O'Neal Memorial Cherry Festival 5k Run/Walk
About this race
The Sweetest Race is an event for the entire family with all you can eat ice cream sundaes served after the race. All proceeds benefit both the North East High School Scholarship Fund in memory of Debbie and Laurie O'Neal and the North East High School Cross Country Team.
Check-in will be open at 7:30am at the maroon tents near the start/finish line, with the race beginning at 9:00. We have a limited supply of T-shirts available. Registering online guarantees you the shirt size of your choosing. Shirts can be picked up when checking in.
Prizes will be given to the overall 5k walk and 5k run winners in both the male and female divisions. Individual male and female for the 5k run only will be given to winners in the following age groups: 80+, 70-79, 60-69, 50-59, 40-49, 30-39, 20-29, 14-19, 10-13, and Under 10. The remaining prizes will be raffled off to all participants based on their bib number!
Pick your distance
Running
5k Run
Walking
5k Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in North East, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 8:52 PM local time (EDT) in North East on July 18, 2026 — 14h 52m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — O'Neal Memorial Cherry Festival 5k Run/Walk
97 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5k Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolin Pierce | 17:08 | 5:31 /mi |
| 2 | Aidan Reinsel | 17:37 | 5:40 /mi |
| 3 | John Sank | 18:32 | 5:58 /mi |
| 4 | Jacob Sank | 20:30 | 6:36 /mi |
| 5 | Krew Ksenich | 20:50 | 6:42 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 6 North East events
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