GLASGOW — The Barren County, Glasgow and Metcalfe County cross country teams kicked off the 2008 season Monday at a meet hosted by Barren.

The Barren boys finished fourth and the Glasgow boys finished seventh, while the Trojanettes placed three in the top 10 for a second place finish and the Lady Scotties finished fifth. Metcalfe had individuals run in both races.

“A lot of the kids beat their times,” Glasgow coach Johnny Polson said. “They all performed very well. I was proud of all of them.

“I was surprised with some of them. They came in a lot faster than I was expecting, I think faster than they were expecting.”

Bowling Green won the boys race and Muhlenberg North finished second. Bowling Green’s Chase Russell finished first in the individual standings with a time of 11:24.80 for the 3,200 meter race.

Barren’s Campbell Beals finished sixth to lead area competitors. He finished the course in 12:10.08. Mason Dunbar finished 20th, Eric Skipworth took 22nd, Ryan Metzger finished 26th and Joe Paul Johnson took 34th.

“I thought we had a good race for the first time out,” Barren boys coach Steve Metzger said. “I wasn’t real pleased with our times today, but I was pleased with how competitive we were.

“Several of these guys, it was their first race. Your first race is hard. You’ve kind of got to get your running legs underneath you. I’m looking forward to the next one. We’ll get better.”

Dustin Thomerson led Glasgow with a time of 12:57.65. He finished 17th. Pranav Santapuram finished 45th, followed by Cody Shirley in 47th and Jacob Poynter in 48th.

Jason Shirley finished 31st with a time of 14:34.50 to lead Metcalfe.

A trio of Trojanettes finished in the top 10 individually to help the team to a second place finish. Kaley Dunbar led Barren with a 15:06.67 and eighth place finish. Megan Bunch was less than a second behind Dunbar and took ninth in 15:07.05. Ally Davis finished 10th in 15:24.64. Cassie Radish added a 19th place finish followed by Chloe Caudel in 21st.

“I think we ran strong,” Barren coach Brittany Evans said. “Any time that you have three finish in the top 10 is a good day. I’m pleased with how we performed today.”

Natalie Shields finished 27th in 16:29.62 to lead the young Lady Scottie squad. Alli Chapman finished 41st, Audrey Gatlin took 58th, Lily Campbell finished 59th and Bethany Gaujot finished 66th.

“They had the right attitude going into this one,” Polson said. “This is a learning experience for the young girls. It was an opportunity for them to experience competition for the first time. I think that caused them to rise to the occasion.”

Holly Acree finished 52nd to lead the Lady Hornets. She had a time of 19:43.14. Mohogany Morrison also finished 77th for Metcalfe.



Boys team standings

1. Bowling Green 23

2. Muhlenberg North 41

3. Allen Co.-Scottsville 100

4. Barren County 105

5. Larue County 117

6. Cumberland County 158

7. Glasgow 195

8. Hart County 210



Girls team standings

1. Bowling Green 16

2. Barren County 54

3. Allen Co.-Scottsville 74

4. Hart County 133

5. Glasgow 145

6. Owensboro 151



Boys individual times

Barren County

6. Campbell Beals 12:10.08

20. Mason Dunbar 13:16.46

22. Eric Skipworth 13:39.68

26. Ryan Metzger 14:03.79

34. Joe Paul Johnson 14:38.24

37. Dylan Howard 15:08.73

38. Matthew London 15:15.86

49. Matthew Wallace 16:29.89

50. Doug Bartell 16:48.73

53. Ethan Napier 17:06.73

Glasgow

17. Dustin Thomerson 12:57.65

45. Pranav Santapuram 15:39.52

47. Cody Shirley 16:08.92

48. Jacob Poynter 16:25.58

52. Nathan Heffron 17:02.23

55. Tipton Alexander 17:18.50

56. Trent Bosse 17:18.86

57. Andrew Thomerson 17:44.99

61. Jack Paull 18:49.45

63. Tre Bosse 20:17.99

65. Andrew Polson 20:28.30

66. Clay Nash 20:29.60

70. Joshua Kantosky 21:03.50

Metcalfe County

31. Jason Shirley 14:34.50

60. Chris Basil 17:03.21

69. Austin Coffey 20:42.82

72. Johnny Blakely 22:22.69



Girls individual times

Barren County

8. Kaley Dunbar 15:06.67

9. Megan Bunch 15:07.05

10. Ally Davis 15:24.64

19. Cassie Radish 16:07.14

21. Chloe Caudel 16:11.64

25. Christina Scott 16:25.58

26. Courtney Pierce 16:26.62

33. Courtney Thompson 17:13.53

34. Taylor Davis 17:18.40

40. Kaitlyn Beaty 18:18.89

50. Laura Claywell 19:34.82

51. Alana Alexander 19:36.93

56. Kelsey Robinson 19:59.13

60. Katie Harrison 20:37.71

Glasgow

27. Natalie Shields 16:29.62

41. Alli Chapman 18:27.65

58. Audrey Gatlin 20:18.50

59. Lily Campbell 20:21.88

66. Bethany Gaujot 21:45.77

69. Tracey Vaughn 22:13.11

72. Autumn Smith 22:20.89

Metcalfe County

52. Holly Acree 19:43.14

77. Mohogany Morrison 24:03.06