The 6th annual Mount Ida College Turkey Trot took
place today on a brisk afternoon around the beautiful Newton
campus.
The Turkey Trot is a fun run/walk race and consists of three
loops around the outside of the campus’ main road. The annual
Thanksgiving week tradition is run by the sport management
departments Sport Practicum II class and sponsored by the Mount Ida
Intramural department. After last year’s snowy event,
the brisk autumn air was a breath of fresh air during this
year’s annual event. A small $3.00 fee for
students and a $5.00 fee for faculty and staff get donated back to
the school for a general scholarship fund.
This year’s event hosted 20 runners who were each given an
official Turkey Trot T-Shirt for participating. With music playing
at the start/finish line, runners and walkers were ready to show of
their skill. From the beginning eventual winner Jabari
Bradley left the competition in the dust setting a new course
record at 18:11. Jabari is a member of the Mount Ida cross
country team and was the schools top runner for the entire
season. On the men’s side James Ames and Andrew Shaw
finished with their arms around each other’s shoulders with a
time of 19:49 to share second place. For the women, Nikki
Keenan (a member of the Mustangs lacrosse program) finished first
with a time of 21:21 and was just behind the 3 leading males.
The race was all for fun with a few people choosing to walk the
race and just have a few laughs and good conversation and even
though the day was cold, there seemed to be a big smile on every
face at the end.
