Is it a holiday in Valdosta, Georgia? Are the flags flying? Then look for Christopher Rice and Austin McDonald running fast in front of a crowd of people.
That may not be a sure bet, but just as Rice and McDonald led the field at the
Valdosta Memorial Day 5K, the two VSU cross-country runners were leading 215 athletes through the streets in Valdosta's second annual Independence Day 5K on Sunday. Rice was again the victor, 16:32 to 16:56, finishing over 100 meters ahead of McDonald. Rice's time broke Alan McGough's event record of 16:38. The VSU Blazer cross-country team was well represented in the race, taking four of the top five places as Steve Cary finished third (17:05) and Cory Stejback took fifth (17:10). John Ewing of Lakeside High School stopped the Blazer sweep of the top spot, finishing fourth in 17:08.

VSU mathematician John Seppala was the top master, running 17:17 to finish sixth overall. Seppala's crossed the line 120 meters ahead of his nearest rival in the masters' division, Scott Gardner of Naylor. Gardner was eighth overall in 17:43. Seppala had also finished as top master just over two weeks earlier at the
Monticello Melon Run 5K on 19 June 2010.

The women's competition was also dominated by Blazer cross-country runners. VSU's Angelina Horne outkicked her teammate, Jordanne Helton, for the win, 20:26 to 20:28. Both runners finished under Ashley McGee's race record of 20:32. Alice Smoot was the third woman in and top woman master, finishing 30th overall in 21:11.
Peachtree? What Peachtree? Who needs Atlanta?
Second annual Valdosta Independence Day 5K, 4 July 2010PLACE ATHLETE S AGE CITY ST TIME ====== =========================== = === ================ == ======= 1. Christopher Rice M 21 Valdosta GA 16:32 2. Austin McDonald M 20 Fitzgerald GA 16:56 3. Steve Cary M 22 Monroe GA 17:05 4. John Ewing M 17 Decatur GA 17:08 5. Corey Stejback M 19 Valdosta GA 17:10 6. John Seppala M 41 Valdosta GA 17:17 7. James Marino M 31 Valdosta GA 17:29 8. Scott Gardner M 40 Naylor GA 17:43 9. Alan McGough M 22 Macon GA 18:09 10. Masked Avenger M 31 Valdosta GA 18:24 11. Tim Cary M 21 Monroe GA 18:32 12. Jose Gibbs M 17 Hahira GA 18:42 13. Christopher Canlas M 26 Moody AFB GA 18:43 14. Chris Gaither M 21 Nashville GA 18:44 15. Jonathan Zurek M 19 Valdosta GA 18:56 16. Robert Longoria M 24 Valdosta GA 19:10 17. Chris Crook M 20 Quitman GA 19:26 18. Bret Wagenhorst M 47 Tifton GA 19:35 19. Eric Herzberg M 27 Valdosta GA 19:47 20. Chad Novack M 20 Valdosta GA 20:00 21. Clyde Foster Jr. M 16 Naylor GA 20:01 22. Tom Phillips M 46 Valdosta GA 20:07 23. Patrick McGough M 22 Macon GA 20:11 24. Angelina Horne F 25 Pelham GA 20:26 25. Jordanne Helton F 20 Monroe GA 20:28 26. Juan Gibbs M 17 Hahira GA 21:00 27. Mark Perkins M 52 Valdosta GA 21:04 28. Keith Washington Jr. M 33 Hahira GA 21:09 29. Rusty Jones M 57 Valdosta GA 21:10 30. Alice Smoot F 53 Valdosta GA 21:11 31. Rick Mazurkiewicz M 43 Valdosta GA 21:16 32. Tony Smith M 42 Valdosta GA 21:22 33. Joshua Barton M 26 Naylor GA 21:30 34. Craig Smoot M 16 Valdosta GA 21:34 35. Greg Johnson M 23 Moultrie GA 21:41 36. Joshua Dale M 22 Moutlrie GA 21:42 37. Lars Leader M 57 Valdosta GA 21:46 38. Richard Estes M 26 McDonough GA 22:16 39. Alison Peters F 14 Valdosta GA 22:22 40. Justo Cabral M 37 Valdosta GA 22:31 41. Mark Steele M 51 Valdosta GA 22:53 42. Emily Stancil F 20 Loganville GA 22:56 43. David Kirk M 39 Hahira GA 23:01 44. Angela Bruhl F 27 Valdosta GA 23:04 45. Charles LaHood M 56 Valdosta GA 23:17 46. Dan Daubert M 33 Hahira GA 23:18 47. Mary Alice Smoot F 14 Valdosta GA 23:22 48. David Jones M 15 Valdosta GA 23:22 49. Heidi Gonzalez F 38 Valdosta GA 23:23 50. Doug Farwell M 46 Valdosta GA 23:29 51. Paul Brown M 37 Valdosta GA 23:30 52. Michie Pitts F 58 Decatur GA 23:39 53. Angel Godwin F 37 Valdosta GA 23:41 54. Gary Henderson M 44 Valdosta GA 23:52 55. Rob Sheridan M 49 Valdosta GA 23:53 56. Paul Dunning M 59 Valdosta GA 24:11 57. Paul Kelly M 39 Valdosta GA 24:17 58. Michael Ramos M 23 Valdosta GA 24:23 59. Jared Komate F 28 Hahira GA 24:24 60. Dianna Vallely F 47 Valdosta GA 24:25 61. Steven Brogdon M 25 Valdosta GA 24:27 62. Dylan Guilmette M 14 Lake Park GA 24:33 63. Mike Guilmette M 47 Lake Park GA 24:34 64. Chris Hilgert M 20 Valdosta GA 24:55 65. Matt Moore M 31 TN 24:57 66. Kristine Phillips F Valdosta GA 25:03 67. Steven Dansereau M 48 Lakeland GA 25:06 68. Robert Wise M 56 Valdosta GA 25:11 69. Kris Lay M 40 Valdosta GA 25:23 70. Joe Hayes M 30 Valdosta GA 25:26 71. Ashley Moore M 29 Valdosta GA 25:27 72. Derrick Harris M 47 Hahira GA 25:28 73. Stuart Pate M 33 Tifton GA 25:33 74. Gary Lynn Wood M 50 Valdosta GA 25:40 75. Jonathan Runnels M 40 Valdosta GA 25:46 76. Lorin Pezent M 45 Adel GA 25:59 77. Frank Ryan M 42 Hahira GA 26:00 78. Scott Routsong M 44 Valdosta GA 26:06 79. Chris Mathis M 21 Valdosta GA 26:07 80. Sylvia Ellis F 40 Valdosta GA 26:08 81. Dusty Dorminey M 36 Lake Park GA 26:08 82. Tyler Phillips M 14 Valdosta GA 26:14 83. Alex Wiza M 23 Valdosta GA 26:17 84. Stephanie Adams F 43 Jennings FL 26:20 85. Jim Hall M 59 Valdosta GA 26:21 86. Greta Clements F 21 Valdosta GA 26:26 87. Phil Wielhouwer M 41 Valdosta GA 26:27 88. Jennifer Beal- Alvarez F 32 atlanta GA 26:37 89. Scott Wiza M 48 Valdosta GA 26:40 90. Alan Sanderson M 35 Valdosta GA 26:42 91. Bill Tidwell M 50 Valdosta GA 26:45 92. Jennifer Moore F 23 TN 27:04 93. LeAnna Greene F 24 Lake Park GA 27:05 94. Edward Hart M 40 Gainesville FL 27:12 95. Jamie Brown F 26 Valdosta GA 27:19 96. Michelle Kirkland F 36 Lake Park GA 27:22 97. David Huffman M 31 Valdosta GA 27:26 98. Matt Parnell M 23 Valdosta GA 27:35 99. Elizabeth Dunn F 22 Valdosta GA 27:35 100. Harvey Katz M 61 Corte Madera CA 27:36 101. Quincy Smith M 31 Valdosta GA 27:38 102. Drew Johnson M 20 Valdosta GA 27:42 103. Charles Parramore M 38 Valdosta GA 27:51 104. Jacque Myers F 53 Tallahassee FL 27:54 105. Steve Stewart M 46 Valdosta GA 27:58 106. Lark Joyner F 39 Lake Park GA 28:06 107. Jodi Harbin F 48 Valdosta GA 28:08 108. Mary Hunnewell F 21 Hahira GA 28:20 109. Matt Jansen M 34 Valdosta GA 28:24 110. Alex Alvarez M 30 Atlanta GA 28:30 111. Heather Miller F 32 Valdosta GA 28:34 112. Linda Wood F 53 Valdosta GA 28:34 113. George Greene M 35 Valdosta GA 28:37 114. Joseph Hayes M 61 Valdosta GA 28:52 115. Chastity Moore F 35 Adel GA 29:09 116. Ryan Raines M 28 Valdosta GA 29:24 117. Elizabeth Sutton F 26 Valdosta GA 29:32 118. Bruce Crook M 58 Quitman GA 29:50 119. Bonni Young F 30 Sparks GA 29:50 120. Chris Sharp M 39 Hahira GA 29:51 121. Ike Wrights M 52 Hahira GA 29:54 122. Michele Waters F 34 Adel GA 30:01 123. Justin Koehler M 26 Gainesville FL 30:09 124. Angela Pezent F 36 Adel GA 30:12 125. Eryn Guilmette F 14 Lake Park GA 30:17 126. Leigh Moore F 33 Adel GA 30:18 127. Steven Truitt M 34 Valdosta GA 30:23 128. David Tyler M 27 Valdosta GA 30:27 129. Eric Gonzalaz M 30 Valdosta GA 30:32 130. Michael Longoria M 54 Valdosta GA 30:35 131. Lauren Pate F 29 Tifton GA 30:39 132. Jody Durham F 41 Valdosta GA 30:43 133. Chika Okoro F 30 Tallahassee FL 30:44 134. Jessica Harmon F 11 Valdosta GA 31:14 135. Nicole Smith F 26 Hahira GA 31:15 136. Dave Bult M 40 Mullins SC 31:20 137. Jo Ann Bult F 40 Mullins SC 31:20 138. Ronnie Metts M 65 Hahira GA 31:21 139. Dalton Johnson M 18 Valdosta GA 31:27 140. King Bridges M 39 Hahira GA 31:45 141. Rob McGhin M 30 Valdosta GA 31:51 142. Steve Glick M 34 Adel GA 32:02 143. Benjamin Rehberg M 31 Adel GA 32:04 144. Alyssa Pate F 29 Valdosta GA 32:26 145. Angela Green F 32 Valdosta GA 32:38 146. Galen Mirate F 54 Valdosta GA 32:38 147. Laura Reese F 26 Valdosta GA 32:47 148. Edyardo Marin M 32 Valdosta GA 32:54 149. Louis Federico M 51 Hampton VA 32:58 150. John Cabanero M 25 Valdosta GA 33:05 151. Suzanne McDaniel F 26 Adel GA 33:08 152. Tammy Burroughs F 26 Valdosta GA 33:12 153. Cassue Whittington F 16 Nashville GA 33:14 154. Rachael Day F 22 Gainesville FL 33:15 155. Viviana Ortiz F 20 Gainesville FL 33:15 156. Beth Lind F 42 Valdosta GA 33:18 157. David Gilyard M 48 Valdosta GA 33:18 158. Brooke Reese F 10 Lakeland GA 33:19 159. Cheyenne Reese F 10 Lakeland GA 33:19 160. Terri Alligood F 36 Adel GA 33:33 161. David LaRowe M 39 Hahira GA 33:40 162. Jason Stacks M 24 Valdosta GA 33:41 163. Sean Crowe M 33 Valdosta GA 33:48 164. Becky Crowe F 30 Valdosta GA 33:48 165. Greg Reasor M 36 Adel GA 34:06 166. Emily Reasor F 36 adel GA 34:12 167. Charles Gloster M 32 Valdosta GA 34:17 168. Lawanna Barron F 42 Valdosta GA 34:25 169. Erin Henderson F 45 Valdosta GA 34:43 170. Katie Henderson F 15 Valdosta GA 34:43 171. Cameron Wells M 6 Valdosta GA 34:51 172. Kari Wells F 42 Valdosta GA 34:52 173. Erik Wells M 8 Valdosta GA 34:52 174. Patrick Wells M 40 Valdosta GA 34:53 175. Becky Smith F 29 Valdosta GA 35:48 176. Amanda Sanderson F 34 Valdosta GA 35:53 177. Emma Metzler F 9 Valdosta GA 36:04 178. Maria Blondet F 22 Valdosta GA 36:05 179. Grace Metzler F 8 Valdosta GA 36:10 180. Jennie Metzler F 33 Valdosta GA 36:11 181. Scott Metzler M 34 Valdosta GA 36:12 182. Cosey Patty F 41 Valdosta GA 36:41 183. Deborah McDonald F 52 Valdosta GA 36:55 184. Kenny McDonald M 46 Valdosta GA 36:56 185. Amanda Perez F 30 Valdosta GA 37:16 186. Michael Buffaloe M 30 Hahira GA 37:48 187. Davy Register M 39 Valdosta GA 38:34 188. Baylee Whitley F 20 Fitzgerald GA 38:37 189. Laura Wood F 43 Valdosta GA 38:40 190. Dante Robinson M 8 Valdosta GA 38:42 191. Maria Gaddy F 32 Valdosta GA 38:42 192. Christie Register F 36 Valdosta GA 38:56 193. April Buffaloe F 30 Hahira GA 41:11 194. Rob Barber M 38 Valdosta GA 42:02 195. Shelly Barber F 35 Valdosta GA 42:03 196. Chad Moore M 37 Valdosta GA 42:21 197. Sara Guilmette F 14 Lake Park GA 43:03 198. Chad Gaddy M 31 Valdosta GA 43:50 199. Kayla Gaddy F 8 Valdosta GA 43:51 200. Cindy Guilmette F 45 Lake Park GA 44:50 201. Jeanne Dixon F 30 Adel GA 45:02 202. Rebecca Taylor F 33 Quitman GA 45:15 203. Gee Edwards M 33 Valdosta GA 48:43 204. Stephanie Roy F 24 Valdosta GA 50:44 205. Jennifer Hopper F 26 Valdosta GA 50:57 206. Sara Rohrbach F 28 Valdosta GA 50:57 207. Gina Sumler F 36 Lenox GA 51:08 208. Whitney Barton F 24 Naylor GA 51:59 209. Nikki Stubbs F 24 Valdosta GA 52:00 210. Rosemary Taormina F 39 Pooler GA 52:14 211. Christine Cabral F 33 Valdosta GA 52:17 212. April Burks F 35 Valdosta GA 52:21 213. Kelly Williams F 29 Valdosta GA 52:26 214. Dorothy Watkins F 27 Valdosta GA 56:35 215. Charles Ellis M 43 Valdosta GA 56:36 |
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Very nice - It looks like tough competition in Valdosta. I see a couple locals made the trip to to represent. Well Done!
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