Brittney Crain and Domanic Enriquez win at Westgate in the Run For The Wiregrass

Anyone desiring to establish a new race in Dothan, Alabama has a ready-made course--Westgate Park's Larry and Ronna Dykes Trail. When it comes to a 5K course, you could do worse. Certainly, it would be hard to do better. Many races have taken advantage of the trail, too many to list. One such was the race that the Junior League of the Wiregrass initiated on Saturday morning, 5 April 2025, the Run For The Wiregrass 5K. Dothan's Brittney Crain won the race by over 200 meters, running 21:06. Domanic Enriquez was the first male finisher, placing second overall in 22:06.


Jennifer Taylor was the second woman in the race, coming in third overall in 25:24. Jolie Byrd of Newville, Alabama took third in the women's standings and ninth overall in 32:14.


Robert Lawrence placed second in the men's standings and fouth overall with a 25:56. At 27:39, William Manns was the third male and fifth overall.


30 athletes finished the Junior League of the Wiregrass' inaugural Run For The Wiregrass 5K.


Top Ten Women, 2025 Run For The Wiregrass 5K
21:06, Brittney Crain (F, 36) Dothan, AL
25:24, Jennifer Taylor (F, 36)
32:14, Jolie Byrd (F, 20) Newville, AL
36:34, Addy Manus (F, 14)
36:38, Drey Toledano (F, 26)
36:56, Lucie Byrd (F, 15)
37:21, Alyssa Trapasso (F, 26)
38:13, Julia Brown (F, 39)
39:38, Anna Owens (F, 46)
40:56, Kaitlyn Carroll (F, 26)

Top Ten Men, 2025 Run For The Wiregrass 5K
22:06, Domanic Enriquez (M, 19)
25:56, Robert Lawrence (M, 36)
27:39, William Manns (M, 17)
28:14, Brandon Shirah (M, 37)
29:55, Caiden Rowe (M, 18)
30:17, Raleigh Singleton (M, 24)
33:11, Carter Skipper (M, 18)
36:35, Ladd Manus (M, 11)
36:39, Titus Byrd (M, 13)
60:03, Wes Hendry (M, 36)

Links

• Complete results of the 2025 Dothan, Alabama Run For The Wiregrass 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSFIgGFk4PCnavrfF25waDKPAwhtewK9ueGlE3pRBPPmIw1TbIqGIdAQ6J86x24MCF0r0DiogxG67Mu/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! coverage of Dothan, Alabama racing
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/Dothan
  
  
• Find your next race in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
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Cole Smith and Brittney Crain were in the clover at the Shamrock Scamper

Saturday, 15 March 2025 was in the middle of the high school track and field season for the Providence Christian Eagles. That, however, didn't prevent Eagle senior Cole Smith from slipping over to Dothan, Alabama's Westgate Park Trail that morning to defend his 2024 title in the 2024 Shamrock Scamper 5K Cross-Country Race. And defend it he did, outkicking his fellow Eagle, sophomore Cash Mullins, for the win, 17:57 to 17:58. Brittney Crain of Dothan was the first woman in the Scamper, coming in third overall in 21:27.


First place in the men's standings was hotly contested, but so was the third spot. Taking that third spot, Dothan's Billy Champion finished just ahead of Drew Johnston of Midland City, Alabama, 24:52 to 24:54, while McLain Kingry of Dothan was just another step behind in fifth at 24:55. Not much farther behind was the first master runner in the race, Dothan's Steve Hoekenga. Hoekenga the sixth man and seventh overall in 25:08.


Isabelle Walker of Midland City was the women's runner-up, ninth overall in 26:40. Lindsey Marco edged Sibel Yilmaz for third in the women's division, 27:10 to 27:12. Marco and Yilmaz were eleventh and twelfth overall; Yilmaz was the first woman master.


39 athletes finished the 2025 Shamrock Scamper 5K. River Region Timing of Central Alabama timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2025 Shamrock Scamper 5K

1. 17:57, Cole Smith (M, 18) Dothan, AL
2. 17:58, Cash Mullins (M, 16) Dothan, AL
3. 24:52, Billy Champion (M, 30) Dothan, AL
4. 24:54, Drew Johnston (M, 25) Midland City, AL
5. 24:55, Mclain Kingry (M, 17) Dothan, AL
6. 25:08, Steve Hoekenga (M, 66) Dothan, AL
7. 26:07, Trevor Shaw (M, 23)
8. 26:48, Connor Kingry (M, 20) Dothan, AL
9. 30:00, Jonan Swindle (M, 18) Midland City, AL
10. 30:01, Michael Joki (M, 34) Dothan, AL

Top Ten Women, 2025 Shamrock Scamper 5K

1. 21:27, Brittney Crain (F, 39) Dothan, AL
2. 26:40, Isabelle Walker (F, 24) Midland City, AL
3. 27:10, Lindsey Marco (F, 33)
4. 27:12, Sibel Yilmaz (F, 48)
5. 28:07, Sophia Southall (F, 16) Enterprise, AL
6. 28:38, Lifei Zhu (F, 34) Dothan, AL
7. 30:55, Annaleise Porta (F, 32) Enterprise, AL
8. 31:19, Heather Warren (F, 42) Dothan, AL
9. 32:07, Samantha Raney (F, 32) Dothan, AL
10. 33:24, Lily Escalera (F, 11)

Links

• Complete results of the 2025 Shamrock Scamper 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTtLaUNAIxh8n0B5hSBbmlANLb3jwv2TkbP3UJccA1OyGlRL3YndKNCQREf-3gPMM0S7LMiKNIoHcsU/pubhtml
  
  
• 2024 story, “Cole Smith and Lyndsay Daigle tore up the trails at Dothan's Shamrock Scamper”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2024/03/shamrock-scamper-2024.html
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! coverage of past racing at Westgate Park
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/Westgate%20Park
  
  
• Upcoming races on trail, turf, and track via the Trouble Afoot! calendar
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