Highest Participation Ever for Chatfield College’s 5K Nun Run

More than 100 runners and walkers ventured to Chatfield College in St. Martin to participate in the college’s annual 5K Run/Walk on July 22^nd.

“What a great race this year, we had the highest registration ever! We decided to rename the race the Nun Run 5k to play off our Ursuline heritage, and we also thought it was pretty catchy! We got a lot of

positive feedback, so we hope to keep making the race better and better every year,” said Race Coordinator Brianna Houchens.

Trophies were awarded to the overall first place female and male runner and female and male walker.

Will Sacay, who was visiting from Shoreview, MN, took first place for the male runners.

“I really loved the course,” said Sacay.  “It was very hot and humid and I would love to come back when it was a little cooler!  I will for sure be back next year.

What a great community!”

Sophia Leto, a junior at Western Brown High School, captured first place for the female runners.

“The race itself was a blast and the course was very pretty, but for me, running the race was not only a time for me to focus and get some good training, but it was also a time to decompress,” said Leto.

For the second consecutive year, Gary Exaver, of Sardinia, took first place for the male walkers, while Janet Sandlin, of Fayetteville, finished first in the female walkers division.

Medals were also awarded to the top three finishers in each age group. The running awards are as follows:

Female 1-13: MacKenzie Voges-Pertuset 1^st,  Kenna Stratton 2^nd, Sidney Lofton, 3^rd

Male 1-13: Ethan Sackrider 1^st, Quinn Brown 2^nd, Andrew Jenne 3^rd

Female 14-19: Carson Jones 1^st,  Madigan Marshall 2^nd,  Maddy Whisman 3^rd

Male 14-19: Chase Easterling 1^st, Cy Young 2^nd, Dustin Jimison 3^rd

Female 20-29: Megan Eyre 1^st, Madison Singler 2^nd, Samantha Stratton  3^rd

Male 20-29: Jacob Rodenheffer 1^st, Anthony Terrones 2^nd

Female 30-39: Christine Jones 1^st, Mary Alice Hartley 2^nd, Megan Motsinger 3^rd

Male 30-39: Adam May 1^st

Female 40-49: Kelly Boerger 1^st, Michelle Leto 2^nd, Tracianne Johnson 3^rd

Male 40-49: Chad Sexton 1^st ,  Nathan Hauke 2^nd, Kris Cooper 3^rd

Female 50-59: Cathy Everson 1^st, Eileen Corcoran 2^nd, Terri Lynn Brooks 3^rd

Male 50-59: Roger Thornbury 1^st, Mark Sacay 2^nd, David Wahoff 3^rd

Female 60-69: Cathie Hamann 1^st

Male 60-69: Casey Huber 1^st, Ralph Jennings 2^nd, Robert Hottle 3^rd

 

The top three walker awards in each category were as follows:

Female 1-29:  Emilia Knisley 1^st, Mackenzie Tussey 2^nd, Lindsey Tussey 3^rd

Female 30-49: Laura Knisley 1^st, Rae Roth 2^nd, Patti Warren 3^rd

Male 30-49:  Travis Peters 1^st, Jim Ludwig 2^nd, Zachary Seibert 3^rd

Female 50-69:  Linda Sheperd 1^st, Beverly Williams 2^nd, Virginia Cronin 3^rd

Male 50-69:  Gregg Levesque 1^st, Richard Burwinkle 2^nd, Bob Slone 3^rd

Female Over 70:  Ruth Homan 1^st, Mary Fest 2^nd

Male Over 70:  Jim Neu 1^st

Sponsors who made the race possible included Alumni of the School of the Brown County Ursulines, Den’s Body Shop, Hunter Consulting, Petco, Pepsi, Strategic Employee Benefit Services, and Kohn Wealth Management. To see pictures of the event and check the results, go to Chatfield College’s Facebook page or to Chatfield’s website at www.chatfield.edu/5k.

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