The Central Buckeye Conference recognized several area standouts on its 2026 Girls Track & Field All-Conference teams, with athletes from Bellefontaine, Urbana, Benjamin Logan, Graham, and Indian Lake earning honors across the Kenton Ridge and Mad River divisions.
Bellefontaine’s Callie Shumaker highlighted the local selections by being named Kenton Ridge Division Athlete of the Year after earning multiple First Team honors in sprint and hurdle events. Benjamin Logan’s Abby Vance was named Mad River Division Athlete of the Year, while athletes from Indian Lake and Graham also turned in strong performances across individual and relay events throughout the season.
Girls – Kenton Ridge Division
Athlete of the Year: Callie Shumaker, Bellefontaine
First Team All-Conference:
- Callie Shumaker, Bellefontaine (Sr) – 200 Meter Dash
- Avari Jenkins, Urbana (Sr) – 400 Meter Dash
- Olivia MacKendrick, Urbana (Jr) – 800 Meter Run
- Grace Brown, Bellefontaine (Jr) – 1600 Meter Run
- Callie Shumaker, Bellefontaine (Sr) – 100 Meter High Hurdles
- Callie Shumaker, Bellefontaine (Sr) – 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
- Bellefontaine – 1600 Meter Relay (Layla Davis, Callie Shumaker, Kaeleigh Flora, Jillian Ullum)
- Kelsie Snapp, Bellefontaine (Sr) – Shot Put
- Kelsie Snapp, Bellefontaine (Sr) – Discus
Second Team All-Conference:
- Layla Davis, Bellefontaine (Fr) – 400 Meter Dash
- Grace Brown, Bellefontaine (Jr) – 3200 Meter Run
- Bellefontaine – 800 Meter Relay (Jillian Ullum, Cameo Greene, Brooklyne Kuntz, Ava Layman)
- Bellefontaine – 3200 Meter Relay (Grace Brown, Hannah Wilson, Kaeleigh Flora, Ximena Marquez)
- Avari Jenkins, Urbana (Sr) – Long Jump
Special Mention:
- Layla Davis, Bellefontaine (Fr) – 200 Meter Dash
- Jillian Ullum, Bellefontaine (Jr) – 400 Meter Dash
- Bellefontaine – 400 Meter Relay (Cameo Greene, Brooklyn Kuntz, Sloan Stolly, Ava Layman)
- Urbana – 1600 Meter Relay (Bella Moxley, Brylee Spriggs, Avari Jenkins, Olivia MacKendrick)
- Urbana – 3200 Meter Relay(Olivia MacKendrick, Zaylor Rogan, Sophie Tomlinson, Avery Smith)
Sportsmanship Award:
- Camila Valentina Cely Hernandez, Bellefontaine
- Bella Moxley, Urbana
Girls – Mad River Division
Athlete of the Year: Abby Vance, Benjamin Logan
First Team All-Conference:
- Abby Vance, Benjamin Logan (Jr) – 100 Meter Dash
- Abby Vance, Benjamin Logan (Jr) – 200 Meter Dash
- Harriet Uhl, Graham (Fr) – 1600 Meter Run
- Benjamin Logan – 400 Meter Relay (Addison Anderson, Scarlett Elliott, Storm LeVan, Nahla Payne)
- Abby Vance, Benjamin Logan (Jr) – Long Jump
- Addison Beck, Indian Lake (Sr) – High Jump
Second Team All-Conference:
- Addison Beck, Indian Lake (Sr) – 100 Meter Dash
- Maleah Erter, Graham (Jr) – 400 Meter Dash
- Harriet Uhl, Graham (Fr) – 800 Meter Run
- Harriet Uhl, Graham (Fr) – 3200 Meter Run
- Benjamin Logan – 800 Meter Relay (Addison Anderson, Scarlett Elliott, Aleah France, Nahla Payne)
- Benjamin Logan – 1600 Meter Relay (Lottie Bodin, Elliott Butler, Aleah France, Lauren Kennedy)
- Benjamin Logan – 3200 Meter Relay (Lucy Johns, Paislee Rodenberger, Lottie Bodin, Kyla Godwin)
- Autumn Cline, Benjamin Logan (So) – Shot Put
- Kyla Godwin, Benjamin Logan (Jr) – Discus
- Madi Oakes, Benjamin Logan (Jr) – High Jump
- Scarlett Elliott, Benjamin Logan (Sr) – Pole Vault
Special Mention:
- Addison Beck, Indian Lake (Sr) – 200 Meter Dash
- Laura Metzger, Indian Lake (Fr) – 1600 Meter Run
- Laura Metzger, Indian Lake (Fr) – 3200 Meter Run
- Avonle Niece, Graham (Fr) – 100 Meter High Hurdles
- Avonle Niece, Graham (Fr) – 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
- Graham – 800 Meter Relay (Maleah Erter, Riley McAlexander, Leila Konicki, Avonle Niece)
- Indian Lake – 3200 Meter Relay (Laura Metzger, Haley Metzger, Alicia Brielmaier, Karsyn Newkirk)
- Terra Beltz, Indian Lake (Jr) – Shot Put
- Kaylee Hays, Benjamin Logan (Jr) – Discus
- Addison Beck, Indian Lake (Sr) – Long Jump
Sportsmanship Award:
- Riley McAlexander, Graham
- Lily Studebaker, Benjamin Logan
- Cambrie Warnecke, Indian Lake
These athletes demonstrated speed, endurance, versatility, and determination throughout the season, earning recognition as some of the top girls track and field competitors in the Central Buckeye Conference. Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees on an outstanding season.
