The 10th annual Old Jo’s Firecracker 5K had more than 100 entries on the early morning of July 4th this year.                                                                                                                                                    The male overall winner was 17-year-old Luis Cardinal from Valley View, finishing with a time of 17:33. The female overall winner was 15-year-old Sydney Reynolds, also from Valley View with a time of 20:26.
In female nine and under division, Tatum Morman from Saint Jo won with a time of 40:47. In the 10-14 division, Hannah Kirkpatrick from Valley View won with a time of 25:12.
In the female 15-19 division, Rachel Hesse from Muenster won with a time of 23:17. In the 20-29 division, Lauren Rohmer from Muenster won with a time of 23:33.
In the female 30-39 division, Sarah Schlieve from Saint Jo won with a time of 27:28. In the 40-49 division, Frances Hendrickson from Dallas won with a time of 25:40.
In the female 50-59 division, Christy Hesse from Muenster won with a time of 32:34. In the 60-69 division, Debbie Black from Montague won with a time of 28:24.
In the male nine and under division, Isaac Reiter won with a time of 44:41. In the 10-14 division, Jake Slover from Valley View won with a time of 21:45.
In the male 15-19 division, Payten Vidourek from Sanger won with a time of 18:03. In the 20-29 division, Micah Davidson from Valley View won with a time of 19:15.
In the male 30-39 division, Mark David Basco from Muenster won with a time of 21:07. In the 40-49 division, James Moss from Valley View won with a time of 24:24.
In the male 50-59 divison, Ronald Thoma from Elgin won with a time of 30:19. In the 60-69 division, Don Wiese from Gainesville won with a time of 27:01. In the 70-79 division, Gary Potter from Owasso, OK won with a time of 41:46.

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