Boys State and Region Track & Field Rankings (4/26)

[Runcible Owl]

🥇 St. Xavier (3A), Covington Catholic (2A), and Louisville Collegiate (1A) are the statewide Class leaders with Regional meets just three weeks away. 

🧐 Several recent quality Invitationals have had a major impact on the rankings since the season's opening look; among them - Tyson and Trinity Gay in Lexington, Eastern Relays in Louisville, Arcadia (CA), and the Lake Cumberland Classic in Somerset. 

🏆 + 🏆 ?  St. X and CovCath are looking for follow-ups to their KHSAA Indoor Championships - the Tigers shared first place with Trinity in 3A; the Colonels won the 2A title outright. 1A Indoor champ Green County is ranked fifth this week.

Top 20 Rankings are based on a "Virtual State Meet" format from this season's best performances using link below* ~

ky.milesplit.com/virtual-meets 

• 3A •

1. St. Xavier 57.5; 2. McCracken Co 51.33; 3. Ryle 44; 4. Male 43; 5. North Oldham 40 

6. Trinity 38.5; 7. Manual 27; T8. Bryan Station 24; T8. Marshall Co 24; 9. Madison Cent. 23; 10. Madisonville 21 

11. GR Clark 20; 12. F Douglass 16; 13. Butler 15; 14. H Clay 14.5; 15. Conner 13

16. Bowling Green 12; 17. Dixie 11.33; T18. Eastern 11; T18. PL Dunbar 11; 20. South Oldham 10.5 

• 2A • 

1. Cov Cath 64; 2. Butler Co 48; Mercer Co 43.2; 4. Taylor Co 40.38; 5. Corbin 36.33

6. Bourbon Co 33; 7. Hopkinsville 32; 8. Boyle Co 31.5; 9. Lex Cath 29; T10. Warren East 25; T10. Thomas Nelson 25

12. Russell 23; 13. Harrison Co 21; 14. LaRue Co 20; 15. Franklin Co 18 

16. East Carter 17; 17. John Hardin 16; 18. Mason Co 15.57, 19. Letcher Cent 15.5; 20. Adair Co 12.5 

• 1A • 

1. Collegiate 81; 2. Fort Campbell 71.5; 3. Beechwood 66; 4. Brossart 56.33; 5. Green Co 48.33

6. St. Henry 42.5; 7. Bethlehem 30; 8. Campbellsville 25.5; 9. New Cath 25; 10. Mayfield 22.5 

11. Williamsburg 19: 12. Bracken Co 18; T13. Nicholas Co 16; T13. Glasgow 16; 15. Lex Christ 11;

T16. Prestonsburg 10; T16. Walton-Verona 10; 18. University Heights 8; T19. Danville Christ 8; T19. Edmonson Co 8; T19. Leslie Co 8 

(* Re Virtual Meets on MileSplitKY: I've made adjustments for both State and Region Rankings to reflect proper place scoring and number of entries per team.)

[mcpapa]

KY Milesplit is pretty much the go-to for track and field.  It’s always interesting to me to compare virtual/projected vs actual results.  Projections are tough because there are sooooo many variables. 

[Runcible Owl]

🥇 Top 5 Rankings for the seven Regions in each Class per MileSplitKY' Virtual Meets: 

• 3A • 

⚔️ Forecasting battles in the Western Regions - R1: McCracken Co. vs. Marshall Co., and R2: North Hardin vs Meade Co.

• Region 1: 1. McCracken Co 129.5; 2. Marshall Co 123.5; 3. Apollo 78.75; 4. Daviess Co 67; 5. Henderson Co 41 

• Region 2: 1. North Hardin 113; 2. Meade Co 106.33; 3. Bowling Green 82.5; 4. Central Hardin 77.83; 5. Greenwood 72.33

• Region 3: 1. St. Xavier 173.33; 2. Male 145.33; 3. Manual 94; 4. Central 60.83; 5. Butler 31 

• Region 4: 1. Trinity 153.33; 2. North Oldham 94.33; 3. Oldham Co 86.33; 4. Eastern 59; 5. South Oldham 45 

• Region 5: 1. Ryle 110.75; 2. Cooper 90.75; 3. Dixie Hts 83.33; 4. Highlands 70.58; 5. Campbell Co 60 

• Region 6: 1. Woodford Co 95.25; 2. Bryan Station 62; 3. Tates Creek 60; 4. F Douglass 57; 5. Lafayette 54.83

• Region 7: 1. East Jessamine 129; 2. Madison Cent 97; 3. North Laurel 91; 4. West Jessamine 85; 5. South Laurel 64.25 

• 2A • 

👑 Regions 2 - Warren East vs. Butler County and 5 - Boyle County vs. Mercer County vs. Corbin may hinge on the day's final event (and I do love a good 4 x 400 Relay). Look for Tilghman to win their eleventy-billionth Regional crown.

• Region 1: 1. Paducah Tilghman 138; 2. Calloway Co 117; 3. Hopkinsville 106.5; 4. Union Co 89.5; 5. Webster Co 50 

• Region 2: 1. Warren East 95; 2. Butler Co 94; 3. John Hardin 68; 4. Taylor Co 63; 5. Bardstown 58.5 

• Region 3: 1. Shelby Co 145; 2. Spencer Co 125; 3. CAL 101; 4. Henry Co 74; 5. Waggener 31 

• Region 4: 1. Cov Cath 179; 2. Bourbon Co 79; 3. Lex Cath 74; 4. Harrison Co 64; 5. Franklin Co 46 

• Region 5: 1. Boyle Co 135; 2. Mercer Co 134; 3. Corbin 125, 4. Whitley Co 37.25; 5. Rockcastle Co 32.25 

• Region 6: 1. Mason Co 125; 2. Russell 106; 3. Greenup Co 94; 4. Rowan Co 57; 5. Ashland 50 

• Region 7: 1. Harlan Co 190.5; 2. Bath Co 105.5; 3. Letcher Co Cent 82; 4. Estill Co; 5. Morgan Co 41.5 

• 1A • 

🗺️ From NKY to the mountains of EKY,  showdowns loom in R4 - Bishop Brossart vs. Beechwood, R5 - Lexington Christian vs. Nicholas County, and R6 Williamsburg vs. Harlan. 

• Region 1: 1. Ft. Campbell 177.5; 2. Murray 79.9; 3. Univ Hts 74.9; 4. Caldwell Co 72; 5. Dawson Springs 52.8 

• Region 2: 1. Green Co 166; 2. Bethlehem 76; 3. Campbellsville 75; 4. Hancock Co 63; 5. Glasgow 50.33 

• Region 3: 1. Collegiate 143; 2. Lou Holy Cross 89.5; 3. Highlands Latin 79; 4. KCD 76; 5. Francis Parker 31.5 

• Region 4: 1. Brossart 135.3; 2. Beechwood 134.73; 3. St. Henry 75.73; 4. New Cath 47; 5. Williamstown 46.5 

• Region 5: 1. LCA 113.5; 2. Nicholas Co 103; 3. Owen Co 42; T4. Bracken Co 39; T4. Danville Christ 39 

• Region 6: 1. Williamsburg 133; 2. Harlan 120.5; 3. Somerset 85; 4. Leslie Co 68; 5. 5. Middlesboro 61.5 

• Region 7: 1. Raceland 140; 2. Prestonsburg 99.75; 3. Pikeville 82; 4. Floyd Cent 52.5; 5. West Carter 51.75 

📝 Regional Meet Calendar ~ 

• May 16 (Thursday) 

2A Region 2 at Elizabethtown 

3A Region 7 at Southwestern 

• May 18 (Saturday)

1A Region 1 at Murray HS 

1A Region 5 at Lexington Christian 

1A Region 7 at Prestonsburg 

2A Region 1 at Paducah Tilghman 

2A Region 4 at Henry Clay 

2A Region 6 at Mason County 

• May 20 (Monday) 

1A Region 4 at Bishop Brossart 

3A Region 2 at Meade County 

3A Region 4 at Collins 

• May 21 (Tuesday) 

1A Region 2 at Green County 

1A Region 6 at University of the Cumberlands 

2A Region 3 at Shelby County 

2A Region 5 at Lincoln County 

2A Region 7 at Bath County 

3A Region 1 at Marshall County 

3A Region 5 at Scott 

3A Region 6 at Lafayette 

• May 22 (Wednesday) 

1A Region 3 at Louisville Collegiate 

3A Region 3 at St. Xavier 

[Tigerpride94]

On 4/26/2024 at 11:54 AM, mcpapa said:

KY Milesplit is pretty much the go-to for track and field.  It’s always interesting to me to compare virtual/projected vs actual results.  Projections are tough because there are sooooo many variables. 

Right, Wind plays a big factor in results and have to show up at state meet with healthy roster. I've always thought have to have good luck at end of season since one key guy/girl is injured which could cost you championship.

[mcpapa]

18 hours ago, Tigerpride94 said:

Right, Wind plays a big factor in results and have to show up at state meet with healthy roster. I've always thought have to have good luck at end of season since one key guy/girl is injured which could cost you championship.

Having a stud jumper or two is often the key to a title.  Pile up points in the vertical and horizontal jumps.