Whole hog in Adel--Ryan Kelly and Kylie Downs win the Hog Jog 5K

By late October Georgia's 2020 high school cross-country season was nearly over. The State Championship was coming up on 6 November 2020. Before State, the Valdosta High Wildcats had only the Region 1 meet on 29 October 2020 scheduled. So on 24 October 2020 the Wildcat coach, Ryan Kelly, had a rare free Saturday morning. Why not head up to Adel, Georgia for a road race?


He did. Coach Kelly won the Hog Jog 5K in 18:30, finishing more than 400 meters ahead of the next runner. Adel's Kylie Downs, a sophomore on the Cook High girls' cross-country team, took first in the women's standings, placing nineteenth overall in 24:34.


Bonaire, Georgia master runner Jared Hammond finished second overall with a 20:07. The race for third place was a showdown between two cross-country runners--Caden McDaniel, an eighth-grader on the Cook Middle School boys' cross-country squad, and William Garcia, a junior who races with the Lowndes High boys. Both athletes went 20:18, but McDaniel took third while Garcia had to settle for fourth.


Kylie Downs' Cook High teammate, junior Maggie Gregory, finished runner-up in the women's standings, placing 21st overall in 25:22. Shonna O'Quinn of Adel was the first woman master and third female finisher, 22nd overall in 25:29.


54 athletes finished Adel, Georgia's 2020 Hog Jog 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2020 Adel Hog Jog 5K

1. 18:29.4, Ryan Kelly (M, 41) Lake Park, GA
2. 20:06.4, Jared Hammond (M, 40) Bonaire, GA
3. 20:17.2, Caden McDaniel (M, 13) Adel, GA
4. 20:17.5, William Garcia (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
5. 20:31.9, Joel Malin (M, 35) Nashville, GA
6. 21:29.9, Milo Mirate (M, 24) Valdosta, GA
7. 21:30.9, Alex Ayala (M, 16) Adel, GA
8. 21:56.5, Will O'Quinn (M, 16) Adel, GA
9. 21:58.0, Colton Baldwin (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
10. 22:40.9, Canaan Ponce (M, 15) Adel, GA

Top Ten Women, 2020 Adel Hog Jog 5K

1. 24:33.8, Kylie Downs (F, 15) Adel, GA
2. 25:21.3, Maggie Gregory (F, 16) Adel, GA
3. 25:28.8, Shonna O'Quinn (F, 45) Adel, GA
4. 25:50.6, Addie Gregory (F, 13) Adel, GA
5. 27:05.9, Tia Pike (F, 43) Warner Robins, GA
6. 27:28.1, Jessie Burton (F, 39) Barney, GA
7. 27:55.9, Reagan Barker (F, 25) Adel, GA
8. 28:22.0, Caitlin Davis (F, 17) Adel, GA
9. 28:49.9, Christina Farni (F, 32) Jacksonville, FL
10. 30:51.5, Caia Davis (F, 15) Adel, GA

Links

• Complete results of the 2020 Adel, Georgia Hog Jog 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTyE9NPsUi4t1e4NBa3ZlD_N8hz4PVsUQGBBSN7ubLJ8Hhq33v4Wi4HBb6C2qZ18F37Ni9hpPgC9rhX/pubhtml
  
  
• Upcoming races in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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