Valley 12 51.79 8 Hall, Jacob Princeton 12 51.86 11 Returners under 53.0 seconds. 800 Meter Run 1 Brannen, Josiah Fairmont Senior 12 157.14 2 Haynes, Lincoln Winfield 12 157.88 3 Scott, Gavin Brooke 11 158.18 4 Huffman, Tyler PikeView 11 159.18 5 Bodkins, Josh Elkins 12 200.90 6 George, Trevor Elkins 11 200.98 7 Altobello, Luca Keyser 11 201.27 8 Jones, Landon Fairmont Senior 12 202.17 11 Returners under 2:05. 1600 Meter Run 1 Jones, Landon Fairmont Senior 12 423.20 2 Altobello, Luca Keyser 11 424.40 3 George, Trevor Elkins 11 426.36 4 Bodkins, Josh Elkins 12 428.93 5 Zorick, Troy Bridgeport 12 429.15 6 Brannen, Josiah Fairmont Senior 12 431.01 7 Scott, Gavin Brooke 11 434.33 8 Annon, Colson Grafton 12 438.91 12 Returners under 4:44. 3200 Meter Run 1 Jones, Landon Fairmont Senior 12 922.80 2 Altobello, Luca Keyser 11 929.28 3 George, Trevor Elkins 11 934.67 4 Marshall, Trace Winfield 11 935.95 5 Tenney, Benjamin Elkins 12 943.80 6 Zorick, Troy Bridgeport 12 946.61 7 Annon, Colson Grafton 12 957.88 8 Straight, Dylan Herbert Hoover 10 1003.55 14 Returners under 10:12. 110 Meter High Hurdles 1 Bailes, Evan Point Pleasant 11 14.90 2 Dotson, Jamal Capital 12 15.17 3 Stotts, Israel So. Charleston 11 15.42 4 Miner, Isaac Nicholas 12 15.77 5 Martin, Gabe Bridgeport 11 15.93 6 Milleson, Peyton Hampshire 12 16.12 7 Henry, Tyrell Princeton 12 16.35 8 Frazer, Jackson Hampshire 12 16.66 10 returners at 16.80 or better. 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1 Bailes, Evan Point Pleasant 11 41.13 2 Armentrout, Garren Shady Spring 12 41.70 3 Moore, Kieran Bridgeport 10 42.22 4 Miner, Isaac Nicholas 12 42.38 5 Billeter, Jack Shady Spring 11 42.49 6 Oldaker, Aiden Lewis 11 42.83 7 O'Neill, Tanner Herbert Hoover 11 43.14 8 Vodros, Braiden Princeton 11 43.24 11 returners under 44.30 seconds. High Jump 1 Hernandez, Aiden Winfield 12 6.08 2 Walls, Ramel Capital 11 6.00 2 Beckett, Lucas Point Pleasant 11 6.00 4 Stevens, Triston Brooke 12 5.10 4 Faucett, Danny St. Albans 12 5.10 4 Ward, Trey Chapmanville 12 5.10 7 Nichols, Liam Hampshire 12 5.08 7 Vodros, Braiden Princeton 11 5.08 7 Marks, Randal Elkins 11 5.08 7 Eastman, Cooper Ripley 11 5.08 7 Holtz, Jackson Bridgeport 12 5.08 7 Frazer, Jackson Hampshire 12 5.08 7 McElwain, Jarrod Keyser 12 5.08 7 Lambka, Grayson Keyser 12 5.08 7 Lawson, Grant Shady Spring 11 5.08 5 more at 5'6. Pole Vault 1 McDaniel, Cohen Point Pleasant 12 13.06 2 Devault, Gage Point Pleasant 12 12.06 3 Shaw, Cole Point Pleasant 11 11.06 4 Stanislawczyk, Deacon Keyser 11 11.00 4 Hall, Kaine Point Pleasant 11 11.00 6 Makin, Cameron Winfield 11 10.06 6 Tulley, Jackson Winfield 12 10.06 8 Kish, Everett Ripley 11 10.00 8 Muncy, Parker Bridgeport 10 10.00 8 Thompson, Laiken Winfield 10 10.00 8 Gibson, Liam Winfield 10 10.00 7 more at 9'6. Long Jump 1 McCoy, Cade Ripley 11 21.0500 2 Caldwell-Sander, Jeremiah Capital 11 20.1025 3 Dinger, Grayson Fairmont Senior 10 20.0125 4 Murphy, Gavin East Fairmont 12 20.0000 5 O'Neill, Tanner Herbert Hoover 11 19.1100 6 Frazer, Jackson Hampshire 12 19.0950 7 Lester, Sydnee Capital 12 19.0900 8 Blowe, Braylen Keyser 10 19.0800 15 Returners over 19'0. Shot Put 1 Hill, Caden Point Pleasant 12 55.0525 2 McMillion, James Robert C. Byrd 12 48.0700 3 McCoy, Gage Point Pleasant 12 47.1100 4 Blake, Jude Brooke 12 44.1150 5 Tenney, Haiden Lewis 11 44.1000 6 Flemming, Adrian East Fairmont 12 43.1050 7 Devault, Gage Point Pleasant 12 43.0625 8 Dillon, Isaiah Nicholas 12 43.0300 14 Retuners over 41'6. Discus 1 Hill, Caden Point Pleasant 12 177.10 2 Reed, Marcus Brooke 12 159.01 3 McCoy, Gage Point Pleasant 12 142.10 4 Phillips, Zach Nitro 10 141.01 5 Cook, Cole Keyser 12 138.03 6 Burdette, Grant Greenbrier East 12 135.05 7 Bland, Keshawn Greenbrier East 11 132.05 8 Crabtree, Ayden Hampshire 11 130.04 13 returners over 125'0. Teams 1. Point Pleasant 89.50 2. Capital 42 3. Elkins 41.33 4. Fairmont Senior 40 5. Winfield 32.50 6. Keyser 28.17 7. Brooke 25 8. Shady Spring 23.33 9. Greenbrier East 23 10. Bridgeport 20.58
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.