Congratulations to this year's speediest Beavers:

Men's

Jack Rousseau '23 16:12.54

Simon Hagos '27 16:48.33

Luke Bonagofski 18:05.27

Women's

Cassidy Armstrong '26 16:48.74

Ari Bonagofski 18:03.62

Ciana Johnson '28 18:22.43

Each of this year's winners will get a pair of Brooks shoes, thanks to our great awards sponsor and Fremont neighbor, Brooks Running.

We Got Spirit! Thanks to the runners, walkers, volunteers, sponsors, Bucky, Emcee Abby Hunt, and Ballard's Cheer Team and Pep Band for once again bringing the Beaver spirit! This year, Bucky ran the entire course! Our awesome emcee, Principal Hunt, even got in the swing of things by running the course before the event! Great to see teachers and coaches enjoying the run too.

Thanks to You! Funds from Running of the Beavers registrations, team stipends, sponsorship recruitment, and direct donations, totaling $13,706, will be distributed to 26 Ballard HS athletic programs, Dance, Band, Cheer and student mental health support.

Special thanks to Event Chair Sue Stimac Verduin '78, former Foundation Board Member Beth Sylves, Foundation Vice President Paul Plumis, Communications Director Gloria Kruzner, and Foundation Executive Director and Co-Founder Dick Lee '61 for planning, promotion, and race day assistance.

We appreciate the support from both the Boys and Girls Lacrosse teams (including Foundation Co-President Ryan Carlisle '93) assisting with event set-up, registration, and breakdown. Finally, special thanks to Briane Henak at Rowland Studio for helping tell the story with great race day photos.

Class Competition: The count is in and tabulated, and the Freshmen and Seniors have tied! Congrats, Classes of 2026 and 2029, you'll each receive $250 in your ASB account for having the most Running of the Beavers race participants!

Race Refreshments: Participants and spectators enjoyed fresh fruit, granola bars, and water from Grocery Outlet (Crown Hill-Ballard); coffee from Caffe Appassionato; chocolate milk and regular milk cartons from Smith Brothers Farms; and delicious clam chowder from Duke's Seafood. Thanks to these businesses for their racer fueling support and our food service team led by Dan Shadle for helping to get everyone their refreshments!

Duke's Drawing: Congratulations to runner Timothy Isaacson who won the drawing for a $100 gift card to Duke's Seafood.

Still Want to Give Back? You can still donate, with 100 percent of your donation going to one of our beneficiaries: Ballard Athletics, Performing Arts, Dance Team, or Cheer Squad.

A Great Big Beaver Shoutout to Our Supporting Sponsors

Covich-Williams (Mason '68 and Linda '67 Williams)

The Goodman Foundation (John Goodman '71)

Carter Subaru

Brooks Running

Brown Bear Car Wash

Les Schwab Tire Center - Ballard

Western Ventures Construction (Ryan Carlisle '93)

Duke's Seafood

Crown Hill Grocery Outlet

Caffe Appasionato

Smith Brothers Farms

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Our mission is to support the students, faculty and administration of Ballard High School and enrich the school’s programs and activities so that Ballard High School will be a world-class learning center for the benefit of the Seattle community.