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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Isabella Laughton and Isaac Chambers were swift to the summit at Dueling Summits

Tallahassee, Florida's high school cross-country season began on Saturday morning, 27 August 2022, at the Dueling Summits Meet in Phipps Park. There were earlier, pre-season races, but do those really count? If you sneak into your parents room on December 21 and surreptitiously unwrap a present, that doesn't mean it's Christmas, does it?

Isabella Laughton
Isabella Laughton

So the season opened with Wakulla sophomore Isabella Laughton winning the high school girls' 5K at Dueling Summits, running 22:17. Isaac Chambers, a Lowndes junior, took first in the boys' 5K in 18:10. The Wakulla girls won the team title in their race with 35 points. The Lowndes boys likewise took home a first-place team trophy to Valdosta, Georgia, scoring 42 points.


The girls' race started at 8:00 AM. With a mile to go, Cadence Curnalia, a Thomas County Central sophomore was leading, with Wakulla's Isabella Laughton a step behind. Lowndes sophomore Kendall Johnson and Community Christian senior Teresa Meli followed. However, the final mile included a second descent down to Lake Jackson, followed by a final climb out away from the lake. After that down-and-up, the athletes had less than 400 meters to go, and Meli was leading, five seconds ahead of Johnson and Laughton. The sophomores ran down Meli on the homestretch, with Laughton getting the win in 22:17 and Johnson a close second in 22:19. Meli placed third in 22:22. Valwood junior Emma Burnett outkicked Curnalia for fourth, both runners clocked in 23:09.

Race Start
The start of the high school girls' 5K

The Wakulla girls had all five scorers in the top ten. After Laughton came junior Taylor Pfeifer (7th, 23:33), sophomore Lana Hawkins (8th, 24:06), junior Liliana Lewis (9th, 24:11), and frosh Ember Odom (10th, 24:12). That added up to 42 points and first place for Wakulla, the second year in a row that the War Eagle girls had won Dueling Summits.


Johnson and Lowndes scored 70 points, placing second in the field of thirteen teams. Led by Meli, Community Christian was third with 118 points.


Team Standings, High School Girls, 2022 Dueling Summits Cross-Country Meet
  1. Wakulla, 35
  2. Lowndes, 70
  3. Community Christian, 118
  4. Valwood, 124
  5. Lincoln, 137
  6. Rickards, 189
  7. Thomas County Central, 194
  8. Tift County, 196
  9. Altha, 227
  10. Westover, 239
  11. Blountstown, 301
  12. Grace Christian, 313
  13. Seminole County, 336

Top Ten High School Girls, 2022 Dueling Summits Cross-Country Meet
  1. 22:16.20, Isabella Laughton (Wakulla) 10
  2. 22:18.80, Kendall Johnson (Lowndes) 10
  3. 22:21.10, Teresa Meli (Community Christian) 12
  4. 23:08.50, Emma Burnett (Valwood) 11
  5. 23:08.80, Cadence Curnalia (Thomas County Central) 10
  6. 23:26.60, Ella Burnett (Valwood) 11
  7. 23:32.80, Taylor Pfeifer (Wakulla) 11
  8. 24:05.30, Lana Hawkins (Wakulla) 10
  9. 24:10.60, Liliana Lewis (Wakulla) 11
  10. 24:11.30, Ember Odom (Wakulla) 9

The boys' 5K started with a downhill charge toward Lake Jackson. Lowndes juniors Isaac Chambers and Toshiya Bass weren't at the front of that initial charge, but they were neverthless soon leading the race. After the final climb up from Lake Jackson, Chambers was on the homestretch and more than 100 meters ahead of the other runners. He maintained that position all the way to the finish line, arriving first in 18:10. Bass was second in 18:31. Bainbridge junior Jahlae Sapp held off a late challenge by Wakulla frosh Henry Lewis to take third, 18:36 to 18:37.

Isaac Chambers
Isaac Chambers

In addition to the one-two finish of Chambers and Bass, Lowndes also had another top ten finisher; senior Aaron Munger was seventh in 19:19. Lowndes remaining scorers were sophomore Dylan Chambers (14th, 19:36) and frosh Jack Sorensen (19th, 19:53), putting the Vikings first among sixteen teams with 42 points.


Lincoln was the runner-up team, scoring 67 points behind senior Joseph McLeod (10th, 19:26). The Wakulla boys scored 100 points, taking third.


Team Standings, High School Boys, 2022 Dueling Summits Cross-Country Meet
  1. Lowndes, 42
  2. Lincoln, 67
  3. Wakulla, 110
  4. Community Christian, 139
  5. Blountstown, 146
  6. Tift County, 150
  7. Rickards, 153
  8. Bainbridge, 196
  9. Thomasville, 266
  10. Thomas County Central, 278
  11. Valwood, 351
  12. Grace Christian, 365
  13. Seminole County, 372
  14. Cairo, 402
  15. North Florida Christian, 413
  16. Westover, 420

Top Ten High School Boys, 2022 Dueling Summits Cross-Country Meet
  1. 18:09.60, Isaac Chambers (Lowndes) 11
  2. 18:30.30, Toshiya Bass (Lowndes) 11
  3. 18:35.40, Jahlae Sapp (Bainbridge) 11
  4. 18:36.40, Henry Lewis (Wakulla) 9
  5. 18:51.40, Blair Golden (Tift County) --
  6. 19:00.40, Ethan Burnett (Valwood) 9
  7. 19:18.40, Aaron Munger (Lowndes) 12
  8. 19:18.50, Caden Godwin (Bainbridge) 11
  9. 19:21.60, Hunter Shuler (Blountstown) 11
  10. 19:25.30, Joseph McLeod (Lincoln) 12


Dueling Summits Cross-Country Meet High School Winners
2006 - 2022

Girls
DateTeam ChampIndividual Champ
16 September 2006Maclay, 2320:44, Laura Hempel (Rickards)
10 September 2007Maclay, 1820:36, Jana Stolting (Maclay)
15 September 2008Maclay, 3920:18, Jana Stolting (Maclay)
14 September 2009Maclay, 4321:05, Stefanie Kurgatt (Maclay)
2 October 2010West Florida Tech, 2719:23, Stefanie Kurgatt (Maclay)
8 October 2011Lincoln, 4921:16, Savana Osterbye (FSUS)
2012No meet held in 2012
31 August 2013Leon, 2720:35, Madison Harris (Wakulla)
6 September 2014Leon, 4421:09, Haleigh Martin (Wakulla)
29 August 2015Fort Walton Beach, 2421:16, Caroline Willis (Maclay)
27 August 2016Chiles, 4018:47, Alyson Churchill (Lincoln)
26 August 2017Chiles, 8018:29, Elizabeth Funderburk (Colquitt County)
25 August 2018Chiles, 2719:42, Abigail Schrobilgen (Chiles) 12
24 August 2019Chiles, 3918:52, Alyson Churchill (Chiles) 12
28 August 2021Wakulla, 2521:23, Kelly Davis (Chiles) 12
27 August 2022
Wakulla, 3522:17, Isabella Laughton (Wakulla) 10
Boys
DateTeam ChampIndividual Champ
16 September 2006Lincoln, 4216:56, Joseph Franklin (Godby)
10 September 2007Maclay, 2317:18, Whitney Strickland (NFCS)
15 September 2008Niceville, 3617:02, Whitney Strickland (NFCS)
14 September 2009Maclay, 4717:27, Patrick Swain (Maclay)
2 October 2010Lincoln, 5216:10, Jacob Slupecki (Lincoln)
8 October 2011Lincoln, 6316:55, Stanley Linton (Wakulla)
2012No meet held in 2012
31 August 2013Leon, 3416:47, Sukhi Khosla (Leon)
6 September 2014Leon, 1516:42, Sukhi Khosla (Leon)
29 August 2015Leon, 5216:38, Adam Wallenfelsz (Leon)
27 August 2016Chiles, 3216:44, Michael Phillips (Chiles)
26 August 2017Chiles, 2316:42, Michael Phillips (Chiles)
25 August 2018Chiles, 3217:01, Connor Phillips (Chiles) 12
24 August 2019Leon, 2817:11, Jackson Yarbrough (Leon) 10
28 August 2021Chiles, 2016:32, Wyatt Townsend (Chiles) 11
27 August 2022
Lowndes, 4218:10, Isaac Chambers (Lowndes) 11


The Red Hills Running Club put four runners in the top five of the middle school girls' 3K, starting with Haley Heitmeyer, who won the race by close to 100 meters. Heitmeyer, an eighth grader at Montford Middle School, ran 12:04--nearly a minute faster than her time in the 2021 Dueling Summits. Lilly Bell, a Maclay eighth-grader, finished second in 12:29.

Red Hills Running Club
Middle school girls team champs, Red Hills Running Club

The next three places belonged to Red Hills, though, with eighth-grader Savannah Stanley third in 12:46, eighth-grader Andi Vilardo fourth in 13:01, and sixth-grader Emma-Claire Tanenbaum fifth in 13:17. Red Hills third-grader Acadia Hassel finished twelfth in 14:14, giving Red Hills 24 poiints and first place in a field of ten teams.


The Maclay girls scored 34 points, taking second. Holy Comforter Episcopal school was third with 86 points behind team leader Regan Mayfield. Eighth-grader Mayfield ws thirteenth in 14:16.


Team Standings, Middle School Girls, 2022 Dueling Summits Cross-Country Meet
  1. Red Hills Running Club, 24
  2. Maclay, 34
  3. Holy Comforter Episcopal, 86
  4. Trinity Catholic, 98
  5. Bainbridge, 110
  6. Tifts, 152
  7. MacIntyre Park, 208
  8. Cornerstone, 248
  9. Thomas County, 257
  10. Whigham, 261

Top Ten Middle School Girls, 2022 Dueling Summits Cross-Country Meet
  1. 12:04.00, Haley Heitmeyer (Red Hills Running Club) 8
  2. 12:28.20, Lilly Bell (Maclay) 8
  3. 12:45.60, Savannah Stanley (Red Hills Running Club) 8
  4. 13:00.60, Andi Vilardo (Red Hills Running Club) 8
  5. 13:16.80, Emma-Claire Tanenbaum (Red Hills Running Club) 6
  6. 13:37.30, Mary Price (Maclay) 7
  7. 13:55.20, Mallory Van Leuven (Maclay) 7
  8. 14:00.90, Emerson Huggins (Bainbridge) 7
  9. 14:03.10, Ellie Mazziotta (Maclay) 8
  10. 14:06.20, Isabella Weyand (Lowndes) 8

Logan Phipps was in the lead pack after the start of the middle school boys' 3K, but he was the only one in the group who could keep up the pace. The Maclay seventh-grader's rivals all dropped back, and Phipps came home a winner in 10:50. Another seventh-grader, Fairview's Emari Thomas, was second in 11:13. Brookwood eighth-grader Wesley Warren placed third in 11:17.

Logan Phipps
Logan Phipps

A few steps behind Warren, Trinity Catholic seventh-grader James Mogg was fourth in 11:21. Trinity Catholic also had scoring performances from Knight seventh-grader Leo Perez (18th, 12:34), eighth-grader Patrick Bond (20th, 12:38), seventh-grader Asher McGrew (21st, 12:39), and sixth-grader Brody Wallace (36th, 13:12). Those five gave the Knights 66 points and the top spot among sixteen teams in the boys' race.


Lowndes was second with 74 points, led by eighth-grader William Rhoades (11th, 11:54). Maclay and Phipps tallied 96 points, placing third in the team standings.


Team Standings, Middle School Boys, 2022 Dueling Summits Cross-Country Meet
  1. Trinity Catholic, 66
  2. Lowndes, 74
  3. Maclay, 96
  4. Holy Comforter Episcopal, 114
  5. Thomas County, 114
  6. Marianna, 122
  7. MacIntyre Park, 126
  8. Bainbridge, 262
  9. Tifts, 279
  10. Whigham, 283
  11. Grace Christian, 326
  12. Christ Classical, 332
  13. Knights Running Club, 355
  14. Spring Creek, 414
  15. Cornerstone, 444
  16. Tallahassee Classical, 477

Top Ten Middle School Boys, 2022 Dueling Summits Cross-Country Meet
  1. 10:49.50, Logan Phipps (Maclay) 7
  2. 11:12.50, Emari Thomas (Fairview) 7
  3. 11:17.00, Wesley Warren (Brookwood) 8
  4. 11:20.40, James Mogg (Trinity Catholic) 7
  5. 11:25.30, Landon Reeves (Community Christian) 7
  6. 11:27.50, Travis Ephriam (Marianna) 8
  7. 11:31.90, Ethan Nicholson (Fairview) 8
  8. 11:35.00, Connor Thumm (Maclay) 8
  9. 11:38.00, Landon Heitmeyer (Unattached) 3
  10. 11:47.60, Maxwell Wester (Marianna) 8

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Saturday, June 4, 2022

Isaac Chambers throws down the fastest Break Bread Bun Run ever

Bun RunOn Saturday morning, 4 June 2022, the Break Bread Bun Run 5K returned to the streets of Valdosta, Georgia's Wood Lake neighborhood for the first time since 2019. The race came earlier in the year than usual; from 2010 to 2019 it had been a mid-July event. Isaac Chambers also made sure that it was a faster race than usual. A rising junior at Lowndes High, Chambers won the 5K in 17:36, a new record for the Break Bread Bun Run. Bella Weyand, a distance runner at Hahira Middle School, won the women's title, placing twelfth overall in 25:33.


Chambers led a prep sweep of the first three places. The runner-up spot went to Toshiya Bass, another rising junior at Lowndes High. Bass covered the 3.1 miles in 18:27. Patrick Wallace, a rising sophomore at Valdosta High, took third in 19:44.


The top master runner in the 5K was Valdosta High cross-country coach Ryan Kelly, fourth overall in 20:05. Kelly was a past champion of the Break Bread Bun Run, having won the race in 2013 and 2014. In 2014 he had set the event record of 18:19, broken in 2015 by Matthew Baun with a 17:49. Baun's mark was still standing when Chambers stepped onto the course in 2022.


Martha Mazurkiewicz was the top woman master and second female finisher, thirteenth overall in 25:40. Jamie Brown of Valdosta placed third in the women's standings, coming in seventeenth overall in 28:57.


51 athletes finished the 2022 Break Bread Bun Run 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Break Bread Bun Run 5K
  1. 17:35.3, Isaac Chambers (M, 16) Hahira, GA
  2. 18:27.0, Toshiya Bass (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  3. 19:43.4, Patrick Wallace (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  4. 20:04.2, Ryan Kelly (M, 43) Lake Park, GA
  5. 20:07.1, William Garcia (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
  6. 20:11.8, Dylan Chambers (M, 14) Hahira, GA
  7. 20:53.8, Daniel Carver (M, 37) Hahira, GA
  8. 22:49.8, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 55) Valdosta, GA
  9. 22:56.2, Connor Lites (M, 17) Hahira, GA
  10. 23:59.7, Shane Roberts (M, 51) Thomasville, GA

Top Ten Women, 2022 Break Bread Bun Run 5K
  1. 25:32.2, Bella Weyand (F, 13) Valdosta, GA
  2. 25:39.3, Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 54) Valdosta, GA
  3. 28:56.8, Jamie Brown (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
  4. 30:35.5, Ana Paula De Frgitas (F, 30) Valdosta, GA
  5. 31:21.0, Eryn Guilmette (F, 26) Lake Park, GA
  6. 32:15.3, Maggie Matheny (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
  7. 32:28.7, Lauren Rowe (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
  8. 32:34.9, Loughren Haden (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
  9. 33:39.7, Sandra Martin (F, 57) Valdosta, GA
  10. 35:29.4, Yuka Bass (F, 14) Valdosta, GA

Break Bread Bun Run 5K champions, 2010 - 2022
DateMenWomenFinishers
24 July 201018:28, Scott Gardner24:16, Nicole Kump49
23 July 201118:47, Masked Avenger23:07, Minerva Arreguin78
21 July 201218:21, Mark McLeod21:11, Alice Smoot56
20 July 201318:54, Ryan Kelly22:30, Alison Peters71
12 July 201418:19, Ryan Kelly21:20, Makenzee Page49
11 July 201517:49, Matthew Baun21:10, Erica Schloemer38
23 July 201618:58, Jackson Green23:10, Debbie Green65
22 July 201718:55, Brishen House22:58, Vanessa Spry87
21 July 201818:45, Alec Munger23:39, Brenna Clark88
20 July 201917:51, Alec Munger22:53, Sandra Griffin76
4 June 202217:36, Isaac Chambers25:33, Bella Weyand51


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Thursday, May 16, 2019

Isaac Chambers and Timmy Evans take it to the homestretch at the Valiant 5K

Valiant 5KIn 2018, Valwood School's fourth annual cross-country race was called the Homestretch 5K. When the Hahira, Georgia school hosted the fifth annual race on 11 May 2019, the name had changed to the Valiant 5K. The actual competition that Saturday morning came down to a homestretch struggle between Isaac Chambers and Timmy Evans, but Chambers proved the more valiant of the two--or at least the faster. The Hahira Middle School eighth-grader outkicked Evans for the win, 20:01 to 20:02. The women's competition wasn't nearly as close, with Pinetta, Florida master runner Tracey Cole winning by more than 250 meters, placing fifth overall in 24:15.


Matthew Herndon, a frosh-year distance runner on the Valwood track team, took third in 21:26. Jim O'Connor of Hahira was the first master runner in the race, placing fourth overall in 24:00.


Jordan Green, a sophomore on the Valwood cross-country team, took second in the women's standings and tenth overall in 25:34. Two more of Valwood's sophomore harriers, Brenna Clark and Jolie Green, were the third and fourth female finishers, placing twelfth and thirteenth overall. Clark ran 25:46 with Green close behind in 25:51.


95 athletes finished the 2019 Valiant 5K and another 46 completed a one-mile fun run. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdosta, Georgia timed the races and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Valiant 5K
  1. 20:00.8, Isaac Chambers (M, 13) Hahira, GA
  2. 20:01.1, Timmy Evans (M, 26) Valdosta, GA
  3. 21:26.0, Matthew Herndon (M, 15) Lake Park, GA
  4. 24:00.0, Jim O'Connor (M, 55) Hahira, GA
  5. 24:58.0, Karl Brown (M, 43) Valdosta, GA
  6. 24:59.2, Ethan Burnett (M, 11) Valdosta, GA
  7. 25:01.1, David Burnett (M, 43) Valdosta, GA
  8. 25:31.3, Yuta Bordes (M, 15) Hahira, GA
  9. 25:37.4, James Godbee (M, 12) Valdosta, GA
  10. 25:59.0, Eric Castor (M, 45) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Valiant 5K
  1. 24:14.2, Tracey Cole (F, 40) Pinetta, FL
  2. 25:33.9, Jordan Green (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
  3. 25:45.5, Brenna Clark (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
  4. 25:50.6, Jolie Green (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
  5. 26:18.0, Emma Burnett (F, 12) Valdosta, GA
  6. 26:47.3, Jen Henderson (F, 27) Valdosta, GA
  7. 27:29.5, Jamie Brown (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
  8. 28:54.5, Meshea Hardeman (F, 29) Hahira, GA
  9. 29:47.7, Melanie Coile (F, 37) Valdosta, GA
  10. 29:49.1, Ella Burnett (F, 12) Valdosta, GA

Valiant 5K winners, 2015 - 2019
DateMenWomenFinishers
2 May 201519:33, James Marino24:17, Madeline Castor36
7 May 201618:49, Ryan Kelly22:44, Amy Sharon51
6 May 201718:23, Cameron Watson22:07, Anne Price43
12 May 201821:11, David Burnett24:34, Kelly Lunceford61
11 May 201920:01, Isaac Chambers24:15, Tracey Cole95
From 2015 to 2018 the race was known as the Julep Jog 5K.
In 2018 the race was called the Homestretch 5K.
In 2019 the name of the race changed to the Valiant 5K.


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