Morning Rain Cleared For Abbey Trails 2024

The annual Abbey Trails 5K Run / 2-Mile walk brought guests from near and far to Conception Abbey on Saturday, May 4 to celebrate health and wellness.

Morning rain cleared just as more than 250 people arrived to participate in the walk, run, health fair, and brunch.

The 5K course began at the Abbey’s circle drive entrance and went north on 136 to just north of Jefferson C-123 school, and back. The two-mile walk course included four laps around the Conception Abbey campus.

We are physical, intellectual, and spiritual beings, and Conception Abbey acknowledges exercise as an important factor in maintaining a balanced and healthy life. Abbey Trails allows the monks and seminarians of Conception Abbey and Conception Seminary College to promote their values of health and wellness with the event’s participants.

“What started as a very rainy morning turned out to be a lovely day for a successful event,” said Kim Stiens, event coordinator. This event has been important to us for nearly three decades, and it was nice to celebrate with long-time friends and welcome new faces to campus.”

The proceeds from Abbey Trails are used to promote healthy lifestyles among the monks and seminarians of Conception Abbey and Conception Seminary College and in the surrounding communities.

 

Event Results

Trevor Fisher of Grand Island, Nebraska, was the overall winner in the men’s category, finishing the 5-kilometer course in 20:32.41.
 
Anya Darnell of St. Joseph, Missouri, was the overall winner in the women’s category, completing her run in 26:04.65.
 
The age-group first-place winners in the men’s 5K run were: Parker Shelton (0-13); Jamen Costen (14-19); Collin Thielen (20-29); Matt Tritten (30-39); Fr. Paul Sheller (40-49); Joshua Shelton (50-59); Kevin Stock (60-69); Larry Davison (70+).
 
The age group first-place winners in the women’s 5K run were: Abigail Swing (0-13); Kendal Straub (14-19); Sarah Busby (20-29); Whitney Redig (30-39); Brandi Farnan (40-49); Diana Hook (50-59); Sally Bowman (60-69); Melba Mier (70+).
 
In the two-mile walk, participants estimated their completion time before the event and winners were determined by accuracy.
 
The age group first-place winners in the men’s two-mile walk were: James Braddy (0-13); Joel Braddy (14-19); Luke Dalton (20-29); Jeremiah Bledsoe (30-39); Jacob Gray (40-49); Robert Todd (50-59); Keith Moran (60-69); Stephen Schroff (70+).
 
The age group first-place winners in the women’s two-mile walk were: Mary-Katheryn Swaggerty (0-13); Grace Fields (14-19); Brittany Shipps (20-29); Karissa Holtman (30-39); Christina Atkins (40-49); Shanda Parrish (50-59); Victoria Spire (60-69); Dolores Schroff (70+).

 

See a full listing of results here.
Find event photos on our Facebook page.

 

In the Corporate Challenge, Nucor took the Corporate Challenge traveling trophy for the fastest average time in the 5K run, Mosaic won the trophy for most overall participants, and Nodaway Valley Bank won the trophy for closest average time to estimated time in the 2-mile walk.

Next year’s Abbey Trails event is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2025. Watch for details on Conception Abbey’s website, www.conceptionabbey.org/abbeytrails.