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Runners break from the starting line as the girls race gets under way. Photo by Mike Marsee

Keyera McFarland of Lincoln County approaches the finish line in the girls race. Photo by Mike Marsee

Max Germann, right, of Boyle County pursues West Jessamine’s Cambel Brown during the boys race. Photo by Mike Marsee

Lilly Kurtz, Laykin Gatton and Aubrey White of Boyle County talk about their runs after completing the girls race. Photo by Mike Marsee

Danville runners Oliver Longenecker, left, and Nathan Doyle break from the starting line at the beginning of the boys race. Photo by Mike Marsee

Marshall Hart of Mercer County leads a group of runners around a turn during the boys race. Photo by Mike Marsee

By MIKE MARSEE

Contributing Writer

HARRODSBURG – Marshall Hart of Mercer County and Max Germann and Aubrey White of Boyle County were the leaders among local runners Tuesday in the Central Kentucky Conference Championships.

All three runners finished in the top 10 in their respective races at Anderson-Dean Community Park.

Hart finished third and Germann was eighth in the boys race, and White was ninth in the girls race.

Boyle was fifth and Mercer was sixth in the boys team standings, while Mercer was sixth and Boyle was seventh in the girls team standings.

Sixteen teams participated in the meet, including seven area teams.

Central Kentucky Conference Championships

Tuesday

At Anderson-Dean Community Park

Harrodsburg

(3.1 miles)

BOYS

Team scores (13 teams) – 1. West Jessamine 50; 5. Boyle County 142; 6. Mercer County 145; 10. Lincoln County 292; 13. Burgin 331.

Area leaders (119 runners) – 3. Marshall Hart (Mercer County) 17:01.28; 8. Max Germann (Boyle County) 17:30.19; 13. Sam Lewis (Mercer County) 17:54.82; 24. Diego Montoya (Boyle County) 19.17.60; 32. Grayson Sumner (Boyle County) 19:43.26; 35. Andrew Pence (Lincoln County) 19:48.08; 36. Adam Cooper (Boyle County) 19:54.20; 37. Elijah Johnson (Lincoln County) 19:54.43; 43. Ian Alcorn (Mercer County) 20:25.69; 48. Landon Bryant (Mercer County) 20:42.63; 49. Karson Kerr (Mercer County) 20:45.12; 51. Cannon Bostick (Boyle County) 20:48.02; 62. Jayden Foster (Mercer County) 21:19.47; 63. Jacobe Taylor (Burgin) 21:22.71; 68. Barron Bradshaw (Mercer County) 21:51.27; 72. Kyle Whitsell (Boyle County) 22:27.89; 75. Nathan Doyle (Danville) 22:32.74; 86. Gus Correll (Lincoln County) 23:36.10; 87. Hudson Taylor (Burgin) 23:37.04; 89. Jacob Horn (Burgin) 23:47.30.

GIRLS

Team scores (8 teams) – 1. Henry Clay 32; 6. Mercer County 130; 7. Boyle County 144.

Area leaders (72 runners) – 9. Aubrey White (Boyle County) 23:26.74; 11. Adriana Polhemus (Mercer County) 23:49.40; 17. Katie Lewis (Mercer County) 24:55.89; 22. Keyera McFarland (Lincoln County) 25:45.30; 26. Laykin Gatton (Boyle County) 26:50.56; 32. Lilly Kurtz (Boyle County) 27:09.88; 37. Abigail Woods (Mercer County) 27:46.78; 44. Daisy Nowlin (Mercer County) 28:33.88; 45. Alexis Benham (Mercer County) 28:57.31; 49. Shelby Smith (Lincoln County) 29:59.37; 52. Maggie Powell (Boyle County) 30:53.00; 55. Tabitha Grant (Mercer County) 31:22.83; 56. Aurea Dove (Mercer County) 31:50.27; 58. Lacy Hurst (Mercer County) 31:57.80; 59. Audrey Muse (Boyle County) 31:59.20.

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