Kelly and Price had their day at the Daylily City 5K

Ryan Kelly won the Daylily City 5K in 2013. Ryan Kelly won the Daylily City 5K in 2014. Ryan Kelly won the Daylily City 5K in 2015. Ryan Kelly ran the Daylily City in 2016, but finished second in the Adel, Georgia race to Valdosta's Dan Butzin. Undaunted, Kelly returned to Adel on Saturday morning, 20 May 2017, and won the eighth annual Daylily City 5K in 18:41. Unlike Kelly, Valdosta's Annie Price didn't have a history with the Daylily City 5K. Neverthless, Price took the women's title in the eighth annual race, placing eighth overall in 21:59.


Morgan Bolmer, a frosh on the Berrien County cross-country team, finished runner-up behind Kelly, posting a time of 18:58. Yotzen Bruno of Norman Park, Georgia was third in 19:41, just ahead of 2016 champ Dan Butzin. Butzin was fourth overall in 19:46. Sean McConnell of Adel was the top master runner in the race, placing sixth overall in 20:30.


Pollyanna Bass of Pavo, Georgia was the first woman master and second female finisher, twelfth overall in 23:27. Laura Soloman of Nashville, Georgia placed third in the women's standings and seventeenth overall in 24:04.


70 athletes finished the 2017 Daylily City 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Daylily City 5K

1. 18:40.1, Ryan Kelly (M, 38) Lake Park, GA
2. 18:57.3, Morgan Bolmer (M, 15) Nashville, GA
3. 19:40.9, Yotzen Bruno (M, 25) Norman Park, GA
4. 19:45.3, Dan Butzin (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
5. 20:05.7, Cody Pezent (M, 16) Adel, GA
6. 20:29.7, Sean McConnell (M, 46) Adel, GA
7. 21:30.9, Milo Mirate (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
8. 22:58.3, Joseph Pezent (M, 13) Adel, GA
9. 22:58.5, Jay York (M, 16) Adel, GA
10. 23:23.6, Karl Brown (M, 41) Alapaha, GA

Top Ten Women, 2017 Daylily City 5K

1. 21:58.3, Annie Price (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
2. 23:26.2, Pollyanna Bass (F, 45) Pavo, GA
3. 24:03.1, Laura Soloman (F, 35) Nashville, GA
4. 24:40.3, Lauren Bewley (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
5. 25:00.3, Marlee Futch (F, 22) Adel, GA
6. 25:23.8, Sarah Ray (F, 31) Nashville, GA
7. 26:27.1, Shonna O'Quinn (F, 42) Adel, GA
8. 26:59.6, Angela Pezent (F, 43) Adel, GA
9. 27:40.7, Traci Ferris (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
10. 27:49.5, Amy Reese (F, 42) Valdosta, GA

Adel Daylily Festival 5K champions, 2010 - 2017
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
5 June 2010	18:58, John Seppala	25:34, Becky Thompson	38
4 June 2011	18:18, Masked Avenger	21:28, Alice Smoot
2 June 2012	18:33, Masked Avenger	21:54, Jacki Pinkerton	74
17 May 2013	18:19, Ryan Kelly	26:03, Heather Kelly	32
17 May 2014	17:58, Ryan Kelly	24:04, Shonna O'Quinn
16 May 2015	17:50, Ryan Kelly	21:29, Amber Elam	50
21 May 2016	18:06, Dan Butzin	22:27, Riley O'Linn	66
20 May 2017	18:41, Ryan Kelly	21:59, Annie Price	70
Prior to the first 5K race in 2010, there was a 10K Blossom Trot in 2009.

Links

• Complete results of the 2017 Daylily City 5K (Courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC)
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KsutAM9WmRbj36yGKjMd64YISUxuPyQAteRihY-XpA0/pubhtml
  
  
• 2016 story, “Butzin and O'Linn take the Daylily City 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/05/adelily-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Fast runs in the Daylily City for Kelly and Elam”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/adelily-2015.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “No toiling, no spinning, just running for Kelly and Kelly”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/adelily-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Avenger and Pinkerton win a bloomin' 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/06/adelily-2012.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Seppala and Thompson win at Adel”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/06/adelily-2010.html
  
  
• If there's a race in the region for your favorite flower, then you'll find it here
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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