Utah seventh grader helps friend cross the finish line of school race
May 24, 2024, 3:33 PM
(Copper Mountain Middle School)
(Copper Mountain Middle School)
HERRIMAN— A seventh grader is being praised for helping his friend cross the finish line at their school race.
Nate Wegwitz and Rykien Evans are friends and 7th graders at Copper Mountain Middle School.
They decided they both wanted to participate in “Running of the Colts,” which is a race at the end of the school year in honor of the school’s mascot.
“It’s a one mile race where we have the kids race around the boundaries or the border of our school grounds,” Angela Thompson, the Department Chair of Copper Mountain Middle School’s PE Department, said.
The race has grown over the years and allows interested students or staff to run while everyone else cheers them on.
“We got 188 on the field on the course today which we’re really happy about,” Thompson said.
Participants each are awarded a medal and a t-shirt along with some other prizes.
The race presents a unique challenge since Rykien is in a wheelchair.
“People say that this wheelchair is super fast and Nate came up with the idea that we should just do running of the colts,” Rykien said.
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