See all 74 people, 2 horses who got votes for 2025 KY Sports Figure of the Year
A look at the voting, history and 2026 trends for the 2025 Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year.
Others receiving first-place votes (in order of total points received): Chucky Hepburn, basketball (1), 33; Kade Elam, baseball (1), 24; DaMarcus Ganaway Jr, football (1), 22; Frank Riherd, digital sports media (1), 12.
Others named on at least two ballots in order of total points received: Hunter Cantwell, football, 39; Katelyn Young, basketball, 39; Donovan Mitchell, basketball, 38; Felton Huggins Jr., football, 36; Caroline Beiting, track & field, swimming, 32; Chris Kraftick, administration, 30; Rechelle Turner, basketball, 29; Jo Adell, baseball, 28; Oksana Masters, skiing, 24; Leah Macy, basketball, 22; Marc Rardin, baseball, 21;
Ja’Hyde Brown, football, 20; Journalism, horse racing, 19; Jay Cobb, football, 18; Devontae Blanton, basketball, 15; Masai Russell, track & field, 15; Molly Tuozzo, volleyball, 15; Peyton Bradley, basketball, 14; Maaike Broersma, swimming, 14; Tyler Shough, football, 14; Travis Hudson, volleyball, 13; Jordyn Raney, wrestling, 13; Otega Oweh, basketball, 13; Dana Evans, basketball, 12; Matthew Jones, football, 12; Carlie Makarawu, track & field, 12; Bev Yanez, soccer, 12; Alexis Holmes, track & field, 11; Emma Sears, track & field, 11;
Cole Maynard, football, 10; Oakley Watkins, football, 10; Jeff Brohm, football, 9; Charlotte Crush, swimming, 9; Jacob Savage, football, 9; Will Sheets, track & field, 9; Erin Coffel, softball, 8; Sianni Appolon, wrestling, 7; Grace Bethel, track & field, 6; Brandon Smith, football, 6; Jayda Curry, basketball, 5; Tyson Helton, football, 5; Todd Larkin, swimming, 5; Steve Page, basketball, 5; Synclair Savage, track & field, 5; Laney Frye, golf, 4; Robbie Graham, basketball, 4; Gabriel Diallo, tennis, 2.
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