9th Annual SPC Cooperative Credit Union 5K Run/Walk Results
by Christian Stryker, SID Coker College
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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 Saturday, January 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.
The Coker College Cross Country Team and the Cobra Club would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous donations that made the 5k Race possible:
SPC Cooperative Credit Union
Jackson Family Chiropractice
McDonalds
Nationwide Insurance
Southern Office Supply
Norton Funeral Home
Bilo
The Children's Group
Delta Sigma Theta Soriority, Inc.
Jack Be Nimble
Harmony Care Hospice
Hartsville IGA
Rainbow Farm Center
Hilex Poly
Los Tres Hermanos Restaurant
North Industrial Machine
Dr. Lee Gardner
Coker College Alumni Association
Sonic Drive-In
Agrium U.S. Inc.
Applebees
Marshall's Frame & Collision
Brock's Grading & Land Clearing
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
Pepsi
Sonoco
Warp 3 Computers
HealthSource of Hartsville
Trust Company of South Carolina - Allstate Insurance
Brown's RV Superstore
Jones Family Eye Care
Hartsville Masonic Lodge High Twelve Club
Carolina Bank
Hartsville Masonic Lodge #173












