Luke Arbuckle, 18, of Elkton, Maryland, posted a time of 16:03 to win the Rocky Mountain State Games 5K Sunday at Memorial Park. Arbuckle, who will soon begin his college cross country season, came to Colorado Springs for high-altitude training.
In the women's race, Heather Bates, a 15-year-old sophomore at Pine Creek High School, captured the victory with a personal best time of 18:07.
Other top placers in the women's field included second-place Hannah Everson (16 years old, 19:37), followed by Diana Trujillo (15, 21:28), Brianna Suppes (20, 22:02), and McKenna Hurley (15, 22:13). All of the top five women are Colorado Springs-area runners.
In the men's race, Andrew Hugill, 19, of Colorado Springs, finished second in 16:30, followed by William Edwards (18, 16:34, Colorado Springs), Bryce Gregoire (16, 16:44, Peyton), and Gerald Romero (38, 16:59, Colorado Springs.)
Age group results here: http://pikespeaksports.us/group/roadtrailrunning/forum/topics/rocky-mountain-state-games-5k
Video of Heather Bates: http://pikespeaksports.us/video/heather-bates-wins-rocky
Video of Luke Arbuckle: http://pikespeaksports.us/video/luke-arbuckle-wins-mens-5k
December 15, 2011 at 5:30pm to December 13, 2012 at 5:30pm – 2415 West Colorado Ave. (Thunder and Buttons)
May 29, 2012 from 5pm to 7pm – Pikes Perk Coffee and Jack Quinns
May 31, 2012 from 6pm to 7pm – Cafe Velo
June 1, 2012 from 6pm to 7:30pm – Cafe Velo
June 4, 2012 from 5:30pm to 7pm – University Village Colorado shopping center
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