Once again in top form: with four victories in the company cup ranking and numerous other top placings, Paderborn University demonstrated its sporting strength at the traditional Paderborn Easter Run. The successful runners were honoured at an official award ceremony on Tuesday 10 June in the building of the East Westphalia Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Bielefeld.

In the "5 km mixed" category, the Paderborn University team of Nele Weike, Lea Weike and Marcel Meyer secured first place with a total time of 1:01:19 hours. The trio of Nele Weike, Lea Weike and Jana Schulz also took first place in the "5 km women" category with a time of 1:06:29 hours. Sabrina Pla?, Lisa Picht and Alina Mücke impressed over the women's 10 km distance with a total time of 2:24:11 hours and were also at the top of the podium. In addition, Katharina Brennig, Miriam Stumpe and Lea Schneider were unbeatable in the women's half marathon, taking first place in the team classification with a time of 5:34:01 hours. In contrast, the mixed half marathon team of Jan Brockmeier, Daniel Marx and Sven Hüsing came second in the final classification with a total time of 4:52:16 hours.

Paderborn University was also strongly represented across the board. It had the largest number of finishers in the company cup classification for the half marathon. The university also came third in the 10-km distance. Nele Weike made a special sporting statement with an outstanding individual performance: in the 5-km race, she was the fastest Paderborn runner with a time of 16:59 minutes.

Ulrich Kussin and Dennis Kehne from Paderborn University Sport were delighted with the performances: "The strong results of our teams show impressively that Paderborn University is not only excellently positioned in terms of sport, but also contributes to a vibrant city community."

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