Champ Florie runs the Army Ten-Miler

Champ Florie, Choctaw Nation tribal member, son of Keith and Angie Florie, grandson of the late EB and Charlesetta Florie of Holdenville, Oklahoma and Sam and Ginger Vernon of Bethany, Oklahoma, ran in the Army Ten-Miler, in Washington D.C., Sunday, October 9, 2022.

The Army Ten-Miler takes place each October in Washington, D.C., to promote the Army, build esprit de corps, support Army fitness goals and enhance community relations.

There are over 35,000 runners and 900 teams from around the world. Champ has been training all summer for the Ten-Miler. Champ is currently a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma and a cadet in the OU Army ROTC.