Lexington Christian dominates Class A region track meet with wins in 20 events
For the second year in a row, Lexington Christian claimed both the boys and girls team titles at the Class A, 5th Region Track and Field Championships.
The Eagles’ impressive performances included wins in both the girls 1,600- and 3,200-meter races by freshman Kennedy Moughamian Saturday at Gallatin County High School in Gallatin.
LCA took the top two places in the girls’ 100, 400, 800, 1,600 and 3,200 races in addition to a sweep of all four relay races for the second year in a row.
Moughamian, the defending girls region champion in both long-distance events and the defending state champion in the 3,200, won the 1,600 in 5:08.86, almost eight seconds ahead of teammate Hadley Raisor in second place and then took the 3,200 in 11:27.60, more than 10 faster than LCA’s June Karls.
LCA’s girls team had seven other individual event winners: Mahari Crump in the 100, Lilly Meyer in the 400, Laynie Hopper in the 300 hurdles, Hadley Raisor in the 800, Anna Reese Hopper in the long jump; Abbigail Williams in the triple jump and Harper Cole in the pole vault. Notably, soccer and basketball standout Jentry Bertram ran the first leg of three of LCA’s four relay wins.
Those results gave LCA 214 team points, well ahead of second place Paris’ 56.
On the boys side, LCA won six individual events in addition to the first place 4-by-400 meter relay by Jeremiah Burbage, Shaun Ware, Kyle Stickel and Paxton Gray.
Gray won both the 100 and 200 meter dashes and the long jump for the Eagles while Bode Byall took the 3,200, Hayes Preston won the shot put and Thomas Sylvester claimed the pole vault.
Sayre, Lexington’s other Class A track school, notched three individual winners: Rhese Perrin in the boys 400 meters and Adrian Smith in the girls shot put and discus.
Winners and runners-up in each region event automatically qualify for the KHSAA Class A State Track and Field Championships to be held May 29 at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Complex.
CLASS A, REGION 5 RESULTS
The top two finishers in each event automatically qualify for the state meet. Ten more will qualify based on statewide results. Complete results and state qualifiers will become available at KHSAA.org this week.
BOYS
Teams — 1. Lexington Christian: 122; 2. Paris: 65; 3. Danville: 64; 4. Frankfort: 63; 5. Owen County: 47; 6. Bracken County: 45; 7. Nicholas County: 29; 8. Burgin: 24; 9. Carroll County: 19; 10. Augusta: 18; 11. Trimble County: 16; 11. Frankfort Christian Academy: 16; 13. Sayre: 15; 14. Model: 6; 15. Gallatin County: 4; 16. Danville Christian: 2; 16. Berea: 2.
Individuals — 4-by-800 relay: 1. Danville (Andrew Lamb, Brody Ruckel, Banks Bratcher, Keyshaun Johnson) 8:58.07. 2. Lexington Christian (Shaun Ware, Samuel Scott, Kyle Stickel, Bode Byall) 8:59.25. 110 hurdles: 1. Benjamin Gant, Burgin, 19.69; 2. Cayden Williams, Bracken County, 19.97.100: 1. Paxton Gray, Lexington Christian, 11.21; 2. Stephan Bebe, Frankfort, 11.26. 4-by-200 relay: 1. Frankfort (Jaxon Doss, Stephan Bebe, Eli McDaniel, Monte Hairston) 1:34.53; 2. Danville (Trinden Sellers, Ju’Tayvion Beasley, Shaden Brown, Gavin Walker), 1:34.70. 1600: 1. Grayson Miller, Augusta, 4:42.34; 2. Tyler Cammack, Owen County, 4:43.00. 4-by-100 relay: 1. Frankfort (Stephan Bebe, Kamareion Carter, Monte Hairston, Da’kyo Washington), 44.49; 2. Danville (Trinden Sellers, Marquis Elmore, Gavin Walker, Ju’Tayvion Beasley) 45.78. 400: 1. Rhese Perrin, Sayre, 51.98; 2. Talon Wilson, Owen County, 52.98. 300 hurdles: 1. Riley Ammon, Frankfort Christian, 45.61; 2. Aiden Lilley, Carroll County, 46.11. 800: 1. Bruce Hayden, Paris, 1:59.26; 2. Kyle Stickel, Lexington Christian, 2:03.67. 200: 1. Paxton Gray, Lexington Christian, 22.73; 2. Gavin Walker, Danville, 22.82. 3200: 1. Bode Byall, Lexington Christian, 10:09.41; 2. Grayson Miller, Augusta, 10:28.00. 4-by-400 relay: 1. Lexington Christian (Jeremiah Burbage, Shaun Ware, Kyle Stickel, Paxton Gray) 3:39.68; 2. Owen County (Sidi Cheikhahmed, Talon Wilson, Colton McDaniel, Keaden Fornash) 3:42.52. Shot put: 1. Hayes Preston, Lexington Christian, 48-10.00; 2. Sasha Wade, Danville, 45-10.50. Discus: 1. Wyatt Simons, Nicholas County, 137-03; 2. Sasha Wade, Danville, 126-11. Long jump: 1. Paxton Gray, Lexington Christian, 20-06.00; 2. Jordan Burbage, Paris, 19-11.50. Triple jump: 1. Alex Koeder, Paris, 43-02.50; 2. Darian Bell, Paris, 38-05.50. High jump: 1. Alex Koeder, Paris, 5-08.00; 2. Ashton Buchanan, Bracken County, 5-06.00. Pole vault: 1. Thomas Sylvester, Lexington Christian, 10-00; 2. Carter Myrhe, Burgin, 9-06.
GIRLS
Teams — 1. Lexington Christian: 214; 2. Paris: 56; 3. Burgin: 47; 3. Danville: 47; 5. Frankfort: 45; 6. Sayre: 33; 7. Nicholas County: 24; 8. Danville Christian: 23; 9. Frankfort Christian Academy: 18; 10. Bracken County: 13; 11. Carroll County: 11; 12. Owen County: 8; 13. Trinity Christian Academy: 5; 13. Trimble County: 5; 15. Berea: 2; 15. Gallatin County: 2.
4-by-800 relay: 1. Lexington Christian (June Karls, Ruby Karls, Annie Sewell, Violet Griese) 10:26.65; 2. Frankfort (Jamison Bessinger, Abby Vaught, Kenzie Barber, Emerson Moore) 10:53.86. 100 hurdles: 1. Xyahne Wilkinson, Danville, 16.64; 2. Laynie Hopper, Lexington Christian, 17.23. 100: 1. Mahari Crump, Lexington Christian, 12.61; 2. Lilly Meyer, Lexington Christian, 12.83. 4-by-200 relay: 1. Lexington Christian (Jentry Bertram, Mahari Crump, Anna Reese Hopper, Laynie Hopper) 1:48.35; 2. Paris (Callie Ball, Kierra Young, Aniya Hayden, Rose Hayden) 1:49.78. 1600: 1. Kennedy Moughamian, Lexington Christian, 5:08.86; 2. Hadley Raisor, Lexington Christian, 5:16.63. 4x100: 1. Lexington Christian (Jentry Bertram, Mahari Crump, Anna Reese Hopper, Lilly Meyer) 51.73; 2. Frankfort (Savannah Cambron, Rebekah Pires, Olivia Reynolds, Maddie Starkey) 53.10. 400: 1. Lilly Meyer, Lexington Christian, 1:00.34; 2. Jentry Bertram, Lexington Christian, 1:01.15. 300 hurdles: 1. Laynie Hopper, Lexington Christian, 47.80; 2. Aniya Hayden, Paris, 50.26. 800: 1. Hadley Raisor, Lexington Christian, 2:22.66; 2. Annie Sewell, Lexington Christian, 2:27.34. 200: 1. Abby Moore, Frankfort Christian, 26.44; 2. Mahari Crump, Lexington Christian, 26.60. 3200: 1. Kennedy Moughamian, Lexington Christian, 11:27.60; 2. June Karls, Lexington Christian, 11:37.69. 4-by-400 relay: 1. Lexington Christian (Jentry Bertram, Hadley Raisor, Annie Sewell, Laynie Hopper) 4:21.04; 2. Paris (Kierra Young, Aniya Hayden, Rose Hayden, Sagen Oliver) 4:35.01. Shot put: 1. Adrian Smith, Sayre, 31-09.00; 2. Kelsie Peavler, Burgin, 29-09.50. Discus: 1. Adrian Smith, Sayre, 97-05; 2. Kelsie Peavler, Burgin, 91-01. Long jump: 1. Anna Reese Hopper, Lexington Christian, 15-05.50; 2. Abbigail Williams, Lexington Christian, 15-03.50. Triple jump: 1. Abbigail Williams, Lexington Christian, 32-08.00; 2. Maddie Starkey, Frankfort Christian Academy, 31-09.50. High jump: 1. Kate Hatfield, Burgin, 4-08.00; 2. Macie Miller, Carroll County, J4-08.00. Pole vault: 1. Harper Cole, Lexington Christian, 8-00; 2. Haylee Harrison, Bracken County, 7-06.
This story was originally published May 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM.
