Name: Mad Scientist Dash for Sci-Port
Start: 2026-10-28
End: 2026-10-28
Location: Shreveport

About the Event

All proceeds from this event benefit Sci-Port Discovery Center's interactive exhibits, educational programs and community outreach initiatives.

Race Description: Easy out and back course on the Clyde Fant Parkway. Race will start at the corner of Lake Street in the south bound lane of the Clyde Fant Parkway.

Fun Run & Costume Contest @ 6:15 p.m.,

Mascot Dash @ 6:30 p.m. - The Mascot Dash is not a timed event.

5K @ 6:45 p.m.

Entry Fee: Fun Run $15 - Race day entry fee is $20

5K $25 - Race day entry fee is $30

(Groups of 4 or more will receive a $5.00 discount per registrant when signing up online and all at the same time)

Lab-Coat Loungers Sleep-In Supporter $20

Registration: Every participant who registers by October 16th will receive an official Mad Scientist Dash T-shirt with their race packet. Registrations received after this date cannot be guaranteed a shirt.

Packet pick up dates and times:

Packet pick-up will take place at Sportspectrum, 6970 Fern Ave.

Monday, October 26th from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday, October 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Race Day at the race site- Wednesday October 28th starting at 5:30 p.m.

Lab-Coat Lounger Sleep-In Supporter: Want to support Sci-Port but not up for the 5K hustle? Sign up as a Lab-Coat Lounger! You’ll receive the official Mad Scientist Dash T-shirt and help Sci-Port’s mission to ignite curiosity—no running shoes required.

Awards: Awards will be presented in overall male and female winners. 1st place male & female in each age group will receive an award. Age groups: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+.

Races Offered

Fun Run

Oct 28, 2026

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Distance — 1K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

18:15

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$15.00

5k

Oct 28, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

18:45

sell

$25.00

Lab-Coat Loungers Sleep-In Supporter

Oct 28, 2026

straighten

Distance — Lab-Coat Loungers Sleep-In Supporter

terrain

Type — Running

timer

18:45

sell

$20.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Shreveport.

thermostat Temperature

16.0° / 27.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

15.2° / 26.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 47m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

63.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:19

nightlight Sunset

18:40

About Shreveport

Learn more about the host city, Shreveport.

Shreveport is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, of which it is the parish seat. It extends along the west bank of the Red River into neighboring Bossier Parish. The 2020 census tabulation for the city's population was 187,593, while the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area had a population of 393,406.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Mad Scientist Dash for Sci-Port.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Collier Cloinger	M	24	Bossier City, LA	17:15.7
🥈	Tristan Casas	M	16	—	19:25.1
🥉	Jairo Ramirez	M	26	Bossier City, LA	19:38.3
4	Kaylee Ivey	F	14	Bossier City, LA	21:01.1
5	Chance Vatovec	M	31	Haughton, LA	21:05.8
6	Steven Arceneaux	M	46	Shreveport, LA	21:14.3
7	Michael Joiner	M	23	Vivian, LA	21:24
8	Sam Caudill	M	13	Jacksonville, AR	23:01.6
9	Taylor McAlister	M	35	Bossier City, LA	24:10.8
10	Lara Vatovec	F	30	Haughton, LA	24:20
11	Frank Bright	M	82	Shreveport, LA	24:23.3
12	Justin Matamoras	M	15	—	24:25.6
13	Carlos Rodriguez	M	14	—	24:27.2
14	Andy Morehead	F	36	Shreveport, LA	24:39.1
15	Darrell Braniff	M	54	Benton, LA	24:54
16	Brooke McGaugh	F	36	Shreveport, LA	24:57.7
17	M. Ivey	F	11	Bossier City, LA	25:15.1
18	Eric Lang	M	45	—	25:37.5
19	Kasey Baum	F	34	Melbourne, FL	26:29.7
20	Benjamin Caudill	M	17	Bossier City, LA	26:33.5
21	Steven Nardone	M	34	Benton, LA	27:03.2
22	Jeremy Caudill	M	48	Jacksonville, AR	27:07.1
23	Miranda Raimondi	F	39	Shreveport, LA	27:34
24	Nikki Perot	F	51	Shreveport, LA	27:47.6
25	Emily Morgan	F	17	Coushatta, LA	27:49.6
26	Travis Smith	M	15	—	28:19.1
27	Bailey Wooten	F	30	Haughton, LA	28:33.1
28	Jacob White	M	39	Shreveport, LA	28:38.5
29	Shelley Ryan Gray	F	67	Keithville, LA	28:53.3
30	Crystal Lapka	F	40	Haughton, LA	28:57.1
31	Jada Alexander	F	30	Longview, TX	29:00.7
32	James Burian	M	63	Shreveport, LA	29:06.7
33	Jenny Hackman	F	60	Benton, LA	29:16.5
34	Seth Busby	M	46	Shreveport, LA	29:16.8
35	Sara Knotts	F	44	Shreveport, LA	29:17.1
36	L. Kourvelas	M	10	Bossier City, LA	29:21
37	J. White	M	8	Shreveport, LA	29:24.7
38	Catherine Kennedy	F	38	Shreveport, LA	30:05.3
39	Erica Morgan	F	46	Coushatta, LA	30:19.1
40	Trent Millican	M	52	Shreveport, LA	30:40.9
41	Eugenie Bryant	F	66	Shreveport, LA	31:05.4
42	Wil Brown	M	38	—	31:12.6
43	James Cole	M	58	Bossier City, LA	31:27.1
44	Ana Torres	F	32	Bossier City, LA	32:01
45	Kristen Poole	F	38	Shreveport, LA	32:02.7
46	Leanne Gilcrease	F	63	Bossier City, LA	32:25
47	Colton Fife	M	32	Mooringsport, LA	32:37.3
48	Joseph Sullivan	M	25	—	32:55.3
49	Jose Cruz	M	15	—	33:03.5
50	Eric Sanders	M	32	Bossier City, LA	33:13.4

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About the Event

All proceeds from this event benefit Sci-Port Discovery Center's interactive exhibits, educational programs and community outreach initiatives.

Race Description: Easy out and back course on the Clyde Fant Parkway. Race will start at the corner of Lake Street in the south bound lane of the Clyde Fant Parkway.

Fun Run & Costume Contest @ 6:15 p.m.,

Mascot Dash @ 6:30 p.m. - The Mascot Dash is not a timed event.

5K @ 6:45 p.m.

Entry Fee: Fun Run $15 - Race day entry fee is $20

5K $25 - Race day entry fee is $30

(Groups of 4 or more will receive a $5.00 discount per registrant when signing up online and all at the same time)

Lab-Coat Loungers Sleep-In Supporter $20

Registration: Every participant who registers by October 16th will receive an official Mad Scientist Dash T-shirt with their race packet. Registrations received after this date cannot be guaranteed a shirt.

Packet pick up dates and times:

Packet pick-up will take place at Sportspectrum, 6970 Fern Ave.

Monday, October 26th from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday, October 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Race Day at the race site- Wednesday October 28th starting at 5:30 p.m.

Lab-Coat Lounger Sleep-In Supporter: Want to support Sci-Port but not up for the 5K hustle? Sign up as a Lab-Coat Lounger! You’ll receive the official Mad Scientist Dash T-shirt and help Sci-Port’s mission to ignite curiosity—no running shoes required.

Awards: Awards will be presented in overall male and female winners. 1st place male & female in each age group will receive an award. Age groups: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+.

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