Manry, Droze knock it out of the park at Home Run Derby 5K

Brian Manry held off Florida State University graduate student Kindeneh Mihretie 17:29 to 17:32, winning FSU Habitat For Humanity's spring race, the Home Run Derby 5K. Michael Nesius trailed the pair in third place, running 17:57. The 3.1-mile race was held on Saturday morning, 26 February 2011, on the campus of Florida State University.


Behind Nesius, Dr. Michael LaBossiere and Brian Keno, and Dr. Volodymyr Zharkov battled for the master's title. Just four weeks earlier Zharkov had beaten out LaBossiere for master honors at the FSU First Responders Unit 5K. Keno, a visitor from south Florida, had finished as top master at the last race he had run at FSU, the Parents' Weekend 5K in October 2010. This time, though, it was LaBossiere who came out on top in the masters' division, placing fourth overall in 19:42. Keno was right on his heels in fifth at 19:48, with Zharkov chasing in sixth at 19:56.


In the race in the women's division, Vicky Droze and Paula O'Neill grabbed the lead from Sarah Cornell with about a kilometer to go, and then set about fighting each other for the win. Droze pulled away to take the women's title in 22:23, finishing 22nd overall. O'Neill settled for the runner-up spot and the women's master title, placing 24th overall in 22:35. Cornell hung on to third place, crossing the line 25th overall in 22:41.


193 athletes completed the race, which started and finished on the Mike Long Track. The race opened with a bizarre "preem," prizes for the first male and the first female to reach the 600-meter mark. With that out of the way, the runners left the track for the streets of campus and the remaining 4,400 meters of racing. The annual race is a fundraiser for the FSU chapter of Habitat For Humanity, which also holds and annual fall race.


Top Ten Men

1. Brian Manry (M, 32) 17:29
2. Kindeneh Mihretie (M, 35) 17:32
3. Michael Nesius (M, 26) 17:57
4. Dr. Mike LaBossiere (M, 44) 19:42
5. Brian Keno (M, 48) 19:48
6. Dr. Volodymyr Zharkov (M, 42) 19:56
7. Matt Curran (M, 39) 20:06
8. Antoine Brandun (M, 20) 20:39
9. Juan Ordonez (M, 37) 20:55
10. Yoel Pestmos (M, 27) 21:06

Top Ten Women

1. Vicky Droze (F, 35) 22:23
2. Paula O'Neill (F, 49) 22:35
3. Sarah Cornell (F, 28) 22:41
4. Kelly Cemnee (F, 19) 23:40
5. Meagan Kirk (F, 24) 24:03
6. Chanel Davidoff (F, 19) 24:04
7. Brianna Forde (F, 18) 24:37
8. Maira Mendez (F, 19) 25:02
9. Alexa Keno (F, 19) 25:36
10. Shelby Augustyniak (F, 34) 25:57

Links:

• Complete results of the 2011 FSU Habitat For Humanity Spring 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2011/fsu_habitat_home_run_derby_2011.htm
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2011 FSU Habitat For Humanity Spring 5K
  http://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Habitat_11
  
  
• "DeVeau and Welden race to titles at Habitat 5K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/habitat-fall-2010.html
  
  
• FSU Habitat for Humanity
  http://www.fsuhabitat.org/
  
  
• Plan your racing schedule in the Tallahassee region with the latest Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1