Kendrick, 5, wins HOVF 5K overall female title

Published 11:39 am Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Five-year-old Katalina Kendrick, of Burkeville, finished as the overall female winner of the Heart of Virginia Festival (HOVF) 5K Run on May 4 in Farmville. With a 26-minute, 24-second time, she placed first out of a field of 37 female runners that ranged in age from 5-70. She was the youngest female participant by a margin of 10 years. Including the male runners, which ranged in age from 11-81, the field of HOVF 5K Run participants was 72, among which Kendrick and her time placed an impressive 13th.

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