EDWARDSVILLE – Madison Popelar and her sister, Morgan Popelar, placed one-two in the women’s division of the Mud Mountain 5K Race on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Southern Illinois University in an extremely close finish.
Madison had a time of 21:18.6, and Morgan posted a clocking of 21:18.9. Morgan and Madison were EHS runners last season.
Mackenna Kerpan was third in the women’s division (21:19.1).
Purple Reign edged the Blazers for the female team title with top four times of 1:27.40.8 to 1:30:16.0.
A total of 150 runners recorded times in the Mud Mountain race.
The female age division winners were as follows:
60 and Over – Rebecca Bradley, 27:48.7.
50-54 – Serena Ball, 25:51.6.
40-44 – Kristin Stahlheber, 28:52.1.
30-34 – Samantha Wallace, 34:37.1.
25-29 – Melissa Spencer, 24:04.3; Julianna Determan was second (25:16.5), and Rachel Schoenecker was third (29:17.5). All three girls were strong runners at EHS.
19-24 – Zoe Nelson, 21:39.1.
16-18 – Willow Jackson, 21:24.7.
14-15 – Audrey Floyd, 22:02.7.
12-13 – Hannah Helton, 24:07.8.
11 and under – Aria Becemi, 29:43.2.
