36th Annual OCTC GG Talbott 5K Wrap Up
Owensboro, KY (11/14/2022) — The 36th Annual OCTC GG Talbott 5K was held on November 5, 2022. The race supports the GG Talbott Emergency Student Grant program at Owensboro Community and Technical College and honors long time counselor GG Talbott. Grant G. Talbott served as a counselor at OCTC for 10 years and coordinated the OCTC Road Race from 1998 to 2007. A mentor and friend to many, Grant will long be remembered for his commitment to education and student success.
Runners from all across Kentucky and southern Indiana braved the wind and rain to conquer the hills. Aidan Taylor won the overall male runner category with a time of 18 minutes and 29 seconds. Dakota McCaslin won the overall female runner category with a time of 24 minutes and 47 seconds.
Dr. Scott Williams commented, "Our race this year was a huge success thanks to the sponsors, the race committee that puts it on, and the race organizers who provide support and really help make the event go smoothly. Even in the challenging weather conditions everyone had a great time!"
The 5K was sponsored by OMU, Don Moore Automotive, Champion Ford, City of Owensboro Transit, Daviess County Ag Extension Service, Five Star Food Service, Great Harvest Bread Company, and the Owensboro YMCA.
The 37th Annual OCTC GG Talbott 5K to be held in November 2023. For more information please contact cadie.underwood@kctcs.edu.
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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