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| Alec Munger |
Aaron Munger, the runner-up, was also a Lowndes athlete. A sophomore, the younger Munger went 17:20. Parker Reid Jackson edged Lowndes junior Matt Herndon for third, 18:00 to 18:01. Jackson, a Valdosta High junior, was the Labor Day 5K defending champion. Ryan Kelly of Lake Park, Georgia was the top master runner in the race, placing sixth overall in 19:07.
Lowndes senior Kiley Matheson took second in the women's category, coming in 24th overall in 23:29. Another Lowndes cross-country runner, sophomore Lindsey Whitmer, was the third woman and 26th overall in 23:39. Loretta Tanner of Waycross, Georgia was the first woman master and the tenth female finisher, overall in 26:21.
The top twenty men and the top twenty women each received a Valdosta State University coffee mug, presented just past the finish line.
99 athletes finished the 2020 Valdosta Labor Day 5K. Proceeds of the race benefited the Valdosta State University cross-country teams. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.
Top Ten Men, 2020 Valdosta Labor Day 5K
- 16:34.1, Alec Munger (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
- 17:19.9, Aaron Munger (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
- 17:59.7, Parker Jackson (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 18:01.0, Matthew Herndon (M, 16) Lake Park, GA
- 18:12.2, Burnis Williams (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 19:06.5, Ryan Kelly (M, 41) Lake Park, GA
- 19:08.8, Mason Thompson (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
- 19:33.8, Isaac Chambers (M, 14) Hahira, GA
- 19:43.9, Will Gerber (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 20:28.4, Blake Jaramillo (M, 16) Hahira, GA
Top Ten Women 2020 Valdosta Labor Day 5K
- 22:38.4, Victoria Garcia (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
- 23:28.2, Kiley Matheson (F, 17) Valdosta, GA
- 23:38.5, Lindsay Whitmer (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
- 24:11.9, Megan Gemma (F, 17) Valdosta, GA
- 24:23.3, Laura Solomon (F, 38) Nashville, GA
- 24:42.5, Bianca Anderson (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 24:55.7, Jamie Brown (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
- 24:57.2, Emily Asola (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 25:12.8, Katelyn Kotterman (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
- 26:20.4, Loretta Tanner (F, 42) Waycross, GA
| Valdosta Labor Day 5K winners, 2009 - 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 7 September 2009 | 18:19, Drew Dunbar | 20:28, Ashley McGee | 122 |
| 6 September 2010 | 16:18, Chris Rice | 20:27, Jordanne Helton | 290 |
| 5 September 2011 | 17:55, Masked Avenger | 20:59, Mary Alice Smoot | 108 |
| 3 September 2012 | 17:44, James Marino | 22:27, Taylor Harrington | 93 |
| 2 September 2013 | 18:15, Matthew Baun | 19:48, Mary Alice Smoot | 89 |
| 1 September 2014 | 17:07, Matthew Baun | 21:58, Alice Smoot | 65 |
| 7 September 2015 | 18:56, Ryan Kelly | 22:38, Darien Andreu | 87 |
| 5 September 2016 | 18:03, Dan Butzin | 21:44, Debbie Green | 106 |
| 4 September 2017 | Canceled | ||
| 3 September 2018 | 19:39, Rick Mazurkiewicz | 21:42, Sandra Griffin | 80 |
| 2 September 2019 | 20:35, Parker Jackson | 23:29, Kelly Lunceford | 44 |
| 7 September 2020 | 16:35, Alec Munger | 22:39, Victoria Garcia | 99 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2020 Valdosta Labor Day 5K courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQTC4f7_gQ1r1SUf-98zmYQ0MEhDLwnQt312Js358CIH86r_rwrNSZATcVxT6vHAkLkFJU984pCqktZ/pubhtml
- 2019 story, “Parker Jackson and Kelly Lunceford win at Valdosta's Labor Day 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2019.html
- 2016 story, “Hermine can't halt Butzin or Green”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2016.html
- 2015 story, “Kelly and Andreu work the Valdosta roads on Labor Day”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2015.html
- 2013 story, “Mary Alice Smoot's 19:48 is a new mark in the Valdosta Labor Day 5K”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2013.html
- 2011 story, “Rain can't spoil Valdosta's Labor Day picnic on the roads”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2011.html
- 2010 story, “Valdosta Labor Day 5K, Valdosta, Georgia, 6 September 2010”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2010.html
- Find your next holiday road race in the region using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
