Sarah's Stride, May 18, 2002 - Sarah's Stride is held in honor of Sarah Hegarty, a local teen who died in 1998 while awaiting a life-saving transplant. She was a healthy 15-year-old sophomore at Divine Savior High School and an excellent athlete before falling ill. She lost her fight for life March 16, 1998, at the age of 17.

Nearly 900 runners and walkers participated in the fourth annual Sarah's Stride run/walk Saturday, May 18, 2002, at Hart Park, Wauwatosa, raising $46,000 for organ donation awareness efforts in eastern Wisconsin. Sarah's Stride raises funds for organ donor awareness efforts throughout southeastern Wisconsin. The first three years of the event funded an organ donation curriculum for state drivers' education programs, an organ donation curriculum for state high school health education teachers, and a website for the Wisconsin Donor Network.

Matt Thull, Wauwatosa, won the 5k run with a record time of 14.36. Scott Jansky, LaCrosse, placed second with a time of 15:02, and Joe Herington, Milwaukee, placed third, in 15:05.

Cash award winners included:
Male Overall:
1) Thull
2) Jansky
3) Herington
4) Shane Carr, Racine (15.10)
5) Pat Harrington, Milwaukee (15.13)		 Female Overall:
1) Dot McMahan, Milwaukee, 17.32
2) Jennifer Pavela, La Crosse, 17.35
3) Lynn Fitzsimmons, Mequon, 18.00
4) Sue Miller, Sheboygan, 18.30
5) Corinne Hlavka, Racine, 18.52

George Ogutu, Milwaukee, was the male masters winner (17.24) and Hlavka
was the female masters winner. For complete results, visit: onlineraceresults.com

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