THIBODAUX, La. – The Nicholls State University cross country and track and field programs will host the Second Annual Colonel 5k fundraiser presented by Josh Chauvin, Personal Trainer, and Dr. Laura Chauvin on April 27 at John L. Guidry Stadium.
The event is scheduled to begin Saturday at 8 a.m. Race day registration opens an hour prior and costs $30. Participants can sign up online for $25 by April 26. Those who sign up before April 15 will be guaranteed a Colonel 5k t-shirt. More information can be found at the link below.
COLONEL 5K REGISTRATION
The race will feature a flat and fast course around Nicholls' beautiful campus. Prize packages will be awarded to the top 3 male and female overall finishers, top male and female master's finishers, and age group winners (0-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+) male and female will receive commemorative 2nd Annual Colonel 5k medals donated by Mary's Embroidery, Awards & Sports.
All race registration fees will benefit the Nicholls Track and Field and Cross Country programs thanks to the generosity of our Presenting Donors Josh Chauvin, Personal Trainer, and Dr. Laura Chauvin and Premier Donors Scorpion Subsea covering the timing costs and Premier Endodontics covering the t-shirt costs.
QUOTE FROM STEFANIE SLEKIS:
NICHOLLS TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY HEAD COACH
It is amazing to watch our 2nd Annual Colonel 5k come together. Our local businesses, alumni, and supporters have really stepped up to help us put on a great 5k race! I can't thank Josh Chauvin, Dr. Laura Chauvin, Jacob Marcell-Scorpion Subsea, and Dr. Michael Marcello-Premier Endodontics enough for their generosity. Their donations have made this event possible and enable every dollar raised to go directly to benefit our track & field and cross country student-athletes.
The Colonel 5k is a huge fundraiser for our team that allows us to go to pre-season cross country team training camp, provide more team meals throughout the year, and additional equipment. One of our big goals for this year is to fundraise enough to purchase our own 15-passenger team van. The Colonel 5k also serves as our spring semester team home event so it will be exciting to see how many community members, alumni, and students we can have participate in the Colonel 5k and have them come out and run or walk and get to know our team. Our team members will be at every corner on the course cheering on our 5k competitors!
EVENT DETAILS
7 a.m. – Race day registration opens ($30) and closes 15 minutes prior to start
8 a.m. – Race begins
Food and fun after the race!
9:30 a.m. – Colonel 5k awards
COLONEL 5K PRESENTING DONOR
Nicholls alumnus Josh Chauvin and wife Dr. Laura Chauvin are proud to present the 2nd Annual Colonel 5k. Josh is a Personal Trainer at Anytime Fitness in Thibodaux and enjoys helping individuals reach their personal health and fitness goals. An Ultra Runner himself, Josh is always researching how he can best reach his training and racing goals holistically through nutrition, recovery, and training. Those interested in speaking with Josh about how he can help you reach your goals, he can be contacted at 985-438-5833.
DONORS
Prizes, drinks, and food are provided thanks to our generous donors: Anytime Fitness, Coca-Cola, Rouses Markets, Big Easy Bucha, Chic Chateau, Sante Fe Cattle Co., Nicholls Baseball, Off the Hook, Fit Kitchen Meals, Big Mike's BBQ, Mistikal Mirrors Salon, and Raising Cane's.
THE CHALLENGE
If 100 participants register for the Colonel 5k, Athletic Director
Matt Roan has been challenged by Head Coach
Stefanie Slekis to join everyone on the starting line and race.
FOLLOW ALONG
To stay up to date with the Nicholls cross country and track squads, follow the teams on twitter @Nicholls_XCTF.
