By Lucinda Held-Faulhaber – THE VILLAGE REPORTER
Excitement spread throughout the crowd as parents, grandparents and friends gathered for the Sixth Annual Edon Pumpkin Run held Thursday, October 25, 2013 at Walz Park. Organized by Cross Country Coach Terry Whitney (with additional support from Edon Cross Country Teams and Edon Athletic Boosters), the event is similar to other Mini-Bomber programs offered at Edon Northwest Local Schools. Intended to encourage students to learn about the sport of running and to become more physically fit and active, organizers simply hoped everyone just had fun!
Forty-one students in grades one through six enjoyed the crisp fall afternoon while completing the quarter-mile or half-mile winding course. Future Edon runners participating in this year’s event included:
KinderKids and Kindergarten Runners
Logan Dulle
Daisii Osborn
Amanda Schwartz
Brianna Fitch
Christian Owens
First and Second Grade Runners
Blake Baker
Cohen Hulbert
Kyler Sapp
Miranda Schwartz
Hayden Tennant
Natalie Wofford
Cohen Haynes
Joslyn Horne
Skylar Osborn
Anastasha Owens
Taylor Pack
Baylee Scher
Payton Sipple
Third and Fourth Grade Runners
Jenna Dulle
Reece Furniss
Courtney Heinze
Tehya Mills
Ethan Riter
Kendall Sheline
Garrett Skiles
Kalon Weaver
Mallory Wofford
Breanna Heinze
Cassius Hulbert
Tiara Mills
Anna Northrup
Heavenlee Owens
Landon Pack
Nikkie Phutseevong
Fifth and Six Grade Runners
Lucas Barnett
Gage Eicher
Coleen Hoffman
Trey Whitney
Justin Estep
Clayton Fitch
Cortney Pease
During the Awards Ceremony, each entrant received a special orange “Edon Pumpkin Run” participation ribbon. Plaques were also presented to the top male and female runner for each grade.
Edon Pumpkin Run ~ Individual Winners
Kinderkids*
Daisii Osborn
Kindergarten
Brianna Fitch
Christian Owens
First Grade
Natalie Wofford
Kyler Sapp
Second Grade
Baylee Scher
Payton Sipple
Third Grade
Jenna Dulle
Garrett Skiles
Fourth Grade
Nikkie Phutseevong
Cassius Hulbert
Fifth Grade
Coleen Hoffman
Trey Whitney
Sixth Grade
Cortney Pease
Clayton Fitch
*(No male entrants)
Coach Whitney was once again pleased with the success of the event and looks forward to another great race in 2014.
Lucinda Held-Faulhaber may be reached at publisher@thevillagereporter.com