The 18th annual Trinity Lutheran Alma Independence Day 5K Run/Walk was held on the foggy morning of Saturday, June 27. This year, around 90 participants ran a new route, which began by heading west on 3rd Street. 

The first 15 runners to complete the race were as follows.
1. Paxton Hemme 20:27
2. Brady Meyer 21:00
3. Jaxon Bridges 21:34
4. Amaya Shafer 21:48
5. Wyatt Sims 22:29
6. Eli Hemme 22:44
7. Josiah Federwitz 23:06
8. Reese Hemme 24:10
9. Chris Nienhiser 24:15
10. Ava Griggs 24:18
11. Parker Allen 24:38
12. Willow Hemme 24:44
13. Grayson Brandt 25:15
14. Kolby Gieselman 25:54
15. Jon Hemme 26:07

Bike races
Age 3 & Under 
1st Elizabeth Jackson
Age 4 & 5
1st Owen DiNovi
2nd Lincoln Wodrich
Age 6 & 7
1st Walker Wodrich
2nd Isabella DiNovi
3rd Ann Jackson
Age 8-10
1st Conner Stephens
2nd Kayla Alltop
3rd Charlie Schreiman

Money in the Straw
Age 3 & Under
1st (tie) Elizabeth Jackson $1.10
1st (tie) Braelyn Brookman $1.10
2nd Vance Rolf $0.65
3rd Mason Wesley $0.45
Age 4 & 5
1st Andee Lovercamp $0.66
2nd Lincoln Wodrich $0.57
3rd Mason Knipmeyer $0.46
Age 6 & 7
1st Myra Ohrendberg $2.52
2nd Kendall Knipmeyer $1.64
3rd Isabella DiNovi $1.02
Age 8 & 9
1st Charlie Schreiman $2.70
2nd Tayleigh Embry $2.51
3rd Conner Stephens $2.48

Egg & Spoon Race
Age 4 & Under
1st Elizabeth Jackson
2nd Laney Wodrich
3rd Luke Siebert
Age 5 & 6
1st Ellie Embry
2nd Nolan Wesley
3rd (tie) Lincoln Wodrich
3rd (tie) Myra Ohrenberg
3rd (tie) Ann Jackson
Age 7 & 8
1st Isabella DiNovi
2nd Waylon Embry
3rd Kendall Knipmeyer
Age 9 & Up
1st Hadley Meyer
2nd Kayla Alltop
3rd Charlotte Ohrenberg

Water Balloon Toss
Age 4 & Under
Five teams, all tied 
Age 5 & 6
Six teams, all tied
Age 7 & 8
1st place Waylon Embry & Charlie Schreiman
2nd Isabella DiNovi & Walker Wodrich
3rd Kendall Knipmeyer & June Wiemer
Age 9 & 10
1st Riley Schreiman & Makenna Stephens
2nd Charlie Schreiman & Conner Stephens
3rd Kayla Alltop & Audrey Brookman
Open Class
1st Nico Codemo & Nathan Wesley

Pedal Tractor Pull
Girls Age 4 & 5 
1st Andee Lovercamp 11’4”
2nd Hazel 7’5”
3rd Elizabeth Jackson 6’8”
Boys 4 & 5
1st Lincoln Wodrich 43’2”
2nd Henry M. 22’9”
3rd Henry D. 9’
Girls Age 6 & 7
1st Isabella DiNovi 42’9”
2nd Kendall Knipmeyer 38’9”
3rd Ann Jackson 25’7”
Boys Age 6 & 7
1st Waylon Embry 42’6”
2nd Walker Wodrich 30’3”
3rd Nolan Wesley 10’
Girls Age 8 & 9
1st Charlotte Ohrenberg
2nd Hadley Meyer 18’1”
3rd June Wiemer 17’2”
Boys Age 8 & 9
1st Charlie Schreiman 42’

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