Gahanna Lincoln, Area Schools Assigned Starting Boxes for State Cross Country Meet
The OHSAA Division I championship races take place Nov. 7 at Fortress Obetz.
The 2026 OHSAA State Cross Country Championships will take place Nov. 7. Gahanna Lincoln won the 2025 OHSAA Girls Cross Country State Championship at Fortress Obetz.
The state championship meet will take place at Fortress Obetz and Memorial Park in Obetz. Under the OHSAA event schedule, gates and packet pickup open at 8:30 a.m., followed by the Division I girls race at 10:00 a.m. and the Division I boys race at 10:40 a.m. Division I awards are scheduled for 11:10 a.m., with competitor check-in beginning 30 minutes before each race.
Central Ohio schools hold starting positions across the Division I girls field. Tournament starting box assignments place Gahanna Lincoln in Box 26, Dublin Jerome in Box 3, Hilliard Davidson in Box 7, Lancaster in Box 19, Marysville in Box 20, and Hilliard Darby in Box 23. Olentangy Berlin will start from Box 27. Upper Arlington is assigned to Box 3, Westerville South to Box 13, and Westerville North to Box 24.
Central Ohio schools will also compete in the Division I boys race. Starting assignments place Gahanna Lincoln in Box 26 and Dublin Coffman in Box 13. New Albany will start from Box 9, Olentangy Berlin from Box 27, and Olentangy Liberty from Box 19. Thomas Worthington is assigned to Box 7, and Westerville North will start from Box 24.
Online team substitutions for the meet closed at noon on Friday, Nov. 6, under tournament regulations. Any further roster changes must be submitted on paper at packet pickup or the timing van at least 30 minutes prior to race time, with no substitutions accepted within 30 minutes of the start.
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The 2026 OHSAA State Cross Country Championships will take place Nov. 7.
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2026 OHSAA Cross Country State Championships Fortress Obetz & Memorial Park | November 7, 2026
Under the OHSAA event schedule, gates and packet pickup open at 8:30 a.m., followed by the Division I girls race at 10:00 a.m. and the Division I boys race at 10:40 a.m.
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Schedule 8:30 a.m. Course, Stadium & Packet Pickup Open 10:00 a.m. Division 1 Girls 10:40 a.m. Division 1 Boys 11:10 a.m. Division 1 Awards
Division I awards are scheduled for 11:10 a.m., with competitor check-in beginning 30 minutes before each race.
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Schedule 8:30 a.m. Course, Stadium & Packet Pickup Open 10:00 a.m. Division 1 Girls 10:40 a.m. Division 1 Boys 11:10 a.m. Division 1 Awards
Division I awards are scheduled for 11:10 a.m., with competitor check-in beginning 30 minutes before each race.
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Race check-in begins 30 minutes prior to the start of each race.
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Gahanna Lincoln won the 2025 OHSAA Girls Cross Country State Championship at Fortress Obetz.
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In an impressive display of athleticism and teamwork, the Gahanna Lincoln High School Lions clinched the first state championship in their Girls Cross Country program history. The Lions soared to victory at the 2025 OHSAA Girls Cross Country State Championship held on November 1, at Fortress Obetz in Obetz, Ohio.
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The state championship meet will take place at Fortress Obetz and Memorial Park in Obetz.
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November 7, 2026 Fortress Obetz & Memorial Park, Obetz Ohio
Online team substitutions for the meet closed at noon on Friday, Nov. 6, under tournament regulations.
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Substitutions after that time will be accepted via an online substitution form ONLY until noon on Friday, November 6; no substitutions or changes sent via email, text, or phone call will be made. Substitutions after noon on Friday MUST be made by completing the substitution form that is available at the timing van or packet pickup and turning it in to the timing van at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the race. Substitutions within 30 minutes of the start of the race will not be accepted.
Any further roster changes must be submitted on paper at packet pickup or the timing van at least 30 minutes prior to race time, with no substitutions accepted within 30 minutes of the start.
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Substitutions after that time will be accepted via an online substitution form ONLY until noon on Friday, November 6; no substitutions or changes sent via email, text, or phone call will be made. Substitutions after noon on Friday MUST be made by completing the substitution form that is available at the timing van or packet pickup and turning it in to the timing van at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the race. Substitutions within 30 minutes of the start of the race will not be accepted.
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Tournament starting box assignments place Gahanna Lincoln in Box 26, Dublin Jerome in Box 3, Hilliard Davidson in Box 7, Lancaster in Box 19, Marysville in Box 20, and Hilliard Darby in Box 23.
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3 Dublin Jerome 26 Gahanna Lincoln 26 Gah. Lincoln 23 Hillard Darby 12 Hillard Bradley Westerville Central Normondy Lebanon 7 Hillard Davidson 4 Hillard Darby Oak Hills Elyria Miamisburg 19 Lancaster 23 Kings 20 Marysville
Starting assignments place Gahanna Lincoln in Box 26 and Dublin Coffman in Box 13.
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13 Dublin Coffman 25 Fairmont Dublin Coffman Whitmer Licking Heights 3 Dublin Jerome 26 Gahanna Lincoln 26 Gah. Lincoln
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Olentangy Berlin will start from Box 27.
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27 Olen. Berlin 27 Olen. Berlin
New Albany will start from Box 9, Olentangy Berlin from Box 27, and Olentangy Liberty from Box 19.
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9 New Albany 27 Olen. Berlin 27 Olen. Berlin 14 Perrysburg 19 Olen. Liberty
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Upper Arlington is assigned to Box 3, Westerville South to Box 13, and Westerville North to Box 24.
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3 Upper Arlington 29 St. Edward Delaware Hayes Lancaster Upper Arlington 21 Watkins Memorial Thom. Worthington Brunswick Olentangy Dublin Scioto 21 Sycamore No. Ridgeville Brunswick Worthington Kilbourne 24 Westerville North 7 Thomas Worthington 13 Westerville South 24 Westerville North
Thomas Worthington is assigned to Box 7, and Westerville North will start from Box 24.
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24 Westerville North 7 Thomas Worthington 13 Westerville South 24 Westerville North