The 2026 installment of the Mercer University Homecoming 5K race is scheduled for October 31, 2026 at 8am. The race will consist of two laps around the beautiful Mercer University campus with a short trip through Five Star Stadium and along Coleman Avenue. Registration includes a Homecoming 5K tshirt based on availability.
Please note that online registration will shut down on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 8:00am. You may still sign up for the race on the morning of the event at the race site/start. Race day registration will $25.00 via QR code. Credit card and debit card only. (No cash or check will be accepted). Please arrive at least 45 minutes before the race start to ensure enough time to get signed up and ready for the start of the race. Race day registrations are not guaranteed a shirt and or size.
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$20.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Macon.
Learn more about the host city, Macon.
Macon is a city in Georgia's Classic Heartland. The downtown area of Macon has antebellum homes, cathedrals, and other historic buildings that were built in the past by Macon's elite, including the Woodruff House, the Hay House, and the Cannonball House.
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Watch highlights and course previews from previous years.
Official finishing times from previous editions of Mercer University Homecoming 5K.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | mitchell westlund | 17:25 | |
| 🥇 | Jack bolan | 17:28.9 | |
| 🥇 | Will Tomlinson | 19:02.1 | |
| 🥈 | Christopher Izzo | 17:33.9 | |
| 🥈 | Marina Van Sickle | 19:09.3 | |
| 🥈 | Parker Dixon | 19:58.3 | |
| 🥉 | adam miles | 17:39.3 | |
| 🥉 | Daniel Wilson | 20:07.1 | |
| 🥉 | Jack Haubert | 20:40.7 | |
| 4 | Makenzie Jones | 17:42.7 | |
| 4 | Geno Walden | 20:21.6 | |
| 4 | Brendan O’Kane | 21:04.7 | |
| 5 | Marina Van Sickle | 18:45.1 | |
| 5 | Sophie bolan | 20:26 | |
| 5 | Anderson Golden | 21:20.8 | |
| 6 | Will Tomlinson | 19:11.7 | |
| 6 | Seth Tomlinson | 20:47.3 | |
| 6 | Doug Yarbrough | 21:23.3 | |
| 7 | Dalton Hollis | 19:28.3 | |
| 7 | Leif Horn | 21:58.4 | |
| 7 | Bryan Green | 22:07.7 | |
| 8 | Gentry Arnette | 19:40.6 | |
| 8 | Chris Pinto | 22:24.8 | |
| 8 | Emma Ellis | 22:46.3 | |
| 9 | Zacharias Corwin | 20:28.5 | |
| 9 | Seth Tomlinson | 22:47.8 | |
| 9 | Eli Walton | 23:05.2 | |
| 10 | Ridge Lumley | 20:30.2 | |
| 10 | Ladji Ruffin | 23:08.4 | |
| 10 | Doug Pearson | 23:24.9 | |
| 11 | Seth Tomlinson | 20:41.5 | |
| 11 | Hanna Watson | 23:52.2 | |
| 11 | Tyler Darwin | 23:56.1 | |
| 12 | Savannah Arnette | 20:58.8 | |
| 12 | Sakura Daiho | 23:57.9 | |
| 12 | C. Furr | 23:58.6 | |
| 13 | dominie westlund | 20:59.1 | |
| 13 | Benjamin Felix Jelen | 24:09.3 | |
| 13 | lindy kanaday | 24:21.6 | |
| 14 | Sebastian Blanco | 21:24.1 | |
| 14 | Stuart Walker | 24:18.3 | |
| 14 | William Kerdasha | 24:22.4 | |
| 15 | Jack DeFore | 21:45.9 | |
| 15 | Allison Sidley | 24:20.2 | |
| 15 | Mark Watson | 24:40.4 | |
| 16 | Bryan Green | 21:59.6 | |
| 16 | Kathleen Burt | 24:24.8 | |
| 16 | amy boyer | 25:14.6 | |
| 17 | Christopher Thompson | 22:24.4 | |
| 17 | Brian Overton | 24:36.8 | |
| 17 | David Furr | 26:19.5 | |
| 18 | Cayden Williams | 22:30.5 | |
| 18 | Garrett Pearson | 24:43.2 | |
| 18 | Bob Moon | 26:50.6 | |
| 19 | Jordan Lipp | 22:58.5 | |
| 19 | Douglas Pearson | 24:57.2 | |
| 19 | Gary Skeen | 26:55.3 | |
| 20 | Jenny Mitchell | 23:15.7 | |
| 20 | Jacob Guy | 25:13.2 | |
| 20 | Carrie Ingoldsby | 27:12 | |
| 21 | Douglas Pearson | 23:21.8 | |
| 21 | Ellen Schneider | 25:38.6 | |
| 21 | Sean McMinn | 27:20.6 | |
| 22 | Caroline Bowers | 23:27.9 | |
| 22 | Jin Choi | 25:51.9 | |
| 22 | David MacGilvary | 27:32.6 | |
| 23 | cole sunvold | 23:29 | |
| 23 | Carlandra Jones | 25:55.8 | |
| 23 | Richard Mines | 27:34.6 | |
| 24 | Jin Choi | 23:46.5 | |
| 24 | Emily Leonard | 25:56.8 | |
| 24 | Kami Rowe | 27:34.8 | |
| 25 | Macy Fennell | 23:49.8 | |
| 25 | Charles Watson | 26:45.8 | |
| 25 | Beau Watson | 27:41.2 | |
| 26 | Lindy Kanaday | 23:52 | |
| 26 | Wilson Heres | 27:00.9 | |
| 26 | Kristen Courson | 27:43.1 | |
| 27 | tony edmondson | 24:09.9 | |
| 27 | Riley Seay | 27:08.8 | |
| 27 | Dericus Harvey | 27:54.6 | |
| 28 | Freya Horn | 24:15.3 | |
| 28 | Ethan Santi | 27:31.3 | |
| 28 | Liana Walton | 28:00.8 | |
| 29 | Samantha Aguirre | 24:58.2 | |
| 29 | Gary Skeen | 27:55.7 | |
| 29 | Ashlee Lane | 28:12.6 | |
| 30 | Leslie Arnette | 25:41.3 | |
| 30 | Elisa Farrell | 28:00 | |
| 30 | laura bowman | 28:12.9 | |
| 31 | Brian Overton | 25:43.6 | |
| 31 | Julia Heres | 28:04 | |
| 31 | Timothy Kilgore | 29:48.6 | |
| 32 | Eliza Snyder | 26:08.1 | |
| 32 | Connor Kenworthy | 28:36.4 | |
| 32 | Emily Blum | 29:56.1 | |
| 33 | Carolyn Goode | 27:13.1 | |
| 33 | Del Schwalls | 28:56.1 | |
| 33 | Marisa Personius | 29:57.6 | |
| 34 | Joshua Evans | 27:14.7 | |
| 34 | Sarah Boyer | 29:27.5 | |
| 34 | James Garand | 29:59.1 | |
| 35 | Charles Watson | 27:28.5 | |
| 35 | Marcos Guerrero | 29:31.4 | |
| 35 | F. Horn | 30:58.3 | |
| 36 | HUNTER YAVORSKY | 28:17.5 | |
| 36 | Mercer Johnson | 29:38.1 | |
| 36 | Kayla Pinto | 31:23.6 | |
| 37 | Joshua Renew | 28:27.3 | |
| 37 | Jonathan Moore | 29:42.5 | |
| 37 | Daniel Edwards | 31:41.3 | |
| 38 | Gary Skeen | 28:29.6 | |
| 38 | Carissa Kilgore | 30:00.5 | |
| 38 | Carissa Kilgore | 32:44.1 | |
| 39 | miguel ruiz | 28:44.9 | |
| 39 | Charlotte Davis | 30:38.7 | |
| 39 | Antoine Mincy | 32:50.5 | |
| 40 | Jaidyn Eddins | 28:47.5 | |
| 40 | Jeremy Davis | 30:38.8 | |
| 40 | Morgan Mitchell | 32:54.3 | |
| 41 | charlotte davis | 28:56.8 | |
| 41 | Brad Thompson | 31:37.8 | |
| 41 | Caroline Carlton | 33:21.4 | |
| 42 | Daniel Diletti | 29:02.9 | |
| 42 | Olivia Jackson | 31:47.8 | |
| 42 | Jennifer Beltran | 33:39.7 | |
| 43 | LINDSAY HUNT | 29:05.1 | |
| 43 | Lisa Pramborn | 32:16 | |
| 43 | Erika Thomas | 33:43.9 | |
| 44 | Ashley Popham | 29:08 | |
| 44 | Nicole Arden | 32:43.4 | |
| 44 | Tera Edwards | 33:49.5 | |
| 45 | Kendall Patterson | 29:33.4 | |
| 45 | Daniel Groselle | 32:44.8 | |
| 45 | Jamila Young | 35:17.7 | |
| 46 | India Sapp | 29:39.6 | |
| 46 | Erica Eades | 32:45.3 | |
| 46 | Cheryl Skeen | 36:04.1 | |
| 47 | Bernice Chene | 29:58.5 | |
| 47 | Timothy Kilgore | 33:00.3 | |
| 47 | Jeffrey Stephens | 37:34.6 | |
| 48 | Miguel Chene | 29:59.4 | |
| 48 | Ryan Partolan | 33:15.7 | |
| 48 | Justin Puterbaugh | 37:40 | |
| 49 | Jeanne Short | 30:08.6 | |
| 49 | Gabriel Denes | 33:17.3 | |
| 49 | MacKenzie Giddens | 37:40.4 | |
| 50 | John Evans | 30:19.5 | |
| 50 | Beth Chang | 33:18.3 | |
| 50 | Ashitha Dama | 37:59.2 |
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