Saturday, 23 January 2016, was cold and windy in Dothan, Alabama. It was the kind of weather that makes you think about indoor track, but in Westgate Park it was the occasion for a cross country race to raise funds for outdoor track--Dothan High's second annual High Noon Superbowl 5K Trail Race. Myles Gibson won the event, running the 3.1-miles on the Westgate Park Trail in 18:29. Kaderricka Adams took the women's title, placing tenth overall in 22:28. 75 athletes finished the race.Myles Gibson crossed the finish line nearly half a kilometer ahead of the next runner, but then it wasn't his first race on the Westgate Park Trail. On the same course the Donalsonville, Georgia, master runner has also won the Life Is A Beach 5K, the Brian Dowling 5K, the Love 2 Run 5K, and the Winter Olympics 5K--and that's just in the last two years. Tyveon Tharp has also raced at Westgate a few times as a junior on the Dothan High cross country team. Tharp was second in the High Noon 5K, running 20:20. Another Dothan High cross country runner, sophomore Michael Houston, nabbed third with a 20:30.
Women's champ Kaderricka Adams may not have had the cross country credentials of the top men in the High Noon 5K, but she's certainly not an inexperienced runner. A junior on the Northside Methodist Academy track team, Adams is a two-time Alabama Independent Schools Association state champion in the girls' 800 meters. Macy Benton, the eight-grader ace of the Dothan High girls' cross country team, was second in the women's standing, placing 21st overall in 25:08. Molly Matthews, frosh-year runner on the Dothan High girls cross country squad, placed third on the women's side, 23rd overall in 25:23.
Top Ten Men, 2016 High Noon Trailblazer 5K Trail Race
- 18:29 ~ Myles Gibson (M, 49)
- 20:20 ~ Tyveon Tharp (M, 17)
- 20:30 ~ Michael Houston (M, 16)
- 20:59 ~ Richie Fernandez (M, 38)
- 22:00 ~ Dale Thomas (M, 52)
- 22:06 ~ Mark Nichols (M, 42)
- 22:08 ~ Seth Singletary (M, 13)
- 22:10 ~ Jay Wrenn (M, 51)
- 22:24 ~ Kadin Whatley (M, 16)
- 22:32 ~ Brian Hickey (M, 47)
Top Ten Women, 2016 High Noon Trailblazer 5K Trail Race
- 22:27 ~ Kaderricka Adams (F, 17)
- 25:08 ~ Macy Benton (F, 14)
- 25:23 ~ Molly Mathews (F, 14)
- 27:34 ~ Sarah Houston (F, 13)
- 27:48 ~ Katie Smith (F, 13)
- 27:54 ~ Jaci Smith (F, 14)
- 28:32 ~ Dara Cunningham (F, 16)
- 29:53 ~ Kelsie Riley (F, 14)
- 32:02 ~ Rachel Hickey (F, 38)
- 33:18 ~ Bonnie Lynn (F, 13)
| High Noon 5K Trail Race winners, 2015 - 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 31 January 2015 | 17:45, Jesse Espinoza | 23:59, Debbie Robison | 80 |
| 23 January 2016 | 18:29, Myles Gibson | 22:27, Kaderricka Adams | 75 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2016 Trailblazer High Noon 5K Trail Race
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N7cmV5t0KFgCyeJFQphjLNylE4NQeAi6tkJ6kj3j2l4/pubhtml
- 2015 story, “High quality High Noon runs for Espinoza and Robison”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/02/high-noon-2015.html
- More Trouble Afoot! stories about races on Westgate Park's Larry and Ronna Dykes Trail
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/Westgate%20Park
- Find upcoming races--morning, noon, and night--on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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