dramatic last-lap pass, Morgan
would claim his first XC-Pro-
Amateur class victory of the
season and finish fourth over
-
all on the day, while Uplinger
would finish second in class
and fifth overall, rounding out
the top five.
In the Youth Bike race,
Hunter Hawkinberry extended
his undefeated start to the
2026 season with his third
consecutive overall win. Derek
Deal delivered a strong ride
to finish second overall, while
Dalton Yeany completed the
overall podium in third. Gatlin
Riddle charged from eighth
on the opening lap to finish
fourth overall, and Ty Behrendt
rounded out the top five and
claimed the YB-Supermini B
class victory.
The PeeWee Bike race saw
defending champion Josh
Erny continue his winning
ways with another dominant
overall victory in the PWB-Mini
A class. Erny led every lap
aboard his Yamaha, steadily
extending his lead despite the
challenging conditions. Baron
Evkovich put together an im
-
pressive ride to finish second
overall and claim top honors in
the PWB-2-Stroke class, work
-
ing his way up from fourth
on the opening lap. Matthew
Jewell completed the overall
podium in third, while Audrey
Petrilla and Mason Ostrowski
rounded out the top five after
a hard-fought battle that left
the pair separated by just four
seconds at the checkered flag.
With round three in the
books, the focus now shifts to
Reynlow Riders for round four
on June 13-14 in Pennsylvania.
Kate Stiller
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Jay Lipscomb (Hon) 1:34:57
2. Sawyer Carratura (Yam) 1:35:52
3. Joshua Conner (Hon) 1:36:26
4. Ruger Morgan (Kaw) 1:39:07
5. Easton Uplinger (Bet) 1:39:10
6. Colton Sybert (KTM) 1:44:23
7. Danny Haftl (Yam) 1:45:51
8. Joe Schriver (Yam) 1:45:54
9. Seth Miller (Yam) 1:46:05
10. Dustin Vincent (KTM) 1:46:50
WIND
IN THE
P56
Lipscomb celebrates winning the
XC-Pro class and the overall.
Rugar Morgan made a dramatic
last-second pass on Uplinger to
win the XC-Pro-Am race.
Easton Uplinger (540) leads the start of the XC-Pro-Am race.
