Led by Molosky and Sack, Gulf Winds TC wins just about everything at Gate-to-Gate

that a sweep. That's exactly what Tallahassee, Florida's Gulf Winds Track Club did at the 32nd annual Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile road race on Saturday morning, 27 May 2017. Gulf Winds TC member Vince Molosky won the 4.4-mile race through Eglin Air Force Base, Florida by nearly 200 meters, running 24:39. placing seventh overall, GWTC's Geb Kiros was the fastest master runner in the race, edging Michael Baker of Navarre, Florid for that honor 26:50 to 26:52. GWTC runner Kat Sack outkicked Laura Hunt of Shalimar, Florida for the first woman's spot, 27:30 to 27:32. GWTC's Tsige Tadesse was the first woman master and twelfth female finisher, placing 59th overall in 32:53. Finally, the Gulf Winds team of Vince Molosky, Paul Guyas, Geb Kiros, and Kat Sack successfully defended the club's Gate-to-Gate team title, logging a team average of 26:26.


If that's not a sweep, I don't know what is.


It was the second Gate-to-Gate title for Molosky, who also won the race in 2014, running the same mark of 24:39. Coincidence? Or consistency? Behind Molosky, Sheldon Harris took the runner-up spot in 25:29, and Tim Kogge was third in 25:27. Both Harris and Kogge ran for Team Hurlburt, the top military team in the race. Justin Gates of Pensacola was fourth overall in 26:02, and Ben Jones crossed the finish line inches ahead of Paul Guyas to take fifth, 26:42 to 26:43.


In the women's competition Renee Cox took the lead soon after the start of the race. Cox, a cross-country runner at the University of West Florida with a 5000-meter PR of 18:15.53, had taken the women's title at Gate-to-Gate in both 2015 and 2016. Laura Hunt trailed Cox, followed by Kat Sack. After the two-mile mark the race started to tighten.


"I started gaining around mile two," recalled Sack. "Renee started in front. Laura Hunt passed her around mile three then I soon passed Renee. I passed Laura at the bottom of the last hill. She tried to catch me on the hill but I turned around the corner and took off, giving all I had left."


All Sack had was enough. She crossed the finish line as the first woman in the race and twelfth overall in 27:30. Hunt was the women's runner-up and fourteenth overall in 27:32. Cox took third in the women's standings, placing nineteenth overall in 28:18, her fastest Gate-to-Gate yet. Miramar Beach, Florida athlete Anna Morelock was the fourth woman and 28th overall in 29:26. Sarah Steele of Fort Walton Beach, Florida was the fifth female finisher, 34th overall in 30:12.


678 athletes finished the Eglin Air Force Base's 2017 Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Road Race. Results Event Timing, LLC, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Eglin AFB Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Run

1. 24:39, Vince Molosky (M, 35-39) Tallahassee, FL
2. 25:19, Sheldon Harris (M, 20-24) Hurlburt Field, FL
3. 25:27, Tim Kogge (M, 30-34) Hurlburt Field, FL
4. 26:02, Justin Gates (M, 30-34) Pensacola, FL
5. 26:42, Ben Jones (M, 25-29)
6. 26:43, Paul Guyas (M, 35-39) Tallahassee, FL
7. 26:50, Geb Kiros (M, 50-54) Tallahassee, FL
8. 26:52, Michael Baker (M, 40-44) Navarre, FL
9. 27:04, Jason Nodjomian (M, 15-19) Niceville, FL
10. 27:16, Jonathon Campbell (M, 40-44) Niceville, FL

Top Ten Women, 2017 Eglin AFB Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Run

1. 27:30, Kat Sack (F, 25-29) Tallahassee, FL
2. 27:32, Laura Hunt (F, 30-34) Shalimar, FL
3. 28:18, Renee Cox (F, 25-29) Pensacola, FL
4. 29:26, Anna Morelock (F, 25-29) Miramar Beach, FL
5. 30:12, Sara Steele (F, 20-24) Fort Walton Beach, FL
6. 30:47, Robin Jordan (F, 30-34) Fort Walton Beach, FL
7. 30:55, Jamie Moncure (F, 25-29) Shalimar, FL
8. 31:18, Brigid Gutierrez (F, 20-24) Niceville, FL
9. 31:52, Alexis Sherwin (F, 15-19) Niceville, FL
10. 32:31, Ivy Nivison (F, 30-34) Niceville, FL

Eglin AFB Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Memorial Day Race Winners, 1986 - 2017
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
26 May 1986	21:08, Gary Droze		513
25 May 1987
30 May 1988
29 May 1989
28 May 1990
27 May 1991
25 May 1992	21:34, Paul Waldron
31 May 1993	21:56, Matthew Dobson	22:33, Monica O'Reilly
30 May 1994	22:31, Neil Horsefield	27:29, Stacey Dolly-Barreto
29 May 1995	22:34, Matthew Dobson	26:31, Jill Powless
27 May 1996
26 May 1997	22:08, Gary Droze	24:51, Sarah Kramer
25 May 1998	22:49, Matt Dobson	25:46, Sarah Docter-Williams	1028
31 May 1999	21:25, Rudolf Jun	25:49, Sarah Docter-Williams	1054
29 May 2000	21:20, Malcolm Campbell	25:02, Anna Pichrtova	1270
28 May 2001	20:56, Michael Green	26:20, Kelly Wilde	1517
27 May 2002	22:34, Paul Spangler	26:12, Jacqueline Concaugh	1133
26 May 2003	21:21, Michael Green	24:35, Jenny Ledford	1117
31 May 2004	22:14, Everett Whiteside	25:23, Ann McGranahan	1075
30 May 2005	21:54, Joey Zins	23:56, Victoria Gill	1188
29 May 2006	23:03, Travis Deutman	25:17, Victoria Gill	1173
28 May 2007	22:28, Joey Zins	27:27, Kelly Wild	1373
26 May 2008	22:27, Joey Zins	26:42, Anna Hallex	1503
25 May 2009	23:31, Matthew Martin	27:24, Ilea Eskildsen	1761
31 May 2010	22:14, Ben Payne	26:08, Ilea Eskildsen	1807
30 May 2011	24:21, Matt Dobson	25:18, Pasca Cheruiyot	1681
28 May 2012	22:06, Ben Payne	26:19, Sheryl Rosen	1637
27 May 2013	23:01, Stanley Linton	26:45, Sheryl Rosen	1324
24 May 2014	24:39, Vince Molosky	27:25, Liane Falk	1047
23 May 2015	25:03, Zach DeVeau	29:34, Renee Cox	792
28 May 2016	23:19, Stan Linton	28:22, Renee Cox	591
27 May 2017	24:39, Vince Molosky	27:30, Kat Sack	678
I'd like to include the missing winners for 1986 to 1996. Anyone have those results?

Links

• Complete results of the 2017 Eglin AFB Gate-to-Gate Run
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14eb3xq8EdS3j5NMkAywukFdjx4sq7YEVeQI7FWdjV9I/pubhtml
  
  
• Team results of the 2017 Eglin AFB Gate-to-Gate run at Results Event Timing
  http://www.eventtiming.com/races/gate174.htm
  
  
• 2015 story, “DeVeau and Cox bring honors from Eglin to Tallahassee at Gate to Gate”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/gate2gate-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Molosky and Falk score victories in their return to Gate-to-Gate”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/05/gate2gate-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Linton and Rosen fly at Gate-to-Gate”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/gate2gate-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Dobson and Cheruiyot lead GWTC to team title repeat at Gate-to-Gate”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/gate2gate-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, "Gulf Winds team triumphs at 25th annual Gate-to-Gate Run"
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/05/gate-to-gate-teams.html
  
  
• USATF Course Certification Map #FL16037EBM for the 2017 Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Road Race
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL16037EBM
  
  
• The Gate-to-Gate isn't in the Tallahassee region, but these upcoming races are:
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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