In road racing, you should be safe from competition from high school distance runners during track season, right? Well, don't bet on it. February may be high school track season in Florida, but Mosley High athletes Ethan Mines and Ella Swigler were at the fourth annual Strides For Scholars 5K in Panama City, Florida, on Saturday morning, 28 February 2015. Mines, a junior for the Dolphins, won the race in 16:55. Swigler, a frosh, was the first female finisher, coming in fifth overall in 20:54. Maybe Mines and Swigler just love learning--the race was a benefit for the Bay Education Foundation, an organization promoting excellence in public education in Bay County, Florida.Mines won the race by more than half a kilometer. His time of 16:55 was just off the course record of 16:37, set by Jordan Lance as an Arnold High sophomore in 2013. Master runner Tracey Burch took second in 19:08, and Mosley junior Jared Sylvester was third in 19:42. Master runner Timothy Loomis took fourth in 20:26.
On the women's side, Ella Swigler already had the event record, a 19:35 that she had run in the 2014 Strides For Scholars 5K. Swigler's 20:54 in the 2015 race was good enough to put her more than 600 meters ahead of the next woman finisher and successfully defend her title. Ashley French was second in the women's standings, finishing 23rd overall in 24:06. The top woman master runner in the race was Sharon Westfall-Loomis, the fifth female finisher and 29th overall in 25:11.
411 athletes finished the 2015 Strides For Scholars 5K, the most in the four-year history of the annual race.
Top Ten Men, 2015 Strides For Scholars 5K
- 16:55 ~ Ethan Mines (M, 15-19)
- 19:08 ~ Tracey Burch (M, 45-49)
- 19:42 ~ Jared Sylvester (M, 15-19)
- 20:26 ~ Timothy Loomis (M, 45-49)
- 21:03 ~ Alan Swigler (M, 60-64)
- 21:20 ~ Todd Brister (M, 35-39)
- 21:28 ~ Doug Smith (M, 50-54)
- 21:40 ~ Gabriel Nunez (M, 15-19)
- 21:46 ~ Deshon Johnson (M, 15-19)
- 21:55 ~ Brad Breeden (M, 25-29)
Top Ten Women, 2015 Strides For Scholars 5K
- 20:54 ~ Ella Swigler (F, 15-19)
- 24:06 ~ Ashley French (F, 30-34)
- 24:19 ~ Michelle Waldrip (F, 30-34)
- 24:48 ~ April Hantzis (F, 30-34)
- 25:11 ~ Sharon Westfall-Loomis (F, 45-49)
- 25:12 ~ Gabrielle Krajniak (F, 15-19)
- 25:23 ~ Tyra Williams (F, 15-19)
- 26:17 ~ Sandi Lang (F, 50-54)
- 26:35 ~ Madison Harbuck (F, 15-19)
- 26:36 ~ Lori Hast (F, 45-49)
| Strides For Scholars 5K winners, 2012 - 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 25 February 2012 | 17:44, Slade Ward | 21:36, Katie Carroll | 356 |
| 23 February 2013 | 16:38, Jordan Lance | 24:36, Kathryn Underall | 208 |
| 15 February 2014 | 18:28, Corey Pilson | 19:35, Ella Swigler | 307 |
| 28 February 2015 | 16:55, Ethan Mines | 20:54, Ella Swigler | 411 |
Links
- Complete results of Bay Education Foundation's 2015 Strides For Scholars 5K
http://www.bayeducationfoundation.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=PKqb6sp7x4c%3d&tabid=118&mid=586
- “Mosley with the clean sweep! Overall 5k winners Ethan Mines and Ella Swigler beat out 200 other runners!”
https://twitter.com/MosleyTrack/status/571706886275371008
- Bay Education Foundation
http://www.bayeducationfoundation.org/
- Find upcoming races benefiting education and other causes on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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