Soggy Cougar 5K Challenge doesn’t dampen enthusiasm

Update | Tuesday, May 10, 2022

(Pictured above: Runners take off as the annual 5K got under on Saturday, May 7 on the Delaware Campus. Brett Welsh, wearing the light blue shirt and number 443, finished in first place with a time of 19 minutes and 16 seconds. Welsh is the director of Student Engagement & Inclusion.) 

While a damp misty morning kept skies gloomy over Central Ohio on Saturday, May 7, dozens of runners and walkers turned out in person for the annual Cougar 5K Challenge on the Delaware Campus. A total of 332 people registered for the event, a record! Due to the pandemic, it was the first in-person 5K since 2019.

Preliminary figures show more than $8,500 has been donated – that’s well above the original goal of $7,500.  Proceeds provide funding for book scholarships for students.

Final in-person results

Preliminary virtual results 

 

 

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