BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Nov. 15 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news release:

Photo caption: From left, first runner-up Chloe Ralston, Homecoming queen Sophie Stirling and second runner-up Amelia Tucker. WKU photo by Katie Corbin.

Sophie Stirling of Troy, Illinois, was crowned WKU's 2026 Homecoming Queen on Saturday (November 14).

Stirling, daughter of Ched and Heather Stirling, is a Political Science and Legal Studies major and was sponsored by Phi Mu and Sigma Phi Epsilon.

First runner-up was Chloe Ralston of Stanford, Kentucky, daughter of Steve and Haley Ralston. Ralston is a Nursing and Healthcare Administration major and was sponsored by Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Rho, Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Alpha.

Second runne...