In one week, the Marshall County Mountain Bike team will be competing for their ninth straight state championship on Sunday, Oct. 23 at the Buffalo Lake Trials in Elizabethtown. They go into the final race with a lead over McCracken County in second and the Northern Kentucky Roots Composite team in third.
Marshall County was host to Race #3 held last weekend at the Bo Beckett Memorial Trail (BBMT) on the grounds of Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. Thirteen teams and a total of 172 riders completed for team points and podium spots from sixth grade through varsity.
Seven riders on the Marshall County team stepped onto the podium at the end of the racing day, four of those in first place including Presleigh Jenning (Varsity Girls), Claire Austin (JV Girls), Emma Roberts (Freshman Girls) and Brady Atkins (Freshman Boys). Two second place finishes came from Chase Binkley (Varsity Boys) and Eli Rudd (Sophomore Boys). The final podium spot was a third place finish by Addison Roberts (Freshman Girls).
In team results, Marshall County finished first in points standings, McCracken County second and Hardin County-Elizabethtown Composite was third.
Complete Marshall County results:
Varsity Girls: 1. Presleigh Jennings
Varsity Boys: 2. Chase Binkley
JV Girls: 1. Claire Austin, 4. Evie Powell
JV Boys: 4. Memphis Ford, 8. Wade Driver, 9. Ty Elrod, 11. Chase Yarbrough
Sophomore Boys: 2. Eli Rudd, 4. Owen Lepisto, 19. John Miller Ross
Freshman Girls: 1. Emma Roberts, 3. Addison Roberts
Freshman Boys: 1. Brady Atkins, 18. Donaven Watson
8th Grade Boys: 4. Aiden Penn, 13. Gannon Declue, 16. Avery Criswell
7th Grade Boys: 7. Dalton Powell, 9. Max Dittman, 13. Hugh Thompson, 14. Steven Vibbert
6th Grade Boys: 5. Gabriel Rob, 8. Nate Boone
Independent riders from Marshall County:
JV Girls: 3. Aniston Barnes
Freshman Boys: 2. Jeremiah Lawrence
Livingston County Composite Results:
Freshman Boys: 22. Elijah Eichelberger, 31 Paris Foster
8th Grade Boys: 9. Graham Rhea
7th Grade Boys: 3. Nathan Downs, 5. Sam Eichelberger
