CENTRAL BUCKEYE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Urbana Junior High, Urbana, Ohio | 12 teams | 107 boys runners, 90 girls runners
Bellefontaine Chieftains
Boys — 2nd Place (36 points)
Oliver Grandstaff won the individual championship in 16:22.2, leading the Chieftains to a second-place team finish, nine points behind Jonathan Alder.
Jackson Maus placed seventh in 17:19.2, Will Myers finished ninth in 17:30.6, Brenden Murray was 11th in 17:36.5, Aiden Fout placed 12th in 17:40.4, Andrew Myers finished 13th in 17:44.7, and Landon Gerwels was 16th in 18:01.6.
Girls — 2nd Place (78 points)
Grace Brown captured the individual championship in 19:19.6 as Bellefontaine finished second, six points behind Jonathan Alder.
Camila Cely-Hernandez placed 16th in 22:02.0, Chloe O’Chocke finished 18th in 22:11.2, Hannah Wilson was 23rd in 22:20.9, Sloan Stolly placed 24th in 22:29.5, Leila Hammond finished 27th in 22:41.3, and Cameo Greene was 28th in 22:46.8.
Urbana Hillclimbers
Boys — 5th Place (150 points)
Landon McKellop led Urbana with a 30th-place finish in 18:31.6. Levi Zachrich placed 33rd in 18:45.5, Sawyer Risner finished 38th in 19:16.7, Anthony Keeran was 40th in 19:31.4, Henry Chapman placed 47th in 19:58.9, Alex McCrae finished 56th in 20:19.5, and Landon McKenzie was 66th in 21:04.9.
Girls — 3rd Place (84 points)
Hazel Lightle led the Hillclimbers with a third-place finish in 19:45.0. Avery Smith placed 10th in 21:02.4, Sara Hildebrand finished 17th in 22:09.7, Olivia MacKendrick was 25th in 22:36.8, Meghan Hoskins placed 33rd in 22:56.8, Hannah Jacobs finished 46th in 23:57.3, and Zaylor Rogan was 65th in 26:30.6.
Benjamin Logan Raiders
Boys — 7th Place (172 points)
Greyson Butler led the Raiders with a 19th-place finish in 18:08.6. Oliver Morse placed 36th in 19:05.6, Cason Lacher finished 48th in 20:01.4, Gavin Jordan was 51st in 20:04.9, Maxwell Troth placed 61st in 20:38.2, John Tingley finished 64th in 20:41.6, and Micheal Berry was 78th in 22:07.1.
Girls — 9th Place (174 points)
Lauren Kennedy led Benjamin Logan with a 32nd-place finish in 22:55.7. Mollie Siefring placed 36th in 23:03.9, Lucy Wenger finished 37th in 23:08.8, Shelby Siefring was 39th in 23:15.6, Lottie Bodin placed 40th in 23:19.0, Gwendolyn Smith finished 41st in 23:19.8, and Elliott Butler was 48th in 24:01.6.
Indian Lake Lakers
Boys
Nathan White led the Lakers with a 23rd-place finish in 18:17.2. Hayden Kuhlke placed 24th in 18:17.6, and Dalton Young finished 80th in 22:24.0.
Girls — 6th Place (148 points)
Laura Metzger led Indian Lake with an 11th-place finish in 21:05.8. Alicia Brielmaier placed 21st in 22:13.1, Kayleigh Taylor finished 35th in 23:03.0, Haley Metzger was 38th in 23:14.1, Caroline Jones placed 52nd in 24:36.0, and Abby Arnett finished 54th in 24:50.1.
Graham Falcons
Boys — 9th Place (221 points)
Jesse Jenkins led the Falcons with a 31st-place finish in 18:39.3. Hunter Demarco placed 52nd in 20:06.1, Maddex Cushard finished 54th in 20:12.0, Sully Uhl was 74th in 21:51.9, Alex Daubenspeck placed 77th in 22:06.4, Tucker Fenton finished 83rd in 22:55.4, and Harlyn Putterbaugh was 107th in 37:27.9.
Girls — 10th Place (247 points)
Harriet Uhl led Graham with a 12th-place finish in 21:19.9. Kendall Nichols placed 58th in 25:32.3, Adelaide Shearer finished 67th in 26:41.7, Cece Mockbee was 75th in 28:09.4, Tori Ford placed 78th in 28:22.3, Lilly Ervin finished 84th in 29:57.1, and Stella Leighty was 88th in 33:54.8.
OHIO HERITAGE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Elvin R. King Cross Country Course, Cedarville, Ohio | 11 teams | 90 boys runners, 62 girls runners
West Liberty-Salem Tigers
Boys — 1st Place (26 points)
West Liberty-Salem won the conference championship by 16 points over runner-up Cedarville. Asher Cole won the individual race in 16:14.2, followed by Brayan Gullett in second at 16:29.6.
Zeke Longshore placed fifth in 17:01.0, Eric Hoover finished eighth in 17:13.9, Zeke Lauck was 10th in 17:44.1, Gauge Lee placed 12th in 17:46.9, and Zeke Sidders finished 15th in 17:54.7.
Girls — 1st Place (45 points)
The Tigers also won the girls team championship, finishing 38 points ahead of Cedarville. Addi Wallen led the team with a fourth-place finish in 20:03.4, while Isla Leichty placed fifth in 20:10.5.
Elin Leichty finished ninth in 20:50.6, Elia Matthews placed 11th in 21:06.3, Charlee Albers was 16th in 21:47.4, Hattie Jacobs finished 25th in 22:52.8, and Olive Matthews placed 26th in 22:52.8.
Mechanicsburg Indians
Boys — 6th Place (173 points)
Adrian Miller led Mechanicsburg with a 28th-place finish in 18:43.0. Dmitri Pack placed 30th in 18:49.5, Ben Montgomery finished 41st in 19:47.0, Thomas Good was 45th in 20:17.2, and Ethan Schaffner placed 76th in 24:37.6.
Girls — 3rd Place (87 points)
Evelyn Shultz led the Indians with a seventh-place finish in 20:40.4. Elizabeth Shuryan placed eighth in 20:48.6, Blake Rausch finished 15th in 21:39.3, Bailee Eyink was 28th in 23:16.2, Reiner Schaadt placed 29th in 23:19.2, Ayla Picklesimon finished 36th in 23:51.3, and Ally Dingey was 40th in 24:47.1.
Triad Cardinals
Boys — 4th Place (141 points)
Henry Beaverson led Triad with a 13th-place finish in 17:48.6. Jacob Johnson placed 21st in 18:19.2, Noah Humphrey finished 29th in 18:46.1, Hayden Williams was 54th in 21:00.7, Chris May placed 55th in 21:13.4, and Alex McComas finished 70th in 22:57.8.
Girls
Aubrey Johnson was Triad’s lone listed girls runner, finishing 10th in 20:51.9.
THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Covington Fraternal Eagles Picnic Area, Ohio | 8 teams | 72 boys runners, 49 girls runners
Riverside Pirates
Boys
Brendan Lattimer finished 71st in the boys race with a time of 30:43.1.
Girls
Kristen Thompson placed 44th in the girls race in 28:19.7.
METRO BUCKEYE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday, October 16, 2026 | Emmanuel Christian Academy, Ohio | 6 teams | 41 boys runners, 35 girls runners
Calvary Christian Spartans
Boys — 2nd Place (50 points)
Calvary Christian finished second in the team standings. Adly Knox led the Spartans with a sixth-place finish in 17:35.7, followed by Benaiah Soma in seventh at 17:36.4.
Aydan Knox placed 12th in 18:49.1, Brett Gilldow finished 17th in 19:35.6, and Will Bender was 18th in 19:50.4.
Girls — 4th Place (83 points)
Avery McCarty led the Spartans with a ninth-place finish in 23:37.8. Evie White placed 11th in 24:01.2, Soma Mayumi finished 21st in 27:35.0, Jocelyn Wylie was 26th in 29:27.5, and Alyssa Wylie placed 32nd in 35:13.3.
