2026 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Kalea Barbina
- Class:
- Sophomore
2025 (FRESHMAN): Competed during her first collegiate cross country season at USC Upstate…represented the Spartans during the 2025 campaign, which concluded at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Charlottesville, Va.…helped the USC Upstate women’s team conclude the season with six of its seven competitors recording personal-best performances at the NCAA Southeast Regional…also competed for the Spartans during the 2026 indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.
PRIOR TO USC UPSTATE: Attended Bluffton High School (S.C.)…competed in cross country and track and field for the Bobcats…posted a high school personal-best 5K time of 19:35.57 during her senior cross country season…ran 19:35.57 at the 2024 Region 6-AAAA Championship, placing sixth individually and fourth among Bluffton runners…helped the Bobcats capture the Region 6-AAAA team championship with 26 points…qualified for the 2024 SCHSL Class AAAA State Cross Country Championship…posted one of the top senior 5K marks in Bluffton program history…continued competing in the middle-distance events during her senior track season…ran 2:29.32 in the 800m at the 2025 All American Track Classic…lowered her season-best 800m time to 2:27.05 before the postseason…placed third in the 800m at the 2025 SCHSL Class 4A District 4 Championship with a time of 2:26.36…recognized as a Beaufort County School District Senior Scholar in 2025.
