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Carver Black and Gold Mile Run Sept. 24 supports student scholarships

Carver Run 2022 participants
Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2023

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine will host the sixth annual Carver Black and Gold Mile Run from 8 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at the university’s Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track, 105 1st Ave. in Coralville.

The event—established in 2018 to encourage healthy habits and lifestyle choices among medical students and health care professionals—is open to Carver College of Medicine students in the college’s MD, PA (physician assistant), PT (physical therapy), Masters of Clinical Anatomy, and Masters of Clinical Nutrition programs.

Scholarship awards will be given to winners in these race categories:

  • Races to include:
  • Male 1-Mile Competitive Run
  • Male 1-Mile Noncompetitive Run
  • Female 1-Mile Competitive Run
  • Female 1-Mile Noncompetitive Run
  • Mixed 4x400 relay (2 males and 2 females per team)

Registration will close at noon on Sept. 17

Times to beat:

Men’s individual 1-mile run

  • 1st: Chris Ahlers, M2 (4:19)
  • 2nd: Samuel Ahrenholz, M3 (4:27)
  • 3rd: Wade Pingel, M1 (4:33)

Women’s individual 1-mile run

  • 1st: Megan Mooberry, M1 (5:32)
  • 2nd: Camryn Reeg, DPT1 (5:39)
  • 3rd: Kaitlin Miller, DPT1 (5:39)

Mixed 4x400 relay

  • 1st: Olivia Jenks, M1; Matthew Benson, M1; Faith Anton, PA1; Steven Van Meeteren, M1 (4:22)