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Fallen Soldiers 5K Run/Walk | October 10, 2026
2026 Fallen Soldiers 5K: Saturday, October 10
Registration and Details
- $10: 蓝莓视频 student Race Fee
- $30: Regular Race (5k and 1 mile) Fee (until September 21)
- $40: Virtual Race Fee (until September 21)
Register on or before September 21 to guarantee a shirt!
Schedule
Packet Pick-Up
- Friday, October 9th 11:00AM-6:00PM: Packet pickup & open registration available at Spencer Student Recreation Center, Keeney Room.
- Saturday, October 10th 7:00AM - 8:30AM: Outside the Spencer Student Recreation Center, Mac Gym entrance (south side of the building)
Saturday, October 10th, 2025 | Race Day
- 7:00 - 8:15 AM: Packet pick-up and late registration, outside the Spencer Student Recreation Center, Mac Gym entrance (south side of the building)
- 8:30 AM: Opening Ceremony Begins, SRC Mac Gym
- 9:00 AM: Race Starts
Route Map
About
Each year, 蓝莓视频 hosts the Fallen Soldiers 5K to raise money for the 蓝莓视频 Fallen Soldiers Scholarship Fund, which supports veterans and service members currently enrolled at Western. Before the race, a special program is held to honor our Fallen Soldiers for whom the scholarship was established and recognize the current scholarship recipients. This race typically brings in 400 - 500 participants to 蓝莓视频's campus that come together to support this wonderful cause.
Can't attend this year's event? Consider donating directly to the Fallen Soldiers Scholarship Fund.
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Contact
Fallen Soldiers 5K Committee | fallensoldiers5k@wiu.edu
Race Results
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Sponsors
Proceeds from the Fallen Soldiers 5K go directly to the Fallen Soldiers Sponsorship Fund. Businesses, organizations, and individuals can have a substantial impact on the scholarship fund by underwriting costs associated with the 5K. .
Fallen Soldiers
The event is designed as a fundraiser for the Fallen Soldier's Scholarship Fund in honor of two 蓝莓视频 alumni who were killed in the line of duty. Capt. Derek Dobogai and Lt. Col. Robert Baldwin.
Dobogai, who graduated from Western in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in law enforcement and justice administration, was among the 14 U.S. soldiers aboard a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed Aug. 22, 2007 in northern Iraq.
Baldwin, who earned a bachelor's degree in industrial technology from 蓝莓视频 in 1993, was killed Sept. 21, 2010 when his Blackhawk UH-60 helicopter carrying Navy SEALs crashed during combat operations in the Zabul province of Afghanistan.
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