Month: June 2020

Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association has released the latest 2019-2020 Division III Dual Meet Team Rankings and Individual Rankings.

Ranking, Team, Record, Prev Rank

1. Wartburg College (IA) (14-0) 1
2. Augsburg University (MN) (6-1) 2
3. Loras College (IA) (12-1) 3
4. Wabash College (IN) (10-2) 4
5. Coe College (IA) (8-1) 5
6. The College of New Jersey (NJ) (13-1) 7
7. Baldwin Wallace University (OH) (12-3) 8
8. Johnson & Wales University (RI) (18-6) 6
9. New York University (NY) (8-5) 9
10. University of Mount Union (OH) (14-3) 11
11. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (WI) (8-4) 18
12. North Central College (IL) (12-4) 12
13. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (WI) (11-5) 13
14. Ithaca College (NY) (8-4) 14
15. Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) (4-5) 24
16. Messiah College (PA) (14-5) 15
17. United States Coast Guard Academy (CT) (4-2) 10
18. Olivet College (MI) (11-5) 16
19. Luther College (IA) (8-5) 17
20. Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) (5-3) 19
21. Muhlenberg College (PA) (16-2) 21
22. John Carroll University (OH) (11-4) 22
23. University of Wisconsin-Platteville (WI) (3-2) 25
24. University of Dubuque (IA) (8-2) NR
25. Central College (IA) (11-5) 20

125

1. Peter Del Gallo – University of Southern Maine (sr)
2. Carlos Champagne – Wabash College (so)
3. Mike Tortorice – UW Whitewater (sr)
4. Robbie Precin – North Central College (fr)
5. Samuel Braswell – Averett University (jr)
6. Matt Caccamise – SUNY Brockport (jr)
7. Andrew Perelka – John Carroll University (so)
8. Brady Kyner – Wartburg College (jr)
9. Dan Ortega – The College of New Jersey (sr)
10. Nathaneal Ranking – University of the Ozarks (jr)

133

1. Kristian Rumph – Wartburg College (so)
2. Victor Gliva – Augsburg University (sr)
3. Jake Giordano – The College of New Jersey (jr)
4. Charlie Nash – Baldwin Wallace University (sr)
5. Noah Becker – Saint John’s University (sr)
6. Jacob Prunty – Concordia College – Moorhead (so)
7. Matt Berlin – UW Stevens Point (jr)
8. Hayden Brown – Johnson & Wales University (fr)
9. Kyle Slendorn – Stevens Institute of Technology (fr)
10. Kordell Rush – Delaware Valley University (sr)

141

1. Troy Stanich – Stevens Institute of Technology (sr)
2. Jordin James – University of Mount Union (jr)
3. Hazen Rice – UW Whitewater (sr)
4. Brady Fritz – Wartburg College (so)
5. David Flynn – Augsburg University (sr)
6. Clint Lembeck – Loras College (sr)
7. Brendan Ladd – Alma College (sr)
8. Brandon Woody – Averett University (jr)
9. Jordan Robinson – Johnson & Wales University (jr)
10. Dan Radcliffe – Central College (sr)

149

1. Brett Kaliner – Stevens Institute of Technology (jr)
2. Zachary Cooper – Alma College (sr)
3. Aaron Wilson – Augsburg University (sr)
4. Luke Hernandez – University of Mount Union (jr)
5. Stanley Bleich – Baldwin Wallace University (jr)
6. Sean Sax – Westminster College (so)
7. Tyler Gazaway – Roger Williams University (sr)
8. Ryan Anderson – Centenary University (fr)
9. Da’Mani Burns – Johnson & Wales University (jr)
10. Evan Fidelibus – New England College (jr)

157

1. Grant Zamin – UW La Crosse (jr)
2. Ryan Epps – Augsburg University (sr)
3. Sean Lyons – New York University (sr)
4. Brandon Murray – Loras College (sr)
5. Kaidon Winters – Rochester Institute of Technology (jr)
6. Sam Gross – John Carroll University (jr)
7. Ryan Monteiro – Western New England University (jr)
8. Antwon Pugh – University of Mount Union (jr)
9. Dylan Van Sickle – Stevens Institute of Technology (sr)
10. Stephen Maloney – Messiah College (sr)

165

1. Kyle Hatch – Wabash College (jr)
2. Lucas Jeske – Augsburg University (sr)
3. Eddie Smith – Loras College (sr)
4. Dempsey King – Rochester Institute of Technology (sr)
5. Bradan Birt – Millikin University (jr)
6. Max Forsyth – Wartburg College (sr)
7. Austin Whitney – Ithaca College (sr)
8. Thomas Poklikuha – Stevens Institute of Technology (sr)
9. Jared Walker – Washington & Jefferson University (sr)
10. Dominick Reyes – Johns Hopkins University (jr)

174

1. Jaritt Shinhoster – UW Whitewater (so)
2. Darden Schurg – Wabash College (sr)
3. Kyle Peisker – University of Chicago (sr)
4. Jacob Krakow – Loras College (jr)
5. Solomon Nielsen – Augsburg University (jr)
6. Cornell Beachem – Mount Saint Joseph College (so)
7. Evan Lawrence – UW Eau Claire (jr)
8. Jordan Wallace – Ithaca College (jr)
9. Dan Kilroy – The College of New Jersey (sr)
10. Dominick Esposito – US Merchant Marine Academy (so)

184

1. Tanner Vassar – Augsburg University (sr)
2. Kyle Briggs – Wartburg College (jr)
3. Dylan Roth – Heidelberg University (sr)
4. Paul Detwiler – US Coast Guard Academy (so)
5. John Boyle – Western New England University (sr)
6. Josh Glantzman – US Merchant Marine Academy (sr)
7. Ben Sarasin – University of Chicago (so)
8. Shane Liegel – Loras College (fr)
9. Daylan Schurg – Wabash College (jr)
10. Chibueze Chukwuezi – Ithaca College (so)

197

1. Guy Patron – Loras College (sr)
2. Taylor Mehmen – Coe College (sr)
3. Anthony Weust – McDaniel College (so)
4. Kobe Woods – Wartburg College (jr)
5. Lance Benick – Augsburg University (jr)
6. Zach Lehman – Baldwin Wallace University (sr)
7. Devon Pingle – Adrian College (jr)
8. Luca Colestock – Muhlenberg College (so)
9. Giovanni Santiago – Johnson & Wales University (sr)
10. Jon Wagner – US Coast Guard Academy (jr)

285

1. Drew Kasper – Otterbein University (sr)
2. Jerhett Lee – University of the Ozarks (sr)
3. Patrick Irwin – US Coast Guard Academy (sr)
4. Lucas Rhinehart – UW Platteville (jr)
5. Rocky McGeary – Waynesburg University (fr)
6. Nico Ramirez – Southern Virginia University (jr)
7. Grant Martin – University of Mount Union (sr)
8. Isaiah Espinoza – Adrian College (so)
9. Jordan Brandon – Wartburg College (jr)
10. Wade Ripple – Wabash College (jr)

Ranking Committee: Brian Anderson (Wabash College), Kevin Bratland (US Coast Guard Academy), Mike Howard (Oswego State), Corey Luce (New York University), Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University), Eric Keller (Wartburg College), Joe Norton (North Central College), Tony Valek (Augsburg University)

Next Ranking: Monday, February 10, 2020

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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Two Saint John’s University wrestling student-athletes, Noah Becker (Browerville, Minn.) and Jerod Novak (Aitkin, Minn.), earned their third National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-America honor this week.

The NWCA All-America Scholar award is the third consecutive for Becker, while Novak achieved the distinction for the third time as well (last season and as a freshman in 2016-17).

To be eligible for Scholar All-America distinction, a student-athlete must carry a GPA of at least 3.20 (cumulative or last academic year), have a .500 match record or better and meet one of the three criteria: qualify for the NCAA Championships; place in the top eight at the NCAA regional and wrestle in 50 percent of the scheduled dates; or achieve a .665 winning percentage or better and wrestle in 50 percent of the scheduled dates.

SJU has now totaled 26 Scholar All-Americans over the last 12 seasons.

A global business leadership major with a 3.35 GPA, Becker ended the 2019-20 season with a 22-2 record at 133 pounds. He finished second Feb. 28-29 at the NCAA Upper Midwest Regional and was set to make his second national tournament appearance as the No. 3 seed at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships March 13-14, but his career came to an end after the NCAA’s canceled all winter and spring championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Becker finished with a 93-27 career record, including a 49-6 mark over the last two seasons.

Novak, who is a nursing major with a 3.90 GPA, posted a 14-8 record at 157 pounds and ended the season with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Upper Midwest Regional. He started the regional’s second day of competition two wins shy of the third-place match and fell one victory short, ending his run with a 5-2 loss in double overtime in the consolation semifinal. Novak totaled a 64-43 career record.

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U.S. Women Win Gold at Fifth Annual NACAC Mountain Running Championships

Colorado Springs, CO — For the fourth time in five years, (in 2006 the U.S. did not field a men’s or women’s team at the event) the U.S. women’s team won gold at the NACAC Mountain Running Championships which were held in Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico, on Saturday, July 5, over a nine kilometer uphill course.

It was nearly a sweep for the U.S. women led by Kasie Enman, 28, Huntington, VT, who finished in first place with a time of 53:55. Second place honors went to a Mexican runner in 54:13, followed by Alison Bryant, 28, Elkin, NC, in third timed in 54:57 and Carly Graytock, 29, Cambridge, MA, in fourth with a time of 56 minutes.

The Mexican women’s team won the silver medal with Canada earning the bronze
medal. The U.S. men settled for silver, having won gold in the previous years a team participated in the event. Shiloh Mielke, 28, Weaverville, NC, finished in third place timed in 43:42 followed by Aaron Saft, 29, Fletcher, NC, in sixth with a time of 45:09 and Jason Bryant, 35, Elkin, NC, in ninth with a time of 48:56. Mexico won the gold with Canada in bronze medal position.

“The course was fabulous,” said Saft by phone two days after the event, “It started at about 6,000 feet and ascended to about 8,000 feet. The race started on a dirt road, like cobblestone with rocks embedded into the dirt. Most of the trail was like this and was a bit slippery because it rained most everyday. It was tough for the U.S. team coming to altitude, so we all went out conservatively knowing that we’d have some trouble with our breathing. The Mexicans fielded their best mountain runners and they went out really fast. Some of them came back to us and it made a great race.”

The overall winner was the youngest member of the Mexican team, Juan Carlos Carera who, according to Saft ran, “an incredibly fast tim of 41:17. Carera was the top junior for the Mexican team at the 2007 World Trophy finishing in sixth place overall. In second place at the NACAC event was Ranulfo Sanchez in 42:08 who was a bronze medalist in the senior men’s race at the 2002World Trophy.

Bryant, who also provided a phone interview, added more details about the course, “There was a little bit of single track, and it was in a farming region. We saw mules on the course the day before the race when we previewed the route and we saw a cow on the course on race day.

Bryant was also impressed with the race organization, “They did an excellent job hosting the event. The hospitality was great, the meals, the lodging, everything. We spent a lot of time with the Canadian team and bit less with the Mexican team because of the language barrier, but some of the Canadian and U.S. team members spoke Spanish so it worked out well. We ate all of our meals together (all three teams) and we ran the course on Friday as a group. It was a great experience.

According to Bryant, the race director Miguel Lopez was very glad to have teams from three countries which he said added a lot to the event. In addition to the team competition – with the women racing first, followed by the men – there was an open race and a junior race. The open race was also a 9 km while the juniors ran 6 km.

This event served as a tune-up for NACAC teams in preparation for the World Mountain Running Trophy (WMRT) events to be held in Sierre Crans-Montana, Switzerland on September 14.

The U.S. hosted the NACAC event in 2004 and 2005, Mexico hosted in 2006, and Canada hosted in 2007.

“Jason Bryant did a terrific job this year organizing the U.S. team. We congratulate him and the team for bringing home lots of hardware – gold and silver for the U.S. teams as well as three individual medals – one gold and two bronze,” said USATF Mountain Ultra Trail Council Chairperson Nancy Hobbs.

For additional information on the USA Mountain Running Program visit www.usmrt.com,
www.trailrunner.com, and www.usatf.org. For more details about Mexico’s mountain running visit http://www.atletismoenmexico.com/.

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Athletes will become eligible to compete for $35,000 bonus after
one victory at a qualifying circuit race

The Professional Road Running Organization (PRRO)
Circuit has adopted new eligibility rules for runners planning to compete
for the 2008-09 PRRO Circuit Bonus Purse ($35,000). Under the new rules, an
athlete who wins any one of the qualifying PRRO Circuit races will automatically
become eligible to compete for the bonus at the 2009 PRRO Race of
Champions hosted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road
Race on July 4.

Previously, an athlete had to win two PRRO Circuit events to
become eligible to compete for the bonus. The 2008-09 qualifying circuit races
include the Boilermaker 15K in Utica, NY (held on July 13, 2008) and in
2009, the World’s Best 10K in San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 1, the
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in Washington, DC on April 5 and
the Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K in Spokane, WA on May 3.

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Once an athlete is eligible, he or she needs to win the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race to take home the Bonus Purse.
If an eligible male and female runner both win at Peachtree, the two will share
the Bonus Purse. Two athletes – Terefe Maregu and Ashu Rabo Kasim,
both of Ethiopia – are already eligible based on winning their respective
divisions at the Boilermaker 15K on July 13. The Boilermaker was the inaugural
race of the 2008-09 PRRO Circuit, and the new rule applies retroactively to the
2008 Boilermaker champions. If the bonus is claimed next July in Atlanta, the
Bonus Purse will be $15,000 for 2009-10.

“This rule change makes it dramatically more likely that
someone will win the Bonus Purse,” said PRRO President Don Kardong, who is also
Race Director of the Lilac Bloomsday Run. “With this change, we could have as
many as eight runners – four male and four female – battling it out for the
Bonus Purse next July in Atlanta.”

The new policy was adopted at a recent PRRO Circuit meeting
in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The PRRO Circuit
offers world-class competition for athletes of all nations in events at less
than the marathon distance. Along with offering the Bonus Purse, PRRO Circuit
events have also agreed to implement drug testing at all Circuit events, and the
races also share a policy of not providing travel or lodging assistance to
athletes who have begun competing again after serving a drug suspension.‰ÛÓRunning USA Wire

2009 USA Men’s Marathon
Championship to Be Staged at the ING New York City Marathon; Olympian Brian
Sell Enters

Special USA Championship-only $150,000 prize purse
offered by host New York Road Runners

New York, June 25, 2009‰ÛÓNew York Road Runners will
host the 2009 USA Men’s Marathon Championship in
conjunction with the ING New York City Marathon 2009 on Sunday, November 1,
and 2008 Olympian Brian Sell is the first leading contender to enter the field,
it was announced today by NYRR president and CEO Mary
Wittenberg.

NYRR will offer a total prize
purse of $150,000 for the USA Men’s Marathon Championship, including $40,000
for the winner. The prize money will be cumulative with that earned in the ING
New York City Marathon.

“It is extra special for us to
have the men’s championship back here in New York as we celebrate the 40th
running of the New York City Marathon,” Wittenberg said. “Brian is a great
first headliner to the strong field we expect to have on November 1.”

Sell, 31, of Rochester Hills, MI,
had his career’s finest performance in New York’s Central Park at the 2008 U.S.
Olympic Team Trials ‰ÛÓ Men’s Marathon, where he finished third in two hours, 11
minutes, 40 seconds to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing. Sell went on
to finish 22nd in the Olympic marathon in a time of 2:16:07. The second
American to finish the Boston Marathon earlier this year, Sell will be making
his ING New York City Marathon debut.

“I felt like lightning in a bottle in the Olympic Trials
in New York and I’d like to do it again,” Sell said. “I have had good
races in New York. From the 8K to the Olympic Trials, it’s always been a good
spot for me, so I hopefully I can have another strong race in 2009.”

Sell has been one of America’s top
marathoners since his attention-grabbing run from the front at the 2004 U.S.
Olympic Team Trials ‰ÛÓ Men’s Marathon. He was ninth in the 2005 IAAF World
Marathon Championships, and fourth in the 2006 Boston Marathon.

“New York Road Runners annually
puts on one of the world’s classic marathons, and they organized one of the
greatest ever Olympic Team Trials in 2007,” said Doug Logan, the CEO of USA
Track & Field. “We look forward to many of our top athletes returning to
New York, and to the ING New York City Marathon, to compete for a national
title.”

New York Road Runners previously
hosted the USA Men’s and Women’s Marathon Championships in 2001 and the 2008
U.S. Olympic Team Trials ‰ÛÓ Men’s Marathon in November 2007.

New York Road Runners

New York Road Runners, founded in
1958, is dedicated to promoting the sport of distance running, enhancing health
and fitness for all, and responding to community needs. Our road races and
other fitness programs draw upwards of 300,000 runners annually, and together
with our magazine and website support and promote professional and recreational
running. A staff of more than 100, assisted by thousands of volunteers, stages
the ING New York City Marathon, as well as a road race nearly every weekend
plus many track and cross country events. NYRR’s home base in New York, and its
lifelong identification with Central Park, have given many of its events iconic
status, attracting the world’s top professional runners. Our youth
programs provide running to some 75,000 schoolchildren in New York City, around
the country, and in South Africa who would otherwise have few or no fitness
opportunities. For more information, visit http://www.nyrr.org/

The ING New York City Marathon

The premier event of New York Road Runners, the ING New York
City Marathon is one of the world’s great road races, drawing nearly 105,000
applicants. The race attracts many world-class professional athletes, not only
for the more than $600,000 in prize money, but also for the chance to excel in
the media capital of the world before two million cheering spectators and more
than 300 million worldwide television viewers. As any one of the nearly 788,000
past participants will attest, crossing the finish line in Central Park is one
of the great thrills of a lifetime. For more information, visit
http://www.ingnycmarathon.org

USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and
field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF
encompasses the world’s oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched
events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school
participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United
States. For more information on USATF, visit http://www.usatf.org/

NEW YORK – (September 27, 2010) – Swiss Olympian, national marathon record holder, and 2010 European Champion Viktor Röthlin and French marathon record holder and ING New York City Marathon 2009 third place finisher Christelle Daunay will lead a strong contingent of European contenders into the ING New York City Marathon 2010 on Sunday, November 7, it was announced by New York Road Runners president and CEO and race director Mary Wittenberg.

Ana Dulce Félix of Portugal and Italian Olympians Bruna Genovese and Rosaria Console were also announced, joining a women’s field that already features Olympians Shalane Flanagan of the United States, Mara Yamauchi of Great Britain, Kim Smith of New Zealand and reigning World Half-Marathon champion Mary Keitany of Kenya.

The last European woman’s champion in New York was two-time winner Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia in 2005-06.

Röthlin will be up against world record holder Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, defending race champion Meb Keflezighi and World Championships Half-Marathon bronze medalist Dathan Ritzenhein of the United States, and 2009 World Championships Marathon gold medalist Abel Kirui of Kenya as he bids to become the first men’s champion from Europe since Giacomo Leone of Italy in 1996.

Switzerland’s Marcel Hug and Shelly Woods of Great Britain were also announced for the wheelchair race.

“The Europeans are
poised to make a major statement about their legitimacy as a marathon
power,” said Wittenberg. “Viktor and Christelle are seasoned
competitors at the top of their games, and Ana is a newcomer to the
marathon with loads of promise. And the Italians always seem to do
something special here, so keep an eye on Rosaria and Bruna.”

Röthlin, 35, hopes to
build on his earlier success this year after winning the European
Athletics Championships marathon in August, which was his first major
race since his sixth-place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Marathon.
He was out for the entire 2009 season, recuperating from a pulmonary
embolism and fluid buildup in his chest after contracting thrombosis
during a plane flight from Africa. The three-time Olympian took the
marathon bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan,
and he won the 2008 Tokyo Marathon, setting the current Swiss marathon
record of 2 hours, 7 minutes, 23 seconds. He finished seventh in his
last appearance in New York, in 2005.

“I like New York
because it is a race like the European Championships, World
Championships and Olympics with no pacemakers; you race each other and
not against time,” said Röthlin. “I have always been strong in the last
part of a race, and you need to be very tough in Central Park. In the
past, some bad stories and good stories have been written in Central
Park. I hope to write a good one.”

Daunay, 35, was third
in New York last year in 2:29:16 and finished 20th at the Beijing
Olympic Marathon. She lowered her own French national marathon record
to 2:24:22 with a runner-up showing at the Paris Marathon this April.

Félix, 27, is one of
the top distance runners from Portugal and will make her marathon debut
in New York City. After a strong 2009 season, which included victories
at the Great Ireland Run (10K) and the Göteborgsvarvet Half-Marathon,
Félix has continued her success into 2010, including a runner-up finish
at the Great North Run last week.

Genovese, 34,
finished 10th at the 2004 Athens Olympic Marathon and was 17th in
Beijing. She set her personal best in 2006 at the Boston Marathon, when
she ran 2:25:28 to finish fourth.

Console, 30, competed
in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where she finished 16th in the
marathon. She set her marathon personal best in 2009 at the real,-
Berlin Marathon, where she finished fourth in 2:26:45. Console won her
first marathon, the 2001 Padua Marathon.

Hug, 24, is one of
the world’s top young wheelchair athletes. In 2009, he had four
marathon victories and finished third at the ING New York City
Marathon. This year, Hug finished second at the Virgin London Marathon.
This will be his third ING New York City Marathon.

Woods, 24, set a
world record of 3:21.22 in the wheelchair 1500 meters at the Arbon WCR
Meeting in Ibach, Switzerland, in June. She has had three runner-up
finishes at the ING New York City Marathon, most recently last year,
when she lost to defending champion Edith Hunkeler of Switzerland.

Hunkeler, a five-time
ING New York City Marathon champion, will not be back to defend her
title this November, as she gave birth to her first child, daughter
Elin, on September 14.

For more information, visit: www.INGnycmarathon.org

America’s
favorite road race distance shows another year of phenomenal
growth as women and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Series lead the charge;
record 25 U.S. half-marathons with 10,000 or more finishers;
Bupa Great North Run world’s largest

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –
(April 25, 2011) – If marathon mania exists, then, the
half-marathon has reached hyper-mania. Last year, according to Running USA,
U.S. half-marathons continued their upward trajectory as the
“leader of the pack” repeated its phenomenal 24% growth rate,
from approximately 1.1 million finishers in 2009 to nearly 1.4
million finishers in 2010, a record annual increase for the distance.
In the same 733 U.S. half-marathons for 2009 vs. 2010, there was a
17.24% finisher increase (975,409 vs. 1,143,551).

Since 2003, the
half-marathon has been the fastest growing road race distance
in the United States, and for five consecutive years (2006-10),
the number of 13.1 mile finishers in the U.S. has grown by 10%
or more each year. Moreover, since 2000, the number of half-marathon
finishers in this country has nearly tripled (482,000 to
1,385,000). In short, no other race distance comes close to
this type of growth in recent years.

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MVP HEALTH CARE & MILLENNIUM RUNNING PARTNER TO
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All kids (under
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Mar 25th    Manchester Shamrock Shuffle (and Leprechaun Races)
Jun 17th     RibFest 5 Miler (and Piglet Races)
Jul 3rd        Manchester Mile
Nov 22nd   Fisher Cats Thanksgiving Day 5k
Dec 1st       Santa Claus Shuffle (and Elf Races)

The first 200
kids to register in each race will receive an official
kids race t-shirt unique to each event.  Parents
or guardians may pre-register their kids online for free at www.millenniumrun.com.

“We strive
to put on first class events for participants, sponsors and
spectators ,“ 
said Millennium Running owner, John Mortimer.  “But having the little kids
participate in our races is the best part of each of our
events.”    

“MVP Health
Care and Generation Go are committed
to  encourage wellness in
kids,” explained MVP’s NH and VT
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our effort to get the whole family involved in fun and
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“We are lucky to have such a great partner in MVP Health
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Adults are invited to participate in all the Millennium
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Registrants that complete 5 of the 7 Millennium events will
receive a Series Jacket and admission to the year-end awards
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