Shamrock Varsity Girls’ Track Team Awards
The Barnesville Shamrock Varsity Girls’ Track Team celebrated its season with an awards program. Head Coach Ryan Grear shared their many accomplishments.
The girls’ track team placed as runner-up at the Division 3A Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (OVAC) meet. The team also had four girls compete at the regional meet: Ladyn Hines, 5th place in pole vault; Lydia Welch, 7th in shot put; Kali Jones, 6th in long jump and Macy Palmer, in shot put. Ladyn Hines went on to compete in the pole vault at State, placing 17th.
Coach Grear also shared the names added to the Top 10 all-time Barnesville performances of the 2026 season.
2026 Top 10 All-Time Barnesville Performances
EVENT
Long Jump
Discus
Pole Vault
Shot Put
High Jump
100 Hurdles
100 Hurdles
Pole Vault
NAME & RANK
Kali Jones, 2
Lydia Welch, 2
Ladyn Hines, 3
Macy Palmer, 3
Alivia Smolira, 6
Aiva Leasure, 8
Avery Bliss, 10
AJ Empeno, 10
TIME/MARK
16 ft – 5 in
112 ft – 4 in
9 ft – 6 in
37 ft – 10.25 in
5 ft – 0 in
16.99 seconds
17.05 seconds
8 ft – 0 in
Special Recognition Awards
- Top Short Sprinter: Kali Jones
- Top Mid Sprinter: Lydia Fuchs
- Top Long Sprinter: Bonita Passmore
- Top Hurdler: Aiva Leasure
- Top Distance: Addy Reed
- Top Jumper: Kali Jones
- Top Thrower: Lydia Welch
- High Point (Track): Addy Reed
- High Point (Field): Lydia Welch
- Baton Excellence: Lynzey Kiser
- Most Improved: Alivia Smolira
- Coach’s Award: Aiva Leasure and Lydia Fuchs





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