Josiah Friddle edges Nathaniel Cabrera to win the first Honoring The Brave 5K

Not waiting for Memorial Day Monday, Apalachicola, Florida began recognizing the fallen at the opening of the weekend with the Honoring The Brave 5K road race on Saturday morning, 24 May 2025. At the finish line, the race came down to a duel between two Franklin County High distance runners--senior Josiah Friddle and sophomore Nathaniel Cabrera. Friddle prevailed, edging Cabrera 19:59 to 20:00. Master runner Laura McDermott was the first woman in the race, placing fourth overall in 22:39.


Behind Friddle and Cabrera, Andy Stinkbrink took third in the race with a 22:15. The first male master in the 5K was Aldin Mathews, the fifth male finisher and eighth overall in 24:24.


Another Franklin County High cross-country runner, sophomore Addyson Paul, took second in the women's standings, coming in sixth overall in 23:52. A few steps behind Paul, Hailey Morrison was the third female finisher and seventh overall in 23:56. Morrison is a seventh-grader on the Wewahitchka High cross-country team.


76 athletes finished the inaugural Honoring The Brave 5K. The race was a benefit for the Franklin County School track and field teaam and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Charity Fund.


Top Ten Men, Honoring The Brave 5K

1. 19:58.4, Josiah Friddle (M, 18)
2. 19:59.4, Nathaniel Cabrera (M, 16)
3. 22:14.8, Andy Stinkbrink (M, 39)
4. 23:12.9, Arlo Mathews (M, 10)
5. 24:23.9, Aldin Mathews (M, 45)
6. 24:23.9, Brad Stephens (M, 45)
7. 24:23.9, Barney Ray (M, 62)
8. 26:08.0, Luke Jackson (M, 14)
9. 26:08.0, Adam Boils (M, 33)
10. 27:14.9, Bradford Stephens (M, 10)

Top Ten Women, Honoring The Brave 5K

1. 22:38.9, Laura McDermott (F, 45)
2. 23:51.9, Addyson Paul (F, 15)
3. 23:55.9, Hailey Morrison (F, 13)
4. 24:23.9, Eden Keene (F, 43)
5. 24:46.8, Reese Cargill (F, 15)
6. 24:48.5, Anna Bull (F, 40)
7. 24:48.5, Genee Meleski (F, 56)
8. 27:14.9, Baileigh Dasher (F, 15)
9. 27:21.4, Frieda Everritt (F, 61)
10. 31:10.3, Claire Rosental (F, 31)

Links

• Complete results of Apalachicola, Florida's 2025 Honoring The Brave 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTEaL8OLgwZwX3quv-kpoDKIRRDCAHK-deaacuYGPhwA_vZr-S-P2cXJtHzGx5X6lXPwPkKjnEhM5wb/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! coverage of Apalachicola, Florida racing
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/Apalachicola
  
  
• Upcoming races in the region (including the Oyster City) on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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