Soccer-Player-Turned-Runner Ethan Correia Wins Run 4 Hunger & Health 5K
Newtown’s Ethan Correia won the 5th Annual Run 4 Hunger & Health 5K at Fairfield Hills on September 14. Correia, 22, is an avid soccer player who has only been running for the past seven or eight months. He finished the course in a time of 19:03.
The second finisher was fellow Newtown runner Chris Soler, 38, who completed the course in 20:41. Next came Danbury’s Marcos Krause, 36, finishing in 20:54. The fourth-place finisher was the top female, Ridgefield’s Olivia Gorski, 27, who came across the finish line in 20:55.
Rounding out the top ten, plus one, were Brookfield’s Matthew Rosa, 23 (22:09), Monroe’s Claudio Goncalves, 42 (22:19), Newtown’s Gary DeBrito, 35 (22:46), Sandy Hook’s Bryce Bisset, 23 (22:48), Sandy Hook’s Derek Bobowick, 50 (22:50), Newtown’s Cian Lahey, 12 (23:11), followed closely by sibling Kinley Lahey, 10 (23:12).
Richard Zuvich of Bethel, 70, has set a personal goal of running 1,000 races and said the Run 4 Hunger marked number 993; he finished the course in 36:56. Instead of a traditional children’s race there was an obstacle course for the youngest participants.
The race, hosted by the Newtown Knights of Columbus, benefits Newtown Youth & Family Services and FAITH Food Pantry. Registration included donations of canned goods.
For complete race results visit aratrace.com.