Around 210 runners/walkers take off at the start of Saturday’s Mid America Rehab 5K Rally Run & Walk held on the City of Perryville TG 5K Trail. The race raises money for the Perryville and St. Vincent High School athletic programs.
The top male finisher in Saturday’s race was Kenny Stephenson, who crossed the finish line at 19:36.4. The top female runner, Jamie Flores, completed the race a little more than three minutes later at 22.09.4.
Kenny Stephenson, the first male runner to finish the race, crosses the finish line at 19.36.
Jamie Flores, the first female runner to finish the race, crosses the finish line at 22.09.4
Participants in the Mid America Rehab 5K Rally Run & Walk pick up their bib numbers prior to the start of Saturday’s race.
More than 200 participate in Saturday’s Mid America Rehab 5K race
The weather for the ninth annual Mid America Rehab 5K Rally Run & Walk, held last Saturday on the City of Perryville TG 5K Trail, couldn’t have been much better, with temperatures in the 70s, a little humidity and overcast skies at race time. There was even a bit of light rain that, if one blinked, might very well have been easily missed.
Around 210 runners/walkers began showing up early to warm up and pick up their bib numbers before the start of the race, which began just a few minutes after 7:30 a.m.
Clint Rice of Mid America Rehab was pleased with the turnout.
“I thought it was great,” he said. “That's easily the highest number of participants we've had. In general, the run continues to grow. We've got a wide variety of people running and people walking. We've also got more kids doing the event.”
Rice added that the turnout is important because that means more money is raised for the Perryville and St. Vincent High School athletic programs.
We give half of the money raised to each school,” he said. “What they do with it is up to them. We don't earmark it for anything specific other than athletic programs. We’ll be presenting the checks to the schools during halftime at the Perryville/St. Vincent football game.”
When asked if Mid America Rehab is planning to host its 10th 5K Rally Run & Walk next year, Rice said, “Absolutely.”
Race Results
The top male runner, Kenny Stephenson, ran in the Male 26-37 category. He crossed the finish line at 19:36.4. The top female runner, Jamie Flores, ran in the Female 38-49 category. She completed the race a little more than three minutes later at 22:09.4.
The top three male finishers overall were Stephenson, Jesus Rico (50-99), who ran the course in 20:06.0, and Trent Buerck (15-25), who ran it in 20:16.2.
The top three female finishers overall were Flores, Elizabeth Meyr (26-37), who completed the race in 24:08.1, and Julie Bulin (38-49), who completed the race in 24:26.2.
The top three finishers in each age category were:
Female 0-10 – Marley Moll, 30:24.7; Blair Etzold, 31:12.6 and Maggie Rice, 31:49.9.
Female 11-14 – Evelyn Bollinger, 25:59.4; Morgan Pohlman, 30:59.4 and Aubrey Mattingly, 34:58.5.
Female 15-25 – Emma Blechle, 26:22.6; Aubrey Emmendorfer, 27:57.9 and Clara Clifton, 29:08.2.
Female 26-37 – Meyer; Kelley Dobbelare, 27:08.2 and Kristen Schmidt, 29.25.6.
Female 38-49 – Bulin; Sarah Schemel, 25:34.3 and Amanda Taylor, 27:26.1.
Female 50-99 – Sherrie Hotop, 28:48.0; Katie Hoffman, 30:45.5 and Cathy Randolph, 20:49.2.
Masters 38-49 – Michelle Guerra, 55:36.2
Female Stroller – Alyssa Bauwens, 35:56.0; Danielle Hoeckele, 36:26.4 and Kassidy Schumer, 48:36.4.
Male 0-10 – Preston Gremaud, 23:12.6; Max Ernst, 25.36.7 and Jacoby Hecht – 26:14.1.
Male 11-14 – Jonathon Randolph, 23:47.8; Tristen Dobbelare, 24:12.0 and Hunter Mattingly, 24:13.1.
Male 15-25 – Buerck; Trenton Heine, 20:38.1 and Clayton Gremaud, 21:02.8
Male 26-37 – Isaac Baer, 22:01.2; Bryce Welbrecht, 22:33.5 and Tyler Johnson, 26:58.6.
Male 38-49 – Tyler Abernathy, 26:19.8; Andrew Meyr, 26:28.6 and Justin Armshler, 27:46.1.
Male 50-99 – Rico; Marcus Streeter, 24.00.9 and Rodney Bloom, 24:06.6.
Male Stroller – Rick Dunn – 55:20.4
Sponsors of this year’s Mid America Rehab 5K Rally Run & Walk were The Bank of Missouri, Mattingly Boxdorfer Dental, Mid America Rehab, Gas-A-Mat, Mercy, Tracy Hagan Team, Schumer Bros, Bening Ford, Etzold Packing, Hayden Creative, Park-Et Restaurant, Verseman Design, Cheryl’s Clip-a-Card, Domino’s Pizza, Richardet Floor Covering, Dreyer Electric, Robinson Companies and First State Community Bank.
