Ninth Annual Ray Crothers Memorial Race To Take Place Saturday

The Ninth Annual Ray Crothers Memorial 5K Cross Country Race and Kids Mile Fun Run hosted by the CCSU Alumni, Track and Field Club and CCSU Athletic Department will take place on Saturday, Sept. 23 at Stanley Quarter Park in New Britain, CT. The event is in dedication to the historical Blue Devil runner, Ray Crothers, for his honorable list of accomplishments and loyalty to CCSU.

Proceeds from the race will benefit the Blue Devils men's and women's cross country/track and field programs under the head coach Eric Blake.

RAY CROTHERS 5K/KIDS FUN RUN REGISTRATION

The Kids Mile Fun Run will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is free of charge to children ages 12 and under. The Ray Crothers 5K run is slated for a 9:00 a.m. start and is $20 per participant. Runners can either register online at www.fasttracktiming.com or fill out the attached sign-up form to bring on race day. Pre-race registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. for both events. Checks can be made payable to CCSU.

The Ray Crothers Race is also a USATF-CT 2017 Cross Country Grand Prix sanctioned event and MRR qualifier. T-shirts will be handed out to the first 100 online entries and a hospitality tent will also be available for all participants. The top three finishers in each age bracket will receive an award.

All runners are encouraged to stick around after the race and cheer on the Central Connecticut men's and women's corss country teams in its 15th Annual Ted Owen Invitational. The men's 8K race will start at 11:00 a.m. and the women's 5K is scheduled to begin at noon.

Questions can be directed to the race director, Eric Blake (CCSU Head Coach) (860) 832-3054 or blakee@ccsu.edu.