Rain Doesn't Dampen Spirits at Spring Run

Saturday, May 11 dawned gray and rainy. But the weather didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the nearly 100 runners, joggers and walkers who gathered in front of the East Sports Hall at 11 a.m., ready for the Spring Run. After completing a short but challenging route, the runners finished the race at the Main Campus grass football field. An award ceremony then took place, with the winners receiving trophies.

The top finishers were as follows:

Women's Overall:
Belinda Wango
Men's Overall:
Efe Onaran
Women 11 to 15:
1- Tanya Pavlova
2- Oya Kaptanoğlu
3- Selin Çeki
Men 16 to 24:
1- Efe Onaran
2- Kaan Taşkın
3- Alihan Karahacıoğlu
Women 16 to 24:
1- Özlem Mutlu
2- Serap Bıyıklı
3- Yasemin Demirdöven
Men 25 to 34:
1- Michael Hertlein
2- Gökhan Akçay
3- Tim Cuik
Women 25 to 34:
1- Belinda Wango
2- Rossie Stott
3- Burcu Gün
Men 35 to 44:
1- Deniz Derviş Yavuz
2- Derya Duman
3- Ihor Pavlov
Women 35 to 44:
1- Louise Barry
2- Paula Senmartin
3- Nilüfer Yeşil
Men 45 to 54:
1- Levent Gürel
2- Luke Walbridge
3- Tuncer Aytürk
Women 45 to 54:
1- Murphy Gerk
Men 55-59:
1- İbrahim Turan
Guest-Women:
1- Yasemin Uz
Men 60 and over:
1- Fikri Coşkunoğlu
Guest-Men:
1- Halil İbrahim Balcı
2- Arda Cem Yılmaz
3- Turgay Tunalı