INMAN, Kan. —On a chilly Saturday morning, 85 Disc Golfers descended on Lambert Park in Inman to participate in the 8th Annual Disc Golf Food Drive tournament.
“This was the biggest group of Disc Golfers we’ve ever had on the Inman course,” said tournament director Bentley Richert. The tournament, held on January 7th, drew competitors from 23 different communities.
In addition to the local communities, Disc Golfers drove to Inman from Wichita, Salina, Manhattan, Great Bend, and Winfield to name a few. Hoxie was the farthest distance a competitor traveled from.
The Food Drive tournaments, sanctioned by the Kansas Disc Golf Association, take place early in the year, to raise money and non perishable items for local food banks. “Following the tournament,” Richert said, “we were able to deliver nearly 700 food items and over $2,000 to area food banks.” The contributions from the Inman Food Drive tournament were split between the Inman Food Pantry and the FBC-Hutch Pantry.
“Disc Golfers are such a giving community,” Richert replied. “I’m always amazed at how many food and household items are brought to the tournament each year.” The Inman Food Drive is annually one of the top tournaments in contributors to local food banks. Approximately 25 tournaments are held each year across Kansas.
In the Disc Golf tournament, the winners included: Women’s Champion Christine Stewart from Valley Center with a 49. Junior Champion, CJ Engle from Hutchinson with a 49. The Men’s division featured 4 flights. 4th Flight winner was Jon Robinson, from Little River with a 61. 3rd Flight went to Nathan Cunningham of Salina with a 55. 2nd Flight winner was Thomas Wilson from Salina with a 52. In the Championship Flight, Kevin Nuefeld from Inman took third, and Tate Galloway from McPherson second, both with 45s. And the Tournament Champion was Ronnie Unruh from Wichita, throwing a 44.
Richert also wanted to thank the many Inman area businesses who supported the tournament through sponsorships and raffle prizes.