Fairfield’s Moon, Henninger, Jackson, Lightle; Hillsboro’s Miles; McClain’s Lovett all become state qualifiers
(Photos courtesy of Hillsboro Athletics, McClain Athletics and Fairfield Athletics)
Four Fairfield juniors, Remi Moon, Vivian Henninger, Meri Jackson and Mason Lightle, and two Highland County seniors, Hillsboro’s Kobie Miles and McClain's Mylie Lovett, all became state qualifiers in track and field as they competed at the Division V Regional Championships at Southeastern High School in Chillicothe and the Division III Regional championships at Muskingum University on Thursday and Saturday.
Athletes who finish in Top 5 at regional competition and three wildcard spots on time qualify for state in each event in Divisions 2-5.
Jackson was crowned the regional champion in shot put on Thursday (May 28) following a throw of 40-08.75 for a personal best to qualify for state. Jackson was also a state qualifier in the discus event, as on Saturday she had a throw of 112-06 for fourth place.
Henninger is a three-time state qualifier following regionals, as she qualified for state in the 100-meter dash, 200m dash and long jump. In the 100m dash, Henninger had a time of 12.42 in the finals for fifth place. In the 200m dash, Henninger was seventh at regionals with a time of 26.38m, qualifying for state as a wildcard on time. Henninger placed fifth in the long jump event with a leap of 16-03.75.
On Thursday, Moon qualified for state in the high jump with a height of 5-01.00 for fourth place.
Saturday saw in Division III at Muskingum University Hillsboro senior Kobie Miles become a state qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles event as a wild card with a sixth place finish time of 15.55.
Also at the Division III regional event, McClain’s Mylie Lovett qualified for state as a wild card in the high jump event as she was sixth place in regionals at Muskingum University with a height of 5-00.00 on Thursday.
Highland County had one boy be a state qualifier as Fairfield’s Mason Lightle qualified for state in the 200-meter dash with a seventh-place time of 22.92 for a wild card spot on time in the Division V race.
The state schedule for Fairfield athletes will be:
Thursday (June 4)
Meri Jackson (D5 shot put, 1 p.m.)
Remi Moon (D5 high jump, 1 p.m.)
Vivian Henninger (D5 100m dash, 4:45 p.m.)
Vivian Henninger (D5 200m dash, 6:30 p.m.)
Mason Lightle (D5 200m dash, 6:35 p.m.)
Friday (June 5)
Vivian Henninger (D5 long jump, 1 p.m.)
Meri Jackson (D5 discus, 1 p.m.)
Kobie Miles (D3 100m hurdles, 10 a.m.)
Mylie Lovett (D3 high jump, 9:30 a.m.)
Below are 2026 OHSAA Regional Track and Field results for Highland County athletes:
Division II Boys — HILLSBORO
(Wednesday, May 27/Friday, May 29) Prelims/Finals at Troy High School
400m dash — 15, Cooper Swope, 51.87.
4x400m relay — 7, Kameron Evers, Foster Britton, Easton Inman, Cooper Swope, 3:24.49 (prelims, new school record)
4x400m relay (finals) — 8, Kameron Evers, Foster Britton, Easton Inman, Cooper Swope, 3:33.35.
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Division III Girls — HILLSBORO
(Thursday, May 28/ Saturday, May 30) Prelims/Finals at Muskingum University
100m hurdles — 8, Kobie Miles, 16.07 (prelims); 6, 15.55 (finals)
4x100m relay — 15, Kaylin Jones, Quinn Swope, Alizeh Hudson, Meredith Dietrick, 51.61.
4x200m relay — 9, Meredith Dietrick, Kobie Miles, Alizeh Hudson, Quinn Swope, 1:48.30.
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Division III Girls — MCCLAIN
(Thursday, May 28/Saturday, May 30) Prelims/Finals at Muskingum University
High Jump — 6, Mylie Lovett, 5-00.00 (finals, state qualifier as a wild card)
4x400m relay — False Start
Pole Vault — 9, Becca Bergstrom, 10-00.00.
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Division IV Boys — LYNCHBURG-CLAY
(Wednesday, May 27/Friday, May 29) Prelims/Finals at Southeastern High School
Region 13
3200m run — 10, Kyler Fite, 9:53.31 (personal best, finals)
4x800m relay — 12, Tavion Huguely, Cylus Arrington, Wyatt Osborn, Kyler Fite, 9:08.61.
110m hurdles — 12, Darryn Odum, 17.16.
1600m run — 11, Kyler Fite, 4:34.49.
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Division IV Girls — LYNCHBURG-CLAY
(Wednesday, May 27) Prelims/Finals at Southeastern High School
Region 13
400m dash — 13, Lillian Layne, 1:03.19 (personal best)
3200m run — 11, Lillian Layne, 12:57.49.
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Division V Girls — FAIRFIELD
(Thursday, May 28/Saturday, May 30) Prelims/Finals at Southeastern High School
100m dash — 6, Vivian Henninger, 12.51 (prelims); 5, 12.42 (finals, state qualifier)
100m hurdles — 12, Landry Teeters, 17.15
200m dash — 8, Vivian Henninger, 26.40 (prelims); 7, 26.38 (finals, state qualifier as wild card)
400m dash — 16, Allyson George, 1:05.55.
High Jump — 4, Remi Moon, 5-01.00 (finals, state qualifier)
Shot Put — 1, Meri Jackson, 40-08.75 (finals, personal best, regional champion, state qualifier)
4x100m relay — 12, Madalyn Combs, Mya McIntosh, Landyn Hodson, Allyson George, 54.08.
4x200m relay — 9, Madalyn Combs, Allyson George, Landry Teeters, Vivian Henninger, 1:52.28.
4x400m relay — 13, Madalyn Combs, Brya Fauber, Landry Teeters, Allyson George, 4:27.14.
4x800m relay — 12, Jaeden Drury, Triniti Glisson, Emerson Zink, Brya Fauber, 11:54.49.
1600m run — 15, Brya Fauber, 5:54.99.
Discus — 4, Meri Jackson, 112-06 (finals, state qualifier).
Long Jump — 5, Vivian Henninger, 16-03.75 (finals, state qualifier).
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Division V Boys — FAIRFIELD
(Thursday, May 28/Saturday, May 30) Prelims/Finals at Southeastern High School
200m dash — 7, Mason Lightle, 23.04 (prelims); 7, 22.92 (finals, state qualifier as wild card)
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Division V Girls — WHITEOAK
(Thursday, May 28/Saturday, May 30) Prelims/Finals at Southeastern High School
400m dash — 14, Gabriella Howard, 1:04.46.
4x800m relay — 11, Kennadi Storms, Sofia Juarez, Natalie Burnett, Gabriella Howard, 11:29.57.
800m run —11, Kennadi Storms, 2:37.79.
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Division V Boys — WHITEOAK
(Thursday, May 28/Saturday, May 30) Prelims/Finals at Southeastern High School
300m hurdles — 13, Tre Lamb, 44.22
3200m run — 14, Keegan Eyre, 10:43.12
4x800m relay — 14, Cody McKee, Keegan Eyre, Shane Mitchell-Cox, Tre Lamb, 9:24.32.
1600m run — 13, Keegan Eyre, 5:02.49.