Congratulations to all the participants who placed in the Pickleball Tournament and 5.0k Virtual Race, held to commemorate the Department of Statistics 50^th Anniversary Celebration. The following participants were placed:

5.0K Virtual Race

First Place (21:29): Andrea Kuhn, Statistics MS Student

Second Place (23:12): Staci Hepler, Biostatistics PhD (2023)

Third Place (23:22): Alyssa (Farmer) Antonini, Biostatistics PhD 2023

Pickleball Tournament

First Place: Seth Adarkwah Yiadom, Biostatistics PhD Student, and Ryan Loney, Statistics MS Student

Second Place: Alan Gan, Statistics PhD Student, and David Sivakoff, Current Faculty

Third Place: Allen Chen, Statistics PhD (2016), and Matthias Katzfuss, Statistics PhD (2011)

The Pickleball Tournament was chaired by William Notz and Alan Gan and took place at Land Grant’s Gravity Park Extension in Franklinton. The 5.0k race was chaired by Elly Kaizar and Alyssa Antonini and was held virtually and asynchronously through RunGo, featuring many landmarks on Ohio State’s campus.

Award recipients were announced during the Statistics Golden Anniversary Banquet at The Blackwell Inn’s Grand Ballroom on Monday, October 7.