Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Kelly and Thompson tear through the trails at Quail Trail

Quail Trail 5KFrom its first running in 2009, the Quail Trail 5K has been a sort of opening act for Thomasville High's Quail Trail Invitational Cross Country meet. It's a full morning of athletics on the grounds of Pebble Hill Plantation, south of Thomasville, Georgia. Hundreds of high school and middle school athletes compete, but the morning starts with the Quail Trail 5K. It's an opening act.


Of course, Queen, Elton John, and the Beatles were once opening acts, too.


Lake Park, Georgia, athlete Ryan Kelly won the seventh annual Quail Trail 5K on Saturday morning, 19 September 2015, running 18:41. It was the third Quail Trail win in the last four years for the Valdosta High cross country coach. At 19:11 Greg Waddell of Bainbridge, Georgia, was the runner-up and top master. In 2014, Neil White was running for Thomasville High in the Quail Trail High School boys race, finishing 25th. As an alumnus, he placed third in the 2015 Quail Trail 5K with a 19:41.


Thomasville, Georgia, runner Melissa Thompson was the first woman in the race, placing fourth overall in 20:10. Kate Chunka of Tallahassee, Florida, was second in the women's standings, coming in 13th overall in 23:03. Sky Feller was the top woman master and third female finisher, 22nd overall in 25:17.


99 athletes finished the seventh annual Quail Trail 5K.


Ryan KellyTop Ten Men, 2015 Quail Trail 5K
  1. 18:40.80 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 36)
  2. 19:10.98 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 49)
  3. 19:40.48 ~ Neil White (M, 19)
  4. 20:12.85 ~ Al Whatley (M, 45)
  5. 20:46.85 ~ Harold Allen (M, 34)
  6. 21:48.37 ~ Stephen Sullivan (M, 39)
  7. 21:59.67 ~ Daniel Graham (M, 43)
  8. 22:06.08 ~ Chris Holt (M, 33)
  9. 22:09.96 ~ Jonathan Jones (M, 43)
  10. 22:29.04 ~ Randy Carr (M, 43)

Top Ten Women, 2015 Quail Trail 5K
  1. 20:09.45 ~ Melissa Thompson (F, 31)
  2. 23:02.75 ~ Kate Chunka (F, 32)
  3. 25:16.63 ~ Sky Feller (F, 42)
  4. 25:32.67 ~ Rebecca Goodwin (F, 27)
  5. 25:47.29 ~ Angela Gattie (F, 34)
  6. 25:55.15 ~ Nancy Herring (F, 60)
  7. 26:51.47 ~ Suzanne Angell (F, 49)
  8. 28:37.69 ~ Jennifer Hatchell (F, 28)
  9. 28:41.41 ~ Laurie Dyer (F, 45)
  10. 28:53.58 ~ Celeste Owens (F, 7)

Quail Trail 5K winners, 2009 - 2015
DateMenWomenFinishers
26 September 200922:01, Steven Cox24:38, Nancy Stedman155
25 September 201015:41, Kevin Cook18:40, Kara Taylor236
24 September 201117:30, Giovanni Sanchez23:54, Kimberlee Lawson118
29 September 201218:38, Ryan Kelly24:29, Melanie Jackson157
28 September 201316:59, Chance Roe19:47, Jacki Pinkerton92
27 September 201417:40, Ryan Kelly24:03, Nancy Elam101
19 September 201518:41, Ryan Kelly20:10, Melissa Thompson99
The Quail Trail 5K has always been run on USATF certified course GA09026WC,
except in 2009 when the lead vehicle took the runners off course.


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