Jake Wildenmann

On a hot and dry day in Kentucky, Chris Walden (Carmel, IN) and Emma Brink (Sacred Heart, KY) took the individual titles at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park in some blazing times. Walden's 14:57 is an improvement upon his showing last weekend against Zach Wills in Ohio, while Brink is a repeat winner after a close win last year. Here's a look at the races from today. (Photo by Dan Andrews)

Another edition of the Trinity/Valkyrie Invitational is upon and there is plenty of anticipation this time around. Carmel (IN) will make the trip south to see if they can steal the show at another big invite, while some of Kentucky's finest will look to make their name against some national-level talent. Full preview, forecast, and virtual meet breakdown are inside.

Top 20 Times this Season

Plenty of action at the River Road Country Club yesterday for the St. Xavier Tiger Run. With many teams competing for the first time this season, there was plenty to learn and uncover inside the results. A full analysis lies inside. (Photo by Dan Andrews)

Jake Wildenmann is a senior at Trinity High School in Louisville.  He was second overall at the 2009 Class AAA Kentucky State Cross Country Meet and won the Emerging Mile at New Balance Nationals in June.  He leads the Shamrocks who opened up the pre-season at #3 in Class AAA.  They open up the season at Tiger Run this coming Saturday.

 Top Five Fastest Returning Times from Each Class.

Kentucky continued its impressive outdoor season as some of our best made the trip to North Carolina to compete in New Balance Outdoor Nationals. (Jared Skrabacz of Greenwood running 16:00.7 in the 5K)

KYtrackXC.com is pleased to present the 2nd Annual All-KYtrackXC Teams for the 2009 Cross Country Season.

Full Preview of the Team and Individuals races for the Class AAA Boys State Meet which will start at 2:15 on Saturday morning at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Greenwood senior Ryan Eaton heads south to Alabama to win the Southeast XC Showdown.

The Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic, one of the top meets in the Southeast was held last night in Memphis, TN.  Several Kentucky athletes and teams fared really well at the meet showing the states improved quality and depth in cross country. 

With a very exciting cross-country season now well behind us, it is time for us to turn our attention fully to the upcoming indoor and outdoor track seasons. We have had several meets already, but the first meet of note in Kentucky will be this weekend at the University of Kentucky’s Nutter Fieldhouse.

Recap of the Kentucky teams at the Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional in Cary, North Carolina.

Recap of the Class AAA Kentucky State Cross Country Meet. 

Kentucky Athletes who hit the MileSplit US National Elite Standards of 16:30 Boys 5K and 19:45 Girls 5K. 

Week in Review containing any runner who ran under the MileSplit US National Elites times of 16:30 Boys 5K and 19:45 Girls 5K.  (Pictured: Tenny Ostrem, Powell County winning Greater Louisville Classic)

Any Kentucky High School athlete who ran under the MileSplit US Elite Standards of 16:30 Boys 5000 Meter Run and 19:45 Girls 5000 Meter Run.