On April 23, 2022, twelve Ash Fork Middle School students and two Ash Fork Elementary Students participated in the 18th annual Pat's Run in Tempe, Arizona.
Pat's Run is a fundraising memorial run honoring Pat Tillman, who died on April 22, 2004, serving his country in Afghanistan. Before joining the Army Rangers in 2002, Pat Tillman played professional football for the Arizona Cardinals and football for the ASU Sun Devils.
The theme of this year's run was Pushing Limits which is appropriate for the Ash Fork students. Before the run, none of the students had run in a race event that required them to run multiple miles at one time. The run was 4.2 miles long and ran along Tempe Town Lake and the streets of Tempe before ending on the Sun Devil Stadium football field. The students did a fantastic job pushing their limits and finishing their runs in under an hour.
- Pamela Vazquez finished her run at 28:34. She was ranked 12 out of 7,070 female runners and 2 out of 521 female runners ages 1-19.
- Nathan Keele finished his run at 34:18. He was ranked 705 out of 7,057 male runners and 78 out of 696 male runners ages 1-19.
- Miclo Ayla finished his run at 34:29. He was ranked 718 out of 7,057 male runners and 80 out of 696 male runners ages 1-19.
- Jhovanny Vazquez finished his run at 34:30. He was ranked 720 out of 7,057 male runners and 81 out of 696 male runners ages 1-19.
- Benjamin Armstrong finished his run at 34:30. He was ranked 723 out of 7,057 male runners and 83 out of 696 male runners ages 1-19.
- Jesus Ayla finished his run at 34:32. He was ranked 727 out of 7,057 male runners and 84 out of 696 male runners ages 1-19.
- Eva Flores finished her run at 36:34. She was ranked 235 out of 7,070 female runners and 23 out of 521 female runners ages 1-19.
- Gracie Staples finished her run at 36:37. She was ranked 242 out of 7,070 female runners and 24 out of 521 female runners ages 1-19.
- Chandler Benavides finished his run at 37:09. He was ranked 1,234 out of 7,057 male runners and 133 out of 696 male runners ages 1-19.
- Gabriella Gillespie finished her run at 39:21. She was ranked 543 out of 7,070 female runners and 45 out of 521 female runners ages 1-19.
- Laney Trovillion finished her run at 43:04. She was ranked 1,136 out of 7,070 female runners and 92 out of 521 female runners ages 1-19.
- Andrea Vazquez finished her run at 43:08. She was ranked 1,153 out of 7,070 female runners and 94 out of 521 female runners ages 1-19.
- Lilly Broehm finished her run at 53:57. She was ranked 2,866 out of 7,070 female runners and 222 out of 521 female runners ages 1-19.
I want to thank the school district and the parents who allowed me to take these Spartan athletes running. It brought me joy to share my love of running with our Spartan family and see your children accomplish something new.
Sincerely,
Natalie Broehm
