Body First School Fitness Challenge
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SCHOOL STANDINGS (Click here to see complete breakdown; includes cash prizes)
Total Students Participating
1. Lee (141) ; 2. Amanda Arnold (130); 3. Marlatt (120); 4. Bergman (107); 5. Manhattan Catholic (77); 6. Theodore Roosevelt (75); 7. St. George (73); 8. Northview (59); 9. Woodrow Wilson (57); 10. Bluemont (49); 11. Riley Co. (33); 12. Flint Hills Christian (32); 13. Ogden (28); 14. Wamego Central (17); 15. Westmoreland (14); 16. Wamego West (13); 17.(tie) Anthony MS and Eisenhower MS, 2.
Percentage of Students Participating
1. Flint Hills Christian (32.00); 2. Manhattan Catholic (30.68); 3. Lee (28.89); 4. Marlatt (28.30); 5. Theodore Roosevelt (26.60); 6. Amanda Arnold (24.67); 7. Bergman (21.70); 8. Woodrow Wilson (19.45); 9. Bluemont (18.56); 10. St. George (18.11); 11. Ogden (13.27); 12. Northview (12.69); 13. Westmoreland (9.79); 14. Riley Co. (6.48); 15. Wamego Central (4.61); 16. Wamego West (3.35); 17. Eisenhower MS (0.46); 18. Anthony (0.44).
Cash Winnings
1. Lee $1,163; 2. Flint Hills Christian $1,143; 3.(tie) Manhattan Catholic and Amanda Arnold $993 each; 5. Theodore Roosevelt $968; 6. Marlatt $918; 7. Bluemont $858; 8. Woodrow Wilson $848; 9. Bergman $828; 10. St. George $718; 11. Northview $618; 12. Ogden $598; 13. Riley Co. Grade School $518; 14. Westmoreland $358; 15. Wamego Central $288; 16. Wamego West $248. Anthony MS and Eisenhower MS did not qualify for cash awards.
RACE RESULTS
1/4 Mile
1/2 Mile
Grades 3-5: Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3
1 Mile
2 Mile
There were 1,053 different finishers — just 10 short of a new record for finishers. There were 93 youth who ran more than one race, which means 1,145 kids came across the finish line.
About this event
We’ve got another $12,000 that we want to give to local schools in 2015, and all they gotta do is have fun. Thanks to the generosity of local sponsors, we will award money to schools for fitness and exercise activities based on their students’ participation in Fun Runs, ranging from 1/4 mile to 2 miles.
This event had a record 1,063 participants in 2014. It’s the largest kids-only Fun Run in the state of Kansas, and among the top 5 in the entire United States!
This event is made possible by the generosity of our title sponsor, Body First Wellness and Recreation of Manhattan, a grant from the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s YES Fund, and the following co-sponsors:
- Meadowlark Hills Foundation
- The Wal-Mart Foundation
- Tindall Orthodontics
- Hy-Vee of Manhattan
- Little Apple Brewing Company
- Manhattan Running Company
- Stonecreek Family Physicians
- Bank of the Flint Hills
- Network Computer Solutions
- Action Pact Development
- The Eye Doctors
- Manhattan Parks and Recreation
- ICE Corporation
- Holiday Inn of Manhattan
- Sarah Blair — Be Healthy, Be Happy. STEP…By…STEP!
- Steve Shields/Manhattan Retirement Foundation
- Copy Kats
- Cat Cans
- Manhattan Optimists Club
- Ballard’s Screenprinting
- Riley County EMS
- Road Runners Club of America
…and the Manhattan Cross Country Club.
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RESULTS: 2014 (Record 1,063 finishers)
These are the results of the 2014 Body First School Fitness Challenge at Anneberg Park in Manhattan.
1/4 Mile Fun Runs
2nd Grade: Heat 1
1/2 Mile Fun Runs
Kindergarten and 1st Grade (1 Heat)
1 Mile Fun Runs
2 Mile Fun Run
RESULTS: 2013 Body First School Fitness Challenge
September 28, 2013 at Anneberg Park (Manhattan, Kan.)
1/4 Mile Fun Runs
1/2 Mile Fun Runs
Grades 3-5: Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3
1 Mile Fun Runs
2 Mile Fun Run
TOTAL STUDENTS*
1. Amanda Arnold 173
2. Lee 142
3. Marlatt 101
4. Bergman 79
5. Manhattan Catholic 78
6. Woodrow Wilson 76
7. St. George 62
8. Riley Co. 54
9. Theodore Roosevelt 47
10. Northview 44
11. Bluemont 43
12. Flint Hills Christian 31
13. Westmoreland 16
14. Ogden 15
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING**
1. Amanda Arnold 35.97%
2. Lee 32.64%
3. Manhattan Catholic 31.33%
4. Flint Hills Christian 28.70%
5. Woodrow Wilson 25.76%
6. Marlatt 23.60%
7. Bluemont 17.92%
8. Bergman 17.21%
9. Theodore Roosevelt 17.09%
10. St. George 16.94%
11. Riley Co. 14.52%
12. Westmoreland 12.70%
13. Northview 7.93%
14. Ogden 7.54%
PRIZE MONEY***
Amanda Arnold — $1,318
Bluemont — $818
Bergman — $868
Flint Hills Christian — $668
Lee — $1,268
Manhattan Catholic — $868
Marlatt — $868
Northview — $418
Ogden — $268
Riley Co. — $468
St. George — $518
Theodore Roosevelt — $718
Westmoreland — $328
Woodrow Wilson — $618
TOTAL PAYOUT: $10,012
* The total number of finishers in 2013 is 990. There were an additional 29 students who participated, but were not affiliated with any of the listed schools.
** Percentages are based on each school’s Sept. 20, 2013 enrollment count.
*** Anthony MS and Eisenhower MS did not get the required minimum 10 participants, and were not eligible for prize money. Schools are eligible to win in only one category, and are awarded prize money in the category in which they place highest. In case a school places the same in both categories, they are awarded the prize for total students participating.
For information about sponsorship, send email to Pat Melgares, melgares@LetsGoRun.com, or call 785-313-2743.