Discover Whitewater Series Perseveres for the Eighth Year in Row

(Discover Whitewater submission) – The Discover Whitewater Series (DWS): Half Marathon and 5k’s eighth annual event took place on Sunday, September 20, 2020 and was a huge success, with 300 runners and over 100 volunteers from all over. Everyone came together to put on an athletic, community event.

Stacey Kincaid won first place in the women’s half marathon

Thank you to everyone for making the eighth annual event such a success. The safety of participants, volunteers and the entire Whitewater community were the top priority of this event and, thanks to everyone’s cooperation, the DWS team was able to hold a fun and safe event.

Michael Hatter won first place in the men’s half marathon

“From start to finish everything felt safe and controlled, and truly this event was an awesome opportunity to get participants out during the pandemic and do physical activity,” said 5k participant Tiffany Pernat. “In a time when motivation is really hard to find, this was a huge victory.”

The DWS is a charity event and designated proceeds from the race go to five local charities: Bethel House, Whitewater Unified School District, Whitewater LEADS, J-Hawk Aquatic Club and Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3).

Anna Ollendick won first place in the women’s 5K

Awards are given to the top three men and top three women of the half marathon and of the 5k.

The top female runners for the half marathon were first place winner, Stacey Kincaid who had a time of 1:25:33.10, second place winner Lisa Mautz who had a time of 1:28:54.43, and third place winner Paulina Fote who had a time of 1:31:52.67.

Austin Depuydt won first place in the men’s 5K

The first place male winner is Michael Hatter, who had a time of 1:14:22.88. The second place male winner is Samba Binagi, who had a time of 1:18:37.84 and our third place male winner was John Ejnik. Ejnik received a time of 1:21:45.43.

The top female runners for the 5k are as follows: in first place with a time of 20:50.48 is Anna Ollendick, in second place with a time of 21:27.18 is Heidi Manem and in third place with a time of 21:38.75 is Samantha Benson.

The top runners for the men’s 5k are as follows: in first place with a time of 16:26.59 is Austin Depuydt, in second place with a time of 16:41.91 is Mark Elworthy, and in third place with a time of 17:39.73 is Heath Huschitt.

Get a full list of the results at https://runwhitewater.com/race-results/. Check out our race day pictures at https://www.facebook.com/RunWhitewater/.

About the DWS

The goal of the DWS is to promote the City of Whitewater and highlight its greatest features, while keeping everyone in the community active. All the proceeds from the race are donated to our five local non-profit partners. The DWS partners with the city, business community, university and the school district to make this a tremendous event that benefits all who participate. For more information about the race visit www.runwhitewater.com.