Monday, June 19, 2023

Matt Herndon and Ann Centner make winning debuts in Monticello's Melon Run

Back in 1979, a Valdosta State cross-country runner won the first 5K Melon Run in Monticello, Florida. On Saturday morning, 17 June 2023, another Valdosta State cross-country runner won Monticello's 44th Melon Run. Matt Herndon was that runner, going 17:09 for in the 3.1-mile street race. Ann Centner of Tallahassee, Florida was the first woman in the race, placing third overall in 17:38.

Start of the 2021 Monticello Melon Run
Start of the 2021 Melon Run

To take first, Herndon had to outrun Tallahassee's Leonardo Canete, the 2021 Melon Run champion. Canete was the top master runner in the 2023 race, finishing runner-up to Herndon in 17:09. Leon High cross-country runner Cadden Maxwell was third in the men's standings, coming in fourth overall in 17:50.


I couldn't say whether or not any woman has ever run faster than 17:38 at the Melon Run, but before Ann Centner hit that mark in the 2023 race, Laura Ledbetter had gone 17:38 as the top woman in the 1981 5K. Averi Lewis of Tallahassee was second to Centner in the 2023 5K, running 20:26 for twentieth overall. Another Tallahassee athlete, Brittney Barnes, was the third woman in the race and 23rd overall in 20:56. Kory Skrob of Tallahassee was the first woman master and seventh female finisher, 35th overall in 22:14.


267 athletes finished the Monticello Kiwanis' 2023 Melon Run 5K. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Melon Run 5K
  1. 17:09, Matt Herndon (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
  2. 17:34, Leonardo Canete (M, 44)
  3. 17:50, Cadden Maxwell (M, 16)
  4. 18:10, Brad Busboom (M, 35)
  5. 18:27, Michael Rhodes (M, 54)
  6. 18:29, Enijah Thomas (M, 16)
  7. 18:29, Daniel Cook (M, 34)
  8. 18:33, Ryan Truchelut (M, 37)
  9. 18:51, Mickey Moore (M, 53)
  10. 19:00, Ryan McCreary (M, 15)

Top Ten Women, 2023 Melon Run 5K
  1. 17:38, Ann Centner (F, 31) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 20:26, Averi Lewis (F, 26)
  3. 20:56, Brittney Barnes (F, 35)
  4. 21:32, Alyssa Terry (F, 29)
  5. 21:36, Morgan Wilson (F, 19)
  6. 21:53, Madison Sims (F, 16)
  7. 22:14, Kory Skrob (F, 52)
  8. 22:53, Monica Toth (F, 34)
  9. 23:20, Ana Garcia (F, 30)
  10. 23:24, Nicole Wilson (F, 48)

Known winners of the Monticello Melon Run 5K, 1979 - 2023
DateMenWomenFinishers
23 June 197915:39, Gary Slayton20:36, Carolyn Crochet
28 June 198015:28, Gary Slayton19:49, Debbie Dickson
1981

19 June 198215:10, Andy Whitener17:38, Laura Ledbetter
18 June 1983
23 June 198415:37, Gary Slayton19:45, Cindy Walker
22 June 198516:09, Felton Wright19:12, Barbara Balzer
21 June 198615:55, Bill Crooks18:32, Karen MacHarg
20 June 198716:14, Bill Crooks19:33, Peggy Johnson257
25 June 198815:47, Bill Crooks18:18, Karen MacHarg324
24 June 198915:02, Jeff Pigg19:05, Vikki Saga
23 June 199015:20, Jessie Close18:06, Karen MacHarg
22 June 199115:23, Phillip Rowan19:34, Vikki Saga
20 June 199215:10, Jessie Close18:35, Lynda Nilges386
26 June 199316:07, Bill Crooks19:37, Sue Kany
29 June 199416:13, Gary Droze18:49, Sarah Heeb
24 June 199514:57, John Charlton19:54, Sissi Carroll
22 June 199615:50, David Ogletree 18:24, Carrie Weyant
28 June 199715:51, Gary Droze 18:19, Jane Johnson
27 June 199816:33, Tommy Kunish17:51, Sarah Docter-Williams
26 June 199916:23, Tommy Kunish21:05, Peggy Simpson193
17 June 200017:08, Tim Simpkins18:32, Kim Winn141
16 June 200116:29, Ryan Deak17:54, Sarah Docter-Williams238
22 June 200217:54, Doug Gorton21:41, Laura Atlee139
21 June 2003

19 June 200417:18, Tim Unger20:30, Kate Remillard121
18 June 200518:31, Jack McDermott18:07, Sarah Docter-Williams123
17 June 200617:36, Nathan Haskins22:35, Loranne Ausley170
16 June 200716:28, Nathan Haskins18:50, Sarah Docter-Williams261
21 June 200816:08, Nathan Haskins20:16, Deb Jones194
20 June 200916:54, Charlie Johnson23:49, Sandy Holt267
19 June 201018:07, Gabriel Leitz19:59, Micah Adriani283
18 June 201116:38, Sammy Palmer19:28, Katie Showman258
16 June 201216:28, Stephen Cox18:59, Seeley Gutierrez379
15 June 201316:42, Stanley Linton18:49, Sheryl Rosen284
21 June 201416:17, Chris Lake19:08, Seeley Gutierrez244
20 June 201518:03, Roger Schmidt20:49, Teresa Ristow232
18 June 201615:50, Stanley Linton19:44, Brittney Skiles212
17 June 201716:55, Charlie Johnson19:13, Katie Sherron326
16 June 201819:15, Elvis Maradzike19:40, Sheryl Rosen202
15 June 201918:39, Scott Lloyd20:27, Alyssa Terry194
19 June 202118:06, Leonardo Canete20:53, Mia Wiederkehr232
18 June 202217:51, Wyatt Stafford22:44, Brooke Hawkins151
17 June 202317:09, Matt Herndon17:38, Ann Centner267
Thank you to Pat Dugan for providing information about the 1987 race.


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