Hahira, Georgia, is mentioned in songs recorded by Ray Stevens. If you want to find the actual town of Hahira, though, your best bet is to take Interstate 75 to Exit 29 then head east. And you'll want to find Hahira if you want to run the Soaring Eagle 5K.Hahira's own Nick Rosatti won the fifth annual Soaring Eagle 5K on Saturday morning, 16 January 2016. After finishing fifth in the race in 2014 and third in 2015, Rosatti ran 19:44 to finish first in 2016. Cody Pezent, a frosh runner on the Cook High cross country team, was second in 20:13. Rick Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta, Georgia, took the top master spot in the race, placing third overall in 20:31.
Valdosta master runner Debbie Green captured the women's crown at the 2016 Soaring Eagle 5K; Green finished sixth overall in 22:42. Another Valdosta master runner, Martha Mazurkiewicz, was runner-up in the women's standings, coming in eleventh overall in 24:06. Brandy Van Jura of Hahira was the third female finisher, twelfth overall in 24:59.
83 athletes finished the 3.1-mile race. Finish line and timing services were provided by A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.
Top Ten Men, 2016 Soaring Eagle 5K
- 19:43.8 ~ Nick Rosatti (M, 19) Hahira, GA
- 20:12.7 ~ Cody Pezent (M, 15) Adel, GA
- 20:30.3 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
- 22:15.8 ~ Wesley Heruska (M, 39) Hahira, GA
- 22:55.9 ~ Tyler Quick (M, 21) Adel, GA
- 23:18.7 ~ Billy Taylor (M, 67) Valdosta, GA
- 23:56.4 ~ Casey Chesire (M, 31) Adel, GA
- 23:58.3 ~ Darren McCall (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
- 25:12.3 ~ Justin Naylor (M, 42) Hahira, GA
- 25:25.5 ~ Jim Dawkins (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
Top Ten Women, 2016 Soaring Eagle 5K
- 22:41.7 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
- 24:05.1 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
- 24:58.1 ~ Brandy Van Jura (F, 36) Hahira, GA
- 25:36.5 ~ Rachel Greneker (F, 25) Savannah, GA
- 27:00.1 ~ Angela Pezent (F, 41) Adel, GA
- 27:12.3 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
- 28:02.2 ~ Shannon Emanuel (F, 28) Ray City, GA
- 29:03.4 ~ Jessie Burton (F, 34) Barney, GA
- 30:44.5 ~ Lexi Metts (F, 12) Hahira, GA
- 30:52.7 ~ Kala Hobbs (F, 30) Adel, GA
| Soaring Eagle 5K champions, 2012 - 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 14 January 2012 | 18:54, Masked Avenger | 26:45, Kala Hobbs | 51 |
| 26 January 2013 | 19:57, Sean McConnell | 23:26, Erin Foote | 46 |
| 25 January 2014 | 17:46, Ryan Kelly | 20:30, Makenzee Page | 61 |
| 17 January 2015 | 18:00, Ryan Kelly | 20:55, Makenzee Page | 86 |
| 16 January 2016 | 19:44, Nick Rosatti | 22:42, Debbie Green | 83 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2016 Soaring Eagle 5K, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bvVko5GIj8y7TSO3pihZQy7dBIWDv5z0OSJzfCqNQOQ/pubhtml
- 2015 story, “Another feather in the cap for Kelly and Page at Soaring Eagle 5K”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/01/soaring-eagle-2015.html
- 2013 story, “Wingfooted McConnell and Foote win at Soaring Eagle”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/soaring-eagle-2013.html
- 2012 story, “Avenger and Hobbs fly away with Soaring Eagle 5K”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/01/soaring-eagle-2012.html
- Races dedicated to birds, mammals, insects, and reptiles on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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