Noah Bullock and Charlene Batcheller win the Wolf Dash

With low humidity and temperatures in the 50s, you might have mistaken Saturday morning, 9 April 2022, for an autumn morning in Tallahassee, Florida. It was indeed spring, though, as evidenced by the tung blossoms and green grass of the Apalachee Regional Park Championship Cross-Country Course. Racing over that green turf, Noah Bullock won the eighth annual Wolf Dash 5K, running 20:46. Tallahassee master runner Charlene Batcheller was the first woman in the 3.1-mile cross-country race, placing tenth overall in 30:23.

Noah Bullock

Following a one-mile fun run, the 5K started a few minutes after 8:30 AM. Trent Parsons set the early pace, tailed closely by Noah Bullock. Parsons, a seventh-grader on the Montford Middle School cross-country squad, had raced several times at ARPXC during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Those middle school races had been three kilometers, though, and it was during the third kilometer of the Wolf Dash that Bullock took the lead. Bullock spent the rest of the race opening a gap, going on to win by just over 50 meters in 20:46. Parsons took second in 20:59. Dominique Farmer of Tallahassee was third in 20:42. Kevin Howald of Melbourne, Florida was the first master runner in the Wolf Dash, placing fourth overall in 24:48.


Tallahassee master runner Charlene Batcheller was the first woman in the race, coming in tenth overall in 30:23. Another Tallahassee master runner, Diana Farr, was second in the women's standings and twelfth overall in 31:33. Candy Walker of Tallahassee was the third female finisher and thirteenth overall in 31:37.

Charlene Batcheller

32 athletes finished the 2022 Wolf Dash 5K and another twelve finished the one-mile fun run. Five Star NTP of Dawsonville, Georgia timed and scored the races.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Wolf Dash 5K

1. 20:45.01, Noah Bullock (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
2. 20:58.83, Trent Parsons (M, 13) Tallahassee, FL
3. 24:42.99, Dominique Farmer (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
4. 24:47.95, Kevin Howald (M, 58) Melbourne, FL
5. 25:48.26, Michael Kennett (M, 48) Tallahassee, FL
6. 27:50.66, N. Jones (M, 9) Florence, KY
7. 28:27.58, Patrick Bateman (M, 34) Tallahassee, FL
8. 28:42.51, Tec Thomas (M, 70) Tallahassee, FL
9. 30:07.00, Morris Davis (M, 65) Havana, FL
10. 31:20.05, Mike Saintelmy (M, 32) Crawfordville, FL

Top Ten Women, 2022 Wolf Dash 5K

1. 30:22.26, Charlene Batcheller (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL
2. 31:32.37, Diana Farr (F, 62) Tallahassee, FL
3. 31:36.88, Candy Walker (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
4. 31:39.98, Mary Carter (F, 49) Perry, FL
5. 32:16.24, Zandra Johnston (F, 48) Monticello, FL
6. 34:39.60, Laura Parsons (F, 36) Tallahassee, FL
7. 35:00.42, Jeanne Allen (F, 51) Tallahassee, FL
8. 36:56.81, Quiana D'Errico (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
9. 39:16.89, Sarah Logan Beasley (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
10. 39:41.60, Susan Cornwell (F, 72) Tallahassee, FL

Chiles High School Foundation's Wolf Dash 5K winners, 2013 - 2022
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
9 March 2013	23:36, Patrick Rutkowski	21:43, Jessica Gillard	66
15 February 2014	19:02, Josh Cartwright	24:59, Jenna Kolby	85
14 March 2015	20:25, Joey Castagnaro	25:18, Mary Brosnan	42
21 November 2015	17:26, Gary Droze	22:01, Caitlin Wilkey	54
19 November 2016	19:57, Jason Graham	22:44, Lyssa Oberkreser	24
3 February 2018	18:30, Michael Rhodes	26:05, Georgina Hernandez	57
6 April 2019	19:37, Tony Guillen	21:06, Jamila Allen	66
8 April 2022	20:46, Noah Bullock	30:23, Charlene Batcheller	32

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Wolf Dash 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR8h8s9w4SXs-3cElBxVtDbJZVzufRcP9NStCGDBeBS_1TFJ9dt3RhF3YF4EdgjkxxeIt8-9uJFxEDl/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! photos of the 2022 Wolf Dash 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10119048152915713
  
  
• 2019 story, “Howling good runs for Tony Guillen and Jamila Allen at the Wolf Dash”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/04/chs-dimes-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Rhodes and Hernandez lead the pack at the Wolf Dash”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/chs-dimes-2018.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Graham and Oberkreser march double-time at March For Dimes 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/11/chs-dimes-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 (fall) story, “Droze and Wilkey take the March of Dimes 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/11/chs-dimes-2015.html
  
  
• 2015 (spring) story, “Castagnaro and Brosnan win Chiles High's March of Dimes 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/03/chs-dimes-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Cartwright and Kolby march to victory at Chiles”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/chs-dimes-2014.html
  
  
• Upcoming races of every size on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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