Ciara O'Shea Shines Again, Earning Her Fourth-Straight Kentucky State Title
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The girl of the hour was, of course, Ciara O'Shea, the blue-chip star from Madison Central High School.
The University of North Carolina recruit once again put on a show, winning her fifth straight Kentucky Class 3A cross country title -- dating back to her eighth-grade season -- this time in 17:07.60, which was a career best at Bourbon County park for O'Shea.
The next closest was Dupont Manual's Jessica Secor, who was second in 18:07.
O'Shea, like always, was in sixth gear for this one.
How do you do it, Kentucky MileSplit later asked.
"I think just kind of, taking each celebration, having a good time. But then, just completely re-setting and re-focusing on the next race and the next big race coming up to keep me grounded in my training and keep me focused on getting better each day."
| place | name | grade | school | time | place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciara O'Shea | 12 | Madison Central | 17:07.60 | 1 |
| 2 | Jessica Secor | 12 | Dupont Manual | 18:07.60 | 2 |
| 3 | Tula Fawbush | 11 | Oldham County | 18:21.60 | 3 |
| 4 | Addison Moore | 9 | Woodford County | 18:33.40 | 4 |
| 5 | Shelby Lamb | 9 | Madison Central | 18:36.10 | 5 |
| 6 | Chesney McPherson | 11 | Barren County | 18:40.40 | 6 |
| 7 | Caroline Mooney | 7 | Bullitt East | 18:49.00 | 7 |
| 8 | Audrey Shelton | 12 | Grant County | 18:49.80 | 0 |
| 9 | Savannah Mooney | 9 | Bullitt East | 18:51.50 | 8 |
| 10 | Bailee Montgomery | 9 | Dupont Manual | 18:51.70 | 9 |
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