Valdosta State University student Max Steele won the twelfth annual Saint John School Road Race in Valdosta, Georgia, on Saturday morning, 31 October 2015. Steele, a former Lakeside High cross country runner, covered the five-kilometer course in 18:27, outrunning a field of 213 runners. Valdosta master runner Debbie Green won the women's title for the second year in a row, placing twelfth overall in 22:20.Mike Gallagher of Valdosta was the fastest master runner in the race, finishing second overall in 19:33. Pine Grove Middle School eighth-grader Carson Locke was third in 19:37. Two weeks earlier, Locke had placed ninth in the Georgia State Middle School Cross Country Championships.
Amber Elam of Montgomery, Alabama, was second in the women's standings, coming in sixteenth overall in 22:50. In a finish-line battle of Pine Grove Middle School cross country runners, seventh-grader Eryn Wilkey edged seventh-grader Jessica Locke for third on the women's side, 23:28 to 23:30. Wilkey was 23rd overall and Locke 25th.
Top Ten Men, 2015 St. John Road Race
- 18:26.8 ~ Max Steele (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
- 19:32.4 ~ Michael Gallagher (M, 40) Valdosta, GA
- 19:36.3 ~ Carson Locke (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
- 20:01.2 ~ Rick Mazurkiewiz (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
- 20:29.8 ~ Mason Peters (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
- 20:36.2 ~ Alex Harrison (M, 15) Hahira, GA
- 21:24.8 ~ Dylan Guilmette (M, 19) lake park , GA
- 21:30.8 ~ Ben Carlson (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
- 21:59.0 ~ Ethan Carter (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
- 22:17.8 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 35) Valdoata, GA
Top Ten Women, 2015 St. John Road Race
- 22:19.4 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
- 22:49.8 ~ Amber Elam (F, 26) Montgomery, AL
- 23:27.1 ~ Eryn Wilkey (F, 12) Valdosta, GA
- 23:29.3 ~ Jessica Locke (F, 12) Valdosta, GA
- 23:52.9 ~ Martha Mazurkiewiz (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
- 25:16.7 ~ Brianna Prinsloo (F, 28) Hahira, GA
- 26:08.5 ~ Stacie Zimmerman-Staton (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
- 26:17.7 ~ Novy Ann Gacho (F, 23) Honolulu, HI
- 26:34.3 ~ Sasha Barrera (F, 11) Valdosta, GA
- 26:43.2 ~ Jennifer Caruana (F, 37) Valdosta, GA
| Winners of the St. John School 5K Road Race, 2004 - 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 30 October 2004 | 16:17 John Seppala | 20:26 Susan Fischer | |
| 29 October 2005 | 16:10 Andy Minnicks | 18:32 Melissa Daugherty | |
| 28 October 2006 | 16:26 Brandon Young | 19:27 Melissa Daugherty | 329 |
| 27 October 2007 | 16:38 D. J. Smith | 19:06 Jana Grygarova | 328 |
| 25 October 2008 | 17:23 Corey Stejback | 19:57 Ashley Rall-McGee | 286 |
| 31 October 2009 | 17:55 Marc Kaiser | 19:42 Ashley McGee | 338 |
| 30 October 2010 | 16:09 Chris Rice | 21:03 Brandi Faircloth | 326 |
| 29 October 2011 | 17:44 Austin Wallace | 21:27 Amy Sharon | 296 |
| 27 October 2012 | 15:54 Jesse Prince | 21:29 Kelsey Morse | 288 |
| 26 October 2013 | 17:13, Joshua Hall | 20:46, Mackenzie Morse | 598 |
| 25 October 2014 | 21:02, George Powell | 22:33, Debbie Green | 150 |
| 31 October 2015 | 18:27, Max Steele | 22:20, Debbie Green | 213 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2015 Saint John School 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lHuZUWGm0oO6PmlCJ553xy9H4GE8hdPViOgyqjA6f0E/pubhtml
- 2012 story, “Jesse Prince is the first to break 16:00 at the St. John 5K”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/10/st-john-2012.html
- 2011 story, “Wallace takes a time out from trails to win St John 5K”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/11/st-john-2011.html
- Saint John Road Race
http://www.stjohnroadrace.org/
- Find an upcoming race to run in Valdosta or any other city within 100 miles of Tallahassee
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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