Ethan Mines goes 16:34, Rory Claussen 20:22 in the Race Judicata 5K

The last spring semester final exam at the University of Alabama wrapped up 2:00 PM on Friday, 4 May 2018. That left plenty of time for, say, an undergraduate from the Panama City, Florida area to make it home for the Saturday morning start of the 33rd annual Race Judicata 5K--perhaps an undergraduate such as sophomore computer science student Ethan Mines. Mines was certainly at the Race Judicata on 5 May 2018--he won the 5K in 16:34. Twelve-year-old Rory Claussen of the Shaldera Track Club won the women's title for the second year in a row, placing third overall in 20:22. It wasn't quite as fast as the 19:43 Claussen posted at the Worm Gruntin' Festival 5K three weeks earlier, but it was fast enough to get her across the finish line nearly 800 meters ahead of the next runner in the women's competition.


Mines' winning time was the fastest at the Race Judicata since 2010, when Chris Hough won the race in 16:27. At 17:58, the runner-up spot went to Walter Spangler IV--not to be confused with master runner Walter Spangler III, who was seventeenth overall in 24:58. The fastest master runner in the race was Mike O'Brien; O'Brien was fourth overall and third in the men's standings at 21:56. Spencer Claussen of the Shaldera Track Club was the fourth male and fifth overall in 22:36.


Liz Quindon was the runner-up on the women's side, placing thirteenth overall in 24:12. Petra Blevins took third in the women's standings and sixteenth overall in 24:35. Debbie Chitwood was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, nineteenth overall in 25:29.


70 athletes finished the 2018 Race Judicata 5K. The race was hosted by the Bay County Bar Association as a benefit for the Shaldera Track Club of Panama City.


Top Ten Men, 2018 Bay County Race Judicata 5K

1. 16:34, Ethan Mines (M, Overall)
2. 17:58, Walter Spangler IV (M, 30-34)
3. 21:56, Mike O'Brien (M, Overall)
4. 22:36, Spencer Claussen (M, 11-14)
5. 22:55, Quinn Larson (M, 11-14)
6. 22:56, Thomas Lubeck (M, 20-24)
7. 22:58, Doug Smith (M, Grandmaster)
8. 22:59, Tracey Burch (M, 45-49)
9. 23:32, Cody Appling (M, 30-34)
10. 23:53, Brad Yates (M, 30-34)

Top Ten Women, 2018 Bay County Race Judicata 5K

1. 20:22, Rory Claussen (F, Overall)
2. 24:12, Liz Guindon (F, 35-39)
3. 24:35, Petra Blevins (F, 30-34)
4. 25:29, Debbie Chitwood (F, Master)
5. 25:39, Lyia Miles (F, 45-49)
6. 26:14, Leslie Brett (F, 25-29)
7. 26:39, Amanda Appling (F, 30-34)
8. 26:49, Carly Wellhausen (F, 35-39)
9. 27:08, Margaret Mahalak (F, Grandmaster)
10. 28:44, Rebecca Debell (F, 50-54)

Recent Winners of the Bay County Race Judicata 5K
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
1 May 2004	18:31, Kyle Morris	20:45, Amber Miller	38
30 April 2005
2 May 2009
1 May 2010	16:27, Chris Hough	20:30, Michaela Ashley
30 April 2011	17:30, Nathan Spradley	21:12, Michaela Ashley
5 May 2012	18:27, Jordan Lance	21:04, Amy Mann
4 May 2013	19:47, Tyler Barr	21:54, Amy Mann
3 May 2014
2 May 2015	18:36, Justin Williams	22:11, Kristin Ader	49
30 April 2016	19:30, Jacob Slaughter	23:02, Edna Hunter	32
6 May 2017	18:36, Adrian Alford	21:51, Rory Claussen	64
5 May 2018	16:34, Ethan Mines	20:22, Rory Claussen	70

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Bay County Race Judicata 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRL4KgpICzZMx21NkFzDP26GKi1NogJNo1Dt8jfGeCvV6GV6785OkAx8CWW5BkjcmK4UwkibJHDsz9C/pubhtml
  
  
• 2017 story, “Alford and Claussen present a winning case at Bay County's Race Judicata 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/05/pc-judicata-2017.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Spradley, Ashley add to their laurels at Race Judicata 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/pc-judicata-2011.html
  
  
• Find your next race in Panama City or anywhere else within 100 miles of Tallahassee
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2267

Mosley Dolphins Mines and Swigler repeat at Strides For Scholars

Once you've won a race, what do you do for an encore?


That was Ethan Mines' problem on Saturday morning, 27 February 2016, at the Strides For Scholars 5K in Panama City, Florida. The Mosley High senior had already won the 2015 edition of the annual race. How do you improve on that? Mines' solution was to not only win the race again, but to also set a new event record of 16:19, breaking the old record of 16:38 set by Jordan Lance in 2013.


Mosley sophomore Ella Swigler came to the starting line with a similar problem; she had won the Strides For Scholars 5K women's title in 2014 and 2015. However, Swigler had already set the women's record for the event, a 19:35 she ran in her first win in 2014. So at the 2016 race, Swigler settled for chalking up her third win in a row in the women's division, placing seventh overall in 21:28.


Mosley wasn't the only Bay County school represented in the 5K. Rutherford High senior Corey Pilson finished second overall, running 17:44. The 3.1-mile race wasn't limited to high school athletes, either. Tracey Burch proved that; the Panama City master runner was third overall in 18:46.


Mosley High senior Erin France edged Kim Allan 23:40 to 23:42 for second in the women's standings; the two athletes placed 17th and 18th overall. Allan was the top woman master in the race.


333 athletes finished the 2016 Strides For Scholars 5K, with another 14 completing a one-mile fun run. The event raises funds to benefit the Take Stock In Children scholarship and mentoring program for local children. The next Strides For Scholars is scheduled for Saturday morning, 25 February 2017.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Strides For Scholars 5K

1. 16:19 ~ Ethan Mines (M, Open)
2. 17:44 ~ Corey Pilson (M, 15–19)
3. 18:46 ~ Tracey Burch (M, 45–49)
4. 20:47 ~ Ivan DeLaCruz (M, 10–14)
5. 20:52 ~ Jared Sylvester (M, 15–19)
6. 21:12 ~ Alan Swigler (M, 60–64)
7. 21:31 ~ Tyson Marlow (M, 15–19)
8. 21:50 ~ Mike Barr (M, 55–59)
9. 22:22 ~ Nicolas Waddell (M, 10–14)
10. 22:45 ~ Nicholas Musser (M, 15–19)

Top Ten Women, 2016 Strides For Scholars 5K

1. 21:28 ~ Ella Swigler (F, Open)
2. 23:40 ~ Erin France (F, 15–19)
3. 23:42 ~ Kim Allan (F, 45–49)
4. 23:52 ~ Savannah Suggs (F, 15–19)
5. 24:14 ~ Jeanette Swigler (F, 45–49)
6. 25:42 ~ Sue Cottrill (F, 50–54)
7. 25:59 ~ Debbie Chitwood (F, 45–49)
8. 26:23 ~ Krystal Sheeran (F, 30–34)
9. 26:42 ~ Pam Owen (F, 55–59)
10. 26:52 ~ Ann Talkington (F, 50–54)

Strides For Scholars 5K winners, 2012 - 2016
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
25 February 2012	17:44, Slade Ward	21:36, Katie Carroll	356
23 February 2013	16:38, Jordan Lance	24:36, Kathryn Underall	208
15 February 2014	18:28, Corey Pilson	19:35, Ella Swigler	307
28 February 2015	16:55, Ethan Mines	20:54, Ella Swigler	411
27 February 2016	16:19, Ethan Mines	21:28, Ella Swigler	333

Links

• Complete results of Bay Education Foundation's 2016 Strides For Scholars 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dDGDjQCgeLIRlsS9eZe8i4q7bzGBcJUj-zAbuIzCsrg/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 story, “Mosley Dolphins Mines and Swigler do some fast striding at Strides For Scholars”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/03/strides-for-scholars-2015.html
  
  
• Bay Education Foundation
  http://www.bayeducationfoundation.org/
  
  
• Find upcoming races benefiting education and other causes on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1628

Ethan Mines and Michaela Ashley were the fastest of the flock at the Ram Run

With Alabama's Dothan High adding a bit of interstate flavor, Rutherford's annual Ram Run cross-country meet returned to the Callaway Recreational Center in Springfield, Florida, for a fifth year. Mosley High won the girls title, with Arnold senior Michaela Ashley taking top individual honors in 20:26. In the boys' race Cottondale was the top team while Mosley senior Ethan Mines ran 17:08 for the win.


After an open/junior varsity race at 8:30 AM, the meet got down to business at 9:15 with the high school girls' 5K. Arnold High's Michaela Ashley was still in the same zip code as the rest of the field when she crossed the finish line, but just barely. Ashley was close to 300 meters ahead of the next runner when she finished in a winning 20:26. Mosley sophomore Ella Swigler was second in 21:44, and Rutherford junior Zeana Guirey third in 22:28.


Led by Swigler's runner-up finish, Mosley added points from seniors Erin France (11th, 23:48), Tyra Williams (13th, 23:56), Samantha Stroup (14th, 24:10), and Amy Jones (18th, 25:12) to score 54 points and win the meet. Behind their top scorer, eighth-grader Macy Benton (4th, 22:35), the Dothan girls bettered Rutherford by a single point, 81 to 82, to take second in the eight-team field.


Girls' Team Standings, 2015 Rutherford Ram Run

1. Mosley, 54
2. Dothan, 81
3. Rutherford, 82
4. Arnold, 89
5. North Bay Haven, 119
6. Blountstown, 127
7. Cottondale, 151
8. Bay, 176

Top 15 Girls, 2015 Rutherford Ram Run

1. 20:25.63 ~ Michaela Ashley (Arnold) 12
2. 21:43.81 ~ Ella Swigler (Mosley) 10
3. 22:27.98 ~ Zeana Guirey (Rutherford) 11
4. 22:34.22 ~ Macy Benton (Dothan) 8
5. 22:35.91 ~ Chelsee Cook (Blountstown) 11
6. 22:39.11 ~ Sophia Dorr (Arnold) 12
7. 23:22.43 ~ Summer Hill (Blountstown) 11
8. 23:23.91 ~ Diana Compean (Cottondale) 7
9. 23:34.34 ~ Rylee Waters (Wewahitchka) 10
10. 23:45.98 ~ Darby Bennett (Rutherford) 9
11. 23:47.79 ~ Erin France (Mosley) 12
12. 23:48.03 ~ Abby Armstrong (Dothan) 8
13. 23:55.34 ~ Tyra Williams (Mosley) 12
14. 24:09.83 ~ Samantha Stroup (Mosley) 12
15. 24:20.35 ~ Banton Keira (North Bay Haven) 8

The high school boys raced at 10:00 AM. Mosley senior Ethan Mines won the 5K in 17:08, a comfortable 80 meters ahead of runner-up Mason Bennett. Bennett, an Arnold frosh, was busy trying to hold off Cottondale junior Garry Barnes. The two finished just a few steps apart in 17:26 and 17:28.


Barnes was soon joined by the rest of Cottondale's scorers--junior Michael Black (11th, 19:31), sophomore Will Price (18th, 19:55), frosh Blayton See (20th, 19:58), and frosh Mason Jones (26th, 20:33). Those five gave Cottondale 78 points and first place in a field of nine teams. Mosley was second with 95 points. Led Rutherford senior Corey Pilson (4th, 17:48), the Rams totaled 104 points to edge Arnold (107) and Blountstown (109) for third.


Boys' Team Standings, 2015 Rutherford Ram Run

1. Cottondale, 78
2. Mosley, 95
3. Rutherford, 104
4. Arnold, 107
5. Blountstown, 109
6. Dothan, 133
7. Wewahitchka, 143
8. North Bay Haven, 158
9. Bay, 177

Top 15 Boys, 2015 Rutherford Ram Run

1. 17:07.25 ~ Ethan Mines (Mosley) 12
2. 17:25.27 ~ Mason Bennett (Arnold) 9
3. 17:27.64 ~ Garry Barnes (Cottondale) 11
4. 17:47.19 ~ Corey Pilson (Rutherford) 12
5. 18:02.49 ~ Jesse Boyd (Blountstown) 10
6. 18:10.74 ~ Elijah Sarmiento (Wewahitchka) 11
7. 18:22.18 ~ Trevor Berry (Arnold) 12
8. 18:42.20 ~ Blake Turner (Arnold) 10
9. 18:47.53 ~ Tyveon Tharp (Dothan) 12
10. 18:52.11 ~ Ben Stansell (Dothan) 12
11. 19:30.37 ~ Michael Black (Cottondale) 11
12. 19:34.08 ~ Koby Mundy (North Bay Haven) 11
13. 19:34.53 ~ Enrique Nandho (Blountstown) 9
14. 19:42.20 ~ Ethan Shover (Rutherford) 9
15. 19:47.55 ~ Eric Reid (Rutherford) 10

Rutherford Ram Run Team Champions, 2011 - 2015
Date	Boys	Girls
24 September 2011	Mosley, 51 points	South Walton, 46 points
22 September 2012	Marianna, 39	Arnold, 33
21 September 2013	Mosley, 66	Crestview, 32
4 October 2014	Fort Walton Beach, 26	Fort Walton Beach, 31
26 September 2015	Cottondale, 78	Mosley, 54

Rutherford Ram Run Individual Champions, 2011 - 2015
Date	Boys	Girls
24 September 2011	17:34, Jacob Leuze (South Walton) 12	20:11, Mikayla Hodges (Arnold) 11
22 September 2012	16:44, Hunter Potts (Graceville) 12	20:11, Michaela Ashley (Arnold) 9
21 September 2013	17:08, Sean White (Choctawhatchee) 11	20:38, Shelby Lindsay (Choctawhatchee) 9
4 October 2014	16:23, Trey LaNasa (Fort Walton Beach) 12	19:23, Maddie Fulmer (South Walton) 11
26 September 2015	17:08, Ethan Mines (Mosley) 12	20:26, Michaela Ashley (Arnold) 12

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Rutherford Ram Run, courtesy of Miles & Minutes, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17t-kefMM3azFD6VkdagWAomHgTp6jdxzcqU8HFWZ7sQ/pubhtml
  
  
• 2014 story, “LaNasa and Fulmer romp at the Ram Run”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/10/ram-xc-run-2014.html
  
  
• Find the next animal-themed cross-country run on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1514

A big morning for Niceville at the Dolphin Dash

Mosley senior Ethan Mines won the boys' 5K race at his school's seventh annual Dolphin Dash Cross Country Meet, running 17:15. Other than that victory, though, it was a day for Niceville. Niceville won the girls' team title and the boys' team title, and Niceville junior Claire Crist won the girls' 5K in 19:23. Niceville even dominated the junior varsity 5K, with Eagle junior Addison Burkett winning in 19:25 and Niceville runners taking eleven of the first twelve places.


Really, people are going to stop inviting Niceville to their parties.


Competition started at the Lynn Haven Recreation Center in Lynn Haven, Florida, at 8:30 AM with the girls' 5K. Claire Crist took first for Niceville in 19:23, but the next three places also went to Eagles--senior Claudia Howes (2nd, 19:56), sophomore Hannah Schneidewind (3rd, 20:22), and sophomore Ally Woodward (4th, 20:34). Taking fifth in 20:35, Choctawhatchee junior Shelby Lindsay broke the Niceville monopoly on the top places. But the team competition was over when Niceville sophomore Ciara Coger crossed the line eighth in 21:08, giving the Eagles a near-perfect 18 points and the win. Choctawhatchee was second in the twelve-team field with 69 points. Crestview, led by the seventh-place 20:44 of senior Allison Ammons, took third with 96 points.


Team Standings, High School Girls, 2015 Dolphin Dash

1. Niceville, 18
2. Choctawhatchee, 69
3. Crestview, 96
4. Wakulla, 116
5. Mosley, 120
6. Arnold, 172
7. Rutherford, 189
8. Marianna, 238
9. Blountstown, 252
10. Bay, 285
11. Franklin County, 361

Top Ten High School Girls, 2015 Dolphin Dash

1. 19:22.16 ~ Claire Crist (Niceville) 11
2. 19:55.64 ~ Claudia Howes (Niceville) 12
3. 20:21.14 ~ Hannah Schneidewind (Niceville) 10
4. 20:33.30 ~ Ally Woodard (Niceville) 10
5. 20:34.80 ~ Shelby Lindsay (Choctawhatchee) 11
6. 20:39.11 ~ Haleigh Martin (Wakulla) 11
7. 20:43.72 ~ Allison Ammons (Crestview) 12
8. 21:07.24 ~ Ciara Coger (Niceville) 10
9. 21:25.71 ~ Diana LaFollette (Niceville) 11
10. 21:39.86 ~ Shawna Lindsay (Choctawhatchee) 11

Running for the host school, Mosley, Ethan Mines won the boys 5K in 17:15, finishing a little more than 30 meters ahead of the runner-up, Choctawhatchee junior Matt Roehrig (17:23). Then came the Niceville runners. The Eagles took the next three places with seniors Jared Herzog (3rd, 17:35) and Jason Nodjomian (4th, 17:45) followed by sophomore Jack Johnson (5th, 17:50). Senior Elijah Schneidewind (8th, 17:58) made it four runners in the top ten for Niceville, and Austin Thompson (12th, 18:23) completed the scoring for the Eagles--giving them 32 points and the top spot in a field of eleven teams. Led by senior Matt Kannapel (7th, 17:51), Crestview took second with 92 points. Wakulla was third with 107 points behind their top finisher senior Evan Guarino (17th, 18:50).


Team Standings, High School Boys, 2015 Dolphin Dash

1. Niceville, 32
2. Crestview, 92
3. Wakulla, 107
4. Choctawhatchee, 122
5. Arnold, 126
6. Mosley, 172
7. Wewahitchka, 176
8. Blountstown, 179
9. Rutherford, 213
10. Franklin County, 25
11. North Bay Haven, 293

Top Ten High School Boys, 2015 Dolphin Dash

1. 17:14.33 ~ Ethan Mines (Mosley) 12
2. 17:22.36 ~ Matthew Roehrig (Choctawhatchee) 11
3. 17:34.52 ~ Jared Herzog (Niceville) 12
4. 17:44.41 ~ Jason Nodjomian (Niceville) 12
5. 17:49.39 ~ Jack Johnson (Niceville) 10
6. 17:49.59 ~ Noah Lleva (Choctawhatchee) 10
7. 17:51.00 ~ Matt Kannapel (Crestview) 12
8. 17:57.27 ~ Elijah Schneidewind (Niceville) 12
9. 17:59.61 ~ Corey Pilson (Rutherford) 12
10. 18:08.84 ~ Elijah Sarmiento (Wewahitchka) 11

Individual champs, Mosley Dolphin Dash, 2009 - 2015
Date	Boys	Girls
17 October 2009	16:35, Gabe Holguin (Bay)	21:22, Sydney Newsom (Mosley)
16 October 2010	16:55, Dieumy Duclos (Godby)	21:08, Bria Upshur (West Florida Tech)
15 October 2011	16:45, Stanley Linton (Wakulla)	20:08, Mikayla Hodges (Arnold)
13 October 2012	16:34, Charles Shackelford (Fort Walton Beach)	18:54, Emma Rudman (Fort Walton Beach)
28 September 2013	16:36, Connor Daughton (Maclay)	19:09, Madison Harris (Wakulla)
10 September 2014	16:13, Trey LaNasa (Fort Walton Beach)	19:42, Emma Rudman (Fort Walton Beach)
5 September 2015	17:15, Ethan Mines (Mosley)	19:23, Claire Crist (Niceville)

Team champs, Mosley Dolphin Dash, 2009 - 2015
Date	Boys	Girls
17 October 2009	Arnold, 43 points	Mosley, 15 points
16 October 2010	Arnold, 65	West Florida Tech, 18
15 October 2011	Crestview, 67	Wakulla, 51
13 October 2012	Fort Walton Beach, 15	Fort Walton Beach, 22
28 September 2013	Maclay, 44	Crestview, 60
10 September 2014	Fort Walton Beach, 23	Fort Walton Beach, 33
5 September 2015	Niceville, 32	Niceville, 18

Links

• Complete results of Mosley's 2015 Dolphin Dash, courtesy of Miles and Minutes, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11HOdBLdA2RbChcnQPFfWfubKgkIiHZka7vsgZVDjAvo/pubhtml
  
  
• 2014 story, “LaNasa and Rudman lead a Fort Walton Beach sweep at the Dolphin Dash”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/09/dolphin-dash-2014.html
  
  
• Find a future opportunity to race with aquatic mammals on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1474

Cool wins for Mines and Johnson at Chipley's Hot Trot

On 23 April 2015 Ethan Mines was a high school junior running the 3200 for the Mosley Dolphins at the Region 1 track meet. On 5 September 2015 Mines will be a senior racing for Mosley in the Dolphin Dash cross-country meet. Between those two dates, on Saturday morning, 27 June 2015, Mines was in Chipley, Florida, winning the 37th annual Hot Trot 5K road race by more than 150 meters. Mines's time for the 3.1-mile run through the streets of Chipley was 17:16. Chris Keegan, a member of Fort Rucker's Army Ten-Mile team, finished runner-up in 17:49. Two other Fort Rucker athletes took the next two places, Alex Carpenter in 18:28 and John Janigian in 18:42. Baker, Florida, athlete was the top master runner in the race, placing fifth overall in 19:28.


Marianna, Florida, athlete Kristi Johnson was running fourth in the women's field early in the Hot Trot 5K, then moved up, taking the lead at about the halfway point. Chipley master runner Jennifer Strickland challenged Johnson for that lead twice during the last mile of the race, but Johnson held her off, winning the women's title in 22:39 and placing 14th overall. Strickland edged another Chipley runner, Toby Murray, for the second women's spot, 22:45 to 22:46. Strickland and Murray were 15th and 16th overall. 17th overall went to the fourth female finisher, Eden Keene of Enterprise, Alabama. Keene finished the race in 23:04.


106 athletes finished the 2015 Hot Trot 5K. The race was the opening event of the Saturday program of the Panhandle Watermelon Festival.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Hot Trot 5K

1. 17:16 ~ Ethan Mines (M, 17) Panama City, FL
2. 17:49 ~ Christopher Keegan (M, 31) Fort Rucker, AL
3. 18:28 ~ Alex Carpenter (M, 23) Fort Rucker, AL
4. 18:42 ~ John Janigian (M, 23) Fort Rucker, AL
5. 19:28 ~ Bob Walker (M, 44) Baker, FL
6. 20:14 ~ Mark Clements (M, 38) Alford, FL
7. 20:24 ~ Ivan Cortes (M, 34) Marianna, FL
8. 20:28 ~ Dale Thomas (M, 51) Taylor, AL
9. 20:51 ~ Eric Bernard (M, 35) Dothan, AL
10. 21:25 ~ Mark McCarra (M, 50) Grand Ridge, FL

Top Ten Women, 2015 Hot Trot 5K

1. 22:39 ~ Kristi Johnson (F, 37) Marianna, FL
2. 22:45 ~ Jennifer Strickland (F, 40) Chipley, FL
3. 22:46 ~ Toby Murray (F, 39) Chipley, FL
4. 23:04 ~ Eden Keene (F, 33) Enterprise, AL
5. 23:47 ~ Kelsey Bernard (F, 29) Dothan, AL
6. 24:42 ~ Nadine Finn (F, 33) Lake Worth, FL
7. 25:14 ~ Nina Korges (F, 56) Enterprise, AL
8. 25:26 ~ Sarah Earley (F, 13) DeFuniak Springs, FL
9. 25:27 ~ Kimberly Floyd (F, 36) Enterprise, AL
10. 26:06 ~ Andrea Crews (F, 27) Chipley, FL

Winners of the Chipley, Florida, Hot Trot, 1979 - 2014
Date	Men	Women
23 June 1979	Freddy Carly
21 June 1980	32:34 ~ Lee Fidler	39:10 ~ Dolly Jill Harrison
20 June 1981	31:24 ~ Carlton Law	38:55 ~ Laura Ledbetter
19 June 1982	15:46 ~ Keith Lee	17:51 ~ Judy Stokely
18 June 1983	15:23 ~ David Parker	19:49 ~ Donna Duty
30 June 1984	15:31 ~ David Parker	19:32 ~ Donna Duty
29 June 1985	15:10 ~ Paul Buchanan	21:11 ~ Lisa Weldon
28 June 1986	15:50 ~ David Parker	20:00 ~ Donna Duty
27 June 1987	15:20 ~ James Frazier	20:02 ~ Lisa Kutschera
25 June 1988	15:36 ~ Paul Buchanan	21:19 ~ Marty Kirkland
24 June 1989	14:52 ~ Matt Parker	20:25 ~ Marty Kirkland
23 June 1990	15:53 ~ Matt Dobson	19:52 ~ Donna Duty
29 June 1991	15:36 ~ Matt Dobson	18:45 ~ Angela Crook
27 June 1992	15:23 ~ Matt Dobson	20:33 ~ Lou Ellen Eaddy
26 June 1993	16:34 ~ Sam Graves	19:51 ~ Lou Ellen Eaddy
25 June 1994	16:25 ~ Sam Graves	21:03 ~ Donna Duty
24 June 1995	16:11 ~ Matt Parker	21:46 ~ Lou Ellen Eaddy Jayroe
29 June 1996	16:03 ~ Paul Hough	21:00 ~ Lou Ellen Jayroe
28 June 1997	15:54 ~ Myles Gibson	17:52 ~ Sarah Kramer
27 June 1998	16:25 ~ Tracy Burch	22:23 ~ Marty Kirkland
26 June 1999	15:48 ~ Matt Dobson	20:52 ~ Virginia Hayden
24 June 2000	16:22 ~ Matt Dobson	21:48 ~ Terri Gray
23 June 2001	15:28 ~ Matt Dobson	22:20 ~ Lou Ellen Jayroe
29 June 2002	15:38 ~ Matt Dobson	20:22 ~ Tricia Snyder
28 June 2003	15:25 ~ Matt Dobson	21:52 ~ Teresa Lafleur
26 June 2004	15:49 ~ Matt Dobson	22:22 ~ Piper Stockman
25 June 2005	17:57 ~ Sam Fernandez	21:37 ~ Debbie Wittmer
24 June 2006	15:56 ~ Matt Dobson	22:03 ~ Lauren Eschbach
23 June 2007	16:25 ~ Matt Dobson	22:32 ~ Sara Jackson
28 June 2008	16:22 ~ Matt Dobson	21:48 ~ Terri Gray
27 June 2009	16:38 ~ Matt Dobson	22:08 ~ Katrina Bokenfohr
26 June 2010	18:41 ~ Chris Neal	19:42 ~ Masie Stromenger
25 June 2011	16:37 ~ Matt Dobson	22:52 ~ Kristina Bennett
24 June 2012	17:21 ~ Jordan Green	21:02 ~ Brittny Johnson
29 June 2013	16:36 ~ David Seymour	21:01 ~ Alex Dixon
28 June 2014	16:20 ~ Hunter Potts	23:31 ~ Victoria Taylor
27 June 2015	17:16 ~ Ethan Mines	22:39 ~ Kristi Johnson
From 1979 to 1981 the Hot Trot was a 10K race. From 1982 onward it was a 5K. A huge thank you to Larry Dykes for delving into the archives of the Dothan Runners to find the names and times of the Hot Trot champions from 1980 to 2010.

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Hot Trot 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OKbpn00vePyrjD40FKTujha7ZkWOjMqCVgpMHdsXiUM/pubhtml
  
  
• 2014 story, “Blazing! Potts and Taylor winners at Hot Trot”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/06/hot-trot-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Seymour and Dixon heat the streets at 35th Hot Trot 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/hot-trot-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Green and Johnson cross Georgia to win Chipley's Hot Trot 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/06/hot-trot-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Dobson and Bennett turn the heat on the competition at the Hot Trot”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/06/hot-trot-2011.html
  
  
• Map of Chipley's 2015 Hot Trot 5K course
  http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/104231371
  
  
• Melons, peanuts, corn, cucumbers--if there's a run for it, you'll find it here
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

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Mosley Dolphins Mines and Swigler do some fast striding at Strides For Scholars

In road racing, you should be safe from competition from high school distance runners during track season, right? Well, don't bet on it. February may be high school track season in Florida, but Mosley High athletes Ethan Mines and Ella Swigler were at the fourth annual Strides For Scholars 5K in Panama City, Florida, on Saturday morning, 28 February 2015. Mines, a junior for the Dolphins, won the race in 16:55. Swigler, a frosh, was the first female finisher, coming in fifth overall in 20:54. Maybe Mines and Swigler just love learning--the race was a benefit for the Bay Education Foundation, an organization promoting excellence in public education in Bay County, Florida.


Mines won the race by more than half a kilometer. His time of 16:55 was just off the course record of 16:37, set by Jordan Lance as an Arnold High sophomore in 2013. Master runner Tracey Burch took second in 19:08, and Mosley junior Jared Sylvester was third in 19:42. Master runner Timothy Loomis took fourth in 20:26.


On the women's side, Ella Swigler already had the event record, a 19:35 that she had run in the 2014 Strides For Scholars 5K. Swigler's 20:54 in the 2015 race was good enough to put her more than 600 meters ahead of the next woman finisher and successfully defend her title. Ashley French was second in the women's standings, finishing 23rd overall in 24:06. The top woman master runner in the race was Sharon Westfall-Loomis, the fifth female finisher and 29th overall in 25:11.


411 athletes finished the 2015 Strides For Scholars 5K, the most in the four-year history of the annual race.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Strides For Scholars 5K

1. 16:55 ~ Ethan Mines (M, 15-19)
2. 19:08 ~ Tracey Burch (M, 45-49)
3. 19:42 ~ Jared Sylvester (M, 15-19)
4. 20:26 ~ Timothy Loomis (M, 45-49)
5. 21:03 ~ Alan Swigler (M, 60-64)
6. 21:20 ~ Todd Brister (M, 35-39)
7. 21:28 ~ Doug Smith (M, 50-54)
8. 21:40 ~ Gabriel Nunez (M, 15-19)
9. 21:46 ~ Deshon Johnson (M, 15-19)
10. 21:55 ~ Brad Breeden (M, 25-29)

Top Ten Women, 2015 Strides For Scholars 5K

1. 20:54 ~ Ella Swigler (F, 15-19)
2. 24:06 ~ Ashley French (F, 30-34)
3. 24:19 ~ Michelle Waldrip (F, 30-34)
4. 24:48 ~ April Hantzis (F, 30-34)
5. 25:11 ~ Sharon Westfall-Loomis (F, 45-49)
6. 25:12 ~ Gabrielle Krajniak (F, 15-19)
7. 25:23 ~ Tyra Williams (F, 15-19)
8. 26:17 ~ Sandi Lang (F, 50-54)
9. 26:35 ~ Madison Harbuck (F, 15-19)
10. 26:36 ~ Lori Hast (F, 45-49)

Strides For Scholars 5K winners, 2012 - 2015
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
25 February 2012	17:44, Slade Ward	21:36, Katie Carroll	356
23 February 2013	16:38, Jordan Lance	24:36, Kathryn Underall	208
15 February 2014	18:28, Corey Pilson	19:35, Ella Swigler	307
28 February 2015	16:55, Ethan Mines	20:54, Ella Swigler	411

Links

• Complete results of Bay Education Foundation's 2015 Strides For Scholars 5K
  http://www.bayeducationfoundation.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=PKqb6sp7x4c%3d&tabid=118&mid=586
  
  
• “Mosley with the clean sweep! Overall 5k winners Ethan Mines and Ella Swigler beat out 200 other runners!”
  https://twitter.com/MosleyTrack/status/571706886275371008
  
  
• Bay Education Foundation
  http://www.bayeducationfoundation.org/
  
  
• Find upcoming races benefiting education and other causes on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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