Valdosta High junior Patrick Wallace repeats as Saint John Road Race champ

The eighteenth annual Saint John 5K Road Race was contested in Valdosta, Georgia on Saturday morning, 28 October 2023. It would have been a great cross-country meet for Valdosta High. Wildcat harriers took five of the top six and seven of the top ten places in the race, and the overall winner was Valdosta High junior Patrick Wallace. Wallace scampered home with a lead of over 200 meters in 17:08. Valdosta master runner Tamara Martin was the first woman in the race, placing 22nd overall in 23:38.


Patrick Wallace's win was his second at the Saint John race; he had also taken first in 2022. David Boatright, a junior on the Valdosta High cross-country squad, was runner-up in 17:59. Parker Jackson, an alum of the Valdosta High cross-country program, took third in 18:14. The first master runner in the race was the Valdosta High cross-country coach, Ryan Kelly, seventh overall in 19:34.


Kelly Lunceford of Valdosta finished runner-up to Tamara Martin in the women's standings, coming in 26th overall in 24:55. Another Valdosta athlete, Samantha Stiefel, took third in the women's division, placing 28th overall in 25:10.


100 athletes finished the 2023 Saint John Road Race 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Saint John Road Race

1. 17:07.5, Patrick Wallace (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
2. 17:59.0, David Boatright (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
3. 18:14.0, Parker Jackson (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
4. 18:16.2, Geavon Tribble (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
5. 18:18.3, Brandon Royes (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
6. 19:17.6, Austin Sanderson (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
7. 19:33.3, Ryan Kelly (M, 44) Lake Park, GA
8. 19:37.2, JuanPablo Ledesma (M, 12) Valdosta, GA
9. 19:38.1, Rashard Gillard (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
10. 19:42.3, Carter McGhin (M, 16) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2023 Saint John Road Race

1. 23:37.8, Tamara Martin (F, 46) Valdosta, GA
2. 24:54.5, Kelly Lunceford (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
3. 25:09.5, Samantha Stiefel (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
4. 25:50.7, Alondra Roblero-Hernandez (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
5. 26:41.4, Jamie Brown (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
6. 26:55.1, Martha Mazurkiewizc (F, 55) Lake Park, GA
7. 28:17.7, Sarah Kiggins (F, 37) Valdosta, GA
8. 28:53.3, Ana carla Paulk (F, 40) Hahira, GA
9. 29:31.8, Skylar Garduño (F, 10) Hahira, GA
10. 29:32.1, Erin McClellan (F, 12) Valdosta, GA

Winners of the Saint John School 5K Road Race, 2004 - 2023
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
30 October 2004	16:17 John Seppala	20:26 Susan Fischer
29 October 2005	16:10 Andy Minnicks	18:32 Melissa Daugherty
28 October 2006	16:26 Brandon Young	19:27 Melissa Daugherty	329
27 October 2007	16:38 D. J. Smith	19:06 Jana Grygarova	328
25 October 2008	17:23 Corey Stejback	19:57 Ashley Rall-McGee	286
31 October 2009	17:55 Marc Kaiser	19:42 Ashley McGee	338
30 October 2010	16:09 Chris Rice	21:03 Brandi Faircloth	326
29 October 2011	17:44 Austin Wallace	21:27 Amy Sharon	296
27 October 2012	15:54 Jesse Prince	21:29 Kelsey Morse	288
26 October 2013	17:13, Joshua Hall	20:46, Mackenzie Morse	598
25 October 2014	21:02, George Powell	22:33, Debbie Green	150
31 October 2015	18:27, Max Steele	22:20, Debbie Green	213
29 October 2016	18:59, Dan Butzin	21:48, Alice Smoot	157
28 October 2017	17:36, Justin Tracy	21:30, Elizabeth Smith	173
27 October 2018	16:57, Alec Munger	22:51, Alice Smoot	172
26 October 2019	17:36, Morgan Bolmer	22:56, Pollyanna Bass	108
31 October 2020	Virtual Race
2019	No Race
29 October 2022	18:08, Patrick Wallace	23:39, Martha Mazurkiewicz	106
28 October 2023	17:08, Patrick Wallace	23:38, Tamara Martin	100

Links

• Complete results of the 2023 Saint John School 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTInQEgkntxfmDJDgsU7oxUdMee62rW_siKimVGxUbyD07wRB3_M2LCgH5Q88Thwa-7eVg_beMapEjR/pubhtml
  
  
• 2022 story, “Patrick Wallace and Martha Mazurkiewicz celebrate the return of the Saint John Road Race with wins”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2022/10/st-john-2022.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “Morgan Bolmer and Pollyanna Bass ring up wins at the Saint John Road Race”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/10/st-john-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Alec Munger and Alice Smoot headline the Saint John Road Race”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/10/st-john-2018.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Steele and Green treat themselves on Hallowe'en at the St John Road Race”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/11/st-john-2015.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Jesse Prince is the first to break 16:00 at the St. John 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/10/st-john-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Wallace takes a time out from trails to win St John 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/11/st-john-2011.html
  
  
• Saint John Road Race
  https://www.stjohnroadrace.org/
  
  
• Find an upcoming race to run in Valdosta or any other city within 100 miles of Tallahassee
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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