May 31, 2026
From the Ohio High School Athletics Association
Columbus, Ohio – The qualifiers are set for this week’s Ohio High School Athletic Association Jesse Owens Track and Field State Championships, which begin Thursday afternoon at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. It marks the 119th annual boys and 51st annual girls state tournament, and the first state tournament under the new five division format.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, which is also linked at www.OHSAA.org/tickets.
Utilizing nine cameras around the venue, the NFHS Network will cover the state tournament with live streaming coverage of every event at: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/states/OH
State Tournament Qualifiers and Information
State tournament qualifiers, schedule, parking maps, announcements and links to live results are available at: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Track-Field/2026-Track-and-Field/2026-Track-Field-State-Coverage
Direct Link to All State Qualifiers: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/656920/entries
Schedule: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Track-Field/2026/2026StateMeetSchedule.pdf
Venue Drone Video Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=our8_RPAW7M
Facility/Event Map: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Track-Field/2026/2026TrackStateMeetMap.pdf
2026 OHSAA Jesse Owens Track and Field State Championships Announcements
Tickets
Mobile tickets for the state tournament are available through Ticketmaster. Tickets can also be purchased on site at the Covelli Center, located just north of Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Note that tickets purchased at Ticketmaster prior to arrival at the state tournament are the same cost as tickets purchase on site.
Participant Drop Off and School Vehicle Parking
School busses and vehicles marked as School Transportation should travel southbound on Olentangy River Road, then turn right onto Irving Schottenstein Drive, which is located just south of the Ackerman Road intersection. School vehicles will be parked along Irving Schottenstein Drive, which is located on the north side of Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
State Meet Traffic and Parking Advisory
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium is located at 2450 Fred Taylor Drive, Columbus, Ohio. Guests coming to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium for the state track and field meet should use State Route 315 and either the Ackerman Road exit or the Lane Avenue exit. Please follow the directions of the traffic and parking attendants for the nearest available parking, which will be free in identified lots both days of the state tournament. In other lots, a parking fee will apply, payable by credit card.
School Administrators Complimentary Admission
Each participating school is given three complimentary admissions to the state tournament for school administrators, who should enter through the Media Entrance located in the southwest corner.
Packet Pick-up
Participant packets will be available for pick-up inside the lobby of the Schumaker Complex, which is located just east of Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Packets are available for pick-up beginning Thursday morning. Please see the venue drone video tour linked above.
RV Parking – FEES APPLY
RVs are permitted to park in the Buckeye Lot #2, which is located just north of the shot put and discus areas (west of Fred Taylor Drive). RVs that arrive on Thursday must use the pay-to-park and purchase three parking spaces. Parking is free beginning Friday morning in designated lots.
Pickerington Athletes
| Solo Events | Boys | School | Girls | School |
| 100m Sprint | Lorenzo Brazzell Caleb Stanley | Pickerington Central Pickerington North | Gabbi Mattox Genesis Poke | Pickerington Central |
| 200m Sprint | Lorenzo Brazzell Geo McNight | Pickerington Central Pickerington North | Ava DiNova Genesis Poke | Pickerington North Pickerington Central |
| 400m Sprint | — | — | Nicole Bass Ayris Hutson Paris Williamson | Pickerington Central Pickerington Central Pickerington North |
| 100m Hurdles | — | — | Adrianna Francis | Pickerington Central |
| 300m Hurdles | — | — | Kylee Hicks | Pickerington North |
| Shot Put | Nathan Groves Jerimiah Ojbeifun Josiah Riddle | Pickerington Central Pickerington Central Pickerington North | — | — |
| Discus | Jerimiah Ojbeifun | Pickerington Central | — | — |
| High Jump | — | — | Alaina Oakes | Pickerington North |
| Long Jump | — | — | Genesis Poke Ava DiNova | Pickerington Central Pickerington North |
| Relay | Central Boys Track | North Boys Track | Central Girl’s Track | North Girl’s Track |
| 4×100 | – Edmund McAllister III – Deontay Dixon – Abem Adamo – Jordan Sanders III – Lorenzo Brazzell – Troy Few – Isaiah Ford – Arreyon Washington | – Caleb Stanley – Matthew Peterson – Malachi Taylor – Janaii Hurd – Braylon Green – Geo McNight – Marquis Ray – Massoud Seidu – Tyice Warren | – Genesis Poke – Lachele Nichloas – Serenity Franklin – Gabbi Mattox – Nicole Bass – Brianna Duncan – Moriah Galloway – Ayris Hutson | – Ava DiNovo – Kylee Hicks – Ramyah Clark – Imami Brim – Kendall Simpson – Chanah West – Paris Williamson – Layla Wilson |
| 4×200 | – Matthew Peterson – Geo McNight – Janaii Hurd – Braylon Green – Justiz Mangum – Marquis Ray – Caleb Stanley – Tyice Warren | – Serenity Franklin – Brianna Duncan – Moriah Galloway – Nicole Bass – Gabbi Mattox – Ayris Hutson – Genesis Poke – Skyler Zinn | – Ramyah Clark – Kendall Simpson – Chanah West – Ava DiNovo – Imami Brim – Kylee Hicks – Paris Williamson – Layla Wilson | |
| 4×400 | – Jessiah Laster – Cameron Batchler – Marcellus Wyche – Arreyon Washington – Lorenzo Brazzell – Greyson Flood – Trefon Jackson | – Serenity Franklin – Moriah Galloway – Nicole Bass – Ayris Hutson – Khamiya Bridges – Caley Grant – Sarah Mbow – Leilani McGhee | – Ramyah Clark – Kendall Simpson – Chanah West – Layla Wilson – Kali Christenson – Ava DiNovo – Khloe Ross – Paris Williamson |
