Honor Abe 5k
- Date Sat 28th June 2025
- Time 8:00AM EDT
- Location Liberty, South Carolina
- Price $22.20
- Races 1 race
- Distances 5km
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Event summary
Join us for the Honor Abe 5K on Saturday, June 28, 2025, in the beautiful town of Liberty, Pickens! This vibrant event celebrates the life and legacy of Abraham Balawi, an inspiring student athlete whose memory continues to motivate the community. Since its inception in 2018, the Honor Abe 5K has played a crucial role in supporting the Abraham Balawi Memorial Scholarship Fund, which awards a $500 scholarship to a deserving Pickens County senior each year.
Participants of all ages can enjoy this exciting walk/run event, while the first 100 registrants will receive a complimentary shirt! The Honor Abe 5K not only honors Abe's remarkable achievements, including his win at the AA State 1600m race and his posthumous degree from Mercer University, but it also helps fund awards and medals for the annual Abraham Balawi Mile Run held during the Pickens County Track Meet. Come out, run for a cause, and help us keep Abe's spirit alive in our community!
Participants of all ages can enjoy this exciting walk/run event, while the first 100 registrants will receive a complimentary shirt! The Honor Abe 5K not only honors Abe's remarkable achievements, including his win at the AA State 1600m race and his posthumous degree from Mercer University, but it also helps fund awards and medals for the annual Abraham Balawi Mile Run held during the Pickens County Track Meet. Come out, run for a cause, and help us keep Abe's spirit alive in our community!
Organiser's Description
SHIRTS FOR THE FIRST 100 TO REGISTER!
THIS RACE WAS STARTED IN 2018 AS A WAY TO SUPPORT THE ABRAHAM BALAWI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND. THE $500 SCHOLARSHIP IS GIVEN TO A PICKENS COUNTY SENIOR, WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND IS CHOSEN BY THE AWARDS COMMITTEE. THE EVENT ALSO HELPS TO FUND AWARDS, MEDALS, AND T-SHIRTS FOR THE ABRAHAM BALAWI MILE RUN, HELD ANNUALLY DURING THE PICKENS COUNTY TRACK MEET.
THIS RACE IS HELD TO HONOR ABRAHAM BALAWI, AN OUTSTANDING PICKENS COUNTY STUDENT ATHLETE WHO WAS TAKEN FROM THIS WORLD ON AUGUST 6, 2017 IN A TRAGIC AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. ABE WAS A GRADUATE OF LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL IN 2015. HE WON THE AA STATE 1600M RACE IN 2014. HE CONTINUED HIS COLLIGATE RUNNING CAREER AT MERCER UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE WAS RECENTLY AWARDED A POSTHUMOUS DEGREE.
WE MISS HIM GREATLY AND HONOR HIM BY KEEPING HIS NAME AND MEMORY ALIVE WITH THIS RACE, SCHOLARSHIP, AND ANNUAL AWARDS FOR THE PICKENS COUNTY TRACK AND FIELD MEET, WHICH HOSTS THE ABRAHAM BALAWI MILE.
PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE ABRAHAM BALAWI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ARE: KEYSHAWN KING (STANFORD), ADAM BALAWI (CITADEL), CAL FINLEY (CLEMSON) ALLY WILSON (USC), ERIC BALDWIN (CLEMSON), AND WILL HERDEN (USC).
THE RACE IS A WALK/RUN 5K EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
LOCATION AND TIMING ARE PROVIDED BY LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS RACE WAS STARTED IN 2018 AS A WAY TO SUPPORT THE ABRAHAM BALAWI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND. THE $500 SCHOLARSHIP IS GIVEN TO A PICKENS COUNTY SENIOR, WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND IS CHOSEN BY THE AWARDS COMMITTEE. THE EVENT ALSO HELPS TO FUND AWARDS, MEDALS, AND T-SHIRTS FOR THE ABRAHAM BALAWI MILE RUN, HELD ANNUALLY DURING THE PICKENS COUNTY TRACK MEET.
THIS RACE IS HELD TO HONOR ABRAHAM BALAWI, AN OUTSTANDING PICKENS COUNTY STUDENT ATHLETE WHO WAS TAKEN FROM THIS WORLD ON AUGUST 6, 2017 IN A TRAGIC AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. ABE WAS A GRADUATE OF LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL IN 2015. HE WON THE AA STATE 1600M RACE IN 2014. HE CONTINUED HIS COLLIGATE RUNNING CAREER AT MERCER UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE WAS RECENTLY AWARDED A POSTHUMOUS DEGREE.
WE MISS HIM GREATLY AND HONOR HIM BY KEEPING HIS NAME AND MEMORY ALIVE WITH THIS RACE, SCHOLARSHIP, AND ANNUAL AWARDS FOR THE PICKENS COUNTY TRACK AND FIELD MEET, WHICH HOSTS THE ABRAHAM BALAWI MILE.
PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE ABRAHAM BALAWI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ARE: KEYSHAWN KING (STANFORD), ADAM BALAWI (CITADEL), CAL FINLEY (CLEMSON) ALLY WILSON (USC), ERIC BALDWIN (CLEMSON), AND WILL HERDEN (USC).
THE RACE IS A WALK/RUN 5K EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
LOCATION AND TIMING ARE PROVIDED BY LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL.
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