Welcome to NCXCTF.com, the online home of the Nelson County Cardinal Cross Country and Track & Field teams!

          Nelson County High School, located in Bardstown KY, is a charter member of the Mid-Kentucky Athletic Conference and currently competes in Class AA Region 2 in both Cross County and Track & Field. 
          The 2018 Cross Country season was a history-maker for our program, as the girls team won both CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS and REGION CHAMPIONS. The girls finished in the STATE TOP-TEN for the first time since 1981 and had two ALL-CONFERENCE and ALL-REGION athletes, with two of our runners named to the Kentucky Freshmen All-Star team that finished NATIONAL RUNNER-UP.  They've finished in the state top-25 for 7 YEARS RUNNING!  The boys also had a great season, with two ALL-CONFERENCE and ALL-REGION ATHLETES and one ALL-STATE ATHLETE.  The boys have finished in the state Sweet Sixteen for FOUR STRAIGHT SEASONS, and had two runners named to the state All-Star Team that competed at the Foot Locker NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!
          The 2019 Track & Field season continued our historic success, with over 30 conference and region medalists and a school-record-tying 29 qualifiers to the KHSAA AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. 

FINAL 2020 SEASON RESULTS AND RANKINGS!
Check them out on the "Cross Country" page!

LABOR DAY 5K/10K RESULTS NOW POSTED!
Head over to the "Labor Day 5K/10K" page for all the RESULTS and check out our VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY! You may be a BIG PRIZE WINNER!

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stream of updates and reminders straight from Coach B!
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NCXCTF's own Erin O'Neill recently signed to continue her academic and athletic career at Allegheny College in Meadsville, PA.
Erin has led the team almost her entire high school tenure, and carried us from some of our greatest challenges, like a straight-outta-nowhere state qualification in 2017 to a REGION CHAMPIONSHIP the very next year! She's a 6-year varsity letterman and the only NCHS athlete in history to be part of a team state championship qualification for every eligible varsity season (grade 7-12). Erin leaves a legacy of remarkable success that is matched only by her unwavering dedication to the team.  Way to go, Erin! We're so proud of you!
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XC: FINAL '19 SEASON RESULTS IN!
Check out the Region Results on the "Cross Country" page

CONGRATULATIONS to sophomore Christiana Brittian and junior Dakota Brady who repeat as ALL-REGION RUNNERS! Dakota back-to-back ALL-STATE RUNNER and Foot Locker ALL-SOUTH!
​Way to set an example of how HARD WORK SUMMER THROUGH SEASON PAYS OFF!

2019 HILLBILLY RUN a BIG success!
21st running brings in historic 80 teams and over 2,400 athletes!
THANKS to EVERYONE who pitched in!

UP-TO-DATE SEASON RESULTS!
SEE THE "CROSS COUNTRY PAGE" FOR ALL THE UPDATES!

THE RESULTS ARE IN!
Head over to the "Labor Day 5K/10K page for all the times from the seventh running of our annual road race! 

2018 SENIOR MARLY WALLS EARNS KHSAA STATE ATRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FOR CLASS AA BEHIND SCHOOL'S FIRST 4-INDIVIDUAL-EVENT STATE QUALIFICATIONS AND 8 SCHOOL RECORDS! 

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LATEST NEWS:

REGULAR SEASON WORKOUTS UNDERWAY! COME JOIN US!

WORKOUTS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 3:30-5:30.  MEET AT THE NCHS TRACKHOUSE!

CLASS OF 2018 EARNS THREE NCXCTF CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS!

Recent NCHS graduates Lizabeth Rojas, Jacob Lanham, and Marly Walls all earned Career Achievement Awards at the 2017 TF banquet in June. Check out their amazing list of accomplishments below!

 NCTF'S Loren Seely and Alisha Allen sign to continue Track & Field careers at Midway University!

COACH SAYS:
"Always drink an 8 ounce glass of water right when you get up in the morning.  You wake up in a dehydrated state.  Think about it--when else do you go for 8 or more hours with nothing to drink?  It'll probably taste nasty to you when you first start doing it, but you'll get used to it."








AT LEFT: Coach Bradley tells the outstanding NCTF dual-state-qualifying hurdler John Cooper ('15) about whatever was above in the "Coach Says" feature. 

Course Map (Navigating the Site)

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Here's some of what the website offers:
Starting Line  Your Home Page
Cross Country    All the XC news that's fit to print, including team handbook, season schedule, recent results, records & awards earned, and active announcements you need to know
Track & Field    TF updates include the team handbook, our schedules of both practices and competitions, recent results, team records, awards and honors, and team announcements
Coach's Clipboard  Training plans and practice schedules that will not only benefit athletes of both sports, but YOU too!
The Chute  Coach Bradley's Blog where he'll answer your questions and address your concerns

NCXCTF Cardinal Spotlight

The Summer 2017 Cardinal Spotlight goes to our recent graduate Austin Mattingly, who finished out his NCXCTF career in tremendous fashion with a sub-2:00 800M for a 4th place finish at the state championships.  He and classmates Kelsey Hughes and Kira Harman all received Career Achievement awards at banquet in June. CONGRATS! 

YOU ARE NOW ENTERING THE THROWBACK ZONE...

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Almost 5 years ago, the NCXC Class of 1993 will be celebrated their 20th reunion. 
Can you believe that?  And Coach Bradley had hair!  Can you believe that?
(2012's Track & Field MVP Trey W.'s dad Kyle C. is back row, third from right. 
That means Coach Bradley is in his second generation of coaching.  Ouch.)

    Got questions?  Contact Coach!