University of Minnesota Athletics
Hopkins Previews Rocky's Run
11/1/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
MINNEAPOLIS - The Golden Gopher women's cross country team hosts its final home meet of the season this Sunday. Watch below as head coach Sarah Hopkins discusses the importance of Rocky's Run.
The #Gophers host Rocky's Run this Sunday. Get the details from @MNXCCoachHop and join us for the open 6K race! pic.twitter.com/A3LNJuNuNj
- Minnesota W TrackCC (@GopherWCCTF) November 1, 2017
Rocky's Run, an open 6K race, honors former Gopher runner Rochelle "Rocky" Racette, who died in a car accident in 1981 at the age of 22. While at the University of Minnesota, Racette was an All-American in track & field and cross country and champion of the Big Ten and Drake Relays 5,000-meter titles. The annual race is staged by the many members of the running community who knew and loved her. Racette's legacy lives on through the memory of those who knew her, and through Rocky's Run and the scholarship for which it raises money.
This Sunday marks the 37th annual running of Rocky's Run. The race begins at 10:30 a.m. CT and is open to the public. Online registration is available through 6 p.m. Saturday.
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