On Saturday evening, 18 March 2017, athletes gathered once again in downtown Americus, Georgia for the seventh annual Shamrock Jog And Jam 5K. And when the 3.1-mile road race was over, Jaren Hill had won, running 21:08. Americus master runner Charlene Pennymon was the women's champ, placing sixth overall in 23:43. 81 athletes finished the race.Jaren Hill had run cross-country for Americus-Sumter High, graduating from the school in 2015. Mitchell Sinyard was the fastest master runner in the Jog And Jam, finishing second just behind Hill in 21:30. Kevin Richmond of Cobb, Georgia edged Chris Phillips for third, 22:36 to 22:37.
For Charlene Pennymon it was her second Shamrock Jog And Jam 5K title, joining the win she posted in the 2015 race. Master runner Laura Dudley of Buena Vista, Georgia was the women's runner up and tenth overall in 24:12. Emily Phillips, an eighth-grader on the Lee Middle School cross-country team, was third in the women's standings and fourteenth overall in 25:04.
The Shamrock Jog And Jam benefits the Scott Law Foundation, which provides direct financial assistance to Sumter and surrounding county residents suffering from cancer or other medical ailments.
Top Ten Men, 2017 Shamrock Jog and Jam 5K
- 21:08, Jaren Hill (M, 19)
- 21:30, Mitchell Sinyard (M, 56)
- 22:36, Kevin Richmond (M, 14)
- 22:37, Chris Phillips (M, 37)
- 23:15, Bucky Thompson (M, 34)
- 23:48, Braden Miller (M, 43)
- 24:01, Gordy Bonner (M, 51)
- 24:05, Jerry Brown (M, 44)
- 24:18, Lee Pinnell (M, 42)
- 24:30, Logan Collins (M, 28)
Top Ten Women, 2017 Shamrock Jog and Jam 5K
- 23:43, Charlene Pennymon (F, 52)
- 24:12, Laura Dudley (F, 48)
- 25:04, Emily Phillips (F, 12)
- 26:04, Sue Hite (F, 60)
- 27:01, Rebecca Sizemore (F, 31)
- 28:16, Karen Stewart (F, 51)
- 28:37, Emmy Reid (F, 32)
- 28:56, Spring Minick (F, 44)
- 29:05, Clarissa Cadagon (F, 32)
- 29:33, Julie Bonner (F, 37)
| Shamrock Jog and Jam 5K winners, 2011 - 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 19 March 2011 | 17:56, Nathan Norton | 19:34, Angie Slappey | 165 |
| 10 March 2012 | 18:06, Cyrus Weigand | 19:15, Angie Slappey | 169 |
| 9 March 2013 | 17:26, Wright Calhoun | 21:35, Chris Shattles | 153 |
| 15 March 2014 | 17:05, Wright Calhoun | 22:31, Jessica Childers | 122 |
| 21 March 2015 | 17:06, Wright Calhoun | 22:54, Charlene Pennymon | 162 |
| 12 March 2016 | 18:13, Connor Roche | 23:18, Ramsay Miller | 154 |
| 18 March 2017 | 21:08, Jaren Hill | 23:43, Charlene Pennymon | 81 |
Links
- Complete results of Americus, Georgia's 2017 Shamrock Jog & Jam 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1elvT_8I2D43LEmuR2824oqfbT2cl868qegpOQgcz95s/pubhtml
- 2016 story, “Roche and Miller were rolling in clover at the Shamrock Jog and Jam”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/03/shamrock-jog-jam-2016.html
- 2015 story, “Calhoun and Pennymon take Americus' Shamrock Jog & Jam 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/03/shamrock-jog-jam-2015.html
- Shamrock Jog & Jam 5K on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shamrock-Jog-Jam-to-Benefit-The-Scott-Law-Foundation/156708504381707
- Find other races named after small leafy plants on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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