Bishop Brossart's boys cross country team won the Class 1A state championship Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Kentucky Horse Park.

The Mustangs beat Highlands Latin 85-106 for the team title, according to the NKY Tribune. They were the only Northern Kentucky team to bring home a state championship trophy from the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) meet.

The win marked a comeback for the Alexandria program. Brossart placed 10th at state in 2025 and did not bring a team to the 2024 meet after winning the 2023 Class 1A title, the NKY Tribune reported.

Henry Kramer and Adam Tarvin placed third and fourth individually in the Class 1A boys race to lead the Mustangs.

Ryle girls earn runner-up finish

The Ryle girls broke through in Class 3A, finishing second behind champion Sacred Heart, LINK nky reported. The Lady Raiders had placed fifth in two of the previous three seasons.

Sacred Heart won the team title with 55 points. Ryle finished with 82.

Stella Carpenter led Ryle with a personal-best time of 18:30.29, finishing seventh overall. Lilah Elliott placed 14th at 18:51.48, and Sadie Chalfant was 15th in 18:58.12. All three earned individual medals.

Ryle coach Shawn Proffitt said the team ran for something bigger than themselves, according to LINK nky. Nina Tibbs finished 49th in 20:00.61 despite running part of the race with one shoe. Proffitt said she "probably got clipped," according to the report.

Aubrey Poore, Ryle's lone senior competing, finished 20th in 19:11.54. Audrey Buschmann rounded out the scoring five in 30th at 19:27.97.

Notre Dame finishes sixth

Notre Dame Academy's Maggie Durrett was the Pandas' top finisher, placing 23rd in 19:22.84. Teammates Norah Barker and Abigail Carnes finished 32nd and 33rd. Abigail Ford placed 42nd.

Notre Dame finished sixth as a team with 184 points, 33 behind DuPont Manual for the final podium spot.

CovCath boys place fourth in Class 3A

Covington Catholic placed fourth in the Class 3A boys race with 137 points. Trinity won the team title with 56, followed by Lafayette at 117 and St. Xavier at 125.

Braden Franxman finished seventh individually in 15:37.11, and Luke McLane placed 15th in 15:52.68. Joel Barczak (32nd, 16:14.73), Asher Edmondson (35th, 16:22.81) and Salem Glasgow (59th, 16:47.12) rounded out the Colonels' top five.

The fourth-place finish marked a strong return to Class 3A for Covington Catholic, which won the 2024 Class 2A state title before moving up to the large-school class, according to LINK nky.

NKY trio sweeps fifth through seventh

Three Northern Kentucky runners finished fifth, sixth and seventh in the Class 3A boys race, separated by barely more than a second. Campbell County's Grant Holbrook, the regional champion the previous week, ran a personal-best 15:35.87. Conner's Ethan Mann followed in 15:36.85. Franxman crossed in 15:37.11.

St. Henry junior Logan Vaniglia finished second in the Class 2A boys race with a time of 15:47, according to the NKY Tribune.

Beechwood's girls finished second in Class 1A, and Highlands' girls were runners-up in Class 2A, the NKY Tribune reported.