Two eighth-graders paced Shelby County's girls team at Saturday's state cross-country championships, while Collins senior Reece Delaney finished among the top 60 in Class 3A.
Addie Moulton placed 24th in the Class 2A girls race in 19 minutes, 53.2 seconds, and fellow eighth-grader Presley LeRoy followed in 43rd at 20:41.1. Their finishes helped Shelby County take 17th among 31 scoring teams with 488 points.
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association championships concluded Oct. 31 at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Collins competed in Class 3A, while Shelby County's teams raced in Class 2A.
Delaney crossed in 16:45.6, placing 57th among the 280 finishers listed in the Class 3A boys results.
Shelby County's boys finished 19th among 33 scoring teams with 521 points. Freshman Isaac Trzcinski led Shelby County in 78th place at 18:04.5. The other six Shelby County boys in the results were eighth-graders, giving the team a notably young state lineup.
Eli Misner finished 104th in 18:27.8, followed by Mydland Roberts, 120th in 18:46.1, and Hudson Brough, 126th in 18:50.7. Curtis Gentry placed 159th in 19:23.7, Mason Way was 163rd in 19:29.2, and Owen Oliver finished 215th in 20:37.5.
For Shelby County's girls, sophomore Esther Van Zee placed 154th in 24:15.9. Senior Gretchen Gayle finished 175th in 24:56.4, just ahead of junior Lillie King in 177th at 24:56.9.
Senior Emmaline Young placed 201st in 26:14.9, and sophomore Laia Gimeno Diaz finished 202nd in 26:16.7.