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Rochester man cruises to overall title in 14th annual Turkey Trot

Tom Rohr, of Rochester, heads to victory in the 14th annual Pathfinder Kids Kampus Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 22, in Huntington. Rohr clocked in at 15:34.8 to beat runner-up Nick Johnson, the Huntington University head cross country coach, by more than 15 seconds.
Tom Rohr, of Rochester, heads to victory in the 14th annual Pathfinder Kids Kampus Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 22, in Huntington. Rohr clocked in at 15:34.8 to beat runner-up Nick Johnson, the Huntington University head cross country coach, by more than 15 seconds. Photo by Scott Trauner.

Tom Rohr, of Rochester, streaked to victory on Thursday, Nov. 22, in the 14th annual Pathfinder Kids Kampus Turkey Trot.

Rohr, 19, won the overall title in the 5K with a time of 15:34.8, an average of 5:01 per mile. He was more than 15 seconds ahead of runner-up Nick Johnson, the Huntington University head cross country coach, who won the 30 to 34 men’s age group with a time of 15:50.1.

Yvette Rojas, 21, was the top female overall finisher with a time of 19:06.5. Huntington North High School senior Alena Miller was the second female and won the female 15 to 19 division with a clocking of 20:55.5.

Katelynn McMillan, of Montpelier, won the female 14 and under division with a time of 22:25.0. Corinne Zay, of Huntington, won female 20 to 24 in 24:52.0, Mariah Hamil, of Fort Wayne, won female 25 to 29 in 26:21.6 and Karen Killian, of Bryan, OH, won female 30 to 34 in 22:16.9.
Amber Lenwell, of Fort Wayne, won female 35 to 39 in 21:58.8,  Christine Hendrickson, of Fort Wayne, won female 40 to 44 in 21:54.3 and Jama Fry of Fort Wayne, won female 45 to 49 in 23:19.3.

Venita Lawyer, of  Fort Wayne, won female 50 to 54  in 26:36.8, Connie Gordon, of Churubusco, won female 55 to 59 in 28:14.8, Nancy Konzem, of Fort Wayne, took female 60 to 64 in 33:40.1 and Betty Nelson, of Columbia City won female 65 and over in 34:32.2.
Among the men, Chris Rohr, of Rochester, was first in the 14 and under division in 19:45.8, Aaron Hendryx, of Huntington, took 15 to 19 in 16:24.9 and Elijah Chesterman, of Huntington, won 20 to 24 in 17:06.1.

Eric Tippy won 25 to 29 in 19:28.5, Joe McFarren, of Liberty Center, captured 35 to 39 in 18:29.8 and  Jeremy Nix, of Huntington, took 40 to 44 in 19:52.8.

Robert Edgeman, of Bluffton, won 45 to 49 in 22:09.1, Forrester Asher, of South Whitley, took 50 to 54 in 23:06.9, Daniel Fiorini, of Fort Wayne, won 55 to 59 in 18:13.8, Tim Deal, of Roanoke, captured 60 to 64 in 26:05.1 and Bill Aksamit, of Fort Wayne, won 65 and over in 27:13.3.

More than 1,100 people signed up for the event and the Turkey Trail one-mile walk.