Solar Spring 5K

Monday, April 8, 2024
DAR photos/Donna Farley

From Staff Reports The Solar Sprint 5K helped kick off Monday’s Eclipse Day activities, with racers taking off from Broadway and Vine streets at 8:30 a.m. The race wound through the hills and brick streets of Downtown Poplar Bluff. The overall winner was David Mincemeyer, with a time of 17 minutes, 8 seconds. Winners by age division were, first-third place: Age 14 and under — (Men) Luke Boschert, Jake Boschert and Grant Henson, (Women) Etta Parks, Lilly Massey and Mollie Parks Age 15-25 — (Men) Daniel Laughlin, Silas Obermeyer and Matt Bollinger, (Women) Cherisa Sears, Emily Johnson and Kylee Jones Age 26-35 — (Men) David Mincemeyer, Trevor Darmstettet and Sam Roettgen, (Women) Tori Mincemeyer, Greta Roettgen and Kelci Duncan Age 36-50 — (Men) Daniel Clark and Pieter Tjaarda, (Women) Megan Boschert, Amy Mitchell and Melodie Wild Age 51-64 — (Men) Tony Boschert and Mark Sanders, (Women) Deana Wilkerson, Shelly Pruett and Jean Read Age 65 and up — (Men) Ed Baker and Raymond Stroud, (Women) Amanda Crowley and Linda Deanor The race was organized by PB Realty-Downtown.