A large crowd helped raise awareness of child abuse last Saturday, April 1, during the 11th annual Chance Mark Jones Roar & Run 5K last Saturday, April 1, at the Donley County Courthouse.
More than seventy people registered for the event with about 48 actually running or walking the 5K. Dozens more volunteers, supporters, and spectators were also in attendance.
Bryce Williams was the overall winner of the 5K with the best men’s time and finishing first in the 11-19 age group in 18 minutes, 55 seconds. Erica McAnear was the first woman to cross the finish line with a time of 22:59 and taking second in the 40-49 age group.
Complete results of this year’s 5K race are as follows: Top Men’s Time – Williams, 18:55; Top Women’s Time – McAnear, 22:59; 10 and under – 1st Matthew Newhouse 48:25, 2nd Lexi Fowler 55:18, and 3rd Grayson Leeper; Ages 11-19 – 1st Williams 18:55, 2nd Brice Wagner 20:54, and 3rd Kutter O’Keefe 28:30; Ages 20-29 – 1st Chrislyn Farris 53:43, 2nd Katy Tubbs 55:39, and 3rd Shelby O’Keefe 1:08:13; Ages 30-39 – 1st Amber Williams 39:00, 2nd Bridie Lindsey 51:17, and 3rd Chelsea Covey 55:38; Ages 40-49 – 1st Ryan Carlson 21:23, 2nd McAnear 22:59, and 3rd J.D. McMahan 24:50; Ages 50-59 – 1st Steve Allen 22:54, 2nd Michelle Branigan 25:21, and 3rd Trey Funderberg 37:04; and Ages 60 and Up – 1st Nancy Kidd 49:45, 2nd Doug Kidd 49:46, and 3rd Kim Fowler 58:08.
Traveling the furthest to this year’s 5K were Steve Allen of Huntsville, Texas, who is trying to run a 5K in all 254 counties in Texas, and Ryan Carlson of Palatine, Illinois, who was traveling in his RV and learned about the race.
The race sponsored by the Clarendon Lions Club honors the life of four-year-old Chance Mark Jones, who died in 2011.
Proceeds from this year’s will help support the annual charitable activities of the Clarendon Lions Club, including hosting the area office of The Bridge – Children’s Advocacy Center.
This year’s race started and ended in front of the Donley County Courthouse and led into the Clarendon Elementary Pony Parents’ Community Easter Egg Hunt, which drew more than 130 participants of ages up to 11 years old.
Eight lucky kids won new bikes at this year’s hunt. Those kids were Jaquadon Ballard, Laityn Hanks, Weslynn Shields, Kelton Herndon, Brexlie Martindale, Kaleb Hanks, Coy Martindale, and Maci Ritchie.
Four other kids won prize eggs from the Lions Club. Prize egg winners were Ezekiel Aguilar, Paisley Jones, Brynlee Shipman, and Bailey Curry.
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