Newcastle Athletics finished the 2025-2026 school year last week, but not before announcing the many wins and performances put on by the Racers.
“What a phenomenal year for the Newcastle Racers. It is clear that the dedication, hard work, and relentless effort from both the athletes and coaching staff paid off in a massive way for the 20252026 athletic season,” Coaches said.
Here is a quick snapshot of the many achievements that defined what the Athletics Department is dubbing a “Gold Standard” year.
State Champions
(The Gold Standard)
Boys Basketball: State Champions Track & Field (Boys 4x800M Relay) State Champions — Liam Croy, Luke Perkins, Cross Owens, and Alec Shumard.
Track & Field (Boys 800M): Alec Shumard – State Champion Track & Field (Boys 400M): Alec Shumard – State Champion Swimming 200M Individual Medley: Connor Leader State Champion 100M Butterfly: Connor Leader - State Champion Two-Event State Champion Girls Powerlifting: Leighton Wooten – State Champion State Runners-Up Girls Basketball: State Runner- Up Track & Field (Girls Long Jump): Jordie Brooks – State Runner-Up Indoor Track: Jordie Brooks – State Runner-Up Boys Wrestling: Gage Stark – State Runner-Up Girls Powerlifting: Addie Hall – State Runner-Up Girls Powerlifting: Rebecca Brummett – State Runner-Up Bronze Medalists & Podium Finishes
Track & Field (Boys 4x200M Relay): State Bronze Medalists - Chris Brinlee, Graham White, Ashton Shumard, and Alec Shumard Indoor Track: Chris Brinlee – State Qualifier & Bronze Medalist Girls Cross Country: Hadlee Mann – State Placer Top Deep Postseason Bracket Runs
Football: State Semi-Finalist Fastpitch Softball: State Quarter Finalist Boys Soccer: State Quarter Finalist Baseball: State Semi Finalist State Qualifiers
Track & Field: Jason Johnson (Indoor) Boys Wrestling: Colton Dobbs, Rylan Rinehart Boys Powerlifting: Jace Ledoux, Thomas Barbee, and Colton Wall Boys Cross Country Cheerleading POM Girls Golf: Maddox Meece Boys Golf: Radek Mc-Caskill, Connor Bussum, Carston Pueppke, Keaton Fuska, and Cayden Viss Girls Tennis: Courtney Stewart Girls Soccer Track and Field: Girls — Kaydence Rogers, Leighton Wooten, Gracie Haskins, Hadlee Mann, Peytan Wilson, Tatum Burke, Madilynn Britton, and Maci McCann; and Boys — Hayden Cooper, and Ben Rogers School Spirit & Culture
Student Section: OSSAA Student Section of the Year Year-to-Date Championship Snapshot
• Team State Titles: 2 (Boys Basketball, Boys 4x800M)
• Individual State Champion Events: 5
• State Runner-Up Honors: 6
• Total Sports/Activities Represented: 19-plus Coaches said it was a great year to be a Newcastle Racer.
