Runners received cheers of motivation as they finished the last stretch of the 5K race on Sunday afternoon. Photo by Adam Wolffbrandt|staff
Five hundred. That is the number of participants in Sunday’s 4th annual DanceBlue 5K Run/Walk for the Kids, an increase from last year.
The race started at Commonwealth Stadium, went around to the front of the stadium, through Greg Page Apartment Complex, through the back parking lots and then back to the beginning, said Kelsey Webster, overall chair for DanceBlue. The fundraiser lasted from 3 to 6 p.m.
The Student Activities Board organized the event this year, with help from DanceBlue and the Homecoming Committee.
Webster said DanceBlue would not know the total amount of money raised until Monday, but said members usually keep the final number to themselves so as not to take away from the reason they do the event.
Webster said this year, SAB organized the overall event and DanceBlue was more focused on the marketing aspect, including recruiting runners.
“We just used all the resources and all the DanceBlue followers to get people out there,†she said.
Webster also said John’s Run Walk Shop helped out in areas of organization.
“They pretty much put together the beginning and ending of the race … they understand how races work, so they were the ones that put together the ending and how each person comes in at the end,†she said.
The overall men’s winner was Zack Sanchez with a time of 16:16, and the overall women’s winner was Bridget Wolfe-Bertling with a time of 20:21, said Tatum Dale, the chair of the 5K race for SAB.
Webster said the event was more of a group collaboration than other events.
“I think it’s just a good event to have during Homecoming just because it involves the community and a lot of the other events I think are more student-based,†she said
Sunday also marked the kickoff of the Homecoming banner competition, a traditional event.
The competition is a weeklong event where banners designed by organizations are hung inside the Johnson Center and the W.T. Young Library.
Forty different organizations are participating, said Bryce Moffett, director of traditions for SAB.
The first place team will get 40 points, second will get 30 points and third will get 20 points. Every organization will be awarded 10 participation points, Moffett said.
Banners will be judged based on creativity and originality, as well as artistic appeal, color scheme, how they relate to the theme for Homecoming, as well as a display of school spirit, he said.
Banner turn-in was between 4 and 8 p.m. Sunday and judging will begin at noon Tuesday.
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