Kites & Rainbows Run 2025 Awards
All winners will receive an official Kites and Rainbows Run Presented by Mutual Federal Credit Union trophy. If you did not receive your award on event day, please contact Blair Gunter at blairgunter@friendsofch.org or 601-936-0034 to coordinate pickup from the Friends of Children’s Hospital office in Flowood, MS.
AQUATHLON
Overall Winners (Top 3 Male & Female)
Male: 1st Jay McCurdy | 2nd James Annison | 3rd Charles Chua
Female: 1st Lillee Alpe | 2nd Jaqlene Villalpando | 3rd Artemisa de Jager
10K RUN
Overall Winners
Top Overall Male: Brody Creel
Top Overall Female: Cassandra Needle
Masters Division (40+)
Top Masters Male: Kent Marett
Top Masters Female: Kristen Thorne
Grand Masters Division (50+)
Top Grand Masters Male: Richard Hewlett
Top Grand Masters Female: Teri Frei
Senior Grand Masters Division (60+)
Top Senior Grand Masters Female: Elizabeth Bertram
Age Group Awards (Top 3 Male & Female)
Under 18
Male: 1st Brady Thorne | 2nd Lee Turnage | 3rd Tyler Shires
18–29
Male: 1st Jorge Tellez | 2nd Jarred Wheeler | 3rd Aaron Gonzalez
Female: 1st Daniela Valdez | 2nd Maya Bulger | 3rd Kayla Edwards
30–39
Male: 1st Izak van Niekerk | 2nd Todd Jones | 3rd Daniel Mooney
Female: 1st Cassandra Needle | 2nd Beth Baker | 3rd Amy Goodwin
40–49
Male: 1st Adam Knight | 2nd Mark Hosemann | 3rd Thomas Carpenter
Female: 1st Kasie Stephens | 2nd Ashleigh Murdock | 3rd Lauren Grimes
50–59
Male: 1st Jim Laird | 2nd Raj Patel | 3rd Jim Gaskin
Female: 1st Missy Moyen | 2nd Kim Walters | 3rd Donna Gunter
5K RUN
Overall Winners
Top Overall Male: Branden Schaff
Top Overall Female: Jessica Gannon
Masters Division (40+)
Top Masters Male: Shelley Hunger
Top Masters Female: Jeffrey Stephens
Grand Masters Division (50+)
Top Grand Masters Male: Phillip Knight
Top Grand Masters Female: Kathy Baker
Senior Grand Masters Division (60+)
Top Senior Grand Masters Male: Jay Cumberland
Age Group Awards (Top 3 Male & Female)
Under 18
Male: 1st Sawyer Conrad | 2nd Holloway Caine | 3rd Will Goff
Female: 1st Lucy Turnage | 2nd Campbell May | 3rd Emersyn Carpenter
18–29
Male: 1st Luke Hand | 2nd Bailey Stephenson | 3rd Samuel Collum
Female: 1st Victoria Woodberry | 2nd Addison Lawrence | 3rd Mari Lampton Walker
30–39
Male: 1st Anthony Hamrick | 2nd Nate Willers | 3rd Dwante Noel
Female: 1st Brandi Morgan | 2nd Beatriz Altamirano | 3rd Mabry Montgomery
40–49
Male: 1st Dale Henry | 2nd Galen Collins | 3rd Neil Haraway
Female: 1st Heather Henry | 2nd Martha Ann Welch | 3rd Jenny Caldwell
50–59
Male: 1st Mark Noel | 2nd James Hunger
Female: 1st Tara Stegall | 2nd Dana Robertson | 3rd Bridgett Sessions
60+
Male: 1st Robert Morton | 2nd Kip Banes | 3rd Jim Hemphill
5K WALK
Overall Winners
Top Overall Male: Micah Townsend
Top Overall Female: Julia Styres
Masters Division (40+)
Top Masters Male: Michael Mathews
Top Masters Female: Leslie Robinson
Grand Masters Division (50+)
Top Grand Masters Male: Peder Johnson
Top Grand Masters Female: Sapna Patel
Senior Grand Masters Division (60+)
Top Senior Grand Masters Male: Mark Meeks
Top Senior Grand Masters Female: Molly Meeks
Age Group Awards (Top 3 Male & Female)
Under 18
Male: 1st Neil Lemley | 2nd Bryan Gallagher
Female: 1st Maggie Thompson | 2nd Allisa Rutherford
18–29
Male: 1st Coby Cabaniss | 2nd TD Roof
Female: 1st Catherine Matthews | 2nd Madeline Matthews | 3rd Jerica Cabaniss
30–39
Male: 1st Chris Koehn | 2nd Justin Sumner | 3rd Austin Dye
Female: 1st Gigi Rios | 2nd Berenice Rico | 3rd Mary Grace Koehn
40–49
Male: 1st Todd Bowering | 2nd Branson Stawderman | 3rd Scott Gueringer
Female: 1st Stephanie Lemley | 2nd Jennifer Johnson | 3rd Jessica Rahim
50–59
Male: 1st T.J. Evans
Female: 1st Lea Ann Knight | 2nd Leah Alonso | 3rd Amanda Cook
60+
Female: 1st Theresa Hendrix
