Saturday morning, 1 June 2019, dawned hot in Americus, Georgia. The racing on the roads of Americus was equally hot that morning, as David Williams won the First United Methodist Church's seventh annual Home Run 5K, running 19:48. Hot on his heels was runner-up Jennifer Perkins, the women's champ in 19:54.Seventeen-year-old Williams is a rising junior at Schley County High in Ellaville, Georgia where he runs cross-country and track for the Wildcats. Jaren Hill was second to Williams in the men's standings, placing third overall in 22:09. Jerry Brown was the first master runner in the 5K and the third male finisher, fourth overall in 22:44.
An Albany, Georgia athlete, Jennifer Perkins came very close to winning the 5K outright, finishing just a few steps behind David Williams. It wouldn't have been the first race where Perkins was first overall as well as the first woman; just over six months earlier she had taken the top spot in the half marathon at Barney's Run For Warriors in Albany. In Americus, Perkins' 19:54 was a new Home Run 5K record for women.
Rebecca Bowers finished runner-up to Perkins in the women's division of the Home Run 5K. A rising senior on the Lee County High cross-country team, Bowers placed thirteenth overall in 27:31. Alicia Turner was the third woman and fifteenth overall in 29:52.
51 athletes finished the 2019 Home Run 5K. Flatlander Sports of Leesburg, Georgia timed the race.
Top Ten Men, 2019 Home Run 5K
- 19:47.7, David Williams (M, 17)
- 22:09.0, Jaren Tamorris Hill (M, 22)
- 22:43.7, Jerry Brown (M, 47)
- 23:05.8, Bucky Thompson (M, 36)
- 23:17.7, Glenn Palmer (M, 49)
- 24:28.5, Sennica Harris (M, 39)
- 25:05.6, Griffin Toms (M, 15)
- 25:10.3, Donald Chase (M, 54)
- 25:18.2, Darryl Cox (M, 38)
- 26:17.7, Jim Bochanan (M, 61)
Top Ten Women, 2019 Home Run 5K
- 19:53.7, Jennifer Perkins (F, 38)
- 27:30.5, Rebecca Bowers (F, 16)
- 29:51.2, Alicia Turner (F, 36)
- 30:20.5, LeeAnn Beckum (F, 25)
- 30:23.8, Mary Smith (F, 29)
- 30:38.6, Emmy Reid (F, 34)
- 31:25.0, Kimberly Reid (F, 47)
- 31:28.0, Beth Webb (F, 37)
- 32:34.4, Amelia Kinnebrew (F, 11)
- 32:34.7, Nola Bricker (F, 64)
| Home Run Road Race winners, 2013 - 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Distance | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 22 June 2013 | 5K | 19:45, Billy Calcutt | 21:48, Amber Hodor | 61 |
| 14 June 2014 | 5K | 16:55, Wright Calhoun | 22:12, Jessica Childers | 46 |
| 13 June 2015 | 5K | 19:23, Billy Calcutt | 22:55, Charlene Pennymon | 80 |
| 4 June 2016 | 10K | 46:29, Will Peak | 55:10, Charlotte Singletary | 22 |
| 5K | 17:26, Wright Calhoun | 25:01, Trina Shattles | 41 | |
| 3 June 2017 | 5K | 17:20, Wright Calhoun | 22:41, Kimberly Dove | 47 |
| 2 June 2018 | 5K | 18:31, Dustin Howard | 22:21, Amber Hodor | 50 |
| 1 June 2019 | 5K | 19:48, David Williams | 19:54, Jennifer Perkins | 51 |
Links
- Complete results of the Americus, Georgia First United Methodist Church's 2019 Home Run 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vST5FGKEhnMt59kEpFRxenmXKES6vgAOb_cK6hejaFjbRpn320BK0_dwBhAWWGlINu-B7F24i6_pTs4/pubhtml
- Photos of the 2019 Home Run 5K
https://www.facebook.com/homerun5k/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1373853976111986
- 2017 story, “Wright Calhoun knocks another one out of the park at the Home Run 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/06/home-run-2017.html
- 2016 story, “Calhoun and Shattles hit big at the Home Run 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/06/home-run-2016.html
- 2015 story, “Calcutt and Pennymon are over the fence at the Home Run 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/06/home-run-2015.html
- 2014 story, “Southland sluggers score big at the Home Run 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/06/home-run-2014.html
- Make your next racing experience a hit! Find it on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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