Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Erick Requadt and Hannah Colligan were flying high at the Azalea 5K

Azalea BlossomSaturday, 9 March 2019, was the day of Valdosta, Georgia's annual Azalea Festival. It was also the day of the River Run, and 30 Valdosta athletes traveled to Jacksonville, Florida to finish that 15K race. Even more were back in Valdosta for the nineteenth annual Azalea 5K that morning, a good morning for the United States Air Force. Erick Requadt, an Airman First Class stationed at Moody Air Force Base, won the 3.1-mile race around the Valdosta State University campus, running 20:09. Hannah Colligan, a Valdosta State student and AFROTC cadet, was the first woman in the race, coming in third overall in 22:17.


Rafael Balleza of Jennings, Florida, a former Hamilton County High trackman, finished second to Requadt, running 22:03. William Garcia, a sophomore on the Lowndes High cross-country team, placed third in the men's standings and fourth overall in 22:30. Billy Taylor was the first master runner in the race and the fifth male finisher, sixth overall in 23:52.


Tracey Cole of Pinetta, Florida was the runner-up on the women's side, placing seventh overall in 23:55. Fourteen-year-old Valdosta athlete Victoria Garcia was the third woman in the 5K and sixteenth overall in 26:08. Tracey Musson was the first woman master and fifth female finisher, 24th overall in 27:38.


77 athletes finished the 2019 Azalea 5K, more than in any year since 2013. The race was hosted by the Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority, and A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Azalea 5K
  1. 20:08.3, Erick Requadt (M, 27)
  2. 22:02.7, Rafael Balleza (M, 29)
  3. 22:29.9, William Garcia (M, 16)
  4. 23:11.7, Connor Lites (M, 13)
  5. 23:51.6, Billy Taylor (M, 70)
  6. 24:14.1, Harris Holley (M, 10)
  7. 24:25.4, Alan Johnson (M, 58)
  8. 24:50.5, Leif Horn (M, 14)
  9. 24:58.7, Lars Horn (M, 12)
  10. 25:08.6, Jeremy Colson (M, 43)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Azalea 5K
  1. 22:16.2, Hannah Colligan (F, 28)
  2. 23:54.2, Tracey Cole (F, 39)
  3. 26:07.1, Victoria Garcia (F, 14)
  4. 26:50.9, Abby Patterson (F, 22)
  5. 27:37.2, Tracey Musson (F, 42)
  6. 28:10.4, Karina Amundson (F, 49)
  7. 29:00.8, Freya Horn (F, 10)
  8. 29:27.9, Melissa Roe (F, 41)
  9. 29:49.3, Kristin Whitman (F, 25)
  10. 30:16.1, Jennifer Caruana (F, 41)

Valdosta Azalea Festival 5K champions, 2001 - 2019
DateMenWomenFinishers
17 March 2001
16 March 2002
15 March 2003
13 March 2004
12 March 2005
11 March 200616:51, Andrew Minnicks20:34, Susan Fischer123
10 March 200717:17, Todd Smoot19:33, Melissa Daugherty152
15 March 200816:56, John Seppala21:46, Brandi Faircloth143
14 March 200918:16, Chris Gaither20:40, Mary Anne Grayson155
13 March 201016:46, Brandon Skiles20:54, Brandi Faircloth126
12 March 201117:39, James Marino20:39, Alice Smoot131
10 March 201220:33, Toby Wilkey22:10, Christie Kingsbury109
9 March 201316:17, Jesse Prince20:10, Danielle Jarnagin125
8 March 201418:21, Ryan Kelly25:02, Lauren Bewley67
14 March 201519:22, Dan Butzin22:12, Angela Bruhl52
12 March 201619:15, Dan Butzin22:07, Alice Smoot52
11 March 201719:36, Gene Davila19:51, Anna Busby53
10 March 201820:22, Dan Butzin26:49, Krystina Pastrana40
9 March 201920:09, Erick Requadt22:17, Hannah Colligan77


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