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Lincoln's cross country season kicks off with Tiger Run in the 'Ville

August 31, 2012|By Nancy Leedy | nancy@theinteriorjournal.com

Brian Carlson, an LCHS sophomore, also got his fall cross country season started in Louisville.

The starter’s gun on Lincoln County’s cross country season officially sounded Saturday in Louisville at St. Xavier’s 2012 Tiger Run.

Elite cross country runners from Kentucky and neighboring states tested their mettle in the large meet, with 624 of the region’s best varsity athletes taking on the course at Louisville Champions Park.

Lincoln did not have a team on course in either the boys or the girls varsity run, but the Lady Patriots and Patriots were represented in the races, with Alex Bunch and Brian Carlson both lacing up their running shoes for the opener.

Bunch, a senior on the Lady Patriot team, more than held her own in a field of 281 runners, placing 18th overall in the girls 5000 meter varsity run in a time of 20:22.46.

Sydney Leiher of Beavercreek (Ohio) beat out defending Class 3A state cross country champion Cassidy Hale of duPont Manual to win the girls varsity. Leiher finished in 18:29.77 and Hale crossed in 18:45.64. Nicole Gardner of Siegel (Tenn.) was third in 18:47.68, Maggie Allen of Sacred Heart Academy was fourth in 19:08.89 and Maddox Patterson of Sayre was fifth in 19:28.09.

Carlson, an LCHS sophomore, also finished among the lead pack in Saturday’s meet, running 22nd out of 343 boys. Carlson’s time was 16:43.24.

Jacob Thomson of Louisville Holy Cross was the boys varsity winner, covering the 5000 meter distance in 15:27.61. Patrick Gregory of Butler, who finished fourth in last year’s Class 3A state meet, claimed the runner-up spot in a time of 15:39.34. Gregory just edged out defending Class 3A champ Connor Sheryak at the finish. Sheryak of St. Xavier was just three-hundredths of a second back at 15:42.93. St. X claimed the third through fifth spots, with Sam Lewis taking fourth in 15:48.86 and Nick Reader placing fifth in 16:01.80.

St. Xavier was the clear winner of the boys varsity team trophy, with six runners in the top 10. St. X scored 17 points for first and Bedford North Lawrence was a distant second with 130 points. Beavercreek was third with 152.

Beavercreek did take the team title in the girls varsity division with 73 points. Louisville’s duPont Manual was second with 98 points and Sacred Heart Academy was third with 121.

The Lincoln County cross country teams are set to begin team competition in two weeks in the Boyle County Invitational at Millennium Park in Danville.

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