By Patrick Olivero
OCEANPORT – The Kortney Rose Foundation has raised over $2.3 million in recent years for pediatric brain tumor research. The 14th annual Kortney’s Challenge Two Mile Fun Run / Walk at Monmouth Park grows bigger every year. On Aug. 4 there was a record turnout of over 50 volunteers and 13 teams totaling 638 participants. Team “Run BFE” was the largest group totaling 72 members. Founder Kristen Gillette along with her husband Richard, CHOP researcher Jenna Lily, and Oceanport Mayor Jay Coffey offered the runners words of encouragement and thanks. Red Bank resident Antonio Meza Soriano was the top male finisher with 10:05 and Lilah Gordon of Chesterfield was the first female finisher with 11:03.5.
