The Fort Bend Optimist Club Sugar Land held its 32ndAnnual Fun Run / Walk on November 2, 2014. Over $22,000 was raised in Sponsor support and Runner / Walker Registrations. Over $8,000 in merchandise and services were donated by our Sponsors and Supporters and were given away in a drawing and Silent Auction at the end of the race.
The proceeds go to fund various youth related projects in Fort Bend County. The largest project is the College Scholarship Program in which we give to a graduating senior in each of the High Schools $1,000 payable to the University/College they are planning on attending.
One Hundred Fifty (150) registered for the event this year.
Please join us next year – and check out our Facebook page here for photos and updates.
2014 Awards
Overall Winning Times:
| Female Open Winner | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Lexi Harkrider | Sugar Land | 6 | 22:11.8 | 22:12.3 |
| Male Open Winner | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | R. A. Gambrel | Sugar land | 1 | 19:49.6 | 19:49.6 |
Winners/Participants by age bracket and gender:
| Female 14 and Under | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Allessndra Vennema | 30 | 28:22.6 | 28:23.0 | |
| 2 | Julia McDonald | Missouri City | 37 | 29:23.4 | 29:23.8 |
| Female 20 to 29 | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Ashley Garza | Sugar Land | 18 | 26:10.2 | 26:10.6 |
| 2 | Shuhua Du | Sugar Land | 45 | 30:40.8 | 30:41.3 |
| 3 | Alice Darling | Sugar Land | 56 | 32:15.8 | 32:22.3 |
| 4 | Allie Campbell | Sugar Land | 63 | 36:34.6 | 36:41.0 |
| Female 30 to 39 | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Cintia Listenbee | Missouri City | 42 | 30:15.5 | 30:17.9 |
| 2 | Dana Maxson | Sugar Land | 57 | 32:25.6 | 32:28.9 |
| 3 | APRIL DAVIS | SUGAR LAND | 73 | 40:41.1 | 40:44.7 |
| Female 40 to 49 | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Karen Beyer | Sugar Land | 23 | 27:03.4 | 27:04.2 |
| 2 | Ginny Willis | Sugar Land | 25 | 27:29.0 | 27:30.7 |
| 3 | Leigh Mattson | 39 | 29:32.6 | 29:34.6 | |
| 4 | Perthelene Mosley | Sugar Land | 49 | 31:11.6 | 31:13.1 |
| 5 | Tracy Walker | Sugar Land | 54 | 31:58.2 | 32:00.7 |
| 6 | Irene McGonaqle | 69 | 38:12.0 | 38:16.4 | |
| Female 50 to 59 | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Karen Neal | Broken Arrow | 16 | 25:50.1 | 25:52.3 |
| 2 | Anne Davis | Sugar Land | 17 | 26:07.9 | 26:13.3 |
| 3 | Juli Fournier | Sugar Land | 47 | 31:05.0 | 31:07.0 |
| 4 | Rosalind Darling | Sugar Land | 50 | 31:40.8 | 31:47.3 |
| 5 | Annick Selle | Sugar Land | 51 | 31:50.8 | 31:57.2 |
| 6 | Kim Molke | Missouri City | 60 | 35:14.4 | 35:23.9 |
| Female 60 and Over | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Nancy Coselli | Sugar Land | 52 | 31:53.0 | 31:59.8 |
| Male 14 and Under | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Trey Housewright | Sugar Land | 4 | 22:01.0 | 22:01.6 |
| 2 | Blak Smith | Sugar Land | 10 | 23:45.9 | 23:45.9 |
| 3 | Ethan McGonaqle | 11 | 23:54.2 | 23:54.2 | |
| 4 | Andrew Mattson | 13 | 25:25.3 | 25:26.5 | |
| 5 | Ethan Beyer | Sugar Land | 21 | 26:28.8 | 26:28.8 |
| 6 | Kyle Rudolph | 22 | 26:32.9 | 26:32.9 | |
| 7 | Tom Ralph | Sugar Land | 24 | 27:09.1 | 27:10.2 |
| 8 | Hisham Hito | Sugar Land | 29 | 28:18.3 | 28:18.9 |
| 9 | Rhys Vennema | 31 | 28:29.7 | 28:29.7 | |
| 10 | Jacob Berry | 36 | 29:19.0 | 29:19.3 | |
| 11 | Haden Harkrider | Sugar Land | 41 | 29:44.1 | 29:45.1 |
| 12 | Akosh Karafam | 44 | 30:22.8 | 30:23.3 | |
| 13 | Steven Reiner | 46 | 30:44.5 | 30:46.6 | |
| 14 | David Penczak | 65 | 36:57.7 | 36:58.9 | |
| 15 | Matheus Moreira | Missouri City | 66 | 37:14.0 | 37:23.2 |
| 16 | Collin Lucas | 70 | 39:18.0 | 39:19.5 | |
| 17 | Joshua Wang | Sugar Land | 71 | 40:32.1 | 40:40.3 |
| 18 | ETHAN DAVIS | SUGAR LAND | 72 | 40:41.1 | 40:44.9 |
| Male 15 to 19 | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Logan Kolb | 3 | 20:23.0 | 20:23.6 | |
| 2 | Andrew Heddem | 7 | 22:30.3 | 22:31.3 | |
| 3 | Eric Molke | Missouri City | 43 | 30:20.1 | 30:27.0 |
| 4 | David Molke | Missouri City | 59 | 35:11.3 | 35:21.1 |
| 5 | Daniel Florel | 67 | 37:17.5 | 37:18.6 | |
| Male 20 to 29 | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Eric Boss | 38 | 29:28.5 | 29:35.2 | |
| 2 | David Oppman | Sugar Land | 55 | 32:03.5 | 32:08.0 |
| 3 | Chris Selle | Sugar Land | 64 | 36:35.7 | 36:42.2 |
| Male 30 to 39 | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Jon Mendez | Houston | 9 | 23:31.3 | 23:31.7 |
| 2 | Travis Stoner | Arvada | 20 | 26:26.1 | 26:26.1 |
| 3 | Andrew Leslie | Houston | 27 | 27:56.6 | 28:00.4 |
| 4 | Erik Silva | Missouri City | 68 | 37:18.5 | 37:27.5 |
| Male 40 to 49 | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Komut Maneechai | Sugar Land | 2 | 20:20.1 | 20:20.1 |
| 2 | Andy Ralph | Sugar Land | 15 | 25:37.4 | 25:37.9 |
| 3 | Eric McGonaqle | 26 | 27:48.7 | 27:50.2 | |
| 4 | Ken Vennema | 34 | 28:47.7 | 28:49.5 | |
| 5 | Kevin McGonaqle | 35 | 29:07.0 | 29:10.6 | |
| 6 | Tom McGinnis | Sugar Land | 48 | 31:05.8 | 31:14.0 |
| 7 | Ted Wang | Sugar Land | 62 | 36:03.0 | 36:11.3 |
| Male 50 to 59 | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Jimmy Rogan | Houston | 5 | 22:08.0 | 22:09.5 |
| 2 | doug doss | Tomball | 8 | 23:06.4 | 23:06.4 |
| 3 | Basil Housewright | Sugar Land | 12 | 25:19.5 | 25:20.2 |
| 4 | Sam Rubbico | Missouri City | 14 | 25:32.3 | 25:32.3 |
| 5 | Bill Oppman | Sugar Land | 19 | 26:14.0 | 26:18.0 |
| 6 | Tom Poole | Sugar Land | 28 | 28:04.4 | 28:08.6 |
| 7 | Ron Rich | Sugar Land | 32 | 28:33.3 | 28:39.1 |
| Male 60 and Over | |||||
| Place | Name | City | Overall | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 1 | Terry Stoner | Sugar Land | 33 | 28:36.6 | 28:36.6 |
| 2 | Brian Darling | Sugar Land | 40 | 29:36.2 | 29:41.5 |
| 3 | Joe Palatka | 53 | 31:55.9 | 32:06.1 | |
| 4 | David Gray | Sugar Land | 58 | 33:14.2 | 33:14.2 |
| 5 | Ed Zost | Sugar Land | 61 | 35:54.6 | 35:57.6 |
Trophies given for overall winner, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each age group in the 5K Run.
Annual Fun Run/Walk
Held the first Sunday of November each year • 8:30 AM
Sugar Land Memorial Park
Location
Sugar Land Memorial Park/Pavilion is located along the Brazos River between US59 and University Blvd. The Park entry and pavilion for registration is located near the intersection on University Blvd. and Commonwealth. The 5 kilometer race will be on a level course from the Pavilion to the UH Sugar Land campus and back to the Pavilion. Click here for park information.
The park provides ample free parking and restrooms are available on-site.
About the Fort Bend Optimists
The annual Fun Run/Walk is the primary fundraiser for our Youth Scholarship Program, and many other “Friends of Youth” programs FBOC has provided to the local community for more than 30 years. The Optimists award a scholarship to every area high school in FBISD. In addition, FBOC has a Student Appreciation banquet, oratorical and essay contests, sponsors a Boy Scout troop, and much more. The Optimists have enjoyed the support of local merchants, professionals and citizens in our community.
Event Questions?
Race Director:
Bill Johnson 281 734 3349 • rxrelo@aol.com
