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<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HARLAN \u2014 Harlan County\u2019s girls cross country team dominated in Saturday\u2019s Coach Bob Howard Memorial CC Invitational\/Area 9 Championships 2023 meet, having five runners finish in the top five, and six runners in the top 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Black Bears won the meet with 15 points while Pikeville placed second with 51 points, and Harlan placed third with 71 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harlan County\u2019s Peyton Lunsford won the event with a time of 20:56.72 while Lauren Lewis (second, 21:38.94), Preslee Hensley (third, 22:03.56), Gracie Roberts (fourth, 22:08.50), and Kiera Roberts (fifth, 23:09.06) rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teammate Jaycee Simpson turned in an eighth play finish with a time of 24:23.50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coach Bob Howard Memorial CC Invitational\/Area 9 Championships 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girls\u2019 Team Results<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Harlan County 15, 2. Pikeville 51, 3. Harlan 71.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girls\u2019 Individual Results<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Lunsford, Peyton – Harlan County – 20:56.72<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Lewis, Lauren – Harlan County – 21:38.94<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Hensley, Preslee – Harlan County – 22:03.56<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Roberts, Gracie – Harlan County – 22:08.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Roberts, Kiera – Harlan County – 23:09.06<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Rowe, Trinity – Pikeville – 24:10.31<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Carmical, Harper – Harlan – 24:12.12<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Simpson, Jaycee – Harlan County – 24:23.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Compton, Cadence – Pikeville – 24:25.06<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Lyrock, Kaelyn – Bell County – 24:35.72<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. Whited, Kristen – Pikeville – 24:40.03<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Shepherd, Charli – Harlan County – 24:45.94<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. Williams, Karly – Betsy Layne – 25:27.44<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14. Melton, Sadie – Lynn Camp – 25:36.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15. Compton, Charlize – Pikeville – 25:53.53<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Gray, Addi – Harlan County – 25:55.46<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17. Jones, Abbigaile – Harlan – 25:56.68<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. Hall, Kylie G – Pikeville – 26:10.66<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19. Cuz, Isabelle – Lynn Camp – 26:15.22<\/p>\n\n\n\n
20. Farley, Ella – Harlan – 26:19.40<\/p>\n\n\n\n
21. Hensley, Holly – Leslie County – 26:19.78<\/p>\n\n\n\n
22. Leitch, Allison – Pikeville – 26:39.28<\/p>\n\n\n\n
23. Harris, Ava – Bell County – 26:42.37<\/p>\n\n\n\n
24. Schwenke, Chloe – Harlan – 27:22.34<\/p>\n\n\n\n
25. Thornberry, Kenzi – Pikeville – 28:03.22<\/p>\n\n\n\n
26. Caldwell, Ericka – Leslie County – 28:06.31<\/p>\n\n\n\n
27. Allen, Meredith – Bell County – 28:25.12<\/p>\n\n\n\n
28. Norman, Bailey – Phelps School – 28:43.34<\/p>\n\n\n\n
29. Carnes, Haleigh – Pineville – 28:56.18<\/p>\n\n\n\n
30. Dials, Anniston – June Buchanan – 29:03.62<\/p>\n\n\n\n
31. Kelly, Olivia – Harlan County – 29:22.09<\/p>\n\n\n\n
32. Partin, Lauren – Lynn Camp – 31:02.88<\/p>\n\n\n\n
33. Lisenbee, Ella – Harlan – 32:55.62<\/p>\n\n\n\n
34. Toll, Gwendolyn – Harlan – 33:17.03<\/p>\n\n\n\n
35. McGuin, Emily – Riverside Ch – 33:52.28<\/p>\n\n\n\n