McClintock is one of 10 top steppers

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department’s (SWNPHD) annual Walk to Health Team Challenge 2022 was recently completed. The program lasted for 12 weeks and included 263 residents of all ages. Over 90 percent reported an increase in their activity level.

 Among the top ten steppers was Kate McClintock of Wallace who earned fifth place. 

Veronica Murillo of Chase County won first place for the most individual steps in the challenge, with 3,101,978 total steps. The first place for a team went to Barbie Long and Michael Long of team “Long Haulers” with the highest average total steps of 1,551,307.  Winners were presented with a certificate and gift bag from SWNPHD. 

Top Ten Individual Steppers were as follows: 

Place, Name, Steps, County:

1st, Veronica Murillo, 3,101,978, Chase 

2nd, Jackie Juhl, 2,986,090, Furnas

3rd, Glenda Ellerton, 2,072,792, Red Will.

4th, Michael Long, 1,661,222, Red Willow

5th, Kate McClintock, 1,599,067, Perkins

6th, Bret Hagan, 1,468,441, Hitchcock

7th, Susan Hagan, 1,467,721, Hitchcock

8th, Jan Mowry, 1,430,870, Furnas

9th, Barbie Long, 1,402,625, Red Willow

10th, Carol Nicholson, 1,387,513, Red W.

Community Hospital Wellness for Life provided a gift to the 54 participants that made the Million Step Club this year, each getting one million steps by the end of the 12 weeks.

The program will continue this year with additional walking challenges. Community members interested in participating can download the MoveSpring app from the App Store or Google Play.