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Michael D. Chason

Director of Public Relations

ABAC 30, 2802 Moore Hwy
Tifton, GA 31793-2601
Phone 229-391-5055
Fax 229-391-5051
mchason@abac.edu

 

 

For IMMEDIATE Release                                                                                                                                         December 22, 2009

 

FITNESS 5K AT ABAC ON JANUARY 16

 

TIFTON --A Fitness 5K race and one-mile fun run will be held at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on Jan. 16.  Registration is at 7:45 a.m., and the race begins at 9 a.m.  Proceeds benefit community and campus service projects of the ABAC Physical Education Majors Club.

To participate in the 5K, there is a registration fee of $20. Family registration is $45 for up to a family of four (parents and their children only).  High school teams wearing school colors will receive a special group rate if pre-registering as a group.

The race will be held on the campus of ABAC, beginning and ending at the Red Hill tennis complex.  The course will be a single loop through the college campus. 

Awards will be given to the overall male/female, most distinguished, and age group awards.  Participants under 16 who complete the mile race will receive a finisher’s medal.  All pre-registered runners will receive a t-shirt.

For more information on this event, contact ABAC Soccer Coach Jimmy Ballenger at (229) 391-4939 or Joe Wilson at (229) 392-6587.

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