On Saturday, November 1, at 11 a.m., nearly 250 Bilkenters of all ages—runners, joggers, and walkers—gathered in front of the East Campus Sports Hall for the annual Republic Run. The participants included students, faculty and administrative staff, as well as family members and other guests.
After completing a short but challenging route that took them from East to Main Campus, the runners finished the race at the Main Sports Hall. There, an awards ceremony took place, with the winners receiving trophies. Students who completed the run and are taking GE 250/251 also received their points for the course.
The top finishers were as follows:
Women’s Overall:
Annelise Hein
Men’s Overall:
Forest Watson
Women 11 to 15:
1- Selin Çeki
2- Katya Medvedev
3- Tatyana Pavlova
Women 16 to 24:
1- Annelise Hein
2- Joelle Valk
3- Özge Karakaş
Men 16 to 24:
1- Ali Kaplan
2- Meder Kutbidi
3- Mike Smith
Men 55 to 59:
1- Mehmet Akçay
Men 60 to 64:
1- Fikri Coşkunoğlu
Men 65 and over:
1- İbrahim Kaplan
Guests-Women:
1- Selin Deniz
2- Begüm Özbakış
3- Gökben Özbakış
Guests-Men:
1- Haldun Çelik
2- Çağlar Yergök
3- Efrahim Doğan
Children under 10:
Jamie Thornton, Emre Boran Çağatay, Zeynep Su İmamoğlu,
Leah Hjerppe, Finn Hjerppe
