The combined scores of Darvin Contreras, Liam Caswell & Colby Austin
secured Ocracoke's title of "Fastest Elementary School On The Outer
Banks"


Ocracoke School Awarded “Fastest Elementary School on the Outer Banks”

The Nags Head Woods 5K race was run on May 7th. There were over 400 runners in the race. Awards were given to the top three runners overall and to the top three runners in each age group.

A team trophy was awarded to the "Fastest Elementary School on the Outer Banks" - for schools entering students in the 5K (3.1 miles), grades 1-5. The team scores were determined by adding up the fastest three times for each school and the team with the overall fastest time won. Ocracoke School came in first, Hatteras Elementary came in second and Nags Head Elementary came in third.

All of the three fastest elementary times were posted by Ocracoke students. First place was 5th grader, Liam Caswell with a time of 22:39. Second place was 5th grader, Darvin Contreras with a time of 23:53. Third place was 4th grader, Colby Austin with a time of 23:55.

The trophy was donated by Dr. William Claypoole of Claypoole OBX Orthodontics. The trophy was presented by Mr. Noel Hardy on May 19th after Ocracoke School was engraved onto it for 2011. The dolphins will have to defend the trophy next year.

The results for Ocracoke school runners are:

Boys 8 & under

2nd Reese Gaskins, 8  30:32

Boys 9-10

1st Liam Caswell, 10  22:39

2nd Darvin Contreras, 10  23:53

3rd Colby Austin, 9  23:55

Sam Evans, 10  26:57

David Styron, 9 26:58

Joseph Dow, 9  42:13

Girls 9-10

1st Taylor Fuller, 10  28:27

Boys 11-12

3rd Kyle Tillett, 11 22:52

Matteus Gilbert, 11  25:14

Girls 11-12

1st Karen Perez, 11  25:15

2nd Sydney Austin, 11  27:16

Sierra Winstead, 11 28:59

Kaylee Gaskins, 12  30:08

Boys 13-15

1st Carlos DeLao, 14  19:53 (9th overall!)

2nd Kevin Perez, 13  22:20

1 mile Fun Run

Ethan O’Neal

Mila Ortiz

Ashlee Zito

Emily Trejo

Also Lulu Perez won a second in her age group and Kitty Mitchell won a second in her age group.

“Until tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow”

Chrisi