20th White River Water Carnival 4 Mile Classic
(4 August 1998)
Runners with familiar names win classic
By Paul Glover of the Guard Staff
Two new champions were crowned Saturday morning in the White River Classic 4-mile Road Race, but they're not new to Batesville folks familiar with local sports. Darren Gilpin won the men's overall title with a time of 22:54. Gilpin, 31, is a Mountain Home native that ran for Lyon College's cross country team in the '80s. He graduated from Lyon in 1988. Vicki Ezwell won the women's title with a time of 29 minutes. The 24-year-old Batesville native ran for Batesville High Lady Pioneer cross country and track teams before graduating in '92..
How they finished...(47) Listed below are the top finishers by division. Race officials did not provide complete results.
| Name | Division | Time |
| Vicki Ezell | Female Overall | 29:00 |
| Ashleigh Smith | 15 - 19 (1st) | 30:41 |
| Michelle Kieffer | 25 - 29 (1st) | 31:01 |
| Kim Jarrett | 30 -34 (1st) | 33:01 |
| Margarita King | 30 - 34 (2nd) | 36:36 |
| Debbie Burks | 35 - 39 (1st) | 29:16 |
| Darla Cole | 35 - 39 (2nd) | 31:30 |
| Lia Berdan | 35 - 39 (3rd) | 36:08 |
| Bernadette Lane | 45 - 49 (1st) | 36:07 |
| Shirley James | 55 - 60 (1st) | 39:13 |
| Darren Gilpin | Male Overall | 22:54 |
| Blake Bowers | 10 - 14 (1st) | 38:40 |
| Ben Pavelak | 10 - 14 (2nd) | 47:59 |
| Sam Young | 15 - 19 (1st) | 30:47 |
| Daniel King | 15 - 19 (2nd) | 42:42 |
| Lackey Moody | 25 - 29 (1st) | 39:08 |
| Tony King | 30 - 34 (1st) | 29:29 |
| Mike Loggains | 30 - 34 (2nd) | 41:26 |
| Gene Miller | 35 - 39 (1st) | 26:17 |
| Daniel Gregory | 35 - 39 (2nd) | 31:23 |
| Jack Heston | 35 - 39 (3rd) | 38:19 |
| Kevin Jarrett | 40 - 44 (1st) | 24:34 |
| Timothy Oster | 40 - 44 (2nd) | 27:50 |
| Cary Berdan | 40 - 44 (3rd) | 29:24 |
| John Naill | 45 - 49 (1st) | 24:20 |
| Joe Pool | 45 - 49 (2nd) | 27:55 |
| James Barber | 45 - 49 (3rd) | 28:30 |
| Joe King | 50 - 54 (1st) | 28:45 |
| Glenn haynie | 50 - 54 (2nd) | 32:37 |
| Charley Eagle | 55 - 60 (1st) | 28:36 |
| Calvin Detherow | 61 and above (1st) | 28:12 |
| Robert Hopkins | 61 and above (2nd) | 30:53 |
| Paul Miller | 61 and above (3rd) | 35:23 |