Local results for the XC state championships

The Mason County Lady Royals finished 25th at the Kentucky Beef Council KHSAA Class AA State Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

Junior Kolby Galloway led the Lady Royals with a time of 22:31.19.

The other five Lady Royals and their times include: 

Lily Dean 24:25.02

Ava Winter 25:55.56

Calleigh Passmore 26:02.60

Sophie Dean 26:16.27

Ellen Clarke 33:19.73

Four Royals were individual qualifiers for the boys' race:

Daniel Klump 18:17.22

John Yazell 19:48.69

Parker Mead 20:58.08

Shawn Hardin 21:01.12

St. Patrick senior Gabe Sammons was an individual qualifier for the boys' Class A meet and finished with a time of 19:08.84

Gabe Sammons will run in the Class A state cross country meet

St. Patrick senior Gabe Sammons will run in the Kentucky Beef Council KHSAA Cross Country State Championships on Saturday at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

Sammons is an individual qualifier in the boys' Class A meet which is scheduled to start at 3 p.m.

Class AA Kentucky Beef Council KHSAA Cross Country State Championships are Saturday

Ten Mason County runners will compete in the Kentucky Beef Council KHSAA Cross Country State Championships on Saturday at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

Runners for the Lady Royals include Ellen Clarke, Lily Dean, Sophie Dean, Kolby Galloway, Calleigh Passmore and Ava Winter.

Four Royals—Daniel Klump, Shawn Hardin, Parker Mead and John Yazell— were individual qualifiers.

The boys' race is scheduled at 12:30 p.m. followed by the girls' race at 1:15 p.m.

Lady Royals qualify for state XC meet with a fourth place finish in the region meet

The Mason County Lady Royals finished fourth at the Class AA Region 6 cross country meet on Saturday in Ashland to earn a spot in the state meet.

Junior Kolby Galloway led the Lady Royals with a ninth place finish in a time of 21:56.30.

Junior Calleigh Passmore had a top 20 finish, taking 15th place in a time of 22:29.94.

Mason County senior Daniel Klump finished seventh in the boys' meet in a time of 17:73.53 and qualified for the state meet.

The Royals finished fifth in the team standings and failed to qualify for the state meet.

Mason County and St. Patrick XC teams opened the season at Ripley

The Mason County and St. Patrick cross country teams opened the season on Saturday at the Ripley Invitational.

Mason County junior Kolby Galloway was the runner-up in the girls' race with a time of 21:47.6. Mason County junior Calleigh Passmore finished in sixth place (23:54.8).

Two Mason County boys had top 20 finishes — senior Daniel Klump in 11th place (19:10.1) and sophomore Cade Poe in 16th place (19:41.8).

St. Patrick senior Gabe Sammons finished in 15th place (19:40.8).

Overly and Cece Hiatt sign with Lindsey Wilson College

Mason County seniors Deshawn Overly and Cece Hiatt both signed on Tuesday to continue their education and running careers at Lindsey Wilson College.

Overly was named to the Class 2A All-State Cross Country Team after leading Mason County to a 10th place finish at the 2024 state meet. He was the individual region champion for the second straight year and finished ninth at the state meet. Overly led the Royals to back-to-back cross country region titles in 2023 and 2024. The 2023 region championship was the program’s first since 1973. Mason County was the state runner-up in 2023 with Overly taking 16th place.

Overly holds the outdoor school record in the 3200 meter run and indoor school record in the 3000 meter run. He was a member of the Royals’ outdoor track and field team that was the region runner-up last year and he anchored the 4x800 meter relay team that won the region championship. The 4x800 meter relay team won the indoor state championship last March.

Hiatt was a member of Mason County’s outdoor track and field team that won the 2024 region title and finished fifth at the state meet. She ran on the 4x400 meter relay team that won a region championship and took eighth place at the state meet. The 4x400 meter relay took fourth place at the 2024 indoor state meet helping the Lady Royals to a team runner-up finish.

Hiatt participated in the Kentucky Governor’s Scholar Program last summer.

Overly and Brannon named to the Class 2A XC All-State Team

Mason County seniors Deshawn Overly and Ed Brannon have been named to the Class 2A Cross Country All-State Team by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association for the second straight year.

Overly and Brannon led the Royals to their second straight region championship and a 10th place finish at the state meet.

Overly was the individual region champion and finished ninth at the state meet.

Brannon was the region runner-up and finished 13th at the state meet.

Royals 10th, Lady Royals 15th at state XC meet

Led by seniors Deshawn Overly and Ed Brannon, the Mason County Royals finished in 10th place at the 2024 Kentucky Beef Council Cross Country State Championships on Saturday at Kentucky Horse Park.

Covington Catholic won the Class 2A state championship with 51 points. Mason County ended up with 330 points.

Overly took ninth place (16:39.45) and Brannon finished in 13th place (16:57.92).

It's the Royals' second straight top 10 finish. Mason County was the state runner-up last year.

The Lady Royals finished in 15th place. Kolby Galloway was the Lady Royals' top runner with a 35th place finish (21:45.70).

Here are links to the complete results:

Boys

Girls

Cross country state championships are Saturday

The 2024 Kentucky Beef Council Cross Country State Championships presented by UK HealthCare will take place on Saturday at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

The Mason County boys' and girls' teams both qualified for the Class 2A state meets. The Royals won their second straight region championship and the Lady Royals took fourth place. 

Here is the schedule for the Class 2A state meets:

Girls

12:15 p.m. - First Call

12:30 p.m. - Race starts

Boys

1:00 p.m. - First Call

1:15 p.m. - Race starts

Advance tickets, priced at $20 each, are sold online. 

Ticket prices will increase to $23 on Saturday. 

Tickets can be purchased via credit card at the admission gate on Saturday.

A $4 parking fee is included in the ticket price.

Sammons 19th at region XC meet

St. Patrick junior Gabe Sammons finished 19th at the Class A Region 5 cross country meet at Frankfort on Saturday with a time of 19:37.47. 

Royals cross country team wins second straight region title, Lady Royals take fourth place

Last year the Mason County Royals cross country team won a region championship for the first time since 1973.

On Saturday the Royals won their second straight region title, finishing with 40 points and edging the Russell Red Devils by eight points at Bourbon County Park.

The Mason County Lady Royals finished in fourth place and also qualified for the state meet.

Mason County senior Deshawn Overly won the boys' individual championship with a time of 16:14.58.

Two other Mason County seniors had top five finishes. Ed Brannon was the runner-up (16:41.24) and Elijah Reed took fifth place (17:51.02).

The Royals also got top 20 finishes from sophomore Parker Mead in 15th place (18:54.26), junior Daniel Klump in 17th place (19:03.69) and junior John Yazell (19:12.41).

The Lady Royals were led by sophomore Kolby Galloway in seventh place (22:01.40) and junior Lilly Dean(23:57.63).

Here is a link to the complete results.

The 2024 Kentucky Beef Council State Cross Country Championships presented by UK HealthCare will take place on November 2 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. 

Overly 4th at Saturday Night Lights

Mason County senior Deshawn Overly finished in fourth place in the varsity boys 5000 meter run finals at Saturday Night Lights presented by Runners Plus 2024 in Centerville, OH on Saturday night.

Overly ran the muddy course in 18:18.10. Fellow senior Ed Brannon finished in 12th place with a time of 18:56.70.

The Royals finished 14th out of 23 teams in their division.

Kolby Galloway, in 48th place (24:08.10), led the Lady Royals to a 19th place finish.

Saturday Night Lights, with around 3,800 runners, is one of the largest cross country events in the United States

There were 10 divisions for the 5000 meter races.

Mason County boys fifth, girls 10th at Giovanni's Boyd County Invitational

The Mason County Royals cross country team finished fifth while the Lady Royals took 10th place at the Giovanni's Boyd County Invitational on Saturday.

The Royals had two runners in the top ten: Deshawn Overly in fourth place (16:24.35) and Ed Brannon in seventh place (16:47.88).

Kolby Galloway was the Lady Royals' top runner with a 43rd place finish (23:00.44).

Brannon and Overly finish 1-2 at Mason County XC Invitational

Mason County seniors Ed Brannon and Deshawn Overly finished first and second, respectively, and the Royals took fourth place at the Mason County Cross Country Invitational on Saturday.

Brannon set a new school record with a time of 16:16.00, and Overly followed with a time of 16:17.90 which is faster than the previous school record he had set.

Lexington Catholic swept the boys' and girls' team titles. 

Kolby Galloway in 32nd place (22:20.97) led the Mason County Lady Royals to an 11th place finish.

Mason County XC Invitational is Saturday

One of the largest annual local sports events, the Mason County Cross Country Invitational, will take place on Saturday. 

The cross country course is located on the grounds of the Carmeuse/Mason County Schools Indoor Athletic Complex.Here is the schedule:

9:00 a.m. Girls varsity

9:30 a.m. Boys varsity

10:00 a.m. Mixed junior varsity

11:15 a.m. Girls middle school

11:45 a.m. Boys middle school

1:00 p.m. Girls elementary

1:20 p.m. Boys elementary

1:40 p.m. Girls primary

2:00 p.m. Boys primary

Royals ninth, Lady Royals 14th at Loveland XC Invitational

The Mason County Royals finished in ninth place while the Lady Royals took 14th place at the Loveland Cross Country Invitational on Saturday in Loveland, Ohio.

Deshawn Overly led the Royals with an 11th place (16:51.9).

Kolby Galloway was the Lady Royals' top runner with a 67th place finish (23:13.4).

There were 141 runners in the boys' race and 130 in the girls' race.

The Mason County Invitational is this coming Saturday.

Royals first, Lady Royals seventh at Ripley XC Invitational

Mason County seniors Deshawn Overly and Ed Brannon finished one-two to lead the Royals to a victory at the Ripley Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. 

Overly had a time of 16:50 edging Brannon by eight one-hundredths of a second.

The Mason County Lady Royals finished in seventh place and were led by sophomore Kolby Galloway who took 10th place with a time of 22:59.

Here are links to the complete results:

Boys

Girls

Peyton Ullery signs with Centre College

Mason County senior Peyton Ullery signed on Friday to continue his academic and running careers at Centre College.

Ullery holds the school inoor record in the 800 meter run (2:04.812) and was a member of the state champion 4x800 meter relay team. The relay team set a school record at the KHSAA Class 2A State Indoor Track and Field Championships in March.

Ullery was the 2023 region champion in the 1600 meter run and was a member of Mason County's 2023 region champion cross country team.

Congratulations to Peyton Ullery on signing to Centre College!

Royals 🔵⚪️—> Colonels⚫️🟡#TogetherWeWin pic.twitter.com/XFUmThQQHV

— Mason Co. Athletics (@RoyalsAth1etics) May 17, 2024

Jennifer Buttery signs with Campbellsville University

Mason County senior Jennifer Buttery signed Friday to continue her academic and athletic careers at Campbellsville University.

Buttery helped the Lady Royals finish as the runners-up at the KHSAA Class 2A State Indoor Track and Field Championships last Saturday. 

She was a member of the 4x800 meter relay team that finished eighth at the state meet.

Buttery was the 2022 Buffalo Trace Conference champion in the 800 meter run and she finished 63rd in the 2021 KHSAA Class AA State Cross Country Championships.

Bryant Curtis signs with Georgetown College

Mason County senior Bryant Curtis signed on Wednesday to continue his academic and running careers at Georgetown College.

This past season, Curtis was the Class 2A Region 6 cross country individual champion and led the Royals to their first region championship since 1973.

Curtis was 35th at the state meet and helped Mason County close the 2023 season as the state runner-up, the best finish in program history.

As a freshman, Curtis led the Augusta cross country team to the 2020 Class A Region 5 championship, the school's first-ever cross country region championship. He also was a member of Augusta's region winners in 2021 and 2022.

Congratulations to Mason County Royal Bryant Curtis on signing today to continue his running career at Georgetown College. #togetherwewin pic.twitter.com/HtXPczBNzi

— Mason County XCTF (@MasonCountyXCTF) January 11, 2024