FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        September 19, 2007

ANNUAL 5K RANGER RUN SCHEDULED FOR HOMECOMING

            Serious runners, as well as fun runners/walkers, need to lace up their sneakers and participate in the 22nd annual Ranger Run at 8 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, as part of Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s homecoming celebration.

            Sponsored by the Northwestern Alumni Association and the J.W. Holder Wellness Center, the Ranger Run features both a 5-K race and a one-mile fun run for all age groups. Shawna Copenhaver, run coordinator, said runners will start and end in front of the Rialto Theatre on the north side of the Alva square.

            “We will be awarding 5-K medals and Wellness Center gift certificates in seven age categories each for males and females,” Copenhaver said. “The age groups are 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 and older. The first overall male and female will receive special trophies. The top three in each division also will receive awards.”

The Fun Run will have two divisions: 12 and under and 13 and older.

Every entrant in both races will receive a homecoming T-shirt.

            Runners and fun walkers may sign up by Monday, Oct. 1, for $15 and $10, respectively. Entries still will be taken after that date, but the entry fees jump to $20 and $15. Runners may register up until 15 minutes before the start of the race.

            Online entry forms may be downloaded from Northwestern’s web site at  www.nwosu.edu/homecmg/ranger_run/ranger_run.html or contact Copenhaver at (580) 327-8105 or sacopenhaver@nwosu.edu for more information.

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