Runners line up at the starting line for the University of Guam Annual Charter Day 5K on March 12. 

Winner certificates were awarded to 53 participants in the University of Guam’s Annual Charter Day 2K/5K Run, which was held on March 10. Certificates were awarded to the top three males and females in each of eight divisions for the 5K and for the top five Youth Division runners in the 2K.

Chris Rasmussen and Jennifer Paz-Pulmones, both in the master division (ages 40-49), won the 5K races for the men’s and women’s divisions with times of 18:46 and 25:29, respectively, and Matthew Leon Guerrero, in the youth division (ages 13 and below), won the 2K event with a time of 13:42.

The race is part of UOG’s Annual Charter Day event, which is the university’s largest public event, welcoming more than 5,000 people to the campus to celebrate UOG’s continued commitment to excellence in academics, research, and service. This year marked the university’s 51st anniversary since the signing of its charter.

Charter Day 2019 2K/5K Race Results
5K Overall Winners
Place	Female	Time	Male	Time
1	Jennifer Paz-Pulmones	25:29	Chris Rasmussen	18:46
2	Debra Guillory	26:11	Mark Imazu	20:19
3	Darlynn Manlengit	26:23	Adrian Ada	20:24
5K Division Winners
Division	Female	Time	Male	Time
Junior(14-19)			Mark Imazu	20:19
Open(20-29)	Darlynn Manlengit	26:23	Arthur Toves21:28	21:28
Sub-master (30-39)	KristiAnna Whitman	36:06	Adrian Ada	20:24
Master (40-49)	Jennifer Pulmones-Paz	25:29	Chris Rasmussen	18:46
Senior (50-59)	Kayt Garner	28:07	Fred Schumann	26:06
Grandmaster (60-69)	Kate Moots	31:34	Ador Gaerlan	30:06
Manåmko' (70 and above)	Anna Pangelinan	32:44	Johnny Yu	33:12
2K Overall Winners
Place	Name	Time
1	Matthew Leon Guerrero	13:42
2	Riza Luzano	13:43
3	Ashlynn Abagatnan	15:45
4	Levi Denton	16:34
5	Jariz Macaraeg	16:38

View the complete race results here.

(From left) Ashlynn Abagatnan, Jariz Macaraeg, and Riza Luzano finished the 2K in third, fifth, and second place, respectively. 

 

Matthew Leon Guerrero finished first in the 2K with a time of 13:42. 

 

The top finishers in the 5K Men’s Master Division. (From left) Chris Rasmussen and Paulo Philamon. Rasmussen was also the top male and top overall finisher. 

The top finishers in the 5K Women’s Master Division. (From left) Jennifer Pulmones-Paz, Debra Guillory, and Anna Haun. Pulmones-Paz was also the top female finisher overall.