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Saturday, December 14, 2019

Ryan Kelly and Tracey Cole finish the Valdosta running year with Ugly Sweater 5K wins

VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5KAfter 2016, the New Year's Eve 5K disappeared from the Valdosta, Georgia running scene, leaving the Valdosta-Lowndes Parks and Recreation Authority's Ugly Sweater 5K as the year's racing finale for the city. On Saturday morning, 14 December 2019, the fourth annual Ugly Sweater 5K brought another year of distance running competition to a close in the Azalea City. Lake Park, Georiga master runner Ryan Kelly won that curtain call event by over 300 meters, running 19:48. Tracey Cole, a Pinetta, Florida master runner, was the first woman in the race for the second straight year, coming in third overall in 23:47.


Ruben Pule of Valdosta took the runner-up spot with a 21:17. Valdosta's Brennan Gallagher placed third in the men's standings and fifth overall in 25:04.


Kiley Matheson, a junior on the Lowndes High cross-country team, took second in the women's standings and fourth overall in 24:53. Hahira, Georgia master runner Libra Moses-Holland was the third woman and ninth overall in 26:55.


37 athletes finished VLPRA's 2019 Ugly Sweater 5K. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K
  1. 19:47.5, Ryan Kelly (M, 41) Lake Park, GA
  2. 21:16.9, Ruben Pule (M, 24) Valdosta, GA
  3. 25:03.2, Brennan Gallagher (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
  4. 25:14.5, Michael Giuilmette (M, 57) Lake Park, GA
  5. 25:34.6, Harrison Whitman (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
  6. 26:30.0, Leland Thompson (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
  7. 27:54.4, Mark Ellis (M, 57) Valdosta, GA
  8. 30:27.7, Dennis Gatchell (M, 68) Cheyenne, WY
  9. 31:19.4, Colton Braswell (M, 8) Hahira, GA
  10. 38:23.9, Jeremy Kanapaux (M, 28) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K
  1. 23:46.7, Tracey Cole (F, 40) Pinetta, FL
  2. 24:52.5, Kiley Matheson (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
  3. 26:54.5, Libra Moses-Holland (F, 43) Hahira, GA
  4. 28:44.1, Dinah Casey (F, 62) Jasper, GA
  5. 29:16.3, Lacy Lane (F, 21) Valdosta, GA
  6. 29:42.2, Reomona Thomas (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
  7. 30:34.7, Heather Kelly (F, 41) Lake Park, GA
  8. 30:53.2, Delleese Collins (F, 42) Valdosta, GA
  9. 31:33.5, Amy Braswell (F, 44) Hahira, GA
  10. 32:06.9, Carol Stojakovich (F, 59) Hahira, GA

VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K winners, 2016 - 2019
DateMenWomenFinishers
24 December 201618:17, Caleb Watson21:46, Gracie Woods50
23 December 201717:49, Andrew Elam22:27, Tara McFarland96
15 December 201818:33, David Degon23:48, Tracey Cole42
14 December 201919:48. Ryan Kelly23:47, Tracey Cole37


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Saturday, September 21, 2019

Ruben Pule and Tracey Cole march to wins at the Georgia Military College Valdosta 5K

Bulldog MascotSaturday, 21 September 2019, was another third Saturday in September, so it was the day of another Georgia Military College Valdosta 5K. Ruben Pule won the sixth annual race, covering the 3.1 miles in 21:05. Pinetta, Florida master runner Tracey Cole took the women's title, placing third overall in 24:11.


At 22:00, William Lowe of Wellborn, Florida was runner-up in the 5K. Erik Zajdel of Ray City, Georgia was the first male master, third in the men's standings, and fourth overall in 24:40.


Valdosta's Traci Ferris took second in the women's standings and fifth overall in 24:40. Another Valdosta athlete, Jamie Brown, was the third female finisher and seventh overall in 25:58.


50 athletes finished the 2019 Georgia Military College Valdosta 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Georgia Military College Valdosta 5K
  1. 21:04.7, Ruben Pule (M, 24) Valdosta, GA
  2. 21:59.1, William Lowe (M, 35) Wellborn, FL
  3. 24:39.3, Erik Zajdel (M, 42) Ray City, GA
  4. 25:40.9, Paul Brown (M, 46) Valdosta, GA
  5. 28:56.7, Charles Wright (M, 43) Valdosta, GA
  6. 29:06.9, Russ Henry (M, 49) Valdosta, GA
  7. 30:47.4, Chip Boyett (M, 70) Valdosta, GA
  8. 31:24.4, Kently Bedford (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
  9. 35:42.4, Solomon Arrington (M, 42) Valdosta, GA
  10. 37:04.2, Bob Bowen (M, 76) Nashville, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Georgia Military College Valdosta 5K
  1. 24:10.2, Tracey Cole (F, 40) Pinetta, FL
  2. 24:39.9, Traci Ferris (F, 37) Valdosta, GA
  3. 25:57.1, Jamie Brown (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
  4. 26:28.8, Linda Reinhard (F, 57) Valdosta, GA
  5. 27:12.7, Heather Patrick (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
  6. 28:43.0, Karina Amundson (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
  7. 29:14.3, Tamika Kinchen (F, 30) ,
  8. 29:57.1, Robin Cartright (F, 42) Thomasville, GA
  9. 31:09.2, Keia Arrington (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
  10. 31:21.3, Sheri Swader (F, 44) Lake Park, GA

Georgia Military College Valdosta 5K winners, 2014 - 2019
DateMenWomenFinishers
28 June 201418:50, Ryan Kelly22:25, Danielle Jarnagin60
27 June 201522:26, Billy Taylor22:17, Anne Price56
25 June 201618:38, Dan Butzin26:02, Katie Presler73
24 June 201719:10, Morgan Bolmer22:08, Vanessa Spry78
15 September 201818:49, Brandon Vigil26:43, Jacinta Howell48
21 September 201921:05, Ruben Pule24:11, Tracey Cole50


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Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Nevin Swanson and Tracey Cole were on fire at the Blaze The Day 5K

They came to Valdosta, Georgia. They came from the north, they came from the south. They came on Saturday morning, 24 August 2019, for the fourteenth annual Blaze The Day 5K.


From the north--Douglas, Georgia--Nevin Swanson came to win the race, finishing 200 meters ahead of the next runner in 19:42. From the south--Pinetta, Florida--master runner Tracey Cole came to capture the women's title, placing fifth overall in 23:48.


Only a week before his Blaze The Day win, Swanson, a high school frosh, had finished his first cross-country race as a Coffee High Trojan. Swanson's victory made it the second year in a row that a Coffee harrier had won the race--Trojan sophomore Cameron Watson was the 2018 Blaze The Day champ. Behind Swanson, Valdosta's Quin McGlamery outkicked Chad Northcutt of Quitman, Georgia for the runner-up spot, 20:34 to 20:35. Jim O'Connor of Hahira, Georgia was the fastest master runner in the 5K, placing fourth overall in 21:08.


Tracey Cole, the first overall woman, was also the first woman master. Thomasville, Georgia master runner Catherine Jones took second in the women's standings, placing eleventh overall in 26:51. Master runner Pollyanna Bass of Pavo, Georgia was the third woman and twelfth overall in 26:58.


54 athletes finished the 2019 Blaze The Day 5K. The race was a fundraiser for the Valdosta State University Blazer cross-country teams. Each participating athlete received a Valdosta State Cross-Country bumper sticker, a way for them to display their support for the program. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Blaze the Day 5K
  1. 19:41.2, Nevin Swanson (M, 14) Douglas, GA
  2. 20:34.0, Quin McGlamery (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
  3. 20:34.3, Chad Northcutt (M, 35) Quitman, GA
  4. 21:07.4, Jim O'Connor (M, 56) Hahira, GA
  5. 24:33.1, Jackson Dampier (M, 13) Marietta, GA
  6. 25:27.6, Zeb Fletcher (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  7. 25:47.6, David Pollock (M, 55) Tifton, GA
  8. 26:23.8, Chris Fricks (M, 36) Valdosta, GA
  9. 26:47.8, Jim Tully (M, 72) Lamont, FL
  10. 26:58.2, Wesley Heruska (M, 43) Hahira, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Blaze the Day 5K
  1. 23:47.7, Tracey Cole (F, 40) Pinetta, FL
  2. 26:50.5, Catherine Jones (F, 60) Thomasville, GA
  3. 26:57.3, Pollyanna Bass (F, 47) Pavo, GA
  4. 27:41.9, Maggie Gregory (F, 15) Quitman, GA
  5. 28:44.6, Kirsten McLean (F, 16) Baxley, GA
  6. 29:20.7, Julia Ryan (F, 19) Valdosta, GA
  7. 29:32.2, Karina Amundson (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
  8. 29:58.3, Nanci Scheetz (F, 71) Madison, FL
  9. 31:08.0, Brittney McDaniel (F, 17) Adel, GA
  10. 31:21.0, Denise Lomibao (F, 28) Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University Community 5K champions, 2006 - 2019
DateMenWomen
19 August 200616:54, Derek Storbeck20:06, Melissa Daugherty
18 August 200716:58, John Seppala20:12, Jana Grygarova
23 August 200817:17, Austin McDonald20:12, Jordanne Helton
22 August 200916:15, Christopher Rice20:03, Ashley McGee
21 August 201016:40, Christopher Rice20:13, Sarah Turner
20 August 201117:03, Christopher Rice20:23, Jordanne Helton
25 August 201216:33, Christopher Rice20:22, Jessie Usry
24 August 201320:04, Colin Prinsloo21:55, Alice Smoot
23 August 201420:13, Shaundon Moore22:33, Carsen Pastirik
29 August 201518:22, Greg George22:04, Anne Price
27 August 201618:00, Jackson Green21:47, Alice Smoot
26 August 201719:00, Ryan Kelly22:22, Vanessa Spry
25 August 201817:16, Cameron Watson18:37, Ann Centner
24 August 201919:42, Nevin Swanson23:48, Tracey Cole


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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Ryan Kelly and Tracey Cole were exceptional in the Super Dad 5K

If you run a 5K road race faster than anyone else in the field, you're the winner. If you do it while pushing your two sons in a stroller, you're a dad. Ryan Kelly checked off both of those boxes on Saturday morning, 15 June 2019, winning Valdosta Main Street's inaugural Super Dad 5K on the streets of Valdosta, Georgia. A cross-country coach at Valdosta High, Kelly ran the 3.1-mile race in 19:44. Pinetta, Florida master runner Tracey Cole was the first woman in the race, placing fourteenth overall in 23:53.


Kelly was also the first master runner in the race, held on the day before Father's Day. Carl Hook of Valdosta took second behind Kelly in 20:05. Hahira, Georgia athlete Nicholas Roberts was third in 20:27.


Josie Long of Warner Robins, Georgia placed second in the women's standings and 23rd overall in 26:08. Tifton, Georgia's Maria Camacho was the third woman and 26th overall in 27:09.


The race started and finished in front of the Georgia Beer Company--"a Georgia Beer Co. COLD Beer when you cross the finish line!" was one of the advertised enticements for the race, one that many dads must have appreciated. It's unknown how many availed themselves of the brew, but 103 athletes finished the 2019 Super Dad 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Super Dad 5K
  1. 19:43.6, Ryan Kelly (M, 40) Lake Park, GA
  2. 20:04.6, Carl Hook (M, 33) Valdosta, GA
  3. 20:26.6, Nicholas Roberts (M, 37) Hahira, GA
  4. 20:35.9, Colin Prinsloo (M, 33) Hahira, GA
  5. 20:45.0, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 52) Valdosta, GA
  6. 20:59.9, Justus Tanner (M, 14) Hahira, GA
  7. 22:07.1, Rick Martin (M, 58) Clarksville, TN
  8. 22:29.1, William Lowe (M, 35) Wellborn, FL
  9. 22:35.7, Amaury Lopez (M, 29) Valdosta, GA
  10. 22:57.0, William Garcia (M, 16) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Super Dad 5K
  1. 23:52.4, Tracey Cole (F, 40) Pinetta, FL
  2. 26:07.3, Josie Long (F, 23) Warner Robins, GA
  3. 27:08.5, Maria Camacho (F, 24) Tifton, GA
  4. 27:21.4, Selena Curfman (F, 14) Hahira, GA
  5. 27:28.6, Victoria Garcia (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
  6. 27:35.1, Heather Patrick (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
  7. 27:59.4, Brianna Prinsloo (F, 32) Hahira, GA
  8. 28:49.8, Catherine Moody (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
  9. 29:06.3, Jennifer Findley (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
  10. 29:26.2, Emma Register (F, 13) Valdosta, GA

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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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Sunday, April 28, 2019

Alec Munger and Tracey Cole lead at Lake Park

Three months after Saturday morning, 27 April 2019, it's likely that Alec Munger will be starting his junior year cross-country season at Lowndes High in Valdosta, Georgia. But on 27 April 2019 itself, Munger was a few miles south of Valdosta in Lake Park, Georgia winning the inaugural Calvary 5K. Racing on roads rather than trails, Munger went the 3.1 miles in 17:15. Tracey Cole, a master runner from Pinetta, Florida, was the first woman in the race, placing fourth overall in 23:21.

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Lake Park's own Justin Tracy finished runner-up in the Calvary 5K, coming in just over a hundred meters behind the winner in 17:40. Fourteen-year-old Aaron Munger of Valdosta, Georgia took third in 21:35. Billy Taylor, a 70-year-old Valdosta athlete, was the first male master in the 5K, placing fifth overall and fourth in the men's standings at 24:20.


Valdosta master runner Galen Mirate was the second woman in the race, eighth overall in 32:04. Ashley Thompson of Valdosta was the third female finisher and fourteenth overall in 34:22.


51 athletes finished the 2019 Calvary 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services for the first-year race.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Calvary 5K
  1. 17:15.0, Alec Munger (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  2. 17:40.0, Justin Tracy (M, 24) Lake Park, GA
  3. 21:34.3, Aaron Munger (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
  4. 24:19.6, Billy Taylor (M, 70) Valdosta, GA
  5. 26:01.1, James Cazares (M, 26) Valdosta, GA
  6. 26:27.8, Ken Taylor (M, 59) Valdosta, GA
  7. 33:26.0, Taylor Douglas (M, 10) Lake Park, GA
  8. 33:26.2, Hunter Boyd (M, 9) Valdosta, GA
  9. 33:55.9, Garrett Dowling (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
  10. 34:07.1, Dylan Carr (M, 13) Lake Park, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Calvary 5K
  1. 23:20.5, Tracey Cole (F, 40) Pinetta, FL
  2. 32:03.8, Galen Mirate (F, 63) Valdosta, GA
  3. 34:21.6, Ashley Thompson (F, 27) Valdosta, GA
  4. 35:01.9, Ginny Howell (F, 29) Lake Park, GA
  5. 35:08.1, Victoria Cazares (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
  6. 37:11.4, Melissa Cowart (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
  7. 39:53.2, Annie Eilders (F, 17) Hahira, GA
  8. 41:40.5, Wendi O'Neal (F, 50) Quitman, GA
  9. 42:44.0, Brooke Dowling (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
  10. 44:07.1, Kayla Boyd (F, 32) Valdosta, GA

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Sunday, March 24, 2019

Run More? Rick Mazurkiewicz and Tracey Cole run fast in Valdosta

Over a hundred athletes met at Convenant Bapist Church in Valdosta, Georgia on Saturday morning, 23 March 2019, for the church's "Run More, One Less" 5K. First in that field was Valdosta master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz, who covered the 3.1-mile course in a winning 20:19. Tracey Cole of Pinetta, Florida was the first woman in the race, finishing fifth overall in 23:13.


Runner-up in the 5K was Ethan Grenat, an eighth-grader at Valdosta's Open Bible Christian School. William Garcia, a sophomore on the Lowndes High cross-country team, took third in 22:43.


Hahira, Georgia's Dawn Durkin was the first woman master and the second female finisher in the 5K, placing fourteenth overall in 26:12. Sara Taylor of Valdosta was third in the women's standings and seventeenth overall in 26:45.


114 athletes finished Covenant Baptist Church's 2019 "Run More, One Less" 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 "Run More, One Less" 5K
  1. 20:18.5, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 52) Valdosta, GA
  2. 21:53.3, Ethan Grenat (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
  3. 22:42.3, William Garcia (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  4. 23:06.8, Benjamin McLeod (M, 32) Hahira, GA
  5. 24:01.4, Billy Carson Taylor (M, 70) Valdosta, GA
  6. 24:02.3, Tito Ontiveros-Garcia (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
  7. 24:16.4, Robert Cummings (M, 34) Valdosta, GA
  8. 24:33.0, Dustin Gibbs (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
  9. 24:36.4, Jeremy Colson (M, 43) Hahira, GA
  10. 24:53.6, Karl Brown (M, 43) Alapaha, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 "Run More, One Less" 5K
  1. 23:13.0, Tracey Cole (F, 39) Pinetta, FL
  2. 26:11.2, Dawn Durkin (F, 40) Hahira, GA
  3. 26:44.8, Sara Taylor (F, 24) Valdosta, GA
  4. 27:09.8, Karina Amundson (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
  5. 27:37.3, Meshea Hardeman (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
  6. 29:31.6, Sherri Welch (F, 53) Hahira, GA
  7. 29:32.4, Jeni McLeod (F, 29) Hahira, GA
  8. 29:41.3, Jennifer Caruana (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
  9. 30:29.9, Grace Woods (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
  10. 30:30.3, Erin Dodson (F, 38) Hahira, GA

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Monday, February 18, 2019

Not burnin' love, but Blazin' Love for Cameron Watson and Tracey Cole in Valdosta

VSC Cross Country 1975By Saturday morning, 16 February 2019, not only was Saint Valentine's Day over, and all the chocolate that had gone on sale the next day had been gobbled up. Love was still in the air, though, and the Blazin' Love 5K was on the roads of Valdosta, Georgia. Cameron Watson won the fourth annual race, covering the 3.1 miles in 17:16. Tracey Cole of Pinetta, Florida was the first woman across the finish line, placing fourteenth overall in 23:39.


A Douglas, Georgia athlete, Watson is a sophomore on the Coffee High cross-country squad. Running for the Trojans, he won the class 6A Region 1 boys' race during the 2018 season. The cross-country connection was fitting; the Blazin' Love 5K is a benefit for the Valdosta State University cross-country program.


Justin Tracy of Lake Park, Georgia took the runner-up spot in the 5K, running 17:29. Tanner Reid, a first-year Valdosta State University student and recent alum of the Perry High cross-country team, nabbed third with a 17:43. Lake Park's Ryan Kelly, the cross-country coach at Valdosta High, was the fastest master runner in the race, placing fourth overall in 18:56.


Martha Mazurkiewicz was the top woman master in the 5K and the second female finisher, eighteenth overall in 24:30. A Valdosta runner, Mazurkiewicz is a cross-country coach at Lowndes High. The next two runners in the women's standings were just a few steps behind Mazurkiewicz--Maryann Rowe (19th, 24:33) and Natalie Chandler (20th, 24:38). Both Rowe and Chandler are junior-year athletes on the Berrien County High cross-country team.


82 athletes finished the 2019 Blazin' Love 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Blazin' Love 5K
  1. 17:15.4, Cameron Watson (M, 16) Douglas, GA
  2. 17:28.4, Justin Tracy (M, 24) Lake Park, GA
  3. 17:42.6, Tanner Reid (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
  4. 18:55.2, Ryan Kelly (M, 40) Lake Park, GA
  5. 20:07.0, Daniel Carver (M, 34) Hahira, GA
  6. 20:31.0, Nick Roberts (M, 37) Hahira, GA
  7. 20:32.5, Scott Murray (M, 48) Kennesaw, GA
  8. 20:39.8, Richard Mazurkiewicz (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
  9. 21:49.9, Andrew Elam (M, 20) Valdosta, GA
  10. 21:52.9, David Delgado (M, 39) Hahira, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Blazin' Love 5K
  1. 23:38.1, Tracey Cole (F, 39) Pinetta, FL
  2. 24:29.7, Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
  3. 24:32.8, Maryann Rowe (F, 16) Adel, GA
  4. 24:38.0, Natalie Chandler (F, 16) Nashville, GA
  5. 24:49.9, Lauren Bewley (F, 37) Valdosta, GA
  6. 25:52.3, Mary Sue Thompson (F, 36) Moultrie, GA
  7. 26:32.9, Shannon Emanuel (F, 31) Ray City, GA
  8. 27:03.9, Victoria Garcia (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
  9. 27:20.1, Alyssa Eisert (F, 18) Jacksonville, FL
  10. 27:32.4, Catherine Moody (F, 14) Valdosta, GA

Blazin' Love 5K winners, 2016 - 2019
DateMenWomenFinishers
13 February 201615:39, Connor Dalrymple19:36, Tyra Holloway123
11 February 201715:53, Jaison Morning18:47, Tyra Holloway134
10 February 201815:47, Jaison Morning23:23, Kelly Lunceford48
16 February 201917:16, Cameron Watson23:39, Tracey Cole82


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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

No gnarly knitwear for David Degon and Tracey Cole at the Ugly Sweater 5K

VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5KBy Saturday morning, 15 December 2018, a patch of ugly weather had blown past Valdosta, Georgia. So in Freedom Park, on soaked pavement under clearing skies, the Ugly Sweater 5K was on. David Degon of Valdosta won the third annual event, edging master runner Ryan Kelly for the title, 18:33 to 18:38. Tracey Cole of Pinetta, Florida was the first woman in the 3.1-mile race, placing sixth overall in 23:48.


Valdosta's Chris Bess too third in 21:27, with Rafael Balleza of Jennings, Florida fourth in 21:55. William Garcia, a sophomore on the Lowndes High cross-country team, came in fifth in 22:48.


Fourteen-year-old Valdosta athlete Victoria Garcia was runner-up in the women's competition, placing eleventh overall in 25:52. Bianca Yanez of Valdosta was third in the women's standings and fourteenth overall in 28:20. Valdosta's Karina Amundson inched past Tammy Curran of Tifton for the top woman master spot, 28:20 to 28:21. Fifteenth and sixteenth overall, Amundson and Curran were the fourth and fifth female finishers.


42 athletes finished VLPRA's 2018 Ugly Sweater 5K. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2018 VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K
  1. 18:32.9, David Degon (M, 26) Valdosta, GA
  2. 18:37.8, Ryan Kelly (M, 40) Lake Park, GA
  3. 21:26.9, Chris Bess (M, 24) Valdosta, GA
  4. 21:54.6, Rafael Balleza (M, 29) Jennings, FL
  5. 22:47.4, William Garcia (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  6. 24:25.7, Billy Taylor (M, 69) Valdosta, GA
  7. 24:42.5, David Pollock (M, 54) Tifton, GA
  8. 25:03.1, Leif Horn (M, 14) Hahira, GA
  9. 25:25.0, Cody Scarboro (M, 27) Melbourne, FL
  10. 26:05.4, Wayne Kountis (M, 59) Tifton, GA

Top Ten Women, 2018 VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K
  1. 23:47.3, Tracey Cole (F, 39) Pinetta, FL
  2. 25:51.9, Victoria Garcia (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
  3. 28:19.2, Bianca Yanez (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
  4. 28:20.9, Karina Amundson (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
  5. 28:29.8, Tammy Curran (F, 46) Tifton, GA
  6. 28:50.4, Bridget Deen (F, 45) Tifton, GA
  7. 29:04.8, Heather Kelly (F, 40) Lake Park, GA
  8. 31:27.0, Lauren Rowe (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
  9. 31:33.2, Carol Stojakovich (F, 58) Hahira, GA
  10. 32:48.9, Bernotta Linder (F, 27) Valdosta, GA

VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K winners, 2016 - 2018
DateMenWomenFinishers
24 December 201618:17, Caleb Watson21:46, Gracie Woods50
23 December 201717:49, Andrew Elam22:27, Tara McFarland96
15 December 201818:33, David Degon23:48, Tracey Cole42


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