Ogden High School secured two state championships on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City. Senior Avery Barton won the 3A girls individual title, and the Tigers boys team captured the 3A team championship.
Avery Barton, who committed to the University of Utah for cross country and track on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, finished with a time of 17:49.88. Her performance was approximately 54 seconds ahead of 3A runner-up Gentry Christiansen. Barton stated that her strategy was to go out slower and push during the final mile, which allowed her to maintain enough energy for the finish.
The Ogden boys team earned their first state title since 2022, improving from an 11th-place unit finish last year. Daniel Ekstrom led the group with a third-place individual finish at 16:23.76. Other top finishers for the Tigers included Josh Nielson in 10th, Boone Burton in 12th, Andrew Francis in 15th, Tate Browning in 18th, Ryker Nicholas in 19th, and Dallin Francis in 17:44.77.
The Ogden girls team finished as runners-up, just shy of first-place Canyon View. The Tigers featured five runners inside the top 25: Clara Geddes in 4th, Lucia Butte in 16th, Molly Ekstrom in 17th, Ally Stark in 23rd, and Shay Ekstrom in 29th. Georgia Smith rounded out the team's performance in 41st place.
In Region 12 competition, Morgan's Alexis Cox placed fifth individually to lead sixth-place Morgan. Ben Lomond placed seventh in the 3A boys race, led by True Ferrier in 25th place. Morgan's Seth Hopkin placed 21st to lead his team to eighth place.
