3rd annual Coach Rodney Blue Charitable Run on Sept. 19

The Sandburg Foundation will host the third annual Coach Rodney Blue Charitable Run at 8 a.m. Sept. 19 on the Galesburg campus to honor the late Chargers cross country coach and support his legacy for future cross country student-athletes at Sandburg.

 

Runners and walkers of all ages and skill levels are invited to register for this non-competitive event. Registration is $30 for ages 13 and over, $20 for ages 12 and under and free for current Sandburg students. On-site registration will also be available. 

 

An opening ceremony will take place at 8 a.m., and the 5K run/walk will start at 8:30 a.m. A 1K run/walk will begin at 8:35 a.m. Both routes will start in the circle drive of the Science & Technology Center, go through the bus lane in parking lot A, turn right onto Tom L. Wilson Blvd., turn left past building G and head south on Log City Trail. A return route will follow that same path.

 

Money raised will go toward the Coach Rodney Blue Cross Country Team Fund, which has raised more $14,500 to support the Sandburg cross country program and its student-athletes.

 

For those who don’t want to participate in the run/walk but would still like to support the Coach Rodney Blue Cross Country Team Fund, donations can be made through the Sandburg Foundation.

 

 

Blue passed away in July 2024 at age 66. He first joined the Chargers as an assistant in 2011 and led the men’s and women’s cross country teams from 2015 to his passing. Blue steered the program to its most successful stretch ever, winning five Region 4 championships and sending a team or individual to the NJCAA national meet in each of the eight seasons it fielded a squad during his tenure.

 

For more information, contact Emma Smith, student engagement specialist, at 309.345.3522 or esmith@sandburg.edu.