About 400 Bilkent students, staff, administrators, and guests enjoyed a beautiful Spring Saturday on May 1 by participating in the Sports Center's annual Spring Walk/Run from the East Campus Sports Center to the Main Campus Sports Center.
All participants received t-shirts, and medals or trophies were presented to the top finishers overall and in several age categories. Results were:
Women's overall
Jennifer Mitton
Men's Overall
Mahir Mgannen
Women 11-15: Aslı Doğan, Şemsi Dengiz, Zehra Kılıç
Men 11-15: Toros Öztürk, Burak Elgin, Işık Çakırlar.
Women 16-24: Türkan Yosun, Aylin Yılmaz, Hidayet Halilbeyoğlu.
Men 16-24: Mahir Mgannan, Ercan Çelikaksoy, Aytuğ Tabak
Women 25-34: Jennifer Mitton, Emanda Richards, Gale Johnson.
Men 25-34: Jason Ward, Serhan Hakgüdener, Ömer Yavuz.
Women 34-44: Kadriye Jebro, Julia Goggin, Nermin Fenmen.
Men 34-44: Özkan Çakırlar, Serdar Rasulow, Krasenir Konyarov
Women 45-55: Mefaret Kocatepe, Yıldız Kuruoğlu, Yasemin Alptekin-Oğuzertem.
Men 45-55: Fikri Coşkunoğlu, Philip Poole, Abdullah Atalar.
Women 56 and over: Patricia Sullivan, Phyllis Erdoğan, Emel Giray.
Men 56 and over: Mehmet Kocatepe, Himmet Umunç, George Harris.
Run/walkers cross the dam between East Campus and Middle Campus
Although he did not finish in the top three of his age category, Professor Bülent Bozkurt, who recently underwent bypass surgery, was an inspiration to all as he finished the course on the run, well ahead of many other competitors.
