Lowndes harriers Alec Munger and Victoria Garcia win Valdosta's Labor Day 5K

Valdosta, Georgia's Labor Day 5K wasn't a cross-country meet, but the race date--7 September 2020--was during high school cross-country season. And Lowndes High School cross-country runners swept the titles in the race. Lowndes senior Alec Munger was the overall winner, covering the 3.1-mile course in 16:35. Victoria Garcia, a Lowndes sophomore, placed first in the women's standings, finishing seventeenth overall in 22:39.

Alec Munger

Aaron Munger, the runner-up, was also a Lowndes athlete. A sophomore, the younger Munger went 17:20. Parker Reid Jackson edged Lowndes junior Matt Herndon for third, 18:00 to 18:01. Jackson, a Valdosta High junior, was the Labor Day 5K defending champion. Ryan Kelly of Lake Park, Georgia was the top master runner in the race, placing sixth overall in 19:07.


Lowndes senior Kiley Matheson took second in the women's category, coming in 24th overall in 23:29. Another Lowndes cross-country runner, sophomore Lindsey Whitmer, was the third woman and 26th overall in 23:39. Loretta Tanner of Waycross, Georgia was the first woman master and the tenth female finisher, overall in 26:21.


The top twenty men and the top twenty women each received a Valdosta State University coffee mug, presented just past the finish line.


99 athletes finished the 2020 Valdosta Labor Day 5K. Proceeds of the race benefited the Valdosta State University cross-country teams. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2020 Valdosta Labor Day 5K

1. 16:34.1, Alec Munger (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
2. 17:19.9, Aaron Munger (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
3. 17:59.7, Parker Jackson (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
4. 18:01.0, Matthew Herndon (M, 16) Lake Park, GA
5. 18:12.2, Burnis Williams (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
6. 19:06.5, Ryan Kelly (M, 41) Lake Park, GA
7. 19:08.8, Mason Thompson (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
8. 19:33.8, Isaac Chambers (M, 14) Hahira, GA
9. 19:43.9, Will Gerber (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
10. 20:28.4, Blake Jaramillo (M, 16) Hahira, GA

Top Ten Women 2020 Valdosta Labor Day 5K

1. 22:38.4, Victoria Garcia (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
2. 23:28.2, Kiley Matheson (F, 17) Valdosta, GA
3. 23:38.5, Lindsay Whitmer (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
4. 24:11.9, Megan Gemma (F, 17) Valdosta, GA
5. 24:23.3, Laura Solomon (F, 38) Nashville, GA
6. 24:42.5, Bianca Anderson (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
7. 24:55.7, Jamie Brown (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
8. 24:57.2, Emily Asola (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
9. 25:12.8, Katelyn Kotterman (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
10. 26:20.4, Loretta Tanner (F, 42) Waycross, GA

Valdosta Labor Day 5K winners, 2009 - 2020
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
7 September 2009	18:19, Drew Dunbar	20:28, Ashley McGee	122
6 September 2010	16:18, Chris Rice	20:27, Jordanne Helton	290
5 September 2011	17:55, Masked Avenger	20:59, Mary Alice Smoot	108
3 September 2012	17:44, James Marino	22:27, Taylor Harrington	93
2 September 2013	18:15, Matthew Baun	19:48, Mary Alice Smoot	89
1 September 2014	17:07, Matthew Baun	21:58, Alice Smoot	65
7 September 2015	18:56, Ryan Kelly	22:38, Darien Andreu	87
5 September 2016	18:03, Dan Butzin	21:44, Debbie Green	106
4 September 2017	Canceled
3 September 2018	19:39, Rick Mazurkiewicz	21:42, Sandra Griffin	80
2 September 2019	20:35, Parker Jackson	23:29, Kelly Lunceford	44
7 September 2020	16:35, Alec Munger	22:39, Victoria Garcia	99

Links

• Complete results of the 2020 Valdosta Labor Day 5K courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQTC4f7_gQ1r1SUf-98zmYQ0MEhDLwnQt312Js358CIH86r_rwrNSZATcVxT6vHAkLkFJU984pCqktZ/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “Parker Jackson and Kelly Lunceford win at Valdosta's Labor Day 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2019.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Hermine can't halt Butzin or Green”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Kelly and Andreu work the Valdosta roads on Labor Day”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2015.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Mary Alice Smoot's 19:48 is a new mark in the Valdosta Labor Day 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Rain can't spoil Valdosta's Labor Day picnic on the roads”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Valdosta Labor Day 5K, Valdosta, Georgia, 6 September 2010”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2010.html
  
  
• Find your next holiday road race in the region using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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