as Lipscomb focused on secur-
ing the victory.
After nearly two hours of
wheel-to-wheel racing, Lipscomb
crossed the finish line just 10
seconds ahead of Rupp, earning
his second win of the year. Up
-
linger's ride earned him a season-
best third overall and first in the
XC-Pro Amateur class. Morgan
followed in fourth overall and
second in the XC-Pro Amateur
class, while Carratura recovered
from a late-race incident to round
out the overall top five and finish
third in the XC-Pro class.
In the XC-Women Open CC
class, Sahara Robinson led all
four laps to secure another class
victory. Madison Harmon rode a
consistent race to finish second,
holding that position throughout,
while Giada Peluso maintained
a steady pace to round out the
podium in third.
The Youth Bike overall win
went to Hunter Hawkinberry,
who led every lap and steadily
extended his advantage to
secure another dominant overall
victory. Behind him, the battle for
the remaining podium positions
stayed competitive, with Colton
Propst securing second overall,
just ahead of Sahara Robinson,
who worked her way from sixth
on the opening lap to finish third.
Ty Behrendt turned in a consis
-
tent ride to finish fourth overall
while claiming the Supermini B
class victory, and Kasen Loftin
rounded out the overall top five.
The AWRCS Championship
Series now heads to fan-favorite
Clintonville for the Back-to-
School race, round eight of the
2026 season.
Kate Stiller
Overall Adult Bike (Top 10)
1. Jay Lipscomb (Hon) 1:58:14
2. Keihin Rupp (Kaw) 1:58:24
3. Easton Uplinger (Bet) 1:59:25
4. Ruger Morgan (Kaw) 2:00:27
5. Sawyer Carratura (KTM) 2:00:29
6. Kiefer Galiano (KTM) 2:04:03
7. Tanner Stennett (Yam) 2:05:12
8. Ethan Waddell (Kaw) 2:06:48
9. Danny Haftl (Yam) 2:08:13
10. Seth Miller (Yam) 2:09:49
WIND
IN THE
P44
Jay Lipscomb was the
overall winner of the
Adult Bike class and the
XC-Pro division.
Sahara Robinson was
the XC-Women's
Open-class winner.
