Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Gary Rowan and Samantha Rios raced strong in the swamp at the Swamp Run 10K

Swamp RunTraditionally a March race, Waycross, Georgia's 47th annual Swamp Run didn't happen till Saturday, 19 October 2024. Happen it did, though, with Gary Rowan of Adel, Georgia winning the ten-kilometer cross-country race that morning by almost an entire kilometer. Rowan clocked 36:57 on the course at Okefenokee Swamp Park. Waycross athlete Samantha Rios was the first woman in the Swamp Run, placing fifth overall in 44:59.


Rios is an alum of the Ware County High cross-country team; her last season racing for the Gators was 2023. A current member of the team, junior Caleb Wise, was the overall runner-up in the Swamp Run, running 41:07. William Tyre, a frosh on the Tift County High cross-country team, was third in 41:07. The first master runner in the race was Andrew Marzen of Tifton, Georgia; Marzen was seventh in the men's standings and eighth overall in 47:39.


Libby Dodd of Blackshear, Georgia was the first woman master, finishing as the women's runner-up and twelfth overall in 52:14. Kingsland, Georgia master runner Laura Williams took third in the women's division, coming in thirteenth overall in 53:13.


55 athletes finished the 2024 Swamp Run 10K. Second Wind Race Timing timed and scored the 47th annual race. Proceeds of the race went to benefit the University of Georgia Alligator Research Project.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Okefenokee Swamp Run 10K
  1. 36:57, Gary Rowan (M, 36) Adel, GA
  2. 42:01, Wills Tyre (M, 15) Tifton, GA
  3. 42:21, Henry Anderson (M, 15) Tifton, GA
  4. 45:44, Simon Mckeon (M, 17) Bristol, GA
  5. 45:54, Jacob Casingal (M, 24) Charlotte, NC
  6. 47:39, Andrew Marzen (M, 54) Tifton, GA
  7. 47:50, Tim Mckeon (M, 48) Bristol, GA
  8. 48:19, Justin Thomas (M, 24) Hinesville, GA
  9. 52:06, Michael Desrosiers (M, 66) Brunswick, GA

Top Ten Women, 2024 Okefenokee Swamp Run 10K
  1. 44:59, Samantha Rios (F, 18) Waycross, GA
  2. 52:14, Libby Dodd (F, 42) Blackshear, GA
  3. 53:13, Laura Williams (F, 62) Kingsland, GA
  4. 53:54, Sarahlyn Cornett (F, 46) Flowery Branch, GA
  5. 55:53, Tia Oleary (F, 36) Adel, GA
  6. 57:12, Cindy Marzen (F, 54) Tifton, GA
  7. 59:38, Mackenzie Manzi (F, 22) Brunswick, GA
  8. 61:34, Carey Harris (F, 48) Lake Park, GA
  9. 61:46, Arica Varnadore (F, 45) Waycross, GA
  10. 64:35, Lena Ivey (F, 43) Millwood, GA

Okefenokee Swamp Run winners, 1978 - 2024
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
197815 Miles1:24:52, Gary Slayton2:08:21, Carol Newby
12 May 197915 Miles1:27:16, Craig Barnes1:54:06, Carol Newby
10 May 198025K1:18:22, Benji Durden1:49:07, Christy Evans
9 May 198125K1:19:11, Mike Wachholz1:49:56, Ann Marie Hanrahan
8 May 198225K1:21:05, Jerry Odlin1:49:28, Becky Motley117
26 March 198325K1:23:44, Craig Barnes1:48:07, Becky Motley
31 March 198425K1:21:27, Craig Holm1:36:26, Kare Cossaboon-Holm
23 March 198525K1:25:56, Craig Barnes1:47:09, Becky Motley70
22 March 198625K1:26:15, Craig Barnes1:51:00, Becky Motley50
28 March 198725K1:31:58, Craig Barnes2:01:14, Mary Woodruff47
26 March 198810K33:14, Frank Reynolds40:56, Diane Skow110
198910K33:40, Lyn Rowland38:01, Jackie Chen
199010K33:40, Craig Barnes, Alvin Nelson36:55, Jackie Chen
199110K33:04, Alvin Nelson39:43, Jackie Chen
199210K33:14, Craig Barnes40:28, Barbara Ebers
199310K32:46, Alvin Nelson41:00, Vickie Black
199410K33:32, Alvin Nelson48:27, Linda Chattaway
199510K32:37, Paul Hough41:48, Barbara Ebers
199610K34:09, Alvin Nelson48:21, Connie Cole
199710K36:08, Alvin Nelson45:34, Bonnie Evans
199810K35:27, Alvin Nelson48:32, Cathy Campbell
199910K34:56, Lee Yaracs38:06, Michelle LeFleur
200010K34:50, Craig Alderman35:12, Michelle LeFleur
200110K32:46, Keith Horton46:40, Cheryl Monroe
200210K34:13, Matt O’Connell39:00, Jessica Collins 
200310K36:39, Claude A. Grenier46:15, Christi Blount
200410K33:57, Roberto Bonilla45:53, Christi Blount
200510K34:49, Mike Raymond46:30, Cindy Tanner
200610K34:30, Mike Raymond42:52, Kristen Ray
200710K41:18, Clinton Phillips42:50, Kristen Ray
22 March 200810K39:06, Matthew Garmon44:27, Tiffany Cochran154
28 March 200910K37:51, Matthew Garmon45:04, Tiffany Cochran127
27 March 201010K37:36, Matthew Garmon46:46, Hosanna Hodges134
26 March 201110K35:44, Daniel Broadhead46:42, Allison Herrin72
24 March 201210K38:48, Nick Hamlin51:04, Jennifer Smith
23 March 201310K37:37, Casey Claborn46:34, Allison Herrin120
22 March 201410K35:26, Casey Claborn43:46, Tiffany Warren90
21 March 201510K39:53, Nathan Skipper46:41, Katelyn Chancey
26 March 201610K40:09, Troy Dunkley44:29, Tiffany Warren123
25 March 201710K38:36, Troy Dunkley49:56, Gina Howell145
24 March 201810KJustin TracyGina Howell
23 March 201910K36:06, Troy Dunkley51:06, Dana Smith116
20 March 202110K41:29, Ryan Kelly45:12, Tiffany Warren110
19 March 202210K38:38, Leonardo Canete41:15, Shanya Washington82
18 March 202310K37:51, Leonardo Canete45:50, Keeli Holloway66
19 October 202410K36:57, Gary Rowan44:59, Samantha Rios55


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