A race
on an eight-mile challenge course will help raise money for a student
scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
The
second annual “Reeder’s Ruck March” will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 30,
starting at Mathias Mitchell Public Square in downtown Stevens
Point and following a loop of the Green Circle Trail. This year’s event will
begin with ceremonial cannon shot by Stevens Point Mayor Mike Wiza.
The
event is sponsored by the UW-Stevens Point Ranger Club as a fundraiser for the
Alexander H. Reeder Memorial Scholarship, named for a senior psychology major
from Wisconsin Rapids who died in a motorcycle accident in 2014. Reeder was in
ROTC, and the scholarship will support ROTC students.
The
march is open to 200 contestants who will wear a “ruck sack,” a backpack
weighing at least 35 pounds, as they complete the course. Individual awards will be given to the top male and female
finisher in two classes: age 40 and under, and 41 and older.
For
more information and registration, go to http://reedersruck.eventbrite.com.