9th Annual SPC Cooperative Credit Union 5K Run/Walk Results

by Christian Stryker, SID Coker College

Hartsville, S.C. - It may have been a rainy and cold January day, but that did not stop more than 120 runners and walkers from storming the Coker College campus for the 9th Annual SPC Cooperative Credit Union 5K Run/Walk on Jan. 24.

Winning the overall event this year was 42 year old John Charlton (Columbia, SC) with a time of 17:07, while course record holder, Mark Bedenbaugh (Columbia, SC) finished second with a time of 18:38 on the 3.1 mile course. Leading the women was Shannon Iriel (Columbia, SC) with a time of 21:41, with Usa McClamrock (Columbia, SC) was second with a time of 22:46.

Competing in this years' Cobra Club Challenge Cup were seven elementary schools: Thornwell, Carolina Elementary, Thomas Hart, North Hartsville, West Hartsville, Rosenwald, and St. John's. North Hartsville was the winning team retaining the Challenge Cup for another year.

Overall results for the race can be found here.

2009 5K Photo Gallery