Saturday, December 14, 2019

Ryan Kelly and Tracey Cole finish the Valdosta running year with Ugly Sweater 5K wins

VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5KAfter 2016, the New Year's Eve 5K disappeared from the Valdosta, Georgia running scene, leaving the Valdosta-Lowndes Parks and Recreation Authority's Ugly Sweater 5K as the year's racing finale for the city. On Saturday morning, 14 December 2019, the fourth annual Ugly Sweater 5K brought another year of distance running competition to a close in the Azalea City. Lake Park, Georiga master runner Ryan Kelly won that curtain call event by over 300 meters, running 19:48. Tracey Cole, a Pinetta, Florida master runner, was the first woman in the race for the second straight year, coming in third overall in 23:47.


Ruben Pule of Valdosta took the runner-up spot with a 21:17. Valdosta's Brennan Gallagher placed third in the men's standings and fifth overall in 25:04.


Kiley Matheson, a junior on the Lowndes High cross-country team, took second in the women's standings and fourth overall in 24:53. Hahira, Georgia master runner Libra Moses-Holland was the third woman and ninth overall in 26:55.


37 athletes finished VLPRA's 2019 Ugly Sweater 5K. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K
  1. 19:47.5, Ryan Kelly (M, 41) Lake Park, GA
  2. 21:16.9, Ruben Pule (M, 24) Valdosta, GA
  3. 25:03.2, Brennan Gallagher (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
  4. 25:14.5, Michael Giuilmette (M, 57) Lake Park, GA
  5. 25:34.6, Harrison Whitman (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
  6. 26:30.0, Leland Thompson (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
  7. 27:54.4, Mark Ellis (M, 57) Valdosta, GA
  8. 30:27.7, Dennis Gatchell (M, 68) Cheyenne, WY
  9. 31:19.4, Colton Braswell (M, 8) Hahira, GA
  10. 38:23.9, Jeremy Kanapaux (M, 28) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K
  1. 23:46.7, Tracey Cole (F, 40) Pinetta, FL
  2. 24:52.5, Kiley Matheson (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
  3. 26:54.5, Libra Moses-Holland (F, 43) Hahira, GA
  4. 28:44.1, Dinah Casey (F, 62) Jasper, GA
  5. 29:16.3, Lacy Lane (F, 21) Valdosta, GA
  6. 29:42.2, Reomona Thomas (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
  7. 30:34.7, Heather Kelly (F, 41) Lake Park, GA
  8. 30:53.2, Delleese Collins (F, 42) Valdosta, GA
  9. 31:33.5, Amy Braswell (F, 44) Hahira, GA
  10. 32:06.9, Carol Stojakovich (F, 59) Hahira, GA

VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K winners, 2016 - 2019
DateMenWomenFinishers
24 December 201618:17, Caleb Watson21:46, Gracie Woods50
23 December 201717:49, Andrew Elam22:27, Tara McFarland96
15 December 201818:33, David Degon23:48, Tracey Cole42
14 December 201919:48. Ryan Kelly23:47, Tracey Cole37


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