The UC Blue Ash 5K Dash for Scholarships was run on Saturday, October 11, and the event was termed an “incredible success” by the Dean Cady Short-Thompson and others involved in running the event. The College had established a goal of 600 participants and ended up with 634, an increase of 209 more than last year.
The event raised over $40,000, with all proceeds benefitting scholarships for deserving students. Participants ran and walked the course through the UC Blue Ash campus and out onto Plainfield Road.
The overall winner of the event was Andy Loufman of Bay Village, Ohio, with a time of 17-minutes-30-seconds.
In the women’s division, Megan Miller of Mason came in first with a time of 22-minutes-8-seconds. The UCBA Nursing Department took home the award for Most Team Members.
According to the Dean, the event garnered more corporate sponsorships ($28,500 from organizations over last year’s $19,500) and raised more money for scholarships ($44,400 over last year’s $28,500),
There were also more in-kind donations of food, drink, and goodie bag items ($32,480 over last year’s $17,500),and there were more faculty, staff, students, alumni, and corporate/community friends (all categories) participating in the race.
The Fastest Non-Corporate Team award went to Team Biohazard. The Largest Non-Corporate Team was the Nursing Department.
In a challenge between College faculty and staff, the staff won with 80 percent participation
, while the faculty had 69 percent participation. As a result, the staff will get a free lunch with the Dean.
In addition, the Dean has promised to bake homemade desserts for all UCBA teams with 100 percent participation. The teams that achieved that were the Library, Chemistry Department, Nursing Department, Vet Tech Department, IT, Facilities, Advising, Development/Alumni, Communications, Academic Affairs, Business Affairs, Enrollment, One Stop, and Student Engagement.
The Premier Sponsor of the UC Blue Ash 5K Dash for Scholarships was Ohio National Financial Services. Other sponsors included AP Tech, Camargo Pharmaceuticals, Fleet Feet, Flynn & Company, Gold Medal Products Co., Horan, Infintech, Mercy Health, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Modern Office Methods, ProSource, Sam’s Club, Sunny Delight, The Business Backer, Wornick Foods, and Wright Brothers Inc.