MURFREESBORO,
Tenn. — The fourth annual Dairy Hill Stampede 5K and 10K race will begin at
8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the MTSU Experiential Learning and Research
Center atop the hill adjacent to the MTSU Dairy, 3211 Guy James Road in
Lascassas, Tennessee.
The
event benefits the Farm Animal Coalition of Tennessee and the Veteran’s
Recovery Center Council. Late and race-day entries are welcome. Register online
at http://tinyurl.com/hwl8gjq. To
view a course map, visit http://www.tnfacct.com/dairy-hill-stampede-map.
Runners
will receive a gender-specific tech T-shirt, cowbell finisher medal,
fresh-baked breads and MTSU chocolate milk at the finish line, said Rhonda
Hoffman, MTSU professor, interim horse science director and Dairy Hill Stampede
volunteer.
There
are also age group trophies and a perpetual trophy for the largest team. Both
the 5K and 10K races are USA Track & Field-certified courses.
There
are also “virtual” options for both races, allowing the distance to be run
off-site, Hoffman said. Virtual runners can pick up their tech T-shirts and
report their times to get finisher medals at the Farm Animal Coalition’s office
in Murfreesboro.
In
previous years, some virtual participants were veterans or others who needed to
complete their race distance at H3O Aquatics on an underwater treadmill.
Coach
Rick Insell and members of the Lady Raiders basketball team will be at the
finish line to present medals and awards just as they have the previous three
years.
MTSU’s
involvement includes representation on the race committee, site-hosting and
personnel support for the race, Hoffman said.
The
dairy and MTSU Farm are part of the university’s Experiential Learning and
Research Center. The School of Agribusiness and Agriscience, one of seven event
sponsors, is one of 11 departments in the College of Basic and Applied
Sciences.
For more
information about the School of Agribusiness and Agriscience and its various
programs, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/abas/index.php.
To learn more about the college, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/programs/plant-science/.
Other
sponsors include Rutherford County Farm Bureau, H30 Aquatics, TriGreen
Equipment, Nave Truck Sales, Redstone Credit Union and Rutherford Farmers
Co-Op.
For more
information about the race, call Lou Nave, executive director at Farm Animal
Care Coalition of Tennessee, at 615-970-8065 or visit http://www.tnfacct.com/dairy-hill-stampede.html.
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