2nd White River
water Carnival 10K Classic
(8:30 am 2 August 1980)
Aspel repeats as champ of White River Classic
By Judy Engelhardt of the Guard Staff
Tom Aspel, a former 2-time All-America track star at the University of Arkansas, successfully defends his title Saturday by winning the White River Classic for the second consecutive year. A total of 110 runners competed...
How they finished...
| Name | From | Age | Time |
| Tom Aspel | Russellville | 25 | 33:16 |
| Larry Rogers | Batesville | 23 | 34:10 |
| Joe Merio | Pine Bluff | 19 | 34:21 |
| Steve Jens | West Plains, MO | 17 | 34:50 |
| Martin Fulk | Little Rock | 19 | 34:56 |
| Eric Lynk | Jonesboro | 21 | 35:26 |
| Keith Smith | West Plains, Mo | 17 | 35:32 |
| Joe Fiegel | Conway | 20 | 35:55 |
| Joe Willock | Clinton | 36 | 35:59 |
| Bill Ward | Clarksville | 19 | 36:45 |
| Mike Sandlin | Batesville | 25 | 37:17 |
| Mark Cotter | Caulifield, MO | 17 | 38:25 |
| Branton White | West Plains, Mo | 16 | 38:45 |
| Pat Zinn | West Plains, MO | 16 | 38:50 |
| Dennis Keefer | Jacksonville | 33 | 39:30 |
| Randall Bently | Mt. Home | 38 | 39:13 |
| Gavin Duke | Batesville | 19 | 39:25 |
| Wyatt Washburn | Batesville | 39 | 39:31 |
| Larry Bintiff | Bee Branch | 30 | 39:51 |
| Jimmy Porter | Clarksville | 28 | 40:24 |
| Eddie Mulkey | Little Rock | 22 | 40:36 |
| Dennis Crider | West Plains, MO | 36 | 40:44 |
| Michael Barcus | West Plains, MO | 25 | 40:45 |
| Shan Hodges | Salem | 20 | 41:20 |
| Larry Bentley | Batesville | 40 | 41:36 |
| Gary Robertson | N. Little Rock | 32 | 41:55 |
| Steve Smith | Batesville | 19 | 42:03 |
| Nigel O'Reilly | Little Rock | 33 | 42:16 |
| Danny Meeks | Agnes | 20 | 42:45 |
| George Purcelley | Arvada, CO | 54 | 43:07 |
| John Morrill | Conway | 34 | 43:23 |
| Greg Sveska | Jacksonville | 22 | 43:42 |
| Alvin Strait | Jacksonville | 27 | 43:44 |
| Cathy Russell | West Plains, MO | 31 | 44:25 |
| Mark Schmidt | Little Rock | 32 | 44:36 |
| John Purtle | Batesville | 45 | 44:45 |
| Clay Hamilton | N. Little Rock | 32 | 45:05 |
| Elgine Lebos | Little Rock | 33 | 45:06 |
| Dave Swanson | Jacksonville | 30 | 45:08 |
| Keith Cole | Jonesboro | 28 | 45:11 |
| Terry Smith | Batesville | 17 | 45:50 |
| Tom Stewart | Little Rock | 22 | 45:55 |
| Andy Buschman | Desha | 28 | 45:56 |
| Michael Maguire | Agusta | 30 | 45:59 |
| Steven Purtle | Batesville | 13 | 46:07 |
| Art Bentley III | West Plains, MO | 11 | 46:20 |
| Jack Hunter | West Plains, MO | 46 | 46:21 |
| Andy Purcelley | Arvada, CO | 15 | 46:49 |
| Ken Lewis | Sprinfield, MO | 37 | 46:55 |
| Bob Hilts | Little Rock | 33 | 47:00 |
| David Winburn | Jacksonville | 26 | 47:02 |
| Jack Heston | Batesville | 18 | 47:06 |
| Scott Scherz | N. Little Rock | 23 | 47:18 |
| Charles Smith | N. Little Rock | 29 | 47:25 |
| Aaron Little | Heber Springs | 17 | 48:03 |
| Karen Collins | Danville, VA | 27 | 48:12 |
| Ronald Naylor | Pine Bluff | 35 | 48:27 |
| Johnny Stevens | Blue Springs, MO | 37 | 49:03 |
| Richard Fulton | Little Rock | 28 | 49:46 |
| Frankie Harbison | Mt. View | 17 | 50:03 |
| Mike Smith | Sherwood | 32 | 50:10 |
| Harold Patron | N. Little Rock | 38 | 50:10 |
| John Mitchum | Batesville | 33 | 50:19 |
| G. B. Garrett | Beebe | 46 | 50:23 |
| Ed Hicks | Little Rock | 31 | 50:49 |
| Mark Mobley | San Francisco, CA | 28 | 50:56 |
| John Jones | Pine Bluff | 31 | 51:35 |
| Jim Martin | N. Little Rock | 56 | 52:00 |
| Jim Dennis | N. Little Rock | 31 | 52:13 |
| Todd Partain | Heber Springs | 17 | 52:17 |
| Roger Peterson | Little Rock | 24 | 52:24 |
| Fred Beckman | Ft. Smith | 40 | 52:31 |
| Don Province | Jonesboro | 24 | 52:55 |
| Jim Hickman | N. Little Rock | 47 | 53:16 |
| Don Baker | Conway | 34 | 53:20 |
| Pat Jens | West Plains, MO | 35 | 53:44 |
| Royce Rose | Cabot | 36 | 53:56 |
| Don Baker | Conway | 22 | 54:16 |
| Jackie Edmonds | Mt. Home | 32 | 54:19 |
| Mary Jo Lafferty | West Plains, MO | 33 | 54:43 |
| Sarah Thompson | West Plains, MO | 27 | 54:57 |
| Diana Cloos | Little Rock | 25 | 55:21 |
| Paule Roberson | N. Little Rock | 31 | 55:33 |
| Andy Westbrook | Benton | 28 | 55:34 |
| James Grimes | Jonesboro | 61 | 56:01 |
| Greg Holland | Heber Springs | 17 | 58:06 |
| Charles Barnett | Batesville | 38 | 59:22 |
| Keith Stillwell | Batesville | 23 | 59:22 |
| Darrell Massey | Batesville | 20 | 59:50 |
| Conie Scherz | N. Little Rock | 21 | 59:57 |
| Mike Powell | Batesville | 15 | 63:46 |
| Mike Duvall | Batesville | 29 | 64:41 |
| Tony Sparks | Batesville | 33 | 64:42 |
| Debbie Hamilton | N. Little Rock | 30 | 64:54 |
| Clint Harper | N. Little Rock | 18 | 68:54 |
| Gary Graves | Little Rock | 22 | 68:55 |
| Jim Davis | Batesville | 28 | 69:51 |
| Kenny looney | Oil Trough | 12 | 71:41 |
| Dick Vogel | Batesville | 50 | 71:49 |
| Jerri Gleghorn | Batesville | 16 | 72:22 |
| Patti Tomlinson | Batesville | 15 | 72:25 |
| Carolyn Roark | Batesville | 30 | 76:10 |
| Donna Callahan | Batesville | 33 | 76:11 |
| David Cosgrove | Forrest City | 22 | 79:00 |
| Zack Jennings | Batesville | 79:00 |