Oak Ridge Schools, the Office of Coordinated School Health and the ORHS Cross Country team hosted the Annual Oak Ridge Schools Turkey Trot on Monday, November 11 at A.K. Bissell Park. The race included 265 total runners, including representation from all four elementary schools, both middle schools, and Oak Ridge Preschool.
“I’m thrilled with the turnout this year,” said Marcia Wade, Coordinated School Health Coordinator, “not only from our students, but the incredible support that their families, our teachers, and our community showed. Developing a love of exercise at a young age is critical in long term health, and the excitement that surrounds this annual event has grown every year for more than 10 years.”
The winners in each group are as follows:
Pre-K-Kindergarten 1/3 mile race:
| Girls: | Boys: | ||
| 1st place: Zoe Mulholland | 3:06 | 1st place: Logan Daniels | 2:54 |
| 2nd place: N/A | 3:09 | 2nd place: Memphis Frost | 3:04 |
| 3rd place: Avery Woody | 3:10 | 3rd place: Kamden Carringer | 3:08 |
| 4th place: Maria Sacala | 3:30 | 4th place: Dean Sandifer | 3:14 |
| 5th place: Reanna Ayers | 3:32 | 5th place: Levi Chesney | 3:17 |
| 6th place: Mia Robbins | 3:38 | 6th place: Owen Bloom | 3:18 |
1st and 2nd Grade ½ mile race:
| Girls: | Boys: | ||
| 1st place: Nichole Ascencio | 2:34 | 1st place: Thomas Dongarra | 2:14 |
| 2nd place: Etazalynn Wright | 2:37 | 2nd place: Beckett White | 2:17 |
| 3rd place: Adeline Gentry | 2:38 | 3rd place: Greyson Daniels | 2:18 |
| 4th place: Ellie Mulholland | 2:39 | 4th place: Colton Terrell | 2:28 |
| 5th place: Grace Coffman | 2:41 | 5th place: Fernando Hernandez | 2:29 |
| 6th place: Amorrah Kirk | 2:44 | 6th place: Henry Taubenheim | 2:37 |
3rd and 4th grade mile race: