Barnesville CC Team Runs at Regional Meet
The Barnesville Cross Country Girls’ Team and three qualifying boys competed at the 2026 OHSAA Central Regionals held at North Pickerington High School on October 31. According to Coach Mark Brown, the runners performed well against some really good teams, closing the season with their best times.
The girls’ team scored 519, which placed them 21st out of 27 teams. Barnesville’s top runner was sophomore Addy Reed with a time of 21:21.9. The other four scoring runners included senior Makayla Vitale (22:21.2), junior Bradie Nixon (23:55.8), senior Bonita Passmore (23:58.3) and sophomore Mallory Spence (24:46.5).
Senior Linkoln Jendrusik was the top finisher of the three Barnesville boys who qualified. His time was 18:10.3, and Jendrusik finished in 97th place. Junior Jayden Barker ran a time of 18:36.8, and sophomore Ryder Gallagher ran a time of 19:23.7.
After the meet, the Barnesville Cross Country Parents’ Organization treated everyone to dinner at Rooster’s in Pickerington.
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