Taking to the streets… 300 participants fill the street in First Annual Friday Night Lights Run/Walk
Published 10:40 pm Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Runners exit Brown-Childress Stadium as they begin their run during the Friday Night Lights 5K.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders The smile on the face of this young lady says it all.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders The Paulson family enjoyed running the 5K event together on a beautiful summer evening.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Steven Hensley from Bristol,VA crossed the finish line as the overall winner of the Friday Night Lights 5K with a time of 18:06.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Lauren Barrett from Johnson City crosses the finish line as the 26th overall finisher in the 5K race.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Corey Henson of Glade Springs, VA flexes his muscles as he crosses the line in second place overall in the Friday Night Lights 5K.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders It was an evening filled with not only running but a lot of smiles for the Friday Night Lights 5K sponsored by the TA Dugger and EHS football teams.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Sometimes it doesn't hurt to have a little encouragement to get across the finish line.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders These two runners approach the finish line side by side.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders These two young ladies have a foot race to see will cross the finish line first.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders This family crosses the finish line together after completing the 5K course.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders These two EHS Cheerleaders wait for runners to cross the finish line.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Brooke Witten nears the final few feet of the race before the finish line.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Dawn Heading is all smiles as she completes the Friday Night Lights 5K course.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders The Elizabethton Cyclone cheerleaders were on hand to cheer the runners on to the finish.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Rider Witten brings it home as he nears the finish line.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Two young runners cross the finish line during the Friday Night Lights 5K.
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BY IVAN SANDERS
STAR SPORTS EDITOR
ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com
When it’s about helping the football teams of T.A. Dugger and Elizabethton High School, Cyclone Nation shows up and shows out.
Such was the case when 300 participants showed up to participate in the First Annual Friday Night Lights 5K Run and Walk and block party that was held at Brown-Childress Stadium.
With funnel cakes, lemonade, and other tasty offerings for those who weren’t running, there was something for everyone including tons of smiles all around.
As for the race, Steven Hensley of Bristol, VA took first overall clocking a time of 18:06, just 18 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher Corey Henson of Glade Springs, VA who finished at 18:24.
Johnson City’s Michael Smelser finished in third place while Nathan Gibson also of Johnson City finished in fourth.
Rounding out the top five was Josh Lilly of Elizabethton who crossed the finish line with a time of 20:14.
Brandon Shell of Elizabethton was sixth, Alex Marlow of Hampton seventh, Jason McKinney of Elizabethton crossed in eighth, Kingsport’s Robert Norton in ninth, and Caleb Rice of Johnson City rounded out the top 10 overall finishers.
Other finishers in the top 25 included:
11. Jonathan Minton – Elizabethton
12. Mark Bailey II – Watauga
13. Caleb McDaniel – Watauga
14. Thomas Lyon – Johnson City
15. William Snodgrass – Elizabethton
16. TJ Brown – Johnson City
17. Michael Pope – Kingsport
18. Thomas Proffitt – Elizabethton
19. Danny Birkner – Elizabethton
20. Solange McDaniel – Watauga
21. Lili Zaldana – Elizabethton
22. Maddox Tressler – Johnson City
23. Patrick Johnson – Elizabethton
24. Geophrey Odero – Watauga
25. Zach Pierce – Bristol, TN
