Friday, October 30
Verona, Wis.
12:35 p.m. ET
Ohio State
at
Big Ten Championships
10/28/2026 7:12:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
Conference race set for Friday in Wisconsin
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's and women's cross country teams are headed to Verona, Wis., for the 2026 Big Ten Championships Friday. The women will run a 6K at 11:35 a.m. ET, with the men's 8K at 12:35 p.m. ET. The races will be broadcast by BTN, with coverage starting at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Meet Information | Live Results | Watch on BTN
Buckeye This and That
NCAA Regionals Up Next
Meet Information | Live Results | Watch on BTN
Buckeye This and That
- Among the current Buckeye women, Audrey DeSantis leads the way with three Big Ten Championship appearances (2022, '23, '24). Zoee Lehman ran in the conference meet in 2023 and '25 and Olivia Holbrook, Allie Kopser and Sydney Stevenson all competed in the event last year.
- For the men, Liam Shaughnessy raced in the last three conference meets (2023, '24, '25) and Jack Agnew competed in 2024 and '25. Chance Basilone, Colin Cernansky, Will McGraw, Andrew Rohde, Noah Sharp and Zach Zielke all ran in last year's championships.
- At last year's Big Ten Championships, both the Buckeye men and women finished 10th. Shaughnessy, Sharp and Basilone were among the Buckeye men's top five and Lehman was a counter for the women.
- Ohio State has had at least one all-conference selection among the women each of the last seven seasons and a Top 8 finisher each of the last five years.
- The Buckeyes ended the regular season at Texas A&M Oct. 16. DeSantis was first for the Ohio State women, followed closely by Kopser, and Rohde led the Buckeye men.
- For the women, Layla Sahaydak and DeSantis were among the Buckeyes' Top 5 each of the four regular season races. Ava Shepard and Chloe Dostal each had three finishes as a counter and Kopser and Mia Robillard each posted two. Hailey Kahl and Elle Cargould also recorded top five finishes.
- On the men's side, Will McGraw and Colin Cernansky were in the Buckeyes' first five finishers in the three regular season events, with Andrew Rohde a counter twice. Other Buckeyes with top five team finishes include Brock Jarrett, Nixon Snavely, Basilone, Sharp and Zielke.
NCAA Regionals Up Next
- The Buckeyes will run at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships Nov. 13 in East Lansing, Mich. Ohio State had a preview of the race course when the Buckeyes ran in the Spartan Invitational Sept. 1.
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