Inaugural Softball Turkey Trot 5K Have 66 Runners
12/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Dec. 1, 2010
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Sixty-six participants ranging in ages 1-60 took part in the inaugural Southern Miss Softball Turkey Trot 5K run on Nov. 20.
Participants hailed from six different states, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Ohio and California, ran the a course throughout the Southern Miss campus that concluded at the 50-yard line on the Golden Eagle football field.
Prizes were given to the top three male and female finishers in the following age categories: 19-and-under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-and-over.
The top three finishers for the softball team were Stephanie Shiflet, who covered the course with a time of 23:01, followed by Jill Mathis at 25:22 and Mackenzie Sher at 25:49.
The race sponsors included Mizuno, JMH Graphics, Powerade, Dasani, Play it Again Sports, Soccer Locker & City Runners, Po-Boy Express and Dickey's BBQ.