⏱️ ? | The Northern Kentucky outdoor season is just warming up. Will Beechwood, Cov Cath, and Cooper repeat as Regional champions in May? Do the Tigers and Colonels go back-to-back at state?

A first look here at team rankings based on returning bests from athletes last year in all three classes.^

A single NKY all-class listing is included below.

Looking forward to a great season and hope to see everyone at UK for State!

1A Region 4

'25 Rank, Team, ('24 Region), points.

1. Brossart (2) 168.75, 2. Beechwood (1) 116.75, 3. Walton-Verona (8) 97.5, 4. New Cath (4) 85.5, 5. Villa Madonna (7) 59

6. Bellevue (6) 50, 7. St. Henry (3) 40.75, 8. Williamstown (5) 38, 9. Dayton (9) 23, 10. Newport (T11) 11.

11. Ludlow (10) 5.75, 12. Calvary Chr (T11) 4, 13. Holy Cross (na) 1

? ky.milesplit.com/rankings/1A Reg 4

2A Region 4 

'25 Rank, Team, ('24 Region), points.

1. Cov Cath (1) 182, 2. Bourbon Co (2) 121, 3. Lex Cath (3) 104, 4. Harrison Co (4) 95.5, 5. Franklin Co (5) 80

6. Pendleton Co (6) 48.83, 7. Lloyd (7) 41.33, 8. Western Hills (8) 12.33, 9. Holmes (na) 12

? ky.milesplit.com/rankings/2A Reg 4

3A Region 5 

'25 Rank, Team ('24 Region), points.

1. Cooper (1) 137, 2. Dixie (3) 114, 3. Simon Kenton (5) 103, 4. Ryle (2) 95.5, 5. Conner (7) 84

6. Boone Co (8) 43, 7. Campbell Co (4) 41.5, T8. Grant Co (9) 32, T8. Highlands (6) 32, 10. Scott 23.5

? ky.milesplit.com/rankings/3A Reg 5

KTCCCA Area 5*

1. Cov Cath 99, 2. Dixie 73, 3. Ryle, 4. Cooper 66.5, 5. Beechwood 57.5

6. Simon Kenton 57, 7. Brossart 43, 8. Conner 38, 9. Lloyd 28, T10. New Cath 26, T10. Grant Co 26

12. Walton-Verona 23, 13. Campbell Co 18, 14. Bellevue 13, 15. Pendleton Co 10

16. Dayton 8, T17. Highlands 7, T17. Boone Co 7, 19. Holmes 2

? ky.milesplit.com/rankings/Area 5

* Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, and Pendleton Counties.

^ Clicking on event at left of opened link provides full '24 list. Notre: Relay scoring is based on four returning best individuals for each school. E.g. 4x100m Relay from 100m times.

✓ Have done best to account for transfers, non-returners, etc., in team rankings.

?? NKY (Area 5)

Dixie Heights, after a strong third place finish at the LaSalle Legends Classic, leads the first in-season NKY rankings.

Pre-season No. 1 Cov Cath makes its season debut Saturday at Lafayette's Tyson and Trinity Gay Invitational. They'll find Dixie, Cooper, Conner, and Grant Co there to meet the challenge.

Almost every other area team will be at the Lloyd Memorial Invitational Saturday for another terrific meet.

Team rankings ~ 

1. Dixie 114, 2. Cooper 84.33, 3. Ryle 73, 4. Simon Kenton 71, 5. Conner 54

6. New Cath 44, 7. Bellevue 42.66, 8. Lloyd 33, 9. Brossart 30, 10. Boone Co 21.5 

T11. Walton-Verona 21, T11. Highlands 21, T13. Campbell Co 16, T13. Villa Madonna 16, T13. Pendleton Co 16

16. Scott 15.5, 17. Beechwood 8, 18. Holmes 6, 19. Ludlow 3, 20. Gallatin Co 2, 21. Newport 1 

Event leaders ~ 

Lloyd's Josiah Lockridge and New Cath's Charlie Ford are ranked Nos. 1 and 2 for the 100m in the KY all-class lists. Top three performances to date are in the books for Ford (200m), Nathan Hopper (Conner, 800m), Jackson Miller (SK, 300mH) and Relay teams from Dixie (4x400) and Brossart (4x800).

? ky.milesplit.com/leaders/boys/outdoor-track-and-field

Mark, (KY all-class #), Athlete, School 

100m 10.84 (KY1) Josiah Lockridge, Lloyd 

200m 22.07 (KY 2) Charlie Ford, NCC

400m 51.82 (KY15) JJ Kriger, Dixie 

800m 1:56.70 (KY2) Nathan Hopper, Conner 

1600m 4:19.76 (K5) Paul Van Laningham, Cooper 

3200m 10:11.05 (K6) Ryan Richards, Cooper

110mH 14.76 (K4) Jackson Miller, SK

300mH 40.56 (K3) Jackson Miller, SK

4x100mR 44.48 (K9) Lloyd

4x200mR 1:31.89 (K5) Dixie 

4x400mR 3:31.61 (K3) Dixie 

4x800mR 8:31.16 (K3) Brossart 

SP 51-2 (K8) Joshua Carter, Bellevue 

DT 130-5 (K19) Tyler Redden, Pendleton Co 

LJ 20-5.5 (K12) Brayden Polly, SK

TJ 42-8.75 (K4) Colin Utz, Highlands 

HJ 6-2 (K5) Brayden Polly, SK 

PV 12-6 (K9) Cory Freihofer, Cooper 

Cov Cath entering the fray will shake things up of course, coming off an indoor 2A State championship.

The distance events will see some major revisions in the coming weeks. The Lafayette meet will feature some of the best runners in the state.

Look for Will Sheets (Cov Cath), Lincoln Herald (Grant Co) and possibly Paul Van Laningham (Cooper) as part of a stacked Bluegrass contingent at the Arcadia (CA) Invitational in the 3200m. There will be an assault on Bobby Curtis' (St. Xavier) 22 year old all-time KY best of 8:48.39. Sheets, this year's Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year, is coming off a blistering 14:16.29 KY indoor 5K record at the Nike Indoor Nationals in New York last month.

On 4/1/2025 at 4:47 PM, Runcible Owl said:

?? NKY (Area 5)

Dixie Heights, after a strong third place finish at the LaSalle Legends Classic, leads the first in-season NKY rankings.

Pre-season No. 1 Cov Cath makes its season debut Saturday at Lafayette's Tyson and Trinity Gay Invitational. They'll find Dixie, Cooper, Conner, and Grant Co there to meet the challenge.

Almost every other area team will be at the Lloyd Memorial Invitational Saturday for another terrific meet.

Team rankings ~ 

1. Dixie 114, 2. Cooper 84.33, 3. Ryle 73, 4. Simon Kenton 71, 5. Conner 54

6. New Cath 44, 7. Bellevue 42.66, 8. Lloyd 33, 9. Brossart 30, 10. Boone Co 21.5 

T11. Walton-Verona 21, T11. Highlands 21, T13. Campbell Co 16, T13. Villa Madonna 16, T13. Pendleton Co 16

16. Scott 15.5, 17. Beechwood 8, 18. Holmes 6, 19. Ludlow 3, 20. Gallatin Co 2, 21. Newport 1 

Event leaders ~ 

Lloyd's Josiah Lockridge and New Cath's Charlie Ford are ranked Nos. 1 and 2 for the 100m in the KY all-class lists. Top three performances to date are in the books for Ford (200m), Nathan Hopper (Conner, 800m), Jackson Miller (SK, 300mH) and Relay teams from Dixie (4x400) and Brossart (4x800).

? ky.milesplit.com/leaders/boys/outdoor-track-and-field

Mark, (KY all-class #), Athlete, School 

100m 10.84 (KY1) Josiah Lockridge, Lloyd 

200m 22.07 (KY 2) Charlie Ford, NCC

400m 51.82 (KY15) JJ Kriger, Dixie 

800m 1:56.70 (KY2) Nathan Hopper, Conner 

1600m 4:19.76 (K5) Paul Van Laningham, Cooper 

3200m 10:11.05 (K6) Ryan Richards, Cooper

110mH 14.76 (K4) Jackson Miller, SK

300mH 40.56 (K3) Jackson Miller, SK

4x100mR 44.48 (K9) Lloyd

4x200mR 1:31.89 (K5) Dixie 

4x400mR 3:31.61 (K3) Dixie 

4x800mR 8:31.16 (K3) Brossart 

SP 51-2 (K8) Joshua Carter, Bellevue 

DT 130-5 (K19) Tyler Redden, Pendleton Co 

LJ 20-5.5 (K12) Brayden Polly, SK

TJ 42-8.75 (K4) Colin Utz, Highlands 

HJ 6-2 (K5) Brayden Polly, SK 

PV 12-6 (K9) Cory Freihofer, Cooper 

Cov Cath entering the fray will shake things up of course, coming off an indoor 2A State championship.

The distance events will see some major revisions in the coming weeks. The Lafayette meet will feature some of the best runners in the state.

Look for Will Sheets (Cov Cath), Lincoln Herald (Grant Co) and possibly Paul Van Laningham (Cooper) as part of a stacked Bluegrass contingent at the Arcadia (CA) Invitational in the 3200m. There will be an assault on Bobby Curtis' (St. Xavier) 22 year old all-time KY best of 8:48.39. Sheets, this year's Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year, is coming off a blistering 14:16.29 KY indoor 5K record at the Nike Indoor Nationals in New York last month.

Is the distance runner from Thomas Nelson participating in the Arcadia?  

1 hour ago, mcpapa said:

Is the distance runner from Thomas Nelson participating in the Arcadia?  

I've not seen an official entry list. Sugi won his division (one of four) last year and history has shown those who do well get invited for an encore. Add to that, he's coming off a 4th in in the mile run at the New Balance Indoor Nationals and is a top recruit in the '25 class, and I'd say he's a lock.

The marks in this screenshot by Curtis, Thomson, Sugi, and Sheets, were all set at Arcadia. The Bluegrass in in the midst of a "Golden Age" in distance running.

? milesplit.com/rankings/high-school-boys/outdoor/KY 3200m all-time 

That list is chock full of past, present, and future D1 talent.

An edit to a previous post ~ Cov Cath's "entry" at the Lafayette meet this weekend is not confirmed, though listed on their MileSplit team page. Same happened last year and they began the season at the Oak Ridge (TN) Legends Invite instead. ?

? Some very good meets are on tap for the weekend. These are the first in-season rankings for all three "NKY" classes. 

Way early takes ~

Really nice race in 3A shaping up between Dixie and Cooper. Ryle has a great stable of sprinters but lost a lot to graduation.

Lloyd has a nice core group of sprinters; if they can round into shape in the field events they could be the best Juggernauts team in a generation. 

Franklin County is surprising me so far. Have thought they've had some untapped talent for a while now.

New Cath is off to a great start. It's been a while since the Breds won a Region title. Is this their year? 

Bellevue off to a good start takes me back. Lots of good memories and friendships made on the cinders of old Civic Stadium.

I think it's going to be a few more weeks before we see what defending State 1A champ Beechwood has under the hood. They're about three weeks out from hitting the heart of their schedule. 

Cov Cath hits the 2A R4 in-season rankings at No. 3, thanks to their JV performances Wednesday. 

? A late congrats to Grant County senior Lincoln Herald for his indoor 5,000m win at the New Balance Nationals in Boston last month. Nice to see the Cincinnati commit on top of the podium!

1A Region 4 

Rank, Team, (Pre-season), Points 

1. New Cath (4) 130.25, 2. Brossart (1) 115, 3. Bellevue (6) 77, 4. Walton-Verona (3) 69, 5. Beechwood (2) 68.5

6. Villa Madonna (5) 68, 7. Williamstown (8) 60, 8. St. Henry (7) 24.25, 9. Newport (10) 23.5, 10. Dayton (9) 14.75

11. Holy Cross (13) 12, 12. Ludlow (11) 9.75, 13. Cov Latin (nr) 3, 14. Calvary Chr (12) na 

2A Region 4 

Rank, Team, (Pre-season), Points 

1. Franklin Co (5) 138, 2. Lloyd (7) 116, 3. Cov Cath (1) 76, 4. Harrison Co (4) 67, 5. Lex Cath (3) 65

6. Bourbon Co (2) 46, 7. Pendleton Co (6) 35, 8. Holmes (9) 30, 9. Western Hills (8) 20 

3A Region 5 

1. Dixie (2) 133, 2. Cooper (1) 127.5, 3. Ryle (4) 105.75, 4. Simon Kenton (3) 91, 5. Conner (5) 86.5 

6. Campbell Co (7) 46.5, 7. Boone Co (6) 45, 8. Highlands (T8) 33, 9. Scott (10) 32.75, 10. Grant Co (T8) na

? Saturday's meets. NKY teams in the field, per the site's entry lists, and spectator info at the links provided. 

• Lloyd Memorial Invitational 

Campbell Co, Ryle, Highlands, Scott, Lloyd, Bellevue, Brossart, Cov Latin, Dayton, Newport, New Cath, St. Henry, Villa Madonna, Williamstown 

? ky.milesplit.com/meets/lloyd-memorial-invitational-2025

• Tyson and Trinity Gay Invitational at Lafayette 

Conner, Cooper, Cov Cath, Dixie, Franklin Co, Grant Co, Harrison Co, Lex Cath. 

3200m scheduled for tonight: Girls at 5:30, boys at 6:00.

? ky.milesplit.com/meets/tyson-and-trinity-gay-invitational-2025

? Really excited about this one. Good luck to all! 

✓ Schools from all three Regions not listed are off this weekend per their MileSplit team pages.

On 4/3/2025 at 7:35 PM, mcpapa said:

Is the distance runner from Thomas Nelson participating in the Arcadia?  

Yes. Per Arcadia, three runners are repping the Bluegrass in California this year in three different 3200m divisions: 

• Kobey Yates (Marshall Co, 3A, JR) in one of last night's Open races, running a KY '25 all-class #5.

• Paul Van Laningham (Cooper, 3A, JR) tonight in the Seeded division. The '24 3A XC champ is coming off a KY #1 Mile at the Tyson & Trinity Gay meet, defeating Sheets (Cov Cath SR, KY #2) and Herald (Grant Co SR, KY #3). The Seeded ("rising star") race was won by Sugi last year.

• Riku Sugi (Thomas Nelson, 2A, SR) is in tonight's Invitational race. How fast will this race be? There are four HS sub 4 minute milers, and the rest of the field is full of some of the country's best 3200m and 5000m runners. Would like to see one of Kentucky's most decorated runners come home having broken Curtis' record.

Link to Arcadia's site, which includes video webcast and live results. Scheduled tonight, EDT: Seeded at 8:20, Invitational at 8:34.

? arcadiainvitational.org

✓ Worth checking out the list of 30 meet alumni who participated in the '24 Paris Olympics. West Coast equivalent to the Penn Relays in size and scope. Just amazing.

?? | Brossart (1A), Bourbon Co (2A), and Dixie (3A) are the "NKY" class leaders after one month of the season. Dixie also leads the all-class Area 5 ranking this week.

Cooper's Paul Van Laningham turns in the state's first sub 9:00 3200 in Cali' to complete a NKY sweep in the statewide distance events rankings. 

A first look this week on where NKY teams stand in the Bluegrass. Lots to develop in the coming weeks as many teams in the state are slow rolling to open their seasons. 

1A Region 4 

1. Brossart 145, 2. New Cath 117.5, 3. Bellevue 63, 4. Walton-Verona 57, 5. Villa Madonna 56

6. Beechwood 50, 7. Williamstown 43, 8. Newport 8, 9. St. Henry 6.5, T10. Cov Holy Cross 4, T10. Ludlow 4

12. Dayton 2, 13. Cov Latin 1 

• Kentucky 1A ~

1. Ft Campbell 65.5, T2. Murray 40, T2. Univ Hts 40, 4. O'boro Cath 34, 5. Williamsburg 32.75

6. Green Co 25.5, 7. Caldwell Co 23, 8. Brossart, 9. New Cath, 10. Lou Collegiate 21 

 

2A Region 4 

1. Bourbon Co 135.5, 2. Cov Cath 125.5, 3. Lloyd 80, 4. Franklin Co 74, 5. Lex Cath 53 

6. Harrison Co 45, 7. Pendleton Co 22, 8. Holmes 12, 9. Western Hills 4 

• Kentucky 2A ~

1. Tilghman 56, 2. Taylor Co 52, 3. Mercer Co 51, T4. Bourbon Co 49, T4. Cov Cath 49

6. Boyle Co 35.75, 7. Mason Co 34.5, 8. Lloyd 33, 9. Bardstown 27.75, 10. Harrison Co 27 

 

3A Region 5 

1. Dixie 104, 2. Cooper 102.5, 3. Ryle 87, 4. Conner 79, 5. S Kenton 78

6. Boone Co 34.5, 7. Campbell Co 26.5, 8. Highlands 23, 9. Scott 15.5, 10. Grant Co 8 

• Kentucky 3A ~ 

1. Trinity 63.7, 2. Male 59, 3. St. Xavier 56, 4. Woodford Co 52.5, T5. Oldham Co 46, T5. McCracken Co 46

7. Marshall Co 41, 8. Lafayette 23, 9. PRP 22.5, 10. Cooper 21.8, 11. Dixie 21.5

 

Area 5 (NKY All-class) 

1. Dixie 91.5, 2. Cov Cath 74.33, 3. Cooper 74.33, 4. S Kenton 67, 5. Ryle 62

6. Conner 56, 7. Brossart 51, 8. Lloyd 41, 9. New Cath 38.5, 10. Bellevue 36.66

T11. Boone Co 15, T11. Highlands 15, 13. Campbell Co 14, T14. Pendleton Co 13, T14. Walton-Verona 13

T16. Villa Madonna 12, T16. Scott 12, 18. Grant Co 6. T19. Beechwood 4, T19. Holmes 4, 21. Ludlow 1 

⏱️?? Area 5 Leaders 

Mark, (KY all-class #), Athlete, School 

100m 10.84 (K1) Josiah Lockridge, Lloyd 

200m 22.07 (K4) Charlie Ford, New Cath 

400m 51.55 (K21) Charlie Edmondson, Conner 

800m 1:55.90 (K1) Nicholas Kopp, Dixie 

1600m 4:12.16c (K1) Paul Van Laningham, Cooper 

3200m 8:56.55 (K1) Paul Van Laningham, Cooper 

110mH 14.76 (K4) Jackson Miller, S Kenton 

400mH 40.56 (K6) Jackson Miller, S Kenton 

4x100mR 44.48 (K15) Lloyd 

4x200mR 1:31.89 (K9) Dixie 

4x400mR 3:31.61 (K5) Dixie 

4x800mR 8:18.23 (K2) Cov Cath 

SP 51-2 (K8) Joshua Carter, Bellevue 

DT 133-4 (K21) Quentin Jones, Cov Cath 

LJ 20-5.25 (K19) Brayden Polly, S Kenton 

TJ 42-8.75 (K7) Colin Utz, Highlands 

HJ 6-2 (TK6) Brayden Polly, S Kenton 

PV 14-0 (TK2) Paul Klosinski, Cov Cath 

 

? Random notes ~ 

Keep the good folks of Ludlow in your thoughts as the flood waters recede. Looking forward to the return of the Ludlow Track Invitational next year.

The big Lloyd Memorial meet was rescheduled, then cancelled. Lost opportunities for many teams. Great place to watch a meet under the lights; hope it comes together in the future.

Dixie Heights is in the hunt for their first Region title since 2011. 

Bourbon Co may have found the piece they need retake the 2A R4 crown and a run to state in Frosh sprinter Da'Zaian Champagne. 

This year's New Cath squad may be their best in nearly 50 years, building some momentum for when the Breds finally gets a home track built on The Hill.

Paul Van Laningham of Cooper is putting together one of the best junior year campaigns in NKY distance running history. Looked perfectly at home among some of the country's best at the Arcadia (CA) Invitational last night. 

1 hour ago, Runcible Owl said:

?? | Brossart (1A), Bourbon Co (2A), and Dixie (3A) are the "NKY" class leaders after one month of the season. Dixie also leads the all-class Area 5 ranking this week.

Cooper's Paul Van Laningham turns in the state's first sub 9:00 3200 in Cali' to complete a NKY sweep in the statewide distance events rankings. 

A first look this week on where NKY teams stand in the Bluegrass. Lots to develop in the coming weeks as many teams in the state are slow rolling to open their seasons. 

1A Region 4 

1. Brossart 145, 2. New Cath 117.5, 3. Bellevue 63, 4. Walton-Verona 57, 5. Villa Madonna 56

6. Beechwood 50, 7. Williamstown 43, 8. Newport 8, 9. St. Henry 6.5, T10. Cov Holy Cross 4, T10. Ludlow 4

12. Dayton 2, 13. Cov Latin 1 

• Kentucky 1A ~

1. Ft Campbell 65.5, T2. Murray 40, T2. Univ Hts 40, 4. O'boro Cath 34, 5. Williamsburg 32.75

6. Green Co 25.5, 7. Caldwell Co 23, 8. Brossart 22.45*, 9. New Cath 21.6*, 10. Lou Collegiate 21 

 

2A Region 4 

1. Bourbon Co 135.5, 2. Cov Cath 125.5, 3. Lloyd 80, 4. Franklin Co 74, 5. Lex Cath 53 

6. Harrison Co 45, 7. Pendleton Co 22, 8. Holmes 12, 9. Western Hills 4 

• Kentucky 2A ~

1. Tilghman 56, 2. Taylor Co 52, 3. Mercer Co 51, T4. Bourbon Co 49, T4. Cov Cath 49

6. Boyle Co 35.75, 7. Mason Co 34.5, 8. Lloyd 33, 9. Bardstown 27.75, 10. Harrison Co 27 

 

3A Region 5 

1. Dixie 104, 2. Cooper 102.5, 3. Ryle 87, 4. Conner 79, 5. S Kenton 78

6. Boone Co 34.5, 7. Campbell Co 26.5, 8. Highlands 23, 9. Scott 15.5, 10. Grant Co 8 

• Kentucky 3A ~ 

1. Trinity 63.7, 2. Male 59, 3. St. Xavier 56, 4. Woodford Co 52.5, T5. Oldham Co 46, T5. McCracken Co 46

7. Marshall Co 41, 8. Lafayette 23, 9. PRP 22.5, 10. Cooper 21.8, 11. Dixie 21.5

 

Area 5 (NKY All-class) 

1. Dixie 91.5, 2. Cov Cath 75*, 3. Cooper 74.33, 4. S Kenton 67, 5. Ryle 62

6. Conner 56, 7. Brossart 51, 8. Lloyd 41, 9. New Cath 38.5, 10. Bellevue 36.66

T11. Boone Co 15, T11. Highlands 15, 13. Campbell Co 14, T14. Pendleton Co 13, T14. Walton-Verona 13

T16. Villa Madonna 12, T16. Scott 12, 18. Grant Co 6. T19. Beechwood 4, T19. Holmes 4, 21. Ludlow 1 

⏱️?? Area 5 Leaders 

Mark, (KY all-class #), Athlete, School 

100m 10.84 (K1) Josiah Lockridge, Lloyd 

200m 22.07 (K4) Charlie Ford, New Cath 

400m 51.55 (K21) Charlie Edmondson, Conner 

800m 1:55.90 (K1) Nicholas Kopp, Dixie 

1600m 4:11.16c* (K1) Paul Van Laningham, Cooper 

3200m 8:56.55 (K1) Paul Van Laningham, Cooper 

110mH 14.76 (K4) Jackson Miller, S Kenton 

400mH 40.56 (K6) Jackson Miller, S Kenton 

4x100mR 44.48 (K15) Lloyd 

4x200mR 1:31.89 (K9) Dixie 

4x400mR 3:31.61 (K5) Dixie 

4x800mR 8:18.23 (K2) Cov Cath 

SP 51-2 (K8) Joshua Carter, Bellevue 

DT 133-4 (K21) Quentin Jones, Cov Cath 

LJ 20-5.25 (K19) Brayden Polly, S Kenton 

TJ 42-8.75 (K7) Colin Utz, Highlands 

HJ 6-2 (TK6) Brayden Polly, S Kenton 

PV 14-0 (TK2) Paul Klosinski, Cov Cath 

 

? Random notes ~ 

Keep the good folks of Ludlow in your thoughts as the flood waters recede. Looking forward to the return of the Ludlow Track Invitational next year.

The big Lloyd Memorial meet was rescheduled, then cancelled. Lost opportunities for many teams. Great place to watch a meet under the lights; hope it comes together in the future.

Dixie Heights is in the hunt for their first Region title since 2011. 

Bourbon Co may have found the piece they need retake the 2A R4 crown and a run to state in Frosh sprinter Da'Zaian Champagne. 

This year's New Cath squad may be their best in nearly 50 years, building some momentum for when the Breds finally gets a home track built on The Hill.

Paul Van Laningham of Cooper is putting together one of the best junior year campaigns in NKY distance running history. Looked perfectly at home among some of the country's best at the Arcadia (CA) Invitational last night. 

(*) Corrections to the previous post: Kentucky 1A team scoring for Brossart and New Cath; Area 5 team scoring for Cov Cath; Van Laningham's 1600m time (c = time converted from mile run).

???| As we move into the final three weeks of the regular season, teams are rounding into championship form. Bishop Brossart and Dixie Heights appear to be locks in 1A and 2A.

The most competitive Region meet will be in 2A as Bourbon County and Covington Catholic vie for the local title. The Colonel vs. Colonel rivalry carries on to State where the two teams are ranked Nos. 1 and 2.

April 24 "NKY" Region Rankings.

1A Region 4 

The Mustangs picked up the Campbell Co. Championship and placed second to Cov Cath in the Diocese of Covington Invitational.

✓ New Cath's Charlie Ford continues to lead KY 1A in the 100 and 200 and has proven to be one of the area's most reliable in the jumps. 

• Rank, Team, Points, (KY 1A Top 10)

1. Brossart 164 (1A 9), 2. New Cath 109, 3. Bellevue 59, 4. Walton-Verona 57, 5. Beechwood 56

6. Villa Madonna 46, 7. Williamstown 42, 8. Newport 8, 9. St. Henry 7, 10. Ludlow 4, T11. Dayton 3, T11. Holy Cross 3

• Link to Individual Region Leaders ~

? ky.milesplit.com/leaders/1A R4 Boys

3A Region 5 

Dixie continues to lead the Region and has a substantial lead the NKY Area 5 all-class rankings this week. The Colonels picked up wins at the New Richmond (OH) Lions Invitational and tested themselves against the state's best at UL's Eastern Relays.

✓ Lincoln Herald (Grant Co) garnered a commanding win at Eastern, going sub 9:00 in the 3200 against the best field the Bluegrass will see this year. He's the lone 3A statewide leader from NKY.

✓ Conner frosh Ethan Mann is the latest budding distance star out of Hebron. He's ranked first or second statewide all-class in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m, and 5000m from the class of '28.

• Rank, Team, Points, (KY 3A Top 10)

1. Dixie 116 (3A 9), 2. Cooper 85, 3. Ryle 79, 4. Conner 74, 5. S Kenton 70

6. Boone Co 58.5, 7. Highlands 36, 8. Campbell Co 19, 9. Scott 10.5, 10. Grant Co 10 

• Link to Individual Region Leaders ~ 

? ky.milesplit.com/leaders/3A R5 Boys

2A Region 4 

This is the area's strongest Region statewide this year, as four teams place in the Top 10 per this week's virtual meet ranking. 

Bourbon Co won the Harrison Co All-Comers meet and tested themselves against the mid-south's best at UT's Volunteer Track Classic.

Cov Cath won the Diocese of Covington Invitational title as expected.

Lloyd continues to improve and if they can develop some talent beyond the sprints and jumps the could be the force they were 20 years ago.

✓ This Region also leads "NKY" boys in statewide class leaders. 

Harrison Co: Tanner Tumey 110mH, 300mH

Lloyd: Josiah Lockridge 100m

Bourbon Co: 4x400mR

Cov Cath: 4x800mR; Will Sheets, 1600/mile; Paul Klosinski, Pole Vault (tie)

• Rank, Team, Points, (KY 2A Top 10)

1. Cov Cath 150.5 (2A 2), 2. Bourbon Co 129 (2A 1), 3. Lloyd 75 (2A 7), 4. Lex Cath 49, 5. Harrison Co (2A 10)

6. Franklin Co 48, 7. Pendleton Co 29, 8. Holmes 19.5, 9. Western Hills 4

• Link to Individual Region Leaders ~ 

? ky.milesplit.com/leaders/2A R4 Boys

KTCCCA Area 5 

Northern Kentucky's all-class ranking ~

1. Dixie 106.5, 2. Cov Cath 77.5, 3. Cooper 59.7, 4. Ryle 57.2 5. S Kenton 56.5

6. Conner 56, 7. Lloyd 51, 8. Brossart 47.5, 9. New Cath 32.2, 10. Boone Co 29

11. Bellevue 25, 12. Pendleton Co 22, 13. Highlands 21, 14. Campbell Co 14, T15. Walton-Verona 10, T15. Grant Co 10

17. Villa Madonna 9, 18. Beechwood 7.5, 19. Scott 5, 20. Holmes 4, 21. St. Henry 1

⏱️? | Recent news, Regional schedules, team and Class leaders. New this week - State title history.

? Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference championships were held since the last post. Team titles were won by Covington Catholic (D I), Bishop Brossart (D II), and Villa Madonna (D III). 

? Upcoming Regional Meets ~ 

2A Region 4: Fri, 5/16 at Bourbon Co

1A Region 4: Tue, 5/20 at Brossart 

3A Region 5: Wed 5/21 at Scott 

1A Region 4 

? Team Rankings (KY 1A Top 10)

1. Brossart (KY 8 ) 179.25, 2. New Cath 94.5, 3. Beechwood 80, 4. 4. Walton-Verona 51, 5. Williamstown 47

6. Villa Madonna 39.25, 7. Bellevue 37, 8. Newport 10, 9. St. Henry 9.5, 10. Ludlow 5.5, 11. Dayton 3, 12. Holy Cross 2

? Statewide 1A Leaders 

New Cath: Charlie Ford - 200

2A Region 4 

? Team Rankings (KY 2A Top 10)

1. Cov Cath (KY 1) 146.33, Bourbon Co (KY 2) 113.66 3. Lloyd (KY 6), 4. Lex Cath (KY T10) 53, 5. Franklin Co 49

6. Harrison Co 44, 7. Pendleton Co 26, 8. Holmes 14, 9. Western Hills 4

? Statewide 2A Leaders 

Bourbon Co: 4x400 (Asher Mattox, Mark Perrault, Jacob Ezell, Jesus Mendoza-Solis)

Cov Cath: 4x800 (Joel Barczak, Luke O'Hara, Jack Salyers, Will Sheets); Paul Klosinski - Pole Vault (tie); Will Sheets - 1600*, 3200*

Lex Cath: Asher Feddock - 800

Lloyd: Josiah Lockridge - 100

Harrison Co: Tanner Tumey - 110 Hurdles, 300 Hurdles 

(*) Converted time for events.

3A Region 5 

? Team Rankings (KY 3A Top 10) 

1. Dixie 124.2, 2. Cooper (KY 8.) 90, 3. Ryle 79, 4. Conner 66, 5. S Kenton 63

6. Boone Co 54.2, 7. Highlands 29.2, 8. Grant Co 24, 9. Campbell Co 21, 10. Scott 7.4 

? Statewide 3A Leaders 

Cooper: Paul Van Laningham - 1600* 

Grant Co: Lincoln Herald - 3200

(*) Converted time for event.

"NKY" Single Class State Team

Champions 

Single Class "NKY" State Team Champions (1920-1965)

1920 Highlands 

1941 Newport 

1959 Highlands 

1A "NKY" State Team Champions 

1967 Bellevue, '68 Bellevue 

1991 Bellevue, '92 Bellevue, '93 Bellevue, '96 St. Henry, '99 St. Henry 

2000 Brossart, '02 Brossart, '07 Brossart 

2012 St. Henry, '15 Brossart 

2023 Walton-Verona, '24 Beechwood 

2A "NKY" State Team Champions 

1967 New Cath 

2009 Cov Cath

2013 Lex Cath, '14 Highlands 

2024 Cov Cath 

3A "NKY" State Team Champions 

TBD