GOODRICH — A beautiful Saturday morning greeted runners and walkers from all over the state as they took part in the 14th annual Kayla Run, a memorial race in honor of Kayla O’Mara, a former Goodrich cross country standout who was killed in a car crash at the age of 16.
Twin sister, Kaitlin, 30, who wears bib No. 1 each year, finished the race in fourth place in the 30-34 women’s division clocking in at 23:35.0. Best friend Kelsey Krych placed 14th in 33:21.9.
Alex Ralston won the overall race in 15:36.8 with Jesse Anderson second in 15:38.1. Shawn Slater took third in 15:43.3. Dot McMahan was the top female open winner crossing the finish line in 16:59.3. Winning the top male master division was John Olszewski in 17:29.4 with Leah Foley winning the top female master title in 18:35.8.
The winner of the male 30-34 division was Steven Rose in 18:29.2. Complete race results are available at kaylarun.com