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

The Mustangs beat Highlands Latin 85-106 for the title, according to the Northern Kentucky Tribune. Brossart was the only Northern Kentucky team to bring home a state championship trophy from the 2026 Kentucky Beef Council Cross Country State Championships.

The win marked a comeback for the Alexandria school's program. Brossart placed 10th at state in 2025 and did not qualify for the 2024 meet after winning the 2023 state title, the Tribune reported.

Brossart teammates Henry Kramer and Adam Tarvin placed third and fourth individually in the Class 1A boys race. Kramer finished in 16:03 and Tarvin in 16:07.

Ryle girls earn runner-up trophy

Ryle's girls finished second in Class 3A behind champion Sacred Heart, which won the team title with 55 points to Ryle's 82, LINK nky reported.

The Raiders placed fifth in two of the previous three seasons before breaking through with the runner-up finish.

Stella Carpenter led Ryle with a personal-best 18:30.29, finishing seventh overall. Lilah Elliott placed 14th in 18:51.5 and Sadie Chalfant was 15th in 18:58.12. All three earned individual medals.

Aubrey Poore, Ryle's lone senior in the race, finished 20th in 19:11.54. Audrey Buschmann rounded out the scoring five in 30th at 19:27.97. Nina Tibbs finished 49th in 20:00.61 despite running part of the race with one shoe.

Ryle coach Shawn Proffitt said Tibbs likely got clipped during the race.

NKY trio sweeps 5th through 7th in Class 3A boys

Three Northern Kentucky runners finished within two seconds of each other in the Class 3A boys race. Campbell County senior Grant Holbrook placed fifth in a personal-best 15:35.87. Conner junior Ethan Mann was sixth in 15:36.85. Covington Catholic senior Braden Franxman crossed seventh in 15:37.11.

The Class 3A boys individual champion was Van Weimer of Lafayette, according to KHSAA results. Trinity won the team title with 56 points.

"Kind of Northern Kentucky versus everyone, I suppose," Mann said, according to LINK nky.

Covington Catholic placed fourth as a team with 137 points. The Colonels won Class 2A state championships before moving up to Class 3A this season. Luke McLane earned an individual medal, finishing 15th in 15:52.68. Joel Barczak placed 32nd in 16:14.73 and Asher Edmondson was 35th in 16:22.81.

Ryle's Ben Moore finished 22nd in 16:01.25. Cooper's Shaun Halik placed 42nd in 16:29.66.

Other NKY highlights

In Class 2A boys, St. Henry junior Logan Vaniglia finished second. Highlands placed third as a team.

Brossart's fall has been strong across sports. The school also won region championships in boys soccer, girls soccer and volleyball, the Tribune reported.

The KHSAA results page has complete finisher lists for all classes.