Scales and Perkins top the 10K at Albany's Jingle Bell Jog

They came from the north, they came from the south, but they all came to Albany, Georgia's Tift Park on Saturday morning, 10 December 2016 for the 29th annual Jingle Bell Jog. From the north, master runner Jerome Scales came from McDonough, Georgia to win the 10K race in 38:14. Grigory Bourlakov came from the south--Mary Esther, Florida--to take second in the 6.2-mile event, running 44:37. And from Albany itself, Ashton Donahue, a junior on the Baconton Charter cross-country team, was third in 44:59. His Baconton Charter teammate, Gregory Manning, was fourth in 45:10.


Jennifer Perkins of Albany took the women's title, placing fifth overall in 45:22. Leesburg, Georgia's Alicia Murphy was the women's runner-up and tenth overall in 47:53. Vienna, Georgia athlete Caitlin Mixon was third in the women's standings and thirteenth overall in 49:15. Maryann Plowden of Albany was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, fourteenth overall in 49:21.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Jingle Bell Jog 10K

1. 38:13.76, Jerome Scales (M, 45) McDonough, GA
2. 44:36.46, Grigory Bourlakov (M, 23) Mary Esther, FL
3. 44:58.15, Asthon Donahue (M, 16) Albany, GA
4. 45:09.15, Gregory Manning (M, 16) Baconton, GA
5. 45:50.36, David Evans (M, 23) Albany, GA
6. 46:39.54, Andrew Feagans (M, 16) Leesburg, GA
7. 46:38.78, Oscar Viquez (M, 47) Dawson, GA
8. 46:45.57, Daniel Gyorfi (M, 15) Leesburg, GA
9. 48:09.58, Hunter Odom (M, 36) Dawson, GA
10. 48:22.19, Braden Miller (M, 43) Leesburg, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Jingle Bell Jog 10K

1. 45:21.05, Jennifer Perkins (F, 36) Albany, GA
2. 47:52.14, Alicia Murphy (F, 30) Leesburg, GA
3. 49:14.83, Caitlin Mixon (F, 27) Vienna, GA
4. 49:20.30, Maryann Plowden (F, 46) Albany, GA
5. 49:46.64, Naomi Donaldson (F, 38) Atlanta, GA
6. 50:08.78, Janie Plowden (F, 17) Albany, GA
7. 50:05.35, Rachael Nagy (F, 19) Leesburg, GA
8. 50:14.91, Kelli Kilpatrick (F, 49) Leesburg, GA
9. 51:10.28, Kelly Roberson (F, 37) Leesburg, GA
10. 51:08.65, Laura Sullivan (F, 29) Camilla, GA

2015 Jingle Bell Jog 5K runner-up Henry Plowden returned to the race in 2016. This time, though, the Westover High freshman cross-country runner won the race in 18:46. Trevor Cleveland, a junior on the Lee County High cross-country team, took second in 19:57. Gian Kerlegon, a junior on the Albany High cross-country team, was third in 20:08.


The top five athletes in the men's standings of the 5K were all high school cross-country runners. The women's standings started out much the same way, with Deerfield-Windsor junior Camryn Bridges taking the title in 20:58, good for eleventh overall. Deerfield-Windsor frosh Charlotte Augenstein was the second woman and twelfth overall in 21:06. Leesburg, Georgia's Chris Phillips interrupted the parade of schoolgirls, taking third on the women's side in 21:20 and placing seventeenth overall.


The Jingle Bell Jog races moved to new routes this year, with USATF certified courses for both the 10K (GA16073WC) and the 5K (GA16046WC). Proceeds from the 2016 Jingle Bell Jog will fund the purchase of a Giraffe bed for the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital NICU.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Jingle Bell Jog 5K

1. 18:45.27, Henry Plowden (M, 14) Albany, GA
2. 19:56.58, Trevor Cleveland (M, 16) Leesburg, GA
3. 20:07.20, Gian Kerlegon (M, 16) Albany, GA
4. 20:12.80, Colin Spivey (M, 15) Newnan, GA
5. 20:17.19, Gray Frederick (M, 14) Newnan, GA
6. 20:18.07, Robert Nolasco (M, 41) Albany, GA
7. 20:46.65, Ben Phillips (M, 14) Leesburg, GA
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9. 20:52.49, Alexander Collins (M, 13) Leesburg, GA
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Top Ten Women, 2016 Jingle Bell Jog 5K

1. 20:57.69, Camryn Bridges (F, 16) Leesburg, GA
2. 21:05.65, Charlotte Augenstein (F, 14) Albany, GA
3. 21:19.87, Chris Phillips (F, 37) Leesburg, GA
4. 22:37.95, Delaney Bourlakov (F, 24) Albany, GA
5. 22:46.87, Ramsay Miller (F, 16) Leesburg, GA
6. 23:33.37, Gail Morris (F, 31) Newton, GA
7. 23:35.33, Deann Reid (F, 50) Americus, GA
8. 23:49.12, Charlene Pennymon (F, 52) Americus, GA
9. 24:10.58, Caroline Taylor (F, 15) Leesburg, GA
10. 24:17.50, Donielle Chittick (F, 27) Leesburg, GA

Winners of the Albany Jingle Bell Jog, 2004 - 2016
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
4 December 2004	10K
	5K	18:40, Warren Juster	20:37, Wendy Donnan	311
3 December 2005	10K	37:25, Robert Feldman	43:34, Ashley Elam	104
	5K	18:06, Cooper Browning	19:47, Brittney Skiles	236
2 December 2006	10K	37:42, Brandon Skiles	45:45, Wendy Donnan	155
	5K	16:43, Bruce Skiles	21:06, Kelly Conway	241
1 December 2007	10K	*26:00, Roman Drankin	*35:13, Jennifer Pollock	132
	5K	16:19, David Marley	19:22, Brittney Skiles	332
6 December 2008	10K	35:54, Josh Fix	46:14, Andrean Edwards	160
	5K	15:52, David Marley	20:11, Brittney Skiles	325
5 December 2009	10K	36:12, Adam Ross	47:03, Brenna Waack	149
	5K	16:59, Brandon Skiles	19:07, Brittney Skiles	242
4 December 2010	10K	35:51, Adam Ross	45:23, Karen Hamby	194
	5K	19:57, Will Howell	22:49, Katherine McGarr	351
3 December 2011	10K	36:24, Nathan Norton	43:50, Jane Spetoskey	229
	5K	17:06, Heath Lamb	21:28, Beth Young	485
1 December 2012	10K	37:28, Josh Fix	46:30, Anne Cheek	271
	5K	17:49, Wright Calhoun	23:00, Charlene Pennymon	616
7 December 2013	10K	41:22, Duncan Moore	47:15, Heidi Taylor	217
	5K	17:12, Austin Stewart	19:23, Brittney Skiles	590
6 December 2014	10K	34:35, Patrick Whitehead	46:35, Julia Rittenhouse	206
	5K	16:45, David Thornton	19:35, Brittney Skiles	452
5 December 2015	10K	36:15, Patrick Whitehead	45:52, Julia Rittenhouse	154
	5K	18:05, Ethan Merritt	19:47, Brittney Skiles	378
10 December 2016	10K	38:14, Jerome Scales	45:22, Jennifer Perkins	164
	5K	18:46, Henry Plowden	20:58, Camryn Bridges

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Albany Jingle Bell Jog at active.com
  https://results.active.com/events/2016-jingle-bell-jog
  
  
• 2015 story, “Whitehead and Rittenhouse ring the bell a second time at the Jingle Bell Jog”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/12/albany-jingle-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Whitehead and Rittenhouse jingle all the way to victory”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/12/albany-jingle-2014.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Mathematician Fix adds a Jingle Bell Jog title to his resumé”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/12/albany-jingle-2012.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Ross and Hamby ring up wins at Albany's Jingle Bell 10K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/12/albany-jingle-2010.html
  
  
• USATF course certification maps for the 2016 Jingle Bell Jog
  
  • 10K: http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA16073WC
    
  • 5K: http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA16046WC
    
  
  
• Find more races in Albany or other cities within 100 miles of Tallahassee!
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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