CAMBRIDGE − OHSAA regional track and field meets were hosted at various high schools across the region this past week, which marks the final stop before the state meet.
The addition of a fourth and fifth division to the rotation changed the qualifying format, with the top five finishers in each event at three regionals earning state bids, along with three statewide wild card spots.
The newly named Jesse Owens State Track and Field Championships will be Thursday-Sunday, June 4-7 at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus.
Here is a capsule look at each local state qualifier:
Division III
Cambridge Bobcats
John Glenn Muskies
Meadowbrook Colts
Division IV
Shenandoah Zeps
Buckeye Trail Warriors
Division IV
Caldwell
The 2026 Jesse Owens State Track and Field Championships get under way on Friday, June 5, at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on The Ohio State University campus. The running semifinals get underway at 10 a.m. on Friday morning. The finals will be run on Saturday evening starting at 5:45 p.m. The girls’ discus and pole vault will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
A full schedule can be found on the Ohio High School Athletic Association webpage: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Track-Field/2026-Track-and-Field/2026-Track-Field-State-Coverage. Ticket information can be found on the same page.
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This article originally appeared on The Daily Jeffersonian: Ticket to Columbus: A capsule look at local state track qualifiers
Reporting by Kevin Sutton, Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian / The Daily Jeffersonian
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