Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Leonardo Canete and Alyssa Terry conclude the Summer Trail Race Series with wins at Cadillac

At Tallahassee, Florida's Tom Brown Park on Saturday morning, 20 August 2022, the curtain closed on Gulf Winds Track Club's ninth annual Summer Trail Race Series with the fourth and final event in that year's circuit--the Cadillac Trail 9K. Tallahassee master runner Leonardo Canete took first in 37:18, finishing more than 600 meters ahead of the next runner. Alyssa Terry was the first woman in the race, placing fifteenth overall in 48:39.

Leonardo Canete
Leonardo Canete

It wasn't Canete's first time on the Cadillac Trail course.


"I raced here last year in the Summer Trail Series," said Canete. "I think this was my best time on the course today."

Kyle Kraeft
Kyle Kraeft

It was. In the 2021 race, Canete had led early then finished runner-up to Daniel Wurgler. In 2022, Canete also grabbed the early lead, but this time he never relinquished it, running a winning 37:18. Kyle Kraeft finished second in 40:01; he had been fourth in 2021. Daniel Wurgler, the 2021 champ, placed third in 41:29.


"I was happy being out here among all the familiar faces," said Canete.

Daniel Wurgler
Daniel Wurgler

It was Canete's eighth Trail Series race and his fourth career win on the circuit. On the women's side, Alyssa Terry was also a Trail Series veteran, having run nine previous events in the Series, including the 2016 Cadillac. In 2022, however, Terry had missed the first three races.


"I was out of town," she explained.

Alyssa Terry
Alyssa Terry

But on that Saturday in August, Terry was in Tallahassee and looking for her first Trail Series win. Soon after the start, she was setting the pace for the women's field, closely followed by Andi Vilardo and Kendall Meikenhous.


"I think they were right behind me for a mile and a half," said Terry.

Andi Vilardo
Andi Vilardo

Meikernhous dropped back first. Vilardo, an eighth-grader on the Montford Middle School cross-country team, had taken the women's title in the previous three Trail Series races, but Terry shook her off as well, opening up a 300-meter lead before crossing the finish line in a winning 48:39. Vilardo took second in the women's division, placing 24th overall in 51:31. Meikenhous was the third woman and 26th overall in 52:15. Katasha Cornwell was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, 27th overall in 52:54.


"There were definitely some challenges in places," said Terry, assessing the course. "Running across broken chunks of concrete, for example.

Kendall Meikenhous
Kendall Meikenhous

"I really liked it," said Vilardo. "It was really hilly. I liked all the bridges. It was fun! It was a lot of fun."


And fun is what most trail runners are looking for.


98 athletes finished the 2022 Cadillac Trail 9K. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the event.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Cadillac Trail 9K
  1. 37:18, Leonardo Canete (M, 43)
  2. 40:01, Kyle Kraeft (M, 33)
  3. 41:29, Daniel Wurgler (M, 22)
  4. 42:25, Ryan Kunz (M, 39)
  5. 42:30, Levon Hoomes (M, 33)
  6. 43:28, Trevor Marshall (M, 40)
  7. 43:29, Michael Nesius (M, 37)
  8. 44:16, Jon Nash (M, 42)
  9. 45:05, Andrew Steinbrink (M, 36)
  10. 45:26, Jerome Roberts (M, 37)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Cadillac Trail 9K
  1. 48:39, Alyssa Terry (F, 28)
  2. 51:31, Andi Vilardo (F, 13)
  3. 52:15, Kendall Meikenhous (F, 34)
  4. 52:54, Katasha Cornwell (F, 45)
  5. 52:56, Mary Fran Rowe (F, 41)
  6. 53:35, Katie Clark (F, 47)
  7. 54:00, Signe Ulsamer (F, 44)
  8. 54:01, Sherri Wise (F, 40)
  9. 54:10, Megan Orcutt (F, 37)
  10. 55:08, Hillary Powell (F, 37)

Gulf Winds Track Club's Summer Trail Series race winners, 2013 - 2022
YearDateRaceTop MaleTop FemaleFinishers
2013June 22Cadillac Trail 5½M37:38, Kevin Sullivan45:07, Stephanie Liles-Weyant121
July 13Swamp Forest Trail 4½M30:19, Kevin Sullivan34:12, Micah Adriani124
July 27Magnolia Trail 3½M21:44, Kevin Sullivan24:45, Stephanie Liles-Weyant114
August 3Red Bug Trail 4½M33:31, Bryce Van Dam43:46, Stephanie Liles-Weyant92
2014June 21Red Bug Trail 4½M38:30, Charn McAllister42:02, Brook Pace114
July 12Swamp Forest Trail 4½M29:06, Charn McAllister33:13, Brook Pace109
July 26Magnolia Trail 3½M26:03, Charn McAllister30:16, Emily Molen108
August 2Cadillac Trail 5½M41:38, Brian Molen48:25, Emily Molen88
2015May 30Cadillac Trail 5½M39:15, Zach Deveau42:51, Alyson Churchill158
June 13Oak Hammock Trail 5M32:59, Zach Deveau35:10, Alyson Churchill129
July 18Coon Bottom Trail 4M28:42, Zach Deveau29:14, Alyson Churchill112
August 1Red Bug Trail 4½M35:14, Greg Bargo35:24, Alyson Churchill112
2016May 21Magnolia Trail 3½M25:18, Dan Baur27:05, Katie Gorman133
June 4Oak Hammock Trail 5½M42:53, Eric Godin45:24, Katie Gorman123
July 9Red Bug Trail 4½M33:14, Dan Baur35:04, Katie Gorman130
July 30Cadillac Trail 5½M43:06, Paul Guyas42:29, Alyson Churchill95
2017June 10Munson Hills 6M36:45, Chris O'Kelley46:34, Emily Molen87
July 1Red Bug Trail 4½M37:34, Chris O'Kelley48:24, Emily Molen90
July 15Oak Hammock/Swamp Forest 5M33:35, Charles Biberg39:36, Kat Sack89
August 5Tom Brown Park 4½M32:40, Chris O'Kelley36:36, Jennifer Bayliss71
2018June 23Munson Hills 6M38:02, Vince Molosky45:10, Emily Molen124
July 7Phipps Park 4M30:49, Jim Schafer33:39, Kat Sack127
July 21Maclay Gardens 5M38:26, Brad Busboom44:39, Kat Sack110
August 4Tom Brown Park 4½M28:39, Brad Busboom32:29, Kat Sack109
2019June 22Red Bug Trail 4½M35:27, Zach DeVeau38:53, Rachel Durbin125
July 6Munson Hills 6M38:24, Zach DeVeau43:56, Rachel Durbin86
July 27Tom Brown Park 5M37:13, Bryan Gensits44:47, Rachel Durbin108
August 24Maclay Gardens 4½M39:00, Zach DeVeau43:00, Rachel Durbin91
2021June 12Cadillac Trail 5½M40:26, Daniel Wurgler46:21, Clifton Lewis107
July 10Swamp Forest Trail 5M29:07, Leonardo Canete34:24, Amelia Bryant104
July 24Maclay Gardens 5M37:48, Jonathan Stern44:06, Clifton Lewis111
August 28Red Bug Trail 4½M34:23, Leonardo Canete38:10, Clifton Lewis72
2022May 28Swamp Forest Trail 4½M28:08, Jonathan Stern38:29, Andi Vilardo141
June 19Red Bug Trail 4½M32:19, Jonathan Stern44:01, Andi Vilardo111
July 16Maclay Gardens 5½M38:28, Leonardo Canete52:14, Andi Vilardo120
August 20Cadillac Trail 5½M37:18, Leonardo Canete48:39, Alyssa Terry98
Multiple wins by men: Zach DeVeau (6), Leonardo Canete (4), Kevin Sullivan (3), Charn McAllister (3), Chris O'Kelley (3),
       Jonathan Stern (3), Dan Baur (2), Brad Busboom (2)
Multiple wins by women: Alyson Churchill (5), Emily Molen (5), Kat Sack (4), Rachel Durbin (4),
      Stephanie Liles-Weyant (3), Katie Gorman (3), Clifton Lewis (3), Andi Vilardo (3), Brook Pace (2)


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