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11/3/01 at Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington - 5k
results from Kentucky
Coaches web site - Top Times
- Top Times in Regionals
- Class 3A
- Entries
- Results
- Boys - St. Xavier 48. Bobby Curtis, St. Xavier 15:06
CR
- Girls - Greenwood 53. Elizabeth Campbell, N. Hardin
18:46
- Class 2A
- Entries
- Results
- Boys - Owensboro Catholic 89. Daniel Morgan, Boyle Co
16:32
- Girls - Warren East 31. Carman Mims, Mercy Academy 19:14
- Class 1A
- Entries
- Results
- Boys - Bishop Brossart 71. Michael Congleton, Owsley
Co 16:05
- Girls - Hancock County 54. Heather Vincent, Hancock
Co 19:41
- Combined
- Boys - St. Xavier 69. Bobby Curtis, St. Xavier 15:06
- Girls - Greenwood 76. Elizabeth Campbell, N. Hardin 18:46
from Charlie Zimmerman
In that fashion which is the hallmark of all championship athletes,
Louisville Saint X's Bobby Curtis overcame a lingering illness,
a lack of training, un-Fall-like heat, and a rain-slowed course
to win another Kentucky cross-country championship, setting a new
state record in the process.
Curtis, who is still suffering from a "bug" which caused
him to miss an entire week of training, won easily in a state record
time of 15:06 for the 5000 meters at The Kentucky Horse Park in
Lexington. Curtis set the record for the hilly and difficult Horse
Park course 3 weeks ago in the Lexington Catholic Invitational with
a 14:58, but he clearly did not have that speed today. On the other
hand, he was not pushed, leading by ten seconds at the end of the
first mile and by twenty-five seconds at the two-mile mark (9:36).
He cruised to the finish, winning by 29 seconds over his closest
competitor. [Note: state records in Kentucky can only be set in
state championship events. Thus, Curtis'15:06 is the new state record
although he ran 14:58 in a state-sanctioned meet on the same course
several weeks before. The old record of 15:10 was held jointly by
David Christian and Thoms Murley (who captained Stanford to its
4th-place finish in the 1999 NCAA Cross-country championships)].
The weather was sunny and almost 70 degrees, forcing KHSAA officials
to arrange for a fire truck with a water spray at the finish line.
The course was also slowed by a rain yesterday which left the average
time for all divisions and both boys and girls approximately twenty
to thirty seconds slower than last year. (Curtis ran a 15:28 last
year on the same course in winning the 2000 individual title).
Overcoming challenges is nothing new for Curtis, however. His coach
noted that Bobby is undefeated this season even though he has run
on both coasts, taken on all comers, and overcome both difficult
courses and steamy weather.
Curtis, who has been described often this season as the ultimate
team runner, was most excited that he lead Louisville Saint Xavier
to the state AAA championship. Saint X placed five runners in the
top fifteen and all seven of its runners in the top twenty-one in
easily winning the championship with 48 points to runner-up Shelby
County's 117. Saint X's runners averaged 16:20.9
Ryan Snellen of Shelby County was second in 15:35, followed by
Jacob Buckman of Louisville Butler in 15:47 and Isaac LaFond of
South Oldham in 16:04.
Top Times in State Meet- qualify
for recognition in national DyeStat XC Leader Lists.
Time Runner Pos/Meet
Boys
15:06 Curtis, Bobby 2003, St. Xavier Louis KY 1 @ State 3A KY 11/3/2001
15:36 Snellen, Ryan 2002, Cen Hardin KY 2 @ State 3A KY 11/3/2001
15:48 Buckman, Jacob 2003, Butler Louisville KY 3 @ State 3A KY
11/3/2001
16:05 Congleton, Michael 2002, Owsley Co KY 1 @ State 1A KY 11/3/2001
16:05 Lafond, Isaac 2002, S. Oldham KY 4 @ State 3A KY 11/3/2001
Girls
18:46 Campbell, Elizabeth 2002, N. Hardin KY 1 @ State 3A KY 11/3/2001
18:55 Yonts, Julie 2004, Ballard Lville KY 2 @ State 3A KY 11/3/2001
19:02 Leeper, Emily 2002, Greenwood KY 3 @ State 3A KY 11/3/2001
Top Times in Regionals
Time Runner
Boys
15:22 Lafond, Isaac 2002, S. Oldham KY
15:34 Snellen, Ryan 2002, Cen Hardin KY ***
15:50 Brey, Alex 2003, Country Day KY
15:50 Buckman, Jacob 2003, Butler Louisville KY ***
15:51 Eubanks, T.J. 2002, Christian Acad KY
15:52 Culver, Patrick 2002, S. Oldham KY
15:57 Misbach, Jack 2003, St. Xavier KY
15:59 Clark, Kai 2003, S. Oldham KY
16:01 Green, Bernard 2002, N. Hardin KY
16:02 Gooch, Justin 2004, St. Xavier KY
16:05 Clements, James 2002, Shelby Co KY
Girls
18:32 Schueler, Maddie 2004, Sacred Heart KY
18:46 Sauer, Allison 2002, S. Oldham KY
18:50 Campbell, Elizabeth 2002, N. Hardin KY ***
18:55 Yonts, Julie 2004, Ballard Lville KY
18:57 Massey, Melissa 2005, Dupont Manual KY ***
*** 40 seconds added to Nelson County times; course was shortened
due to a fire.
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