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Canoe Slalom a success

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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
WCU student Charlotte Masters heads toward a third-place finish in the Cullowhee Canoe Slalom paddleboard race. WCU photo WCU student Charlotte Masters heads toward a third-place finish in the Cullowhee Canoe Slalom paddleboard race. WCU photo

More than 50 people competed in the ninth annual Cullowhee Canoe Slalom Sept. 22, raising more than $300 for the Western Carolina University Parks and Recreation Management Scholarship Fund.

Listed from first to third place, winners in each category were:

  • Tandem canoe: Todd and Griffin Murdock, Debby and Mark Singleton, Burt and Becky Kornegay. 
  • Solo canoe: Todd Murdock, Ryan Smith, Burt Kornegay. 
  • Men’s paddle board: Glenn Middleton, Mark Singleton, Andrew Bobilya. 
  • Women’s paddle board: Becca Lee, Debby Singleton, Charlotte Masters. 
  • Men’s kayak: Maurice Phipps, Todd Murdock, Andrew Bobilya. 
  • Women’s kayak: Greta C. Durbin, Allie Pratt, Cindy Phipps. 
  • Kids’ kayak: Ellie Padgett, Lilyanne Bobilya, Anna C. Kempker.

Hosted by WCU Parks and Recreation Management students and the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department, and held on the Tuckasegee River. 

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