Clinton’s Shrout tops field in 5k Love Run

  • Clinton’s Seth Shrout finished first at Saturday’s 5k Love - Ken Leinart

  • Teresa Williams was the most-senior winners of her class. - Ken Leinart

  • Frank Bushakra was the most-senior winners of his class. - Ken Leinart

  • Hayley Jensen (left) and Dorian Ewing were another tan- dom who finished a neck-and-neck race and placed first and second in the Female 25-29 class. - Ken Leinart

  • Cassandra Hearn of Knoxville was the top female runner in Saturday’s 5k Love Run benefiting the Child Ad- vocacy Center of Anderson County. - Ken Leinart

  • Brent Beuche of Maryville was the top finisher in the 60-64 age division and ran to a second-place overall finish. - Ken Leinart

  • Anna Thomas (right) and Grace Steely finished with a sprint to capture first and second in the Female 20-24 class. - Ken Leinart

More than 125 runners signed up for the 5k Love Run and one mile fun run/walk Saturday in Norris.

The event was a fundraiser for the Child Advocacy Center of Anderson County.

Runners participated in temperatures that hovered in the mid-30s during the event.

Clinton’s Seth Shrout finished first in the 5k Love Run with a time 20:40, holding an average pace of 6:28 a mile.

Shrout said he’d hoped to break the 20-minute barrier. When told his time, he said, “Ill take it.”

Cassandra Hearn of Knoxville was the first female to cross the finish line, with a time of 25:27 and average of 8.12 a mile. She finished 10th overall.

Following are the results by age group (first and second place):

Men

11-14

Lucas Gates, Knoxville, 23:51 (fourth overall); Evan Biewer, Oak Ridge, 24:09 (fifth overall)

20-24

Chase Falcon, Maryville, 27:11 (17th overall)

25-29

Morgan Jenkins, Sevierville, 24:44 (eighth overall)

30-24

Daniel Prather, Friendsville, 24:27 (sixth overall); Christopher Ritchey, Maryville, 27:51 (23rd overall)

35-39

David Hartman, Lenoir City, 28:07 (24th overall)

40-44

Jason Humphreys, Lenoir City, 28:16 (12th overall); Jason Gardner, Knoxville, 27:12 (18th overall)

45-49

Jason Cathey, Knoxville, 22:57 (third overall); Jeff Amburn, Madisonville, 27:33 (20th overall)

50-54

Bobby Lockhart, New Tazwell, 27:10 (16th overall); Timothy Smith, Powell, 32:13 (31st overall)

55-59

Mark Rinehart, Knoxville, 25:22 (ninth overall); Darren McBroom, Herriman, 33:14 (37th overall

60-64

Brent Bueche, Maryville, 22:26 (second overall)

65-69

Mark Hall, Knoxville, 27:41 (21st overall)

70-74

Frank Bushakra, Knoxville, 35:56 (46th overall); Richard Wright, Corryton, 28:23 (71st overall)

Women

11-14

Reyley Brewer, Knoxville, 27:46 (11th overall); Maddie Elliott, Knoxville, 28:39 (13th overall)

20-24

Anna Thomas, Powell, 33:59 (38th overall); Grace Steeley, Powell, 33:59 (39th overall)

25-29

Hayley Jensen, Knoxville, 42:02 (58th overall); Dorian Ewing, Knoxville, 42:02 (59th overall)

30-34

Abbey Atchley, Knoxville, 38:17 (52nd overall)

35-39

Karla Gander, Knoxville, 31:52 (30th overall)

40-44

Mary Patterson, Knoxville, 26:19 (13th overall); Pam Howerton, Knoxville, 26:43 (15th overall)

45-49

Christie Amburn, Madisonville, 26:40 (14th overall); Keri Lattimore, Knoxville, 32:43 (33rd overall)

50-54

Dawn Green, Knoxville, 34:39 (43rd overall); Lisa Smith, Powell, 37:20 (50th overall)

55-59

Janet Easterday, Knoxville, 25:37 (11th overall); Allison Baker, Knoxville, 32:20 (32nd overall)

60-64

Nancy Adado, Knoxville, 36:39 (47th overall)

65-69

Teresa Williams, Knoxville, 39:43 (56th overall)