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WMU Turkey Trot

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

calendar_today 21 Nov, 2026 – 05 Dec, 2026

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About the Event

About This Event

The WMU Turkey Trot continues its annual tradition this year! You can run your race with everyone else at WMU or anywhere (your neighborhood, local park, trail, or even a treadmill).

Live Event

Two options for registration -
- Just the Race (no shirt) - $25
- All the Swag (Dri-Fit Race Shirt) - $40
- Options will be completed during the registration process.
Runners can have their items shipped to them (participants will pay the shipping fee) or pick up your shirt at our Packet Pick-Up.
The in-person race begins Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8:30 a.m.

Packet Pickup Times

Participants that choose the packet pick-up option will be able to pick up their items on Friday, Nov. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m.
Dates and times are subject to change.
The packet pick-up will be in the WMU Student Recreation Center - Indoor Tennis Courts.

Online Registration

Online Regular Registration - Deadline Nov. 19, 11:59 p.m. EST ($25.00 Race Fee)
Online Late Registration - Nov. 20 and Nov. 21 ($30.00 Race Fee)
Register by Nov. 1 to guarantee your shirt size!
Any registrations submitted after Nov. 1st will not be guaranteed their shirt size.
Two options for registration:
- Just the Race (No Shirt) - $25
- All the Swag (Dri-Fit Race Shirt)- $40
- Options will be completed during the registration process
- Runners who register for the virtual race can expect their packets shipped by 12/09/25.

Mail-In Registration

No mail-in registrations - Online registrations only for 2025.

In-Person Registration

In-Person Registrations will be accepted up until Nov. 21 at 8:15 a.m.

Virtual Event

You can run your race with everyone else at WMU or anywhere (your neighborhood, local park, trail, or even a treadmill). Once you have completed the virtual race, post your times at this link.
Two options for registration -
- Just the Race (No Shirt) - $25
- All the Swag (Dri-Fit Race Shirt) - $40 an additional charge will be added.
- Options will be completed during the registration process
Runners can have their items shipped to them (participants will pay the shipping fee) or pick up your race add-ons at our Packet Pick-Up.
The virtual race begins Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8:30 a.m.

Awards

Overall Top Male Run Division
Overall Top Female Run Division
Overall Top Male Walk Division
Overall Top Female Walk Division
Costume Contest
- Only participants in the in-person race are eligible for Awards.

Races Offered

5K Run

Nov 21, 2026

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08:30

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$25.00

5K Virtual Run/Walk

Nov 21, 2026

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$25.00

5K Walk

Nov 21, 2026

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08:30

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$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Kalamazoo.

thermostat Temperature

1.8° / 8.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

-2.6° / 4.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

5h 21m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.6 cm

air Avg wind speed

13.3 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

76.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:33

nightlight Sunset

18:21

About Kalamazoo

Learn more about the host city, Kalamazoo.

Kalamazoo is a city in West Central Michigan. The city is home to more than 198,200 people (2020), with 355,000 in the metropolitan area, which includes neighboring Battle Creek. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of WMU Turkey Trot.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Andy Brouwer	M	50	Comstock Park, MI	—
🥈	Richard VanEck	M	77	Grand Junction, MI	—
🥉	Peter Sangalli	M	89	Kalamazoo, MI	—
4	Alyssa Brouwer	F	22	Comstock Park, MI	—
5	Angie King	F	45	Burr Oak, MI	—
6	Jamie White	F	61	Portage, MI	—
7	Simran Singh	F	22	Kalamazoo, MI	—
8	Jennifer Bradley	F	49	Portage, MI	—
9	Yvonne Johnson	F	58	Portage, MI	—
10	Natalie Faculak	F	30	Kalamazoo, MI	—
11	Amanda Graziano	F	35	Cincinnati, OH	—
12	Sue Rodia	F	68	Portage, MI	—
13	Stephen Rodia	M	69	Portage, MI	—
14	Lisa Brouwer	F	51	Comstock Park, MI	—
15	Bridget De Rosa	F	47	Beavercreek, OH	—
16	Erin Davis	F	36	Orlando, FL	—
17	Chris Sangalli-Davis	F	64	Kalamazoo, MI	—
18	Rena Lynema	F	62	Plainwell, MI	—
19	Dennis Gmerek	M	66	Dexter, MI	—
20	Al Allison	M	71	San Diego, CA	—
21	Kristen Bishop	F	53	Kalamazoo, MI	—
22	Emily Hoskins	F	57	Kalamazoo, MI	—
23	Jenni Hardcastle	F	32	Kalamazoo, MI	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Peter Vollbrecht	M	36	Zeeland, MI	—
🥈	Nolan Tews	M	21	Kalamazoo, MI	—
🥉	Sarah Evans	F	37	Richland, MI	—
4	Cassie Bloch	F	25	Kalamazoo, MI	—
5	Nick Haddad	M	52	Kalamazoo, MI	—
6	Nicholas Olson-Schwerin	M	35	Kalamazoo, MI	—
7	Sean Lindsay	M	45	Portage, MI	—
8	Holden Roberts	M	13	Augusta, MI	—
9	Jonathan Tse	M	23	Kalamazoo, MI	—
10	Evan Anderson	M	27	Galesburg, MI	—
11	Mark Hamilton	M	55	Kalamazoo, MI	—
12	Spencer Mathews	M	21	Kalamazoo, MI	—
13	Holly Scott	F	43	Kalamazoo, MI	—
14	Nicole Rodia	F	32	Palo Alto, CA	—
15	Jenny Steiner	F	33	Minneapolis, MN	—
16	Kimberly Roberts	F	43	Augusta, MI	—
17	Benjamin Root	M	36	Kalamazoo, MI	—
18	Olivia Antczak	F	20	Canton, MI	—
19	Donald Guilfoyle	M	59	Battle Creek, MI	—
20	Hayley Barker	F	25	Kalamazoo, MI	—
21	Samuel Farris	M	26	Atascadero, CA	—
22	Jody Seal	F	40	Commerce Township, MI	—
23	Matt Moberly	M	44	Kalamazoo, MI	—
24	Wendy Minor	F	59	Mattawan, MI	—
25	Jennifer Tews	F	52	Ortonville, MI	—
26	Paul Redmond	M	55	Coldwater, MI	—
27	Andrew Trillet	M	23	Kalamazoo, MI	—
28	Debbie St. Aubin	F	46	Kalamazoo, MI	—
29	Erin Dupuis	F	24	Mattawan, MI	—
30	Jessie Hurd	F	32	Portage, MI	—
31	Tom Holmes	M	71	Kalamazoo, MI	—
32	Jennifer Bradow	F	41	Colchester, CT	—
33	Doreen Akins	F	57	Vicksburg, MI	—
34	Ashlea Sanscrainte	F	28	Otsego, MI	—
35	Ian Trautman	M	29	Vicksburg, MI	—
36	Kevin Andree	M	31	Kalamazoo, MI	—
37	Brittany Szymczak	F	30	Rockford, MI	—
38	Dorlah Guilfoyle	F	55	Battle Creek, MI	—
39	Jessica Sutter	F	40	Scotts, MI	—
40	Amy Bean	F	46	Marysville, MI	—
41	Hunter Machin	M	22	Kalamazoo, MI	—
42	Laura Asher	F	56	Vicksburg, MI	—
43	Laura Teichert	F	38	Kalamazoo, MI	—
44	Timothy Sutter	M	46	Scotts, MI	—
45	Maria Magidenko	F	24	Kalamazoo, MI	—
46	McKenzie Higgins	F	33	Buffalo, NY	—
47	Nathan Nguyen	M	38	Kalamazoo, MI	—
48	Warren Dunn	M	65	Kalamazoo, MI	—
49	Robert Dlouhy	M	74	Kalamazoo, MI	—
50	Anonymous Anonymous	F	39	—	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Cassie Bloch	F	26	Kalamazoo, MI	—
🥈	James Bottema	M	15	Kalamazoo, MI	—
🥉	Darin Leigh	M	40	South Windsor, CT	—
4	Rachel Newinski	F	24	Kalamazoo, MI	—
5	Heather Allbee	F	44	Kalamazoo, MI	—
6	Nathan Nguyen	M	39	Kalamazoo, MI	—
7	Nicole Allbee	F	34	Kalamazoo, MI	—
8	Tobin Ploehn	M	62	Battle Creek, MI	—
9	Amber Nettleton	F	36	Kalamazoo, MI	—
10	Amy Bean	F	47	Marysville, MI	—
11	Anonymous Anonymous	F	40	—	—
12	Amy Bottema	F	46	Kalamazoo, MI	—
13	Michael Gehan	M	25	Jenison, MI	—
14	P. Gehan-Williams	M	10	Hudsonville, MI	—
15	John Wenzel	M	66	Lapeer, MI	—
16	Linda Vaughan	F	72	Comstock, MI	—
17	Marina Knott	F	40	Kalamazoo, MI	—
18	Rena Lynema	F	63	Plainwell, MI	—
19	Sue Rodia	F	69	Portage, MI	—
20	Stephen Rodia	M	70	Portage, MI	—
21	Jan Hiner	F	41	Kalamazoo, MI	—
22	Rachel Wlock	F	26	Kalamazoo, MI	—
23	Kenneth Akins	M	55	Vicksburg, MI	—
24	Bridget De Rosa	F	48	Beavercreek, OH	—
25	Linda Corliss	F	75	Kalamazoo, MI	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Dan Hurd	M	31	Portage, MI	—
🥈	Jennifer Bott	F	45	Portage, MI	—
🥉	Haley Crowe	F	34	Kalamazoo, MI	—
4	Kevin Stehlik	M	22	Kalamazoo, MI	—
5	Darin Leigh	M	39	South Windsor, CT	—
6	Mark Hamilton	M	55	Kalamazoo, MI	—
7	Lisa Gauthier	F	37	Dorr, MI	—
8	Jordan Olson	M	32	Kalamazoo, MI	—
9	Michael Lutz	M	53	Macomb, MI	—
10	Scott Farver	M	40	East Lansing, MI	—
11	Courtney Mills	F	30	Ann Arbor, MI	—
12	Kelsey Schneider	F	21	Kalamazoo, MI	—
13	Joshua Bice	M	36	Cape Coral, FL	—
14	Abbie Andrzejak	F	26	Kalamazoo, MI	—
15	Natalie Brown	F	18	Goodrich, MI	—
16	Nancy Ausema	F	68	Kalamazoo, MI	—
17	Jessica Covell	F	38	Kalamazoo, MI	—
18	Lisa Brady	F	48	Grandville, MI	—
19	Kim Brown	F	51	Goodrich, MI	—
20	Joy Mills	F	48	Otsego, MI	—
21	Eileen Chiang	F	48	Mattawan, MI	—
22	Carol Baker	F	61	Portage, MI	—
23	Jessica Swartz	F	44	Kalamazoo, MI	—
24	John Wenzel	M	66	Lapeer, MI	—
25	bernard thomas	M	69	Vandalia, MI	—
26	Dorlah Guilfoyle	F	55	Battle Creek, MI	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Julian Borst	M	19	Kalamazoo, MI	18:10
🥈	Kevin Douglass	M	29	Portage, MI	18:51
🥉	Travis Grube	M	17	Kalamazoo, MI	18:52
4	Tyler Weedon	M	25	Kalamazoo, MI	18:58
5	Maggie Farrell	F	16	Battle Creek, MI	19:33
6	Bryce Withers	M	17	Battle Creek, MI	19:41
7	Brendan Edgington	M	16	Kalamazoo, MI	19:46
8	Patrick Farrell	M	50	Battle Creek, MI	20:09
9	Joshua Dunham	M	17	Kalamazoo, MI	20:19
10	Cris Smith	M	14	Portage, MI	20:25
11	Jacob Hopson	M	14	Kalamazoo, MI	20:31
12	S. James	M	11	Kalamazoo, MI	20:43
13	Alex Harrell	M	17	Kalamazoo, MI	20:54
14	Daisy Barreto	F	19	Shelby Township, MI	21:00
15	Destin Eddington	M	23	Kalamazoo, MI	21:15
16	Michael Grittini	M	22	Kalamazoo, MI	21:42
17	Daniel Hughes	M	21	Vicksburg, MI	21:48
18	Caleb Larsen	M	36	Kalamazoo, MI	22:01
19	Dennis Murphy	M	55	Grandville, MI	22:10
20	M. Sage	M	9	Richland, MI	22:23
21	Bala Rajagopal	M	32	Kalamazoo, MI	22:26
22	Romari Daniel	M	17	Detroit, MI	22:29
23	Dakota Fisher	M	17	Allendale, MI	22:40
24	Justus Howard	M	17	Romulus, MI	22:48
25	Simon Forde	M	55	Kalamazoo, MI	22:49
26	Anne Puchala	F	24	Kalamazoo, MI	22:50
27	Scott Kangas	M	13	Mattawan, MI	23:01
28	Jourdan Scarbrough	M	17	Muskegon, MI	23:03
29	N. Freeman	M	10	Portage, MI	23:04
30	Brian Czerniak	M	36	Kalamazoo, MI	23:07
31	Brenna Stratton	F	15	Kalamazoo, MI	23:13
32	Benjamin Hutchins	M	40	Portage, MI	23:16
33	Adam French	M	31	Three Rivers, MI	23:21
34	Phil Bowman	M	37	Kalamazoo, MI	23:24
35	Kylie Schultz	F	36	Kalamazoo, MI	23:25
36	James Henderson	M	61	Kalamazoo, MI	23:27
37	Marcos Garcia	M	42	Zeeland, MI	23:28
38	Davis Dickerson	M	16	Three Rivers, MI	23:34
39	Connor Meyer	M	13	Schoolcraft, MI	23:35
40	Max Smith	M	22	Caledonia, MI	23:42
41	Andrea Barreto-Tufino	F	13	Shelby Township, MI	23:45
42	Brenden Frye	M	20	Kalamazoo, MI	23:46
43	Michael Louden	M	27	Richland, MI	23:49
44	A. Bruininks	F	11	Portage, MI	23:51
45	Aaron Bruininks	M	43	Portage, MI	23:54
46	Annie Li	F	23	Kalamazoo, MI	24:06
47	Russell HALL	M	17	Attica, MI	24:07
48	Zachary Wells	M	18	Midland, MI	24:08
49	Joshua Hardham	M	16	Kalamazoo, MI	24:44
50	Jesse Imanse	M	22	Schoolcraft, MI	24:46

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Emily Norwood	—	26	Kalamazoo, MI	38:18.4
🥈	Brian Marks	—	34	Constantine, MI	54:37.9

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Travis Kapcia	M	21	Portland, MI	40:59
🥈	Sara Schell	F	38	Delton, MI	43:14
🥉	Karen Lewis	F	51	Battle Creek, MI	43:39
4	Jeff Rozeveld	M	47	Kalamazoo, MI	47:02
5	David Erdman	M	53	Portage, MI	47:08
6	Angela Erdman	F	58	Portage, MI	47:10
7	Eric Cramer	M	23	Kalamazoo, MI	48:06
8	Emma Cramer	F	21	Kalamazoo, MI	48:06
9	O. Bosch	F	10	Kalamazoo, MI	48:06
10	Allison Bosch	F	20	Kalamazoo, MI	48:07
11	Molly Selles	F	20	Galesburg, MI	48:07
12	Sarah Street	F	22	Kalamazoo, MI	48:08
13	Dawn Knox	F	28	Grand Rapids, MI	52:07
14	Susan Graham	F	45	Kalamazoo, MI	52:23
15	Lawrence Root	M	60	Kalamazoo, MI	52:34
16	Kelsey Hathaway	F	28	Alto, MI	52:40
17	Joan Root	F	53	Kalamazoo, MI	52:40
18	Erika Schuis	F	21	Kalamazoo, MI	53:37
19	Mikayla Bush	F	21	Kalamazoo, MI	53:38
20	Tori Duvall	F	20	Kalamazoo, MI	55:25
21	Michelle Hinckley	F	18	Kalamazoo, MI	55:25
22	Jennifer Nichols	F	35	Kalamazoo, MI	55:25
23	Melanie Balkema	F	45	Schoolcraft, MI	55:25
24	Jennifer Sammons	F	35	Saginaw, MI	55:26
25	Elizabeth Teviotdale	F	60	Kalamazoo, MI	57:00
26	Jason Morrison	M	42	Kalamazoo, MI	57:21
27	Susanne Dolezal	F	57	La Grange, IL	58:00
28	Madeline Anderse	F	20	La Grange, IL	58:00
29	Kathy Andersen	F	56	La Grange, IL	58:01
30	Ashley Davis	F	21	Kalamazoo, MI	58:03
31	Maria Kelley	F	44	Marcellus, MI	58:19
32	Colby Ensing	F	28	Three Rivers, MI	58:21
33	Joshua Foster	M	22	Kalamazoo, MI	58:24
34	Teresa Marin	F	24	Kalamazoo, MI	58:28
35	Brandon O'Neill	M	22	Kalamazoo, MI	58:28
36	Douglas Weir	M	56	Paw Paw, MI	58:34
37	Dennis Miner	M	27	Kalamazoo, MI	58:37
38	Pankaj Soni	M	37	Portage, MI	58:38
39	Angelina Reist	F	16	Kalamazoo, MI	1:00:01
40	Katherine Reist	F	57	Kalamazoo, MI	1:00:01
41	Ruth Wiersma	F	60	Delton, MI	1:00:06
42	Toni Cramer	F	51	Kalamazoo, MI	1:00:07
43	Rebecca Bosch	F	45	Kalamazoo, MI	1:00:07
44	Jim Bosch	M	47	Kalamazoo, MI	1:00:07

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WMU Turkey Trot

About the Event

About This Event

Live Event

Packet Pickup Times

Online Registration

Mail-In Registration

In-Person Registration

Virtual Event

Races Offered

5K Run

5K Virtual Run/Walk

5K Walk

Weather History

About Kalamazoo

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Race Results

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WMU Turkey Trot

About the Event

About This Event

Live Event

Packet Pickup Times

Online Registration

Mail-In Registration

In-Person Registration

Virtual Event

Races Offered

5K Run

5K Virtual Run/Walk

5K Walk

Weather History

About Kalamazoo

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

No reviews yet

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KAR 1-Mile Challenge

Run Kalamazoo Move Through Summer

Kindleberger 5k Run/Walk

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Recommended for You

Muddy Princess - Michigan

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