Blazers Brishen House and Angie Cipriani ran blazing times at the Blazin' Love 5K

After Valdosta State University's 2021 cross-country season, Brishen House was awarded as Most Valuable Athlete on the men's team, and Angie Cipriani as the same on the women's squad. A few months later, on 12 February 2022, the duo led a VSU sweep of the sixth annual Blazin' Love 5K. House took first overall, running 15:50 for 3.1 miles on the streets of Valdosta, Georgia. Cipriani topped the women's field with an 18:11.


VSU's Charlie Eaton, recipient of his team's 2021 Blazer Award, took second in the race with a 16:30. A few steps back, Dalton Pender, a Blazer hailing from Brunswick, Georgia, placed third in 16:34.


On the women's side, Angie Cipriani's 18:11 was not only good for sixth overall, it was also the fastest time ever run by a woman at the Blazin' Love 5K. Blazer harriers Leah Johnson and Samantha Murray ended their run in a close race for the women's runner-up spot. The advantage went to Johnson, recipient of the 2021 Blazer Award, 19:48 to 19:50. Johnson and Murray were eighth and ninth overall.


The Blazers swept overall honors, but the Kellys of Lake Park, Georgia swept the master runner honors. Ryan Kelly, the Valdosta High cross-country coach, was the fastest master in the race, coming in seventh overall in 19:45. Heather Kelly was the first master runner in the women's standings, running 32:34 to finish as the tenth woman and 28th overall.


42 athletes finished the 2022 Blazin' Love 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services. Proceeds of the race benefit the Valdosta State University Blazer cross-country teams.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Blazin' Love 5K

1. 15:49.6, Brishen House (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
2. 16:29.4, Charlie Eaton (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
3. 16:33.9, Dalton Pender (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
4. 16:48.1, Braedon Bensley (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
5. 17:02.4, Chris Flores (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
6. 19:44.2, Ryan Kelly (M, 43) Lake Park, GA
7. 20:41.6, Scott Murray (M, 51) Kennesaw, GA
8. 21:13.1, Luis Fernandez (M, 19) Moultrie, GA
9. 24:40.5, Zachary Gregory (M, 25) Gainesville, FL
10. 25:03.9, Steve Jones (M, 51) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2022 Blazin' Love 5K

1. 18:10.6, Angie Cipriani (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
2. 19:47.5, Leah Johnson (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
3. 19:49.2, Samantha Murray (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
4. 20:58.4, Kyleigh Rice (F, 20) Valdosta, GA
5. 21:15.5, Caitlyn Koske (F, 19) Valdosta, GA
6. 22:33.4, Jaycie Anderson (F, 20) Valdosta, GA
7. 22:34.7, Olivia Gregory (F, 22) Gainesville, FL
8. 27:21.5, Ashley Wellman (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
9. 32:05.7, Ana Paula Freitas (F, 30) Valdosta, GA
10. 32:33.6, Heather Kelly (F, 43) Valdosta, GA

Blazin' Love 5K winners, 2016 - 2022
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
13 February 2016	15:39, Connor Dalrymple	19:36, Tyra Holloway	123
11 February 2017	15:53, Jaison Morning	18:47, Tyra Holloway	134
10 February 2018	15:47, Jaison Morning	23:23, Kelly Lunceford	48
16 February 2019	17:16, Cameron Watson	23:39, Tracey Cole	82
15 February 2020	15:53, Brishen House	19:32, Angie Cipriani	81
12 February 2022	15:50, Brishen House	18:10.6, Angie Cipriani	42

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Blazin' Love 5K courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS9QQ92DV743QpZ_tAub5gagMbb_lgzpBzgNV9Jz534gvsmLhXCNoiL4i81jQ2YVM7VrgR5tMnTzVNu/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “Not burnin' love, but Blazin' Love for Cameron Watson and Tracey Cole in Valdosta”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/02/vsu-xc-5k-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “You gotta love Jaison Morning's blazin' 15:47 at the Blazin' Love 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/vsu-xc-5k-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Morning's 15:53 and Holloway's 18:47 heat up the roads at the Blazin' Love 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/vsu-xc-5k-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Dalrymple goes 15:39 in Valdosta”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/vsu-xc-5k-2016.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map GA18010WC for the 2019 Blazin' Love 5K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA18010WC
  
  
• Find an upcoming race that supports running on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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