Class AA Girls Recap
Based on KYtrackXC.com Pre-Season Rankings
1) South Oldham 6th overall and 1st Class AA @ Tiger Run
2) Mason County Did Not Compete
3) Presentation 13th overall and 3rd Class AA @ Tiger Run
4) Spencer County No Team Score @ Tiger Run
5) Lloyd Memorial 2nd overall and 2nd Class AA @ Holmes
6) North Oldham 16th overall and 4th Class AA @ Tiger Run
7) Bell County 2nd overall and 1st Class AA @ Roll Back the Entry Fee
8) Union County 2nd overall and 1st Class AA @ Heath Pirate Invite
9) Christian Academy (Lou.) 7th overall and 2nd Class AA @ Tiger Run
10)Lexington Catholic Did Not Compete
NR)Highlands 1st overall @ Holmes
Team Action
South Oldham looked like they might be head and shoulders above the rest with the crew they returned after last year’s state title effort, and they looked like it taking 6th overall at Tiger Run Saturday. #9 CAL was a big surprise getting up for seventh without the efforts of Dria Stallings to support their team score as they dominated both #3 Presentation and #6 North Oldham. Several crews claimed second this weekend including #5 Lloyd Memorial, without Courtney Siefert, #7 Bell County, and #8 Union County, at Holmes, Southwestern, and Heath, respectively. Highlands took advantage of Siefert not competing to take a tight decision over Lloyd Memorial at Holmes and may be cracking the rankings next week. Spencer County, which is commonly supported by middle school athletes, didn’t field a full varsity team at Tiger Run.
Top Individuals
Individually, Casey Richarson of Presentation looked impressive claiming 10th at Tiger Run, while South Oldham teammates, Hannah Ellis and Jessie Murner, also looked strong placing 12th and 14th, respectively. Lloyd Memorial’s Elisha Overpeck claimed a win at Holmes to open her season up, as did Kelsey McCain of Pendleton County at her home invitiational. Lauren Parrish of Union County placed 2nd at Heath and Rockcastle County’s Laura Dollins placed 3rd at the Roll Back the Entry Fee Invitational.
Class AA Boys Recap
Based on KYtrackXC.com Pre-Season Rankings
1) North Oldham 8th overall and 2nd Class AA @ Tiger Run
2) Covington Catholic 7th overall and 1st Class AA @ Tiger Run
3) South Oldham 10th overall and 3rd Class AA @ Tiger Run
4) Pendleton County 2nd overall and 1st Class AA @ Pendleton Co.
5) Knox Central 3rd overall and 1st Class AA @ Roll Back Entry Fee
6) Christian Academy 14th overall and 4th Class AA @ Tiger Run
7) Highlands 4th overall and 1st Class AA @ Holmes
8) Boyle County Did Not Compete
9) Webster County Did Not Compete
10)Calloway County 2nd overall @ Heath
Team Action
North Oldham looked human, and they lost to a Class AA team, Covington Catholic, for the first time in a year at Tiger Run. South Oldham also looked strong at Tiger Run and appears to be a solid fifth runner away from breaking into the top 2. Pendleton took second at their home invite, but with the difficulty of the course, it is hard to draw any conclusions there. Knox Central looks like they are working with a group of five to carry them right now, while CAL looks like they are strong through three, but need some work to improve their 4-5. Highlands took 4th at the Holmes Licking River Run, splitting just 40 seconds between the 1-5, while Calloway showed the talent they brought back from last year’s state runners-up is still there, but they have plenty of work to do in order to get a number 5 solidified.
Top Individuals
Individually, Robert Sandlin opened up the season at Tiger Run, placing fourth, and looks to be the clear favorite right now, as Daniel Thurston of Western Hills, pulled up lame in the same race. Last year’s fourth place runner Taylor Sanders looked very human in his season opener, while Haile Jemane of Central and Stephen Schwab of Covington Catholic had very solid runs that surprised many across the state. Ryan Thurman of Calloway brought home a win to start the season, as did Joey Landrum of Lloyd Memorial, Tanner Alexander of Russell, and James Brown of Bell County.