1. Nia Lyles - Webster Groves, JR
PR - 44-5.5 (2016)
Nia Lyles is the Class 4 equivalent of LSW's Kelby in Class 5. She is so far ahead of everyone else it would be criminal not to rank her #1 in Class 4 preseason. She was undefeated her freshman year except for a 2nd place finish at state in 2016. She even won AAU Jr. Olympics in her 44-5.5 and then won again last spring after taking the gold at the state meet. She won 10 of her 13 events with her worst finish being a 3rd at the Great Southwest Classic. Lyles is essentially a lock to repeat in Class 4 this season.