Watermelon Festival 5k Draws Over 200 Runners

By Staff, 08/10/20 3:32 PM

There may not have been a Watermelon Festival this year but there was certainly a Watermelon Festival 5k.  224 runners took part in the annual race at Fair Park.  Here are the results of the run:

Top Female Finisher – Top 3 Overall

Place Name Bib Age Overall Gender Location Time

1 Olivia Pielemeier 231 15 23 F Hot Springs National Park AR US 20:05.76

2 Juliah Rodgers195 15 25 F Hot Springs Village AR US 20:07.62

3 Emma Selph 26 17 27 F Benton AR US 20:12.74

Top Female Finisher – Masters

Place Name Bib Age Overall Gender Location Time

1 Tara Caudle 192 45 58 F Little Rock AR US 22:30.68

2 Laura Bailey 107 60 85 F Texarkana TX US 24:36.21

3 Kathleen Rea 10 60 89 F North Little Rock AR US 24:49.03

Top Female Finisher – Grand Master

Place Name Bib Age Overall Gender Location Time

1 Tammy Tatum 34 52 108 F Hope AR US 26:02.13

Top Female Finisher – Senior

Place Name Bib Age Overall Gender Location Time

1 Jonette Anderson 5 66 130 F Bastrop LA US 28:33.03

Top Male Finisher – Top 3 Overall

Place Name Bib Age Overall Gender Location Time

1 John Barham 240 21 1 M Emerson AR US 16:29.44

2 Zeke McCain 18 16 2 M Hempwallace AR US 16:34.84

3 Evan Armitage 61 16 3 M Hot Springs National Park AR US 16:41.99

Top Male Finisher – Masters

Place Name Bib Age Overall Gender Location Time

1 Jerry White 111 49 10 M Hot Springs National Park AR US 18:06.31

2 Kenny Garner 132 45 18 M Bryant AR US 19:27.92

3 Brandon Ayers 173 45 32 M Texarkana TX US 20:43.32

Top Male Finisher – Grand Master

Place Name Bib Age Overall Gender Location Time

1 Jason Barker 198 50 49 M De Queen AR US 21:58.03

Top Male Finisher – Senior

Place Name Bib Age Overall Gender Location Time

1 Steve Baxter 54 60 62 M North Little Rock AR US 23:07.23

Thanks to Don and Besty Still and Paul Oller for pictures and the results!