Baptist Health Systems
Watermelon Classic 5K
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
July 3, 2004

5K Run 

5K Walk

The Race

The Event

Overall Male Winner
Mark Thorne

Overall Female Winner
Debbie Cheney

The Color Guard prepares for a patriotic start.

Jerry Keywood shows his real reason for coming to the race.

Second & Third Overalls
Chuck Engle(l) & Rob Oates

Overall Male Winner
Kirby Hendrix

The runners start promptly at 7:30.

Deborah Grubbs & Tommy Dykes enjoy the day.

Overall Female Winners Kristi Walksi, Mary Catherine Barlow & Yolanda Brown

Walk Overall Winners Tina Branan, Viola Dacus, Kirby Hendrix, Bennett Randman & Debbie Cheney

The walkers follow one minute behind.

Checking packets and getting ready race!

Female Masters Winner
Mary Lohrenz

Top two Overall Males
David Chaney & Kirby Hendrix

Costume contestants - which is your favorite?

David Parker and Richard Sims discuss post race strategies.

Male Grandmasters Winner
Tad Jurgens

Male Masters Winner
Charlie Montague

 

 

5K Run Team
YMCA - David Shumate, Chuck Engle, Wade Taylor, John Brower

Male Grandmasters Winner
Larry Sykes

 

 

 

5K Walk Team
PORT CITY STRIDERS - Bill Seabergh, Ron Branan, Harold Lee, David Chaney, Charlie Montague