Inaugural Troth Yeddha' run a success
September 30, 2012
UAF faculty, staff and students, ÐÓ°Épro Native community members, and runners and
walkers of all ages joined together Sept. 22 to celebrate the Troth Yeddha' Park and
participate in a 5K tour of the UAF campus.
Athabascan Elder Robert Charlie shared background information about the park before
announcing the race start.
UAF's Troth Yeddha' Dancers provided the pre-race warm up, while the Soaring Eagle
Drum Group drummed throughout the entire race, in memory of the late Bob Macguire,
a popular UAF teacher.
Race results for Inaugural Troth Yeddha' 5K Run for the Park are:
Men - (1) Jessie Holmes (19:50), (2) Glenn "Cheetah" Thompson (19:57), (3) Ryan McLaughlin
(20:04), (4) Rudy Osterbauer, UAF student from Minnesota, (20:14), (5) Bruce Sackinger
(20:31).
Women - (1) Anna Worden (20:17), (2) Lana Lawrence (21:48), (3) Jane Lanford (23:26),
(4) Kiely McFarlin (24:37), (5) Samantha Feemster (25:23)