Hahira, Georgia's Grace Wins races were in April in 2022, in September in 2023, and in November in 2024. But if holding one race per calendar year counts as an annual event, then the third annual Grace Wins was on Saturday morning, 16 November 2024, and Canaan Ponce won the 10K by 800 meters, running 37:21. Hahira's own Kelsey Ricci was the first woman in the 10K, placing tenth overall in 56:46.Just eight days before the Grace Wins race, Canaan Ponce had turned a 29:02 8K at the Southern States Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championships in Oakville, Alabama while racing for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Behind Ponce, Alexander Ayala of Adel, Georgia took second in 40:45. Another Adel athlete, Gabriel Ponce, was third in 42:10. Jim O'Connor of Hahira was the first master runner in the race, coming in fourth overall in 44:29.
Carson Oliver took second in the women's standing, placing eleventh overall in 57:08. Jamie Brown of Valdosta was the first woman master and third female finisher, twelfth overall in 57:13.
33 athletes finished the 2024 Grace Wins 10K.
Top Ten Men, 2024 Grace Wins 10K
- 37:20.30, Canaan Ponce (M, 19) Adel, GA
- 40:44.17, Alexander Ayala (M, 20) Adel, GA
- 42:09.47, Gabriel Ponce (M, 24) Adel, GA
- 44:28.57, Jim O'Connor (M, 61) Hahira, GA
- 44:39.50, Matthew Brown (M, 38) Hahira, GA
- 48:45.56, Adam Smith (M, 37) Hahira, GA
- 49:01.18, Leonard Canary (M, 37)
- 53:08.66, Holden Hendricks (M, 33) Hahira, GA
- 53:11.78, Steve Jones (M, 54) Valdosta, GA
- 64:21.17, Gary Rakes (M, 63) Hahira, GA
Top Ten Women, 2024 Grace Wins 10K
- 56:45.13, Kelsey Ricci (F, 27) Hahira, GA
- 57:07.77, Carson Oliver (F, 38)
- 57:12.11, Jamie Brown (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
- 57:14.13, Michael Allen (F, 27) Madison, AL
- 61:09.62, Shelby Martinez (F, 31) Valdosta, GA
- 61:32.80, Amber Laub (F, 28) Lakeland, GA
- 61:35.62, Sara Ferrell (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
- 62:22.94, Annie Rogers (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
- 63:25.42, Hailey Laub (F, 27) Lakeland, GA
- 63:45.91, Melanie Hudson (F, 31) Hahira, GA
In 2022, the first year of the Grace Wins races, the sole event was the 5K. The 10K was added in 2023 but the 5K persisted and in 2024, Jayden Hauser of Adel won the shorter race. A frosh harrier on the Cook County High team, Hauser posted a 19:32 winning time in the 5K. Carlos Garcia, an eighth-grader and the ace of the Cook Middle School cross-country team, finished runner-up to Hauser in 21:16. Jim Carter of Sparks, Georgia came in third in 27:10.
Hahira's Austin McDonald was the top woman in the 5K, and fifth overall in 27:48.Another Hahira athlete, Jenny Cornett, was the second woman and eighth overall in 27:57. At 28:40, Sofia Guevara was the third woman and ninth overall.
51-year-old Spencer Corbett was the first master runner in the 5K, the ninth male and twelfth overall in 30:28. Jennifer Wood of Lake Park, Georgia was the first woman master, the fifth female finisher and fourteenth overall in 30:56.
36 athletes finished the 2024 Grace Wins 5K.
Top Ten Men, 2024 Grace Wins 5K
- 19:31.40, Jayden Hauser (M, 14) Adel, GA
- 21:15.66, Carlos Garcia (M, 13) Adel, GA
- 27:09.06, Jim Carter (M, 24) Sparks, GA
- 27:47.12, Cooper Blocher (M, 13)
- 27:53.11, L. Deem (M, 10) Hahira, GA
- 27:53.17, Stewart Cornett (M, 36) Hahira, GA
- 28:54.09, B. Cook (M, 11)
- 30:02.49, R. Bailey (M, 10) Hahira, GA
- 30:27.95, Spencer Corbett (M, 51)
- 31:21.46, Erin McGowan (M, 40)
Top Ten Women, 2024 Grace Wins 5K
- 27:47.63, Austin McDonald (F, 35) Hahira, GA
- 27:56.29, Jenny Cornett (F, 39) Hahira, GA
- 28:39.64, Sofia Guevara (F, 39)
- 30:46.73, Courtney Pearce (F, 28) Adel, GA
- 30:55.89, Jennifer Wood (F, 46) Lake Park, GA
- 32:34.04, Jordan Roberts (F, 31) Hahira, GA
- 32:36.05, Ashley Duren (F, 31) Valdosta, GA
- 32:41.02, Samantha Rogowski (F, 33) Hahira, GA
- 33:09.55, Lauren Brierley (F, 32) Valdosta, GA
- 34:15.17, Kristen Deem (F, 42) Chatham, MA
| Grace Wins Road Race winners, 2022 - 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 14 May 2022 | 5K | 19:59, Ryan Kelly | 24:22, Diana Clark | 43 |
| 23 September 2023 | 10K | 44:47, Aaron Farris | 58:19, Abbey Lineback | 18 |
| 5K | 20:42, Jacob Bearrentine | 27:05, Jamie Brown | 46 | |
| 16 November 2024 | 10K | 37:21, Canaan Ponce | 56:46, Kelsey Ricci | 33 |
| 5K | 19:32, Jayden Hauser | 27:48, Austin McDonald | 36 | |
Links
- Complete results of Hahira, Georgia's 2024 Grace Wins
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSo9qHMCsTeJAwr_AgNqwCXwMWUs6L7SHPH_mfu3kkGKzm4WvIc8APQ893cIS-oTICmKbOm7Pby5CRD/pubhtml
- Find upcoming races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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Hahira Honeybee Festival 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Hahira Community Center, 216 Randall Street, Hahira, Georgia 31632. 2023 
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45th annual Boston Half-Marathon and 5K. 8:00 AM ET half marathon / 8:15 AM ET 5K. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, Georgia 31626. 2024