Thursday, April 18, 2019

Ivan De La Cruz caps track season by winning the Coach Post 10K

Coach Post 10K & 5KIn 2017, Ivan De La Cruz ran 42:44 in the fourth annual Coach Post 10K, finishing second to Ezra Swanson. In 2018, De La Cruz ran 40:38 in the fifth annual Coach Post 10K, finishing second to David Shearon. On Saturday morning, 13 April 2019, De La Cruz cracked 40:00 in the sixth annual Coach Post 10K, lowering his time to 39:51. This time the the Mosley High cross-country runner was second to no one, winning the 6.2-mile race around Saint Andrews State Park by close to 800 meters. Mary-Rosalyn Taylor was the first woman in the race, placing third overall in 44:56.


The day before the Coach Post Run, De La Cruz had finished up his junior year track season, running a 5:05.70 1600 and a 2:07.66 800 at the 3A District 2 Championships. When the season is over, though, if you're a runner then you keep running. De La Cruz certainly demonstrated that he was a runner at the Coach Post race. Mohamed Abdeldaim took second in the 10K, running 43:11. Felix Chen placed third in the men's standings and fourth overall in 45:32. Jason Dence was the first master runner in the race, just edged for fifth overall by Chad Prescott, 46:48 to 46:49.


Heather Salyars finished runner-up on the women's side, coming in tenth overall in 49:39. Improving on her 2018 Coach Post 10K mark of 51:08, Mariia Solomonova ran 50:45 to place third in the women's standings and thirteenth overall. Lynne Carlson was the first woman master and fifth female finisher, nineteenth overall in 52:39.


52 athletes finished the 2019 Coach Post 10K.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Coach Post 10K
  1. 39:50.8, Ivan De La Cruz (M, 17) Lynn Haven, FL
  2. 43:10.4, Mohamed Abdeldaim (M, 21)
  3. 45:31.7, Felix Chen (M, 35)
  4. 46:48.0, Chad Prescott (M, 21)
  5. 46:48.8, Jason Dence (M, 42)
  6. 47:03.4, Andrew Smith (M, 24)
  7. 48:34.8, Orrin Scarborough (M, 11)
  8. 48:52.6, Quinn Larson (M, 13)
  9. 49:46.5, Jonathan Hermes (M, 19)
  10. 50:18.2, Keith Kubisz (M, 55)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Coach Post 10K
  1. 44:55.5, Mary-Rosalyn Taylor (F, 19)
  2. 49:38.2, Heather Salyars (F, 38)
  3. 50:44.2, Mariia Solomonova (F, 24)
  4. 51:57.2, Jamie Phillips (F, 39)
  5. 52:38.3, Lynne Carlson (F, 57)
  6. 53:23.2, Kim Allan (F, 48)
  7. 55:15.0, Debbie Chitwood (F, 52)
  8. 55:44.9, Sue Cottrill (F, 57)
  9. 58:25.3, Michelle Stevens (F, 42)
  10. 64:20.5, Kelly Feitel (F, 15)

While Ivan De La Cruz was finishing runner-up in the Coach Post 10K in 2017 and 2018, Nicolas Waddell was right behind him, placing third both years. For the 2019 Coach Post, Waddell decided to try the 5K race. He won the shorter event, running 19:52. Tom Dever was the first master runner in the 5K, second overall in 20:06. Jeffery Bylsma took third in 23:22.


Panama City, Florida's Ashley Worl was the 2019 Coach Post 5K women's champ, crossing the finish line thirteenth overall in 26:51. Danielle Cureton was the second woman and fifteenth overall in 27:17, Michelle Waldrip the third woman and sixteenth overall in 27:35. Eve Phillips was the first woman master and fourth female finisher in the 5K, eighteenth overall in 27:53.


121 athletes finished the 2019 Coach Post 5K. Both the 10K and the 5K were chip-timed by Alta Vista Sports.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Coach Post 5K
  1. 19:51.3, Nicolas Waddell (M, 13) Lynn Haven, FL
  2. 20:05.9, Tom Dever (M, 61)
  3. 23:22.0, Jeffery Bylsma (M, 14)
  4. 23:27.0, Greg Bylsma (M, 41)
  5. 23:36.0, Tate Danford (M, 46)
  6. 25:02.0, Richy Simpson (M, 16)
  7. 25:37.1, Delbert Osborn (M, 62)
  8. 26:03.9, Will Simpson (M, 14)
  9. 26:05.5, Bryce Hollo (M, 14)
  10. 26:38.3, Garrett Whittle (M, 22)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Coach Post 5K
  1. 26:50.3, Ashley Worl (F, 26) Panama City, FL
  2. 27:16.7, Danielle Cureton (F, 27)
  3. 27:34.7, Michelle Waldrip (F, 35)
  4. 27:52.9, Eve Phillips (F, 55)
  5. 27:56.3, Elizabeth Palmer (F, 45)
  6. 28:06.7, Viktoriia Rosiiska (F, 28)
  7. 28:53.1, Andrea Weckherlin (F, 46)
  8. 30:06.4, Margaret Gamble (F, 53)
  9. 30:44.3, Tammy Huston (F, 41)
  10. 31:08.2, Jennifer Schelfhout (F, 31)


Coach Post 10K / 5K winners, 2014 - 2019
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
12 April 201410K36:44, David Shearon43:18, Holly Jones120
5K21:54, Ted Wach22:07, Catherine Maclean232
11 April 201510K38:11, Jeffrey Schlenker48:14, Rebecca McConnell44
5K18:14, Justin Williams21:07, Jessica Berschwinger141
9 April 201610K36:31, David Shearon45:00, Amanda Thompson69
5K18:36, Brian Kloiber23:28, Norma McPherson134
8 April 201710K41:52, Ezra Swanson45:48, Allie Minga37
5K19:49, Brayson Barber26:37, Heather Webb113
14 April 201810K40:13, David Shearon43:02, Jennifer A Nelson69
5K19:33, Kaden Jones26:17, Zanetta Barnes136
13 April 201910K39:51, Ivan De La Cruz44:56, Mary-Rosalyn Taylor52
5K19:52, Nicolas Waddell26:51, Ashley Worl121


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