Mason County senior Morgan Carpenter signed today to continue her academic and track and field/cross country career at Transylvania University.
Carpenter was the 2021 region champion pole vaulter. She runs the 400 meter dash, is on the 4x200 and 4x400 meter relay teams and also ran cross country, finishing 12th at the region meet last year.
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
Mason County senior Rachel Payne set two school records at the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Age Group indoor track and field meet today in Louisville.
Payne set records in the 60 meter hurdles (10.50) and the 400 meter dash (1:04.35).
Mason County sophomore Morgan Carpenter won the girls' pole vault by clearing 2.26m.
The meet was held at the Norton Health Care Sports and Learning Center, a brand new facility that will be the site of the Indoor State Championship on March 6.
Mason County sophomore AJ Barrett broke his own school record in the pole vault for the second straight week today at Mason County indoor track and field meet #2.
Barrett cleared 11 feet today to win the event. He cleared 10-09.00 in last week's season opening meet.
Dixie Heights won the girls' meet today while West Jessamine won the boys' meet. Mason County finished second in the girls' meet and third in the boys' meet.
Mason County athletes joining Barrett with first place finishes include:
Team Rankings
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.
