Area athletes closed out the 2026 season with an impressive showing at the OHSAA State Track and Field Championships June 4-7 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, collecting numerous All-Ohio honors, podium finishes, school records, and personal-best performances.
The following is a full recap of results for all area athletes.
View Day 1 pictures and in-depth results HERE.
View Day 2 pictures and in-depth results HERE.
View Day 3 pictures and in-depth results HERE.
OHSAA Division III State Championships
Bellefontaine Chieftains
Girls
Callie Shumaker qualified for the finals in both hurdle events, finishing ninth in the 100-meter hurdles and ninth in the 300-meter hurdles.
Kelsie Snapp earned All-Ohio honors with a seventh-place finish in the shot put and later placed 17th in the discus.
Grace Brown wrapped up her season with a 12th-place finish in the 3200-meter run.
Benjamin Logan Raiders
Boys
Carter Daniels reached the podium in the pole vault, clearing 15-2 to finish third and earn All-Ohio honors.
Girls
Abby Vance secured a fourth-place finish in the long jump to earn All-Ohio recognition after also competing in the 200-meter dash preliminaries.
Kyla Godwin added a 14th-place finish in the discus.
Indian Lake Lakers
Boys
Christopher Timms earned All-Ohio honors with an eighth-place finish in the shot put.
Gavin Henry competed in the 110-meter hurdles, placing 15th overall.
Girls
Addison Beck represented the Lakers in the high jump.
Urbana Hillclimbers
Vincent Lightle, Urbana’s lone state qualifier, capped his season with a 10th-place finish in the 3200-meter run.
OHSAA Division IV State Championships
West Liberty-Salem Tigers
Boys
West Liberty-Salem’s 4×800 relay team of Zeke Longshore, Brayan Gullett, Caleb Larson, and Asher Cole claimed state runner-up honors while setting a new school record with a time of 7:54.26.
Sam Kidd finished fifth in the 200-meter dash, while Taryn Bradley placed seventh in the 110-meter hurdles.
The Tigers also earned All-Ohio honors in the 4×100 relay and 4×400 relay, while the 4×200 relay missed the podium by just one-hundredth of a second.
Larson, Cole, and Gullett each contributed strong performances in the distance events throughout the weekend.
Girls
Chloe Griffith earned a third-place finish in the 100-meter dash and teamed with Tori Douthwaite, Lea Brickerson, and Gwen McCullough to place third in the 4×100 relay.
The relay’s time of 48.80 was just two-hundredths of a second shy of the school record.
Douthwaite also collected All-Ohio honors in the pole vault, while Ava Poppe competed in the shot put.
OHSAA Division V State Championships
Mechanicsburg Indians
Boys
Beckett Negley turned in one of the meet’s top distance performances, finishing as Division V state runner-up in both the 3200-meter run and 1600-meter run.
His 4:16.73 effort in the 1600 established a new Mechanicsburg school record while earning his second All-Ohio honor of the weekend.
Austin Haynes competed in both hurdle events, while Mark Clyburn and Oliver Smith represented the Indians in field events.
Girls
The 4×800 relay team of Isabelle Rodgers, Evelyn Shultz, Ayla Picklesimon, and Clair Rodgers earned All-Ohio honors with an eighth-place finish.
Clair Rodgers added another standout performance in the 800-meter run, placing fourth with a school-record time of 2:16.10.
Isabelle Rodgers also qualified for the state final and finished 14th overall.
Calvary Christian Spartans
Boys
John Gaertner earned All-Ohio honors with a seventh-place finish in the 800-meter run, posting a personal-best time of 1:57.24.
The Spartans also competed in the 4×800 relay.
Triad Cardinals
Girls
Avery Eaton represented Triad in the 100-meter hurdles at the state meet.
From state runner-up finishes and school records to All-Ohio honors and podium appearances, local athletes once again showcased the strength of area track and field programs on Ohio’s biggest stage.