Florida Native Leads Groundbreaking Week for Female Racers at 44th Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship from Loretta Lynn Ranch
HURRICANE MILLS, TN – August 2, 2025 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) — History has been made at the 44th Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship Presented by AMSOIL, the world’s single-largest motocross event that takes place each summer from the namesake ranch of country music icon Loretta Lynn. For the first time ever, a female racer claimed an AMA National Championship in an open division as 11-year-old Brooksville, Florida native Raycin Kyler emerged victorious in the 65cc (10-11) Limited class.
Kyler already made history in June when she became the first female to win an open class Regional Championship, which ultimately punched her ticket to Loretta Lynn’s. Just a few weeks later, she became the first female to compete for the United States at the FIM Junior Motocross World Championship in France. She came to Loretta Lynn Ranch to contest two classes, 65cc (10-11) Limited, which she just won, and 65cc (10-11), where she currently sits sixth with one race to go. This year marks Kyler’s third appearance at Loretta Lynn’s and signifies her first AMA National Championship, capping off a breakthrough year for the rising star who already has more than 100,000 followers on Instagram.
Kyler finished with 4-2-2 race finishes (8 points) in the 65cc (10-11) Limited class, to become the first female in Loretta Lynn’s history to win an open class.
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Kyler isn’t the only female making noise at the event. Nine-year-old Yumena Berning, from Pleasanton, California, is also competing against boys in a younger age group, 65cc (7-9) and 65cc (7-9) Limited. She just completed her effort in 65cc (7-9) Limited and finished tied for first place with a combined score of 9 points after 2-5-2 finishes. The tiebreaker is ultimately based on the best result in the final race, which she missed out on by a single position to the winner, who finished with 1-7-1 finishes. The runner-up finish by Berning is still the best result ever for a female in the class. One race still remains for Berning in 65cc (7-9), where she currently sits in third place.
Joining Kyler and Berning as competitors against their male counterparts are Hannah Jamison, a 13-year-old from Henderson, Colorado, who finished 21st in Mini Sr. 2 (13-15) with DNF-13-10 finishes, and 18-year-old Lachlan “La La” Turner, from Gardnerville, Nevada, who finished 19th in 250 B Limited with 29-16-9 finishes. Both Jamison and Turner are competing in female divisions as well, with Jamison capturing the Girls (11-16) title with 1-2-1 finishes and Turner dominating the Women class with convincing 1-1 finishes after two races. Turner is also the reigning Women’s Motocross Championship (WMX) titleholder and currently leads that championship with three events remaining.
Yumena Berning after her second-place finish in 65cc (7-9) Limited.
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Hannah Jamison is the 2025 AMA National Champion in the Girls (11-16) class.
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Lachlan “La La” Turner will look to capture the Women’s class title on Saturday.
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About the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
The Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship presented by AMSOIL is the world’s largest and most prestigious amateur motocross racing program. The national qualifying program will consist of over 50 Area Qualifiers (February through May) and 13 Regional Championships (May through June), hosted at select motocross facilities across the country. The qualifying system culminates in the National Final (first week in August) hosted annually since 1982 at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Christened “The World’s Greatest Motocross Vacation”, the National event serves as a launch pad for some of the biggest names in professional motocross and supercross, including Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto, and Ryan Dungey. The national program is produced by MX Sports, Inc., a West Virginia-based race production company and is sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). For more information, visit www.mxsports.com.
About the American Motorcyclist Association
Founded in 1924, the AMA is a not-for-profit member-based association whose mission is to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling. As the world’s largest motorcycling rights and event sanctioning organization, the AMA advocates for riders’ interests at all levels of government and sanctions thousands of competition and recreational events every year. The AMA also provides money-saving discounts on products and services for its members. Through the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, the AMA honors the heroes and heritage of motorcycling. For more information, visit www.americanmotorcyclist.com.
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Source: MS Sports, Inc.
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