Wednesday, July 6, 2022

On the streets of Gainesville, Gator duo Cade Monk and Josh Stern battle for the Melon Run title

Watermelon was being grown in Spain's colonies in Florida by 1576. Elsewhere in America, 200 years later, the Declaration of Independence was signed. It's unknown whether or not the Signers celebrated with slices of watermelon. Regardless of what was consumed in 1776, in Gainesville, Florida the Florida Track Club marks Independence Day with the Melon Run. On Monday morning, 4 July 2022, Cade Monk won the 44th annual Jack Gamble Melon Run, outkicking runner-up Josh Stern 15:31 to 15:33. Haley Hasty, a former UConn cross-country runner, was the first woman to finish the three-mile race around Westside Park, placing tenth overall in 17:31.


The race for the 2022 Melon Run title was an intramural affair--both Monk and Stern are member of the University of Florida cross-country team. Nearly 200 meters behind the two Gator distance runners, Tariq Fullerton of Gainesville was third in 16:08. Leonardo Canete of Tallahassee was the first master runner in the race, placing sixth overall in 16:56. It was Canete's second race of the long Independence Day weekend; two days earlier and 300 miles away he was the top master runner in Columbus, Georgia's Big Dog Heatwave Five Mile.


Gainesville's Betsy Suda was the first woman master in the Melon Run, placing second to Hasty in the women's standings and eleventh overall in 18:10. Suda is a five-time women's champ of the Melon Run, having won in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2018. 2022 was her first Melon Run as a master runner. Katie Avery of Bonita Springs, Florida was the third woman in the 2022 race, coming in fifteenth overall in 18:17.


finished Florida Track Club's 2022 Jack Gamble Melon Run. Endurance Sports Timing of Fort Myers, Florida clocked the race. Expect the 45th annual Melon Run back in Westside Park on Tuesday morning, 4 July 2022.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Melon Run Three Mile
  1. 15:30.82, Cade Monk (M, 21) Gainesville. FL
  2. 15:32.03, Josh Stern (M, 19) Melbourne. FL
  3. 16:08.00, Tariq Fullerton (M, 27) Gainesville. FL
  4. 16:21.90, Alex Marchek (M, 25) Greenville. SC
  5. 16:47.30, Zane Grabau (M, 34) Gainesville. FL
  6. 16:55.27, Leonardo Canete (M, 43) Tallahassee. FL
  7. 17:02.14, Anton Matchev (M, 18) Gainesville. FL
  8. 17:06.71, Griffin East (M, 22) Gainesville. FL
  9. 17:12.04, Jakub Tecza (M, 32) Boise. ID
  10. 18:11.07, Philip Matchev (M, 15) Gainesville. FL

Top Ten Women, 2022 Melon Run Three Mile
  1. 17:30.02, Haley Hasty (F, 25) Gainesville. FL
  2. 18:09.40, Betsy Suda (F, 40) Gainesville. FL
  3. 18:16.20, Katie Avery (F, 27) Bonita Springs. FL
  4. 19:03.64, Katelyn Greenleaf (F, 28) Gainesville. FL
  5. 20:28.56, Emma Luetgert (F, 43) Ocala. FL
  6. 20:32.15, Lara Drondoski (F, 28) Gainesville. FL
  7. 20:37.64, Jennifer Lambert (F, 49) Gainesville. FL
  8. 20:40.89, Mei Chiang (F, 18) Orange ParkOrange Park. FL
  9. 20:51.82, Deanna McVay (F, 39) Tallahassee. FL
  10. 20:52.83, Abby Uehling (F, 26) Glenside. PA

Gainesville, Florida, Melon Run Three Mile winners, 1979 - 2022
DateMenWomenFinishers
4 July 1979*15:43, Paul Rehfus22:04, Diann Eley
4 July 198014:47, Joe Dubina18:14, Ruth Smith167
4 July 198114:25, Jeff Kramer18:51, Lisa Davis179
4 July 198215:14, Byron Dyce20:10, Ann Hanrahan
4 July 198315:14, Roger Sutton18:14, Ruth Smith
4 July 198414:29, Scott McMillen18:06, Kathy Schaefer
4 July 198514:47, Mark Kennard18:25, Kathy Schaefer279
4 July 198615:22, John Matthews18:28, Shelly Allen219
4 July 1987
4 July 1988
4 July 198915:20, Scott McMillen18:00, Anita Kelly
4 July 199015:08, Scott McMillen19:09, Johanna Reneke
4 July 1991
4 July 1992
4 July 199315:14, John Pianhorst18:01, Jim Schultz
4 July 199415:31, Randall Hollinger19:04, Lisa Gable
4 July 199514:58, Stephen Kortenkamp17:14, Monica O'Reilly
4 July 199614:48, Randall Hollinger19:38, Annemarie Kosarek
4 July 199715:34, Randall Hollinger17:58, Wendy Frazier
4 July 1998
4 July 199914:57, Connor Holt18:52, Shannon Lennon
4 July 200015:51, Randy Hollinger18:40, Shannon Lennon240
4 July 200116:22, Randy Hollinger18:48, Allison Burnett276
4 July 200215:40, Darin Shearer18:44, Ashley Espy281
4 July 200315:49, Alex Phipps17:55, Anna Brew311
4 July 200416:07, Justin Jacobs18:26, Larisa Timchina222
4 July 200515:44, Enoch Nadler17:59, Friderike Wilde222
4 July 200615:35, Michael Anderson17:53, Sheryl Rosen282
4 July 200715:02, Alex Phipps18:03, Amanda Hahn406
4 July 200815:43, Geoffrey Anderson17:39, Lisa Vaill460
4 July 200915:34, Andrew Robinson18:48, Michele Howell287
4 July 201014:46, Michael Anderson17:30, Allison Costello308
4 July 201115:38, Michael Anderson17:38, Betsy Suda339
4 July 201215:24, Michael Anderson18:05, Betsy Suda460
4 July 201314:58, Mike Hensley20:00, Danielle Kolb410
4 July 201414:34, Matt Hensley17:32, Betsy Suda444
4 July 201515:59, Mike Hensley17:41, Betsy Suda304
4 July 201616:26, Mike Hensley17:51, Anne Creamer337
4 July 201714:33, Eduardo Garcia16:47, Jess Pascoe398
4 July 201815:50, Calum McFetridge18:02, Betsy Suda440
4 July 201915:12, Enoch Nadler18:42, Meredith DeFranco323
4 July 202115:30, Matthew Taddeo18:30, Julia Buddendorff190
4 July 202215:31, Cade Monk17:31, Haley Hasty230
* The inaugural race in 1979 was the “5 km Metric Melon.”


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