The third annual Lake Games in Winona Lake were held this weekend and included an obstacle course, crossfit competition, 5k run and bike race.
Winners are as follows:?
• Obstacle course: men’s first place, F.G. Garcia; men’s second place, Zac Erba; women’s first place, Jodi Pepper; women’s second place, Ashley Kitchens.
• Crossfit: men’s first place, Bryan Wong; men’s second place, Zac Erba; women’s first place, Lindsey Motl; women’s second place, Jodi Pepper.
• Off-road bicycle race: men’s first place, Corey Smith; men’s second place, Matt Mauk; women’s first place Ann Barker; women’s second place, Amy Pixton.
• Trail run: men’s first place, Scott Erba; men’s second place, F.G. Garcia; women’s first place, Heidi Gaff; women’s second place, Melanie Gackenheimer.
• Ultimate Challenger – individual across all four events:?men’s first place, Corey Gackenheimer; women’s first place, Amy Pixton.
• Ultimate Challenger – team across all four events: co-ed team first place, Jodi Pepper, Melanie Gackenheimer, Zac Erba and Tanner Balazs; co-ed team second place, Ashley Kitchens, Ann Barker, Matt Mauk and Bryan Wong.
Lake Games was started by Todd Anderson, Ryan Hill and Matt Metzger. Hill owns Warsaw’s Crossfit?Haymaker gym, and Anderson is the brother of Lindsay Anderson.
Lindsay Anderson is a Warsaw native and Grace College alum who moved to Jeremie,?Haiti, and started the primary boarding school Heart Soul Mind Strength. She lives there full time and all proceeds from?Lake Games go toward her school.
Last year, Lake Games raised $12,500 for HSMS. This year’s total is not yet calculated.
Organizers and supporters of the Lake Games included Grace College, Wildman Business Group, Silveus Insurance Group, PayProTec, Anderson Greenhouse, Crossfit Haymaker, JB Furniture, Vivid Scenery, BobCat of Warsaw, Forte Home Health Care, Crouse Body Shop, G&G Excavating, Flora’s Auto Shop and R&B Car Company.
