Decker and Royals are XC region champions, Overly and Royals are runners-up

Mason County senior Paige Decker was the individual champion and she led the Lady Royals to the team title today at the Class AA Region 6 cross country meet at Boyd County. It's the Lady Royals 10th regional team championship in the last 15 years.

In the boys' meet, Mason County sophomore Deshawn Overly was the individual runner-up and he led the Royals to a runner-up finish, their best finish since 2012.

The Lady Royals had 35 points. Boyd County was a distance second with 65 points and Russell was third with 66.

Decker crossed the finish line with a time of 19:02.06.

Layla Henderson was third (20:08.18), Elizabeth Lavinder was seventh (20:46.96), Morgan Carpenter was 12th (21:50.83), Ava Thompson was 13th (21:57.93), Alexis Decker was 22nd (22:47.56) and Hadley Maher was 31st (23:28.78)

Boyd County won the boys' meet with 34 points followed by Mason County with 66 and East Carter with 81.

Overly had a time of 17:24.23.

Peyton Ullery as seventh (17:36.15), Alex Brannon was 16th (18:37.61), Elijah Reed was 19th (19:19.45), Jackson Truesdell was 22nd (19:38.88), Keenan Galloway was 31st (20:32.88) and Casey Magee was 34th (20:46.06).

The Lady Royals and Royals both advance to the state meets next Friday at Bourbon County.

Lady Royals Paige Decker wins Region 6 AA individual XC title leading her team to the title over Boyd Co pic.twitter.com/fTbkbqaBSE

— Mason County XCTF (@MasonCountyXCTF) October 21, 2022

11 Mason County XC runners named to KTCCCA Academic All-State Team

Mason County cross country runners have been named to the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Academic All-State Team.
Deshawn Overly, Alyssa Bisotti, Morgan Carpenter, Alexis Decker, Paige Decker, Hayden Faris, Layla Henderson, Elizabeth Lavinder, Hadley Maher, Rachel Payne and Kendra Shoemaker met both the academic athletic requirements for the all-state recognition.

Paige Decker 15th in Freshman Race at the Foot Locker South Regional Cross Country Championships

Mason County ninth grader Paige Decker finished in 15th place in the Freshman Race at the Foot Locker South Regional Cross Country Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday.

Decker ran the 5000 meter at McAlpine Greenway Park in 19:56.

Two other Mason County freshman ran in the race: Elizabeth Lavinder was 45th (21:01) and Alexis Decker was 98th (22:59).

Runners from 15 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and U.S. Citizens in in overseas military installations competed in the South Regional. 

Abi Dawson is state runner-up in pole vault with a new school record

Mason County senior Abi Dawson is the state runner-up in the indoor pole vault. 

She broke her own school record for the third consecutive weekend by clearing 10-feet, 6-inches today at Kentucky Elite Athletics pole vault facility in Shelbyville.

Mason County senior Olivia O'Hearn took fourth place with a personal record of 9-feet, 6-inches. 

Mason County eighth graders Morgan Carpenter and Alexis Decker tied for seventh place. Another Mason County eighth grader, Layla Henderson, was eighth.

Carpenter, Decker and Henderson have only been vaulting since January.

The state meet for the pole vault was held today ahead of the rest of the indoor state meet which will take place Saturday at Mason County.