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Friday, May 13, 2016

Harris and Thompson have their day at Gnat Days

Chase HarrisIn 2012 Chase Harris came to Camilla, Georgia for the annual Gnat Days 5K. Harris had just finished his frosh year track season at Bainbridge High, and he placed second behind Stephen Robbins, another high school runner. After that Harris didn't return to the race for four years, by which time he had logged a season of track at Maryville University. This time around, no high school runner finished ahead of Harris. No one did. On Friday evening, 13 May 2016, Chase Harris won Camilla's 29th annual Gnat Days 5K in 17:04. Thomasville, Georgia athlete Melissa Thompson was the first woman, coming in sixth overall in 20:32.


If Harris had been out on the course longer, he might have gotten lonely from being so far away from the other runners; he finished almost half a kilometer ahead of the next runner. Behind him, though, Trevor Cleveland and Chad Johnson ended the race in a close fight for second. Cleveland, a a rising junior on the Lee County High cross country team, prevailed in that battle, 19:43 to 19:44. Taking third, Thomasville's Johnson was the top master runner in the race. Another Lee County High harrier, incoming frosh Ben Phillips, was fourth in 20:02.


Camilla's Jessica Potkovac edged Lee County High rising junior Ramsay Miller for the runner-up spot in the women's standings, 23:33 to 23:35, the two runners placing eighteenth and nineteenth overall. Close behind them, Karen McNally was the top woman master and fourth female finisher, twentieth overall in 23:37. McNally was just a few strides ahead of the fifth woman in the race, Thomasville's Beverly Johnson. Johnson was 21st overall in 23:38.


157 athletes finished the 2016 Gnat Days 5K. RANREB Timing Services of Cordele, Georgia timed the race. Gnat Days came a little later than usual this year, so I wouldn't make a guess at the date of the 2017 race. I'm reasonably sure that it will be in May, though, and completely certain that the gnats will be there.



Top Ten Men, 2016 Gnat Days 5K
  1. 17:03.48 ~ Chase Harris (M, 19) Bainbridge, GA
  2. 19:42.27 ~ Trevor Cleveland (M, 16) Leesburg, GA
  3. 19:43.79 ~ Chad Johnson (M, 45) Thomasville, GA
  4. 20:01.62 ~ Ben Phillips (M, 14) Leesburg, GA
  5. 20:20.55 ~ Phillip Morris (M, 50) Camilla, GA
  6. 20:56.72 ~ Jason Stojka (M, 39) Albany, GA
  7. 21:11.21 ~ Brandon Butler (M, 19) Camilla, GA
  8. 21:21.61 ~ Jeff Royer (M, 55) Perry, GA
  9. 21:24.65 ~ Walt Cochran (M, 14) Camilla, GA
  10. 21:47.32 ~ Mitchell Sinyard (M, 55) Hawkinsville, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Gnat Days 5K
  1. 20:31.99 ~ Melissa Thompson (F, 31) Thomasville, GA
  2. 23:32.64 ~ Jessica Potkovac (F, 22) Camilla, GA
  3. 23:34.36 ~ Ramsay Miller (F, 16) Leesburg, GA
  4. 23:36.14 ~ Karen McNally (F, 52) Albany, GA
  5. 23:37.12 ~ Beverly Johnson (F, 38) Thomasville, GA
  6. 23:55.92 ~ Emily Phillips (F, 11) Leesburg, GA
  7. 24:42.46 ~ Jill Hope (F, 35) Camilla, GA
  8. 25:11.66 ~ Lacey Allen (F, 32) Leesburg, GA
  9. 25:29.62 ~ Donica Williams (F, 36) Camilla, GA
  10. 25:36.77 ~ Ashley Maxwell (F, 34) Leesburg, GA

Gnat Days 5K Champions, 2005 - 2016
DateMenWomen
13 May 201617:04, Chase Harris20:32, Melissa Thompson
1 May 201516:11, Patrick Whitehead22:13, Beverly Hamilton
2 May 201418:32, Arnoldo DeJesus18:50, Elena Oslund
3 May 201319:06, James Taylor24:33, Ashtin Banks
4 May 201217:51, Stephen Robbins19:47, Mary Anne Grayson
6 May 201117:35, Masked Avenger23:53, Jenna Willingham
30 April 201017:36, Kyle Harris19:59, Mary Anne Grayson
1 May 200917:39, Nathan Norton19:51, Mary Anne Grayson
2 May 200818:12, Todd Smoot22:35, Diane Johnson
4 May 200716:59, Todd Smoot22:49, Diane Johnson
5 May 200617:27, Clint Watkins22:02, Lori Rawlings
6 May 200517:06, Dr. Robert Feldman21:12, Debbie Wittmer
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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Valdosta girls and Bainbridge boys repeat in the heat at Hornet Invitational

HornetThe Pelham High Hornets cross country team was back in 2014, and so was the Pelham Hornet Cross Country Invitational on Saturday morning, 23 August 2014. Also returning were the Valdosta High girls, who repeated as Hornet Invitational champs. Likewise, the Bainbridge High boys were repeat winners in their race, led by the successful title defense of BHS senior Chase Harris.


It may not have been the hottest day of the year in Pelham, Georgia, but if there were a warmer morning no one wanted to remember it. Temperatures were already approaching 90 °F at 9:30 AM when the girls were scheduled to start their 5K race, and the heat index was a number guaranteed to inspire depression. Albany Westover sophomore Janie Plowden shrugged off the torrid conditions, though, and won the 3.1-mile run in 22:39. Valdosta senior Leah Michael was runner-up in 23:36, but Bainbridge High answered with a third-place 24:19 finish by frosh Uriyah Davis. Thomas County Central had its own retort--sophomore Angela Cipriani fifth in 24:40. That set the tone for what would become one of those races where cross country coaches study the results for days, adding up the scores again and again. The Valdosta Wildcats did successfully defend their 2013 team title, but their total of 64 points was just one tick better than the Bainbridge Bearcats' sum of 65, and only two better than Thomas County Central's 66. Valdosta had also won the team title by a single point in 2013, though, and even coaches know that a one-point win...is a win.


Team Standings, High School Girls 5K
  1. Valdosta High School, 64
  2. Bainbridge High School, 65
  3. Thomas County Central High School, 66
  4. Lee County High School, 86
  5. Pelham High School, 97
  6. Americus-Sumter High School, 135
  7. Baconton Charter School, 165

Top Ten, High School Girls 5K
  1. 22:38.61 ~ Janie Plowden (Westover) 10
  2. 23:35.07 ~ Leah Michael (Valdosta) 12
  3. 24:18.88 ~ Uriyah Davis (Bainbridge) 9
  4. 24:21.97 ~ Alli Hay (Pataula) 10
  5. 24:39.67 ~ Angela Cipriani (Thomas County Central) 10
  6. 25:07.39 ~ Monica Webb (Pelham) 10
  7. 25:09.80 ~ Ansley Cain (Lee County) 10
  8. 25:21.48 ~ Alden Walker (Valdosta) 12
  9. 25:27.74 ~ Jinglei Horchler (Thomas County Central) 9
  10. 25:38.95 ~ Ramsay Miller (Lee County) 9

The weather was even warmer by the time the high school boys ran. In spite of the heat, Valdosta sophomore Matthew Baun ran 17:33, 15 seconds faster than the 17:48 that Bainbridge's Chase Harris had run at the 2013 Hornet Invitational. Unfortunately for Baun, Harris was also at the 2014 race and he was nearly a minute faster than the previous year, winning the race in 16:51. Baun's time was good enough for second place, though, while third went to Bainbridge senior Brad Cox in 18:07. Bainbridge put two more runners in the top ten--junior Perry Waddell (5th, 18:58) and junior Brenden Greene (10th, 19:24)--giving the Bearcats 30 points and the team title. Led by junior Jerrious Dee (6th, 19:05), Thomas County Central put up 47 points to place second in the team standings. The Valdosta Wildcats were third with 85 points.


Team Standings, High School Boys 5K
  1. Bainbridge High School, 30
  2. Thomas County Central, 47
  3. Valdosta High School, 85
  4. Lee County High School, 98
  5. Americus-Sumter High School, 137
  6. Pelham High School, 163
  7. Early County High School, 196
  8. Baconton Charter School, 199

Top Ten, High School Boys 5K
  1. 16:50.11 ~ Chase Harris (Bainbridge) 12
  2. 17:32.45 ~ Matthew Baun (Valdosta) 10
  3. 18:06.96 ~ Brad Cox (Bainbridge) 12
  4. 18:43.21 ~ Robert Grooms (Lee County) 11
  5. 18:57.27 ~ Perry Waddell (Bainbridge) 11
  6. 19:04.04 ~ Jerrious Dee (Thomas County Central) 11
  7. 19:07.46 ~ Conley Wilhelm (Thomas County Central) 11
  8. 19:11.76 ~ Deshon Taylor (Valdosta) 9
  9. 19:18.13 ~ Sam Gelabert (Thomas County Central) 11
  10. 19:23.10 ~ Brenden Greene (Bainbridge) 11

Madeline Posse of Valdosta Middle School won the middle school girls' two-mile event in 14:35. Lee County's Caroline Taylor was runner-up in 14:45, though, and Taylor's finish was the first two points in Lee County's winning total of 63. It was Lee County's second win in two Saturdays; they had also taken the team trophy home from the Valdosta Wildcat Invitational on 16 August 2014. Valdosta was second in the team standings with 67 points. Led by seventh-grader Sandy Baker (5th, 15:20), Bainbridge Middle School took third with 87 points.


Team Standings, Middle School Girls Two Mile
  1. Lee County, 63
  2. Valdosta Middle School, 67
  3. Bainbridge Middle School, 87
  4. Thomas County Central, 109
  5. Pataula Charter Academy, 11
  6. Early County Middle School, 113
  7. Pelham Middle School, 134
  8. Baconton Charter School, 229

Top Ten, Middle School Girls Two Mile
  1. 14:34.61 ~ Madeline Posse (Valdosta) 8
  2. 14:44.24 ~ Caroline Taylor (Lee County) 8
  3. 14:57.64 ~ Sophia Noll (Valdosta) 7
  4. 15:10.98 ~ Anna James (Thomas County Central) 6
  5. 15:19.28 ~ Sandy Baker (Bainbridge) 7
  6. 15:39.59 ~ Kayla Earley (Lee County) 7
  7. 15:55.77 ~ Kasey Melton (Thomas County Central) 7
  8. 16:19.07 ~ Haley Kintzinger (Pataula) 8
  9. 16:34.55 ~ Davia Allen (Early County) 7
  10. 16:34.84 ~ Mary Alyssa Willis (Thomas County Central) 7

Bainbridge Middle School's Caleb Harris won the middle school boys' two mile by almost a quarter of a mile, running 11:01. I haven't done the math yet, but when your fifth runner finishes while every other team still has their number three runner still on the course, I'd have to say that your team has a good chance of winning. That is exactly what Bainbridge Middle did, and they won the boys' title for the second year straight, scoring 41 points. Led by Reese Fye's third-place finish in 13:42, Lee County took second with 54 points.


Team Standings, Middle School Boys Two Mile
  1. Bainbridge Middle School, 41
  2. Lee County, 54
  3. Valdosta Middle School, 70
  4. Baconton Charter School, 118
  5. Early County Middle School, 135
  6. Thomas County Central, 156
  7. Pataula Charter Academy, 178
  8. Pelham Middle School, 188

Top Ten, Middle School Boys Two Mile
  1. 11:00.45 ~ Caleb Harris (Bainbridge) 8
  2. 12:26.07 ~ Henry Plowden (Westover) 10
  3. 12:41.84 ~ Reese Fye (Lee County) 7
  4. 13:27.26 ~ Brandon Hopper (Thomas County Central) 8
  5. 13:41.21 ~ Ben Phillips (Lee County) 7
  6. 13:44.86 ~ Crane McAllister (Valdosta) 8
  7. 13:45.83 ~ Ayden Knight (Early County) 8
  8. 13:48.73 ~ Gage Kempton (Bainbridge) 8
  9. 13:54.16 ~ Jaquez Cowart (Valdosta) 8
  10. 13:56.49 ~ Smith Pinson (Baconton) 6

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Night time is the right time for Harris and Atkinson in Bainbridge

Chase HarrisLike anyplace else, in Bainbridge, Georgia, you don't know what to expect from the weather on Memorial Day. It could be torrid, it could be mild. Two years ago Tropical Storm Beryl brushed by the Oak City on Memorial Day. This Memorial Day, 26 May 2014, temperatures were moderated by cloudy skies and scattered showers that had left the Bainbridge streets a bit damp. Conditions were excellent for Bainbridge's eighth annual Memorial Day 5K Night Race.


2014 Bainbridge Memorial Day 5K Night RaceThe 3.1-mile race started at 7:00 PM with a dash west on Miluli Avenue toward the first turn onto Boulevard Drive. By the time the athletes were approaching the mile mark on Russ Street, Chase Harris and Dre Banks were well out in front of the rest of the field. Harris, a rising senior at Bainbridge High, pulled steadily away throughout the race. Banks, a graduating senior at Bainbridge High, kept Harris in sight but couldn't reel him in. Harris crossed the finish line with a comfortable 17:30 to 17:38 win. Wakulla High rising seniors Lane Williams and Travis Parks took the next two places in 18:50 and 18:51. Bainbridge High rising junior Perry Waddell took fifth in 18:57 while Caleb Harris of Bainbridge Middle School was sixth in 19:01. Greg Waddell was the top master in the race, placing seventh overall in 19:07.


Cora AtkinsonAt her previous appearances in Bainbridge's Memorial Day 5K, Cora Atkinson had collected a pair of second place finishes in the women's division. Unlike those 2010 and 2011 races, this time Atkinson took the women's title. Shrugging off early challenges, Atkinson was in control of the race by the end of the first mile. Going on to finish at the top of the women's standings, Atkinson placed 17th overall in 22:57. The women's runner-up was Jessica Monk, 20th overall in 25:08. Julie Harris of Bainbridge was the third woman finisher and the top woman master, coming in 23rd overall in 26:16.


The list of top finishers may have looked like it was taken from the results of a high school cross-country race, but that was entirely appropriate. Proceeds from the Bainbridge Memorial Day 5K Night Race go to benefit the Bainbridge High cross-country running program. If you're inclined to show your support for the sport, the race should be back next Memorial Day, 25 May 2015. 58 runners finished this year's race.


Top Ten Men, 2014 Bainbridge Memorial Day 5K Night Race
  1. 17:29.11 ~ Chase Harris (M, 17)Lane Williams
  2. 17:37.95 ~ Dre Banks (M, 18)
  3. 18:49.58 ~ Lane Williams (M, 18)
  4. 18:50.51 ~ Travis Parks (M, 18)
  5. 18:56.76 ~ Perry Waddell (M, 16)
  6. 19:00.04 ~ Caleb Harris (M, 13)
  7. 19:06.57 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 48)
  8. 20:04.30 ~ Mark Tombrink (M, 26)
  9. 20:19.23 ~ Juan Ordoñez (M, 40)
  10. 20:25.70 ~ Eric Dueno (M, 46)

Top Ten Women, 2014 Bainbridge Memorial Day 5K Night Race
  1. 22:56.40 ~ Cora Atkinson (F, 19)Jessica Monk
  2. 25:07.81 ~ Jessica Monk (F, 23)
  3. 26:15.27 ~ Julie Harris (F, 48)
  4. 27:55.52 ~ Amelia Crooms (F, 24)
  5. 28:05.53 ~ Denise Butler (F, 41)
  6. 28:14.52 ~ Brandi Deal (F, 37)
  7. 28:26.87 ~ Julie deGrummond (F, 44)
  8. 31:13.10 ~ Aileen Mejia (F, 14)
  9. 31:52.13 ~ Jennifer Miles (F, 41)
  10. 32:18.65 ~ Maggie Smith (F, 32)

Bainbridge Memorial Day 5K Night Run
Champions, 2007-2014
DateMenWomen
28 May 2007??????
26 May 200818:36, Caleb Bergon23:05, Rachel Willis
25 May 200916:11, Tyler Price23:16, Erica Pemberton
31 May 201017:35, Gabriel Leitz23:12, Perra Harrell
30 May 201117:06, Stanley Linton22:02, Paula O'Neill
28 May 201216:17, Stanley Linton21:46, Tiffany Roddenberry
27 May 201315:46, Stanley Linton25:41, Emily Jensenius
26 May 201417:30, Chase Harris22:57, Cora Atkinson


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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Harris and Oslund were rollin' on the river

Chase HarrisThe tenth annual Kiwanis River Run 10K belonged to the collegians. When the 6.2-mile race through the Bainbridge, Georgia, Earl Maye Boat Basin Park was over, Berry College cross-country runner Kyle Harris had won in 35:43. On the women's side, Darton State College harrier Elena Oslund took the title with a 41:51, a new women's record for the event. Donalsonville, Georgia, master runner Myles Gibson, the 2013 Kiwanis River Run 10K champion, finished runner-up in 38:11. Mary Anne Grayson of Thomasville, Georgia, was the top women master in the race, placing 13th overall in 44:46. 50 athletes finished the race.


Myles GibsonIt was a chilly Saturday morning on 4 January 2014 when the race started at 9:00 AM. Kyle Harris went right to the front of the 10K field. After a mile of running, Myles Gibson was four seconds behind Harris. Tallahassee's Reikan Lin and Bainbridge master runner Greg Waddell trailed Gibson, fighting for third. A mile later, Harris had stretched his lead over Gibson to nearly twenty seconds, while Lin and Waddell continued to run almost side by side. Halfway through the race Harris had warmed up enough to discard his outer long-sleeved shirt, continuing onward with shorts, T-shirt, gloves, and a one-minute lead. In second, Gibson was over 40 seconds ahead of Lin and Waddell, who were still locked in a duel for third.


Reikan LinKyle Harris built up a lead of over 600 meters during the second half of the race on his way to posting a winning time of 35:43. Defending champ Myles Gibson hung on to second place, finishing in 38:11 as the first master runner. While racing for third, Reikan Lin and Greg Waddell started to make up ground on Gibson. Late in the race, Lin broke away from Waddell to take third, 38:44 to 38:55.


Elena OslundElena Oslund just finished her second year of running cross country for the Darton State College cavaliers of Albany, Georgia, but she also has four years of high school cross-country experience competing for North Henderson High in Hendersonville, North Carolina. In the flat Earl Maye Boat Basin, nothing like the western North Carolina hills challenged Oslund. She cruised through the first mile of the Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 10K in 6:25, leading the women's field. Her nearest competitor, Thomasville's Mary Anne Grayson, was nearly 100 meters back. Grayson would end up running 44:46, which would have won the women's title at eight of the nine previous River Runs. It wasn't fast enough to beat Oslund in 2014. Oslund was the first woman across the finish line, placing seventh overall. Her time of 41:51 took more than a minute off the River Run 10K women's record of 43:11 set eight years ago by Allison Eagen. Grayson was runner-up and top master. Paula O'Neill of Tallahassee, Florida, was the third woman finisher, 16th overall in 47:41. Tallahassee's Michelle Perry was fourth for the women, 18th in 49:02. Dothan, Alabama, master runner Carolyn Houston placed fifth in the women's standings, finishing 19th overall in 49:15.


Top Ten Men, 2014 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 10K
    Greg Waddell
  1. 35:42.66 ~ Kyle Harris (M, 19) Bainbridge, GA
  2. 38:10.97 ~ Myles Gibson (M, 47) Donalsonville, GA
  3. 38:43.91 ~ Reikan Lin (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 38:54.69 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 47) Bainbridge, GA
  5. 40:53.41 ~ Perry Waddell (M, 16) Bainbridge, GA
  6. 41:41.78 ~ Phillip Sura (M, 43) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 42:19.04 ~ Nathan Adams (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 42:53.83 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 40) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 43:06.85 ~ Kurt Anthony (M, 48) Albany, GA
  10. 43:48.92 ~ A. Whatley (M, 43)

Top Ten Women, 2014 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 10K
    Mary Anne Grayson
  1. 41:50.65 ~ Elena Oslund (F, 20) Albany, GA
  2. 44:45.44 ~ Mary Anne Grayson (F, 47) Thomasville, GA
  3. 47:40.26 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 52) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 49:01.69 ~ Michelle Perry (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 49:14.63 ~ Carolyn Houston (F, 41) Dothan, AL
  6. 50:27.46 ~ Debbie Peters (F, 52) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 53:32.77 ~ Julia Sura (F, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 53:58.02 ~ Sharon Crews (F, 46)
  9. 56:48.10 ~ Suzanne Angell (F, 48) Bainbridge, GA
  10. 56:50.06 ~ Dale French (F, 28)

Chase HarrisIn the junior race at the Kiwanis River Run, the 5K, it was a good day for the Bainbridge High School cross-country team. Chase Harris, a junior-year member of the Bearcat squad, won the 3.1-mile race for second year in a row, running 17:26. Bainbridge High senior Dre Banks was runner-up in 18:40.  Another Bainbridge High senior, Paige Braswell, finished at the top of the women's standings, placing sixth overall in 20:11. 35 athletes completed the 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2014 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 5K
    Dre Banks
  1. 17:25.39 ~ Chase Harris (M, 16) Bainbridge, GA
  2. 18:39.58 ~ Dre Banks (M, 17) Bainbridge, GA
  3. 19:40.40 ~ Arnold DeJesus (M, 27)
  4. 20:00.92 ~ Chip Nix (M, 37)
  5. 20:06.46 ~ Caleb Harris (M, 12)
  6. 21:30.96 ~ Mike Houston (M, 14)
  7. 21:50.79 ~ Colby Nix (M, 14)
  8. 24:59.79 ~ Michael Raybon (M, 49)
  9. 26:54.41 ~ Jerry Armstrong (M, 66)
  10. 27:51.63 ~ Butch Binford (M, 56)

Top Ten Women, 2014 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 5K
    Paige Braswell
  1. 20:10.83 ~ Paige Braswell (F, 17) Bainbridge, GA
  2. 27:50.72 ~ Paula Grollman (F, 60)
  3. 33:07.79 ~ Hollie Lloyd (F, 50)
  4. 33:53.62 ~ Alice Warner (F, 50)
  5. 34:10.47 ~ Dana Raybon (F, 56)
  6. 34:22.01 ~ Sandra Binford (F, 55)
  7. 35:02.69 ~ Rima Rosman (F, 44)
  8. 35:07.72 ~ Sarah Houston (F, 11)
  9. 35:10.25 ~ Abby Armstrong (F, 12)
  10. 35:11.30 ~ Jane Harrison (F, 53)

Ten years of Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run winners, 2005-2014
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
8 Jan 200510KJ P ChesserShana Martin33
5KNathan NortonDebbie Wittmer30
7 Jan 200610K35:59, Michael Douma43:11, Allison Eagen35
5K19:38, Gabe Mitchell23:42, Shana Martin39
6 Jan 200710K35:49, Jay Wallace45:39, Fran McLean89
5K19:59, Steve Baxter23:39, Shana Martin30
5 Jan 200810K35:13, David Marky47:50, Lou Ellen Jayroe36
5K18:15, Nathan Norton19:28, Jana Stolting32
3 Jan 200910K35:50, Jessie Close47:44, Kirsten Baggett34
5K18:40, Nathan Norton23:45, Erika Pemberton63
2 Jan 201010K37:45, Joel Piotrowski51:20, Jessica Monk42
5K19:27, Devin Ferrell23:35, Helen Jean Thompson54
8 Jan 201110K33:55, Rick Jennings49:15, Jessica Monk32
5K19:21, Davey Reynolds26:28, Carolyn Houston30
21 Jan 201210K35:11, Cody Mallchok45:33, Angelina Horne57
5K17:20, Luis Navarro23:30, Amber Braswell43
19 Jan 201310K37:18, Myles Gibson46:07, Juanita Chalmers62
5K17:14, Chase Harris19:00, Sheryl Rosen47
4 Jan 201410K35:43, Kyle Harris41:51, Elena Oslund50
5K17:26, Chase Harris20:11, Paige Braswell35


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Monday, August 26, 2013

Valdosta girls, Bainbridge boys take season opener in Pelham

Pelham City High School HornetsHigh school cross-country season is starting about a week earlier than usual in Florida in 2013, with opening day scheduled for August 31. But even that head start puts Florida a week behind Georgia, where the season is already under way. While the high school runners of Florida's Big Bend were looking forward to one last week of summer training, just over the state line the harriers of southwest Georgia were opening their fall campaign at the Pelham Hornet Invitational on Saturday morning, 24 August 2013.


The morning of competition at the Pelham High School Sports Complex opened with the high school girls' 5K. The Valdosta Wildcats eked out a 40 to 41 victory over the host Pelham Hornets. The margin was so close that if Valdosta's non-scoring sixth and seventh runners, Liz Kelly (14th, 29:16) and Demeonna McDuffie (16th, 31:03), hadn't finished ahead of Pelham's fifth runner, the race would have gone the other way. Top individual honors went to Paige Braswell of Bainbridge High. Braswell ran 21:51 for the 3.1 mile course, finishing nearly 800 meters ahead of runner-up Zakirra McKinnon (2nd, 25:37) of Valdosta.


Team Standings, High School Girls 5K
  1. Valdosta High School, 40
  2. Pelham High School, 41
  3. Bainbridge High School, 75
  4. Early County High School, 83
  5. Americus-Sumter High School, 116

Top Ten, High School Girls 5K
  1. Paige Braswell21:50.77 ~ Paige Braswell (Bainbridge) 12
  2. 25:36.95 ~ Zakirra Mckinnon (Valdosta) 11
  3. 25:53.80 ~ Leah Michael (Valdosta) 11
  4. 26:11.38 ~ McKenzie Smith (Pelham) 10
  5. 26:38.69 ~ Rebekah Smith (Pelham) 12
  6. 27:04.19 ~ Cheyenne Brooks (Pelham) 11
  7. 27:05.75 ~ Monica Webb (Pelham) 9
  8. 28:02.06 ~ Jasmine Brown (Early County) 10
  9. 28:08.00 ~ Jamia Powell (Bainbridge) 10
  10. 28:11.30 ~ Maya Lee (Valdosta) 10

The high school boys took the stage next in this cross-country debut. It's a mathematical impossibility for a team to lose a cross-country meet with a score of 27 points, and 27 points was what Bainbridge High's Bearcats tallied in the boys' 5K, led by the one-two finish of junior Chase Harris (17:48) and senior Dre Banks (18:57). Pelham's Guthrie Edwards finished third, running 19:08 for the home team. Led by the fourth-place 19:36 of frosh runner Matthew Baun, Valdosta took second in the team standings with 68 points.


Team Standings, High School Boys 5K
  1. Bainbridge High School, 27
  2. Valdosta High School, 68
  3. Americus-Sumter High School, 78
  4. Pelham High School, 78
  5. Early County High School, 102

Top Ten, High School Boys 5K
  1. Chase Harris17:47.24 ~ Chase Harris (Bainbridge) 11
  2. 18:56.32 ~ Drevyon Banks (Bainbridge) 12
  3. 19:07.53 ~ Guthrie Edwards (Pelham) 12
  4. 19:35.85 ~ Matthew Baun (Valdosta) 9
  5. 19:57.62 ~ Brett Bailey (Pelham) 11
  6. 20:07.45 ~ Bennett Enfinger (Bainbridge) 10
  7. 20:23.35 ~ Brendan Green (Bainbridge) 10
  8. 20:42.08 ~ Carl Johnson (Americus-Sumter) 12
  9. 21:07.22 ~ Eric Fletcher (Americus-Sumter) 12
  10. 21:20.60 ~ La'quavious Williams (Early County) 12


The middle school race followed the high school races. The team competition for middle school girls mirrored that for high school girls in that Valdosta Middle School prevailed by a single point. This time it was Valdosta MS over Bainbridge MS, 32 to 33. Valdosta put a winning total together by putting three runners in the top four--Madeline Posse (1st, 13:50), Rachel Massingill (2nd, 15:16), and Sophia Noll (4th, 16:05)-- with Bainbridge's Uriyah Davis (3rd, 15:18) keeping the little Wildcats from sweeping the first three spots.


Team Standings, Middle School Girls Two-Mile
  1. Valdosta Middle School, 32
  2. Bainbridge Middle School, 33
  3. Early County Middle School, 84
  4. Pelham Middle School, 86


Top Ten, Middle School Girls Two-Mile
  1. 13:49.33 ~ Madeline Posse (Valdosta) 7
  2. 15:15.88 ~ Rachel Massingill (Valdosta) 7
  3. 15:17.91 ~ Uriyah Davis (Bainbridge) 8
  4. 16:04.83 ~ Sophia Noll (Valdosta) 6
  5. 16:08.94 ~ Madison Wiggins (Bainbridge) 8
  6. 16:17.86 ~ Chloe Enfinger (Bainbridge) 7
  7. 16:51.48 ~ Brianna Cox (Pelham) 8
  8. 17:03.73 ~ Camry Fillingame (Bainbridge) 8
  9. 17:05.78 ~ Davia Allen (Early County) 6
  10. 17:24.55 ~ Kiera Williams (Valdosta) 7

Led by the 11:40 first-place showing of seventh-grader Caleb Harris, Bainbridge Middle School edged out Valdosta Middle School by a single point, 35 to 36, for the title in the boys' two-mile race. It was extremely close, and the Early County Middle School runners actually tipped the balance--in a duel meet, with Early County missing, Valdosta would have beaten Bainbridge, 27 to 28. Such are the fortunes of cross-country. Noah Richards of Valdosta placed second in the individual standings with a 12:29, and Brandon Wombley of Early County was third in 12:58.


Team Standings, Middle School Boys Two-Mile
  1. Bainbridge Middle School, 35
  2. Valdosta Middle School, 36
  3. Early County Middle School, 53

Top Ten, Middle School Boys Two-Mile
  1. Caleb Harris11:39.17 ~ Caleb Harris (Bainbridge) 7
  2. 12:28.35 ~ Noah Richards (Valdosta) 8
  3. 12:57.52 ~ Brandon Womble (Early County) 8
  4. 13:20.53 ~ Davis Baldwin (Valdosta) 8
  5. 13:25.07 ~ Gavyn Albritton (Bainbridge) 8
  6. 13:30.47 ~ Darien Rowe (Valdosta) 7
  7. 13:32.98 ~ Caleb Swain (Bainbridge) 8
  8. 13:48.38 ~ Preston Coolahan (Early County) 8
  9. 14:10.70 ~ Will Krispen (Valdosta) 8
  10. 14:54.77 ~ Kajuan Newton (Bainbridge) 7

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Harris and Holdiman smokin' at Smoke Under The Oaks

Chase HarrisIf you had ever run cross country in high school or college, the scene at Bainbridge Country Club on Saturday morning, 10 August 2013 was sure to stir feelings of nostalgia. There were all those green fairways, covered with dew and just waiting to be run on. The pin flags were set out, showing where to run. Athletes stretched or jogged up and down, getting ready to run. It wasn't the first cross-country meet of the season, though. It was the inaugural Smoke Under The Oaks 5K, and the scent of burning hickory was in the air as a reminder that the race was part of the Smoke Under The Oaks Barbecue Festival.


Smoke Under The Oaks 5KThe race started just after 8:00 AM; the runners assembled on a cart path next to the clubhouse. Chase Harris, a junior class member of the Bainbridge High cross-country team, darted to the front, closely followed by BHS senior Dre Banks and Erick Juarez. Just behind the three was Anna Holdiman, a recent graduate of Waverly-Shell Rock High in Iowa and an even more recent signee with the Florida State University women's cross-country team. After nearly three kilometers of racing, Harris had built up a 150-meter lead. Holdiman had passed Juarez and then Banks to move into second place. Tallahassee mathematician Geb Kiros was holding onto fifth place, leading the master competitors around the course.


Anna HoldimanHarris continued to run away from the field, finishing the race with a 200-meter lead in a winning 17:29. Erick Juarez caught Dre Banks then outkicked Anna Holdiman in the final hundred meters to take second in 18:23. Holdiman was the first woman across the finish line, coming in third overall at 18:24. Banks was fourth in 18:50. Jack McDermott of Tallahassee moved up late in the race to finish fifth overall in 19:01, robbing Geb Kiros of top master honors. Kiros was sixth in 19:20. Florida State sophomore distance runner Carly Thomas was the runners-up on the women's side, taking seventh in 19:25.


Top Ten Males, 2013 Smoke Under The Oaks 5K
  1. Erick Juarez17:28.1 ~ Chase Harris (M, 16) Bainbridge, GA
  2. 18:22.8 ~ Eric Juarez (M, 20) Bainbridge, GA
  3. 18:49.9 ~ Dre Banks (M, 17) Bainbridge, GA
  4. 19:00.2 ~ Jack McDermott (M, 44) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 19:19.4 ~ Geb Kiros (M, 46) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 19:30.9 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 19:37.4 ~ Brenden Greene (M, 16) Bainbridge, GA
  8. 19:45.6 ~ Tae Ross (M, 19) Bainbridge, GA
  9. 19:50.7 ~ Ridge Harper (M, 36) Bainbridge, GA
  10. 19:56.1 ~ Bennett Enfinger (M, 16) Bainbridge, GA

Top Ten Females, 2013 Smoke Under The Oaks 5K
  1. Carly Thomas18:23.7 ~ Anna Holdiman (F, 18) Waverly, IA
  2. 19:24.7 ~ Carly Thomas (F, 19) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 22:37.4 ~ Paige Braswell (F, 17) Bainbridge, GA
  4. 22:50.7 ~ Laura Mcdermott (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 27:27.8 ~ April Winston (F, )
  6. 27:28.9 ~ Kristin Bennett (F, )
  7. 27:52.1 ~ Julie Harris (F, ) Bainbridge, GA
  8. 27:53.2 ~ Mary Bailey (F, 31) Camilla, GA
  9. 27:54.1 ~ Casey Rea (F, )
  10. 29:02.3 ~ Anita King (F, 49)

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Bainbridge High athletes Harris and Braswell conquer Crowdis 5K

Chase HarrisBainbridge High cross-country runners carried home the titles from the 2013 Dr. James H. Crowdis 5K in Blakely, Georgia on July 13. Junior-to-be Chase Harris captures the overall championship, winning the 3.1-mile race in 17:34. Senior-to-be Paige Braswell was the fastest female finisher, placing 13th overall in 21:14. Greg Waddell of Bainbridge, Georgia was the top master in the race, finishing fourth overall in 18:57. Taking female master runner honors, Blakely's Debbie Wittmer was 14th in 21:20.


The theme on race-day morning was "Christmas in July," as Christmas carols blared from speakers around the grounds of Blakely United Methodist Church, the site of the start and finish of the 17th Crowdis 5K. Signs around the course read "Think Snow" and "Merry Crowdis to All!" There may have been something to it, because temperatures that morning were slightly lower than average for midsummer--good news for the 88 athletes in the field.


Chase HarrisChase Harris took the lead almost immediately after the 8:15 AM start, with Paul Guyas of Tallahassee on his heels and another Tallahassee runner, Reikan Lin, trailing in third. At the halfway point, nothing had changed about the front two runners except for the gap between them--it was longer. Reikan Lin had dropped out of third place, though, passed by Tallahassee's Jack Redwing. On the road back to the First Methodist Church and the finish line, Harris increased his margin over Guyas to nearly 200 meters, crossing the finish line with a final time of 17:34 and the win. Guyas followed, runner-up in 18:14. Redwing ran 18:26 to hang on to third, while Bainbridge master Greg Waddell ran down Reikan Lin during the second half of the race to finish fourth in 18:57. Lin was fifth in 19:17.


Paige BraswellThe defending female champion of the Crowdis 5K, Debra Hunter, was on the starting line in Blakely on July 13, but after the first kilometer of racing it was Blakely master runner Debbie Wittmer who was leading the women's competition. Bainbridge High's Paige Braswell was about ten seconds behind Wittmer at that point, and it wasn't much closer halfway through the run. But during the second half of the 5K, Braswell started to close on Wittmer. With about half a kilometer left in the race the Bainbridge High runner took over. It stayed close, but Braswell beat Wittmer to the finish line, 21:14 to 21:20, the two runners finishing 13th and 14th overall. 2012 winner Debra Hunter was the third woman to finish, coming in 27th overall with a 24:11.


It was the second year of the revival of the Dr. James H. Crowdis 5K, which was run annually 15 times from 1981 to 1995 and now twice from 2012 to 2013 for a total of 17. During that history, the Crowdis Run has been held in March, May, September, and now July. Watch the calendar carefully if you want to catch the 18th Crowdis 5K in 2014!


Top Ten Males, 2013 Dr. James H. Crowdis 5K
    Paul Guyas
  1. 17:34 ~ Chase Harris (M, 16) Bainbridge, GA
  2. 18:14 ~ Paul Guyas (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 18:26 ~ Jack Redwing (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 18:57 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 47) Bainbridge, GA
  5. 19:17 ~ Reikan Lin (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 19:31 ~ Phillip Wilbourn (M, 33) Blakely, GA
  7. 19:36 ~ Anthony Kuchera (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 20:08 ~ Bennett Enfinger (M, 15) Bainbridge, GA
  9. 20:28 ~ Caleb Harris (M, 12) Bainbridge, GA
  10. 20:35 ~ Daniel Graham (M, 41) Bainbridge, GA

Top Ten Females, 2013 Dr. James H. Crowdis 5K
    Debbie Wittmer
  1. 21:14 ~ Paige Braswell (F, 17) Bainbridge, GA
  2. 21:20 ~ Debbie Wittmer (F, 50) Blakely, GA
  3. 24:11 ~ Debra Hunter (F, 40) Suwanee, GA
  4. 24:15 ~ Val Lichner (F, 54) Bonifay, FL
  5. 27:11 ~ Meg Houston (F, 9) Blakely, GA
  6. 28:02 ~ Jennifer Drake (F, 40) Dothan, AL
  7. 28:03 ~ Kate Donlon (F, 22) Atlanta, GA
  8. 28:40 ~ Sarah Beth Binford (F, 25) Dothan, AL
  9. 29:05 ~ Tara Whaley (F, 38) Dothan, AL
  10. 29:26 ~ Alex Byrd (F, 24) Climax, GA

James H. Crowdis Run 5K Champions, 1981-2013
DateMenWomenFinishers
28 MAR 198117:14, Tony Gilbert21:09, Connie Cullifer
27 MAR 198217:20, Brian Doby, Connie Cullifer108
12 MAR 198316:19, Kirk Thomas20:10, Maurine Farley143
10 MAR 198415:50, Louis Floyd21:16, Ann Lee139
9 MAR 198515:46, Mike Mead19:54, Donna Duty179
9 MAR 198615:31, Mike Mead19:36, Donna Duty198
14 MAR 198715:20, Lee Fidler19:36, Donna Duty158
12 MAR 198815:53, John Devine18:59, Janice Hochstein151
11 MAR 198914:59, Matt Parker17:03, Kim Byrd178
10 MAR 199015:05, Matt Parker19:47, Donna Duty152
9 MAR 199115:36, Matt Parker18:29, Connie Robertson130
14 MAR 199214:52, Paul Waldron20:09, Janice Hochstein102
15 MAY 1993*16:54, Myles Gibson20:22, Donna Duty65
12 MAR 199416:51, Scott Hoxie18:32, Connie Robertson97
11 MAR 199516:54, Dale Thomas19:19, Connie Robertson105
No race held, 1996-2011
3 SEP 201218:27, Jonathon Davison23:13, Debra Hunter87
13 JUL 201317:34, Chase Harris21:14, Paige Braswell88

* The 1993 race was originally scheduled for March 13, but was one of several
races in the region that day postponed by a severe winter storm.

A huge "thank you" to Larry Dykes of the Dothan Runners for his help in
filling many blanks in the above history.



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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Mission accomplished in Cairo for Harris and Chalmers

Cairo Georgia 2013 Missionette 10K runnersOn Saturday morning, 18 May 2013, three weeks after closing out his freshman track season with the Berry College team, Kyle Harris was winning the seventh annual Missionette 10K in Cairo, Georgia. The Bainbridge, Georgia native ran the 6.2 miles through the Cairo countryside in 36:33, finishing over 600 meters ahead of the runner-up, Will White, a rising senior at Thomasville High School. White's time was 38:41. Tallahassee's Geb Kiros was the fastest master in the field, placing third in 39:57.


Tallahassee runner Juanita Chalmers topped the women's competition, finishing seventh overall in 45:07. The women's runner-up was Sarah Dugas of Tallahassee, 12th overall in 48:50. Another Tallahassee athlete, Paula O' Neill, was the third female finisher and first master woman, running 49:10 for 14th overall.


Top Ten Males, 2013 Missionette 10K
  1. 36:32.1 ~ Kyle Harris (M, 14-19) Bainbridge, GA
  2. 38:40.7 ~ Will White (M, 14-19) Thomasville, GA
  3. 39:56.7 ~ Geb Kiros (M, 41-50) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 41:47.1 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 31-40) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 45:00.3 ~ Mark Trombrink (M, 20-30) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 45:02.7 ~ John Stafford (M, 31-40) Cairo, GA
  7. 45:09.6 ~ Gareth Pyle (M, 31-40) Thomasville, GA
  8. 46:26.4 ~ Jerry Searcy (M, 41-50) Pavo, GA
  9. 48:04.8 ~ Gary Galvez (M, 20-30) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 48:35.1 ~ Eric Dueno (M, 41-50) Havana, FL

Top Ten Females, 2013 Missionette 10K
  1. 45:06.4 ~ Juanita Chalmers (F, 20-30) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 48:49.7 ~ Sarah Dugas (F, 31-40) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 49:09.4 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 51-60) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 50:58.3 ~ Michelle Perry (F, 20-30) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 52:58.7 ~ Shena Schafer (F, 31-40)
  6. 55:46.6 ~ Sondra Lee (F, 41-50) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 56:58.4 ~ Leigh Dalzell (F, 41-50) Monticello, FL
  8. 58:02.1 ~ Mary Kimball Vereen (F, 14-19) Thomasville, GA
  9. 58:03.6 ~ Joy Knop (F, 41-50) Cairo, GA
  10. 58:06.0 ~ Anne Vereen (F, 41-50) Thomasville, GA

65 competitors finished the 10K, while another 130 completed a concurrently run 5K event. Bainbridge High School sophomore Chase Harris won the shorter race, covering the 3.1-mile course in 16:55. Another Bainbridge High runner, Dre Banks, finished runner-up in 18:29. Greg Waddell took top master runner honors in the 5K back to Bainbridge, finishing fourth overall in 19:23. Bowen Hudson of Thomasville, Georgia was the first female finisher in the 5K; her 24:54 was good for 19th overall. Julie Harris of Bainbridge was the first female master in the race, taking 24th overall in 26:34.


Both races were run on USATF certified courses.


Top Ten Males, 2013 Missionette 5K
  1. 16:54.8 ~ Chase Harris (M, 14-19) Bainbridge, GA
  2. 18:28.5 ~ Dre Banks (M, 14-19) Bainbridge, GA
  3. 19:14.8 ~ Anthony Kuchera (M, 25-29) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 19:22.8 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 45-49) Bainbridge, GA
  5. 19:47.7 ~ Phillip Wilbourn (M, 30-34) Blakely, GA
  6. 20:25.3 ~ Caleb Harris (M, 00-13) Bainbridge, GA
  7. 21:01.2 ~ Grayson Graham (M, 14-19) Bainbridge, GA
  8. 21:02.4 ~ Omar Morales (M, 30-34) Thomasville, GA
  9. 21:13.3 ~ Ryan Waldrep (M, 14-19) Cairo, GA
  10. 21:20.6 ~ Daniel Graham (M, 40-44) Bainbridge, GA

Top Ten Females, 2013 Missionette 5K
  1. 24:53.8 ~ Bowen Hudson (F, 30-34) Thomasville, GA
  2. 26:13.3 ~ Cindy Lewis (F, 35-39) Thomasville, GA
  3. 26:33.9 ~ Julie Harris (F, 45-49) Bainbridge, GA
  4. 26:45.5 ~ Caitlyn Stroh (F, 14-19) Thomasville, GA
  5. 27:04.8 ~ Lilly Vereen (F, 00-13) Thomasville, GA
  6. 27:56.1 ~ Lacie Heard (F, 30-34) Pelham, GA
  7. 28:13.1 ~ Jami Porter (F, 40-44) Cairo, GA
  8. 28:14.6 ~ Augusta Bostick (F, 45-49) Havana, FL
  9. 29:41.6 ~ Ingrid Bearden (F, 30-34)
  10. 29:56.9 ~ Kate Porter (F, 00-13) Cairo, GA

Winners of the Missionette Extraordinary Runs, 2007-2013
DateRaceMenWomen
10 March 200710K

5K

15 March 200810K

5K

16 May 200910K36:13, Jessie Close57:09, Jennie Mason
5K20:38, Nick Thrower21:20, Kim Walters
17 May 201010K46:40, Chris Holt43:17, Angelina Horne
5K18:10, Kyle Harris24:45, Julie Harris

10K

5K

12 May 201210K42:56, Michael Kennett47:45, Tracy Morrison
5K20:38, Caleb Harris25:37, Julie Harris
18 May 201310K36:33, Kyle Harris45:07, Juanita Chalmers
5K16:55, Chase Harris24:54, Bowen Hudson


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Monday, January 21, 2013

Gibson, Chalmers rout rivals in River Run 10K

Myles GibsonFinishing the race with a lead of almost 400 meters, Donalsonville, Georgia master runner Myles Gibson won the Bainbridge Kiwanis ninth annual River Run 10K in Bainbridge, Georgia's Earle May Park on Saturday morning, 19 January 2013. Gibson's ran the 6.2-mile course in 37:18. The first woman finisher was Juanita Chalmers of Tallahassee; Chalmers placed 11th overall in 46:07. Another Tallahassee athlete, Julie Clark, was the first female master in the race, finishing 23rd overall in 53:13. In a concurrent 5K race, Bainbridge High School cross-country standout Chase Harris took the title with a course-record run of 17:14. Tallahassee lawyer Sheryl Rosen set a women's course record in the 5K, taking the women's title in 19:00.


StartIt was a chilly morning along the Flint River when over 100 athletes assembled in Earle May Park for the races. They started at 8:00 AM. By the end of the first mile, Myles Gibson was leading the 10K field, with Mickey Moore and Eric Bernard trailing him by half a minute. About halfway through the race Moore shook off Bernard, taking sole possession of second. By then, though, Gibson had widened his lead to over a minute. Gibson further opened the gap during the second half of the race, going on to win in 37:18. Tallahassee master runner Mickey Moore was runner-up in 38:54, with Eric Bernard taking third in 41:08.


Juanita ChalmersJuanita Chalmers also took command of her race early, ending the first mile more than half a minute ahead of the next woman in the 10K, Tallahassee's Martha Bademan. Chalmers added another half minute to that margin during the second mile, and continued to pull away at about the same rate for the rest of the race. At the finish line Chalmers was over 700 meters ahead, beating Bademan 46:07 to 49:48. Shrugging off some early challengers, Tallahassee's Julie Clark was the third female finisher and the first woman master, running 53:13.


62 runners completed the 10K.


Top Ten Males, 2013 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 10K
  1. Mickey Moore37:18 ~ Myles Gibson (M, 46)
  2. 38:54 ~ Mickey Moore (M, 42)
  3. 41:08 ~ Eric Bernard (M, 33)
  4. 42:04 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 39)
  5. 43:33 ~ Kurt Anthony (M, 47)
  6. 44:04 ~ Dale Nash (M, 62)
  7. 44:29 ~ Paul Hoover (M, 62)
  8. 44:54 ~ Eddie McBride (M, 33)
  9. 45:48 ~ Mike Houston (M, 40)
  10. 46:03 ~ Mike Burns (M, 47)

Top Ten Female, 2013 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 10K
  1. Martha Bademan46:07 ~ Juanita Chalmers (F, 30)
  2. 49:48 ~ Martha Bademan (F, 28)
  3. 53:13 ~ Julie Clark (F, 51)
  4. 54:28 ~ Lisa Bradshaw (F, 37)
  5. 55:06 ~ Julie Harris (F, 47)
  6. 55:28 ~ Anna Wade (F, 45)
  7. 55:41 ~ Nina Korges (F, 53)
  8. 56:33 ~ Janice Hochstein (F, 62)
  9. 57:33 ~ Elizabeth Saffell (F, 42)
  10. 59:47 ~ Tonya Kidd (F, 47)

Chase HarrisIn 2012, Chase Harris had watched from third place while Luis Navarro won the River Run 5K in a course-record 17:20. In this year's 5K, Harris was setting the pace almost from the start, with Tim Carr right behind. Harris led the race through the mile in 5:25 with Carr a few steps behind. After that, Harris just ran away from Carr, ultimately prevailing 17:14 to 18:34 and breaking the old course record by six seconds. Finishing her 5K before the runner-up had passed the 4K, mark, Sheryl Rosen won the women's competition, placing third overall in 19:00 and shattering Jana Stolting's five-year-old course record of 19:28. 47 athletes completed the 5K.


Top Ten Males, 2013 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 5K
  1. Tim Carr17:14 ~ Chase Harris (M, 15)
  2. 18:34 ~ Tim Carr (M, 22)
  3. 19:30 ~ Caleb Harris (M, 11)
  4. 19:52 ~ Michael Houston (M, 13)
  5. 20:24 ~ Perry Waddell (M, 15)
  6. 22:12 ~ Grayson Graham (M, 14)
  7. 24:38 ~ Taylor Key (M, 16)
  8. 24:57 ~ Alex Barker (M, 12)
  9. 24:58 ~ Ken Barker (M, 65)
  10. 26:32 ~ Jason Bradshaw (M, 34)

Top Ten Female, 2013 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 5K
  1. Sheryl Rosen19:00 ~ Sheryl Rosen (F, 28)
  2. 24:45 ~ Carolyn Houston (F, 40)
  3. 28:03 ~ Paula Grollman (F, 59)
  4. 30:48 ~ Suzanne Angell (F, 47)
  5. 30:50 ~ Sarah Houston (F, 10)
  6. 32:22 ~ Leigh Anne Collins (F, 40)
  7. 32:24 ~ Heather Dismukes (F, 34)
  8. 33:48 ~ Princess Fields (F, 48)
  9. 34:06 ~ Rima Murphy (F, 43)
  10. 34:56 ~ Lisa Jan Bailey (F, 54)

Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 10K winners, 2005-2013
DateMenWomen
8 Jan 2005J P ChesserShana Martin
7 Jan 200635:59, Michael Douma43:11, Allison Eagen
6 Jan 200735:49, Jay Wallace45:39, Fran McLean
5 Jan 200835:13, David Marky47:50, Lou Ellen Jayroe
3 Jan 200935:50, Jessie Close47:44, Kirsten Baggett
2 Jan 201037:45, Joel Piotrowski51:20, Jessica Monk
8 Jan 201133:55, Rick Jennings49:15, Jessica Monk
21 Jan 201235:11, Cody Mallchok45:33, Angelina Horne
19 Jan 201337:18, Myles Gibson46:07, Juanita Chalmers


Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 5K winners, 2005-2013
DateMenWomen
8 Jan 2005Nathan NortonDebbie Wittmer
7 Jan 200619:38, Gabe Mitchell23:42, Shana Martin
6 Jan 200719:59, Steve Baxter23:39, Shana Martin
5 Jan 200818:15, Nathan Norton19:28, Jana Stolting
3 Jan 200918:40, Nathan Norton23:45, Erika Pemberton
2 Jan 201019:27, Devin Ferrell23:35, Helen Jean Thompson
8 Jan 201119:21, Davey Reynolds26:28, Carolyn Houston
21 Jan 201217:20, Luis Navarro23:30, Amber Braswell
19 Jan 201317:14, Chase Harris19:00, Sheryl Rosen


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