Although Florida State University Panama City is a regional satellite of FSU, the "preeminent university by the bay" has a large enough campus to contain a course for a five-kilometer footrace. So on a chilly Saturday morning, 20 January 2024, FSUPC hosted its third annual Torch Run 5K. Margaret Bartlow, a junior year cross-country runner for the North Bay Haven High Buccaneers, won the race in 18:08. FSUPC student Caden Vandermeulen was first male finisher, placing second overall in 19:41.It was Margaret Bartlow's second time racing the Torch Run; she had won the women's title in the 2023 race, placing fifth overall in 19:18. In the year between the two Torch Runs, Bartlow had done quite a bit of racing--two months before her 2024 Torch Run win, she had competed at the Florida High School Cross-Country State Championship Meet, placing fourth in the class 2A girls' 5K.
Behind Vandermeulen, Alex Cole was runner-up in the men's standings, coming in third overall in 20:01. Michael Koch, a frosh on the Arnold High cross-country team, was the third male and fourth overall in 20:09. Zachary Messer edged Marek Bakun, 22:29 to 22:32, for top master runner honors. Messer and Bakun were seventh and eighth in the men's standings, eighth and ninth overall.
Amy Helms was the first woman master as well as the second female finisher, tenth overall in 22:38. Rebecca Meehan was the third woman and twelfth overall in 22:59.
135 athletes finished FSUPC's 2024 Torch Run 5K.
Top Ten Women, 2024 Torch Run 5K
- 18:08, Margaret Bartlow (F, 17)
- 22:38, Amy Helms (F, 46)
- 22:59, Rebecca Meehan (F, 33)
- 23:10, Anna Gann (F, 32)
- 25:07, Kelli Mills (F, 52)
- 26:29, Colleen Koch (F, 45)
- 27:31, Ashley James (F, 24)
- 27:38, Hannah Pimentel (F, 27)
- 29:15, Jessica Johnson (F, 45)
- 29:24, Layla Mills (F, 14)
Top Ten Men, 2024 Torch Run 5K
- 19:41, Caden Vandermeulen (M, 20)
- 20:01, Alex Cole (M, 22)
- 20:09, Michael Koch (M, 14)
- 21:57, Lexus Roulhac (M, 31)
- 21:58, Michael Reeks (M, 32)
- 22:02, Garrett Verkaik (M, 23)
- 22:29, Zachary Messer (M, 42)
- 22:32, Marek Bakun (M, 51)
- 22:55, Phillip Ries (M, 31)
- 23:50, Damon Parrish (M, 47)
| Florida State University Panama City Torch Run 5K winners, 2022 - 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 22 January 2022 | 17:57, Matthew Matson | 25:03, Krystin Guirey | 60 |
| 21 January 2023 | 17:45, Walter Spangler | 19:18, Margaret Bartlow | 137 |
| 20 January 2024 | 19:41, Caden Vandermeulen | 18:08, Margaret Bartlow | 135 |
Links
- Complete results of Florida State University Panama City's 2024 Torch Run 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSrOt8dM2Zym_numY77GbtKJnciq61d3u0tY3-BVVrOjXEPHLDPv8hpJLAj3-rvxUraYhrAJ-dIWsq0/pubhtml
- 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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