The St. Henry and Highlands girls’ cross country teams and Highlands senior Ethan Shuley won championship trophies at the Kentucky high school state cross country met on Saturday at Kentucky Horse Park.
Shuley won the Class 2A boys’ race for the second straight year by completing the 5,000-meter course in 15 minutes, 33.47 seconds. He beat the winning time he had last year by 25 seconds.
St. Henry claimed the Class 1A girls’ team title for the fifth consecutive year with five runners among the top 23 finishers. The Crusaders’ final score was 60 points and Beechwood placed second with 103.
Highlands finished on top in the Class 2A girls’ team standings for the fourth straight year with 53 points. Five of the Bluebirds placed among the top 19 runners in that race.
Here are the top times posted by the local runners who competed in the Class 1A, 2A and 3A state meets. For additional information, visit the KHSAA website.
TOP 5 BOYS’ TIMES
Ethan Shuley (Highlands) 15:33.47 / 1st place, Class 2A
Josh Hannon (St. Henry) 16:17.65 / 5th place, Class 1A
Cody Chism (Brossart) 16:18.13 / 6th place, Class 1A
Justin Reed (Ryle) 16:22.69 / 19th place, Class 3A
Geoffrey Mearns (Highlands) 16:24.81 / 9th place, Class 2A
TOP 5 GIRLS’ TIMES
Sophie Delisio (Simon Kenton) 18:45.20 / 6th place, Class 3A
Mckenzie Lachmann (Simon Kenton) 19:04.00 / 11th place, Class 3A
Lauren Ossege (Highlands) 19:19.02 / 6th place, Class 2A
Maggie Schroeder (Highlands) 19:20.82 / 7th place, Class 2A
Lauren Radenhausen (Scott) 19:26.22 / 10th place, Class 2A