Coming off a victory a week earlier at the Albany, Georgia Nun Run 5K, Wright Calhoun won the fourth annual Kiwanis 5K Kold Run in Americus, Georgia on Saturday morning, 6 February 2016. The Southland Academy senior completed the 3.1-mile course in 17:32. Calhoun had also won the inaugural Kold Run in 2013; this time around he finished nearly 800 meters ahead of the next runner.Ed Shattles of Americus was the top master runner in the race, placing second overall in 20:29. Dahlonega, Georgia master runner Rick Hayes took third in 22:50.
Americus athlete Yesnia Reyes captured the Kold Run women's crown, placing fifth overall in 23:17. Ryleigh Bell, an eighth-grader on the Southland Academy cross country team, was second in the women's standings, coming in eighth overall in 23:44. DeAnn Reid of Americus was the top woman master and third female finisher; Reid was eleventh overall in 25:02.
39 athletes finished the 2016 Kiwanis Kold Run 5K.
Top Ten Men, 2016 Kiwanis Kold Run 5K
- 17:31.89 ~ Wright Calhoun (M, 18) Americus, GA
- 20:48.81 ~ Ed Shattles (M, 52) Americus, GA
- 22:49.45 ~ Rick Hayes (M, 57) Dahlonega, GA
- 23:13.01 ~ Chad Bell (M, 44) Americus, GA
- 23:18.64 ~ Bucky Thompson (M, 33) Byromville, GA
- 23:40.64 ~ Gordy Bonner (M, 50) Ellaville, GA
- 24:02.38 ~ Roger Keel (M, 62) Beulah, AL
- 24:38.39 ~ David Slauenwhite (M, 57) Cordele, GA
- 25:38.65 ~ Cameron Mathis (M, 15) Americus, GA
- 25:49.04 ~ Keith Wishum (M, 58) Americus, GA
Top Ten Women, 2016 Kiwanis Kold Run 5K
- 23:16.29 ~ Yesnia Reyes (F, 25) Americus, GA
- 23:43.55 ~ Ryleigh Bell (F, 13) Americus, GA
- 25:01.85 ~ DeAnn Reid (F, 49) Americus, GA
- 28:39.23 ~ MaryBeth Forwood (F, 52) Bishop, GA
- 26:20.24 ~ Sue Hite (F, 59) Ellaville, GA
- 28:08.64 ~ Jessica Wiggins (F, 30) Americus, GA
- 28:19.03 ~ Emmy Reid (F, 31) Vienna, GA
- 29:35.48 ~ Julie Bonner (F, 36) Ellaville, GA
- 37:02.86 ~ Rosemary Duprey (F, 47) Americus, GA
- 37:03.45 ~ Nancy Sadler (F, 61) Albany, GA
| Americus, Georgia Kiwanis Kold Run 5K winners, 2013 - 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 26 January 2013 | Wright Calhoun | Faith Pinnell | 35 |
| 1 February 2014 | 20:51, Mitchell Sinyard | 23:54, Mollie McGowan | 64 |
| 7 February 2015 | 21:30, Patrick Calcutt | 24:11, Ryleigh Bell | 42 |
| 6 February 2016 | 17:32, Wright Calhoun | 23:17, Yesnia Reyes | 39 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2016 Americus, Georgia Kiwanis Kold Run 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DahzkB3gFTFXBagJedI2IkaC3xubZTQjkkwPkdKRTAs/pubhtml
- Upcoming races kold or just kewl, find 'em on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
