Court date: Gatewood 10th grade student Ansleigh Hillin, 15, runs past the historic Putnam County courthouse in downtown Eatonton before eventually finishing as the womens’ class winner of Gatewood’s annual Swamp Stomp 5K. IAN TOCHER/Staff
And they’re off: Florida’s George Kirk leads the field away from the start of this year’s Swamp Stomp and wound up second overall and first in the Masters division.p Stomp 5K. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Winning time: Eighth-grade Gatewood student Cale Ferguson, 14, crosses the finish line in 22 minutes, 5 seconds to win the overall and men’s title for the 14th annual 5K for Kaye Swamp Stomp. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Young but fast: Eightyear- old, 2nd grader Bailey Ratliff, daughter of Gatewood’s football head coach Jeff Ratliff, scored the 8-and-under Swamp Stomp 5K title, with a time just 10 minutes behind overall winner Cale Ferguson. Bowie King, 11, a Gatewood 6th grader, won the overall and girls’ portion of the pre-race 2K Fun Run held on school property, while 9-year-old Daniel Robbins was the boys’ Fun Run winner. JEFF RATLIFF/Contributed
More than 120 runners started Gatewood Schools’ 14th annual 5K for Kaye Swamp Stomp on Sep. 18, with Gatewood 8th grader Cale Ferguson the first to reach the finish line precisely 22 minutes, 5.3 seconds later. It marked just the second career win for Ferguson, 14, who competes as a middle-distance specialist on the school’s track team.
First among female runners was another Gatew...
