Fit Eagle Competition brings out 'best of best' Published Feb. 16, 2007 By Dylan Laurie Contract writer HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- The 4th Special Operations Squadron team won first place during the 17th Annual Fit Eagle competition Feb. 9 at the Aderholt Fitness Center. Sixteen teams participated in a variety of events that included a 5K run, pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, sit and reach, tug o' war and a mystery event - the hula-hoop pass. The 1st Special Operations Component Maintenance Squadron team received second place overall and the 720th Operations Support Squadron took third. "Fit Eagle is held to promote camaraderie amongst the squadrons," said Karen Cataldo, Riptide Fitness Center manager. Teams were made up of active-duty military members consisting of one male more than 40 years old, one male more than 30 years old, one male any age and two females any age. Up to two teams were allowed per squadron. FIT EAGLE 2007 WINNERS 5K MALE - 17:39 Jason Self, 6th Special Operations Squadron FEMALE - 21:07 Mary Voss, 720th Operations Support Squadron TEAM - 720th OSS FLEXIBILITY MALE - 50 cm Barnabee Whitfield, 1st Special Operations Helicopter Maintenance Squadron FEMALE - 51 cm Ashley Nowak, 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron # 1 TEAM - 1st SOCMS PUSH UPS MALE - 148 Timothy Hood, 4th SOS FEMALE - 90 Ana-maria Ortega, 4th SOS TEAM - 4th SOS PULL UPS MALE - 26 Christopher Praser, 4th SOS FEMALE - 12 Omalade Akenremi, 1st SOHMXS TEAM - 4th SOS SIT UPS MALE - 130 Sederick Johnson, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron FEMALE - 126 Ashley Nowak, 1st SOLRS #1 TEAM - 4th SOS MYSTERY EVENT (HULA-HOOP PASS) 1st SOCMS TUG OF WAR 4th SOS