Spring Run 2002, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, was held on
Saturday, May 11. The run began at 11 a.m., and over 300 Bilkenters participated. This year the course covered 4.5 km which the participants could run, jog or walk. After crossing the finish line, the participants were given their finishing number and a much-needed bottle of water. Special Bilkent t-shirts were given to all of the runners. Prior to the awards ceremony, the step team lead by Filiz Gür put on a step dance performance. Afterwards, trophies for the first three finishers of each category were awarded.
The top finishers at Spring Run 2002 are as follows:
Women’s Overall: Nilüfer Yapıcı
Men’s Overall: Hüseyin Şener Şen
Women 11-15: Bilgecan Özdemir, Öykü Seraslan, Ulya Ladicina
Men 11-15: Tayfun Avcı, Yalın Atıcı, Burak Elçin
Women 16-24: Nilüfer Yapıcı, Nazlı Deniz Arel, Özgür Demiral
Men 16-24: Hüseyin Şener Şen, Burhan Keçeli, Sabri Kılınç
Women 25-34: Stephanie Palmer, Nurhan Turgut, Emine Eser
Men 25-34: Cemal Yavuz, Nedvedev Aleksis, Orhan Muhammet,
Women 35-44: Maria Gonzales, Julia Goggin, Dilek Güvenç
Men 35-44: Sardor Rasulov, Fabian Ksaba, Özkan Çakırlar
Women 45-54: Nermin Fenmen, Sema Keşkekçi, Barbara Klark
Men 45-54: Philip Poole, Nazım Aliyev, İbrahim Turan
Women 55 and over: İlhan Altuğ, Tipi Berkman
Men 55 and over: Hasan Erten, Bülent Bozkurt, Ümit Berkman
Guest Women: Beyhan Sazer
Guest Men: Mürsel Başgül, Cahit Töre, Serkan Işık

Upcoming Basketball Tournament
A 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will be held on Thursday, May 16, at 2:30 p.m., at the May Fest area. Interested teams of three may sign up for the tournament at the Main Campus Sports Center or the Students’ Dormitory Sports Center. For more information call ext. 2262.