Canaan Ponce and Kylie Downs win the Daylily 5K on the streets of Sparks

The annual Daylily 5K has shuttled around Cook County, Georgia during its twelve years. Originally run in Reed Bingham State Park, the race subsequently moved to Adel, the Daylily City. For the 14 May 2022 event, the race moved north to the streets of Sparks, Georgia. The change in venue didn't prevent Canaan Poncé and Kylie Downs, two Cook County High cross-country runners, from finding their way to the race. Poncé, a junior, took first overall in 18:08. Downs, also a junior, was the first woman in the race, placing seventeenth overall in 24:16.


It was Canaan Poncé's second outing in the Daylily 5K; in 2021 he had finished fifth in the race, running 19:40. Another Daylily 5K veteran, Gabriel Poncé, ran 18:43 in the 2022 race to take the runner-up spot. Gabriel, a Cook County High alum, placed third (19:17) in the 2021 race and fourth (19:39) in 2019. Behind the Poncés, Chad Northcutt of Quitman, Georgia took third in 19:06. Andrew Marzen of Tifton, Georgia was the first master runner in the race, placing sixteenth overall in 23:43.


The 2022 race marked the second year in a row that Kylie Downs had taken the Daylily 5K women's title; the Cook County High harrier had run 23:00 for the win in 2021. Second place in the 2022 women's standings went to Julie Taylor of Adel, fourteenth overall in 24:31. Nashville, Georgia's Laura Solomon was the top woman master and third female finisher, nineteenth overall in 25:12.


57 athletes finished the 2022 Daylily City 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Daylily City 5K

1. 18:07.2, Canaan Poncé (M, 16) Adel, GA
2. 18:42.2, Gabriel Poncé (M, 22) Adel, GA
3. 19:05.2, Chad Northcutt (M, 37) Quitman, GA
4. 19:34.0, Alex Ayala (M, 17) Adel, GA
5. 19:59.2, Caden McDaniel (M, 15) Adel, GA
6. 20:36.2, Aidan Evans (M, 16) Tifton, GA
7. 20:53.9, Jim O'Connor (M, 58) Hahira, GA
8. 21:02.2, Cody Wilson Pezent (M, 21) Adel, GA
9. 21:09.9, Will O'Quinn (M, 18) Adel, GA
10. 21:27.9, Sergio Martinez (M, 17) Tifton, GA

Top Ten Women, 2022 Daylily City 5K

1. 24:15.7, Kylie Downs (F, 16) Adel, GA
2. 24:30.6, Julie Taylor (F, 18) Adel, GA
3. 25:11.6, Laura Solomon (F, 40) Nashville, GA
4. 25:41.0, Sarah Ray (F, 36) Nashville, GA
5. 26:24.5, Jodi Bullard (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
6. 26:38.5, Shonna O'Quinn (F, 47) Adel, GA
7. 27:17.2, Cindy Marzen (F, 51) Tifton, GA
8. 27:38.9, Penny Peters (F, 54) Tifton, GA
9. 27:52.4, Dyane Heard (F, 54) Adel, GA
10. 29:33.3, Angela Pezent (F, 48) Adel, GA

Adel Daylily Festival 5K champions, 2010 - 2022
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
5 June 2010	18:58, John Seppala	25:34, Becky Thompson	38
4 June 2011	18:18, Masked Avenger	21:28, Alice Smoot
2 June 2012	18:33, Masked Avenger	21:54, Jacki Pinkerton	74
17 May 2013	18:19, Ryan Kelly	26:03, Heather Kelly	32
17 May 2014	17:58, Ryan Kelly	24:04, Shonna O'Quinn
16 May 2015	17:50, Ryan Kelly	21:29, Amber Elam	50
21 May 2016	18:06, Dan Butzin	22:27, Riley O'Linn	66
20 May 2017	18:41, Ryan Kelly	21:59, Annie Price	70
19 May 2018	18:17, Myles Gibson	24:31, Char Davidson	47
18 May 2019	17:54, Ryan Kelly	23:34, Shonna O'Quinn	77
15 May 2021	17:13, Nick Rosatti	23:00, Kylie Downs	83
14 May 2022	18:08, Canaan Poncé	24:15.7, Kylie Downs	57
Prior to the first 5K race in 2010, there was a 10K Blossom Trot in 2009.

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Daylily City 5K (Courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC)
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRczwItJx53FIDT_NH1OcQMaZtuEQmH9msZ03ltuKPnnaO7C6_9Q1QzsiMEcSTbfZcpKH4lo7hDiD6N/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “In Adel, 2019 is 2014 all over again for Ryan Kelly and Shonna O'Quinn”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/05/adelily-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Myles Gibson motors to victory at Daylily City”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/05/adelily-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Kelly and Price had their day at the Daylily City 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/05/adelily-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Butzin and O'Linn take the Daylily City 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/05/adelily-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Fast runs in the Daylily City for Kelly and Elam”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/adelily-2015.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “No toiling, no spinning, just running for Kelly and Kelly”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/adelily-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Avenger and Pinkerton win a bloomin' 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/06/adelily-2012.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Seppala and Thompson win at Adel”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/06/adelily-2010.html
  
  
• If there's a race in the region for your favorite flower, then you'll find it here
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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