Blountstown High runners Howell and Plazarin ring up two wins

Blountstown High School sophomores Thomas Howell and Hannah Plazarin made it a clean sweep for their school at the fourth annual Blountstown Middle School 5K Jingle Bell Run on Friday evening, 30 November 2012. Howell successfully defended his 2011 title with a winning 18:16. Plazarin was the first female, setting a new women's course record of 21:34 and finishing fourth overall.


Howell finished nearly 300 meters ahead of the runner-up, Tallahassee's Brian Corbin. Corbin, the first master in the race, ran 19:20. Blountstown Middle School student Tyreek Sumner was third in 21:30


In the women's competition, Hannah Plazarin defeated two-time women's champion and course-record holder, Judy Alexander, 21:34 to 22:17. Placing ninth overall, Alexander was the top master woman. Bianca Martinez of Blountstown was the third woman finisher, 15th overall in 24:57.


Top Ten Men

1. 18:16 ~ Thomas Howell (M, 16)
2. 19:20 ~ Brian Corbin (M, 45)
3. 21:30 ~ Tyreek Sumner (M, 13)
4. 21:35 ~ Paul Plazarin (M, 42)
5. 21:51 ~ Hunter Barnes (M, 14)
6. 21:52 ~ Mitchell Hardy (M, 12)
7. 22:04 ~ Weston Schrock (M, 13)
8. 22:30 ~ Calen Masai (M, 17)
9. 22:32 ~ Chad Glaze (M, 14)
10. 22:53 ~ Michael Bryant (M, 42)

Top Ten Females

1. 21:34 ~ Hannah Plazarin (F, 15)
2. 22:17 ~ Judy Alexander (F, 51)
3. 24:57 ~ Bianca Martinez (F, 14)
4. 26:21 ~ Bonnie Richards (F, 38)
5. 26:42 ~ Mackenzie Eubanks (F, ?)
6. 26:43 ~ Hannah Bryant (F, 13)
7. 26:50 ~ Aliya Everett (F, 12)
8. 26:59 ~ Missy Newsome (F, 16)
9. 27:26 ~ Edna Reed (F, 38)
10. 27:45 ~ Faith Plazarin (F, 16)

Blountstown Jingle Bell 5K Champions, 2009-2012
Date	Men	Women
4 DEC 2009	19:07, Devin Ferrell	23:19, Mary Sewell
3 DEC 2010	18:17, Devin Ferrell	22:18, Judy Alexander
2 DEC 2011	18:12, Thomas Howell	23:21, Judy Alexander
30 NOV 2012	18:16, Thomas Howell	21:34, Hannah Plazarin

Links

• Complete results of the 2012 Blountstown Jingle Bell 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2012/Blountstown%20Jingle%20Bell%202012.asp
  
  
• 2011 story, "Oh what fun it is to run in the Blountstown 5K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/12/blountstown-jingle-bell-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, "Jingle Bell 5K wins in Blountstown for Ferrell and Alexander"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/12/blountstown-jingle-bell-2010.html