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Runners set out on the 5k course on Feb. 2.

Overall winners Ashley Cusack (women) and William Field (men).

Winners from each category in the second annual 5k.

Race Chairs Annie Valls and Alex McDowell.

BreakThrough Miami winner and second overall Santiago Vargas.

St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School’s second annual Alumni 5k Run drew 745 participants and raised over $35,000. Overall winners in the Feb. 2 run were Ashley Cusack (female) and William Field (male). Alumni, family, friends, running/walking enthusiasts, and those who liked to support a great cause, all ventured out and had a wonderful time.

The idea of the race was generated by Annie Valls and Alex McDowell, two alumni from St. Thomas, now juniors at Ransom Everglades High School. Their goal was to get alumni back to the St. Thomas campus.

They believed that it would be nice if the race also benefited a cause beyond St. Thomas and chose Breakthrough Miami, an academic enrichment program which supports and mentors students in underserved communities in Miami-Dade.

A committee of St. Thomas alumni, from middle schools and high schools around Miami, helped to promote the race among all of their classmates. The race followed a scenic route through neighborhoods surrounding St. Thomas Parish, 5692 North Kendall Dr., and refreshments were provided by many sponsors.

The alumni committee is already gearing up for next year’s event to be held on Feb. 1, 2014.  Click here for complete results from the 2013 event.

WINNERS: 

Overall Female: Ashley Cusack

Overall Male: William Field

Female 12 & Under:                       Male 12 & Under:

1. Kyra Wells                              1. Wesley Cusack

2. Julia Irvin                               2. Antonio Ruan

3. Marcela Dangond                 3. Joshua Johnson

Female  13-19:                                   Male 13-19:

1 Katherine Smith                       1. Santiago Vargas

2. Michelle Haubold                    2. Duncan Stoner

3. Daniella Johnson                    3. Felipe Urrutia

Female 20-39:                                     Male 20-39:

1 Monica Quirch                           1. David Rothenstein

2. Lynley Clorobea                        2. Alec Schumaker

3. Corinna Lallier                         3. Daniel Schwartz

Female 40 & Over:                            Male 40 & Over:

1. Adriana Sanchez                      1. David Neithhardt

2. Joan Kolski                               2. Jasper Bell

3. Gina Bruce                                 3. Franz Watt