The inaugural KHSAA indoor state track and field meets took place over the weekend at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville.
Like outdoor track and field, the state is broken up into three classes: A, AA and AAA. The indoor meets have been going on for years, but this was the first year it was sanctioned by the KHSAA.
Several programs from Boone, Campbell and Kenton County participated, Covington Catholic taking home the Class AA boys title while Beechwood finished runner-up in Class A in both the boys and girls meet. Bishop Brossart’s boys finished third in the Class A meet.
Here’s a look at the individual standouts from NKY in the respective meets.
Class A
Individual State champions:
— Bishop Brossart boys 4×800 relay team of Nick Heck, Brennan Callahan, Ryan Clines, Nathan Ruth (8:19.23)
— Beechwood’s Lily Parke in the 1,500 meters (4:47.88)
— Bishop Brossart’s Nathan Ruth in the 800 meters (2:01.13)
— Beechwood’s girls 4×400 relay team of Katie Kocan, Lana Holt, Caroline Nordman and Maryah Counts (4:14.37)
— Bellevue’s Marcelo Herald in the long jump (21-1.5)
— St. Henry’s Hayden Harlan in the high jump (5-3)
— St. Henry’s Josh Brockman in the pole vault (11-06)
Runner-up:
— Beechwood girls 4×800 relay team of Nora Wilke, Isabel Ginter, Charli Gerrein, Annie Harris (10:23.73)
— Beechwood boys 4×800 relay team of Samson Weldemichael, Robert Wilke, Holden Draper and Chris Roberdeaux (8:26.92)
— Bishop Brossart’s Kaitlyn Kramer in the 60-meter hurdles (10.13)
— Beechwood’s Katie Kocan in the 60-meter dash (7.84) and 200 meters (26.11)
— Beechwood’s Luke Erdman in the 60-meter dash (7.14) and 200 meters (22.71)
— Beechwood’s Lily Parke in the 800 meters (2:22.75)
— Beechwood’s Samson Weldemichael in the 3,000 meters (9:11.87)
— Bishop Brossart’s girls 4×400 relay team of Lexi Braun, Kaitlyn Kramer, Mackinley Scott and Larah Callahan (4:19.25)
— Ludlow’s Brooklyn Huff in the shot put (32-11.75)
— St. Henry’s Lizzie Casey in the long jump (14-11)
— Beechwood’s James Cusick in the triple jump (41-5.5)
— Bishop Brossart’s Anna Curtsinger in the pole vault (8-00)
Third place:
— Bishop Brossart’s Nathan Ruth in the 1,500 meters (4:10.85)
— Beechwood’s boys 4×400 relay team of Oliver Unger, Christopher Roberdeaux, James Cusick and Luke Erdman (3:36.08)
— St. Henry’s Kora Zimmer in the triple jump (32-8.75)
— Dayton’s Caleb Crutchfield in the triple jump (40-4.5)
— Walton-Verona’s Reese Jones in the high jump (4-10)
— Bishop Brossart’s Noah Everett in the pole vault (11-00)
Class AA
Runner-up:
— Covington Catholic’s Ethan Long in the 60-meter dash (6.94) and 200 meters (21.89)
— Covington Catholic’s Will Sheets in the 1,500 meters (4:07.16) and 800 meters (2:00.26)
— Covington Catholic’s boys 4×400 relay team of Luke Meagher, Garrett Gallagher, Jake Heitker and Hank Smith (3:35.25)
Third place:
— Covington Catholic’s Will Meagher in the 800 meters (2:00.95)
Class AAA
Individual State champions:
— Campbell County’s Olivia Holbrook in the 800 meters (2:15.58)
— Conner’s Joey Carroll in the 3,000 meters (8:35.57)
— Ryle’s Viktoriya Emilianova in the shot put (38-7.5)
Runner-up:
— Conner’s Isabella Vonlehman in the 60-meter dash (7.72)
— Ryle’s Evan Smith in the 800 meters (1:56.46)
— Dixie Heights’ Ben Mwamba in the long jump (21-4.5)
Third place:
— Conner’s 4×800 boys relay team of Dawson Benjamin, Charlie Hanak, Joey Carroll and Nathan Hopper (8:15.25)
— Ryle’s Allison Kopser in the 800 meters (2:23.58)
— Ryle’s Ethan Southerland in the pole vault (14-06)