The Niagara County Community College Alumni Association will host its 20th annual 5K run/walk on Friday, May 4, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The course is USA Track and Field certified and features a fast, flat route around the scenic NCCC campus in Sanborn. The event is open to the public, alumni, faculty, staff and students.
The price to participate in the 5K Run or the one-mile walk is $20 before the day of the race and $25 on race day. The fee includes an official NCCC alumni 5K run/walk T-shirt for the first 150 participants and a post-race party at NCCC with dinner, refreshments, music and Buffalo Bison tickets. Dinner and beverage tickets for non-participants are available for purchase at the party.
Registration and packet pick-up will begin at 5 p.m. in the main gym. ChampionChip timing will be performed by "ScoreThis!" Prizes will be given to the overall male and female winners and awards will be given for the top three finishers in each age category for the 5K race.
Proceeds from the race support NCCC student scholarships and the NCCC Alumni Association. To register for the race, visit
www.niagaracc.suny.edu/alumni/5k.php or call the alumni office at 716-614-5910.