Corbin places sixth while Harlan County finishes 10th, and Bell County turns in 11th place effort during 2023 KHSAA Class 2A Boys’ State Cross Country Meet

LEXINGTON — The Corbin Redhounds continued their impressive run at the 2023 KHSAA Class 2A Boys’ State Cross Country Meet.

The Redhounds scored  230 points, which turned out to be good enough for a sixth place finish.

Corbin was led by Connor Messer (39th, 18:03.44), and Ethan Stone (44th, 18:06.72) as both runners collected top 50 finishes.

Harlan County placed 10th overall with 299 points as Tanner Daniels finished 12th overall with a time of 17:05.42 while Bell County placed 11th (303 points), and was led by Reese Arno (48th, 18:13.49). 

Whitley County’s Danny Ellis had an impressive showing, placing 34th with a time of 17:57.97.

For a complete list of local individual efforts, please see below.

2023 KHSAA Class 2A Boys’ State Cross Country Meet 

at Kentucky Horse Park

Boys Team Scores:

1. Covington Catholic – 62

2. Mason County – 151

3. Paducah Tilghman – 179

4. Thomas Nelson – 186

5. Bourbon County – 193

6. Corbin – 230

7. Webster County – 240

8. John Hardin – 276

9. Lexington Catholic – 276

10. Harlan County – 299

11. Bell County – 303

12. Mercer County – 387

13. Butler County – 422

14. Calloway County – 423

15. Wayne County – 430

16. Larue County – 434

17. Boyle County – 435

18. Allen County Scottsville – 465

19. Warren East – 477

20. Boyd County – 503

21. Russell – 528

22. Spencer County – 565

23. Shelby County – 591

24. East Carter – 594

25. Christian Academy-Louisville – 594

26. Trigg County – 596

27. Harrison County – 615

28. Hopkins County Central – 729

29. Henry County – 764

30. Morgan County – 810

31. Letcher County Central – 930

32. Powell County – 932

33. Johnson Central – 938

34. Bath County – 979

Boys’ Individual Results

Corbin (230)

18:03.44 – Connor Messer – 39th

18:06.72 – Ethan Slone – 44th

18:16.73 – Caleb Terrell – 52nd

18:28.96 – Koby Perkins – 59th

18:31.77 – Kobe Dixon – 61st

18:43.55 – Christopher Rose – 66th

19:02.66 – Coleman Anderson – 82nd

Harlan County (299)

17:05.42 – Tanner Daniels – 12th

18:02.14 – Elijah Moore – 38th

18:44.61 – Kaden Boggs – 68th

19:41.15 – Evan Simpson – 110th

19:42.98 – Jacob Schwenke – 112th

20:23.77 – Caleb Schwenke – 153rd

20:41.19 – Ethan Simpson – 169th

Bell County (303)

18:13.49 – Reese Arno – 48th

18:17.13 – Nicholas Stewart – 54th

18:25.32 – Braydin Hickey – 57th

18:54.75 – Hayden Green – 75th

19:39.18 – Jacob Brannon – 109th

21:31.73 – Andrew Roy – 206th

23:57.71 – Landon Eldridge – 244th

Whitley County (No team score)

17:57.97 – Danny Ellis – 34th