2026 Ohio Cross Country Middle School State Championships
- Date Sun 25th October 2026
- Time 10:00AM EDT
- Location Dublin, Ohio
- Price $27.50
- Races 10 races
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Event summary
Get ready for an unforgettable day of excitement and athleticism at the 2026 Ohio Cross Country Middle School State Championships, taking place on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in Dublin, Union. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, this event promises to be a spectacular showcase of young talent as middle school and elementary runners take to an exceptional course winding through the beautiful woods, culminating in a thrilling finish in front of a cheering crowd at Dublin Jerome High School.
This year’s championships are packed with unique features that set it apart from any other race. Participants will receive personalized neoprene wristbands, iconic custom medals, and even a chance to win a giant 5-pound gummy bear! As always, the top finishers will be treated like VIPs, with prizes including handmade chocolate bars and the chance to take home one of 40 team trophies. Runners will be celebrated not just for their speed but for their effort, as every member of the winning team will receive individual championship medals. With music playing throughout the day and a vibrant atmosphere, the 2026 Ohio Cross Country Middle School State Championships is sure to be a highlight of the season for athletes and spectators alike. Don’t miss this chance to witness the crowning of Ohio
This year’s championships are packed with unique features that set it apart from any other race. Participants will receive personalized neoprene wristbands, iconic custom medals, and even a chance to win a giant 5-pound gummy bear! As always, the top finishers will be treated like VIPs, with prizes including handmade chocolate bars and the chance to take home one of 40 team trophies. Runners will be celebrated not just for their speed but for their effort, as every member of the winning team will receive individual championship medals. With music playing throughout the day and a vibrant atmosphere, the 2026 Ohio Cross Country Middle School State Championships is sure to be a highlight of the season for athletes and spectators alike. Don’t miss this chance to witness the crowning of Ohio
Organiser's Description
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANNUAL OHIO CROSS COUNTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT DUBLIN JEROME HIGH SCHOOL OCTOBER 18TH!
WHAT'S NEW AND WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
What makes the Middle School & Elementary State Meet different from the rest?
Well its our 20th anniversary for starters. During that time, we have had some of the greatest runners in Ohio cross country history come run with us. We continue to follow them and highlight their accomplishments long after they have left middle school.
Starting with packet pick up you will start to see what sets us apart. While most events give you a Manila envelope with your runners chips and numbers, we give every coach a zippered team bag with everything inside to get them prepared for their race.
We give each runner a NEOPRENE WRISTBAND printed with a personal message telling runners to Be Legendary! Paper wrist bands are lots cheaper but we want to invest in our athletes.
We give away 1200 pairs of Ohiocrosscountry.org sunglasses just because.
Our course is a spectacular one of kind and spectator friendly trail that winds thru the woods and ends on a great straight away in front of a cheering crowd in the football stadium. We play music on the sound system all day long too.
We treat the top 15 finishers in every race like the VIPs they are. They each get one of our iconic custom-made medals painted with our unique Red Enamel.
Each one gets a large Willy Wonka Chocolate Bar. These are handmade specifically for our runners with only the finest ingredients. There are also Golden Tickets hidden inside 5 of them good for a free T-shirt from Fine Designs so make sure to check.
We are the only Cross-Country race in the world that gives a GIANT 5-pound Gummy Bear to our top 3 finishers in every race.
We are again giving away one large Gumball Machine every race to one of the top 15 finishers. The race winner will draw a ping pong ball out of the hat that will be numbered 1 thru 15. For example, if they draw number 9 then the 9th place finisher wins the prize! If the ONE green ball is pulled out ALL Top 15 finishers in that race get a Gumball Machine! The top 15 in the Elementary race all got lucky in 2025 when the green ball popped up.
While some events only reward the coach with a team trophy and nothing to the ones who did all the work we give individual championship medals to EVERY member of the winning team in each race yes even if you have 30 runners or more. If they ran they get rewarded at our event! We also hand out 40 team trophies.
Each year we literally crown Ohios fastest boy and girl. We call them the Rock Stars of Ohio Cross Country and proudly display their names on a large banner at our event every year.
They each receive a large trophy, Jeweled Crowns and fitted Championship rings which they will cherish forever.
In 2026 Ohios fastest boy will also get an AMAZING 12 inch Statue of the Flash while Ohios fastest girl will get an exact replica of Dorothys Ruby Slippers from the 1939 movie The Wizard Of Oz! Just click your heals together 3 times and repeat Theres no place like the State Meet
WHAT'S NEW AND WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
What makes the Middle School & Elementary State Meet different from the rest?
Well its our 20th anniversary for starters. During that time, we have had some of the greatest runners in Ohio cross country history come run with us. We continue to follow them and highlight their accomplishments long after they have left middle school.
Starting with packet pick up you will start to see what sets us apart. While most events give you a Manila envelope with your runners chips and numbers, we give every coach a zippered team bag with everything inside to get them prepared for their race.
We give each runner a NEOPRENE WRISTBAND printed with a personal message telling runners to Be Legendary! Paper wrist bands are lots cheaper but we want to invest in our athletes.
We give away 1200 pairs of Ohiocrosscountry.org sunglasses just because.
Our course is a spectacular one of kind and spectator friendly trail that winds thru the woods and ends on a great straight away in front of a cheering crowd in the football stadium. We play music on the sound system all day long too.
We treat the top 15 finishers in every race like the VIPs they are. They each get one of our iconic custom-made medals painted with our unique Red Enamel.
Each one gets a large Willy Wonka Chocolate Bar. These are handmade specifically for our runners with only the finest ingredients. There are also Golden Tickets hidden inside 5 of them good for a free T-shirt from Fine Designs so make sure to check.
We are the only Cross-Country race in the world that gives a GIANT 5-pound Gummy Bear to our top 3 finishers in every race.
We are again giving away one large Gumball Machine every race to one of the top 15 finishers. The race winner will draw a ping pong ball out of the hat that will be numbered 1 thru 15. For example, if they draw number 9 then the 9th place finisher wins the prize! If the ONE green ball is pulled out ALL Top 15 finishers in that race get a Gumball Machine! The top 15 in the Elementary race all got lucky in 2025 when the green ball popped up.
While some events only reward the coach with a team trophy and nothing to the ones who did all the work we give individual championship medals to EVERY member of the winning team in each race yes even if you have 30 runners or more. If they ran they get rewarded at our event! We also hand out 40 team trophies.
Each year we literally crown Ohios fastest boy and girl. We call them the Rock Stars of Ohio Cross Country and proudly display their names on a large banner at our event every year.
They each receive a large trophy, Jeweled Crowns and fitted Championship rings which they will cherish forever.
In 2026 Ohios fastest boy will also get an AMAZING 12 inch Statue of the Flash while Ohios fastest girl will get an exact replica of Dorothys Ruby Slippers from the 1939 movie The Wizard Of Oz! Just click your heals together 3 times and repeat Theres no place like the State Meet
Races
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D1 Girls Elementary 6th Grade and Under
Incl. $2.50 Fee
Sun 25th October 2026 (10:00AM EDT)
$27.50
For Elementary races if your High School Varsity competes in D1 enter the D1 race. If your Varsity competes In D2,D3 or D4 enter the D2/D3/D4 race. You can have runners from more than one Elementary school as long as they all funnel into the same high school. For example in my hometown we once had 6 elementary schools but they all funneled into Van Wert high school. If your team is made up of runners from more than one high school they must enter D1 race. -
D1 Boys Elementary 6th Grade and Under
Incl. $2.50 Fee
Sun 25th October 2026 (10:30AM EDT)
$27.50
For Elementary races if your High School Varsity competes in D1 enter the D1 race. If your Varsity competes In D2,D3 or D4 enter the D2/D3/D4 race. You can have runners from more than one Elementary school as long as they all funnel into the same high school. For example in my hometown we once had 6 elementary schools but they all funneled into Van Wert high school. If your team is made up of runners from more than one high school they must enter D1 race. -
D2/3/4 Girls Elementary 6th Grade and Under
Incl. $2.50 Fee
Sun 25th October 2026 (11:00AM EDT)
$27.50
For Elementary races if your High School Varsity competes in D1 enter the D1 race. If your Varsity competes In D2,D3 or D4 enter the D2/D3/D4 race. You can have runners from more than one Elementary school as long as they all funnel into the same high school. For example in my hometown we once had 6 elementary schools but they all funneled into Van Wert high school. If your team is made up of runners from more than one high school they must enter D1 race. -
D2/3/4 Boys Elementary 6th Grade and Under
Incl. $2.50 Fee
Sun 25th October 2026 (11:30AM EDT)
$27.50
For Elementary races if your High School Varsity competes in D1 enter the D1 race. If your Varsity competes In D2,D3 or D4 enter the D2/D3/D4 race. You can have runners from more than one Elementary school as long as they all funnel into the same high school. For example in my hometown we once had 6 elementary schools but they all funneled into Van Wert high school. If your team is made up of runners from more than one high school they must enter D1 race. -
D3/4 Girls Middle School Teams and Individuals
Incl. $2.50 Fee
Sun 25th October 2026 (12:30PM EDT)
$27.50
If your School Varsity Cross Country team is Division 1 then you must enter your team in the D1 team division. If your School Varsity Cross Country Team competes in Division 2 or Division 3/4 you would enter them in the D2 or D3/D4 team division. Division 1 teams CANNOT move down to Division 2 or 3/4 but division 2 or 3/4 teams can move up a Division if they choose to do so. All runners MUST have competed on the same school team during the season. Teams cannot add runners from other schools. If you did not run together during the season you do not run together at the state meet! (For this 1st year Division 3 and 4 will be combined into one Division. If we get enough teams we will separate them into 2 Divisions in the future) -
D3/4 Boys Middle School Teams and Individuals
Incl. $2.50 Fee
Sun 25th October 2026 (1:00PM EDT)
$27.50
If your School Varsity Cross Country team is Division 1 then you must enter your team in the D1 team division. If your School Varsity Cross Country Team competes in Division 2 or Division 3/4 you would enter them in the D2 or D3/D4 team division. Division 1 teams CANNOT move down to Division 2 or 3/4 but division 2 or 3/4 teams can move up a Division if they choose to do so. All runners MUST have competed on the same school team during the season. Teams cannot add runners from other schools. If you did not run together during the season you do not run together at the state meet! (For this 1st year Division 3 and 4 will be combined into one Division. If we get enough teams we will separate them into 2 Divisions in the future) -
D2 Girls Middle School Teams and Individuals
Incl. $2.50 Fee
Sun 25th October 2026 (1:45PM EDT)
$27.50
If your School Varsity Cross Country team is Division 1 then you must enter your team in the D1 team division. If your School Varsity Cross Country Team competes in Division 2 or Division 3/4 you would enter them in the D2 or D3/D4 team division. Division 1 teams CANNOT move down to Division 2 or 3/4 but division 2 or 3/4 teams can move up a Division if they choose to do so. All runners MUST have competed on the same school team during the season. Teams cannot add runners from other schools. If you did not run together during the season you do not run together at the state meet! (For this 1st year Division 3 and 4 will be combined into one Division. If we get enough teams we will separate them into 2 Divisions in the future) -
D2 Boys Middle School Teams and Individuals
Incl. $2.50 Fee
Sun 25th October 2026 (2:15PM EDT)
$27.50
If your School Varsity Cross Country team is Division 1 then you must enter your team in the D1 team division. If your School Varsity Cross Country Team competes in Division 2 or Division 3/4 you would enter them in the D2 or D3/D4 team division. Division 1 teams CANNOT move down to Division 2 or 3/4 but division 2 or 3/4 teams can move up a Division if they choose to do so. All runners MUST have competed on the same school team during the season. Teams cannot add runners from other schools. If you did not run together during the season you do not run together at the state meet! (For this 1st year Division 3 and 4 will be combined into one Division. If we get enough teams we will separate them into 2 Divisions in the future) -
D1 Girls Middle School Teams and Individuals
Incl. $2.50 Fee
Sun 25th October 2026 (2:45PM EDT)
$27.50
If your School Varsity Cross Country team is Division 1 then you must enter your team in the D1 team division. If your School Varsity Cross Country Team competes in Division 2 or Division 3/4 you would enter them in the D2 or D3/D4 team division. Division 1 teams CANNOT move down to Division 2 or 3/4 but division 2 or 3/4 teams can move up a Division if they choose to do so. All runners MUST have competed on the same school team during the season. Teams cannot add runners from other schools. If you did not run together during the season you do not run together at the state meet! (For this 1st year Division 3 and 4 will be combined into one Division. If we get enough teams we will separate them into 2 Divisions in the future) -
D1 Boys Middle School Teams and Individuals
Incl. $2.50 Fee
Sun 25th October 2026 (3:15PM EDT)
$27.50
If your School Varsity Cross Country team is Division 1 then you must enter your team in the D1 team division. If your School Varsity Cross Country Team competes in Division 2 or Division 3/4 you would enter them in the D2 or D3/D4 team division. Division 1 teams CANNOT move down to Division 2 or 3/4 but division 2 or 3/4 teams can move up a Division if they choose to do so. All runners MUST have competed on the same school team during the season. Teams cannot add runners from other schools. If you did not run together during the season you do not run together at the state meet! (For this 1st year Division 3 and 4 will be combined into one Division. If we get enough teams we will separate them into 2 Divisions in the future)
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