Pentathlon Adventure encourages students to be fit, healthy

It was a Saturday dedicated to team fun, fitness and nutritional knowledge as more than 500 Fresno County students in grades 4 through 8 competed in the 16th Annual Pentathlon Adventure at the Fresno Fairgrounds Racetrack on April 26. The event, organized by the Fresno County Office of Education’s Safe and Healthy Kids department, also included a Team Iron Chef Challenge where students created two lunch recipes based on ingredients and cooking equipment they supplied, as well as two secret ingredients.

The Pentathlon Adventure included five events along with unique characteristics to educate and challenge each student: Survivor Adventure, Fast Fuel, Team Power Pull, Plyo-mid and Shuttle Run/Create a Health Plate. Each timed event included fitness elements that paralleled current California physical education standards.

The winners are:
16th Annual Pentathlon Adventure

7/8 Fitness Fanatics
First place – Clay Joint Elementary, coached by Chis Yano-Goss
Second place – Quail Lake Charter 1, Sanger Unified, coached by Molly Jordan
Third place – Citrus Middle School, Kings Canyon Unified, coached by Horacio Bravo

5/6 Health Nuts
First place – Clay Joint Elementary, coached by Chris Yano-Goss
Second place – Nelson Elementary (Red), Clovis Unified, coached by Monica Brewer
Third place – Nelson Elementary (Blue), Clovis Unified, coached by Monica Brewer’s Team

Team Iron Chef

7/8 Fitness Fanatics
First place - General Grant Middle School, Kings Canyon Unified, coached by Kimberly Hutchinson

5/6 Health Nuts (tie)
First place – Centerville Elementary, Sanger Unified, coached by Colleen Gallorado
First place – Sunset Elementary, Fresno Unified, coached by Albert Regalado