Sunday, December 17, 2023

Parker Jackson and Kelly Lunceford lead the Parade in Valdosta

Christmas Parade 5KIt was stormy along the Georgia-Florida boundary on 2 December 2023, stormy enough to have an effect on the athletics events scheduled for that day. Some went ahead, such as the AAU Cross-Country National Championship Meet in Tallahassee, Florida. Some were canceled--better luck next year. Some were rescheduled, such as Valdosta, Georgia's Christmas Parade 5K. That race went ahead on a new date, Saturday, 16 December 2023, when Parker Jackson of Valdosta won by over 200 meters, running 17:01. Another Valdosta athlete, Kelly Lunceford, was the first woman in the 5K, placing nineteenth overall in 24:42.


Patrick Wallace, a junior on the Valdosta High cross-country team, was runner-up to Jackson, running 17:48. Canaan Ponce, a harrier for the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Stallions, took third in 18:23. Valdosta High cross-country coach Ryan Kelly was the first master runner in the race, coming in eleventh overall in 19:41.


Sara Hamblin of Valdosta was second in the women's standings, placing 24th overall in 25:50. Laura Solomon of Nashville, Georgia was the first woman master and third female finisher, 26th overall in 26:36.


66 athletes finished Valdosta's 2023 Christmas Parade 5K. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdosta timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Christmas Parade 5K
  1. 17:00.1, Parker Jackson (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
  2. 17:47.4, Patrick Wallace (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  3. 18:22.8, Canaan Ponce (M, 18) Adel, GA
  4. 18:32.9, Brandon Reyes (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  5. 19:03.8, Chad Northcutt (M, 39) Quitman, GA
  6. 19:14.4, Toshiya Bass (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
  7. 19:17.6, Maxwell Shelly (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
  8. 19:31.5, River Thurston (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
  9. 19:36.2, Gabriel Ponce (M, 24) Adel, GA
  10. 19:36.5, Oliver Horne (M, 16) Whigham, GA

Top Ten Women, 2023 Christmas Parade 5K
  1. 24:41.8, Kelly Lunceford (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
  2. 25:49.2, Sara Hamblin (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
  3. 26:35.6, Laura Solomon (F, 41) Nashville, GA
  4. 26:54.6, Heather Pettus (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
  5. 27:14.8, Jane Swayze (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
  6. 27:20.1, Kennedy Horne (F, 13) Pelham, GA
  7. 27:26.4, Jamie Brown (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
  8. 27:32.2, Mallory Moore (F, 14) Tifton, GA
  9. 27:32.9, Mollie Moore (F, 16) Tifton, GA
  10. 27:35.3, Yuka Bass (F, 15) Valdosta, GA

Valdosta, Georgia Christmas Parade 5K winners, 2020 - 2023
DateMenWomenFinishers
5 December 202016:37, Nick Flatt19:00, Angela Cipriani108
4 December 202117:31, Austen Sekowski18:22, Angela Cipriani64
3 December 202216:24, Adam Mastrobuono20:46, Kyleigh Rice52
16 December 202317:01, Parker Jackson24:42, Kelly Lunceford66


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