Jaren Hill and Cheryl Porzi ran wild at the Through The Zoo 5K

Past curious meercats and indifferent cheetahs, dozens of athletes raced through the ground of the Chehaw Park zoo, north of Albany, Georgia, on Saturday morning, 21 September 2019. It was the eighth annual Chehaw Through The Zoo 5K, and the first to finish the 3.1-mile event was Jaren Hill. An Americus, Georgia athlete, Hill finished the race in 22:06. Cheryl Porzi of Valdosta, Georgia was the first woman in the race, placing fifth overall in 23:56.


Chris Holt of Thomasville, Georgia took the runner-up spot with a 22:17. Cam Cook, a seventh-grader on the Colquitt County Middle School cross-country team, was third overall in 23:02. Bo Moore was the fastest master runner in the 5K, fifth in the men's standings and sixth overall in 24:26.


Gail Morris placed second in the women's standings with a 26:19, good for tenth overall. Caitlin Mixon was the third woman and twelfth overall in 26:55. Jennifer Napier was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, sixteenth overall in 29:07.


58 athletes finished the 2019 Chehaw Through The Zoo 5K. Flatlander Sports of Leesburg, Georgia timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Chehaw Through The Zoo 5K

1. 22:05.4, Jaren Hill (M, 22)
2. 22:17.0, Chris Holt (M, 37)
3. 23:01.9, Cam Cook (M, 14)
4. 23:23.5, Joshua Grant (M, 28)
5. 24:25.3, Bo Moore (M, 45)
6. 25:36.6, Andrew Thornton (M, 27)
7. 25:58.9, Thomas Talley (M, 59)
8. 26:06.9, Julian Strickland (M, 54)
9. 26:27.7, Clint Cook (M, 47)
10. 27:03.1, Matt Elliott (M, 42)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Chehaw Through The Zoo 5K

1. 23:55.8, Cheryl Porzi (F, 22)
2. 26:18.9, Gail Morris (F, 37)
3. 26:54.5, Caitlin Mixon (F, 30)
4. 29:06.8, Jennifer Napier (F, 41)
5. 30:44.9, Sandra Williams (F, 45)
6. 31:12.5, Kori Foy (F, 29)
7. 31:34.3, Brittany Davis (F, 34)
8. 32:34.7, Kimberly Cooper (F, 45)
9. 32:44.5, Kara Stauffer (F, 21)
10. 33:10.4, Faryn Hackett (F, 32)

Chehaw Through The Zoo 5K winners, 2012 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
22 September 2012	19:29, Josh Fix	23:11, Amber Hodor	320
21 September 2013	21:06, Kelley Haden	22:53, Olivia Traylor	225
20 September 2014	20:03, Patrick Whitehead	24:34, Kristy Vidler	97
19 September 2015	18:55, Arnoldo De Jesus	24:53, Tatiana Foster	155
19 September 2016	19:58, Arnoldo De Jesus	24:22, Caitlin Mixon	159
16 September 2017	18:33, Patrick Whitehead	22:47, Kristen Scheuter	55
15 September 2018	17:45, Joshua Grant	23:23, Kristen Scheuter	73
21 September 2019	22:06, Jaren Hill	23:56, Cheryl Porzi	58

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Chehaw Through The Zoo 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQN9-SVc9pcigYAEf1jR1c6lJkQ3AAePmpNnGRVTT3PEa1Lr_itCySBxetzt-4VucwvPMxvrS9EAKxw/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 story, “DeJesus and Foster are animals at the Run Through The Zoo”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/chehaw-zoo-2015.html
  
  
• Chehaw Park
  http://chehaw.org/
  
  
• Trouble Afoot! coverage of racing in Albany, Georgia
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/Albany
  
  
• Albany's first marathon, 1912-1914
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/herald-local-marathon.html
  
  
• Find upcoming races in Albany and other cities in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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