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Monday, May 19, 2025

Brandon Reyes and Jennifer McQuade take the Troopers For The Coopers 5K

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Racing on the Valdosta, Georgia campus of Lowndes High, Brandon Reyes took first in the Troopers For The Coopers 5K on Saturday morning, 17 May 2025, posting a winning time of 18:18. Valdosta master runner Jennifer McQuade was the first woman in the race, placing ninth overall in 24:20.


The 5K may have been run at Lowndes High, but the winner, Brandon Reyes, is an alumnus of the Valdosta High cross-country team, having finished his senior season for the Wildcats during 2024. But the runner-up was a Lowndes High Viking--frosh River Thurston. Thurston earned second with an 18:32. Noah Howington, a sophomore on the Highland Christian cross-country team, was third in 19:51. Thomasville, Georgia's Shane Roberts was the first master runner in the race, coming in seventh overall in 22:41.


Gracie DeFelice of Hahira, Georgia took second in the women's standings and eleventh overall in 24:52. At 26:37, Valdosta's Kaylee Daugherty was the third woman and 21st overall.


127 athletes finished the 2025 Troopers For The Coopers 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2025 Troopers For The Coopers 5K
  1. 18:17.8, Brandon Reyes (M, 18) Lake Park, GA
  2. 18:31.5, River Thurston (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  3. 19:40.3, Noah Howington (M, 16) Hahira, GA
  4. 20:07.2, Mikael Bohn (M, 35) Hahira, GA
  5. 22:10.3, Russ Marshall (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
  6. 22:36.9, David Jones (M, 29) Valdosta, GA
  7. 22:40.5, Shane Roberts (M, 54) Thomasville, GA
  8. 23:04.8, Dean Duncan (M, 60) Valdosta, GA
  9. 24:48.2, Andrew Adams (M, 23) Valdosta, GA
  10. 24:58.2, Sawyer Moore (M, 12) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2025 Troopers For The Coopers 5K
  1. 24:19.6, Jennifer McQuade (F, 46) Valdosta, GA
  2. 24:51.3, Gracie DeFelice (F, 19) Hahira, GA
  3. 26:36.7, Keylee Daugherty (F, 19) Valdosta, GA
  4. 27:48.9, Karsyn Strickland (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
  5. 28:57.8, Suzanne Butler (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
  6. 29:32.6, Heather Pettus (F, 37) Hahira, GA
  7. 29:49.6, Erika Ashley (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
  8. 30:24.4, Kelsey Ricci (F, 27) Hahira, GA
  9. 30:35.8, Madison Hough (F, 18) Valdosta, GA
  10. 31:36.5, Mary Baker (F, 21) Hahira, GA

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Saturday, February 8, 2025

Nick Rosatti and Laura Solomon burned the competition at the Blazin' Love 5K

Blazin' Love 5KClose finishes and international competition aren't staples of road racing in Valdosta, Georgia. Nevertheless, you could see both on Saturday morning, 8 February 2025, at the ninth annual Blazin' Love 5K, where Valdosta's Nick Rosatti edged Oscar Lopez Pech of Mexico City for the win, 17:49 to 17:51. Nashville, Georgia master runner Laura Solomon was the first woman in the race, placing 24th overall in 24:31.


Behind the duelling Rosatti and Lopez Pech, Gary Rowan of Adel, Georgia took third with an 18:13. Lake Park, Georgia's Ryan Kelly was the first master runner in the race, coming in seventh overall in 19:59.


At 25:22, Tia O'Leary of Adel was the women's runner-up and 25th overall. Valdosta athlete Sarah Hamblin took third in the women's standings, going 25:39 for 26th overall.


79 athletes finished the 2025 Blazin' Love 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services. Proceeds of the race benefit the Valdosta State University Blazer cross-country teams.


Top Ten Men, 2025 Blazin' Love 5K
  1. 17:48.6, Nick Rosatti (M, 28) Valdosta, GA
  2. 17:50.5, Oscar Lopez Pech (M, 34) Mexico City, MX
  3. 18:13.0, Gary Rowan (M, 36) Adel, GA
  4. 18:47.2, Eric Foster (M, 28) Valdosta, GA
  5. 19:15.5, Alexander Ayala (M, 20) Adel, GA
  6. 19:57.3, Takeshi Taco (M, 26) Valdosta, GA
  7. 19:58.1, Ryan Kelly (M, 46) Lake Park, GA
  8. 20:29.1, Boruch Skierkier (M, 24) Valdosta, GA
  9. 20:37.4, Jim O'Connor (M, 61) Hahira, GA
  10. 21:07.5, Edgar Destouet (M, 22) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2025 Blazin' Love 5K
  1. 24:30.4, Laura Solomon (F, 43) Nashville, GA
  2. 25:21.7, Tia Oleary (F, 36) Adel, GA
  3. 25:38.6, Sara Hamblin (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
  4. 25:51.3, Caroline Carver (F, 10) Hahira, GA
  5. 27:31.8, Keylee Daugherty (F, 19) Valdosta, GA
  6. 27:36.2, Jamie Brown (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
  7. 28:59.1, Danielle Oliver (F, 31) Kennesaw, GA
  8. 29:06.7, Carey Harris (F, 49) Lake Park, GA
  9. 29:45.6, Allison Tolman (F, 29) Hahira, GA
  10. 29:54.4, Heather Pettus (F, 37) Valdosta, GA

Blazin' Love 5K winners, 2016 - 2025
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
15 February 202015:53, Brishen House19:32, Angie Cipriani81
12 February 202215:50, Brishen House18:11, Angie Cipriani42
11 February 202316:37, Adam Mastrobuono18:58, Angie Cipriani49
10 February 202415:50, Adam Mastrobuono19:56, Katie LaCroix76
8 February 202517:49, Nick Rosatti24:31, Laura Solomon79


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Thursday, January 2, 2025

For Patrick Wallace and Reese Miller, the New Year is just like the old

Valdosta New Year's Day 5KIf nothing else, the new year is supposed to be, well, new. Celebrating New Year's Day is celebrating change.


When it came to Valdosta, Georgia's New Year's Day 5K on 1 January 2025, though, it was 2024 all over again. Just like in 2024, the overall winner was Patrick Wallace. And just like in 2024, Reese Miller was first in the women's standings.


There were some differences, though. This time around, Patrick Wallace was a senior at Valdosta High, not a junior. And Wallace's winning time was 17:06, twelve seconds faster than in 2024. After all, when we celebrate change on New Year's Day, we hope it's change for the better.


Reese Miller's time was certainly better. Placing seventh overall, Miller ran 21:39, almost a minute-and-a-half faster than the previous year. 2025 Miller would have come close to lapping 2024 Miller on a track.


Adel, Georgia athlete Gary Rowan was the overall runner-up, covering the course in 17:56. Eric Foster of Valdosta took third in 19:08. The first master runner in the race was Jim O'Connor of Hahira, Georgia; O'Connor came in fifth overall in 20:31.


In the women's standings, Valdosta's Kelly Lunceford was runner-up, placing twelfth overall in 23:28. Tamara Martin of Valdosta was the first woman master and third female finisher, fourteenth overall in 23:46.


72 athletes finished the 2025 Valdosta New Year 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services. Proceeds of the race went to support the Valdosta State University cross-country program. If you want to start next year by supporting the VSU harriers, look for the return of the Valdosta New Year's Day 5K on Thursday, 1 January 2026.


Top Ten Men, 2025 Valdosta New Year 5K
  1. 17:05.8, Patrick Wallace (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
  2. 17:55.5, Gary Rowan (M, 36) Adel, GA
  3. 19:07.6, Eric Foster (M, 27) Valdosta, GA
  4. 19:53.2, David Jones (M, 29) Valdosta, GA
  5. 20:30.5, Jim O'Connor (M, 61) Hahira, GA
  6. 21:09.8, Brad Keene (M, 43) Ray City, GA
  7. 21:58.5, Holden Hendricks (M, 33) Hahira, GA
  8. 22:26.5, Shane Roberts (M, 53) Thomasville, GA
  9. 23:09.1, Tucker Wilbanks (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  10. 23:21.1, Jacob Dennis (M, 31) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2025 Valdosta New Year 5K
  1. 21:38.7, Reese Miller (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
  2. 23:27.6, Kelly Lunceford (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
  3. 23:45.4, Tamara Martin (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
  4. 23:49.8, Tia Oleary (F, 36) Adel, GA
  5. 25:26.2, Sara Hamblin (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
  6. 25:31.9, Laura Wiley (F, 19) Rebecca, GA
  7. 27:11.2, Maria Plevrakis (F, 35) Uniontown, OH
  8. 28:06.2, Ana Paula Lima (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
  9. 29:13.9, Savannah Sadler (F, 29) Thomasville, GA
  10. 29:16.7, Carey Harris (F, 49) Lake Park, GA

Valdosta, Georgia, New Year 5K winners, 2012 - 2025
DateMenWomenFinishers
31 December 201217:58, Mark McLeod24:56, Martha Mazurkiewicz50
31 December 201318:04, Ryan Kelly22:30, Makenzee Page75
31 December 201416:59, Andrew Elam20:52, Makenzee Page69
31 December 201518:01, Michael Martinez22:59, Debbie Green61
31 December 201616:53, Andrew Elam22:48, Gracie Woods93
1 January 202018:19, Morgan Bolmer19:43, Angie Cipriani47
1 January 202117:00, Brishen House22:18, Brianna Prinsloo47
1 January 202216:03, Logan Kraus18:34, Angie Cipriani37
31 December 202217:59, Logan Kraus18:51, Angie Cipriani64
1 January 202417:18, Patrick Wallace23:04, Reese Miller78
1 January 202517:06, Patrick Wallace21:39, Reese Miller72


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Thursday, November 28, 2024

Jack Blocher and Rae Rackley splash to wins at Valdosta's Turkey Trot

TurkeyIt was a rainy Saturday morning in Valdosta, Georgia on 28 November 2024 for Lowndes High Cross-Country's Turkey Trot 5K. Still, it was Thanksgiving, so everyone was thankful that it wasn't snowing, and that the start of the race was only delayed fifteen minutes. The road was wet, but you could be thankful it was paved. Jack Blocher of Valdosta won the road race by 50 meters, clocking 17:41. Rae Rackley of Tallahassee, Florida was the first woman in the 5K, coming in thirteenth overall in 20:44.


Hahira, Georgia's Jacob Howington, an alum of the Highland Christian Academy cross-country team, took the runner-up spot with a 17:50. Gary Rowan of Adel, Georgia was third in 18:01. Lake Park, Georgia's Ryan Kelly was the fastest master runner in the race, placing eleventh overall in 20:09. Kelly had won the Valdosta Thanksgiving Day race in 2014 and 2015.


The women's field that morning included Angie Cipriani Stewart, an alum of the Thomasville High and Valdosta State cross-country teams as well as the women's champ of Valdosta's 2020 Thanksgiving Day road race. Also on the starting line was Valdosta's Reese Miller, who less than three weeks earlier had posted a win in the TKO Fairway 5K. Rae Rackley beat them both with her winning 20:44. Another former harrier, Rackley had run cross-country at Holy Comforter School in Tallahassee and at R. J. Reynolds High. Fourteen-year-old Miller finished runner-up to Rackley in 21:14, placing seventeenth overall. Angie Cipriani Stewart took third in the women's standings and 24th overall in 23:10. Tamara Martin of Valdosta was the first woman master and seventh female finisher, 46th overall in 25:58.


The wet weather didn't dampen turnout; 273 athletes finished Lowndes High Cross-Country's 2024 Turkey Trot 5K, making it one of Valdosta's largest races. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Valdosta Thanksgiving Day 5K
  1. 17:41.0, Jack Blocher (M, 20) Valdosta, GA
  2. 17:49.8, Jacob Howington (M, 18) Hahira, GA
  3. 18:00.0, Gary Rowan (M, 36) Adel, GA
  4. 18:04.1, Oscar Lopez Pech (M, 34) Mexico City, MEX
  5. 18:57.0, River Thurston (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  6. 19:24.3, David Jones (M, 29) Valdosta, GA
  7. 19:32.5, Morgan House (M, 37) Gainesville, GA
  8. 19:43.9, David Dennis (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  9. 19:47.2, Noah Howington (M, 16) Hahira, GA
  10. 20:03.9, Landon Rudiger (M, 17) Newnan, GA

Top Ten Women, 2024 Valdosta Thanksgiving Day 5K
  1. 20:43.6, Rae Rackley (F, 19) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 21:13.5, Reese Miller (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
  3. 23:09.3, Angie Cipriani Stewart (F, 25) Fort Walton Beach, FL
  4. 23:27.4, Sarah Kiggins (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
  5. 25:13.5, Kendall Folsom (F, 20) Valdosta, GA
  6. 25:23.5, Sara Hamblin (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
  7. 25:57.1, Tamara Martin (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
  8. 26:07.7, Ana Paula Lima (F, 32) Valdosta, GA
  9. 26:39.7, Anna Cannister (F, 11) Hahira, GA
  10. 26:44.5, Carson Oliver (F, 38) Hahira, GA

Valdosta, Georgia, Thanksgiving Day 5K winners, 2009 - 2024
DateMenWomenFinishers
26 November 200916:39, John Seppala19:20, Ashley McGee118
25 November 201017:48, Masked Avenger21:31, Gretchen Bielmyer191
24 November 201117:42, Nathan Norton22:01, Gretchen Bielmyer146
22 November 201217:45, Masked Avenger21:10, Angela Bruhl115
28 November 201316:55, Brandon Hough19:03, Erin Miller101
27 November 201417:14, Ryan Kelly18:28, Erin Miller103
26 November 201518:22, Ryan Kelly22:13, Amber Elam203
24 November 201617:11, Hailey Myddelton20:29, Gracie Woods191
11 November 201718:33, David Shrier26:32, Emma Cambell83
22 November 201817:45, Alec Munger18:53, Erin Miller129
28 November 201917:22, Nick Rosatti22:02, Pollyanna Bass162
26 November 202017:34, Andrew Caruana18:54, Angie Cipriani104
25 November 202118:55, Matthew Herndon22:43, Brianna Prinsloo148
24 November 202216:56, Matt Herndon21:44, Erin Miller177
23 November 202316:20, Parker Jackson19:38, Amy Hines198
28 November 202417:41, Jack Blocher20:44, Rae Rackley273


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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Canaan Ponce, Kelsey Ricci nab 10K wins at Grace Wins

Grace Wins Road RaceHahira, Georgia's Grace Wins races were in April in 2022, in September in 2023, and in November in 2024. But if holding one race per calendar year counts as an annual event, then the third annual Grace Wins was on Saturday morning, 16 November 2024, and Canaan Ponce won the 10K by 800 meters, running 37:21. Hahira's own Kelsey Ricci was the first woman in the 10K, placing tenth overall in 56:46.


Just eight days before the Grace Wins race, Canaan Ponce had turned a 29:02 8K at the Southern States Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championships in Oakville, Alabama while racing for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Behind Ponce, Alexander Ayala of Adel, Georgia took second in 40:45. Another Adel athlete, Gabriel Ponce, was third in 42:10. Jim O'Connor of Hahira was the first master runner in the race, coming in fourth overall in 44:29.


Carson Oliver took second in the women's standing, placing eleventh overall in 57:08. Jamie Brown of Valdosta was the first woman master and third female finisher, twelfth overall in 57:13.


33 athletes finished the 2024 Grace Wins 10K.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Grace Wins 10K
  1. 37:20.30, Canaan Ponce (M, 19) Adel, GA
  2. 40:44.17, Alexander Ayala (M, 20) Adel, GA
  3. 42:09.47, Gabriel Ponce (M, 24) Adel, GA
  4. 44:28.57, Jim O'Connor (M, 61) Hahira, GA
  5. 44:39.50, Matthew Brown (M, 38) Hahira, GA
  6. 48:45.56, Adam Smith (M, 37) Hahira, GA
  7. 49:01.18, Leonard Canary (M, 37)
  8. 53:08.66, Holden Hendricks (M, 33) Hahira, GA
  9. 53:11.78, Steve Jones (M, 54) Valdosta, GA
  10. 64:21.17, Gary Rakes (M, 63) Hahira, GA

Top Ten Women, 2024 Grace Wins 10K
  1. 56:45.13, Kelsey Ricci (F, 27) Hahira, GA
  2. 57:07.77, Carson Oliver (F, 38)
  3. 57:12.11, Jamie Brown (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
  4. 57:14.13, Michael Allen (F, 27) Madison, AL
  5. 61:09.62, Shelby Martinez (F, 31) Valdosta, GA
  6. 61:32.80, Amber Laub (F, 28) Lakeland, GA
  7. 61:35.62, Sara Ferrell (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
  8. 62:22.94, Annie Rogers (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
  9. 63:25.42, Hailey Laub (F, 27) Lakeland, GA
  10. 63:45.91, Melanie Hudson (F, 31) Hahira, GA

In 2022, the first year of the Grace Wins races, the sole event was the 5K. The 10K was added in 2023 but the 5K persisted and in 2024, Jayden Hauser of Adel won the shorter race. A frosh harrier on the Cook County High team, Hauser posted a 19:32 winning time in the 5K. Carlos Garcia, an eighth-grader and the ace of the Cook Middle School cross-country team, finished runner-up to Hauser in 21:16. Jim Carter of Sparks, Georgia came in third in 27:10.


Hahira's Austin McDonald was the top woman in the 5K, and fifth overall in 27:48.Another Hahira athlete, Jenny Cornett, was the second woman and eighth overall in 27:57. At 28:40, Sofia Guevara was the third woman and ninth overall.


51-year-old Spencer Corbett was the first master runner in the 5K, the ninth male and twelfth overall in 30:28. Jennifer Wood of Lake Park, Georgia was the first woman master, the fifth female finisher and fourteenth overall in 30:56.


36 athletes finished the 2024 Grace Wins 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Grace Wins 5K
  1. 19:31.40, Jayden Hauser (M, 14) Adel, GA
  2. 21:15.66, Carlos Garcia (M, 13) Adel, GA
  3. 27:09.06, Jim Carter (M, 24) Sparks, GA
  4. 27:47.12, Cooper Blocher (M, 13)
  5. 27:53.11, L. Deem (M, 10) Hahira, GA
  6. 27:53.17, Stewart Cornett (M, 36) Hahira, GA
  7. 28:54.09, B. Cook (M, 11)
  8. 30:02.49, R. Bailey (M, 10) Hahira, GA
  9. 30:27.95, Spencer Corbett (M, 51)
  10. 31:21.46, Erin McGowan (M, 40)

Top Ten Women, 2024 Grace Wins 5K
  1. 27:47.63, Austin McDonald (F, 35) Hahira, GA
  2. 27:56.29, Jenny Cornett (F, 39) Hahira, GA
  3. 28:39.64, Sofia Guevara (F, 39)
  4. 30:46.73, Courtney Pearce (F, 28) Adel, GA
  5. 30:55.89, Jennifer Wood (F, 46) Lake Park, GA
  6. 32:34.04, Jordan Roberts (F, 31) Hahira, GA
  7. 32:36.05, Ashley Duren (F, 31) Valdosta, GA
  8. 32:41.02, Samantha Rogowski (F, 33) Hahira, GA
  9. 33:09.55, Lauren Brierley (F, 32) Valdosta, GA
  10. 34:15.17, Kristen Deem (F, 42) Chatham, MA

Grace Wins Road Race winners, 2022 - 2024
DateEventMenWomenFinishers
14 May 20225K19:59, Ryan Kelly24:22, Diana Clark43
23 September 202310K44:47, Aaron Farris58:19, Abbey Lineback18
5K20:42, Jacob Bearrentine27:05, Jamie Brown46
16 November 202410K37:21, Canaan Ponce56:46, Kelsey Ricci33
5K19:32, Jayden Hauser27:48, Austin McDonald36


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Sunday, November 10, 2024

Eric Foster and Reese Miller were first to the pin at the Fairway 5K

2024 TKO Fairway 5KCross-country season means racing on golf courses.


It was never the case that every cross-country race was on a golf course, or even most races. But quite a few were. During the 1981 season I raced on golf courses in Tallahassee, Florida; Gainesville, Florida; South Bend, Indiana; and Wichita, Kansas. Someone once told me that the NCAA Cross-Country Championship was on a Monday because that was the day golf clubs closed their courses for maintenance. Nowadays, there are dedicated cross-country venues, like Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas. Or Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida. Or the Laverne Gibson Course in Armpit, Indiana. Even so, cross-country runners are still likely to race on a golf course one or more times a season.


So count it as a nod to that tradition that Valdosta, Georgia athletes got to race at the Stone Creek Golf Club on Saturday morning, 9 November 2024, in the inaugural TKO Fairway 5K. Valdosta's Eric Foster won the race, touring the links in 18:24. Fourteen-year-old Reese Miller of Valdosta took first in the women's division, placing seventh overall in 20:55.


David Jones of Valdosta placed second behind Foster, running 18:55. Another Valdosta athlete, Colin Prinsloo, took third in 19:09. Lowndes Middle School cross-country runner Andrew Chick, an eighth-grader, was fourth in 19:39. A few steps behind Chick, Brad Keene of Ray City was the first master runner in the race, coming in fifth overall in 19:42.


Valdosta athlete Sara Hamblin was runner-up in the women's standings, finishing twelfth overall in 23:01. Tia O'Leary of Adel, Georgia took third in the women's standings and thirteenth overall in 24:11. Tamara Martin of Valdosta was the first woman master and seventh female finisher, 24th overall in 26:30.


89 athletes finished the 2024 TKO Fairway 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2024 TKO Fairway 5K
  1. 18:24, Eric Foster (M, 27) Valdosta, GA
  2. 18:55, David Jones (M, 29) Valdosta, GA
  3. 19:09, Colin Prinsloo (M, 38) Valdosta, GA
  4. 19:39, Andrew Chick (M, 13) Hahira, GA
  5. 19:42, Brad Keene (M, 43) Ray City, GA
  6. 20:25, Matthew Brown (M, 38) Hahira, GA
  7. 21:25, Shane Roberts (M, 53) Thomasville, GA
  8. 22:52, Kendrick Valdo (M, 38) Hahira, GA
  9. 23:07, Drew Taylor (M, 33) Valdosta, GA
  10. 23:50, Jacob Dennis (M, 31) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2024 TKO Fairway 5K
  1. 20:55, Reese Miller (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
  2. 24:01, Sara Hamblin (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
  3. 24:11, Tia O’Leary (F, 36) Adel, GA
  4. 24:32, Jordan DeGraray (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
  5. 26:01, Taylor Ross (F, 30) Valdosta, GA
  6. 26:08, Keylee Daugherty (F, 18) Valdosta, GA
  7. 26:30, Tamara Martin (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
  8. 26:51, Allison Tolman (F, 29) Hahira, GA
  9. 27:17, Maura Ray (F, 21) Valdosta, GA
  10. 27:38, Isabella Zeigler (F, 12) Valdosta, GA

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Saturday, November 2, 2024

Thomas Eager and Tia O'Leary finish as champs at the "Sprint Like A Saint" Saint John 5K

Saint John Road RaceLate October to early November is the period when people start to think about packing up Hallowe'en decorations and dressing their homes for Thanksgiving. In Valdosta, Georgia that's also the time of year that athletes anticipate the annual Saint John Road Race. In accord with that expectation, the nineteenth Saint John 5K was run on Saturday morning, 2 November 2024. Valdosta's Thomas Eager won the race by almost 400 meters, running 18:20. Tia O'Leary of Adel, Georgia was the first woman in the race, coming in sixth overall in 23:53.


Juan Pablo Ledesma-Rodriguez, an eighth-grader on the Saint John Catholic School cross-country team, took the runner-up spot with a 19:43. Another eighth-grade harrier, Valdosta Middle School's Jake Matheny, placed third in 21:33.


Valdosta's Sarah Kiggins was the second woman in the race, finishing seventh overall in 24:25. Another Valdosta athlete, Sara Hamblin, was the third woman and ninth overall in 25:02.


Scott Merrit of Berlin, Georgia was the first master runner in the race, the ninth male finisher and thirteenth overall in 26:16. The first woman master was Valdosta's Marcela Paredes, the fifth female and nineteenth overall in 28:47.


64 athletes finished the 2024 Saint John Road Race 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Saint John Road Race
  1. 18:19.2, Thomas Eager (M, 26) Valdosta, GA
  2. 19:42.2, Juan Pablo Ledesma (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
  3. 21:32.7, Jake Matheny (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
  4. 23:17.7, Armando Carbajal (M, 33) Valdosta, GA
  5. 23:19.8, Juan Pascual Simon (M, 24) Newton, GA
  6. 24:45.7, Leland Thompson (M, 37) Valdosta, GA
  7. 25:23.8, Sawyer Moore (M, 11) Valdosta, GA
  8. 26:13.6, Michael Shaw (M, 14) Alapaha, GA
  9. 26:15.2, Scott Merritt (M, 45) Berlin, GA
  10. 27:15.4, Nate Stevenson (M, 13) Hahira, GA

Top Ten Women, 2024 Saint John Road Race
  1. 23:52.7, Tia Oleary (F, 36) Adel, GA
  2. 24:24.5, Sarah Kiggins (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
  3. 25:01.5, Sara Hamblin (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
  4. 26:07.1, Ana Paula Lima (F, 32) Valdosta, GA
  5. 28:46.4, Marcela Paredes (F, 46) Valdosta, GA
  6. 28:58.8, Skylar Garduño (F, 11) Hahira, GA
  7. 29:18.2, Jill Bullard (F, 24) Adel, GA
  8. 29:40.8, Toa Wortman-Paredes (F, 12) Valdosta, GA
  9. 29:41.0, Marcela Wortman-Paredes (F, 10) Valdosta, GA
  10. 30:31.8, Keylee Daugherty (F, 18) Valdosta, GA


Winners of the Saint John School 5K Road Race, 2004 - 2024
DateMenWomenFinishers
30 October 200416:17 John Seppala20:26 Susan Fischer
29 October 200516:10 Andy Minnicks18:32 Melissa Daugherty
28 October 200616:26 Brandon Young19:27 Melissa Daugherty329
27 October 200716:38 D. J. Smith19:06 Jana Grygarova328
25 October 200817:23 Corey Stejback19:57 Ashley Rall-McGee286
31 October 200917:55 Marc Kaiser19:42 Ashley McGee338
30 October 201016:09 Chris Rice21:03 Brandi Faircloth326
29 October 201117:44 Austin Wallace21:27 Amy Sharon296
27 October 201215:54 Jesse Prince21:29 Kelsey Morse288
26 October 201317:13, Joshua Hall20:46, Mackenzie Morse598
25 October 201421:02, George Powell22:33, Debbie Green150
31 October 201518:27, Max Steele22:20, Debbie Green213
29 October 201618:59, Dan Butzin21:48, Alice Smoot157
28 October 201717:36, Justin Tracy21:30, Elizabeth Smith173
27 October 201816:57, Alec Munger22:51, Alice Smoot172
26 October 2019 17:36, Morgan Bolmer22:56, Pollyanna Bass108
31 October 2020Virtual Race
2021No Race
29 October 202218:08, Patrick Wallace23:39, Martha Mazurkiewicz106
28 October 202317:08, Patrick Wallace23:38, Tamara Martin100
2 November 202418:20, Thomas Eager23:53, Tia Oleary64


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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Neither Gary Rowan nor Kelly Lunceford were loafing at the Bun Run

Bun RunValdosta, Georgia is built on the South Georgia alluvial plain, a level expanse made of the pulverized remains of ancient mountains far to the north. The flatness is interrupted here and there by river valleys; in Valdosta, that of the Withlacoochee River. The Wood Valley neighborhood is situated on those slopes, and on Saturday morning, 8 June 2024, the thirteenth annual Break Bread Bun Run 5K was run in Wood Valley. The runners rose to the challenge of the hills, particularly Gary Rowan. An Adel, Georgia athlete, Rowan won the 3.1-mile contest, running 18:08. Valdosta's Kelly Lunceford was the first woman in the race, placing seventeenth overall in 23:35.


High school track season had ended a few weeks earlier and high school cross-country season wouldn't begin for more than two months. But running never ends, and the next two runners who followed Gary Rowan over the finish line were both high school athletes. The first of those was Brandon Reyes, a rising senior on the Valdosta High cross-country team. Reyes took theGary Rowan runner-up spot in 18:16. Another senior-to-be from Valdosta High, David Boatright, was third in 18:19. The Valdosta High cross-country coach, Ryan Kelly of Lake Park, Georgia, was the first master runner in the race, coming in seventh overall in 20:09. A past champion of the Bun Run, Kelly had won the race in 2013 and 2014.


Ryan Kelly Kelly Lunceford hadn't won the Bun Run women's title before, but she had been runner-up in 2023 with a 23:45. She improved that mark ten seconds to get the win in 2024. Lydia Chambers, a Hahira Middle School athlete, grabbed second in the women's standings with a 24:21, placing eighteenth overall. Tamara Martin of Valdosta was the first woman master in the race and the third female finisher, twentieth overall in 24:29.


85 athletes finished the 2024 Break Bread Bun Run 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Break Bread Bun Run 5K
  1. 18:07.3, Gary Rowan (M, 36) Adel, GA
  2. 18:15.3, Brandon Reyes (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
  3. 18:18.1, David Boatright (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
  4. 18:34.1, Jacob Howington (M, 17) Hahira, GA
  5. 19:15.0, River Thurston (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
  6. 20:00.3, Geavon Tribble (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  7. 20:08.4, Ryan Kelly (M, 45) Lake Park, GA
  8. 21:39.7, David Jones (M, 28) Valdosta, GA
  9. 21:55.5, Aaron Farris (M, 38) Hahira, GA
  10. 22:08.1, Ridge Cole (M, 15) Dahlonega, GA

Top Ten Women, 2024 Break Bread Bun Run 5K
  1. 23:35.0, Kelly Lunceford (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
  2. 24:20.8, Lydia Chambers (F, 13) Hahira, GA
  3. 24:28.8, Tamara Martin (F, 46) Valdosta, GA
  4. 25:39.2, Alex Wetherill (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
  5. 26:39.6, Allison Tolman (F, 29) Hahira, GA
  6. 26:43.7, Kelsey Ricci (F, 27) Hahira, GA
  7. 27:43.7, Reagan Barker (F, 29) Adel, GA
  8. 27:53.2, Logan Cole (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
  9. 31:27.0, Rachel Rouland (F, 24) Moody A F B, GA
  10. 31:33.8, Tia Oleary (F, 36) Adel, GA

Break Bread Bun Run 5K champions, 2010 - 2024
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
10 June 202317:13, Adam Mastrobuono23:36, Stella McClain70
8 June 2024
18:08, Gary Rowan23:35, Kelly Lunceford85


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Saturday, February 10, 2024

Harriers Adam Mastrobuono and Katie LaCroix lead a Blazer sweep of the Blazin' Love 5K

Blazin' Love 5KAt Valdosta, Georgia's eighth annual Blazin' Love 5K, Valdosta State University cross-country runner Adam Mastrobuono threw down at 15:50 to win for the second year in a row. Two VSU juniors vied to be the first woman across the finish line, with Katherine LaCroix coming in just inches ahead of Caitlyn Koske. The two women were eleventh and twelfth overall, both clocked in 19:56.


Parker Jackson, new to the Valdosta State team, took second to Mastrobuono in 16:23. Ethan Burnett, a sophomore cross-country runner at Valwood School, placed third in 16:50. Valdosta High cross-country coach Ryan Kelly was the first master runner in the race, outkicking Chad Northcutt of Quitman for ninth, both runners going 19:19.


Behind LaCroix and Koske's duel for the women's title, Ella Burnett--a senior on the Valwood cross-country team--went 20:21 for third in the women's standings, placing fourteenth overall. Laura Solomon of Nashville, Georgia was the first woman master in the Blazin' Love 5K, seventh in the women's division and 25th overall in 24:42.


76 athletes finished the 2024 Blazin' Love 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services. Proceeds of the race benefit the Valdosta State University Blazer cross-country teams.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Blazin' Love 5K
  1. 15:49.3, Adam Mastrobuono (M, 23) Valdosta, GA
  2. 16:22.6, Parker Jackson (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
  3. 16:49.3, Ethan Burnett (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  4. 17:20.9, Matthew Herndon (M, 20) Valdosta, GA
  5. 17:36.1, Austen Sekowski (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
  6. 17:49.7, Aaron Munger (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
  7. 18:23.4, Brandon Reyes (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  8. 18:34.2, Jacob Howington (M, 17) Hahira, GA
  9. 19:18.1, Ryan Kelly (M, 45) Lake Park, GA
  10. 19:18.9, Chad Northcutt (M, 39) Quitman, GA

Top Ten Women, 2024 Blazin' Love 5K
  1. 19:55.5, Katie LaCroix (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
  2. 19:55.7, Caitlyn Koske (F, 21) Valdosta, GA
  3. 20:20.8, Ella Burnett (F, 17) Valdosta, GA
  4. 20:51.2, Kyleigh Rice (F, 21) Valdosta, GA
  5. 21:39.4, Charlotte Carley (F, 18) Valdosta, GA
  6. 21:47.7, Reese Miller (F, 13) Valdosta, GA
  7. 24:41.3, Laura Solomon (F, 42) Nashville, GA
  8. 25:53.6, Sara Hamblin (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
  9. 25:58.7, Olivia Gregory (F, 24) Gainesville, FL
  10. 26:08.3, Tabetha Duncan (F, 28) Tifton, GA

Blazin' Love 5K winners, 2016 - 2024
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
15 February 202015:53, Brishen House19:32, Angie Cipriani81
12 February 202215:50, Brishen House18:11, Angie Cipriani42
11 February 202316:37, Adam Mastrobuono18:58, Angie Cipriani49
10 February 2024
15:50, Adam Mastrobuono19:56, Katie LaCroix76


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Monday, January 1, 2024

Patrick Wallace and Reese Miller lead Valdosta distance running into the New Year

Valdosta New Year's Day 5KJust a few hours into 2024, Valdosta, Georgia's new year of racing got under way with the New Year's Day 5K. Valdosta High junior Patrick Wallace won the race that Monday morning, 1 January 2024, posting a winning 17:18. Thirteen-year-old Reese Miller led the women's standings, coming in eleventh overall in 23:04.


Valdosta's final road race of 2023 had been the Christmas Parade 5K on 16 December 2023. Parker Jackson had won that race, with Patrick Wallace 200 meters back in the runner-up position. Just over two weeks later, both Jackson and Wallace were on the starting line of the New Year's Day 5K. This time Wallace got the win, crossing the finish line with a lead of just over 200 meters. Adel, Georgia athlete Alexander Ayala placed second to Wallace, running 18:04. Brandon Reyes, Valdosta High frosh Brandon Reyes, a teammate of Wallace on the VHS cross-country squad, took third in 18:16. Jackson was fourth in 18:30. Daniel Hamblin of Valdosta was the first master runner in the 5K, placing sixteenth overall in 24:20.


Valdosta's Kelly Lunceford was runner-up to Reese Miller in the women's standings, fourteenth overall in 23:28. Two weeks earlier, Lunceford had taken the women's title in the Valdosta Christmas Parade 5K. Sara Hamblin of Valdosta was the third woman and 21st overall in the New Year's Day 5K, running 25:55. Jamie Brown was the first woman master and the fourth female finisher, 23rd overall in 26:39.


78 athletes finished the 2024 Valdosta New Year 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Valdosta New Year 5K
  1. 17:17.3, Patrick Wallace (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  2. 18:03.4, Alexander Ayala (M, 19) Adel, GA
  3. 18:15.5, Brandon Reyes (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  4. 18:29.2, Parker Jackson (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
  5. 18:50.8, Canaan Ponce (M, 18) Adel, GA
  6. 19:41.4, Oliver Horne (M, 16) Whigham, GA
  7. 19:43.9, Chad Northcutt (M, 39) Quitman, GA
  8. 20:47.2, Aaron Farris (M, 37) Hahira, GA
  9. 21:22.8, Gabriel Ponce (M, 24) Adel, GA
  10. 21:23.3, Avery Adkins (M, 16) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2024 Valdosta New Year 5K
  1. 23:03.8, Reese Miller (F, 13) Valdosta, GA
  2. 23:27.3, Kelly Lunceford (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
  3. 25:54.5, Sara Hamblin (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
  4. 26:38.6, Jamie Brown (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
  5. 26:47.0, Laura Solomon (F, 41) Nashville, GA
  6. 26:57.0, Sarah Ray (F, 37) Nashville, GA
  7. 27:02.2, Allison Tolman (F, 28) Hahira, GA
  8. 27:07.2, Jane Swayze (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
  9. 28:28.3, Heather Pettus (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
  10. 29:26.9, Tia Oleary (F, 35) Adel, GA

Valdosta, Georgia, New Year 5K winners, 2012 - 2024
DateMenWomenFinishers
31 December 201217:58, Mark McLeod24:56, Martha Mazurkiewicz50
31 December 201318:04, Ryan Kelly22:30, Makenzee Page75
31 December 201416:59, Andrew Elam20:52, Makenzee Page69
31 December 201518:01, Michael Martinez22:59, Debbie Green61
31 December 201616:53, Andrew Elam22:48, Gracie Woods93
1 January 202018:19, Morgan Bolmer19:43, Angie Cipriani47
1 January 202117:00, Brishen House22:18, Brianna Prinsloo47
1 January 202216:03, Logan Kraus18:34, Angie Cipriani37
31 December 202217:59, Logan Kraus18:51, Angie Cipriani64
1 January 202417:18, Patrick Wallace23:04, Reese Miller78


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Sunday, December 17, 2023

Parker Jackson and Kelly Lunceford lead the Parade in Valdosta

Christmas Parade 5KIt was stormy along the Georgia-Florida boundary on 2 December 2023, stormy enough to have an effect on the athletics events scheduled for that day. Some went ahead, such as the AAU Cross-Country National Championship Meet in Tallahassee, Florida. Some were canceled--better luck next year. Some were rescheduled, such as Valdosta, Georgia's Christmas Parade 5K. That race went ahead on a new date, Saturday, 16 December 2023, when Parker Jackson of Valdosta won by over 200 meters, running 17:01. Another Valdosta athlete, Kelly Lunceford, was the first woman in the 5K, placing nineteenth overall in 24:42.


Patrick Wallace, a junior on the Valdosta High cross-country team, was runner-up to Jackson, running 17:48. Canaan Ponce, a harrier for the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Stallions, took third in 18:23. Valdosta High cross-country coach Ryan Kelly was the first master runner in the race, coming in eleventh overall in 19:41.


Sara Hamblin of Valdosta was second in the women's standings, placing 24th overall in 25:50. Laura Solomon of Nashville, Georgia was the first woman master and third female finisher, 26th overall in 26:36.


66 athletes finished Valdosta's 2023 Christmas Parade 5K. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdosta timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Christmas Parade 5K
  1. 17:00.1, Parker Jackson (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
  2. 17:47.4, Patrick Wallace (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  3. 18:22.8, Canaan Ponce (M, 18) Adel, GA
  4. 18:32.9, Brandon Reyes (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  5. 19:03.8, Chad Northcutt (M, 39) Quitman, GA
  6. 19:14.4, Toshiya Bass (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
  7. 19:17.6, Maxwell Shelly (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
  8. 19:31.5, River Thurston (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
  9. 19:36.2, Gabriel Ponce (M, 24) Adel, GA
  10. 19:36.5, Oliver Horne (M, 16) Whigham, GA

Top Ten Women, 2023 Christmas Parade 5K
  1. 24:41.8, Kelly Lunceford (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
  2. 25:49.2, Sara Hamblin (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
  3. 26:35.6, Laura Solomon (F, 41) Nashville, GA
  4. 26:54.6, Heather Pettus (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
  5. 27:14.8, Jane Swayze (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
  6. 27:20.1, Kennedy Horne (F, 13) Pelham, GA
  7. 27:26.4, Jamie Brown (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
  8. 27:32.2, Mallory Moore (F, 14) Tifton, GA
  9. 27:32.9, Mollie Moore (F, 16) Tifton, GA
  10. 27:35.3, Yuka Bass (F, 15) Valdosta, GA

Valdosta, Georgia Christmas Parade 5K winners, 2020 - 2023
DateMenWomenFinishers
5 December 202016:37, Nick Flatt19:00, Angela Cipriani108
4 December 202117:31, Austen Sekowski18:22, Angela Cipriani64
3 December 202216:24, Adam Mastrobuono20:46, Kyleigh Rice52
16 December 202317:01, Parker Jackson24:42, Kelly Lunceford66


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Sunday, December 10, 2023

Chad Northcutt and Hensley Wall return to win the Jingle Jog

Back in 2022, Chad Northcutt finished second in Valdosta-Lowndes Park and Recreation Authority's December race, the Jingle Jog 5K. Likewise, in 2022 Hensley Wall placed runner-up in the women's standings of the Jingle Jog 5K. In spite of those second-best showings, both Northcutt and Hall were back in Valdosta, Georgia's Freedom Park on Saturday, 9 December 2023, for the eighth annual Jingle Jog 5K. This time Northcutt was second to no one, winning the five-kilometer race by nearly a kilometer, running 18:50. Likewise, eleven-year-old Wall took first in the Jingle Jog women's division, placing fourth overall in 26:45.


Finishing second to Quitman, Georgia's Northcutt, Roper Wheeler ran 23:25. Wheeler is an eighth-grader on the cross-country team at Berrien County Middle School. The top master runner in the 5K was Steve Jones of Valdosta, third overall in 24:28.

Valdosta athlete Ashley Nicole Goerke was the second woman in the race, placing fifth overall in 28:31. Another Valdosta runner, seven-year-old Sophia Kuhlmann, was third in the women's standings and seventh overall in 31:09. A few steps behind Kuhlmann, Heather Kelly of Lake Park, Georgia was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, eighth overall in 31:13.


Hosted by the Valdosta-Lowndes Parks and Recreation Authority annually since 2016, the Jingle Jog 5K was known as the Ugly Sweater 5K from 2016 to 2019. VLPRA adopted the Jingle Jog name in 2020.


28 athletes finished VLPRA's 2023 Jingle Jog 5K. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2023 VLPRA Jingle Jog 5K
  1. 18:49.3, Chad Northcutt (M, 39) Quitman, GA
  2. 23:24.2, Roper Wheeler (M, 15) Nashville, GA
  3. 24:27.3, Steve Jones (M, 53) Valdosta, GA
  4. 30:45.7, Jim Hall (M, 73) Valdosta, GA
  5. 32:56.5, Jose Contreas (M, 35) Valdosta, GA
  6. 33:24.9, William Kuhlmann (M, 10) Valdosta, GA
  7. 33:33.2, Raul Diaz (M, 39) Thomasville, GA
  8. 33:39.9, Gary Kuhlmann, II (M, 41) Valdosta, GA
  9. 36:19.5, Carlos Landaverde (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
  10. 40:05.3, Christopher Wall (M, 41) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2023 VLPRA Jingle Jog 5K
  1. 26:44.1, Hensley Wall (F, 11) Valdosta, GA
  2. 28:30.1, Ashley Nicole Goerke (F, 32) Valdosta, GA
  3. 31:08.4, Sophia Kuhlmann (F, 7) Valdosta, GA
  4. 31:12.5, Heather Kelly (F, 45) Lake Park, GA
  5. 31:17.8, Dawn Wachtel (F, 41) Hahira, GA
  6. 33:14.3, Angel Bates (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
  7. 33:17.4, Jessica Wheeler (F, 41) Nashville, GA
  8. 34:29.6, Whitney Apperson (F, 33) Hahira, GA
  9. 34:44.7, Natalie Kuhlmann (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
  10. 36:38.5, Leesandra Maria Quinones (F, 28) Valdosta, GA

VLPRA Jingle Jog 5K winners, 2016 - 2023
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
24 December 202018:50, Ryan Kelly24:44, Jill Clark45
18 December 202117:50, Carson Purvis25:30, Sara Cherstin Hamblin47
17 December 202217:57, Patrick Wallace25:10, Sara Cherstin Hamblin39
9 December 202318:50, Chad Northcutt26:45, Hensley Wall28


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Sunday, October 29, 2023

Valdosta High junior Patrick Wallace repeats as Saint John Road Race champ

Saint John Road RaceThe eighteenth annual Saint John 5K Road Race was contested in Valdosta, Georgia on Saturday morning, 28 October 2023. It would have been a great cross-country meet for Valdosta High. Wildcat harriers took five of the top six and seven of the top ten places in the race, and the overall winner was Valdosta High junior Patrick Wallace. Wallace scampered home with a lead of over 200 meters in 17:08. Valdosta master runner Tamara Martin was the first woman in the race, placing 22nd overall in 23:38.


Patrick Wallace's win was his second at the Saint John race; he had also taken first in 2022. David Boatright, a junior on the Valdosta High cross-country squad, was runner-up in 17:59. Parker Jackson, an alum of the Valdosta High cross-country program, took third in 18:14. The first master runner in the race was the Valdosta High cross-country coach, Ryan Kelly, seventh overall in 19:34.


Kelly Lunceford of Valdosta finished runner-up to Tamara Martin in the women's standings, coming in 26th overall in 24:55. Another Valdosta athlete, Samantha Stiefel, took third in the women's division, placing 28th overall in 25:10.


100 athletes finished the 2023 Saint John Road Race 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Saint John Road Race
  1. 17:07.5, Patrick Wallace (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  2. 17:59.0, David Boatright (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  3. 18:14.0, Parker Jackson (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
  4. 18:16.2, Geavon Tribble (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  5. 18:18.3, Brandon Royes (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  6. 19:17.6, Austin Sanderson (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  7. 19:33.3, Ryan Kelly (M, 44) Lake Park, GA
  8. 19:37.2, JuanPablo Ledesma (M, 12) Valdosta, GA
  9. 19:38.1, Rashard Gillard (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
  10. 19:42.3, Carter McGhin (M, 16) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2023 Saint John Road Race
  1. 23:37.8, Tamara Martin (F, 46) Valdosta, GA
  2. 24:54.5, Kelly Lunceford (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
  3. 25:09.5, Samantha Stiefel (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
  4. 25:50.7, Alondra Roblero-Hernandez (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
  5. 26:41.4, Jamie Brown (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
  6. 26:55.1, Martha Mazurkiewizc (F, 55) Lake Park, GA
  7. 28:17.7, Sarah Kiggins (F, 37) Valdosta, GA
  8. 28:53.3, Ana carla Paulk (F, 40) Hahira, GA
  9. 29:31.8, Skylar Garduño (F, 10) Hahira, GA
  10. 29:32.1, Erin McClellan (F, 12) Valdosta, GA

Winners of the Saint John School 5K Road Race, 2004 - 2023
DateMenWomenFinishers
30 October 200416:17 John Seppala20:26 Susan Fischer
29 October 200516:10 Andy Minnicks18:32 Melissa Daugherty
28 October 200616:26 Brandon Young19:27 Melissa Daugherty329
27 October 200716:38 D. J. Smith19:06 Jana Grygarova328
25 October 200817:23 Corey Stejback19:57 Ashley Rall-McGee286
31 October 200917:55 Marc Kaiser19:42 Ashley McGee338
30 October 201016:09 Chris Rice21:03 Brandi Faircloth326
29 October 201117:44 Austin Wallace21:27 Amy Sharon296
27 October 201215:54 Jesse Prince21:29 Kelsey Morse288
26 October 201317:13, Joshua Hall20:46, Mackenzie Morse598
25 October 201421:02, George Powell22:33, Debbie Green150
31 October 201518:27, Max Steele22:20, Debbie Green213
29 October 201618:59, Dan Butzin21:48, Alice Smoot157
28 October 201717:36, Justin Tracy21:30, Elizabeth Smith173
27 October 201816:57, Alec Munger22:51, Alice Smoot172
26 October 2019 17:36, Morgan Bolmer22:56, Pollyanna Bass108
31 October 2020Virtual Race
2021 No Race
29 October 202218:08, Patrick Wallace23:39, Martha Mazurkiewicz106
28 October 202317:08, Patrick Wallace23:38, Tamara Martin100


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