A large turnout of runners showed up early Saturday morning for the My Choices 5K, an annual race to help support the Pregnancy Center.
According to the race website, the goals of the race are as follows:
To raise funds for the ministry of My Choices. My Choices is a non-profit agency offering compassionate support, accurate information, and positive alternatives to anyone facing an unplanned pregnancy. We offer free pregnancy testing, factual information on all pregnancy options, confidential counseling, limited obstetrical ultrasounds, adoption referrals, parenting education, and abortion recovery.
The overall top time was from Ripley’s Celique Williams. The top female time was from Mylie Downs of Tiplersville.
See the overall finish and the time of all of the runners below.
Overall Male Runner
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1636 CELIQUE WILLIAMS 00:19:45.61 Runner Ripley 2 9999 AUSTIN HAMILTON 00:20:32.02 Runner 3 1629 JASE WILBANKS 00:20:55.28 Runner Ripley
Overall Female Runner
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 585 MYLIE DOWNS 00:23:02.85 Runner Tiplersville 2 266 AMANDA BALOF 00:23:42.75 Runner Ripley 3 1727 ANGELA ORMAN 00:24:07.22 Runner
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1498 TERRY TAYLOR 00:22:58.42 Runner Selmer 2 1429 ROBBY ROWLAND 00:23:53.42 Runner 3 582 DAVID COOK 00:24:37.57 Runner Ripley
Female Masters
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 580 JENNIFER COKER 00:24:34.61 Runner 2 584 SHARON CRUSE 00:26:39.29 Runner Pocahontas 3 1625 HEATHER WHITE 00:27:01.01 Runner Walnut
Male Grand Masters
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 583 KEM CRUSE 00:25:37.26 Runner Pocahontas 2 1814 PHILIP HEARN 00:30:53.13 Runner 3 1743 MIKE GUNN 00:33:22.49 Runner
Female Grand Masters
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 958 LANA HILL 00:28:46.18 Runner Falkner 2 1486 BEVERLY STUBBS 00:33:44.55 Runner Ripley 3 987 DONNA MCALEXANDER
00:37:50.42 Runner Holly Springs Male 0 – 9
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1297 JACK RAKESTRAW 00:33:55.27 Runner 2 1753 ARLEE GATES 00:33:58.35 Runner 3 271 JACKY BASWELL 00:37:24.48 Runner Ripley 4 972 REECE JORDAN 00:42:41.24 Runner 5 372 MATTHIAS BENGTSON
00:50:21.41 Runner Falkner Female 0 – 9
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 579 ELLIE KATE COKER 00:41:00.53 Runner 2 971 LIZZIE JO JORDAN 00:56:05.56 Runner
Male 10 – 14
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1813 /NATHAN RUSSELL 00:24:27.30 Runner 2 292 BJORN BENGTSON 00:25:30.87 Runner Falkner 3 1315 SAM HENRY RAKESTRAW
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1637 ESTHER WILLIAMS 00:26:11.41 Runner Ripley 2 1222 LYDIA RACZ 00:28:44.91 Runner Russellville 3 1238 JOLEA RAINES 00:30:21.99 Runner Ripley 4 1828 MARIAH MCKINNEY 00:37:53.10 Runner 5 253 CARLEY ALSUP 00:42:25.51 Runner Blue Mountain 6 993 SOPHIE MORAN 00:42:39.09 Runner Falkner 7 1638 EMMA WINTER 00:55:11.19 Runner
Male 15 – 19
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1752 TRIPP PIPKIN 00:29:57.71 Runner 2 1747 CALEB TUCKER 00:36:29.48 Runner 3 1815 NOAH GOSSETT 00:37:53.38 Runner 4 1831 ANDREW JACKSON 00:38:01.31 Runner 5 1430 JACK SETTLES 00:45:54.58 Runner Cookeville
Female 15 – 19
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 293 INGRID BENGTSON 00:45:54.38 Runner Falkner
Male 20 – 24
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 298 LARS BENGTSON 00:24:55.82 Runner Falkner 2 1792 GAVEN LEFLER 00:31:08.63 Runner 3 995 LOGAN NATION 00:34:32.76 Runner 4 1453 LUKE SMITH 00:36:43.48 Runner 5 1841 MARCUS SELAH 00:50:21.04 Runner
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 998 GRACE PIPKIN 00:24:50.50 Runner 2 1738 TAYLOR WARD 00:27:42.34 Runner 3 1533 LANEY TEEL 00:36:32.10 Runner 4 988 KATELYN MCCALLUM 00:42:02.55 Runner Ashland 5 1839 MARTHA BENGSTON 00:50:29.19 Runner
Male 25 – 29
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 982 AUSTIN MATHIS 00:26:27.37 Runner 2 586 JUSTIN DOZIER 00:51:24.35 Runner Ripley
Male 30 – 34
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 571 ADAM BRYANT 00:55:07.24 Runner Ripley
Female 30 – 34
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1791 JODI RUSSELL 00:39:16.81 Runner 2 1490 LEANNA STUBBS 00:43:38.75 Runner Ripley 3 1617 MANDY WALDROP 00:47:06.83 Runner Ripley 4 572 TARA BRYANT 00:55:07.87 Runner Ripley
Male 35 – 39
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1491 ALLEN TATUM 00:22:37.67 Runner Hickory Flat 2 996 LUKE ORMAN 00:27:25.38 Runner 3 594 COREY HARGETT 00:31:04.42 Runner Ripley 4 262 JOSEPH ALSUP 00:47:04.38 Runner Blue Mountainl
Female 35 – 39
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1494 JENNIFER TATUM 00:24:34.74 Runner Hickory Flat 2 573 HEATHER CARDWELL 00:43:36.88 Runner Walnut 3 593 CASEY HARGETT 00:46:46.95 Runner 4 596 SARAH HARRINGTON 00:51:21.24 Runner Falkner 5 970 JESSICA JORDAN 00:56:02.31 Runner Blue Mountain
Male 40 – 44
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1303 JOSH RAKESTRAW 00:36:07.33 Runner 2 595 JONATHAN HARRINGTON
00:51:23.26 Runner Falkner Female 40 – 44
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 959 LAURIE HOBSON 00:27:49.26 Runner Ashland 2 377 JENNIFER BENJAMIN 00:37:49.42 Runner Memphis 3 600 TIFFANY HATCHER 00:46:47.63 Runner Booneville 4 994 TAMMY MORAN 00:46:59.05 Runner Falkner 5 1788 BERCKY ALSHP 00:47:04.38 Runner 6 962 HOLLY JACKSON 00:47:05.83 Runner Ripley 7 1284 ALLISON RAKESTRAW 00:49:06.08 Runner 8 1755 DORTHY GATES 00:49:16.58 Runner
Male 45 – 49
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 577 BEN COKER 00:41:01.14 Runner
Female 45 – 49
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1436 MICHELLE SHAPPLEY 00:34:15.51 Runner Ripley 2 986 JULIE MCAFEE 00:34:23.79 Runner Falkner 3 1168 ESTHER RACZ 00:35:44.05 Runner Russellville 4 963 MARGIE JAMES 00:56:01.36 Runner Ripley
Male 50 – 54
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 990 MICHAEL MCCALLUM 00:37:30.76 Runner Ashland
Female 50 – 54
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 989 MELISSA MCCALLUM 00:42:17.88 Runner Ashland
Female 60 – 64
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1000 VICKI POE 00:41:49.35 Runner PO Box 504 2 976 REGINA KUYKENDALL 00:43:57.50 Runner Booneville 3 1413 PAM ROBBINS 00:43:57.68 Runner Booneville 4 973 SHARON KEEN 00:45:11.61 Runner Ramer
Male 65 – 69
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 974 KIM KUBISH 00:47:04.15 Runner Female 65 – 69
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1729 BRENDA DOWNS 00:41:35.10 Runner 2 968 STARLETT JONES 00:49:53.27 Runner Ripley 3 975 SHARON KUBISH 00:51:24.08 Runner Ripley
Male 70 – 74
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 588 MARK EVANS 00:45:09.26 Runner Ripley 2 997 CLARK ORMON 00:49:05.74 Runner
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Female 70 – 74
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 1708 JAN WOODS 00:39:14.41 Runner SAVANNAH 2 532 LINDA BREWER 00:52:00.91 Runner Pocahontas 3 1643 KAY WINTER 00:55:17.09 Runner
Male 75+
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 590 JD GERMANY 00:43:19.38 Runner Stantonville 2 1482 TOMMY STINE 00:52:07.31 Runner Corinth
Female 75+
Place Bib # Name Time Type City 1 575 KAY CLARK 00:49:54.61 Runner Blue Mountain
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
