About the Big Hoopla 6k
The race is tied to the NCAA tournament games hosted in Dayton, and the distance reflects that connection. The course runs on a university campus, so expect paved paths and open grounds. It has the feel of a celebration wrapped around a run, with the broader multi-day basketball festival humming in the background.
Packet pickup is the day before at a local running store in Centerville, with a race-morning option at the campus student union. Food is out at the finish after you cross.
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The Big Hoopla 6k 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 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.
4 Miles Results · 2026
187finishers
22:01winner
42:01median
1:17:28cutoff
Top 3: Daniel Lehner (22:01) · Samuel DeHart (23:25) · Michael Selm (23:52)
The Big Hoopla 6k has been held every year since at least 2020. 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.
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