Butzin and Davis are A-1 at the B-1 5K

Valdosta, Georgia athlete Dan Butzin won the B1 5K for The Awareness and Prevention of Youth Suicide on Saturday morning, 10 September 2016. Butzin's time for the 3.1-mile run through the streets of Valdosta was 18:43, putting him some 250 meters ahead of the next runner. Kelly Davis of Valdosta was the top woman in the race, placing fourth overall in 23:11. 53 athletes finished the first-year event.


Nashville, Georgia's Morgan Bolmer--a frosh on the Berrien County High cross country team--was the overall runner-up in 19:43. Jim Simoneau of Valdosta placed third in 22:53.

Valdosta's Lisa Graves was the top master runner in the race and second female finisher, coming in fifth overall in 27:06. Adel, Georgia's Jack Ring was the first male master, and eleventh overall in 29:01.


A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia provided timing and finish line services at the event.


Top Ten Men, 2016 B-1 5K

1. 18:42.8 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
2. 19:42.2 ~ Morgan Bolmer (M, 14) Nashville, GA
3. 22:52.3 ~ Jim Simoneau (M, 35) Valdosta, GA
4. 27:28.2 ~ Mike Hentz (M, 29) Valdosta, GA
5. 28:56.0 ~ Gary Kuhlmann III (M, 34) Valdosta, GA
6. 29:00.1 ~ Jack Ring (M, 56) Adel, GA
7. 30:11.7 ~ Dewayne Fletcher (M, 36) Moultrie, GA
8. 30:14.8 ~ John Michael Castleberry (M, 13) Quitman, GA
9. 31:29.2 ~ Stephen Register (M, 49) Valdosta, GA
10. 31:38.5 ~ Steve Boatner (M, 54) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 B-1 5K

1. 23:10.3 ~ Kelly Davis (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
2. 27:05.1 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
3. 27:26.8 ~ Amber Hentz (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
4. 28:01.3 ~ Kelly Register (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
5. 28:42.1 ~ Amanda Caracciolo (F, 36) Hahira, GA
6. 30:27.9 ~ Amy Reese (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
7. 31:16.2 ~ Jenny Johnson (F, 32) Hahira, GA
8. 31:16.7 ~ Emily Torres (F, 36) Hahira, GA
9. 33:47.0 ~ Tammy Hatton (F, 44) Lakeland, GA
10. 34:22.5 ~ Courtney Bateman (F, 25) Valdosta, GA

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 B1 5K for the Awareness and Prevention of Youth Suicide, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HPQNkNJK08Uzp0uBsol5A0_Fn5tkukDHiv2nffNvG-8/pubhtml
  
  
• The B1 5K for the Awareness and Prevention of Youth Suicide on Facebook
  https://www.facebook.com/B15kfunrun/
  
  
• Find upcoming races in Valdosta and elsewhere in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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