"Let me at that motherfucker!" yells Travis Phelps, 24, after being hit for kissing the wrong woman on the cheek at the second annual Mud Fest in Drakesboro, Ky. on April 29, 2016. The woman's sister had told Phelps that she was single, but she was not. Phelps considers Drakesboro his stomping grounds and had been in three fights before the weekend was ended.

Nicky, center, and his cousin David, left, raise and fight cocks in derby competitions in the area around their home in rural West Virginia. Due to health issues in his family, David has assumed many responsibilities even at the age of 16, spending hours each day managing the chores on the property and looking after his nephew Isaiah, 3. "He's a little shit," says Little David of Isaiah, "but I'd kill for that boy." "I think we all would," replies cousin Brittany. (Last names and location withheld for subjects' safety.)

Stephanie Campbell passed away as a result of a single-car accident on the Western Kentucky Parkway on Sept. 25, 2016. At a vigil to memorialize their Alpha Gamma Delta sister, Hayley Hoback, Izzy Rager, Morgan Goetz and Rachel Shipp lean on one another for strength. "She has tattooed on her foot 'You can breathe,'" remembered Hoback of Campbell. "And that's what I can say to her. 'You can breathe now.' She's in a better place now."

Vanderbilt outside linebacker Caleb Peart is embraced by quarterback Kyle Shurmur while celebrating a 31-30 overtime win over rivals Western Kentucky University at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium on Sept. 24, 2016. Western Kentucky University had unsuccessfully attempted a 2-point conversion for the win in the final play of the game, a heavily-criticized play call.

Runners fly high as they leap the water obstacle on the women's 3000m steeple chase at the Hilltopper Relays meet in Bowling Green, Ky. on April 9, 2016. Contestants must complete eight laps of the track, overcoming multiple hurdles and the water trap similar to that in some horse races. Miami University (Ohio) took the first place honors with a time of 10:52.68 by Alesha Vovk.