Cross Country Tradition

Cross Country Tradition

State Championships: (3) 1968, 1969, 1970

Regional Championships: (8) 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1992, 1993, 1994

Regional-runners-up: (9) 1967, 1971, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005

State Meet Appearances: (27) 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1991,1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007

Cross Country by the numbers

25 Students ran for DeSales in 2003.

24 State meet appearances is the 3rd most of any Jefferson County School.

15 consecutive trips to the state championship meet is the 5th best of any school in the state.

9 DeSales Runners received post season awards

8 is the number of times that the Cross Country Team has finished in the top 11 at the state meet.

8 is the number of DeSales runners who made the All-County Academic Team.

7 is the number of times that the Cross Country Team has finished 1st or 2nd in the region since 1991

6 is the number of times that the Cross Country Team has finished in the top 10 of the state since 1991.

4 is the number of DeSales Runners that competed for Team Kentucky in the Down Under Games in Surfers Paradise Australia.

1 is the number you will be if you run for DeSales!

Cross Country Team History
1980: 3rd in region Coach Marty Minogue
1981: 2nd in region, 9th in State Coach Minogue
1982: 2nd in Region, 10th in State Coach Minogue
1983: 4th in Region Coach Minogue
1984: 5th in Region, Coach Bill Richardson
1985: 5th in Region, Coach Bill Richardson
1987: 6th in Region, Coaches Bill Luyster and Paul Wise
1988: 6th in Region, Coaches Luyster and Wise
1989: 4th in Region, Coaches Luyster and Wise
1990: 3rd in Region, Coaches Luyster and Wise
1991: 2nd in Region, 10th in State Coaches Luyster and Wise
1992: 1st in Region, 6th in State Coaches Tony Medley and Paul Wise
1993: 1st in Region, 7th in State coaches Medley and Wise
1994: 1st in Region, 12th in State Coaches Medley and Wise
1995: 2nd in Region, 14th in State Coaches Medley and Wise
1996: 3rd in Region, 13th in State Coach Paul Wise
1997: 3rd in Region, 22nd in State Coach Wise
1998: 3rd in Region, 22nd in State Coach Wise
1999: 3rd in Region, 23rd in State Coach Wise
2000: 2nd in Region, 7th in State Coach Wise
2001: 2nd in Region, 11th in State Coach Wise
2002: 3rd in Region, 11th in State Coach Wise
2003: 4th in Region, 17th in State Coach Wise
2004: 3rd in Region, 18th in State Coach Wise
2005: 2nd in Region, 17th in State Coach Wise
2006: 5th in Region, Coach Wise
2007: 4th in Region, 15th in State Coach Wise