As the official start of cross country practice looms near KYtrackXC.com will bring to light for those who do not know a couple major changes that have happened for this fall. The KHSAA has altered the qualification process for teams to make it to the Kentucky State Cross Country Championship in November and has also re-aligned the high schools from 18 previous regions (6 in each class) to 21 regions (7 in each class.)
New Qualification Guidelines
Cross Country – Each region would advance based on number of teams entered by entry deadline. 1-3 full teams entered – 2 teams advance; 4-6 full teams entered – 3 teams advance; 7-9 full teams entered – 4 teams advance; 10-12 full teams entered – 5 teams advance; 13 of more full teams entered – 6 teams advance. In addition, the top 5 individuals not on a team qualifying for the state meet would also qualify.
New
CLASS A (0-610 average students)
REGION 1 - Ballard Memorial, Carlisle County, Christian Fellowship, Community Christian, Crittenden County, Dawson Springs, Fort Campbell, Frederick Fraize, Fulton, Fulton County, Heath, Hickman County, Livingston Central, Lyon County, Mayfield, Murray, Reidland,
Russellville,
REGION 2 - Campbellsville, Caverna, Clinton County, Cumberland County, Glasgow, Green County, Hancock County, McLean County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County, Owensboro Catholic,
REGION 3 - Bardstown, Beth Haven, Bethlehem, Brown, DeSales, Evangel Christian, Fort Knox, Whitefield Academy, Holy Cross (Louisville), Kentucky Country Day, Kentucky School f/t Blind, Louisville Collegiate, Portland Christian, St. Francis, Walden
REGION 4 - Beechwood, Bellevue, Bishop Brossart, Calvary Christian, Covington Latin, Dayton, Heritage Academy, Holy Cross (Covington), Ludlow, Newport, Newport Central Catholic, Silver Grove, St. Henry, Villa Madonna, Walton-Verona, Williamstown
REGION 5 – Augusta, Bracken County, Burgin, Carroll County, Danville, Deming, Eminence, Frankfort, Gallatin County, Kentucky School f/t Deaf, Lexington Christian, Nicholas County, Owen County, Paris, Sayre, St. Patrick,
REGION 6 - Barbourville,
REGION 7 - Allen Central, Bath County, Betsy Layne, Buckhorn, Cordia, David School, Elliott County, Fairview, Hazard, Jackson, Jenkins, June Buchanan, Lee County, Menifee County, Owsley County, Paintsville, Phelps, Piarist, Pikeville, Raceland, Riverside Christian, Rose Hill, Shelby Valley, South Floyd, Wolfe County
CLASS 2A (611 average to 1024 average students)
REGION 1 - Caldwell County, Calloway County, Hopkins County Central, Hopkinsville, Logan County, Lone Oak, Muhlenberg North, Muhlenberg South, Paducah Tilghman, Trigg County, Union County, Webster County
REGION 2 - Adair County, Allen County-Scottsville, Breckinridge County, Butler County, Edmonson County, Elizabethtown, Franklin Simpson, Hart County, Larue County, Marion County, Taylor County, Warren East, Washington County
REGION 3 – Atherton, Bullitt East, Central, Christian Academy, Fairdale, Henry County, Jeffersontown, Mercy Academy, Moore, North Bullitt, North Oldham, Presentation, Shawnee, South Oldham, Spencer County, Valley, Western
REGION 4 – Bourbon County, Covington Catholic, Franklin County, Harrison County, Highlands, Holmes, Lexington Catholic, Lloyd Memorial, Pendleton County, Western Hills
REGION 5 – Bell County, Boyle County, Casey County, Cawood *, Corbin, East Jessamine, Estill County, Garrard County, Jackson County, Knox Central, Madison Southern, McCreary Central, Mercer County, Rockcastle County, Russell County, Wayne County, West Jessamine
REGION 6 – Ashland Blazer, Boyd County, East Carter, Fleming County, Greenup County, Lawrence County, Lewis County, Mason County, Morgan County, Rowan County, Russell, West Carter
REGION 7 - Belfry, Breathitt County, East Ridge, Johnson Central, Knott County Central, Leslie County, Letcher County Central, Magoffin County, Perry County Central, Pike County Central, Powell County, Prestonsburg, Sheldon Clark
CLASS 3A (above 1025 average students)
REGION 1 - Apollo, Christian County, Daviess County, Graves County, Henderson County, Madisonville North Hopkins, Marshall County, Owensboro
REGION 2 - Barren County, Bowling Green, Central Hardin, Grayson County, Greenwood, Ohio County, John Hardin, North Hardin, Warren Central
REGION 3 - Bullitt Central, Butler, Doss, duPont Manual, Iroquois, Male, Meade County, Nelson County, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier
REGION 4 - Assumption, Ballard, Eastern, Fern Creek, Oldham County, Sacred Heart, Seneca, Shelby County, Southern, Trinity (Louisville), Waggener
REGION 5 - Boone County, Campbell County, Conner, Dixie Heights, Grant County, Notre Dame, Ryle, Scott, Simon Kenton
REGION 6 – Anderson County, Bryan Station, Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Dunbar, Scott County, Tates Creek, Woodford County
REGION 7 - Clay County, George Rogers Clark, Lincoln County, Madison Central, Montgomery County, North Laurel, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern, Whitley County