Navidad Valley Cattle Women Ranch Run Results

Navidad Valley CattleWomen held their 9th Annual 5K Ranch Rim on Aug. 6, in conjunction with the Schulenburg Festival, and once again exceeded the prior year’s efforts due to the generosity of sponsors along with successful run registration.

There were 118 runners and walkers in the general 5K, 24 junior high and high school cross country athletes in the 5K, and 20 1-inile Fun Riui participants.

None of this would be possible without the amazing volunteers which included members, family, friends along with past, current. and future scholarship recipients.

The 5K kicked off bright and early at 7:30 a.m. at Wolter’s Park. The fastest male in the open 5K was Justin Dodson of League city with a time of 21:31 and the fastest female was Taylor Limbaugh of Schulenburg with a time of 19:19.

In the Cross Country division there were two categories.

The fastest Junior High athletes were both from Hallettsville. Ben Meinkowsky was the fastest male (23:33) and Elizabeth Felcman (26:15) was the fastest female, hi the High School division, Nathan Sandelovic (18:14) was the fastest male and Olivia Etzler (21:46) was the fastest female. They too were both from Hallettsville.

Immediately after the 5K there was a 1-mile ftrn run. Hatley Heidrich (10:04) of Victoria was the fastest female 9U and Jackson Dromgoole (8:36) of Garwood was the fastest male. In the 10 plus division, Adam Schramek (9:00) was the fastest male and Sydney Pesek (18:01) was the fastest female, both of Schulenburg.

Back by popular demand were the family reunion themed prizes. All of these winners received beef gift baskets filled with goodies donated by the Texas Beef Council. The most “seasoned” athlete in the 5K was Lee Miksch, who was 86 years old and the youngest participant was Dean Brier, who was 5 years old.

The largest family group with 12 participants was the Hollas crew who also received a $50 Beef Gift Certificate with their goodies.

The athletes that travelled the furthest were the Passalacquas who were from Effingham, 111.

The funds raised due to the success of this event will be awarded to graduating seniors from Fayette, Lavaca and Colorado counties with an interest in Agriculture next school year.

Navidad Valley CattleWomen have presented over $80,000 in scholarships since they first awarded scholarships in 2005.

The Navidad Valley Cattle-Women, a local chapter of the Texas Cattlewomen, is a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes the beef industry.

The Navidad Valley local works to support local youth with scholarships and provide quality information on the industry and how to incorporate beef into a healthy diet.

Additionally they work to support the community with targeted outreach projects that include a beefy twist. Cattlewomen function collectively to inform consumers of the importance of the industry and of the contributions it makes to the health and economy of our nation.

For more information on Navidad Valley CattleWomen please follow them on Facebook @nvcw.org, visit www.nvcw. org or contact Tanya Schindler at (979)743-1737.

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