Bates Arts in Motion 5K / Fun Run Recap

A big thank you to everyone who came out Saturday morning for the 2nd Annual Bates 5K!   We had a huge crowd of students, teachers, parents, and community members come out in numbers double last year, not to mention Maryland Assembly Speaker Mike Busch and Mayor Josh Cohen.  The teachers and administration did a great job of supporting the event and really getting the students to participate in a big way.  We were just shy of the 300 runner target, but we were very happy with the number of students who got up early on a fairly brisk morning to participate in this wellness event - no small feat for middle school students!

If your child ran, please make sure to remind them that they can and should wear their Race Shirt to school on Monday (regular uniform policy still exists for pants/shorts/skirts, and tucked in with belt).  This will be a great way to build on the success for next year.

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped on registration, setting up the start/finish line, water stations, food stations, and route monitors.  It was a big event and we couldn't have pulled it off without you. 

Super big thanks also to the 5K committee who lined up a ton of sponsors, had great shirts made, advertised, marked out every twist and turn, secured excellent prizes for the winners and put a lot of hours to ensure a great event:  Lynn Sullivan, Jim Lathom, Tim Whisted, Melissa Robertson, Mitchell McGuinness, Amy Hitt, and Deidre Ralph.

For those interested, here is a list of the category winners and their times:

6^th Grade Male – Jaen Carrodin at 22:20

6^th Grade Female – Avery Cunningham at 20:47

7^th Grade Male – Jacob Wooster at 24:31

7^th Grade Female – Nicole Burch at 24:10

8^th Grade Male – Griffin Good at 22:01

8^th Grade Female – Maya Johnston at 23:51

Elementary Male – Alden Sullivan at 21:27

Elementary Female – Molly Johnston at 27:42

HS Male – Austin Woody at 23:29

HS Female – Lisa Dammeyer at 38:06

19-29  Male – George Bragdon at 21:35

19-29 Female – Jenny Ashurst at 20:25

30-39 Male – Steve Golub at 22:49

30-39 Female – Rene Bowerman at 27:53

40-49 Male – Roger Kizer Ball at 20:34

40-49 Female – Kelly Price at 25:23

50-59 Male – James Anderson at 17:40

50-59 Female – Barbara Anderson at 26:55

60 plus Male – Chuck Walsh