On Saturday morning, 10 May 2025, cross-country running made its yearly return to The Farm north of Tallahassee, Florida in the form of the sixth annual NeSmith Way 5K. Jeremy Collier won the 3.1-mile run through the fields and forests of The Farm, running 18:04--the fastest time ever in the six-year history of the race. Georgina Hernandez was the first woman in the 5K, finishing fifteenth overall in 24:38.Collier, who finished more than 200 meters ahead of the next runner, is no stranger to cross-country running. In his junior year at Community Christian School, Collier has been racing for the school's cross-country team for the last six seasons. Jackson Rowe, second to Collier in 18:54, is likewise an experienced harrier. Rowe spent the 2024 cross-country season racing for the George Mason University Patriots after years of running for Chiles High and Montford Middle School. Abel Adams, Abel Adams, a frosh on the Leon High cross-country team, took third in 19:41. Duane Evans was the first master runner in the 5K, coming in seventh overall in 22:11.
Abigail Stephens was second in the women's division, coming in 24th overall in 27:42. Stephens is an eighth-grader and distance runner at Maclay School, just across Meridian Road from The Farm. A step or two behind Stephens, Kiersten Kinsley was the first woman master and third female finisher in the race, placing 25th overall in 27:44.
52 athletes finished the 2025 Nesmith Way 5K. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed the race.
Top Ten Men, 2025 Nesmith Way 5K
- 18:04, Jeremy Collier (M, 17)
- 18:54, Jackson Rowe (M, 19)
- 19:41, Abel Adams (M, 15)
- 19:53, Fife Duncan (M, 13)
- 21:05, Eder Juarez (M, 23)
- 21:28, Landon Heitmeyer (M, 11)
- 22:11, Duane Evans (M, 57)
- 23:42, Ben Lawson (M, 15)
- 24:03, Warren Rosenberg (M, 15)
- 24:04, Noah NeSmith (M, 14)
Top Ten Women, 2025 Nesmith Way 5K
- 24:38, Georgina Hernandez (F, 35)
- 27:42, Abigail Stephens (F, 14)
- 27:44, Kiersten Kinsley (F, 50)
- 29:19, Lacey Nichols (F, 38)
- 30:50, Sarah Lester (F, 49)
- 30:50, Scarlett Rassweiler (F, 8)
- 31:45, Brandi Keels (F, 50)
- 31:47, Debbie Peters (F, 64)
- 31:53, Tara Stafford (F, 43)
- 33:20, Lydia Kennett (F, 14)
| Nesmith Way 5K winners, 2019 - 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 11 May 2019 | 18:47, Brad Busboom | 25:53, Brandi Campbell | 45 |
| 17 July 2021 | 23:00, Anthony Walker | 24:38, Alexa Poage | 45 |
| 30 April 2022 | 18:37, Leonardo Canete | 24:27, Alexa Poage | 38 |
| 29 April 2023 | 29:11, Leonardo Canete | 37:36, Alexis Mayfield | 47 |
| 27 April 2024 | 18:18, Leonardo Canete | 20:41, Stephanie Liles-Weyant | 108 |
| 17 May 2025 | 18:04, Jeremy Collier | 24:38, Georgina Hernandez | 52 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2025 Nesmith Way 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS2b9aQx4RQIN9guCclKIFwVzCBY9ncQ55LV1jUuU_iMl6pnTKnh-1IsAyGD2ghHEYvnAfTw_c8bkYv/pubhtml
- 2024 story, “Leonardo Canete and Stephanie Liles-Weyant lead the way at the Nesmith Way 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2024/04/nesmith-2024.html
- 2019 story, “Racing the Nesmith Way 5K the Brad Busboom way”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/05/nesmith-2019.html
- Find upcoming races in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
