Run on the Ridge
     The 5K Run/1 Mile Walk held at Mt. Michael on September 24, 2005 helped finalize the 50th year celebration of the fall festival. With the sponsorship of Pepsi, Atchley Ford, Professional Hearing Center and the Twin Rivers YMCA, each participant paid an entry fee of $20. They ran the course around the grounds under a light mist at 11 o’clock in the morning. The runners were mostly Mount Michael Staff members, monks, and students or families of students.
     The winner of the Run on the Ridge was the Mount Michael freshman assistant dean, John Mathews, who finished with a time of 17:05. The overall women’s winner was Tami Kloewer, who finished with time of 24:57. She finished ninth overall. The divisional winners were Male age 12 and under, Jesse Johnson, at 14:44, Male 20-29 was Mathews, and 30-39, Juan Carlos Torres, third overall, with a time of 20:11. The 40-49 winner, Steve Thull, had a time of 20:24, which put him fourth overall. Dave Chastain, the twelth person overall, was the winner at age 50-59, and he had a time of 25:49. The only other woman, other than Kloewer was Betsy Noel, who won her age division and had a time of 24:58, one second behind Kloewer.
     After the race, junior Nick Hall said, “Although there were not many people there, it was still a fun and enjoyable experience.”
Article by Steve Jensen & Photos by: Bro. August and Steve Jensen