Jenna Jenkins of Camas was the first woman to finish the 12-kilometer course during Sunday’s Fort Vancouver Run. Jenkins, 42, completed the race in 49 minutes and 12 seconds, 40 seconds in front of Jan Hunt from Sublimity, Ore. Jenkins was 11th among the 397 finishers, 266 of them female.
Ruben Galbraith of Portland was the overall winner of the 12K. Galbraith, 30, finished in 42:19. He was 32 seconds in front of Eric Dolezal of Vancouver, who was second in 42:51.
In the 5K race, Vancouver resident Katarina Mueller, 23, was the first female finisher. Her time of 18:40 was third overall behind winner Joseph Dudman (18:08) and Ryan Donohoe (18:28), both of Portland. A total of 262 runners, 163 of them female, completed the 5-kilometer course.
The first 10 men and first 10 women to finish each course are listed in the Community Sports Scoreboard.
Held for the seventh year, the event for the first time started and finished at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The races are staged by Vancouver-based Energy Events, which puts on the Vancouver USA Marathon. The 2015 Vancouver USA Marathon and Half Marathon is scheduled for June 21, and is the next local race on the Energy Events calendar. Learn more at www.energyevents.com.
• Couve Clover run — Registration is ongoing for the March 22 Couve Clover Run. The St. Patrick’s Day-themed event includes 10-mile, 7-mile and 3-mile courses. To register, or to leaven more, visit www.nwpersonaltraining.com or call 360-574-7292.
• CCRC Saturday runs — Clark County Running Club is hosting races starting at 10 a.m. on each of the first three Saturdays in March. This week’s race starts and ends at Lincoln Elementary School, 4200 Daniels in Vancouver. Details at www.clarkcountyrunningclub.org.
Royal Oaks awards scholarships
Royal Oaks Country Club has awarded courtesy memberships to high school golfers Ben Gruher and Spencer Tibbits through the club’s Scholar Golf Athlete Program.
Gruher is a sophomore at Camas High School. Tibbits is a home-school student who competes in high school golf for Columbia River High School. According to a press release announcing the winners, they were selected by a committee based upon academic achievement, high school golf athleticism, and community citizenship.
Under the Scholar Golf Athlete Program, winners receive membership privileges to Royal Oaks Country Club for the duration of their high school golf participation. The previous six award recipients were Jace Vavrosky, Diego De La Torre, Molly Bilsborough, Madelynne Pirkl, Bridget Standard and Brian Humphreys.
Winners must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 during their involvement in the program and participate in high school golf. Those who go on to play college golf might be eligible to continue to receive courtesy membership privileges with the approval of the NCAA and the student’s chosen college.
Current high school freshman golfers interested in applying for the scholarship can submit an application with references. Information is available at the front office of Royal Oaks Country Club or from local high school golf coaches.
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