Angie Cipriani
Flatt, a VSU junior, didn't go unchallenged. Blazer sophomore Brishen House was less than a second behind him, also clocked in 21:07. Both athletes were under the previous BCM Four Mile record, 22:50, run by Parker Childree at the inagural Run For Missions in 2012. Flatt's winning mark is also a pending Georgia state record for a four-mile road race.
Two other Blazers were also under the old record--Nick Rosatti was third in 22:03, and Logan Kraus fourth in 22:27. Alec Munger, a senior on the Lowndes High cross-country team, likewise ran faster than Childree's record, placing fifth in 22:29.
Munger was the only non-Blazer among the top ten men. The other Valdosta State harriers cracking the top ten were Braedon Bensley (6th, 22:59), Khiro Hoilett (7th, 23:03), Riley Matlock (8th, 23:38), Dalton Pender (9th, 23:47), and Kevin Favard (10th, 23:59). Ryan Kelly was the first master runner in the race for the second year in a row, placing eleventh overall in 24:05.
Valdosta State harriers also dominated the women's standings, led by Cipriani's 26:09--a new Run For Missions record and a pending Georgia state record for women. Blazer cross-country runner Samantha Murray took the women's runner-up spot, placing nineteenth overall in 27:35. Kaley Brough, another Blazer cross-country athlete, was the third woman and 22nd overall in 27:58. Blazers took the next four women's places-- Khamryn Smith (23rd, 28:13), Yasmeen Hammad (24th, 28:31), Olivia Rosener (27th, 28:58), and Kayle Smith (30th, 30:25). Tracey Cole of Pinetta, Florida was the first woman master and eighth female finisher, 32nd overall in 30:56.
106 athletes finished the 2020 Run For Missions Four-Mile. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.
Top Ten Men, 2020 Run 4 Missions
- 21:06.2, Nick Flatt (M, 20) Valdosta, GA
- 21:06.9, Brishen House (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
- 22:02.4, Nick Rosatti (M, 23) Hahira, GA
- 22:27.0, Logan Kraus (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
- 22:28.5, Alec Munger (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 22:58.1, Braedon Bensley (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
- 23:02.5, Khiro Hoilett (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
- 23:37.9, Riley Matlock (M, 18) Valdosta, GA
- 23:46.1, Dalton Pender (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
- 23:58.3, Kevin Favard (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
Top Ten Women, 2020 Run 4 Missions
- 26:08.8, Angie Cipriani (F, 20) Valdosta, GA
- 27:34.5, Samantha Murray (F, 20) Valdosta, GA
- 27:57.4, Kailey Brough (F, 20) Valdosta, GA
- 28:12.7, Khamryn Smith (F, 19) Valdosta, GA
- 28:40.4, Yasmeen Hammad (F, 19) Valdosta, GA
- 28:57.8, Olivia Rosener (F, 20) Valdosta, GA
- 30:24.4, Kayle Smith (F, 21) Valdosta, GA
- 30:55.3, Tracey Cole (F, 40) Pinetta, FL
- 31:44.5, Kelly Lunceford (F, 30) Valdosta, GA
- 31:45.1, Pollyanna Bass (F, 47) Pavo, GA
Valdosta BCM Run 4 Missions Four-Mile Road Race champions, 2012 - 2020 | |||
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Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
21 January 2012 | 22:50, Parker Childree | 28:10, Alice Smoot | 140 |
19 January 2013 | 23:48, Ryan Kelly | 31:08, Audrey Williams | 100 |
18 January 2014 | 23:32, Ryan Kelly | 28:49, Mackenzie Morse | 86 |
24 January 2015 | 23:19, Ryan Kelly | 26:48, Makenzee Page | 116 |
23 January 2016 | 25:43, Rick Mazurkiewicz | 28:44, Debbie Green | 109 |
21 January 2017 | 26:46, John Lewis | 29:32, Melanie Ellis | 128 |
20 January 2018 | 24:35, Alec Munger | 28:46, Alice Smoot | 93 |
26 January 2019 | 23:34, Alec Munger | 29:03, Sandra Griffin | 91 |
25 January 2020 | 21:07, Nick Flatt | 26:09, Angie Cipriani | 106 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2020 Run 4 Missions four-mile road race
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTZEQDSOIt10Nv8ALEZW0pGX9BDqvqEiKK9Jhy6AkJyotO1o1cLtzAFsxsann3d3PVtcTHUw8oldeID/pubhtml
- 2019 story, “Alec Munger rides again at Valdosta's Run For Missions Four Mile”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/01/missions-2019.html
- 2018 story, “Alec Munger and Alice Smoot were at the fore in the Run For Missions Four”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/01/missions-2018.html
- 2017 story, “Four fast for Lewis and Ellis at Miles For Missions”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/01/missions-2017.html
- 2016 story, “Four-mile wins in Valdosta for master runners Mazurkiewicz and Green”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/01/missions-2016.html
- 2015 story, “A third win for Kelly and record run for Page at Run 4 Missions”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/01/missions-2015.html
- 2014 story, “Kelly and Morse take four”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/01/missions-2014.html
- 2013 story, “Mission accomplished for Ryan Kelly and Audrey Williams”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/01/missions-2013.html
- USATF course-certification map GA18031WC for the 2019 Run For Missions
https://certifiedroadraces.com/certificate/?type=l&id=GA18031WC
- Find your next Valdosta road race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
Back in my father's day, four miles was the championship distance in collegiate cross country.
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