Thursday, August 18, 2022

Mad runs at the Madness for Alexander Croy and Katie Sherron

Gulf Winds Track Club held the Miller Landing Madness--cross-country runs of 8K, 5K, and 3K--in Tallahassee, Florida at Phipps Park on Saturday morning, 13 August 2022. The air was heavy with moisture and so was the grass. Not the conditions I would have picked if I were running. But it didn't seem to matter to the athletes up front. Alexander Croy won the 8K, running 28:16--the fastest time at the annual race since 2013. Dr. Katie Sherron won the women's dvision in a new women's record for the Madness, 30:51.

Alexander Croy
Alexander Croy

Wyatt Townsend grabbed the lead right after the 8:00 AM ET start of the 8K. A junior on the Chiles High cross-country team, Townsend was eight seconds ahead at the mile mark. Alexander Croy pursued, with Chris O'Kelley, Matt Mizereck, and master runner Leonardo Canete trailing. Townsend set the pace for most of the first loop of the two-loop course before being overtaken by 21-year-old Croy.


"Probably about halfway," said Croy.


With just over a mile to go, Croy had a few steps on Townsend. Chris O'Kelley was well behind the two, but he was closing.

Chris O'Kelley
Chris O'Kelley

"I caught Wyatt about half a mile out," said O'Kelley, who was racing the Madness for the first time since 2009, back in his high school days. "I got in contact with him [Croy] on the last hill, but he just held me off."


"I did notice that there was someone coming up behind me near the end," recounted Croy. "But then I began my kick."


That kick trumped O'Kelley's charge, and Croy crossed the finish line in a winning 28:16. O'Kelley was a close runner-up in 28:20. Townsend, the early leader, took third in 28:31. Leonardo Canete was the first master runner in the race and third overall in 29:46.

Katie Sherron
Katie Sherron

Alexander Croy entered the Madness with a long resume of experience as a harrier, having run cross-country for South Lake High, Lake Sumter State College, and the University of Florida Running Club. On the women's side, Katie Sherron had her own impressive cross-country curriculum vitae; most notably she was the 2021 USATF National Club Cross-Country Women's Master Champion. Sherron was also the defending women's champion in the Madness 8K, as well as the women's course-record holder. She successfully defended her Madness title, finishing more than half a mile ahead of the next woman while setting a new course record of 30:51, knocking more than half a minute off her old mark.


Sheryl Rosen, a four-time winner of the women's 8K title at the Madness, finished runner-up to Sherron in 34:41, placing 28th overall. Teresea Meli, a senior on the cross-country team at Community Christan School, was third in the women's standings and 41st overall in 36:49. Another high school harrier, Maclay sophomore Kassidy Moninger, was the fourth female and 54th overall in 38:55.
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Sheryl Rosen
Sheryl Rosen

126 athletes finished the 2022 Miller Landing Madness 8K.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Miller Landing Madness 8K
  1. 28:16, Alexander Croy (M, 21)
  2. 28:20, Chris O'Kelley (M, 28)
  3. 28:31, Wyatt Townsend (M, 17) Chiles High
  4. 29:46, Leonardo Canete (M, 43)
  5. 30:15, Jackson Rowe (M, 16) Chiles High
  6. 30:34, Owen Franklin (M, 17) Chiles High
  7. 30:45, Matthew Mizereck (M, 30)
  8. 30:54, Collins Dickson (M, 14) Maclay School
  9. 31:07, Kasey Mick (M, 16) Chiles High
  10. 31:34, Carson Freeland (M, 17) Community Christian School

Top Ten Women, 2022 Miller Landing Madness 8K
  1. 30:51, Katie Sherron (F, 40)
  2. 34:41, Sheryl Rosen (F, 38)
  3. 36:49, Teresa Meli (F, 17) Community Christian School
  4. 38:55, Kassidy Moninger (F, 15) Maclay School
  5. 40:46, Aleah Henley (F, 18) Lincoln High
  6. 41:25, Skye Williams (F, 16) Lincoln High
  7. 42:00, Caroline Couch (F, 14) Maclay School
  8. 42:00, Mary Clayton Soto (F, 16) Maclay School
  9. 42:09, Payton Thumm (F, 15) Maclay School
  10. 42:09, Sarah Costello (F, 17) Community Christian School

Nicholas Samuel
Nicholas Samuel

One year or another, Nicholas Samuel has run each of the races at the Miller Landing Madness. He raced the 3K while at Fairview Middle School. He tried the 5K and 8K while competing for the Lincoln High cross-country team. In 2021, his first year after high school, Samuel got his first Madness win, taking first in the 8K. At the 2022 Madness, Samuel gave the 5K another try. Outkicking Wakulla sophomore Henry Lewis 17:51 to 17:53, Samuel won the shorter race. Leon High sophomore Cadden Maxwell edged out Wakulla senior Joseph Wiedeman for third, both runners clocked in 19:26.

Isabella Laughton
Isabella Laughton

Two kilometers into the 5K, Wakulla High frosh Isabella Laughton was leading the women's field by nearly 200 meters. Megan Noonan spent the next three kilometers of the race narrowing that gap. In the end, Laughton held off Noonan to get the win, 22:07 to 22:14. The placed thirteenth and fourteenth overall. Taylor Pfeifer, a junior on the Wakulla High cross-country squad, was the third woman and seventeenth overall in 22:51. Angela Dempsey was the first woman master in the 5K and the eighth female finisher, 28th overall in 25:01. Dempsey is a Leon County Circuit Judge.


129 athletes finished the 2022 Miller Landing Madness 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Miller Landing Madness 5K
  1. 17:51, Nicholas Samuel (M, 19)
  2. 17:53, Henry Lewis (M, 15) Wakulla High
  3. 19:26, Cadden Maxwell (M, 15) Leon High
  4. 19:26, Joseph Wiedeman (M, 17) Wakulla High
  5. 20:03, Hunter Shuler (M, 17) Blountstown High
  6. 20:13, Josiah Friddle (M, 15) Franklin County High
  7. 20:24, Grayton Smith (M, 16) Lincoln High
  8. 20:31, Isaac Peck (M, 17) Wakulla High
  9. 20:48, Andrew Nix (M, 17) Wakulla High
  10. 21:02, Duane Evans (M, 55)

Top Ten Women, 2022 Miller Landing Madness 5K
  1. 22:07, Isabella Laughton (F, 14) Wakulla High
  2. 22:14, Megan Noonan (F, 38)
  3. 22:51, Taylor Pfeifer (F, 16) Wakulla High
  4. 23:45, Madison Sims (F, 15) Leon High
  5. 23:54, Analecia Ferrell (F, 17) Wakulla High
  6. 23:58, Lana Hawkins (F, 15) Wakulla High
  7. 24:04, Rebecca Mahon (F, 16) Franklin County
  8. 25:01, Angela Dempsey (F, 54)
  9. 25:29, Ember Odom (F, 15) Wakulla High
  10. 26:23, Danielle Malphurs (F, 15) Wakulla High

Jonah Blay, a junior-year runner on the Chiles High cross-country team, won the 3K in 10:11. In showdown of two high school sophomores, Gabriel Edwards held off Matthew Miralles to take second, 10:35 to 10:36.

Charlotte Sikes
Charlotte Sikes

Eleven-year-old Charlotte Sikes was the first girl in the 3K, placing fourteenth overall in 12:05. Haley Heitmeyer, an eighth-grader on the Montford Middle School cross-country team, was the second girl in the race and eighteenth overall in 12:21. Chiles High sophomore London Mellen was the third female finisher, twentieth overall in 12:29.


131 athletes finished the 2022 Miller Landing Madness 3K. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Miller Landing Madness 3K
  1. 10:11, Jonah Blay (M, 16) Chiles High
  2. 10:35, Gabriel Edwards (M, 15) Chiles High
  3. 10:36, Matthew Miralles (M, 15) Chiles High
  4. 10:40, Joshua Hicks (M, 14) Chiles High
  5. 10:51, Jack Koon (M, 14) Fairview MS
  6. 10:58, Jonathan Kiros (M, 13) Deerlake MS
  7. 11:05, Logan Phipps (M, 12) Maclay School
  8. 11:06, Jackson Beener (M, 14) Chiles High
  9. 11:10, Trent Parsons (M, 13) Montford MS
  10. 11:13, David Barton (M, 13) Maclay School

Top Ten Women, 2022 Miller Landing Madness 3K
  1. 12:05, Charlotte Sikes (F, 11)
  2. 12:21, Haley Heitmeyer (F, 13) Montford MS
  3. 12:29, London Mellen (F, 14) Chiles HS
  4. 12:31, Sophia Youngberg (F, 14) Lincoln HS
  5. 12:33, Savannah Stanley (F, 13) Montford MS
  6. 12:36, Andi Vilardo (F, 13) Montford MS
  7. 13:08, Molly Duggan (F, 15) Chiles HS
  8. 13:22, Maddy Morris (F, 14) Chiles HS
  9. 13:29, Acadia Hassell (F, 9)
  10. 13:30, Aza Hampton (F, 15) Lincoln HS

Miller Landing Madness Winners, 2004 - 2022
DateRaceMenWomenFinishers
28 August 20048K27:57, Gary Droze34:58, Kate Remillard79
5K16:40, Shawn Patterson20:13, Adriana Piekarwicz170
27 August 20058K27:36, Justin Davis31:02, Sarah Docter-Williams120
5K15:59, Alex Miletich18:58, Lydia Willise235
26 August 20068K29:49, Adam David Churchill33:29, Kati Gosnell103
5K16:06, Christian Minor19:30, Jana Stolting217
3K11:39, Brian Bowden12:47, Summer Shepherd118
25 August 20078K27:42, Seth Proctor32:31, Sheryl Rosen108
5K16:13, Joseph Franklin19:57, Emily Ness194
3K11:58, Sam McManama11:59, Carly Thomas70
30 August 20088K28:57, David Altmaier32:49, Sheryl Rosen76
5K17:12, Austin Stevens18:46, Jana Stolting110
3K11:21, Will Henderson13:14, Autumn Wable73
29 August 20098K28:05, Chris Lake33:03, Sarah Docter-Williams151
5K18:17, Austin Stevens18:17, Jana Stolting243
3K11:26, Chase Harris12:04, Cecelia Williams136
28 August 20108K26:28, Kevin Cook33:29, Sheryl Rosen168
5K17:15, Patrick Swain19:22, Stefanie Kurgatt160
3K11:14, Wil Luca13:30, Madeline Horgan110
27 August 20118K25:54, Kevin Sullivan32:17, Sheryl Rosen236
5K16:59, Jacob Slupecki20:14, Stefanie Kurgatt212
3K11:08, Evan Francis12:59, Cheyenne Hildinger157
25 August 20128K27:50, Vince Molosky36:36, Jane Johnson190
5K16:32, Joseph Garcia19:12, Stefanie Kurgatt258
3K10:57, Jake Mazziotta12:16, Adrianna Dugan148
24 August 20138K26:29, Will Stanford35:11, Katie Showman150
5K16:55, Joseph Garcia19:20, Emily Ness237
3K10:48, James McClure12:20, Chase Merrick135
23 August 20148K28:26, Chris Lake35:26, Brittney Barnes154
5K17:09, Joe Garcia21:13, Caroline Willis172
3K11:33, Jonathan McClure12:34, Alyson Churchill173
22 August 20158K28:45, Roger Schmidt38:07, Jane Skalski126
5K18:16,James McClure20:33, Caroline Willis207
3K11:14, Jonathan McClure11:34, Alyson Churchill205
20 August 20168K31:06, Geb Kiros37:19, Katie Sack160
5K18:03, Jake Mazziotta19:20, Alyson Churchill203
3K11:41, Trenton Blake12:52, Lindsay James171
19 August 20178K29:11, Clayton Carlson35:01, Kat Sack125
5K17:55, Jesse Boyd21:07, Elizabeth Skipper237
3K11:01, Patrick Koon12:43, Paige Churchill212
18 August 20188K33:07, Jim Halley36:04, Katie Sherron127
5K18:00, Jesse Boyd19:57, Sheryl Rosen201
3K10:37, Connor Edwards11:26, Rory Claussen177
17 August 20198K31:21, Pierre Pean33:04, Ann Centner141
5K18:32, Daniel Wiedeman22:14, Gracie Koeppel196
3K10:47, Patrick Koon12:10, Clifton Lewis136
14 August 20218K29:18, Nicholas Samuel31:28, Katie Sherron89
5K17:34, Brock Granberg20:48, Susan Koeppel165
3K10:52, Walker Elrod11:36, Clifton Lewis63
13 August 20228K28:16, Alexander Croy30:51, Katie Sherron126
5K17:51, Nicholas Samuel22:07, Isabella Laughton128
3K10:11, Jonah Blay12:05, Charlotte Sikes131
The Miller Landing Madness was preceded in history by the Miccosukee Madness (2004-2007)
and the Tom Brown Bash (1977-2003) races.


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