October 18, 2026 · The week in cross country

Wallace wins; two points separate the IVC girls’ top three

Campbell and Kuklica win at MVL, depth decides tied team races, and districts come next at Cambridge.

12-school coverage areaHigh school and middle schoolResults through October 17, 2026
Districts · October 24 at Cambridge

Who advances? The six district races, team contenders and runners on the bubble

Newcomerstown’s boys are two points from a team berth. Cambridge’s girls are in a three-team chase for the final place.

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Around the area

League titles come down to the next runner

Tuscarawas Valley scored 47, Claymont 48 and Indian Valley 49 at the IVC girls championship. Kali Wallace won the individual race by 53.21 seconds, while the teams stayed one finishing place apart.

Vinny Campbell and Ashlynn Kuklica won at MVL, John Glenn’s girls edged Meadowbrook on a tiebreak, and East Muskingum finished second in both middle-school races.

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Area leaders

The area’s fastest season times through October 17. Select a runner for the school page or a time for the original result.

#AthleteSchoolClass5K
1Vinny CampbellMeadowbrookSophomore15:25.0
2Connor BendoUnion LocalSenior15:49
3Joel TewksbaryShenandoahSophomore16:13.7
4Brayden BiddleCambridgeJunior16:32.85
5Zane BoydCaldwellSophomore16:43
6Luke NormanMeadowbrookJunior16:43.56
7Nolan PataccaIndian ValleySenior16:56.67
8Dominic SchlabachGarawayJunior17:33.84
9Kason BazzoliClaymontFreshman17:40.69
10Mason CurranIndian ValleyFreshman17:45

High-school 5K races. Courses vary. Results and record notes.

Contenders to watch

League winners turn toward the October 24 district races.

Meadowbrook

Vinny Campbell

16:27.1

The MVL boys winner finished 12.3 seconds ahead of Sheridan’s Hudson Wilson.

October 17 result
John Glenn

Ashlynn Kuklica

19:28.0

The MVL girls winner finished 20.1 seconds ahead of Tri-Valley’s Erin Hogue.

October 17 result
Claymont

Kali Wallace

19:05.02

The IVC girls winner led a team that finished one point short of the title.

October 17 result

Follow the district races.

Road to Regionals

Shenandoah leads the Division IV boys field. Cambridge’s girls and Newcomerstown’s teams are chasing the final places.

Projected individual cutoffs · 5K. These are the current best estimates for runners outside advancing teams. Team results can move the line.
Division II

Boys: 3 teams + 6 individuals

19:25working range 19:10–19:45With the projected top three teams.

Girls: 4 teams + 8 individuals

John Glenn holds fourthIndividual line 27:05; working range 26:50–27:35If five complete teams compete.

Division III

Boys: 12 teams + 24 individuals

19:35working range 19:20–20:15

Girls: 13 teams + 26 individuals

26:05working range 25:50–26:45

Division IV

Boys: 4 teams + 8 individuals

19:20working range 18:40–19:50

Girls: 4 teams + 8 individuals

22:25working range 22:05–23:10

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How does the individual line move?

Choose a race and a finish-order scenario to see who advances and who lands on the bubble.

What the working ranges mean

The bands use the cutoff runners in the current season-best, latest-race, submitted-lineup and team-change cases, with fifteen seconds of judgment allowance at either end, rounded outward to five seconds. Division II boys assumes Dover, Carrollton and New Philadelphia advance; its larger team upsets remain separate choices. Division II girls has a numerical line only when five complete teams compete.

These are tighter working forecasts, not statistically calibrated 80% intervals. No probabilities have been assigned to the alternate outcomes. Final entries and race-day performances can put the actual cutoff outside a band.

SchoolDivisionBoysGirls
BarnesvilleIII19:3519:20–20:1526:0525:50–26:45
Buckeye TrailIV19:2018:40–19:5022:2522:05–23:10Individual only
CaldwellIV19:2018:40–19:5022:2522:05–23:10
CambridgeIII19:3519:20–20:1526:0525:50–26:45
ClaymontIII19:3519:20–20:1526:0525:50–26:45
GarawayIV19:2018:40–19:5022:2522:05–23:10
Indian ValleyIII19:3519:20–20:1526:0525:50–26:45
John GlennII19:2519:10–19:45Team routeFourth team projected
MeadowbrookIII19:3519:20–20:1526:0525:50–26:45
NewcomerstownIV19:2018:40–19:5022:2522:05–23:10
ShenandoahIV19:2018:40–19:5022:2522:05–23:10
Union LocalIII19:3519:20–20:1526:0525:50–26:45
Full district preview: teams, individual targets and bubble races →

Estimates through October 17. Final entries and the district finish order decide who advances.

Explore all six races and alternate team finishes · Last week’s outlook

School coverage

Team news, coaching staff and the runners behind the results. Open a school for its season bests and career histories.

Barnesville

24 high school · 13 middle school on roster

37 runners · View roster & staff

Buckeye Trail

9 high school · 2 middle school on roster

11 runners · View roster & staff

Caldwell

8 high school · 6 middle school on roster

14 runners · View roster & staff

Cambridge

9 high school · 7 middle school on roster

16 runners · View roster & staff

Claymont

15 high school · 8 middle school on roster

23 runners · View roster & staff

Garaway

12 high school · 8 middle school on roster

20 runners · View roster & staff

Indian Valley

17 high school · 10 middle school on roster

27 runners · View roster & staff

John Glenn

13 high school · 17 middle school on roster

30 runners · View roster & staff

Meadowbrook

16 high school · 9 middle school on roster

25 runners · View roster & staff

Newcomerstown

11 high school · 0 middle school on roster

11 runners · View roster & staff

Shenandoah

18 high school · 4 middle school on roster

22 runners · View roster & staff

Union Local

8 high school · 10 middle school on roster

18 runners · View roster & staff

Cambridge hosts the district races

Regional places are at stake October 24, with league champions and close team contenders arriving from across the area.

Campbell and Bendo head into Division III, Kuklica leads John Glenn in Division II, and Shenandoah’s boys take an OVAC title into Division IV. Advancing teams and additional individuals move on to Pickerington North on October 31.

October 24 district locations and start times

Cambridge High School hosts all six races. Division II girls start at 10:00 a.m. and boys at 10:45; Division III girls at 11:45 and boys at 12:30 p.m.; Division IV girls at 1:30 and boys at 2:15.

Assigned schools, contenders and race details

Weekly archive

Follow the season from the opening races to the postseason. Earlier stories and forecasts remain available here.

Campbell wins by a whisker; Indian Valley girls leave little doubt

Weekend report · September 13

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School records and early postseason clues

Expanded 12-school coverage · Week 2

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The opening baseline

Guernsey County launch edition · Week 1

Baseline