The Junior Auxiliary of the Henderson Health Care Services hosted their seventh annual “Junior Auxiliary Jaunt†– a 5K and 10K run/walk – during the Henderson Community Days weekend. Proceeds from the event will go toward a project at HHCS.
There were 87 participants registered for the event. Participants’ ages ranged from eleven-year-old Porter Discoe of Columbus, NE, to Gene Dondlinger, age 72 of Shickley, NE.
Most of the registrants were from Henderson and surrounding communities, however out-of-state addresses included Overland Park, Kansas; Rochester, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; and Seattle, Washington.
Following are the top finishers:
5K Men – 1. Eric Rasmussen of York 15:35, 2. Jeff Peters of Henderson 19:21, 3. Chris Buller of Henderson 19.30. All three top finishers came out of the 30-39 year age group.
5K Women – 1. Erin Esslinger of Aurora 20:01, 2. Lauren Clark of York 20:16, 3. Rachel Carrizales of Grand Island 20:57. Erin and Rachel were in the 20-29 age group and Lauren is 15 years old.
10K Men – The top two placers came out of the 50-59 year age group: 1. Larry Jones of Lincoln 41:48, 2. Wesley Hochstetler of Shickley 46:28, 3. Bret Jost of Henderson 50:39 from the 20-29 age group.
10K Women – All three top finishers were from the 20-29 age division: 1. Laura Jost of Henderson 50:38, 2. Tessa Siebert of Denver, CO 52:47, 3. Becca Page 1:01.18.
There was a ‘just for fun’ team competition. A team was made up of three 5K runners whose times were combined. A ‘turtle’ (slowest combined time) and ‘rabbit’ (fastest combined time) team were awarded appropriate prizes. Gatorade was presented to “Wayne’s World†– John, Makenna, and Keely Kroeker of Lincoln, NE – for the fastest combined time, and a package of donuts was presented to “Team Kerosene†– John Boeder, Devin Johansen, and Maile Boeder of the Aurora area.
Helping sponsor this event was DART Advertising, Cornerstone Bank, Henderson State Bank, Subway, George Bros. of Sutton, Friesen Chevrolet/Ford, The Petal Pusher, Henderson Community Coop, Aurora Cooperative, Kroeker & Kroeker Insurance, Kroeker Grain & Lumber, John Kohl of York, A & L Sales and Service, Hiebner Body Shop, and Mainstay Communications. Additional sponsors were Shannon’s Custom Embroidery providing post-race refreshments and HeartlandBeat.com providing the runners’ bib numbers.
Article and above photos courtesy of Kathryn Goertzen
For more photos taken by Jessica Siebert, see below:
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