Showing posts with label Conservation Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Conservation Park. Show all posts

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Joel Scott and Lynne Carlson ace their tests at the School House Run

Conservation Park, Panama City Beach, FloridaThe School House Run in Panama City Beach, Florida is a trail run.


Now, the term "trail run" is not very specific. It could refer to a stroll along a manicured cart path on a very, very flat golf course. But it could also be used to describe a route that included ascents that had you on all fours, descents that had you on your tail, and a flat portion on a narrow ledge midway up the Cliffs of Insanity. So the School House Run is specifically described as "a hard, compact pea gravel and dirt run at Conservation Park."


No hills. This is Panama City Beach, after all.


But there was a slight drizzle and temperatures that encouraged sniffles at the race on Saturday morning, 18 March 2023. Those conditions didn't discourage Joel Scott, who won the eight-kilometer race by more than 200 meters, running 39:11. Master runner Lynne Carlson was the first woman in the 8K, placing third overall in 47:44.


Top Ten Athletes, Schoolhouse Run 8K
  1. 39:03, Joel Scott (M, Overall)
  2. 40:11, Caleb Goaty (M, 35-39)
  3. 47:44, Lynne Carlson (F, Overall)
  4. 56:32, Bobbilee McDonald (F, 40-44)
  5. 64:17, Jacqueline Godsey (F, 35-39)
  6. 65:10, William Nation (M, 60-64)
  7. 65:18, Jordan Horne (F, 30-34)
  8. 66:40, Elizabeth Arnold (F, 55-59)
  9. 67:23, Maureen Brown (F, 55-59)
  10. 67:24, Laura Smith (F, 30-34)

2023 School House Run entries also had an option of running five kilometers. Anthony Pignataro won the shorter race, covering the 3.1 miles of "pea gravel and dirt" in 28:02. Julia Fagan was the top woman in the 5K, running 29:56 and placing second overall.


Top Ten Athletes, Schoolhouse Run 5K
  1. 28:02, Anthony Pignataro (M, Overall)
  2. 29:56, Julia Fagan (F, Overall)
  3. 33:46, Hannah Altman (F, 20-24)
  4. 34:02, Jennifer Armstrong (F, 50-54)
  5. 37:40, Mandy Dudley (F, 55-59)
  6. 37:55, Sharlene Ram (F, 40-44)
  7. 39:11, Scott Gilbert (M, 55-59)
  8. 40:23, Erin Mason (F, 55-59)
  9. 41:43, Debbie Gregg (F, 60-64)
  10. 42:07, Lindsey Tranum (F, 35-39)

In addition to the 8K and the 5K, another seven athletes finished a one-mile fun run. Proceeds from the race benefit the Hope Kebir Primary School in Arua, Uganda, Africa.


School House Run winners, 2017 - 2023
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
29 May 20178K32:13, Kory Voelkel36:53, Andrea George75
22 September 20188K34:22, Nicolas Waddell36:25, Rory Claussen23
5K20:02, Christopher Rodriguez32:48, Mary Heath18
25 May 20198K32:51, Ivan De La Cruz35:59, Rory Claussen17
5K20:05, Luke Harris30:42, Layla Niemann15
18 March 20238K39:03, Joel Scott47:44, Lynne Carlson10
5K28:02, Anthony Pignataro29:56, Julia Fagan10

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Saturday, May 25, 2019

Young runners Ivan De La Cruz and Rory Claussen prevail at the School House Run

Conservation Park, Panama City Beach, FloridaIn Panama City Beach, Florida the 2018 School House Run had to be rescheduled in anticipation of Tropical Storm Alberto. In October of that same year, Hurricane Michael shredded the trees in Conservation Park, removing most of the shade from the course. So on the morning of the third annual School House Run--Saturday morning, 25 May 2019--the athletes had a hot, sunny eight-kilometer race to look forward to. But the best runners take the conditions as they are, and Ivan De La Cruz was the best runner that morning, winning the race in 32:51. Rory Claussen was first in the women's field, placing third overall in 35:59.


Nicolas Waddell had won the race in 2018, but this time he came in behind his older brother, Ivan, finishing runner-up in 34:35. Brandon Early was the third man across the finish line and fifth overall in 42:24.


For Claussen, it was her third time racing the School House Run and her second win. She had set a women's course record of 36:25 in the 2018 race; in 2019 she lowered that to 35:59. Adriana Adalpe was the second woman and fourth overall in 40:23, while Denise Spencer placed third on the women's side and sixth overall in 43:17.


Just a step behind Spencer, Scott Perry was the top master runner in the race and the fourth male finisher, seventh overall in 43:18. Eve Philips was the first woman master, the fourth female and ninth overall in 47:01.


Top Five Men, 2019 School House Run 8K
  1. 32:51, Ivan De La Cruz (M, Overall)
  2. 34:35, Nicolas Waddell (M, 11-14)
  3. 42:24, Brandon Early (M, 35-39)
  4. 43:18, Scott Perry (M, 55-59)
  5. 46:09, Orrin Scarborough (M, 11-14)

Top Five Women, 2019 School House Run 8K
  1. 35:59, Rory Claussen (F, Overall)
  2. 40:23, Adriana Aldape (F, 35-39)
  3. 43:17, Denise Spencer (F, 30-34)
  4. 47:01, Eve Philips (F, 55-59)
  5. 48:00, Cindy Barber (F, 40-44)

For the second year in a row, the School House Run included a 5K race in addition to the 8K main event. Luke Harris won the 5K in 20:05, while Layla Niemann was the first woman in the shorter race, placing third overall in 30:42.


Seventeen athletes finished the 8K at the 2019 School House Run, and another fifteen completed the 5K.


Top Four Men, 2019 School House Run 5K
  1. 20:05, Luke Harris (M, Overall)
  2. 26:29, Spencer Claussen (M, 11-14)
  3. 36:35, Tim Krisko (M, 40-44)
  4. 54:50, Chris Singley (M, 40-44)

Top Five Women, 2019 School House Run 5K
  1. 30:42, Layla Niemann (F, Overall)
  2. 36:40, Donna Krisko (F, 40-44)
  3. 39:57, Jennifer Hawkins (F, 25-29)
  4. 39:58, Allysa Yarbrough (F, 30-34)
  5. 40:43, Lisa Nonnenmann (F, 55-59)

School House Run winners, 2017 - 2019
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
29 May 20178K32:13, Kory Voelkel36:53, Andrea George75
22 September 20188K34:22, Nicolas Waddell36:25, Rory Claussen23
5K20:02, Christopher Rodriguez32:48, Mary Heath18
25 May 20198K32:51, Ivan De La Cruz35:59, Rory Claussen17
5K20:05, Luke Harris30:42, Layla Niemann15

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Sunday, September 23, 2018

Scholars Nicolas Waddell and Rory Claussen win the School House Run

2018 School House RunWhen it comes to the Panama City Beach, Florida School House Run, bet on the students.


Mowat Middle School schoolboy Nicolas Waddell won the second annual School House 8K in Conservation Park on Saturday morning, 22 September 2018, traversing the trails in 34:22. Another seventh-grader, local schoolgirl Rory Claussen, was the top female in the race, placing third overall in 36:25.


Seth Pietrowski, a junior on the North Bay Haven High cross-country team, finished runner-up to Waddell in 35:15. David Griffin was the fastest master runner in the race and the third male finisher, placing fourth overall in 38:36.


On the women's side, Claussen had run the inaugural School House 8K in 2017, but finished second in the women's standings to Andrea George. Claussen was back in 2018, even though she had raced just two days earlier at the Crusader Classic Cross-Country Meet in Tallahassee, Florida. That had been a three-kilometer race; the School House Run was nearly three times as far. Nevertheless, Claussen set a new Schoolhouse Run women's record with her winning 36:25. Shelle McDonald was the second woman in the race, placing twelfth overall in 48:42. Rebecca DeBell was the first woman master and third female finisher, fifteenth overall in 51:57.


Top Five Men, 2018 School House Run 8K
  1. 34:22, Nicolas Waddell (M, 11-14)
  2. 35:15, Seth Pietrowski (M, 15-19)
  3. 38:36, David Griffin (M, 55-59)
  4. 42:10, Donald Rogers (M, 45-49)
  5. 42:19, Sean Blomquist (M, 40-44)

Top Five Women, 2018 School House Run 8K
  1. 36:25, Rory Claussen (F, 11-14)
  2. 48:42, Shelle McDonald (F, 35-39)
  3. 51:57, Rebecca DeBell (F, 50-54)
  4. 56:20, Tracie Newman (F, 60-64)
  5. 57:50, Carol Benson (F, 50:54)

New at the 2018 School House Run was a 5K race. Chris Rodriguez won the shorter event in 20:02, while Mary Heath was the first woman in the 5K. Heath placed sixth overall in 32:48.


Top Five Men, 2018 School House Run 5K
  1. 20:02, Christopher Rodriguez (M, )
  2. 23:57, Mark McCarra (M, 50-54)
  3. 28:04, Bob Schafer (M, 60-64)
  4. 28:38, Josh Reams (M, 40-44)
  5. 28:41, Spencer Claussen (M, 11-14)

Top Five Women, 2018 School House Run 5K
  1. 32:48, Mary Heath (F, )
  2. 34:11, Maryanne McQueeney (F, 60-64)
  3. 40:32, Melanie Conner (F, 45-49)
  4. 46:44, Shannon White (F, 35-39)
  5. 55:04, Maria Iracheta (F, 60-64)

The 2018 School House Run very nearly didn't happen. The event was originally scheduled for Memorial Day, 28 May 2018, but had to be scrubbed due to the threat of severe weather. Happily, the races were rescheduled for Saturday, 22 September 2018, when 23 athletes finished the 8K and another 18 completed the 5K.


School House Run winners, 2017 - 2018
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
29 May 20178K32:13, Kory Voelkel36:53, Andrea George75
22 September 20188K34:22, Nicolas Waddell36:25, Rory Claussen23
5K20:02, Christopher Rodriguez32:48, Mary Heath18

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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Ashley and Turner, Mosley and Arnold, are 2017 Bay County Cross-Country champs

In Bay County, Florida Bay District high schools Mosley, Arnold, Rutherford, and Bay each field cross-country teams, as does North Bay Haven Charter Academy. Two or more of those Bay County schools meet several times during the cross-country season. It's only at the Bay County Cross-Country Championships, though, that you'll find those schools and no others competing on the trails. The five teams convened for their annual championship on Tuesday morning, 10 October 2017, hosted by Arnold at Conservation Park in Panama City Beach. Mosley won the team title in the girls' 5K race, with Arnold frosh Marisa Ashley taking individual honors in 19:05. Arnold was the top team in the boys' 5K, a race won by Arnold senior Blake Turner in 17:40.

Marisa Ashley
Marisa Ashley

Competition commenced with the girls' 5K, scheduled for 8:30 AM. Throughout the 2017 season, whenever Arnold and Mosley were at a meet it was a smart bet that Arnold frosh Marisa Ashley and Mosley senior Ella Swigler would be the first two Bay County girls. That wisdom held for the County Championships, as Ashley took first in 19:05 and Swigler second in 19:58. Arnold senior Kaia Stevenson placed third in 22:39.


Arnold had a third runner in the top ten when sophomore Stephanie Lindig finished eighth in 27:00. Mosley, however, put four runners in the top ten--Swigler, juniors Catherine MacLean (5th, 24:54) and Rebecca Salazar (6th, 26:19), and frosh Hanna Altman (7th, 26:24). Frosh Leah Smith (19th, 29:58) completed Mosley's scoring, giving the team a narrow 39 to 41 victory over Arnold. Led by junior Darby Bennett (4th, 24:21), Rutherford was third with 55 points. North Bay Haven placed fourth with 77.


Girls' Team Standings, 2017 Bay County Cross-Country Championships
  1. Mosley, 39
  2. Arnold, 41
  3. Rutherford, 55
  4. North Bay Haven, 77

Top Ten Girls, 2017 Bay County Cross-Country Championships
  1. 19:04.99, Marisa Ashley (Arnold) 9
  2. 19:57.47, Ella Swigler (Mosley) 12
  3. 22:38.08, Kaia Stevenson (Arnold) 12
  4. 24:20.91, Darby Bennett (Rutherford) 11
  5. 24:53.52, Catherine MacLean (Mosley) 11
  6. 26:18.79, Rebecca Salazar (Mosley) 11
  7. 26:23.01, Hannah Altman (Mosley) 9
  8. 27:00.00, Stephanie Lindig (Arnold) 10
  9. 27:06.32, Mary Granducci (Rutherford) 10
  10. 27:14.02, Audrey Richardson (North Bay Haven) 12

Arnold senior Blake Turner didn't quite win the boys' 5K by 200 meters, but his 17:40 winning time put him almost that far ahead. Arnold junior Mason Bennett was second in 18:16, and Rutherford junior Delrico Pearson was third in 18:42.

Blake Turner
Blake Turner

Arnold also got scoring efforts from sophomore Alex Kendall (7th, 20:33) and juniors Brandon Hunter (12th, 21:11) and Cyrus Garringer (16th, 22:06), giving the team 38 points and victory. North Bay Haven, led by senior Bryce Johnston (5th, 19:39), was second with 56 points. Rutherford edged Mosley for third, 70 to 73. Bay was fifth with 131 points.


Boys' Team Standings, 2017 Bay County Cross-Country Championships
  1. Arnold, 38
  2. North Bay Haven, 56
  3. Rutherford, 70
  4. Mosley, 73
  5. Bay, 131

Top Ten Boys, 2017 Bay County Cross-Country Championships
  1. 17:39.98, Blake Turner (Arnold) 12
  2. 18:15.82, Mason Bennett (Arnold) 11
  3. 18:41.11, Delrico Pearson (Rutherford) 11
  4. 19:25.62, Eric Reid (Rutherford) 12
  5. 19:38.41, Bryce Johnston (North Bay Haven) 12
  6. 19:48.73, Matthew Conkel (Mosley) 12
  7. 20:32.58, Alex Kendall (Arnold) 10
  8. 20:45.10, Chad Forgue (North Bay Haven) 11
  9. 20:46.90, Seth Pietrowski (North Bay Haven) 10
  10. 20:57.81, Kaden Jones (Mosley) 9

The Bay County Championship heralds the coming of the post-season and the state championship series. Arnold, Rutherford, Bay, and North Bay Haven will tangle again during the opening round of the state championship series in the class 2A District 1 meet at the Callaway Recreational Complex on Wednesday, 25 October 2017. Mosley's quest for a spot at the State Final starts at the class 3A District 2 meet, scheduled for Saturday, 28 October 2017, at the old Bay Dunes Golf Course.


Miles and Minutes, LLC, of Tallahassee, Florida timed the 2017 Bay County Cross-Country Championship.


Bay County Cross-Country Championship winners, 2012 - 2017
Boys
DateTeam ChampIndividual Champ
23 October 2011
24 October 2012Mosley, 3916:03, Aaron Jane (Mosley) 11
16 October 2013Mosley, 2316:42, Aaron Jane (Mosley) 12
2014
15 October 2015Arnold, 3517:13, Ethan Mines (Mosley) 12
13 October 2016Rutherford, 3317:14, Alix Gennette (Rutherford) 12
10 October 2017Mosley, 3919:05, Marisa Ashley (Arnold) 9
Girls
DateTeam ChampIndividual Champ
23 October 2011
24 October 2012Arnold, 2819:00, Mikayla Hodges (Arnold) 12
16 October 2013Rutherford, 3719:49, Michaela Ashley (Arnold) 10
2014
15 October 2015Mosley, 3020:33, Michaela Ashley (Arnold) 12
13 October 2016Rutherford, 3621:08, Zeana Guirey (Rutherford) 12
10 October 2017Arnold, 3817:40, Blake Turner (Arnold) 12


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Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Holtery and McConnell prevail on the trails at the Anchors Away 6K

2017 Anchors Away 6KStarting in 2012, the Bay County Championship High School Cross-Country Meet moved to newly-opened Conservation Park in Panama City Beach, Florida. Andy Holtery runs cross-country for an Okaloosa County School, Niceville, so he never had an opportunity to race in the park during the Bay County Meet. But on Saturday morning, 3 June 2017, the sixth annual Anchors Away 6K was held in Conservation Park, a race not restricted to Bay County harriers. Holtery had his chance. The Niceville rising senior made the most of it, winning the six-kilometer run on park trails in 23:51. Master runner Rebecca McConnell was the women's champ, placing twelfth overall in 30:05.


Hector Espino was the fastest master runner in the Anchors Away 6K, placing second overall in 24:16. Master runner Dan Station edged Joel Jason for third overall, 25:11 to 25:16.


Master runner Autumn Peters was second in the women's standings and fifteenth overall in 31:40. Amy Kantner and master runner Debbie Chitwood had a close race for the third spot in the women's rankings, but Kantner prevailed, 31:57 to 32:00. Kantner and Chitwood finished sixteenth and seventeenth overall.


91 athletes finished the 2017 Anchors Away 6K. Proceeds of the race benefit Anchorage Children's Home. Gulf Coast Race Timing of Panama City, Florida timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Anchors Away 6K
  1. 23:50.53, Andy Holtery (M, 16)
  2. 24:15.53, Hector Espino (M, 48)
  3. 25:10.53, Dan Station (M, 53)
  4. 25:15.53, Joel Jason (M, 34)
  5. 27:26.53, Ross Clemons (M, 52)
  6. 27:31.53, David Griffin (M, 55)
  7. 28:30.53, Warren Clifton (M, 44)
  8. 28:46.53, Declan Houchins (M, 13)
  9. 29:09.53, Reginald White (M, 50)
  10. 29:25.53, Sean Blomquist (M, 41)

Top Ten Women, 2017 Anchors Away 6K
  1. 30:04.53, Rebecca McConnell (F, 42)
  2. 31:39.53, Autumn Peters (F, 42)
  3. 31:56.53, Amy Kantner (F, 27)
  4. 31:59.53, Debbie Chitwood (F, 50)
  5. 32:22.53, Shelle McDonald (F, 113)
  6. 32:31.53, Christine Lamia (F, 54)
  7. 33:54.53, Amilia Almosara (F, 36)
  8. 34:52.53, Erin Anderson (F, 31)
  9. 34:56.53, Carly Wellhausen (F, 32)
  10. 35:06.53, Kelly Vance (F, 28)

Anchors Away 6K winners, 2012 - 2017
DateMenWomenFinishers
23 June 201222:15, Ryan Lutes27:12, Michaela Ashley109
22 June 201323:21, Sam Blackman29:58, Melissa Neild95
28 June 201422:56, Paul Stevenson26:50, Jessica Berschwinger76
27 June 201520:55, Sam Meredith29:00, Tracie Hough89
4 June 201623:54, Mason Bennett29:41, Deanna Jimison105
3 June 201723:51, Andy Holtery30:05, Rebecca McConnell91


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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Voelkel and George earn top grades at the School House Run

The School House Run, contested on Memorial Day Morning, 29 May 2017, was 8000 meters long. Putting nearly 500 of those meters between himself and the next runner, Indiana native Kory Voelkel won the race in 32:13. Andrea George captured the women's crown, placing eighth overall in 36:53. 75 athletes finished the not-quite-five-mile race through Conservation Park in Panama City Beach, Florida.


Stephen Beaupre was the first master runner in the School House Run, coming in second overall in 34:11. Matthew Kidd was third in 34:21 and Andrew Connell fourth in 34:50.


Eleven-year-old Rory Claussen was second in the women's standings and eleventh overall in 37:54. Amee Rudolph was the third woman and eighteenth overall in 39:39, Evelyn Adams the fourth woman and twentieth overall in 41:10. Eve Phillips was the top woman master and fifth female finisher, 24th overall in 42:02.


All proceed of the race went to benefit the Nyakadando Primary School Clean-Water Project in Uganda, Africa. The school is trying to raise funds to build a well.


Top Ten Men, 2017 School House Run 8K
  1. 32:13, Kory Voelkel (M, Overall)
  2. 34:11, Stephen Beaupre (M, 50 – 54)
  3. 34:21, Matthew Kidd (M, 35 – 39)
  4. 34:50, Andrew Connell (M, 35 – 39)
  5. 35:04, Frank McKenzie (M, 50 – 54)
  6. 36:00, David Griffin (M, 55 – 59)
  7. 36:14, Ivan Cruz (M, 15 – 19)
  8. 37:11, Carl Adams (M, 20 – 24)
  9. 37:29, Mark McCarra (M, 50 – 54)
  10. 38:05, Doug Adams (M, 20 – 24)

Top Ten Women, 2017 School House Run 8K
  1. 36:53, Andrea George (F, Overall)
  2. 37:54, Rory Claussen (F, 11 – 14)
  3. 39:30, Amee Rudolph (F, 30 – 34)
  4. 41:10, Evelyn Adams (F, 15 – 19)
  5. 42:02, Eve Phillips (F, 50 – 54)
  6. 42:24, Susan McKenzie (F, 50 – 54)
  7. 42:58, Nina Dolin (F, 25 – 29)
  8. 44:18, Brandi Rowell (F, 40 – 44)
  9. 44:37, Shelle McDonald (F, 35 – 39)
  10. 45:58, Celia Rudolph (F, 35 – 39)

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