MONTICELLO — The Corbin Lady Redhounds girls’ cross country team did it again — they captured their fourth consecutive Class 2A, Region 5 title by dominating the field during Saturday’s meet.
Corbin tallied 17 points while placing five runners in the top 10 and all seven of its runners in the top 20.
Emma Massengill finished second overall with a time of 20:37.10 while Hadley Elmore (fourth, 22:11.92), Maddie Jo Russell (fifth, 22:19.63), Hartlee Viars (sixth, 22:31.85), Alex Herren (ninth, 23:24.78), Jaycee Frye (12th, 23.41.87), and Ella Hammons (20th, 25:18.47) followed.
Boyle County placed second with 54 points while Mercer County (third, 70), Clay County (fourth, 116), Bell County (fifth, 127), and McCreary Central (sixth, 160) rounded out the six teams that fielded enough runners to compete for the team individual crown.
Clay County’s top four finish marks the first time since 1983 the Lady Tigers will be advancing to the state meet.
For results of all local runners that participated in the event please see below.
Class 2A, Region 5
Girls’ Team Results
1. Corbin 17, 2. Boyle County 54, 3. Mercer County 70, 4. Clay County 116, 5. Bell County 127, 6. McCreary Central 160.
Girls’ Individual Results
Corbin (17)
20:37.10 Emma Massengill 2nd
22:11.93 Hadley Elmore 4th
22:19.63 Maddie Jo Russell 5th
22:31.85 Hartlee Viars 6th
23:24.78 Alex Herren 9th
23:41.87 Jaycee Frye 12th
25:18.47 Ella Hammons 20th
Clay County (116)
24:32.32 Julia Collins 14th
25:35.81 Rachel Davidson 23rd
25:48.02 Andrea Smith 24th
27:38.19 Carli Cole 38th
28:59.29 Daisy Samples 44th
Bell County (127)
25:20.35 Kaelyn Lyrock 21st
26:33.25 Sophia Good 29th
27:17.74 Lily Nolan 33rd
27:35.74 Keira Good 36th
27:37.73 Meredith Allen 37th
29:46.20 Ava Harris 48th
Whitley County (No team score)
25:00.73 Sophy Jones 18th
28:40.37 Kelsey Vanover 43rd
29:25.64 Bailey Vanover 46th
Knox Central (No team score)
25:08.19 Kaylee Mills 19th
27:19.43 Kyra Newkirk 34th
28:00.53 Kadence Newkirk 39th
