Courtland Buntin and Genee Meleski season the Red Pepper Run with speed

Courtland Buntin didn't win the 2021 Red Pepper Run 5K. He placed second in the annual Saint George Island race, running 18:41 while Tallahassee master runner Leonardo Canete posted a winning 18:12. Buntin returned to Saint George Island on Saturday, 5 March 2022, but this time he wouldn't settle for runner-up. The Georgia College Bobcat cross-country runner went 17:33 this time, winning the race by nearly 400 meters. Master runner Genee Meleski was the first woman in the 3.1-mile race, placing fifteenth overall in 24:48.


A pair of Wakulla High cross-country runners took the next two places after Buntin. Sophomore Andrew Nix placed second in 19:00, and junior Joseph Wiedeman was third in 19:17. Dave Shackleford was the first master runner in the race, coming in sixth overall in 22:51.


Eden Keene took second in the women's standings, placing eighteenth overall in 25:31. At 26:26, Cydney Szymanski was the third woman and 21st overall.


140 athletes finished Saint George Island's 2022 Red Pepper Run 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Red Pepper 5K Run

1. 17:32.3, Courtland Buntin (M, 22)
2. 18:59.3, Andrew Nix (M, 16)
3. 19:16.7, Joseph Wiedeman (M, 17)
4. 19:19.0, Drew Balfour (M, 31)
5. 20:48.4, Josiah Friddle (M, 14)
6. 22:50.9, Dave Shackleford (M, 47)
7. 22:59.9, Barney Ray (M, 59)
8. 23:35.4, Grant Crenshaw (M, 14)
9. 23:43.1, Greg Hartlage (M, 40)
10. 23:53.9, Clint Wallace (M, 40)

Top Ten Women, 2022 Red Pepper 5K Run

1. 24:47.5, Genee Meleski (F, 53)
2. 25:30.2, Eden Keene (F, 39)
3. 26:25.9, Cydney Szymanowski (F, 36)
4. 27:54.7, Renee Turner (F, 51)
5. 27:59.5, Becky Leckinger (F, 58)
6. 29:24.4, Susan Wagner (F, 53)
7. 29:42.0, Pamela Skaar Meier (F, 63)
8. 31:25.3, Mae McNeill (F, 12)
9. 31:42.0, Karen Walker (F, 48)
10. 32:00.2, Julie Bishop (F, 51)

Known St. George Island Red Pepper 5K Run Champions, 1992 - 2022
Date	Men	Women
7 March 1992
6 March 1993
5 March 1994
4 March 1995	17:47, Jeff Doherty
2 March 1996
1 March 1997	17:57, Charlie Johnson	20:56, Fran McLean
7 March 1998
6 March 1999	18:12, Mike Sims	20:51, Summer Calder
4 March 2000	18:02, Michael Waitathu	18:58, Jane Johnson
3 March 2001	17:10, Tim Unger	17:31, Sarah Docter-Williams
2 March 2002	18:58, Jay Silvanima	25:35, Camille Consolvo
1 March 2003	18:59, David Yon	23:20, Jessica Stewart
6 March 2004	16:55, Tim Unger	18:12, Breeda Willis
5 March 2005	17:23, Charlie Johnson	20:42, Annette Ryerson
4 March 2006	17:40, Charlie Johnson	24:05, Meghan Kennedy
3 March 2007	17:44, Charlie Johnson	16:41, Tera Moody
1 March 2008	17:23, Vince Molosky	21:47, Meghan Kennedy
7 March 2009	19:59, Hobson Fulmer	25:25, Kelsey Kilinski
6 March 2010	18:23, David Shearon	23:44, Kristen Merill
5 March 2011	18:00, David Shearon	22:27, Meghan Kennedy
3 March 2012	19:42, Bryan Harrington	22:17, Sam Fortunas
2 March 2013	21:59, Michael D. Turner	22:30, Sam Fortunas
1 March 2014	16:21, Stanley Linton	23:27, Jamie Nichols
7 March 2015	18:58, Dylan Peebles	22:06, Connie Lewis
5 March 2016	18:52, John Przygocki	22:13, Lauren Davidson
2017
2018
2019
2020
6 March 2021	18:12, Leonardo Canete	23:04, Meghan Kennedy
5 March 2022	17:33, Courtland Buntin	24:48, Genee Meleski

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Saint George Island Red Pepper Run 5K at gulfwinds.org
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ23A-pOBjupXAaSobTpG002KIbM-joBoPqyWyIWcwoba6qMXqcPhcGHd9kEq3lU2gYDSVysnHhB2h3/pubhtml
  
  
• 2016 story, “Red Pepper Run routs for Przygocki and Davidson”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/03/red-pepper-2016.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “A winning morning at the beach for Turner and Fortunas”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/03/red-pepper-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Shearon and Kennedy romp at Red Pepper Run”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/red-pepper-2011.html
  
  
• Island or mainland, find upcoming races in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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