HPU Alumni association Virtual 5k
Howard Payne University
Alumni Association
Virtual 5K Run/Walk 2025
During the second HPU Alumni Association Virtual 5K in 2024, there were
150 alumni, friends, and students who participated from 26 cities and 4 countries.
When: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Where: Anywhere
Registration Open: February 10-April 4
Cost: $40 per person
Support the HPU Alumni Association through this virtual 5K run/walk. Registration is $40 per person and a portion will go to support student-focused events and scholarships.
You can participate in your neighborhood, with other alumni and friends in your area, or on the HPU campus! You can also sponsor a student for $10 to allow them to participate on campus!
Submit your time to alumni@hputx.edu on the day of the race. The top 3 times will receive a prize. Also, post a photo during your run/walk and use #hpu5k to connect with other alumni and friends across the country.
Race packets will include a dri-fit shirt, race number and HPU sticker. Packets will be mailed one week before the race. If you register after March 26, packets can be picked up in person or will be mailed after the race.
Virtual 5K Sponsorships
Businesses Sponsorship – $250
Includes:
- Your logo on the official Virtual 5K shirt
- Your logo listed on the race website
- Recognition on social media and event press releases
- Two entries in the race (includes t-shirts and race bibs)
Family Sponsorship – $125
Includes:
- Your name on the official Virtual 5K shirt
- Your name listed on the race website
- Two entries in the race (includes t-shirts and race bibs)
Student Sponsorship – $10
- Pay to sponsor an HPU student who will run in the race on April 5.
If you are interested in being a sponsor, contact Lindsay Badgeley, director of alumni relations, at lbadgeley@hputx.edu or call 325-649-8818.
Business Sponsors
Mark T. Bessent, Attorney at Law
Double Diamond Iron and Woodworks
Rick Martin – LPL Financial
Family Sponsors
Dr. Logan and Kaye Cummings
Cesar and Martha GaribayBartolo
Dr. Jason and Heather Davis
Tique and Stacy Hamilton
Dr. Cory and Melinda Hines
Landry and Janetta Holmes
Monte and Beverly Martin
Woody and Miki Martin
Dr. Dale and Christy Meinecke
Jeff and Kristy Mitchell
Alumni & Friends participating from:
Austin, TX
Brownwood, TX
Bryan, TX
College Station, TX
Corinth, TX
Dallas, TX
Decatur, TX
Early, TX
Georgetown, TX
Gunter, TX
Houston, TX
Jarrell, TX
Killeen, TX
Lewisville, TX
McKinney, TX
Murphy, TX
North Richland Hills, TX
Omaha, AR
Roanoke, TX
San Antonio, TX
Sweetwater, TX
Tyler, TX
Waco, TX
White House, TN
International
Albania
Lebanon
Middle Eastern country
HPU Route
If you live in the Brownwood area, or want to come to campus to run or walk the 5K. Participants can meet at 8:45 a.m. to receive starting instructions.