Contact: Sydney Meyers
Marketing & Consumer Experience Manager
Beyond Monumental
sydney@beyondmonumental.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10TH ANNIVERSARY CAPS OFF A MONUMENTAL DAY OF CELEBRATION
The 2023 Indianapolis 5K & Monumental Mile took place Saturday Morning on Monument Circle. Hundreds of runners, walkers, and elites alike lined up to take on the 5K and 1-Mile courses in downtown Indianapolis. New champions and course record holders were crowned at the foot of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument.
The final four (of 10) races brought much excitement to Meridian Street as national champions were crowned in the USATF Masters Men’s & Women’s Championships and the Men’s & Women’s Elite Race Divisions. Katie Sherron and Bryan Lindsey ran away with the USATF Masters National Titles with finishing times, 5:05 and 4:25 respectively. Sherron crushed the Monument Mile’s Masters Course & Event record (formerly 5:27). In the Elite fields, James Ngandu pulled away from Jackson Siddall in the final stretch with a time of 4:07 to Siddall’s 4:08. Shelby Nolan commanded the Elite Women’s field and broke the tape first with a time of 4:54 to second place-Grace Dwyer’s 5:05.
The biggest winner of the day was local public education. Beyond Monumental made donations totaling $65,000. Organizations that were presented on-site: IPS Foundation and the Lawrence Township School Foundation.
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Division winners:
5K Male – Derek Van Prooyen, 15:04 (New Event & Course Record)
5K Female – Sarah Higgens, 17:24 (New Event & Course Record)
Doggie Dash Male – Will Reed, 5:04 (New Event & Course Record)
Doggie Dash Female – Chikage Castle, 5:04 (New Event & Course Record)
Youth Male – Lukas Dahlstrom, 5:29
Youth Female – Taylor Tragesser, 5:33
Open Male – Grant Monnier, 4:33
Open Female – Laura Riches, 5:14 (New Event & Course Record)
Masters Male – Hugh Mundy, 5:16
Masters Female – Judy Porter, 6:19
USATF Masters Women 1 Mile Champion – Katie Sherron, 5:05 (New Event & Course Record)
USATF Masters Men 1 Mile Champion – Bryan Lindsey, 4:25
Elite Male – James Ngandu, 4:07
Elite Female – Shelby Nolan, 4:54
Full results, when available, can be found here.
Beyond Monumental’s premier event, the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, Half Marathon, & 5K, will return for the 16th running this year on Saturday, October 28, 2023. For more information and to register, please visit monumentalmarathon.com.
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About Beyond Monumental
Beyond Monumental provides the Indianapolis community with a complement of activities built around their premiere event that promotes healthy living & fitness for all ages. Beyond Monumental gives back to the Indianapolis community by supporting youth programming that reinforces healthy lifestyles for young people, with an emphasis on working with urban students and Indianapolis Public Schools, donating over $1.5 million in 14 years. The CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon is a top 15 marathon in the US and is nationally recognized by Runners’ World as one of “Ten Great Marathons for First Timers”. The 16th annual running is scheduled for Oct. 28, 2023. WWW.BEYONDMONUMENTAL.ORG