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2026 KHSAA Kentucky State Wrestling Championship Results And Brackets – FloWrestling

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February 26, 2026

2026 KHSAA Kentucky State Wrestling Championship Results And Brackets – FloWrestling

The 2026 KHSAA Kentucky State Wrestling Championships are underway. Follow all the results right here. We’ll be updating this article throughout the event. For access to complete brackets and archived matches, click the link below.

2026 KHSAA Kentucky State Wrestling Championship Brackets

Round of 16 Results

106

Talon Sanderlyn (Boyle County) 38-6 won by major decision over Logan Plummer (East Jessamine) 27-6 (MD 11-2)

Cody Blevins (Simon Kenton) 43-9 won by tech fall over Heath May (Johnson Central) 11-6 (TF-1.5 3:55 (18-0))

Jackson Taylor (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Jamarion Sanders (LaRue County) 36-9 (Fall 0:44)

Derek Tran (Desales) 35-2 won by decision over Trenton Bratcher (Moore) 35-13 (Dec 7-0)

Ryker Kramer (Fort Campbell) 41-8 won by decision over Mason Brooks (Somerset) 16-1 (Dec 7-6)

Daniel Stark (Nelson County) 32-6 won by tech fall over Tracker Blackburn (Scott) 3-2 (TF-1.5 4:52 (21-5))

Parker Wilkens (Highlands) 42-5 won by tech fall over Brody Jewell (Martin County High School) 30-7 (TF-1.5 3:24 (20-4))

Lincoln Maynard (North Oldham) 29-4 won by tech fall over Noe Rodriguez (Harrison County) 22-13 (TF-1.5 6:00 (17-0))

113

Kevin Lopez (Apollo) 40-2 won by decision over Lukas Shuck (Oldham County) 34-6 (Dec 8-1)

Thomas Sang (Greenwood) 47-3 won by fall over Makai Green (Fairdale) 28-10 (Fall 4:32)

Jeremy Mollett (Martin County High School) 35-3 won by fall over Wyatt Smith (Wayne County) 44-8 (Fall 3:09)

Braylon Ryan (Walton-Verona) 28-10 won by fall over Myles Mitchell (West Jessamine) 26-11 (Fall 3:21)

Peyton Fowler (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Zachary Fields (Western Hills) 31-8 (Fall 1:33)

Cameron Underwood (Somerset) 29-0 won by fall over Jayden Muratalla (Bourbon County) 12-7 (Fall 1:59)

Ayden Votaw (Nelson County) 35-1 won by fall over Andrew Recio (Male) 26-13 (Fall 1:35)

Bryant Brinkman (Ryle) 29-0 won by fall over Ahmed Alobaidi (Jeffersontown) 38-5 (Fall 2:53)

120

Emilio Rodriguez (Covington Catholic) 48-11 won by decision over Chase Mort (Central Hardin) 39-7 (Dec 5-2)

Blake Lemaster (Martin County High School) 35-9 won by fall over Dillon Lewis (Fairdale) 24-15 (Fall 4:29)

Jaxton Howard (Apollo) 38-1 won by major decision over Renzo Watts (Madison Central) 11-3 (MD 22-11)

Jackson Wells (Harrison County) 12-0 won by tech fall over Keaton Dicken (Conner) 49-7 (TF-1.5 4:33 (20-3))

Mason Gipson (South Oldham) 34-6 won by tech fall over Braylon Newell (Boyle County) 22-14 (TF-1.5 4:58 (20-4))

Jaxson Mayberry (Union County) 5-0 won by major decision over Kadham Alghanemi (Lafayette) 28-7 (MD 11-2)

Carson Matney (Johnson Central) 42-7 won by decision over Prestyn Walls (Green County) 38-14 (Dec 14-7)

Aiden Brinkman (Ryle) 37-7 won by fall over Liam Ditto (LaRue County) 31-13 (Fall 1:09)

126

Blaine Kimery (South Oldham) 33-4 won by fall over Keenan Clevenger (Madison Central) 26-10 (Fall 3:56)

Peyton Vowels (Meade County) 39-2 won by tech fall over Deontae Graves (Holmes) 35-9 (TF-1.5 3:12 (17-2))

Braydan Blevins (Simon Kenton) 54-7 won by decision over Josh Waufle (Paducah Tilghman) 25-3 (Dec 4-2)

Lane Griffin (North Bullitt) 41-0 won by tech fall over Hunter Oakley (Montgomery County) 24-11 (TF-1.5 2:56 (19-1))

Jacob Ramsey (Union County) 4-1 won by fall over Liam Skinner (Rowan County) 23-3 (Fall 3:56)

Clayton Badida (Conner) 50-5 won by fall over Estevan Delgadillo (Central Hardin) 38-11 (Fall 1:46)

Elijah Kirby (Caldwell County) 29-9 won by decision over Drake Wimsatt (Paul Laurence Dunbar) 37-2 (Dec 10-6)

Ethan Masters (Boyle County) 41-7 won by decision over Aeson Springer (Oldham County) 26-4 (Dec 6-5)

132

Cullen White (Boyle County) 41-11 won by fall over Connor Warner (Simon Kenton) 41-16 (Fall 1:58)

Brennen Clifford (Union County) 5-0 won by major decision over Braden Woolridge (St. Xavier) 17-6 (MD 18-5)

Bentley Brown (Boyd County) 44-6 won by fall over Hayden Drexler (Oldham County) 37-9 (Fall 4:55)

Bruce Anderson (John Hardin) 52-6 won by fall over Ethan Piasecki (Dixie Heights) 39-7 (Fall 3:07)

Braden Llaghno (Male) 22-12 won by fall over Landon Howard (Johnson Central) 30-18 (Fall 1:50)

Corban Nance (Anderson County) 32-0 won by major decision over Jordynn Davis (Paducah Tilghman) 33-20 (MD 13-4)

Jackson Stoner (Daviess County) 32-3 won by major decision over mohamed Talasow (Fairdale) 31-7 (MD 16-7)

Cordion Abernathy (Conner) 47-2 won by fall over Grayson Smith (Madison Central) 26-8 (Fall 1:52)

138

Nolan Link (Meade County) 42-5 won by major decision over Daylan Sexton (Fairdale) 31-12 (MD 11-2)

Henry Koller (South Oldham) 38-4 won by fall over LUKE CORNWELL (Ryle) 43-4 (Fall 4:11)

Mat Wasson (Harrison County) 33-3 won by tech fall over Jordan Rutherford (Simon Kenton) 28-15 (TF-1.5 2:32 (17-1))

Ryan Smith (Johnson Central) 41-4 won by tech fall over Bain Kurtz (Boyle County) 24-15 (TF-1.5 4:11 (21-6))

Blake Murdock (Great Crossing) 30-16 won by decision over Brock Fernandez (St. Xavier) 30-5 (Dec 16-10)

Justin Kidd (Dixie Heights) 33-6 won by major decision over Isaac Richards (Woodford County) 29-11 (MD 14-1)

Utah Heady (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Elliot Ortinski (Henry Clay) 24-6 (Fall 2:20)

Bj Jackson (Corbin) 34-3 won by tech fall over David Craig (Greenup County) 29-7 (TF-1.5 3:17 (17-1))

144

Colton Motta (South Oldham) 33-11 won by decision over Derrick Johnson (Central Hardin) 42-5 (Dec 7-3)

Chance Mills (Madison Central) 35-8 won by fall over Dane Miller (Christian County) 31-6 (Fall 0:47)

Jaylin Bellamy (Paducah Tilghman) 48-6 won by major decision over Deacon Heisler (Campbell County) 48-5 (MD 22-10)

Blake Luttrell (Fairdale) 37-5 won by major decision over Jacob Brown (Woodford County) 23-2 (MD 10-2)

Luke Peace (Conner) 42-10 won by fall over Austin Brinegar (Harrison County) 32-6 (Fall 5:22)

Jayden Raney (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Andrew Pomeroy (Male) 46-7 (Fall 1:39)

James Morris (Johnson Central) 43-5 won by decision over JAGGER IRVIN (Ryle) 10-3 (Dec 9-8)

Kalob Wise (Moore) 34-5 won by tech fall over Joseph Kresel (LaRue County) 32-11 (TF-1.5 3:19 (18-2))

150

Madden Brown (Oldham County) 26-2 won by fall over Jack Ferguson (Pleasure Ridge Park) 41-7 (Fall 1:01)

Jordyn Raney (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Aiden Zuniga (Taylor County) 30-6 (Fall 0:52)

Judah Carey (Boyle County) 33-7 won by major decision over Payton Conner (Meade County) 30-6 (MD 9-1)

Taner Woodman (Ashland Blazer) 33-10 won by decision over Nathan Seth (Conner) 41-13 (Dec 6-4)

Santiago Gonzalez (Moore) 37-4 won by major decision over Lucas Oliverio (Desales) 36-5 (MD 15-2)

Gavyn Kinley (Madison Central) 35-4 won by decision over Parker Smith (Simon Kenton) 21-10 (Dec 6-4)

Miles Smith (East Jessamine) 41-2 won by fall over Donovan Rogers (Caldwell County) 31-8 (Fall 5:28)

Chase Gillum (Boyd County) 47-5 won by decision over Hunter Kennedy (Trinity (Louisville)) 29-14 (Dec 14-8)

157

Kaygen Roberts (Boyle County) 45-4 won by decision over CALLEN SCHMIDT (Ryle) 38-8 (Dec 5-3)

Zac Scott (Johnson Central) 43-4 won by decision over Thomas Brauer (Owensboro Catholic) 24-1 (Dec 10-4)

Riley Sanford (Spencer County) 42-5 won by tech fall over Joseph Whaley (North Hardin) 40-8 (TF-1.5 5:43 (18-1))

George Dennis (Harrison County) 30-2 won by tech fall over Leland Garcia (Male) 27-13 (TF-1.5 2:36 (15-0))

Kayson White (Highlands) 40-3 won by tech fall over Jackson Holly (Central Hardin) 31-10 (TF-1.5 2:13 (18-3))

Carson Nance (Anderson County) 29-2 won by decision over Deacon Harrison (Christian County) 26-7 (Dec 7-2)

Parker Maynard (Martin County High School) 40-4 won by major decision over Wendel Shackelford (Union County) 3-2 (MD 10-0)

Emory Dix (Madison Central) 27-4 won by fall over Jake Holtgrave (St. Xavier) 24-6 (Fall 5:31)

165

Dalton Matney (Johnson Central) 39-5 won by tech fall over Samuelu Hazelwood (Central Hardin) 42-3 (TF-1.5 5:27 (16-1))

Benjamin Woosley (Simon Kenton) 38-8 won by fall over Ian Tucker (Wayne County) 48-8 (Fall 2:53)

Gavin Becker (South Oldham) 45-2 won by major decision over Msabaha Sumaili (Henry Clay) 31-7 (MD 17-8)

Ethan O`Malley (Paducah Tilghman) 29-7 won by decision over Cole Jewell (Martin County High School) 36-11 (Dec 10-6)

Tony Leader (Boyd County) 41-1 won by fall over Grayson Scott (Franklin County) 35-9 (Fall 0:23)

Micah Thompson (Boyle County) 46-3 won by fall over Carter Thomas (Union County) 3-2 (Fall 0:56)

NOAH CRISP (Ryle) 35-14 won by decision over Karsyn Sumpter (Harrison County) 30-11 (Dec 10-3)

joshua Tuttle (Fairdale) 24-4 won by fall over Hunter Roberts (Ohio County) 37-11 (Fall 3:10)

175

Owen Lamer (Taylor County) 24-1 won by fall over Corey Freihofer (Cooper) 34-14 (Fall 1:11)

Dawson Schroering (Dupont Manual) 40-2 won by decision over Frank Niyonyishu (Henry Clay) 26-7 (Dec 6-3)

Tyler Hillebrandt (Oldham County) 43-2 won by fall over Yousif Al Shuweily (Fairdale) 30-13 (Fall 1:23)

Ben Hall (Paducah Tilghman) 41-2 won by major decision over KEIGAN REINSENBECK (Ryle) 34-8 (MD 16-5)

Nathaniel Williams (Ashland Blazer) 46-7 won by fall over Darius Ridner (Mccreary Central) 34-10 (Fall 0:55)

Ethan Peckenpaugh (Henderson County) 40-2 won by tech fall over Peyton Zinser (Scott) 32-14 (TF-1.5 2:51 (18-0))

Max Baxter (Bullitt East) 43-3 won by tech fall over Cameron Green (Great Crossing) 20-18 (TF-1.5 3:16 (16-0))

Cyrus Greiwe (Corbin) 44-6 won by fall over Keegan Bishop (Covington Catholic) 44-4 (Fall 5:37)

190

Carson Herbst (Madison Central) 29-0 won by fall over Branden Mcgee (Ashland Blazer) 39-10 (Fall 1:47)

Darien Allen (Dupont Manual) 22-1 won by major decision over Beau Gordon (South Oldham) 39-10 (MD 10-0)

DJ Wilson (Paducah Tilghman) 29-8 won by fall over Daniel Switzer (Harrison County) 25-6 (Fall 2:59)

Garrison Messer (Ohio County) 44-3 won by fall over Xander Turner (Highlands) 22-17 (Fall 1:35)

Antonio Rodriguez (Covington Catholic) 41-9 won by fall over Bryton Tye (Corbin) 32-12 (Fall 6:00)

Lucas Ricketts (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Douglas Mulhall (St. Xavier) 17-9 (Fall 0:34)

Riley Burton (Fern Creek) 40-2 won by fall over Raiden Rios (Bullitt East) 41-13 (Fall 0:45)

Kylen Sturgeon (Scott) 11-6 won by fall over Aaron Thompson (Nelson County) 28-8 (Fall 1:15)

215

Galvin Stephens (Male) 32-9 won by decision over Cohen Campbell (North Hardin) 35-5 (Dec 8-1)

Thorin Johnson (Wayne County) 49-3 won by major decision over Jaydan Rutherford (Simon Kenton) 54-15 (MD 14-4)

Devin Allen (Dupont Manual) 43-0 won by tech fall over Jeffrey Temprano (Lafayette) 21-6 (TF-1.5 5:03 (15-0))

Rage Henderson (Paducah Tilghman) 39-3 won by fall over Jace Detre (LaRue County) 29-18 (Fall 0:57)

Neal Wright (Bullitt Central) 19-2 won by fall over Alexander Goodin (Bell County) 49-11 (Fall 5:13)

Brock Sexton (Harrison County) 39-1 won by decision over Joshua Frost (Calloway County) 22-5 (Dec 9-5)

Jax Crowe (Boyle County) 32-5 won by fall over Phillip Sullivan (Trinity (Louisville)) 36-11 (Fall 1:25)

Brayden Fannin (Martin County High School) 38-1 won by fall over Elijah Huff (Woodford County) 21-8 (Fall 1:52)

285

Joshua Goins (Corbin) 38-7 won by decision over Isaac Adkins (Johnson Central) 29-6 (Dec 5-2)

Elias McPike (Paducah Tilghman) 26-9 won by major decision over Zander Edington (Franklin County) 24-12 (MD 9-1)

Christian Brown (Cooper) 36-0 won by fall over William Galloway (Dupont Manual) 22-5 (Fall 1:17)

Colton Lewis (Atherton) 23-0 won by fall over Cameron Thompson (Boyd County) 47-11 (Fall 1:38)

Brayden Allender (Campbell County) 40-6 won by fall over Austin Goodpaster (Nelson County) 32-1 (Fall 0:46)

Maxx Escaloni (Woodford County) 33-7 won by decision over Austin Cummings (Union County) 4-1 (Dec 5-3)

Ethan Harris (St. Xavier) 23-6 won by major decision over Bryce Sizemore (Conner) 37-8 (MD 8-0)

Landon Bryant (Whitley County) 33-6 won by injury default over Wyatt Riley (Ashland Blazer) 18-4 (Inj. 1:07)

Round of 32 Results

106

Logan Plummer (East Jessamine) 27-6 won by decision over Christian Prietto-Bottoms (Paducah Tilghman) 33-16 (Dec 12-8)

Talon Sanderlyn (Boyle County) 38-6 won by tech fall over Oliver Westphal (Spencer County) 41-5 (TF-1.5 4:32 (16-1))

Heath May (Johnson Central) 11-6 won by fall over River Leonard (Central Hardin) 38-14 (Fall 1:29)

Cody Blevins (Simon Kenton) 43-9 won by fall over Mikah Mattingly (Male) 30-9 (Fall 3:18)

Jackson Taylor (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Mason Masteller (Conner) 21-22 (Fall 0:50)

Jamarion Sanders (LaRue County) 36-9 won by fall over Preston Jackson (Montgomery County) 22-14 (Fall 1:16)

Trenton Bratcher (Moore) 35-13 won by tech fall over Xzander Holt (Whitley County) 28-10 (TF-1.5 5:59 (18-0))

Derek Tran (Desales) 35-2 won by fall over Tanner Magee (Grant County) 30-9 (Fall 0:33)

Mason Brooks (Somerset) 16-1 won by tech fall over Braxton Bradford (Rowan County) 3-6 (TF-1.5 2:09 (19-4))

Ryker Kramer (Fort Campbell) 41-8 won by fall over Clay Atchison (Great Crossing) 25-19 (Fall 5:30)

Tracker Blackburn (Scott) 3-2 won by tech fall over Makarios Green (Fairdale) 20-20 (TF-1.5 5:08 (18-0))

Daniel Stark (Nelson County) 32-6 won by tech fall over Chris Ammon (Oldham County) 33-14 (TF-1.5 5:10 (19-3))

Brody Jewell (Martin County High School) 30-7 won by fall over Bryton Kerns (Meade County) 22-14 (Fall 3:53)

Parker Wilkens (Highlands) 42-5 won by major decision over Ethan Klidzejs (Caldwell County) 33-8 (MD 9-0)

Noe Rodriguez (Harrison County) 22-13 won by decision over Chuck Bentancourt (Shawnee) 24-3 (Dec 8-2)

Lincoln Maynard (North Oldham) 29-4 won by fall over Max Gilreath (Mccreary Central) 19-8 (Fall 3:12)

113

Lukas Shuck (Oldham County) 34-6 won by fall over Jaxen Skaggs (East Carter) 12-8 (Fall 4:32)

Kevin Lopez (Apollo) 40-2 won by tech fall over Kaiden Dauenbaugh (Simon Kenton) 39-17 (TF-1.5 5:37 (22-5))

Thomas Sang (Greenwood) 47-3 won by fall over Ricky Parriman (Mccreary Central) 33-11 (Fall 0:19)

Makai Green (Fairdale) 28-10 won by decision over Brayden Schumann (Henry Clay) 22-8 (Dec 14-8)

Jeremy Mollett (Martin County High School) 35-3 won by fall over James Diaz (St. Xavier) 12-12 (Fall 0:59)

Wyatt Smith (Wayne County) 44-8 won by tech fall over Kaiden Crittenden (North Hardin) 37-10 (TF-1.5 2:00 (17-1))

Braylon Ryan (Walton-Verona) 28-10 won by tech fall over Jake Pulliam (Paducah Tilghman) 13-10 (TF-1.5 4:00 (18-3))

Myles Mitchell (West Jessamine) 26-11 won by fall over Jackson Maier (Spencer County) 29-18 (Fall 2:52)

Peyton Fowler (Union County) 5-0 won by tech fall over Jude Fortier (LaRue County) 22-14 (TF-1.5 1:55 (15-0))

Zachary Fields (Western Hills) 31-8 won by fall over Noah Clouse (Johnson Central) 29-10 (Fall 0:47)

Jayden Muratalla (Bourbon County) 12-7 won by fall over Ethan Martin (Bullitt East) 22-14 (Fall 3:20)

Cameron Underwood (Somerset) 29-0 won by fall over Colton Reed (Campbell County) 0-1 (Fall 1:03)

Ayden Votaw (Nelson County) 35-1 won by fall over Camryn Coffey (Madison Central) 30-7 (Fall 4:34)

Andrew Recio (Male) 26-13 won by major decision over Chris Richie (Perry County Central) 33-14 (MD 9-0)

Ahmed Alobaidi (Jeffersontown) 38-5 won by fall over Nathan Dillingham (Grant County) 28-10 (Fall 1:49)

Bryant Brinkman (Ryle) 29-0 won by fall over ayden brison (Hopkinsville) 23-11 (Fall 2:42)

120

Chase Mort (Central Hardin) 39-7 won by decision over Larriuce Felipe (Whitley County) 30-11 (Dec 11-8)

Emilio Rodriguez (Covington Catholic) 48-11 won by decision over Brycen Gray (Woodford County) 35-9 (Dec 9-5)

Blake Lemaster (Martin County High School) 35-9 won by fall over Christon Johnson (Hopkinsville) 27-6 (Fall 3:25)

Dillon Lewis (Fairdale) 24-15 won by fall over Gavin Clem (George Rogers Clark) 21-10 (Fall 2:34)

Renzo Watts (Madison Central) 11-3 won by fall over Jacob Fitterer (Bullitt Central) 10-9 (Fall 0:41)

Jaxton Howard (Apollo) 38-1 won by fall over Hunter Crabtree (Greenup County) 27-10 (Fall 4:18)

Keaton Dicken (Conner) 49-7 won by major decision over Nolan Favorite (Oldham County) 37-9 (MD 10-2)

Jackson Wells (Harrison County) 12-0 won by fall over Graydon Daniels (South Warren) 41-8 (Fall 0:28)

Mason Gipson (South Oldham) 34-6 won by fall over Kaiden Diaz (Boyd County) 15-17 (Fall 0:42)

Braylon Newell (Boyle County) 22-14 won by decision over Jett Stull (Meade County) 41-10 (Dec 13-6)

Kadham Alghanemi (Lafayette) 28-7 won by fall over Trevor Wilson (Pleasure Ridge Park) 27-9 (Fall 4:43)

Jaxson Mayberry (Union County) 5-0 won by tech fall over Ryan Nickelman (Highlands) 28-16 (TF-1.5 6:00 (15-0))

Carson Matney (Johnson Central) 42-7 won by fall over Ethan Gilmore (Fort Campbell) 27-22 (Fall 1:14)

Prestyn Walls (Green County) 38-14 won by fall over Jyden Jones (Valley) 25-17 (Fall 4:53)

Liam Ditto (LaRue County) 31-13 won by decision over Joe Carr (Great Crossing) 21-17 (Dec 12-11)

Aiden Brinkman (Ryle) 37-7 won by tech fall over Logan Gevedon (Moore) 26-22 (TF-1.5 1:42 (19-4))

126

Blaine Kimery (South Oldham) 33-4 won by tech fall over Jah Patterson (Daviess County) 35-11 (TF-1.5 3:48 (15-0))

Keenan Clevenger (Madison Central) 26-10 won by fall over Chase Messer (Martin County High School) 10-6 (Fall 1:02)

Deontae Graves (Holmes) 35-9 won by fall over Miguel Fransisco (Great Crossing) 22-18 (Fall 2:46)

Peyton Vowels (Meade County) 39-2 won by fall over Dakota Devore (Fairdale) 29-15 (Fall 1:54)

Josh Waufle (Paducah Tilghman) 25-3 won by fall over Carter Bratcher (Greenwood) 29-10 (Fall 1:36)

Braydan Blevins (Simon Kenton) 54-7 won by fall over Justin Munoz (Henry Clay) 23-13 (Fall 1:42)

Hunter Oakley (Montgomery County) 24-11 won by fall over Bryson Smith (Wayne County) 28-9 (Fall 3:23)

Lane Griffin (North Bullitt) 41-0 won by fall over Connor Holmes (Fern Creek) 17-17 (Fall 0:30)

Liam Skinner (Rowan County) 23-3 won by fall over Ty Blankenship (Bourbon County) 17-7 (Fall 1:43)

Jacob Ramsey (Union County) 4-1 won by fall over Joseph Muhinda (Moore) 23-9 (Fall 0:48)

Estevan Delgadillo (Central Hardin) 38-11 won by fall over Marion Wardlaw (Central) 28-11 (Fall 4:33)

Clayton Badida (Conner) 50-5 won by fall over Noah Simpson (Corbin) 44-7 (Fall 0:52)

Drake Wimsatt (Paul Laurence Dunbar) 37-2 won by fall over Hunter Francis (Dixie Heights) 27-13 (Fall 4:40)

Elijah Kirby (Caldwell County) 29-9 won by major decision over Tre Wilson (John Hardin) 42-9 (MD 19-5)

Aeson Springer (Oldham County) 26-4 won by fall over Henry Bueter (St. Xavier) 19-10 (Fall 1:02)

Ethan Masters (Boyle County) 41-7 won by fall over Hunter Fields (Johnson Central) 26-15 (Fall 3:40)

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Cullen White (Boyle County) 41-11 won by fall over Kane Caudill (Belfry) 23-10 (Fall 3:32)

Connor Warner (Simon Kenton) 41-16 won by fall over Sergio Vasquez Gomez (Lafayette) 21-10 (Fall 3:34)

Braden Woolridge (St. Xavier) 17-6 won by fall over Tyson English (Moore) 14-9 (Fall 0:46)

Brennen Clifford (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Sam Ryan (Bethlehem) 7-12 (Fall 1:13)

Bentley Brown (Boyd County) 44-6 won by decision over Jayden Perry (Fort Campbell) 42-14 (Dec 9-8)

Hayden Drexler (Oldham County) 37-9 won by decision over Declan Duncan (Trinity (Louisville)) 30-11 (Dec 11-6)

Ethan Piasecki (Dixie Heights) 39-7 won by fall over Jayden Fulz (Harrison County) 14-14 (Fall 1:35)

Bruce Anderson (John Hardin) 52-6 won by fall over Elijah Mcdermott (Pineville) 25-6 (Fall 1:37)

Braden Llaghno (Male) 22-12 won by fall over Keith Johnson (Frederick Douglass) 28-13 (Fall 3:47)

Landon Howard (Johnson Central) 30-18 won by fall over Ayden Hall (Green County) 14-8 (Fall 3:21)

Jordynn Davis (Paducah Tilghman) 33-20 won by decision over Noah Foley (LaRue County) 29-14 (Dec 12-5)

Corban Nance (Anderson County) 32-0 won by fall over Jake Adams (Covington Catholic) 38-27 (Fall 3:16)

mohamed Talasow (Fairdale) 31-7 won by fall over Isaiah Mitchell (Eastern) 25-13 (Fall 1:39)

Jackson Stoner (Daviess County) 32-3 won by tech fall over Daxton Baker (Montgomery County) 24-15 (TF-1.5 2:35 (21-5))

Grayson Smith (Madison Central) 26-8 won by decision over Aiden Behnken (Bardstown) 44-16 (Dec 22-16)

Cordion Abernathy (Conner) 47-2 won by fall over Logan Rowe (Scott County) 12-10 (Fall 1:39)

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Nolan Link (Meade County) 42-5 won by decision over AJ Falk (Scott County) 29-12 (Dec 6-3)

Daylan Sexton (Fairdale) 31-12 won by fall over Julius Parriman (Mccreary Central) 34-16 (Fall 1:18)

LUKE CORNWELL (Ryle) 43-4 won by fall over Justin Klidzejs (Caldwell County) 31-14 (Fall 1:08)

Henry Koller (South Oldham) 38-4 won by fall over Kaiden Nottingham (Boyd County) 35-11 (Fall 3:41)

Mat Wasson (Harrison County) 33-3 won by tech fall over Brody Culver (North Oldham) 9-9 (TF-1.5 0:00 (17-1))

Jordan Rutherford (Simon Kenton) 28-15 won by decision over Eithan Cassell (Fort Campbell) 42-14 (Dec 11-6)

Bain Kurtz (Boyle County) 24-15 won by decision over Jack Harrod (Bullitt East) 23-14 (Dec 10-9)

Ryan Smith (Johnson Central) 41-4 won by tech fall over Gabriel Ditto (LaRue County) 31-16 (TF-1.5 3:29 (18-2))

Brock Fernandez (St. Xavier) 30-5 won by tech fall over Benjamin Kale (McCracken County) 21-8 (TF-1.5 2:57 (20-4))

Blake Murdock (Great Crossing) 30-16 won by fall over Beckett Stone (Nelson County) 10-5 (Fall 2:25)

Isaac Richards (Woodford County) 29-11 won by major decision over Noah Bowens (Martin County High School) 26-13 (MD 16-8)

Justin Kidd (Dixie Heights) 33-6 won by tech fall over Elijah Adams (Taylor County) 21-9 (TF-1.5 4:47 (18-1))

Utah Heady (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Landon Windeler (Covington Catholic) 24-11 (Fall 3:03)

Elliot Ortinski (Henry Clay) 24-6 won by decision over Aydin Kadirov (Fern Creek) 34-9 (Dec 6-4)

David Craig (Greenup County) 29-7 won by major decision over Evan Wilson (John Hardin) 44-12 (MD 15-4)

Bj Jackson (Corbin) 34-3 won by fall over Keviaun Craighead (Doss) 31-11 (Fall 3:32)

144

Derrick Johnson (Central Hardin) 42-5 won by fall over Boone Sawyer (Walton-Verona) 3-3 (Fall 1:43)

Colton Motta (South Oldham) 33-11 won by tech fall over Trae White (Henry Clay) 28-7 (TF-1.5 3:41 (16-1))

Dane Miller (Christian County) 31-6 won by fall over Cooper Scott (Pikeville) 18-4 (Fall 5:39)

Chance Mills (Madison Central) 35-8 won by tech fall over Joseph Jaso (St. Xavier) 24-15 (TF-1.5 1:55 (15-0))

Deacon Heisler (Campbell County) 48-5 won by fall over Timothy Montgomery (Spencer County) 27-12 (Fall 1:29)

Jaylin Bellamy (Paducah Tilghman) 48-6 won by fall over Jace Bowling (Boyd County) 36-12 (Fall 2:16)

Jacob Brown (Woodford County) 23-2 won by major decision over jaxon franks (Grant County) 28-13 (MD 14-2)

Blake Luttrell (Fairdale) 37-5 won by fall over Patrick Durbin (Meade County) 36-10 (Fall 0:56)

Austin Brinegar (Harrison County) 32-6 won by major decision over Parker Fouch (East Carter) 32-9 (MD 15-4)

Luke Peace (Conner) 42-10 won by fall over Bryce Alford (Nelson County) 27-13 (Fall 0:58)

Andrew Pomeroy (Male) 46-7 won by fall over Channing Carte (Whitley County) 27-10 (Fall 2:37)

Jayden Raney (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Jaxon Clary (Oldham County) 26-13 (Fall 0:53)

James Morris (Johnson Central) 43-5 won by decision over Cooper Adams (Trigg County) 23-4 (Dec 14-10)

JAGGER IRVIN (Ryle) 10-3 won by decision over Titus Greiwe (Corbin) 36-7 (Dec 12-5)

Joseph Kresel (LaRue County) 32-11 won by decision over Joel Vontae Stanley Jr. (Pleasure Ridge Park) 34-12 (Dec 15-13)

Kalob Wise (Moore) 34-5 won by forfeit over Levi Howard (Lexington Christian) 27-17 (For.)

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Jack Ferguson (Pleasure Ridge Park) 41-7 won by fall over Cisco Torres (North Hardin) 15-11 (Fall 4:49)

Madden Brown (Oldham County) 26-2 won by decision over Jeremy Begley (Martin County High School) 30-11 (Dec 7-2)

Aiden Zuniga (Taylor County) 30-6 won by decision over Juan Ramirez (Scott County) 28-9 (Dec 14-9)

Jordyn Raney (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over George Mintch (Boone County) 11-10 (Fall 0:21)

Payton Conner (Meade County) 30-6 won by major decision over Paul Abren (Christian County) 18-10 (MD 15-3)

Judah Carey (Boyle County) 33-7 won by fall over Branson Fain (Harrison County) 19-9 (Fall 2:46)

Taner Woodman (Ashland Blazer) 33-10 won by decision over Tyler Gibson (Southern) 34-11 (Dec 12-7)

Nathan Seth (Conner) 41-13 won by fall over Bryce Hartel (Fairdale) 27-15 (Fall 3:54)

Santiago Gonzalez (Moore) 37-4 won by fall over Deacon Joseph (Great Crossing) 7-21 (Fall 1:25)

Lucas Oliverio (Desales) 36-5 won by tech fall over Peyton Weaver (Central Hardin) 20-15 (TF-1.5 3:02 (17-1))

Parker Smith (Simon Kenton) 21-10 won by tech fall over Evan Pyles (Paducah Tilghman) 15-7 (TF-1.5 5:34 (19-3))

Gavyn Kinley (Madison Central) 35-4 won by major decision over Maddox Bryant (Johnson Central) 32-17 (MD 19-8)

Miles Smith (East Jessamine) 41-2 won by fall over Alex Craven (Madison Southern) 25-13 (Fall 2:12)

Donovan Rogers (Caldwell County) 31-8 won by fall over Cameran Constant (Fort Knox) 28-8 (Fall 3:45)

Hunter Kennedy (Trinity (Louisville)) 29-14 won by major decision over WYATT CRISP (Ryle) 16-9 (MD 15-1)

Chase Gillum (Boyd County) 47-5 won by fall over Elijah Tabor (Franklin County) 4-5 (Fall 1:04)

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Kaygen Roberts (Boyle County) 45-4 won by tech fall over Dylan Hobbs (Meade County) 30-14 (TF-1.5 2:15 (19-4))

CALLEN SCHMIDT (Ryle) 38-8 won by fall over Maykel Vazquez (North Bullitt) 27-8 (Fall 0:34)

Zac Scott (Johnson Central) 43-4 won by fall over Joseph Habimana (Moore) 34-14 (Fall 2:51)

Thomas Brauer (Owensboro Catholic) 24-1 won by fall over Faimy Victorin (Lafayette) 16-18 (Fall 1:23)

Joseph Whaley (North Hardin) 40-8 won by fall over Kameryis Rodriquez Cline (Owensboro) 42-3 (Fall 3:38)

Riley Sanford (Spencer County) 42-5 won by fall over Jace Hunter (Paintsville) 22-10 (Fall 3:07)

Leland Garcia (Male) 27-13 won by fall over Thomas Tilley (Dixie Heights) 18-17 (Fall 2:56)

George Dennis (Harrison County) 30-2 won by fall over Isac Perez (Whitley County) 23-10 (Fall 2:47)

Kayson White (Highlands) 40-3 won by fall over Jack Madden (Russell) 25-14 (Fall 2:10)

Jackson Holly (Central Hardin) 31-10 won by fall over James Williams (Taylor County) 25-13 (Fall 2:00)

Deacon Harrison (Christian County) 26-7 won by decision over Brock Heidle (George Rogers Clark) 34-11 (Dec 11-10)

Carson Nance (Anderson County) 29-2 won by tech fall over Brayden Norrick (Bullitt East) 30-15 (TF-1.5 3:33 (15-0))

Parker Maynard (Martin County High School) 40-4 won by fall over Andrew Cundiff (Jeffersontown) 25-5 (Fall 4:54)

Wendel Shackelford (Union County) 3-2 won by major decision over Jaxon Cox (Nelson County) 36-11 (MD 17-3)

Emory Dix (Madison Central) 27-4 won by fall over Steven Velazquez-Estrada (Bryan Station) 10-8 (Fall 0:40)

Jake Holtgrave (St. Xavier) 24-6 won by tech fall over Liam Wood (Simon Kenton) 21-26 (TF-1.5 2:49 (17-1))

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Samuelu Hazelwood (Central Hardin) 42-3 won by fall over Jayden Tidwell (Ballard) 26-13 (Fall 0:47)

Dalton Matney (Johnson Central) 39-5 won by fall over Jacob Tylutke (Bullitt East) 20-5 (Fall 0:37)

Ian Tucker (Wayne County) 48-8 won by decision over Jeremy Marks (Great Crossing) 27-15 (Dec 8-4)

Benjamin Woosley (Simon Kenton) 38-8 won by fall over Wyatt Dunn (Calloway County) 0-1 (Fall 0:36)

Gavin Becker (South Oldham) 45-2 won by tech fall over Kenzell Miller (Boone County) 24-16 (TF-1.5 2:00 (17-2))

Msabaha Sumaili (Henry Clay) 31-7 won by decision over Jared Cornell (Somerset) 25-4 (Dec 12-8)

Cole Jewell (Martin County High School) 36-11 won by fall over Destin Basemore (Central) 26-2 (Fall 1:11)

Ethan O`Malley (Paducah Tilghman) 29-7 won by tech fall over Javin Ewing (South Warren) 29-13 (TF-1.5 2:28 (17-2))

Tony Leader (Boyd County) 41-1 won by fall over Noah Warner (Bourbon County) 17-8 (Fall 0:45)

Grayson Scott (Franklin County) 35-9 won by fall over Domanic Patterson (LaRue County) 32-15 (Fall 0:33)

Carter Thomas (Union County) 3-2 won by fall over Joesiah Hernandez (Conner) 23-18 (Fall 3:05)

Micah Thompson (Boyle County) 46-3 won by fall over Kamion Lockridge (Butler) 22-11 (Fall 1:05)

Karsyn Sumpter (Harrison County) 30-11 won by decision over Chris Hollingworth (Madison Central) 25-13 (Dec 7-2)

NOAH CRISP (Ryle) 35-14 won by fall over Andrew Jones (Western Hills) 22-10 (Fall 2:52)

Hunter Roberts (Ohio County) 37-11 won by decision over Kaden Nichols (Daviess County) 17-6 (Dec 7-0)

joshua Tuttle (Fairdale) 24-4 won by fall over Ethan Brandhorst (Montgomery County) 23-14 (Fall 2:29)

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Owen Lamer (Taylor County) 24-1 won by fall over Ali Arslanov (Jeffersontown) 13-7 (Fall 0:36)

Corey Freihofer (Cooper) 34-14 won by major decision over James Begley (Martin County High School) 29-16 (MD 10-2)

Dawson Schroering (Dupont Manual) 40-2 won by fall over Grayson Cole (South Warren) 16-5 (Fall 1:30)

Frank Niyonyishu (Henry Clay) 26-7 won by fall over Brodie Smith (Christian County) 9-15 (Fall 0:51)

Tyler Hillebrandt (Oldham County) 43-2 won by fall over Dray Roberts (Harrison County) 20-17 (Fall 4:26)

Yousif Al Shuweily (Fairdale) 30-13 won by decision over Lucas Durham (LaRue County) 33-12 (Dec 9-7)

KEIGAN REINSENBECK (Ryle) 34-8 won by fall over Peyton Walker (West Carter High School) 22-11 (Fall 1:47)

Ben Hall (Paducah Tilghman) 41-2 won by fall over Ryder Sadler (Green County) 31-15 (Fall 0:31)

Nathaniel Williams (Ashland Blazer) 46-7 won by fall over Elijah McCormick (Central) 18-5 (Fall 0:59)

Darius Ridner (Mccreary Central) 34-10 won by major decision over Alan Rivera (Fern Creek) 29-16 (MD 13-1)

Ethan Peckenpaugh (Henderson County) 40-2 won by fall over Mijaia Dunn (Mercer County) 29-8 (Fall 1:30)

Peyton Zinser (Scott) 32-14 won by decision over Maddox Tabor (Greenwood) 43-10 (Dec 14-11)

Max Baxter (Bullitt East) 43-3 won by tech fall over Braylen Pruitt (Meade County) 33-15 (TF-1.5 2:11 (15-0))

Cameron Green (Great Crossing) 20-18 won by fall over Maddox Hammond (Western Hills) 17-16 (Fall 3:19)

Cyrus Greiwe (Corbin) 44-6 won by tech fall over Daniel Thompson (Union County) 3-2 (TF-1.5 2:50 (16-0))

Keegan Bishop (Covington Catholic) 44-4 won by fall over Dylan Burton (East Carter) 25-12 (Fall 2:30)

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Carson Herbst (Madison Central) 29-0 won by fall over Gunner Patrick (Grant County) 18-18 (Fall 0:52)

Branden Mcgee (Ashland Blazer) 39-10 won by fall over Henry Morales (Dixie Heights) 31-5 (Fall 3:59)

Beau Gordon (South Oldham) 39-10 won by major decision over DeAsian Harris (Christian County) 28-14 (MD 10-0)

Darien Allen (Dupont Manual) 22-1 won by fall over Jathan Brydie (North Hardin) 26-8 (Fall 1:34)

Daniel Switzer (Harrison County) 25-6 won by fall over jonny Tran (Fairdale) 24-22 (Fall 3:11)

DJ Wilson (Paducah Tilghman) 29-8 won by decision over Braylen Livingston (Woodford County) 36-8 (Dec 8-1)

Xander Turner (Highlands) 22-17 won by fall over Gabe Blackburn (Johnson Central) 30-18 (Fall 2:49)

Garrison Messer (Ohio County) 44-3 won by fall over Ryder Rogers (Adair County) 9-5 (Fall 2:00)

Antonio Rodriguez (Covington Catholic) 40-9 won by fall over Scott Jennings (Ballard) 31-13 (Fall 4:48)

Bryton Tye (Corbin) 32-11 won by fall over Charles Farley (Bryan Station) 28-12 (Fall 2:42)

Douglas Mulhall (St. Xavier) 17-9 won by fall over Apelu Hazelwood (Central Hardin) 33-10 (Fall 4:50)

Lucas Ricketts (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over James e. Jones (Belfry) 24-9 (Fall 1:36)

Riley Burton (Fern Creek) 40-2 won by fall over Brock Crook (Henderson County) 34-8 (Fall 5:16)

Raiden Rios (Bullitt East) 41-13 won by decision over Ashton Hackney (Great Crossing) 15-15 (Dec 7-3)

Aaron Thompson (Nelson County) 28-8 won by fall over Austyn Lawless (Somerset) 11-4 (Fall 1:41)

Kylen Sturgeon (Scott) 11-6 won by fall over Easton Slone (Martin County High School) 33-13 (Fall 2:33)

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Galvin Stephens (Male) 32-9 won by decision over Steel Chandler (Spencer County) 34-7 (Dec 8-5)

Cohen Campbell (North Hardin) 35-5 won by tech fall over Cayden Thompson (Boyd County) 28-10 (TF-1.5 3:54 (21-4))

Thorin Johnson (Wayne County) 49-3 won by major decision over Bode Darland (Lexington Christian) 23-6 (MD 15-4)

Jaydan Rutherford (Simon Kenton) 54-15 won by fall over Wylee Elders (Union County) 2-3 (Fall 1:50)

Devin Allen (Dupont Manual) 43-0 won by fall over Carson Clark (Cooper) 19-9 (Fall 1:01)

Jeffrey Temprano (Lafayette) 21-6 won by tech fall over Austin Hurst (Madison Central) 20-8 (TF-1.5 5:11 (19-1))

Jace Detre (LaRue County) 29-18 won by decision over Dylan Peck (Johnson Central) 29-15 (Dec 3-1)

Rage Henderson (Paducah Tilghman) 39-3 won by fall over Jamison Wester (Moore) 26-19 (Fall 1:59)

Alexander Goodin (Bell County) 49-10 won by fall over Dominic Ramirez (Nelson County) 35-4 (Fall 3:14)

Neal Wright (Bullitt Central) 18-2 won by fall over Andrew Crace (North Oldham) 12-7 (Fall 5:26)

Joshua Frost (Calloway County) 22-4 won by fall over Tyler Heck (Covington Catholic) 26-10 (Fall 0:25)

Brock Sexton (Harrison County) 38-1 won by tech fall over Cameron Burnside (Ashland Blazer) 36-13 (TF-1.5 4:09 (15-0))

Jax Crowe (Boyle County) 32-5 won by fall over Jackson Kincer (Henry Clay) 24-15 (Fall 0:15)

Phillip Sullivan (Trinity (Louisville)) 36-11 won by fall over Landon Wuellner (Conner) 20-23 (Fall 5:28)

Elijah Huff (Woodford County) 21-8 won by fall over Jaeden Carolina (Fort Campbell) 34-24 (Fall 3:47)

Brayden Fannin (Martin County High School) 38-1 won by fall over Brandon Krauss (Central Hardin) 29-22 (Fall 1:18)

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Joshua Goins (Corbin) 37-7 won by fall over Jack Fredstrom (Dixie Heights) 17-19 (Fall 5:32)

Isaac Adkins (Johnson Central) 29-5 won by decision over Anthony Merino (LaRue County) 29-15 (Dec 7-1)

Elias McPike (Paducah Tilghman) 25-9 won by major decision over Benjamin Cauley (Bullitt East) 3-2 (MD 14-2)

Zander Edington (Franklin County) 24-11 won by decision over CJ White (Harrison County) 21-10 (Dec 7-3)

Christian Brown (Cooper) 36-0 won by fall over Jamison Dunn (Lexington Christian) 21-10 (Fall 3:00)

William Galloway (Dupont Manual) 22-5 won by fall over Treshawn Crenshaw (Christian County) 26-9 (Fall 1:46)

Cameron Thompson (Boyd County) 47-10 won by fall over Steven Bryant (Warren Central) 30-6 (Fall 5:41)

Colton Lewis (Atherton) 22-0 won by fall over Johnathan Tapp (Bell County) 41-16 (Fall 0:59)

Austin Goodpaster (Nelson County) 32-1 won by fall over Marq Sheckles (Western) 39-8 (Fall 0:41)

Brayden Allender (Campbell County) 40-6 won by forfeit over Ian Tibbs (Madison Southern) 26-11 (For.)

Maxx Escaloni (Woodford County) 32-7 won by fall over Fernando Cruz (Bryan Station) 24-8 (Fall 4:40)

Austin Cummings (Union County) 4-0 won by fall over Carter Lauffer (Paintsville) 17-10 (Fall 1:35)

Ethan Harris (St. Xavier) 22-6 won by fall over Kayden Lambert (Henderson County) 19-14 (Fall 1:39)

Bryce Sizemore (Conner) 37-7 won in sudden victory – 1 over Michael Braunm (Great Crossing) 12-7 (SV-1 8-5)

Landon Bryant (Whitley County) 33-6 won by fall over Liam Riordan (Oldham County) 29-12 (Fall 2:58)

Wyatt Riley (Ashland Blazer) 18-4 won by fall over Kaleb Myers (North Hardin) 38-8 (Fall 0:36)

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Liberty Trees planted throughout Kentucky

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May 11, 2026

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Liberty Trees planted throughout Kentucky

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Ky. (WXIX) – Liberty Trees are being planted across Kentucky in celebration og America 250.

FOX19 NOW’s Philip Krinsky went down to Campbell County, where a Liberty Tree dedication took place.

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2026 Kentucky Derby: The Sporting Event Expanded Its Partnerships

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May 11, 2026

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2026 Kentucky Derby: The Sporting Event Expanded Its Partnerships

LOUISVILLE, KY.—Jockey Jose Ortiz rallied long shot Golden Tempo from way back in the pack to claim the 152nd Kentucky Derby on May 2, beating his older brother Irad Ortiz Jr. by a neck and making Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Derby winner.

Held at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Ky., this year’s race averaged 19.6 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, making it the most-viewed Run for the Roses on record since Nielsen began tracking average audiences in 1988.

In the week leading up to the first Saturday in May, Churchill Downs hosted a full roster of events, including 502’sDay, Winsday, Thurby, and the Kentucky Oaks (when fans watch 3-year-old fillies compete), which, for the first time, was contested in primetime and on network television.

As part of the racetrack’s ongoing renovations, the sixth-floor space, 10,000-square-foot ultra-VIP space known as The Mansion opened its private doors, revealing a $30-million refurbishment. There were improved amenities in the Finish Line Suites this year as well.

But that wasn’t the only newness happening. This year introduced several firsts, including the Derby’s first-ever beauty partnership with L’Oréal, an MLB activation where fans were able to put their pitching skills to the test, and a limited-edition Graeter’s ice cream flavor, Bourbon Backstretch Cherry.

Returning partners also evolved their experiences for 2026, including Old Forester serving up a new signature cocktail with a fruity twist called the Perfecta and Red Bull expanding its lounge area in the Infield, which included a custom Ford F150 DJ booth with custom Red Bull cocktails.

This updated partnership strategy is part of the racetrack’s efforts to attract younger fans and the Gen Z demo. “Reaching new and younger audiences is how the brand stays relevant after 152 years,” said Casey Ramage, senior marketing and partnerships consultant for Churchill Downs Racetrack.

“Churchill Downs does this by offering onsite fans brand experiences such as beautiful photo moments around our iconic Twin Spires and partner collaborations and merchandise brands that are relevant to this audience such as vineyard vines, lululemon, and Aviator Nation,” she said.

For the fans at home, the Churchill Downs team also turned more to social media to educate the viewing audience. This year, the Derby’s social media accounts saw a 59% increase during Derby Week, Ramage added.

As for the L’Oréal partnership, Ramage said it just made sense. “With fashion being one of the first things you think about for the Kentucky Derby experience, Churchill Downs has always wanted to partner with a beauty brand, and L’Oréal Paris is the perfect fit,” she explained.

The brand was the presenting partner of the Derby’s Green Room, where celebrities and VIPs were able to touch up their makeup and hair before walking the red carpet. L’Oréal also produced activations in the Woodford Reserve Paddock Plaza fan zone with product giveaways and surprise-and-delight makeup moments in the ladies’ restrooms.

Keep scrolling to see more from the 2026 Kentucky Derby and the brand activations and parties surrounding the historic event…

^{L’Oréal produced activations in the Woodford Reserve Paddock Plaza fan zone with product giveaways as well as surprise-and-delight makeup moments in the ladies’ restrooms.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Churchill Downs Racetrack}

^{Because of Churchill Downs’ strong partnership with NBC, the racetrack also highlighted the network’s new relationships with both the MLB and WNBA. The MLB hosted an interactive pitch activation, where fans were challenged to test their fastball and track their throwing speed in real time.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Churchill Downs Racetrack}

^{Attendees posed inside a WNBA bespoke photo moment.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Churchill Downs Racetrack}

^{The WNBA logo was made out of red and white roses, as a nod to the Derby race.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Churchill Downs Racetrack}

^{Apparel brand vineyard vines marked its 16th year as the Official Derby Style with on-site activations, including a fully branded stage in the Infield, featuring live entertainment and giveaways such as its fan-favorite whale hats, sunglasses, and more.}^{Photo: Courtesy of vineyard vines}

^{Fully wrapped F-150s and Broncos in a vineyard vines print were located at the track’s “First Turn.”}^{Photo: Courtesy of vineyard vines}

^{Sports Illustrated Resorts’ Club SI hosted guests across both Oaks and Derby Day at Churchill Downs. The exclusive hospitality suite offers a view of the paddock and paddock runway. SI Swim model Camille Kostek hosted Oaks Day, while commentator Nate Burleson led Derby Day.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Authentic Live, a Division of Authentic Brands Group}

^{Guests received custom caricature illustrations in the hospitality suite.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Authentic Live, a Division of Authentic Brands Group}

^{Sports Illustrated, in partnership with}J Wagner Group^{, closed out Derby weekend with its third annual late-night celebration, Revel at the Races presented by DraftKings, which was headlined by Tiësto and held at}Ice House^.^{Photo: Courtesy of Authentic Live, a Division of Authentic Brands Group}

^{As the official apparel partner, Ted Baker presented a branded photo moment.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Authentic Live, a Division of Authentic Brands Group}

^{Verizon served as the exclusive wireless partner, offering expedited entry via a dedicated fast lane and ticket access through Verizon Access.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Authentic Live, a Division of Authentic Brands Group}

^{As the official bourbon partner, Maker’s Mark served up premium cocktails.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Authentic Live, a Division of Authentic Brands Group}

^{HydroJug provided on-site custom engraving, delivering a personalized takeaway for guests.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Authentic Live, a Division of Authentic Brands Group}

^{The Derby experience starts long before the bugle sounds at Churchill Downs, so Delta turned the journey to the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport into a spirited ride. On May 1 and 2, in partnership with Brown-Forman, Delta offered travelers in the Atlanta and JFK Delta Sky Clubs a bespoke Mint Julep syrup. Once onboard their flights, passengers could pair it with Woodford Reserve bourbon to craft a cocktail.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Delta}

^{The airline also surprised travelers with arrival and departure goody bags on April 30 and May 3 at the Louisville airport.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Delta}

^{Crew members donned fascinators to close out the weekend.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Delta}

^{Herradura returned with its official cocktail, the Horseshoe Margarita. The brand also collaborated with Q Mixers on a new track-wide cocktail featuring Herradura Reposado called the Paddock Paloma.}^{Photo: Courtesy of Herradura}

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2026 Kentucky Wildcats football position preview: Safety

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May 10, 2026

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2026 Kentucky Wildcats football position preview: Safety

As we continue to go position group by position group and project what each unit will look like for the 2026 Kentucky Wildcats, we will now look at the safety room. This position is led by two of the most experienced safeties in the conference with Ty Bryant and Florida transfer Jordan Castell. The safety position is heavily relied upon in defensive coordinator Jay Bateman’s scheme. Having experience is paramount for this group, as Coach Bateman will call creative looks for disguised coverages which will create plenty of safety rotations pre-snap and post-snap.

Starters

I think it is safe to assume that the new staff made it a priority to retain Ty Bryant and Willie Rodriguez more than any other returning players on the roster. Bryant was voted second team All-SEC by coaches last season and is one of the best safeties in the conference. He was the team’s leading tackler a year ago with 76 total and led the SEC with four interceptions. Bryant is a do-it-all safety that has a nose for the football and is expected to be the leader of the defense this fall.

Jordan Castell transferred over from the Florida Gators, where he started over 30 games in his career. Castell is a long, rangy safety that knows what it takes to play at an SEC level. He started as a true freshman at Florida and earned freshman All-SEC honors in 2023. Over his three seasons with the Gators, Castell has totaled 169 tackles, 13 pass breakups and three interceptions.

If things go as planned, these two will rarely come off the field this season. Bryant has natural playmaking ability on the back end as a ball hawking safety and is coming off the best season of his career. Castell has ideal length for the position and has shown the ability to make big time plays in this conference. Bryant and Castell form one of the best safety tandems in the SEC and will be a key to the defensive success in 2026.

Backups

Dyllon Williams
Jesse Anderson

Dyllon Williams is a 6’2, 191-pound redshirt freshman that got his feet wet last season in limited snaps. Williams only saw action against Eastern Michigan, Florida and Vanderbilt a year ago. Ideally, I don’t expect him to see much of an increase in playing time this season but it will be interesting to see how he progresses when he does get on the field. Coach Bateman does like to throw three safety looks at opposing offenses, but that will likely be manned by the slot corner position group.

Jesse Anderson is a transfer from Pitt that brings some experience to the depth of this room. In three seasons at Pitt, he has received snaps in 23 games as a rotational safety. I wouldn’t expect his role to change, he will be a rotational guy in this group as well and brings much needed experience in a backup role. Anderson is on the smaller side at 6’0, 186-pounds.

Like I previously mentioned, Coach Bateman likes to keep offenses off balance with three safety looks in coverage. However, I expect the slot corners to be heavily involved in those formations, which will be Aaron Gates and Jaden Smith. We will group the slot corners in with the cornerbacks when we preview that position group. Overall, this safety room is a strength of the team although it is hinged on the experienced duo of Bryant and Castell.

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