About the Governors State University Jaguar 5K
The course winds through the campus of Governors State University, so you are running past university buildings and open grounds the whole way. The chip-timed option is for runners; walkers can join in without a bib. Awards go to top finishers by age group, and there is a kids dash and yoga session at the bell tower after the main race wraps up.
Parking is in the east lot off Crawford Avenue and University Parkway, and that entrance is the designated way onto campus during the event. Check-in opens before the start, with on-site registration available. Food trucks are on site, and a warmup with the university's physical therapy team happens in the lead-up to the gun.
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Governors State University Jaguar 5K 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2025
65finishers
15:37winner
33:32median
1:01:58cutoff
Top 3: Jenna Mathews (15:37) · Autumn Blair (15:37) · Matthew Cheatham (16:05)
The Governors State University Jaguar 5K has been held every year since at least 2022. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 25, 2026.
