Delaware Tech’s Annual Hometown Heroes 5k Raises Funds for Student Scholarships
September 26, 2024
More than 300 runners and walkers joined Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ employees, students, and volunteers on Sept. 18 for the annual Hometown Heroes 5k Run/1 Mile Walk hosted by the College’s Stanton and Wilmington campuses. This year’s race raised nearly $20,000 for student scholarships.
For the third year in a row, event activities took place in front of the 100-year-old Rockford Tower at Rockford Park in Wilmington. The event began with a ceremony to celebrate sophomores who on the men’s and women’s cross-country teams. Volunteers included Delaware Tech employees, students from the College’s education program, and student-athletes from the men’s basketball team. In addition to the run/walk, the event also included post-race refreshments, music, children’s activities, and raffle prizes.
The top runners included first-place male, Kyle Hoffman, with a time of 18:07, and first-place female, Leah-Kate Atkinson, with a time of 19:23.
This year’s event was sponsored by EDiS Company; Aguila Photography; Barry Kayne, DDS, Implant Dentistry and Periodontics; Communications Printing, Inc.; Del-One Federal Credit Union; Jamestown Painting, Inc.; Nickle Electrical Companies; Schlosser & Associates Mechanical Contractors; Tevebaugh Architecture; DSO Furniture; Campus Directors of Stanton and George Campuses; Delaware Elevator, Inc.; Dental Arts of Delaware; M. Davis & Sons Inc.; Santora CPA Group; Sargent & Lundy; Secure Door & Hardware; Seiberlich Trane; StretchPlex, LLC; The Brainard Family; Vicky Lawson - Long & Foster Real Estate; and Wilmington University.
Full race results can be found at the website. For more information and 2024 event photos, please visit the Hometown Heroes 5k Run/1 Mile Walk website.
