Saturday, January 26, 2019

Alec Munger rides again at Valdosta's Run For Missions Four Mile

Ryan Kelly had won Valdosta, Georgia's Run For Missions three times, taking first place in the annual four-mile road race in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Alec Munger had one Run For Missions title after winning in 2018. Munger is catching up, though. On Saturday morning, 26 January 2019, at the eighth annual Run For Missions, Munger outran Kelly 23:34 to 23:43 to pick up his second title in the four-mile race. Valdosta master runner Sandra Griffin was the first woman in the race, placing ninth overall in 29:03.

Alec Munger
Alec Munger

Alec Munger is a sophomore on the cross-country team at Lowndes High, while Kelly is a cross-country coach at Lowndes' rival, Valdosta High. Kelly's runner-up finish made him the top master runner in the race. Parker Reid Jackson, a frosh on Kelly's team at Valdosta High, placed third in 24:52. Valdosta master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz, a Lowndes High cross-country coach, was fourth in 26:32.


From just over the state line in Pinetta, Florida, Tracey Cole took the runner-up spot in the women's standings, placing fifteenth overall in 31:14. Martha Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta was the top woman master in the race, finishing third in the women's division and 21st overall in 32:22.


91 athletes finished the 2019 Run For Missions Four-Mile. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Run 4 Missions
  1. 23:33.1, Alec Munger (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  2. 23:43.0, Ryan Kelly (M, 40) Lake Park, GA
  3. 24:51.4, Parker Reid Jackson (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
  4. 26:31.7, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
  5. 27:19.4, Carl Hook (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
  6. 27:46.9, John Hall (M, 48) Tifton, GA
  7. 27:52.5, Michael Kelly (M, 17) Dasher, GA
  8. 28:21.2, Andrew Marzen (M, 48) Tifton, GA
  9. 29:38.4, Mark McCarra (M, 53) Alford, FL
  10. 30:22.6, Landon Jackson (M, 16) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Run 4 Missions
  1. 29:02.2, Sandra Griffin (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
  2. 31:13.1, Tracey Cole (F, 39) Pinetta, FL
  3. 32:21.7, Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
  4. 33:00.4, Kim Munger (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
  5. 33:29.0, Hilary Willis (F, 27) Valdosta, GA
  6. 34:12.8, Chelsea Holcombe (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
  7. 34:50.2, Jacinta Howell (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
  8. 35:13.8, Megan Morris (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
  9. 35:33.0, Kaibeh Alcon (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
  10. 36:03.4, Karina Amandson (F, 49) Valdosta, GA

Valdosta BCM Run 4 Missions Four-Mile Road Race champions, 2012 - 2019
DateMenWomenFinishers
21 January 201222:50, Parker Childree28:10, Alice Smoot140
19 January 201323:48, Ryan Kelly31:08, Audrey Williams100
18 January 201423:32, Ryan Kelly28:49, Mackenzie Morse86
24 January 201523:19, Ryan Kelly26:48, Makenzee Page116
23 January 201625:43, Rick Mazurkiewicz28:44, Debbie Green109
21 January 201726:46, John Lewis29:32, Melanie Ellis128
20 January 201824:35, Alec Munger28:46, Alice Smoot93
26 January 201923:34, Alec Munger29:03, Sandra Griffin91


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