Finishing more than 200 meters ahead of the next runner, Leonardo Canete won the second annual Chipola Challenge 5K in Marianna, Florida on Saturday morning, 3 February 2024. The Tallahassee, Florida master runner completed the 3.1-mile tour of the Chipola College campus in 17:26. Georgina Hernandez of Quincy, Florida was the first woman in the race, coming in thirteenth overall in 23:58.Leonardo Canete's 17:26 was a new Chipola Challenge record, breaking the old mark of 19:48 set by Diego Nandho in the inaugural Challenge in 2023. Nandho, a frosh on the Blountstown High cross-country team, was eighth in the 2024 Challenge, running 22:32.
Another Blountstown High cross-country runner, senior Hunter Shuler, ran 18:16 in the 2024 Challenge, placing second to Canete. A frosh cross-country runner for the Enterprise State Boll Weevils, Lamar Sowell, edged Thomas Howell for third, 18:40 to 18:43. Howell is a coach of the Liberty County High cross-country team.
Georgina Hernandez also set a Chipola Challenge record; her 23:58 bettered the women's mark of 25:59 run by Kirsten Jones in 2023. Not far behind Hernandez, Bailey Smith and Dixie Gilmore battled for the runner-up spot in the women's standings. Graceville, Florida's Smith came in just ahead of Gilmore, 24:04 to 24:06. The two were fourteenth and fifteenth overall. Nicole Goble of Fountain, Florida was the first woman master in the 5K and the ninth female finisher, 30th overall in 27:48.
Chipola College was established in 1947. The college hosted the first Chipola Challenge 5K in 2023 as a 75th anniversary event. 77 athletes showed up to finish on a rainy day in February to finish that inaugural race. The Challenge was back in on a cool day under clear skies in 2024, and 144 athletes finished, nearly double the previous year's total. Look for a third annual Chipola Challenge in February 2025.
Top Ten Men, 2024 Chipola Challenge 5K
- 17:26, Leonardo Canete (M, 45-49) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:16, Hunter Shuler (M, 15-19) Bloutstown, FL
- 18:40, Lamar Sowell (M, 15-19) Graceville, FL
- 18:43, Thomas Howell (M, 25-29) Hosford, FL
- 18:53, J D Oaks (M, 20-24) Marianna, FL
- 19:06, Andres Lacherre (M, 25-29) Marianna, FL
- 20:55, Jason Tomlinson (M, 15-19) Bloutstown, FL
- 22:32, Diego Nandho (M, 15-19) Bloutstown, FL
- 22:35, Nicholas Reynolds (M, 35-39) Alford, FL
- 22:37, Jason Gilmore (M, 50-54) Marianna, FL
Top Ten Women, 2024 Chipola Challenge 5K
- 23:58, Georgina Hernandez (F, 30-34) Quincy, FL
- 24:04, Bailey Smith (F, 15-19) Graceville, FL
- 24:06, Dixie Gilmore (F, 15-19) Clarksville, FL
- 25:40, Brianna Adams (F, 15-19) Graceville, FL
- 25:45, Aubrey Smith (F, 15-19) Graceville, FL
- 26:30, Jaymi Miller (F, 10-14) Marianna, FL
- 27:18, Victoria Ferrell (F, 20-24) Fountain, FL
- 27:41, Hannah Howell (F, 30-34) Hosford, FL
- 27:48, Nicole Goble (F, 40-44) Fountain, FL
- 28:30, Katia Roche (F, 25-29) Panama City, FL
| Chipola Challenge 5K winners, 2023 - 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 11 February 2023 | 19:48, Diego Nandho | 25:59, Kirsten Jones | 77 |
| 3 February 2024 | 17:26, Leonardo Canete | 23:57, Georgina Hernandez | 144 |
Links
- Complete results of Chipola College's 2024 Chipola Challenge 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSDx3FBjrqzsWUx9SSRPfFEwd51-C2fX0JPA-1bR4QTdPx1UnBsBWtDX5-douTvZk34Po5Xir3FKFnT/pubhtml
- Course map for Chipola College's 2024 Chipola Challenge 5K
https://app.box.com/s/xyb0g7wkrdjcsy5xilm9zxiwig291rgh
- Find your next race in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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