Alexandra Brasington from Dresher has just won her 4th consecutive
Bucks 5K Series women's championship. She was 11 years old when she
won her first. Alexandra won 4 of the 5 Series races she entered in
2005.

Kevin Cooke (Doylestown) was the men's winner. Kevin finished in the
top 3 in each of the 5 races he ran, finishing first in two of them.

The Bucks 5K Series consists of seven 5K races in Bucks County. To
be eligible for overall championship the runners must run a minimum
of 4 races, with points awarded for the 4 highest finishes.

Proceeds from the races and the sponsors benefit seven non-profit
organizations and their causes: Central Bucks YMCA, New-Hope
Solebury Community Association, The Fitness Center by Doylestown
Hospital (Free Clinic of Doylestown), SERTOMA (Service to Mankind),
Doylestown Borough Business and Community Association, Chalfont's
Parks and Trails, and Special Equestrians. This year, the Series and
the organizations netted more than $60,000 for their worthy causes.

The Series age group winners were the following:

70-99 Richard Millham Mary Oppenheimer
65-69 Warren Taylor none
60-64 Art Burger Linda Thurston
55-59 Mike Clarke Wendy Miller
50-54 Terry Greber Linda Richey
45-49 David Noa Gert Freas
40-44 Larry Levy Deena Andrus
35-39 Tim Zwall Heidi Pernia
30-34 Joshua Finger Christina Grube
25-29 Donald Foy Tracey Sawyer
20-24 James Reuther Ann Naragon
15-19 Joshua Izewski none
12-14 Shawn Quinn Vicky Gocht
1-11 Kevin Quinn Hannah Lindgren

For the complete Series standings, all race results, and other Bucks
5K Series news, please log on to www.bucks5kseries.com

Dick Patterson