Rain Shortens 3rd Annual Fun Run Event

Nate Kennedy, (above) a 4th Grade student at Boiling Springs Elementary captured 1st Place in the 2 Mile run for the third consecutive year and set a course record.
Winners of the 2 Mile Run
Boys Division
First - Nathan Kennedy,
Springmore, 4th Grade
Second - Coleman Putnam,
Elizabeth, 5th Grade
Third - Steven Pate,
Boiling Springs, 4th Grade
Girls Division
First - Taniya Wilson
Springmore, 5th Grade
Seceond - Katherine Powell
Union, 5th Grade
Third - Kaitlyn Moss
Bethware, 3rd Grade

Over 700 elementary students in Cleveland County participated Saturday, April 12, in the third annual Cleveland County Schools Fun Run. Rain and lightning cut short the half mile event for grades 3, 4 and 5. The event sponsored by the elementary P.E. teachers, the Cleveland County Family YMCA and Communities in Schools was held in Blanton Stadium on the campus of Shelby High School. Jefferson School received an award for having the highest percentage of students participating in the Fun Run. The first event of the day was the 2 mile run followed by the half mile run. The half mile run was cancelled for Grades 3, 4 and 5 because of lightning.

Photos from the 2008 Fun Run

Every participate received a medallion and a Fun Run t-shirt. The top three in each age division received trophies.
Two Mile Race - Female
Place
Name
School
Grade
1st Overall
Wilson, Taniya
Springmore
5
2nd Overall
Powell, Katherine
Union
5
3rd Overall
Moss, Kaitlyn
Bethware
3
1
Moss, Georgia
Bethware
1
2
Huskey, Zycorria
Jefferson
1
1
Foster, Caroline
East
2
2
Lawrence, Lola
Union
2
3
McCurry, Brooke
Springmore
2
1
Dellinger, Virginia
West
3
2
Weeks, Madison
West
3
3
Boyles, Gretchen
West
3
1
Stachowicz, Liana
Marion Intermediate
4
2
Amuda, Ladeja
Elizabeth
4
3
Short, Alexis
Bethware
4
1
Brogden, Hannah
Washington
5
2
Dellinger, Mary Catherin
KM Intermediate
5
3
Trogdon, Kyndal
Fallston
5
Two Mile Race - Male
Place
Name
School
Grade
1st Overall
Kennedy, Nathan
Springmore
4
2nd Overall
Putnam, Coleman
Elizabeth
5
3rd Overall
Pate, Steven
Boling Springs
4
1
Hogston, Gunner
Springmore
K
2
Goss, Silas
Jefferson
K
1
Acker, Gabriel
West
1
2
Harrill, Lawson
Boling Springs
1
3
Close, Logan
Jefferson
1
1
Hosch, Tyzan
Springmore
2
2
Zeller, Walk
Jefferson
2
3
Stites, Will
Jefferson
2
1
Ley, Madison
Elizabeth
3
2
Wilson, Jay
Jefferson
3
3
Bridges, Cyrus
Boling Springs
3
1
James, Bakari
North
4
2
Bridges, Lee
East
4
3
Ausborn, Theo
Marion Intermediate
4
1
Wilson, Steven
Marion Intermediate
5
2
Hall, Dillon
Kings Mountain Intermediate
5
3
Allen, Nicholas
Union
5
Half Mile Race - Male and Female
Kindergarden
Place
Name
School
Grade
1
Patrick, Gracie
Boling Springs
K
2
Gay, Caroline
Jefferson
K
3
Lloyd, Maggie
West
K
1
Foster, Will
Jefferson
K
2
Jefferies, Quintarius
Jefferson
K
3
Stites, Nick
Jefferson
K
1st Grade
1
Brown, Gracie
Jefferson
1
2
Benfield, Keeley
Jefferson
1
3
Drennan, Sarah
West
1
1
Pitcher, Jackson
Elizabeth
1
2
Rexford, Bryson
Elizabeth
1
3
Waller, Joseph
Elizabeth
1
2nd Grade
1
Lampley, Sarah
Jefferson
2
2
Byrd, Brylee
Jefferson
2
3
Hunt, Autumn
Casar
2
1
Cannon, Jhalen
James Love
2
2
Mabry, James
Jefferson
2
3
Boyd, Joshua
Jefferson
2
Half Mile Race for Grades 3, 4 and 5 was cancelled because of lightning.