Valdosta, Georgia runners swept the top spots in the annual Kiwanis 5K in Adel, Georgia on Saturday morning, 5 March 2016. A half-hour drive north of the Azalea City, Valdosta's Dan Butzin won the 3.1-mile race through the streets of Adel, running 18:34. On the women's side, Valdosta master runner Debbie Green took top honors, finishing eighth overall in 22:21.Behind Butzin, Nick Rosatti of Hahira, Georgia ran 19:20 to finish runner-up for the second year in a row. Rosatti had won the Kiwanis 5K in 2014. Rick Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta was the fastest master runner in the race, placing third overall in 20:04.
Lauren Bewley of Valdosta was second in the women's standings, coming in tenth overall in 23:39. Valdosta master runner Martha Mazurkiewicz was the third female finisher, 14th overall in 25:00.
51 athletes finished the 2016 Adel Kiwanis 5K. Proceeds of the race benefit a Kiwanis Club scholarship fun for Cook High School seniors. Finish line and timing services were provided by A Course / Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.
Top Ten Men, 2016 Adel Kiwanis 5K
- 18:33.9 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
- 19:19.9 ~ Nick Rosatti (M, 19) Hahira, GA
- 20:03.7 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 49) Valdosta, GA
- 21:08.0 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 36) Valdosta, GA
- 21:55.1 ~ Steven Crowley (M, 24) Adel, GA
- 22:03.5 ~ Jonathan McDaniel (M, 34) Adel, GA
- 22:09.2 ~ Charlie Adkins (M, 20) Valdosta, GA
- 23:21.1 ~ Billy Taylor (M, 67) Valdosta, GA
- 23:45.2 ~ Joseph Pittman (M, 36) Ray City, GA
- 24:00.0 ~ Jim Dawkins (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
Top Ten Women, 2016 Adel Kiwanis 5K
- 22:20.3 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
- 23:38.9 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
- 25:00.0 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
- 26:22.5 ~ Maddie Harper (F, 16) Sparks, GA
- 27:54.8 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
- 28:06.1 ~ Shannon Emanuel (F, 28) Ray City, GA
- 31:23.0 ~ Traci Ferris (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
- 31:41.4 ~ Tammy Hatton (F, 43) Lakeland, GA
- 31:50.0 ~ Crystal McGhin (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
- 32:08.6 ~ Heather Kelly (F, 37) Lake Park, GA
| Known winners of the Adel, Georgia, Kiwanis 5K, 2006 - 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 16 March 2006 | |||
| 20 March 2010 | |||
| 5 March 2011 | 20:31, Keegan Boyd | 22:20, Lisa Eppes | 72 |
| 3 March 2012 | |||
| 2 March 2013 | 19:57, Samuel Goberdhan | 23:12, Kayla Hobbs | 73 |
| 1 March 2014 | 18:59, Nick Rosatti | 23:37, Mackenzie Rogers | 49 |
| 7 March 2015 | 17:44, Brian Rohrbach | 23:01, Maddie Harper | 75 |
| 5 March 2016 | 18:34, Dan Butzin | 22:21, Debbie Green | 51 |
| Any leads toward filling in the gaps 2006-2010 and 2012 would be appreciated! | |||
Links
- Complete results of the 2016 Adel Kiwanis 5K, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gy_U0yWb6hleOO2vyyIuiVafmgXTDvr7JFjLCB4KqQk/pubhtml
- 2015 story, “Rohrbach and Harper excel in Adel”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/03/adel-kiwanis-2015.html
- 2014 story, “Rosatti and Rogers race well in Adel”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/03/adel-kiwanis-2014.html
- 2011 story, “Some run more well than others at Adel Kiwanis Wellness 5K”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/adel-kiwanis-2011.html
- Kiwanis holds races everywhere! Find one near you in the region on the Trouble Afoot! race calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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