Blountstown Middle School's 2016 Jingle Bell Run 5K wasn't the largest race in the eight-year history of the event, but Thomas Howell made it the fastest. At that Friday evening, 9 December 2016, race, Howell broke his own course record, running the 3.1 miles through the streets of Blountstown, Florida in 16:53. Tallahassee distance runner Becky Cahill won the women's title in 22:09, placing sixth overall. 47 athletes finished the race.Howell is an alumnus of the Blountstown High School cross-country team, but he wasn't the only athlete doing the Tigers proud that evening. Jesse Boyd and Weston Schrock, juniors on the Blountstown High cross-country squad, were the next two finishers after Howell. Boyd took second in 17:02 and Schrock third in 17:26. The Tigers' across-the-river rival, Liberty County High, was represented by alumnus Chance Logan. Logan was fourth in 17:46. Mark McCarra was the top master runner in the race and fifth overall in 21:56.
Becky Cahill had finished third in the women's standings of the 2015 Jingle Bell Run; she improved to first in 2016 by lowering her time nearly two minutes. Robin Haussmann took second in the 2016 race, placing ninth overall in 24:20. Carla Elliott of Chattahoochee, Florida was the top woman master and third female finisher, tenth overall in 24:47.
Top Ten Men, 2016 Blountstown, Florida, Middle School Jingle Bell Run 5K
- 16:53, Thomas Howell (M, 20) Blountstown, FL
- 17:02, Jesse Boyd
- 17:26, Weston Schrock
- 17:46, Chance Logan
- 21:56, Mark McCarra
- 23:08, Dylan Thrasher
- 24:17, Dixson Thrasher
- 26:06, Tony Reed
- 26:45, Jay Edyabsky
- 28:17, Mark Collier
Top Ten Women, 2016 Blountstown, Florida, Middle School Jingle Bell Run 5K
- 22:09, Becky Cahill (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:20, Robin Haussmann
- 24:47, Carla Elliott
- 24:57, Lessa Bates
- 25:42, Trace Home
- 26:01, Edna Reed
- 26:12, Robin Bennett
- 27:16, Ashley McIntosh
- 27:17, RuthAnn Eberly
- 27:24, Courtney Smith
| Blountstown Jingle Bell 5K Champions, 2009 - 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 4 December 2009 | 19:07, Devin Ferrell | 23:19, Mary Sewell | |
| 3 December 2010 | 18:17, Devin Ferrell | 22:18, Judy Alexander | 53 |
| 2 December 2011 | 18:12, Thomas Howell | 23:21, Judy Alexander | 62 |
| 30 November 2012 | 18:16, Thomas Howell | 21:34, Hannah Plazarin | 75 |
| 12 December 2013 | 17:15, Thomas Howell | 24:06, Hannah Plazarin | 109 |
| 5 December 2014 | 17:28, Kevin Potts | 24:00, Kristi Johnson | 71 |
| 4 December 2015 | 16:55, Thomas Howell | 22:00, Lydia Miles | 76 |
| 9 December 2016 | 16:53, Thomas Howell | 22:09, Becky Cahill | 47 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2016 Blountstown Jingle Bell 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UIuLULSSvMIJ6lU7ttiJBjIJzDJWEyGoInGQyFHTWtA/pubhtml
- 2015 story, “Happy Holidays for Howell and Miles at Blountstown's Jingle Bell Run”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/12/blountstown-jingle-bell-2015.html
- 2012 story, “Blountstown High runners Howell and Plazarin ring up two wins”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/12/blountstown-jingle-bell-2012.html
- 2011 story, “Oh what fun it is to run in the Blountstown 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/12/blountstown-jingle-bell-2011.html
- 2010 story, “Jingle Bell 5K wins in Blountstown for Ferrell and Alexander”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/12/blountstown-jingle-bell-2010.html
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