2026 16th Annual Eric Yates Memorial 5K Run and 2-mile Walk

The WKU Army ROTC department is hosting its 16th annual Eric Yates Memorial Run/Walk. This event benefits a scholarship fund established in memory of 1LT Eric Yates, a 2008 WKU graduate who was killed by an IED explosion in Afghanistan on September 17, 2010. The scholarship is awarded annually to chosen cadets in the WKU ROTC program. All proceeds from the event will go towards the WKU Yates Memorial scholarship to provide tuition assistance to cadets. WKU is a non-profit organization.