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Check below to see the names of all who are playing along in the WLAF Final Four Fun Run
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- It was a mad scramble, more than usual, around WLAF for almost two hours Friday morning. From 5:30 until just before 7:30, those wanting to play in the annual Final Four Fun Run contacted us here at WLAF.
Cash prizes and Charley’s Pizza will be awarded to those who have a team make it to the Final Four.
On Monday, WLAF’s Aaron and Jim will randomly draw the names of the 64 qualifiers and then blind draw an NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament team for each name.
However, there are two honorary qualifiers already on the list; Leon “Swish” Caldwell and Monty Bullock. Swish qualifies because he’s the oldest former La Follette Owl to participate, and Bullock will only qualify if his favorite team, the Prairie View Panthers, make the tourney.
The Florida Gators were crowned as the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Champions, and Fred Stagnolia was the winner of the WLAF’s Final Four Fun Run.
Good luck and have fun!
These 64 WLAF viewers/listeners will be matched up with a team on Monday morning. The drawing airs live from 5:30am through 9am on WLAF Radio.
Bill Berry
Linda Berry
George Bolinger
Wendell Boshears
Aaron Brown
Randy Brown
Stacey Brown
Barry Byrd
Leon “Swish” Caldwell
Casper Campbell
Charlene Campbell
Brenda Cantrell
Jared Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell, Jr.
Jerry Chadwell
Amanda Cox
Ashley Cox
Greg Cox
Margie Cox
Timothy Cox
Eddie Day
Matthew Day
Tammy Day
Jeremy Dorton
Paula Farmer
Pam Fields
Rusty Fields
Alisha Franklin
Jason Freeman
Tonya Graham
Bridget Green
Mike Green
Ray Gross
Michael Heatherly
Cindy Honaker
Mark Honaker
Dakota Kirk
Dennis Leach
Kenneth McCormick
Olivia McKamey
Karisa Moser
Jeff Norton
Allan Robbins
Jennifer Robbins
Carter Rutherford
Joey Rutherford
Mark Rutherford
Mark Sammons
Jason Sheets
Joe “Pie” Smith
Karen Smith
Sharon Thompson
Greg Weaver
Maxine Weaver
Amanda Whited
Sandy Whited
Justin Wilson
Travis Wright
(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 03/13/2026-7AM-IMAGE COURTESY OF NCAA)
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