Saturday, July 5th marked the 30th running of the Hannibal Cannibal. This year’s event was a huge success and saw its first ever family sweep in the men’s 5K overall winners. The Knobloch brothers from Highland, Illinois took the top three spots; Christian, age 18 finished first at 17:30.0; younger brother Caleb, age 15 finished second at 17:50.2 and brother Joshua, also 15 finished third at 17:56.0.
Other overall winners for this year include: 5K Females, 1st place, Madeline Bostick of Columbia, MO at 21:10.9; 2nd
place, Carmen Gentilia of Platte City, MO at 21:38.0 and 3rd place, Kendra Zeilstra of Brunswick, MO at 22:01.8. 10K Males, 1st
place, Ryan Humphreys of Hannibal, MO at 38:47.0; 2nd place, Justin Kappner of Quincy, IL at 39:18.4 and 3rd place, Joseph Warning of Quincy, IL at 40:59.0. 10K females, 1st place, Briana Obermaier of Quincy, IL, MO at 48:23.4; 2nd place, Liberty Brumbaugh of Geneseo, IL at 51:20.2 and 3rd place, Emily Ver Meer of Hannibal, MO at 53:39.6. 15K males, 1st place, Cameron Deatherage of Lee’s Summit, MO at 1:00:50.2; 2nd place, Kacper Wiszowaty of Park Ridge, IL at 1:03:16.1 and 3rd place, Cole Miller of Pittsfield, IL at 1:05:09.3. 15K Females, 1st place, Angela Matlock of Bowling Green, MO at 1:11:30.4; 2nd place Sarah Ehrhardt of Chicago, IL at 1:20:05.7 and 3rd place, Robin Meyer of St. Louis, MO at 1:21:37.5.
This year’s race saw nearly 1,700 participants from 25 states and New Zealand and raised over $72,000 for Hannibal Regional Foundation’s Legacy of Hope Campaign. These funds will be used in Hannibal to assist with purchasing a new linear accelerator along with building upgrades at the Cary Cancer Center; and also in Kirksville to help with the construction of a new cancer center to provide radiation oncology in Kirksville.
Mark your calendars for next year’s race on Saturday, July 4, 2026. For more information about the Cannibal or to see the full list of results from this year’s race go to hannibalcannibal.com.