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Hancock County Cross country teams battle as Meserve wins middle school race
The HCHS cross country teams raced in the Madisonville Classic Saturday at Madisonville. Middle school and elementary runners from Hancock County also competed. “I expected our kids to struggle a little because our toughest workouts so far coincided with our hottest week in a long time,” HCHS coach Wes Meserve said. “But we aren’t training…
Read MoreHancock County Cross Country Athletes recognized by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association
Congratulations Hancock County Cross Country Athletes! Hancock County Cross Country student athletes were recently recognized by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Read MoreRunners compete in Meet of Champions
The Hancock Country cross country teams competed in the Meet of Champions at Bourbon County Park in Paris, KY Friday. HCHS coach Wes Meserve said that his runners placed well against some of the top competition in the state. Times were not as quick as usual due to the large number of hills. Izzy Ross…
Read MoreStephens and Ralph take second; Ross breaks 21
Hunter Stephens and Lexus Ralph both placed second during a cross country dual meet with Apollo at Panther Creek Park in Owensboro on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Stephens completed the 3K course in a time of 10 minutes, 54 seconds, while Emmitt Meserve was seventh in 11:43. Damion Basham ran 10th in 12:15, Griffin DeJarnette 11th…
Read MoreCross country teams battle at Lincoln Trail
The HCHS cross country teams competed in the Lincoln Trail Invitational at Hoosier Heights Country Club Saturday. Several Hancock County athletes had career best performances. “All of our boys and six of our eight girls ran season best times,” Hancock coach Wes Meserve said. Izzy Ross led the varsity girls team with a 17th…
Read More“Cross country teams win at South Spencer”
Hunter Stephens ran to victory in the South Spencer Cross Country Invitational at Rockport last Thursday. Both Hancock County teams took first place. Stephens completed the 5K course in an impressive time of eighteen minutes, ten seconds. He crossed the finish line 44 seconds before the second place runner. Emmitt Meserve was next for HCHS,…
Read MoreMeserves win, set records at 1K meet
Ellen Meserve and Elias Meserve both won first place in their respective divisions during an elementary cross country meet at Yellow Creek Park in Owensboro Tuesday. “We had many highlights in this meet,” HCHS coach Wes Meserve said. “Ellen and Elias both won by over 100 meters and broke our 1K records in the process.”…
Read MoreCross country runners post best times, improve state rankings
The HCHS cross country teams competed in the Owensboro Invitational 5K race at Yellow Creek Park Saturday. “It was a very good day for Hancock County,” HCHS coach Wes Meserve said. “We had many athletes earn medals, move up in the regional and state rankings, and the majority of our runners ran either season or…
Read MoreCross country runners place high at Madisonvilletc “Cross country”
The HCHS cross country teams competed in the Madisonville Classic Saturday at North Hopkins High. Lexus Ralph placed fifth overall in the 5K race. Her time was 23:11. Izzy Ross was sixth in 23:21. They were the only two from Hancock County who competed in the varsity girls race. Madisonville-North Hopkins runner Joy Alexander won…
Read MoreCross Country teams race at Yellow Creek
The HCHS cross country teams competed in the 2021 Daviess County Classic at Yellow Creek Park in Owensboro Saturday. “This was a pretty typical post-Fall Break race,” Hancock coach Wes Meserve said. “We typically run really strong before the break, like we did at Tell City, and then have a little slower race coming back.…
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