101 Kentuckians got votes for Sports Figure of the Year. See them all.

One hundred sixty-nine current and former media members from across Kentucky helped select the 2019 Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year. Here’s a closer look at the results:

Final voting

Voters submitted up to 10 names. Points were awarded in the following manner: 12 for a first-place vote; 10 for second; eight for third; seven for fourth; six for fifth; five for sixth; four for seventh; three for eighth; two for ninth; one for 10th. First-place votes in parentheses:

Others receiving first-place votes in order of total points received: Jeff Walz, basketball (1), 50; Madison Temple, basketball (1), 44; Jim Matney, football (1), 37; Savannah Wheeler, basketball (1), 35; David Barnes, football (1), 12; Brooks Conrad, baseball (1), 12; Daniel Roberts, track & field (1), 12.

Others named on at least two ballots: Tyson Helton, football, 52; Michael Mayer, football, 41; Nick Mayo, basketball, 41; Dontaie Allen, basketball, 39; Tyler Herro, basketball, 39; Za’Darius Smith, football, 39; Beau Allen, football, 38; Kendra Harrison, track & field, 38; Langston Jackson, track & field, 37; Jedrick Wills, football, 37; Brooke Forde, swimming, 34;

Sophie Galloway, track & field, basketball, 25; Jeff Hans, basketball, 24; Bob Beatty, football, 22; Robbie Lucas, football, 22; Drew McDonald, basketball, 22; Maci Morris, basketball, 21; AJ Hacker, baseball, 20; Zack Thompson, baseball, 20; Bricks and Mortar, horse racing, 19; Karl-Anthony Towns, basketball, 19; J.B. Holmes, golf, 18; Chris McNamee, football, 18; Devin Booker, basketball, 17; Adam Eberhard, basketball, 17; Javian Hawkins, football, 17;

Mike Szabo, basketball, 15; John Calipari, basketball, 14; Chris Mack, basketball, 14; John Brannen, basketball, 13; Maddie Scherr, basketball, 13; Erin Boley, basketball, 12; Ginger Colvin, basketball, 12; Reid Detmers, baseball, 12; Ron Kordes, volleyball, 12; Katie Reed, softball, 12; Asia Seidt, swimming, 12; Eddie Gran, football, 12; Lauren Hartlage, golf, 11; KyKy Tandy, basketball, 11; Tutu Atwell, football, 10; Zane Brown, wrestling, 10; Bill Cronin, football, 10; Lucky Jackson, football, 10; Dani Busboom Kelly, volleyball, 10; Matt McMahon, basketball, 10; Chris Oliver, football, 10; Jake Sanford, baseball, 10;

Anna DeBeer, volleyball, 9; Dezerea Bryant, track & field, 9; James Paxton, baseball, 9; David Johnson, basketball, 8; Ty Storey, football, 8; Kaylee Tow, softball, 8; Mendy de Rooi, swimming, 7; Carlos Dixon, boxing, 7; Eddie Eviston, football, 7; Linette Holmslykke, golf, 7; Will Smith, baseball, 7; Holly Aprile, softball, 6; Katie Gardner, softball, 6; Montrezl Harrell, basketball, 6; Charles Bassey, basketball, 5; Chris Gabehart, auto racing, 5; Tracy Farmer, horse racing, 4; Arthur Albiero, swimming, 3; Covfefe, horse racing, 3; Tyler Higbee, football, 3; Magnus Rasmussen, soccer, 3.

Ballot leaders

Candidates included on the most ballots:

Voting by region

How the leaders fared in each region of the state (Eastern Kentucky is the 606 and 859 area codes outside of Lexington; Western Kentucky is the 502 and 270 area codes outside of Louisville):

Past winners

The history of the Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year Award:

Note: The award was known as Kentucky Sportsman of the Year from 1981-2015.

This story was originally published January 28, 2020 at 9:14 AM.

Mark Story

Lexington Herald-Leader

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Mark Story has worked in the Lexington Herald-Leader sports department since Aug. 27, 1990, and has been a Herald-Leader sports columnist since 2001. I have covered every Kentucky-Louisville football game since 1994, every UK-U of L basketball game but three since 1996-97 and every Kentucky Derby since 1994. Support my work with a digital subscription