Campus on the Run Raises Money for the Community

PULLMAN, Wash. — Some 282 Washington State University students, staff and faculty participated in the Fifth Annual Campus on the Run Saturday (April 6) that raised $1,000 for the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute.

WSU Health and Wellness Services Wellness Programs, Community Service Learning Center and Intramural Sports organized the run, and proceeds will be used to plant a Sept. 11 Memorial Grove of native trees and shrubs along Paradise Creek on Chipman Trail.

The overall winner of the 3.1mile race, for the second year in a row, was WSU graduate student Ronn Smith with a time of 15 minutes, 49 seconds.

Intramural championship t-shirts were awarded to the winners of each division. WSU student Erick Supplee won a $30 gift certificate from Varsity Sportswear in a free drawing after the race. More drawing prizes were given to participants before the race.

Race results and pictures will be posted on the web site at http://www.hws.wsu.edu/funrun by Wednesday, April 10.

The following are the winners and their times for each age division:

Male
· Division I (18-20): Nik Cannell
· Division II (21-24): Jonathan Muirhead
· Division III (25-34): Ronn Smith
· Division IV (35-44): Patrick Caplazi
· Division V (45-54): Bill Pan
· Division VI (55 +): John Tarnai

Female
· Division VII (18-20): Ashley Matthews
· Division VIII (21-24): Tammie Dowers
· Division IX (25-34): Beth Polidoro
· Division X (35-44): Rene Shinal
· Division XI (45-54): Vicki McCracken
· Division XII (55 +): Liz Haviland

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