Scholarship Foundation holds 5K

Published 3:59 pm Thursday, April 28, 2016

(Photo by Hannah Davis) Participants in the Central Alumni Scholarship Foundation 5K sprint at the start of the race. Pictured are, from left, George Gaines (37), Ben Spencer (33), Jarod Auble (40), Sterling Currin (27), Patrick Powers (43) and Billy Coleburn (88).

The Central Alumni Scholarship Foundation 5K was held Saturday, and three overall winners in both the male and female categories ran home as a winner.

Ben Atkins won in the male category with a time of 19:14, Richard Ferguson followed in second with a time of 20:05 and Patrick Powers finished third with a time of 20:27.

In the female category, Patricia Mahaney finished first with a time of 30:37, Nancy Vogt place second (36:27) and Susan Parrish finished third (38:14).

“We had an enthusiastic crowd and a gorgeous day for the 5K,” said event coordinator Al Vaughan. “It is great to see the energy around doing this. We have a good team effort going on, and we have awarded a little over $22,000 in scholarships here s