Gainesville, Florida's eleventh annual Five Points Of Life race weekend opened on Saturday morning, 20 February 2016, with the Five Points 5K. Matt Edwards, formerly a Gainesville Eastside HS distance runner, won the race by over 300 meters, running 17:08. Ani Veltcheva came out on top of the women's standings for the fourth year in a row--the Abraham Lincoln Middle School eighth-grader was third overall in 18:23.Behind Edwards, Abraham Lincoln Middle School sixth-grader Anton Matchev was runner-up in 18:15. Just two days earlier, Matchev had run a 2:36.44/5:19.66 double in the 800/1600 competing for his school's track team at the Oak Hall Middle School Mini Meet. Gainesville's Keisuke Matsuki was the fastest master runner in the race, finishing fifth overall in 18:57.
Gainesville athlete Betsy Suda, the 2011 Five Points 5K women's champ, was second in women's standings of the 2016 race, placing fourth overall in 18:53. Lydia Little of Gainesville was the third-place woman, coming in eleventh overall in 21:50. Caroline Worrall of Gainesville was the top woman master and ninth female finisher, 49th overall in 24:29.
347 athletes finished the 2016 Five Points 5K. DRC Sports of Inverness, Florida provided timing for the race. The Five Points of Life race weekend continued the following day with the marathon and half-marathon.
Top Ten Men, 2016 Five Points Of Life 5K
- 17:07.7 ~ Matthew Edwards (M, 25) Gainesville, FL
- 18:14.1 ~ Anton Matchev (M, 12) Gainesville, FL
- 18:56.4 ~ Keisuke Matsuki (M, 43) Gainesville, FL
- 19:00.1 ~ Kevin Guss (M, 26)
- 21:01.1 ~ Francisco I. Flores-Rodriguez (M, 13) Gainesville, FL
- 21:16.4 ~ Brandon Williams (M, 18) Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman Island
- 21:31.7 ~ Michael Fowler (M, 42) Gainesville, FL
- 21:40.8 ~ Jim Leary (M, 61) Gainesville, FL
- 21:45.5 ~ Mike Collins, Jr (M, 28) Gainesville, FL
- 21:54.5 ~ Tom Kelleher (M, 44) Newberry, FL
Top Ten Women, 2016 Five Points Of Life 5K
- 18:22.1 ~ Ani Veltcheva (F, 11) Gainesville, FL
- 18:52.6 ~ Elizabeth Suda (F, 34) Gainesville, FL
- 21:49.4 ~ Lydia Little (F, 28) Gainesville, FL
- 22:13.1 ~ Amanda Rodriguez (F, 28) Alachua, FL
- 23:49.4 ~ Carolyn Wolking (F, 9) Gainesville, FL
- 23:43.2 ~ Lacey Jones (F, 25) Gainesville, FL
- 24:17.5 ~ Jillian Abrahamson (F, 24) Gainesville, FL
- 24:13.1 ~ Faith Hardy (F, 9) Williston, FL
- 24:28.4 ~ Caroline Worrall (F, 47) Gainesville, FL
- 24:39.9 ~ Donna Ornosky (F, 53) Birdsboro, PA
| Five Points 5K winner, 2008 - 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 23 February 2008 | 16:03, Mitch Guirard | 19:47, Amanda Duarte | |
| 21 February 2009 | 16:40, Kellam Bartley | 17:27, Vaida Zusinaite | 388 |
| 13 February 2010 | 18:12, Lance Reccoppa | 18:58, Firaya Sultanove-Zhdanova | 336 |
| 19 February 2011 | 17:41, Michael Rosato | 17:41, Betsy Suda | 366 |
| 18 February 2012 | 16:10, Michael Rosato | 21:39, Jennifer Schofield | 475 |
| 16 February 2013 | 17:14, Michael Anderson | 20:49, Ani Veltcheva | 400 |
| 15 February 2014 | 17:29, Kyle Dunn | 19:50, Ani Veltcheva | 354 |
| 14 February 2015 | 19:00, Robert Robins | 19:07, Ani Veltcheva | 312 |
| 20 February 2016 | 17:08, Matthew Edwards | 18:23, Ani Veltcheva | 347 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2016 Five Points 5K at drcsports.com
http://results.drcsports.com/raceFiles2016/fpol/fpol16res5kag.htm
- Five Points of Life's photos of the 2016 Five Points 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153799448105923.1073741864.114142140922
- USATF course certification map for the 2016 Five Points 5K
http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL09010EBM
- Three Miles, Four Seasons, or Five Points, find it on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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