Monday, August 16, 2021

Nicholas Samuel wins and Katie Sherron sets a record in their return to Madness

In Tallahassee, Florida, there are three cross-country races at Gulf Winds Track Club's Miller Landing Madness--the 8K, the 5K, and the 3K. Nicholas Samuel has run each of them. In 2016, as an eighth-grader on the Fairview Middle School cross-country team, he raced the 3K. In 2017, as a frosh on the Lincoln High cross-country squad, he raced the 5K. In 2018, as a Lincoln sophomore, he raced the 8K. On Saturday morning, 14 August 2021, Samuel returned to Phipps Park for another crack at the 8K. This time he won, logging 29:18 on the hilly course. Katie Sherron, another Miller Landing Madness veteran, won her third women's title in the 8K, placing second overall in 31:28.

Nicholas Samuel
Nicholas Samuel

The 8K and the 5K started from the same line at 8:00 AM. Nicholas Samuel was setting the pace for the longer race almost immediately; he was 70 meters ahead of the rest of the field at the mile mark. While Samuel widened that gap, Tallahassee master runner Leonardo Canete moved into second in the men's standings where he ultimately finished, third overall in 31:37. Ryan Truchelut, coming off a win a week earlier in the Breakfast On The Track Mile, was the third man and fourth overall in 32:24.


"There was no water to run through this year," noted Katie Sherron.

Katie Sherron
Katie Sherron

If anyone were to remember the water barrier from Miller Landing Madnesses of the past, it would be Sherron, who raced her fifth Madness in 2021. Sherron wasn't the only runner in the 2021 women's field with Madness experience--Sheryl Rosen, a four-time women's champ of the 8K, was also on the starting line. Rosen also owned the fastest women's time in the Miller Landing 8K, her 32:17 winning time in the 2011 race.


That mark had stood for ten years, but it wouldn't see an eleventh. Sherron saw to that, immediately taking the lead over the women's field. Throughout the race she trailed only male runners and not many of those, moving into second overall during the last mile. Sherron held that position, finishing in 31:28, almost a minute faster than the previous women's best in the Miller Landing Madness 8K. Rosen was second in 38:04, finishing nineteenth overall. Claudia Hernandez was the third woman and 25th overall in 39:27. Laura Reina was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, 30th overall in 40:43.


89 athletes finished the 8K.


Top Ten Men, 2021 Miller Landing Madness 8K
  1. 29:18, Nicholas Samuel (M, 18)
  2. 31:37, Leonardo Canete (M, 42)
  3. 32:24, Ryan Truchelut (M, 35)
  4. 33:33, Terance Keenan (M, 56)
  5. 33:36, Christian Mahoney (M, 18)
  6. 33:51, Tony Guillen (M, 52)
  7. 34:11, Duane Evans (M, 54)
  8. 34:36, Philip Sura (M, 51)
  9. 34:37, Connor Edwards (M, 16)
  10. 34:52, Paul Guyas (M, 43)

Top Ten Women, 2021 Miller Landing Madness 8K
  1. 31:28, Katie Sherron (F, 39)
  2. 38:04, Sheryl Rosen (F, 37)
  3. 39:27, Claudia Hernandez (F, 26)
  4. 40:43, Laura Reina (F, 56)
  5. 41:19, Alison Thumm (F, 43)
  6. 41:57, Aleah Henley (F, 17)
  7. 42:36, Angela Dempsey (F, 53)
  8. 44:02, Tsige Tadesse-Kiros (F, 53)
  9. 44:12, Eva Mustian (F, 25)
  10. 45:05, Martha Guyas (F, 37)

Darting out ahead of the fastest 8K competitors, Brock Granberg led the 5K field. Never challenged, Granberg finished well over 300 meters ahead of the next runner in a winning time on 17:34. In a showdown of two high school seniors, David Morrison of Lincoln edged Bainbridge High's Landon Watts for second, 18:50 to 18:53.

Brock Granberg
Brock Granberg

Eight of the top ten men were high school athletes, and the women's 5K was similarly dominated by preps, starting with Susan Koeppel. A Maclay sophomore, Koeppel topped the women's field with a 20:48, placing thirteenth overall. Another sophomore, Wakulla's Liliana Lewis, was second in the women's standings, sixteenth overall in 21:01. Wakulla senior Clara Alford took the third woman's spot, finishing 22nd overall in 21:57.

Susan Koeppel
Susan Koeppel

Aaron Guyer was the top master runner in the 5K, running 21:58 to place 23rd overall and 20th in the men's standings. Tina Smith outkicked Melissa Martin to become the top woman master and 29th female finisher, placing 82nd overall in 26:53. At 26:54, Martin was 30th in the women's standings and 83rd overall.


165 athletes finished the 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2021 Miller Landing Madness 5K
  1. 17:34, Brock Granberg (M, 21)
  2. 18:50, David Morrison (M, 17)
  3. 18:53, Landon Watts (M, 17)
  4. 19:44, Josiah Friddle (M, 14)
  5. 19:51, Jaden Callaghan (M, 16)
  6. 19:52, Enijah Thomas (M, 15)
  7. 20:08, Tripp Pitts (M, 17)
  8. 20:10, Nick Ciarlariello (M, 19)
  9. 20:11, Henry Lewis (M, 14)
  10. 20:12, Joseph Wiedeman (M, 16)

Top Ten Women, 2021 Miller Landing Madness 5K
  1. 20:48, Susan Koeppel (F, 15)
  2. 21:01, Liliana Lewis (F, 15)
  3. 21:57, Clara Alford (F, 17)
  4. 22:12, Dillon Williams (F, 16)
  5. 22:50, Isabella Laughton (F, 13)
  6. 22:54, Andi Vilardo (F, 12)
  7. 22:57, Alondra Jimenez (F, 15)
  8. 22:59, Lillian Koeppel (F, 13)
  9. 23:14, Isabel Sliger (F, 12)
  10. 23:17, Taylor Pfeifer (F, 15)

Most of the runners in the 5K were high school athletes, getting in a pre-season cross-country race. Similarly, the 3K field was made up largely of middle school athletes. This was reflected in the overall male and female winners of the 3K, Walker Elrod and Clifton Lewis. Elrod, an eighth-grader harrier from Grace Christian Academy in Bainbridge, took first overall in the 3K, running 10:52. Lewis, another eighth-grader, was the first girl in the race, placing third overall in 11:36.

Walker Elrod
Walker Elrod

Jonathan Kiros, a seventh-grader on the cross-country team at Deerlake, was second in the boys' standings at 11:15. Asher Robertson, an incoming frosh at Lincoln High, was third in the boys' division and fourth overall in 12:15.


Seventh-grader Annabelle Wiktorski, a Montford Middle School Mustang cross-country runner, was the second girl in the 3K and fifth overall in 12:18. Sixth-grader Chloe Molen took third in the girls' race and eighth overall in 12:38.

Clifton Lewis
Clifton Lewis

63 athletes finished the 3K. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.


Top Ten Males, 2021 Miller Landing Madness 3K
  1. 10:52, Walker Elrod (M, 13)
  2. 11:15, Jonathan Kiros (M, 12)
  3. 12:15, Asher Robertson (M, 14)
  4. 12:24, Logan Phipps (M, 11)
  5. 12:35, Chandler Grace (M, 13)
  6. 12:43, Ethan Nicholson (M, 11)
  7. 12:44, Jack Koon (M, 13)
  8. 13:01, Collins Dickson (M, 13)
  9. 13:01, Connor Thumm (M, 12)
  10. 13:32, Emari Thomas (M, 11)

Top Ten Females, 2021 Miller Landing Madness 3K
  1. 11:36, Clifton Lewis (F, 13)
  2. 12:18, Annabelle Wiktorski (F, 12)
  3. 12:38, Chloe Molen (F, 11)
  4. 13:24, Charlotte Sikes (F, 10)
  5. 13:39, Savannah Stanley (F, 12)
  6. 13:52, Addyson Paul (F, 12)
  7. 14:02, Ellie Mazziotta (F, 12)
  8. 14:15, Mary Price (F, 11)
  9. 14:36, Rory Earlywine (F, 12)
  10. 14:49, Maddy Morris (F, 13)

Miller Landing Madness Winners, 2004 - 2021
DateRaceMenWomenFinishers
28 August 20048K27:57, Gary Droze34:58, Kate Remillard79
5K16:40, Shawn Patterson20:13, Adriana Piekarwicz170
27 August 20058K27:36, Justin Davis31:02, Sarah Docter-Williams120
5K15:59, Alex Miletich18:58, Lydia Willise235
26 August 20068K29:49, Adam David Churchill33:29, Kati Gosnell103
5K16:06, Christian Minor19:30, Jana Stolting217
3K11:39, Brian Bowden12:47, Summer Shepherd118
25 August 20078K27:42, Seth Proctor32:31, Sheryl Rosen108
5K16:13, Joseph Franklin19:57, Emily Ness194
3K11:58, Sam McManama11:59, Carly Thomas70
30 August 20088K28:57, David Altmaier32:49, Sheryl Rosen76
5K17:12, Austin Stevens18:46, Jana Stolting110
3K11:21, Will Henderson13:14, Autumn Wable73
29 August 20098K28:05, Chris Lake33:03, Sarah Docter-Williams151
5K18:17, Austin Stevens18:17, Jana Stolting243
3K11:26, Chase Harris12:04, Cecelia Williams136
28 August 20108K26:28, Kevin Cook33:29, Sheryl Rosen168
5K17:15, Patrick Swain19:22, Stefanie Kurgatt160
3K11:14, Wil Luca13:30, Madeline Horgan110
27 August 20118K25:54, Kevin Sullivan32:17, Sheryl Rosen236
5K16:59, Jacob Slupecki20:14, Stefanie Kurgatt212
3K11:08, Evan Francis12:59, Cheyenne Hildinger157
25 August 20128K27:50, Vince Molosky36:36, Jane Johnson190
5K16:32, Joseph Garcia19:12, Stefanie Kurgatt258
3K10:57, Jake Mazziotta12:16, Adrianna Dugan148
24 August 20138K26:29, Will Stanford35:11, Katie Showman150
5K16:55, Joseph Garcia19:20, Emily Ness237
3K10:48, James McClure12:20, Chase Merrick135
23 August 20148K28:26, Chris Lake35:26, Brittney Barnes154
5K17:09, Joe Garcia21:13, Caroline Willis172
3K11:33, Jonathan McClure12:34, Alyson Churchill173
22 August 20158K28:45, Roger Schmidt38:07, Jane Skalski126
5K18:16,James McClure20:33, Caroline Willis207
3K11:14, Jonathan McClure11:34, Alyson Churchill205
20 August 20168K31:06, Geb Kiros37:19, Katie Sack160
5K18:03, Jake Mazziotta19:20, Alyson Churchill203
3K11:41, Trenton Blake12:52, Lindsay James171
19 August 20178K29:11, Clayton Carlson35:01, Kat Sack125
5K17:55, Jesse Boyd21:07, Elizabeth Skipper237
3K11:01, Patrick Koon12:43, Paige Churchill212
18 August 20188K33:07, Jim Halley36:04, Katie Sherron127
5K18:00, Jesse Boyd19:57, Sheryl Rosen201
3K10:37, Connor Edwards11:26, Rory Claussen177
17 August 20198K31:21, Pierre Pean33:04, Ann Centner141
5K18:32, Daniel Wiedeman22:14, Gracie Koeppel196
3K10:47, Patrick Koon12:10, Clifton Lewis136
14 August 20218K29:18, Nicholas Samuel31:28, Katie Sherron89
5K17:34, Brock Granberg20:48, Susan Koeppel165
3K10:52, Walker Elrod11:36, Clifton Lewis63
The Miller Landing Madness was preceded in history by the Miccosukee Madness (2004-2007)
and the Tom Brown Bash (1977-2003) races.


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