LEXINGTON, Ky. — If Bishop Brossart boys cross country coach Ray Kues had any trouble finding his team after Saturday's Class A state race, all he needed to do was look at the awards platform at the Kentucky Horse Park — his Mustangs won their second straight team title, 65-95 over Padu cah St. Mary.

        “I'm sure we made a statement,” Kues said. “... We were pleasantly surprised with the whole team. Each of them ran better times than they did (two weeks ago).”

        Brossart's latest championship was the school's seventh overall (to go with 1972, '84, '91, '92, '97 and '99 victories). This year's team may have been the most surprising — most of last year's squad graduated, and the Mustangs weren't among the top 10 teams in the state at the beginning of the season.

        “That pushed us harder just to succeed,” junior Tim Kaiser said. “We knew we had potential.”

        Juniors Paul Markus — who missed last year's race because of an appendectomy — and Kaiser had more than potential. Markus finished third with a 16:36.8, and Kaiser took fifth in 16:49.4.

        "I wasn't planning on that,” Markus said.

        Kues knew Markus had the talent to do well.

        “He ran an excellent race,” Kues said. “One of his goals was to beat the boy from Owsley County (junior Michael Congleton, who was fourth).”

        Junior Ian McDole (16th place, 17:08.3), freshman Joey Heil (19th, 17:17.6) and junior Zac Dietrich (35th, 17:56.6) rounded out Brossart's top five.

        Kentucky Country Day's Alex Bray (16:24.5) won his third straight title, and Gallatin County's Justin White (16:34.0) was second.

        With five juniors leading next year's team, Kaiser felt sure of one thing: Brossart won't be ignored again.

        “This year, they weren't expecting us,” Kaiser said. “Next year, they'll expect more.”

        St. Henry finished third, Walton-Verona was seventh and Newport Central Catholic was 12th.

        Other Northern Kentuckians in the top 20 were: St. Henry senior Jason Burger (10th, 17:01.7); Bellevue senior Matt Mayer (11th, 17:02.20); St. Henry sophomore Chris Danks (12th, 17:03.0); and St. Henry senior Ryan McLane (20th, 17:23.1).

Class AA

               Highlands' boys suffered the same fate as the Bluebirds girls: a second place finish to Warren East. The Raiders defended their title 122-169.

        Saturday's results left Highlands coach Dan Baker thinking about next year.

        “It's a Warren East day,” Baker said. “Everyone comes back next year; three juniors, two freshmen, two eighth-graders. (Warren East) just ran great and took it.”

        Wayne County senior Daniel Roberts — his school's only runner — won the race with a time of 16:12.7. Highlands freshman Braylen Derrick (18th place, 17:26.3) turned in the highest finish by a local runner.
       

Class AAA

               South Oldham won the team title over Daviess Coun ty 72-115. Campbell County was seventh with 209 points, Ryle was ninth with 299, Scott was 13th with 350 and Covington Catholic finished 15th with 372.

        Campbell County junior Denny Kramer was the lone local runner in the top 20, finishing 16th with a time of 16:30.2.

        Kramer collapsed after last week's regional race from what turned out to be hyperventilation. He said a change in strategy on Saturday helped.

        “I started out slow the first two miles,” Kramer said. "The last mile, I poured it on.” (5,000 meters)

        BOYS

        Class A

        Team scores: 1. Bishop Brossart 65, 2. St. Mary 95, 3. St. Henry 108, 4. Christian Academy 166, 5. Fort Knox 220, 6. Frankfort 230, 7. Walton-Verona 243, 8. Wolfe Co. 285, 9. Louisville Holy Cross 288, 10. Hancock Co. 290, 11. Fulton City 295, 12. Newport Central Catholic 320, 13. Pikeville 339, 14. Williamsburg 349, 15. Kentucky Country Day 362, 16. Green Co. 367, 17. Owsley Co. 452, 18. Providence 466, 19. Red Bird 468, 20. Jenkins 499, 21. Lexington Christian 538, 22. Lee Co. 604, 23. Carroll Co. 626, 24. Danville 637.

        Top individuals: 1. Alex Brey, Kentucky Country Day 16:24.5; 2. Justin White, Gallatin Co. 16:34.0; 3. Paul Markus, Bishop Brossart 16:36.8; 4. Michael Congleton, Owsley Co. 16:40.3; 5. Tim Kaiser, Bishop Brossart 16:49.4; 6. T J Eubanks, Christian Academy 16:51.1; 7. Benjamin Hall, Frankfort 16:56.1; 8. Caleb Key, Williamsburg 16:59.8; 9. Wes Meserve, Hancock Co 17:00.5; 10. Jason Burger, St. Henry 17:01.7; 11. Matt Mayer, Bellevue 17:02.2; 12. Chris Danks, St. Henry 17:03.0; 13. B J Hazelwood, Fort Knox 17:03.9; 14. Craig Smith, Cumberland Co. 17:04.5; 15. Bradley Shoulta, St. Mary 17:06.6; 16. Ian McDole, Bishop Brossart 17:08.3; 17. Matthew Shoulta, St. Mary 17:09.9; 18. Matthew Sykes, Pikeville 17:13.3; 19. Joey Heil, Bishop Brossart 17:17.6; 20. Ryan McLane, Saint Henry 17:23.1; 21. Ray Arlingaus, Holy Cross 17:24.0; 22. Jeremy Byrd, St. Mary 17:31.5; 23. Stephen Wallace, St. Mary 17:34.7; 24. Frank Sizemore, Red Bird 17:36.6; 25. Dereck Halsey, Wolfe Co. 17:37.4.

        Other area individuals: 26. Greaham Niemer, Newport Central Catholic 17:40.2; 27. Chuck Bole, Dayton 17:44.8; 30. James Hannon, Walton-Verona 17:48.8; 35. Zac Dietrich, Bishop Brossart 17:56.6; 44. Matt Salzer, St. Henry 18:07.2; 45. Charlie Meade, Walton-Verona 18:07.6; 46. Austin Kunz, St. Henry 18:09.7; 47. Jordan Schultz, Bishop Brossart 18:10.5; 51. Tim McLane, St. Henry 18:12.6; 53. Greg Robinson, St. Henry 18:13.5; 60. Joe Seiter, Bishop Brossart 18:26.6; 62. Peanie Schulkers, Newport Central Catholic 18:29.6; 63. Farley Stephenson, Villa Madonna 18:31.9; 64. Deerl Brock, Walton-Verona 18:34.7; 68. Jeremy Ellis, Walton-Verona 18:41.9; 70. Shawn Tursany, Dayton 18:44.6; 82. Andrew Trice, Newport Central Catholic 18:56.0; 83. Jason Dew, Newport Central Catholic 18:56.3; 85. Nathan Barnes, Walton-Verona 18:57.5; 99. Tony Cobb, Walton-Verona 19:13.5; 104. Tyler Vonhandorf, Walton-Verona 19:18.9; 115. Bruno Bagialtsalief, Bellevue 19:29.9; 135. Kyle Grosser, Newport Central Catholic 19:49.1; 139. Nathan Litmer, Newport Central Catholic 19:54.0; 141. Danny Geiger, Newport Central Catholic 20:02.5.

        Class AA

        Team results: 1. Warren East 122, 2. Highlands 169, 3. East Jessamine 194, 4. Lloyd 224, 5. Franklin Co. 230, 6. Owensboro Catholic 250, 7. Louisville DeSalles, Muhelenberg South 267, 9. Union Co. 290, 10. Muhelenberg North 294, 11. Rowan Co. 308, 12. Boyle Co. 339, 13. Bullitt East 348, 14. Breckinridge Co. 350, 15. Franfort Eastern Hills 369, 16. Lexington Catholic 374, 17. Powell Co. 378, 18. Knox Central 387, 19. Shelby Valley 416, 20. Fleming Co. 423, 21. Elizabethtown 478, 22. Bell Co. 481, 23. Edmonson Co. 487, 24. Rockcastle Co. 515.

        Top individuals: 1. Daniel Roberts, Wayne Co. 16:12.7; 2. Brandon Lancaster, Muhlenberg North 16:30.8; 3. Daniel Morgan, Boyle Co. 16:42.2; 4. Jake Cleavenger, Union Co 16:55.8; 5. Matt Braun, West Jessamine 17:00.8; 6. Staz Dawson, Fort Campbell 17:07.5; 7. Michael Sullivan, Caldwell Co 17:08.6; 8. John Gilvin, Fleming Co. 17:09.9; 9. Andrew Thompson, Owensboro Catholic 17:12.1; 10. Shandon Prater, East Carter 17:15.3; 11. Matt Cottner, Bullitt East 17:17.8; 12. Ryan Hayes, Franklin Co. 17:18.0; 13. Jarred Meadows, Bullitt East 17:18.4; 14. Clayton Shuffett, Warren East 17:18.6; 15. Brad Meredith, Edmonson Co. 17:19.7; 16. Jeffery Swafford, Knox Central 17:20.3; 17. Dario Ventura, Powell Co. 17:21.6; 18. Braylen Derrick, Highlands 17:26.3; 19. Terence Hodge, Muhlenberg South 17:34.8; 20. Forest Southworth, Powell Co. 17:39.0; 21. Kyle Sumner, Muhlenberg South 17:39.9; 22. Bryce Owen, Hopkins Co 17:40.5; 23. Mark Wolfe, Pendleton Co. 17:41.2; 24. McKay Moore, Lexington Catholic 17:43.0; 25. Brandon Holbrook, Rowan Co. 17:44.7; 26. Keith Knapp, Lloyd 17:46.3.

        Other area individuals: 34. Justin Clark, Highlands 17:55.1; 39. Richard Linneman, Lloyd 18:02.0; 41. Ernie Creech, Lloyd 18:03.7; 50. Johnny Gesenhues, Highlands 18:14.4; 54. Jimmy Gesenhues, Highlands 18:16.9; 58. Nathan Clinkenbeard, Highlands 18:22.6; 69. Andrew Buten, Highlands 18:43.4; 81. Dan Hunt, Lloyd 18:52.7; 102. Warren Bryson, Lloyd 19:04.6; 114. Justin Stewart, Highlands 19:19.4; 125. Matt Bird, Lloyd 19:35.2; 180. Greg Tieke, Lloyd 21:19.1.

        Class AAA

        Team standings: 1. South Oldham 72, 2. Daviess Co. 115, 3. DuPont Manual 137, 4. Louisville St. Xavier 140, 5. Shelby Co. 146, 6. Trinity (Louisville) 194, 7. Campbell Co. 209, 8. Bowling Green 278, 9. Ryle 299, 10. North Hardin 317, 11. Apollo 328, Butler 331, 13. Scott 350, 14. Greenwood 365, 15. Covington Catholic 372, 16. Pulaski Southwestern 389, 17. Oldham Co. 396, 18. Paul Dunbar 445, 19. Henry Clay 489, 20. Barren Co. 525, 21. Woodford Co. 543, 22. Pulaski Co. 569, 23. Perry Co. Central 635, 24. Scott Co. 638.

        Top individuals: 1. Bobby Curtis, Saint Xavier 15:28.3; 2. Isaac Lafond, South Oldham 15:38.8; 3. Jacob Buckman, Butler 15:47.9; 4. Clay Pendleton, Bowling Green 15:48.5; 5. Brian Hurst, Dupont Manual 15:51.3; 6. Michael Jesse, Shelby Co. 15:58.6; 7. Mike Hicks, North Hardin 15:59.3; 8. Mark Rowe, Daviess Co. 16:05.5; 9. Drew Lamaster, South Oldham 16:10.0; 10. Kyle Bowling, Dupont Manual 16:11.3; 11. Luke Pittman, South Oldham 16:17.3; 12. Eric Hack, Male 16:24.0; 13. Kal Clark, South Oldham 16:25.0; 14. Brett Allen, Paul Dunbar 16:25.5; 15. Jordan Tong, Daviess Co. 16:28.0; 16. Denny Kramer, Campbell Co. 16:30.2; 17. Lucas Ridley, Bowling Green 16:35.1; 18. Josh Haynes, Pulaski Southwestern 16:36.5; 19. Jacob Lee, Apollo 16:40.8; 20. Chris Glasser, Saint Xavier 16:42.0; 21. Kevin Dick, Greenwood 16:43.1; 22. James Clements, Shelby Co. 16:43.4; 23. Andrew Adams, Daviess Co. 16:45.3; 24. Jimmy Holmes, Trinity (Louisville) 16:45.8; 25. Chris McCoy, Trinity (Louisville) 16:46.3.

        Other area individuals: 29. Nick Rebholz, Campbell Co. 16:55.1; 30. Daniel Tracy, Ryle 16:55.4; 43. Josh Kinney, Campbell Co. 17:11.7; 54. Clint Johnson, Conner 17:21.5; 55. Chris Davis, Covington Catholic 17:21.8; 58. Brad Klingenberg, Ryle 17:22.7; 59. Jason Ashley, Covington Catholic 17:22.9; 63. Chris Schmidt, Scott 17:25.2; 70. Kyle Scott, Ryle 17:31.3; 73. Brandon Sindorf, Campbell Co. 17:32.6; 75. Michael Hicks, Scott 17:33.6; 79. Josh Jones, Dixie Heights 17:36.2; 80. Jeremy Wilson, Campbell Co. 17:36.7; 81. Colin Reusch, Scott 17:37.5; 83. Mike Leek, Ryle 17:40.9; 84. Tony Whiles, Campbell Co. 17:41.3; 85. Trey Greene, Conner 17:41.6; 86. Todd Metzger, Covington Catholic 17:41.9; 88. Andrew Burk, Simon Kenton 17:43.6; 90. Jerry Biedenbender, Scott 17:45.7; 108. Lance Melching, Scott 18:04.4; 109. Luke Murry, Ryle 18:04.8; 118. Tom Arnold, Covington Catholic 18:10.5; 119. Ian Johnstone, Scott 18:12.1; 125. David Adams, Simon Kenton 18:16.3; 128. Michael Cayse, Covington Catholic 18:17.8; 129. Jerry Knochelman, Covington Catholic 18:18.2; 132. Joe Shaughnessy, Covington Catholic 18:20.1; 144. Michael Farwell, Campbell Co. 18:29.1; 161. Kevin Stockdill, Ryle 18:44.9; 176. Patrick Huber, Ryle 19:07.3; 180. Aaron Burkholder, Scott 19:12.9.

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