The Newton High School boys and girls cross country teams competed in the 2026 meet, with the girls earning a second-place finish and the boys listed as incomplete in the team standings.
The Newton girls finished second overall with a team score of 52 and a combined clock time of 1:52:23.0. Marshall won the girls team competition with a score of 34, followed by Newton with 52, Olney (Richland County) with 54 and Robinson with 74.
Avery Geier led Newton with a third-place individual finish in 20:18.5, earning a team score of three. Heather Bergbower placed seventh in 20:44.3, followed by Chloe Holsapple in 16th place with a time of 22:47.0.
Nora Street finished 19th in 24:04.3, while Kimberly Bierman placed 21st in 24:28.6. Josie Vogt finished 24th in 24:56.8, and Kate Bierman placed 25th in 25:43.0.
The Newton boys team was listed as incomplete in the team standings. Three Newton runners appeared in the individual results: Holden Barthlemy finished 16th with a time of 18:12.94, Levi Salyers placed 28th in 19:40.41, and Jeremiah Hills finished 43rd in 21:26.34.
In the boys team standings, Olney (Richland County) took first place with a score of 28, followed by Paris with 35, Robinson with 89, Marshall with 103 and Mt. Carmel with 111.
