Kalea Barbina - 2026-27 Track and Field Roster
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Kalea Barbina
- Class:
- Sophomore
2025–26 (FRESHMAN): Competed in her first collegiate season at USC Upstate, participating in cross country as well as indoor and outdoor track and field … Represented the Spartans throughout the 2025 cross country campaign, which concluded at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Charlottesville, Va. … Helped the USC Upstate women's cross country team conclude the season with six of its seven competitors recording personal-best performances at the NCAA Southeast Regional … Continued competing in middle-distance and distance events during the 2025–26 indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.
PRIOR TO USC UPSTATE: Attended Bluffton High School in Bluffton, S.C., where she competed in cross country and track and field … Recorded a high school personal-best 5K time of 19:35.57 at the 2024 Region 6-AAAA Championship, finishing sixth individually … Helped Bluffton capture the Region 6-AAAA team championship with 26 points … Qualified for the 2024 SCHSL Class AAAA State Cross Country Championship … Recorded one of the top senior 5K performances in Bluffton program history … Competed in middle-distance events during her senior track and field season … Posted an 800m time of 2:29.32 at the 2025 All American Track Classic … Recorded a season-best 800m time of 2:27.05 … Finished 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.
