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13 Observations from the past week of Kentucky Cross Country. (Check out the intensity in their faces, pic by Derrick Dixon)

  Each week KYtrackXC.com is going to breakdown the current situation of one class.  Leading off is Class AAA with a look at how the top five teams and top individuals look this far into the season.

Kentucky action at the Memphis Twilight Classic.

Cross Country Season will have its first big Saturday of the year with several races across the state being held.  In Louisville we will see a ton of ranked teams and some of the best individuals statewide compete at the Tiger Run.  Many of the teams in the Owensboro area will have their second meet with the out of ordinary, Daviess County 6K Relay.  Northern Kentucky will gather for the Holmes Licking River Run and the Saturday Night Special in Ohio.  The southeast will be competing at the Rollback the Entry Fee in Somerset. 

Top 10 Returning Runners for the 2011 XC Season based strictly on times from the 2010 XC Season.

Highlights from the regionals this week.

Here's the first weekend recap of the year, chucked full of info from the different meets around the state as they affect the picture of the Class races in the state this year. (Photo by Lisa Johnson)

Saturday I made my first visit to Franklin, Kentucky for the Wildcat Wilderness Invitational at Franklin-Simpson High School.  This meet is the dream of Chris Young, former Allen County Scottville Class AA Kentucky State Cross Country Champion.  In just its second year this has quickly become a top notch meet with a course that is your typical run around a field or park.  

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. 

The Stars of tomorrow came out in full force, with the Kentucky Elementary and Middle School State Championships at the KTCCCA Meet of Champions in Lexington.  The Middle School runners competed on a newly designed 4000 Meter course. (Amelia Reynolds leading the race, Picture from Don Goodwin)