Wright Calhoun may be looking forward to his sophomore year high school cross-country season this fall, but he isn't waiting till fall to race. On Thursday, 4 July 2013, the Americus, Georgia distance runner outraced a field of 163 to win Valdosta's fifth annual Independence Day 5K. Calhoun clocked 17:28 for the 3.1-mile run on Patterson Street from Five Points to downtown, a four-second improvement on his 17:32 runner-up performance in the 2012 Independence Day 5K. Devin Long followed Calhoun across the finish line, runner up in 18:06. Long, an alumnus of Texas's Schertz Steele High School and its cross-country team, is a cadet at the United States Military Academy. Valdosta Middle School cross-country coach Ryan Kelly took third, clocking 18:26. Adel, Georgia athlete Sean McConnell was the fastest master runner in the race, finishing eighth overall in 19:26.
Mary Alice Smoot, a rising senior at Valwood School, trimmed three seconds from Jordanne Helton's 2011 women's course record, establishing a new female standard of 20:13 for the Independence Day race. Smoot finished over 300 meters ahead of the runner-up in the female competition, Kelsey Morse of Valdosta. Morse was 22nd overall in 21:44. Alison Peters was third in the female standings, placing 23rd overall in 22:04. For the fourth straight year, Valdosta's Mary Smoot was the first master woman across the finish line at the Independence Day 5K. Smoot's 22:21 was good for 25th overall.
Top Ten Males, 2013 Valdosta Independence Day 5K
- 17:27.4 ~ Wright Calhoun (M, 15) Americus, GA
- 18:05.4 ~ Devin Long (M, 19) West Point, NY
- 18:25.3 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 34) Lake Park, GA
- 18:37.8 ~ Jadon Long (M, 17) Hahira, GA
- 18:49.9 ~ Tyler Thurman (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
- 19:02.7 ~ Chris Stover (M, 27) Valdosta, GA
- 19:11.4 ~ Ryan Sealy (M, 29) Valdosta, GA
- 19:25.8 ~ Sean McConnell (M, 42) Adel, GA
- 19:32.5 ~ Matthew Baun (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
- 19:33.0 ~ David Burnett (M, 37) Valdosta, GA
Top Ten Females, 2013 Valdosta Independence Day 5K
- 20:12.2 ~ Mary Alice Smoot (F, 17) Valdosta, GA
- 21:44.0 ~ Kelsey Morse (F, 10) Valdosta, GA
- 22:03.2 ~ Alison Peters (F, 17) Valdosta, GA
- 22:20.7 ~ Alice Smoot (F, 56) Valdosta, GA
- 22:44.1 ~ Sarah Stover (F, 31) Valdosta, GA
- 23:09.0 ~ Jacki Pinkerton (F, 17) Valdosta, GA
- 23:14.6 ~ Makenzee Page (F, 13) Ray City, GA
- 23:20.0 ~ Mackenzie Morse (F, 13) Valdosta, GA
- 23:22.7 ~ Debbie Green (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
- 23:42.0 ~ Beth DeLoach (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
| Champions of the Valdosta Independence Day 5K, 2009-2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 4 July 2009 | 16:38, Alan McGough | 20:32, Ashley McGee | 228 |
| 4 July 2010 | 16:32, Chris Rice | 20:26, Angelina Horne | 215 |
| 4 July 2011 | 16:15, Jeff Powers | 20:16, Jordanne Helton | 123 |
| 4 July 2012 | 16:57, Chris Rice | 20:18, Christine Shattles | 192 |
| 4 July 2013 | 17:28, Wright Calhoun | 20:13, Mary Alice Smoot | 163 |
| The predecessor of the Valdosta Independence Day 5K was the Baytree 8K, run in the streets of Valdosta on Independence Day from 2006 to 2008. | |||
Links
- Complete results of Valdosta's 2013 Independence Day 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdF9fYW9ZdzhCTEpnYzVpaFBjTmRHYUE
- 2012 story, "Rice and Shattles celebrate America's birthday with Valdosta 5K wins"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/07/valdosta-independence-2012.html
- 2011 story, "Powers and Helton make the records fall in Valdosta"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/valdosta-independence-2011.html
- 2010 story, "2010 story, "Rice and Horne rock the Fourth in Valdosta"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/07/2010-valdosta-independence-day-5k.html
- Find a race to run on the next patriotic holiday using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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