Maxwell Wester, a frosh member of the Marianna High cross-country team, won the fifth annual Shining With Shamrocks 5K in Marianna, Florida on Friday evening, 8 March 2024. Wester toured the 3.1-mile course in 19:32, finishing more than 600 meters ahead of the next runner. Aubrey Smith was the first woman in the race, coming in eighth overall in 24:28.Nine-year-old Evan Cantler was the overall runner-up in the 5K, running 22:15. Tallahassee, Florida athlete Michael Kennett was the first master runner in the race, placing third overall in 22:33.
Araceli Perez, a frosh-year harrier on the Malone High girls' cross-country team, took second in the women's standings and thirteenth overall in 25:26. Not far behind Perez, Bailey Smith was the third woman and fourteenth overall in 25:31. Nicole Goble was the first woman master and the sixth female finisher, twentieth overall in 26:41.
191 athletes finished Jackson County Education Foundation's 2024 Shining Shamrocks 5K. Milestone Race Authority timed and scored the event.
Top Ten Men, 2024 Shining Shamrocks 5K
- 19:32, Maxwell Wester (M, 16)
- 22:15, Evan Cantler (M, 9)
- 22:33, Michael Kennett (M, 50)
- 22:52, Anthony Jansen (M, 47)
- 22:59, Nicholas Reynolds (M, 38)
- 23:05, Jason Gilmore (M, 51)
- 23:34, Seth Hall (M, 15)
- 24:29, Spencer Floyd (M, 21)
- 24:33, Landon Rees (M, 31)
- 24:43, Jacob Eagle (M, 12)
Top Ten Women, 2024 Shining Shamrocks 5K
- 24:28, Aubrey Smith (F, 19)
- 25:26, Araceli Perez (F, 16)
- 25:31, Bailey Smith (F, 19)
- 25:38, Amanda May (F, 28)
- 26:22, Laura Knowles (F, 35)
- 26:41, Nicole Goble (F, 43)
- 27:28, Briana Williams (F, 29)
- 28:19, Ana Perez (F, 15)
- 28:46, Victoria Ferrell (F, 24)
- 28:57, Shelle McDonald (F, 43)
| Shining Shamrocks 5K winners, 2020 - 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 13 March 2020 | 20:37, Jayden Catrett | 24:34, Holly Burnett | 113 |
| 12 March 2021 | 20:58, Eladio Ramirez | 24:16, Leyah O'Kelley | 150 |
| 11 March 2022 | 20:53, Eladio Ramirez | 25:20, Amanda Brummet | 166 |
| 10 March 2023 | 20:13, Nathan Lipford | 25:17, Amanda May | 178 |
| 8 March 2024 | 19:32, Maxwell Wester | 24:28, Aubrey Smith | 191 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2024 Shining Shamrocks 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSLCyaIotbeCHc9HSOmi-2lGACUXAWOBBQxSdTscfhs7-sAwNVWcgZ-viOAtqaH5fT_J5UvLMYOEHxC/pubhtml
- Find more evening races in the region using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
