Prior Lake, MN – On Saturday, November 20, 2010, Dakotah! Sport and Fitness sponsored their annual Turkey Trot 5K. The run started at Dakotah!, and the course continued through The Meadows at Mystic Lake, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community golf course. In spite of the bitterly cold weather, the 297 runners and countless volunteers enjoyed themselves, reported DSF Director Tad Dunsworth.

Awards were given to first, second, and third place overall male and female finishers of the 5K. All participants received t-shirts.

The Overall Men's Winners were Chris Kartschoke, 41, of Prior Lake, in first place with a time of 18:49; Ben Kopecky, 25, of North Liberty, Iowa, in second place with a time of 18:56; and Brad Pederson, 31, of Belle Plaine in third place with a time of 19:22.

The Overall Women's Winners were Victoria Ranua, 30, of Prior Lake in first place with a time of 21:16; Susan Engelhart, 34, of Jordan, in second place with a time of 21:51; and Lisa Kresky-Griffin, 38, of Farmington in third place with a time of 22:24.

Overall Men’s Winners

1^st            Chris Kartschoke, 41, Prior Lake

2^nd            Ben Kopecky, 25, North Liberty, Iowa

3^rd            Brad Pederson, 31, Belle Plaine

Overall Women’s Winners

1^st            Victoria Ranua, 30, of Prior Lake

2^nd            Susan Engelhart, 34, of Jordan

3^rd            Lisa Kresky-Griffin, 38, of Farmington

Age Group Winners

Male

Ages 13-19            David Thompson, 19, Prior Lake

Ages 20-29            David Tusa, 21, Savage

Ages 30-39            Matthew Brodsky, 32, Minneapolis

Ages 40-49            Bruce Allen, 48, Flandreau, South Dakota

Ages 50-59            Patrick Geraghty, 58, Minneapolis

Ages 60-69            Mark O’Donnell, 60, Apple Valley

Female

Ages 13-19            Caroline Guse, 16, Watertown

Ages 20-29            Heather Schmidtz, 21, North Liberty, Iowa

Ages 30-39            Colleen Pond, 32, Savage

Ages 40-49            Henriette Lemke, 48, Prior Lake

Ages 50-59            Ann Holthaus, 52, Prior Lake

Ages 60-69            Pauline Benke, 64, Wayzata

The complete list of winners is listed at www.dakotahsport.com.