Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Tallahassee's top 5K road times in 2019 (through September 21)

With another week left in September, 2019, there have already been three 5K road races on USATF-certified courses in Tallahassee, Florida--one each weekend. There's another weekend with another such race left in the month, but Tallahassee's athletes have already revised the city's road 5K performance lists for the year. Let's take a look.

Paul Allen
Paul Allen

Paul Allen broke into the men's top ten with a winning 16:02 at Gulf Winds Track Club's Sickle Cell 5K on 14 September 2019, fast enough to put Allen fifth on the list. Bryce Parry also made it onto the men's list at the Sickle Cell 5K, but he moved into the top ten by running 16:56 on 21 September 2019 at Gulf Winds Track Club's Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K, where he finished runner-up to Allen. Michael Niezgoda moved from 18th up to 14th by running 17:21 at the Women's Distance Festival 5K. Zach DeVeau went 17:53 at the Women's Distance Festival, his best time in 2019 by a second, but dropped from 23rd to 24th on the men's list.

David Barney and Ricardo Estremera

Even after three weeks of September racing, David Barney and Ricardo Estremera still top the men's list with the 14:39 they ran at Gulf Winds Track Club's Palace Saloon 5K, back on 13 April 2019. Gary Droze ran 17:53 at the same race, which is still the fastest performance by a master runner in Tallahassee during 2019.

Ann Centner
Ann Centner

Ann Centner is also still on top of the women's list with the 17:38 she ran at Palace. It's almost like Palace is--dare I say it--the fastest race in town. But Centner wasn't idle in September, running 18:00 at the Women's Distance Festival 5K and 18:09 at the Sickle Cell 5K. Currently she has five of the city's top six women's performance during 2019.


Running 19:58 at the Women's Distance Festival 5K, Katie Sherron went under 20:00 for the first time in 2019 and held steady at eleventh on the women's list. Alyssa Moore ran 20:07 at the Sickle Cell 5K, putting her at the twelfth spot on the women's list. Brittney Barnes ran her best mark of the year so far, a 20:29 at the Sickle Cell 5K, moving from nineteenth to eighteenth in the women's top 25. Master runner Alison Thumm broke into the top 25 at #24 with a 21:28 at the Race For Trace 5K on 7 September 2019. Another master runner, Lourena Maxwell, grabbed the 25th spot on the women's list with a 21:31 at the Sickle Cell 5K.

Katie Sherron, Brittney Barnes, Alyssa Moore
Katie Sherron, Brittney Barnes, & Alyssa Moore

The fastest woman master so far this year, though, is still Stephanie Liles-Weyant, the Tallahassee triathlete who ran 20:31 at the Palace Saloon 5K.


Those top times aren't immovable, though. Some athlete might turn a top time before 31 December 2019. It could happen at the Uplift 5K on 19 October 2019, the Marching Chiefs 5K on 27 October 2019, the Deerlake 5K or Race For Pace 5K on 2 November 2019, the VetFest 5K on 11 November 2019, the Tallahassee Turkey Trot 5K on 28 November 2019, or any other five-kilometer road race meeting thse criteria:
  • The race has to be in Tallahassee (anywhere in Leon County is fine)
  • The race has to be run on a USATF certified course
  • The race has to have published results
  • I have to see the results
Meanwhile, here are 2019's current lists, the top 25 men and top 25 women:


Tallahassee's Top 5K Performances by Men on Certified Road Courses in 2019
(Through 21 September 2019)
RankTimeAthleteAgeDateRacePlaceCourse Number
1. 14:39David Barney252019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K1FL13028EBM
2. 14:39Ricardo Estremera332019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K2FL13028EBM
3. 15:05Stan Linton252019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K3FL13028EBM

15:29     S. Linton252019-01-12GWTC Bowlegs 5K1FL12001EBM
4. 15:36Andrew Smith242019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K4FL13028EBM
5. 16:02Paul Allen202019-09-14GWTC Sickle Cell 5K1FL18025TY

16:17     P. Allen202019-09-21GWTC Women's Distance Festival 5K1FL17042TY
6. 16:19Poncherella Leonard212019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K5FL13028EBM
7. 16:47Tristan Cravello192019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K6FL13028EBM
8. 16:48Charlie Kline262019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K7FL13028EBM
9. 16:56Bryce Parry202019-09-21GWTC Women's Distance Festival 5K2FL17042TY
10. 17:01Charlie Johnson392019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K8FL13028EBM
17:02     T. Cravello202019-09-21GWTC Women's Distance Festival 5K3FL17042TY
11. 17:06Jeremy McDermet242019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K9FL13028EBM
17:09     B. Parry202019-09-14GWTC Sickle Cell 5K2FL18025TY

17:13     T. Cravello192019-02-09Run For The Cookies 5K1FL14006EBM
12. 17:13Brad Busboom312019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K10FL13028EBM
13. 17:14Ryan Bausback202019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K11FL13028EBM

17:16     T. Cravello192019-01-12GWTC Bowlegs 5K2FL12001EBM
14. 17:21Michael Niezgoda302019-09-21GWTC Women's Distance Festival 5K4FL17042TY
15. 17:23Hawthorne Hay162019-01-12GWTC Bowlegs 5K3FL12001EBM

17:26     T. Cravello202019-09-14GWTC Sickle Cell 5K3FL18025TY
16. 17:29Jake Poore232019-03-30GWTC Springtime 5K1FL11045EBM
17. 17:29Wyatt Townsend142019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K12FL13028EBM
18. 17:33Nick Yaeger242019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K13FL13028EBM
17:36     B. Busboom312019-02-09Run For The Cookies 5K2FL14006EBM
19. 17:36Trevor Sununu232019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K14FL13028EBM
17:39     W. Townsend142019-03-30GWTC Springtime 5K2FL11045EBM
20. 17:41Khalil Randell222019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K15FL13028EBM

17:42     K. Randell222019-04-20Florida High 5K1FL15107EBM

17:43     M. Niezgoda302019-07-04Firecracker 5K1FL17036TY
21. 17:45Chris O'Kelley252019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K16FL13028EBM
22. 17:48Ryan Truchelut332019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K17FL13028EBM
23. 17:53Gary Droze572019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K18FL13028EBM
17:53     K. Randell222019-04-27Nene Fest 5K1FL17042TY
24. 17:53Zach Deveau312019-09-14GWTC Sickle Cell 5K4FL18025TY
25. 17:54Patrick Koon132019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K19FL13028EBM

17:54     Z. Deveau312019-07-04Firecracker 5K2FL17036TY
Includes performances from the Bowlegs 5K (12 Jan 2019), TMH For Life Challenge 5K (26 Jan 2019), Trent 5K (26 Jan 2019),
Run For The Cookies 5K (9 Feb 2019), Shamrock Scurry 5K (2 Mar 2019), Big Bend Habitat For Humanity 5K (9 Mar 2019),
Springtime 5K (30 Mar 2019), Wolf Dash 5K (6 Apr 2019), Conley Swarm 5K (6 Apr 2019), Palace Saloon 5K (13 Apr 2019),
Florida High 5K (20 Apr 2019), Nene Fest 5K (27 Apr 2019), Firecracker 5K (4 Jul 2019), Race For Trace 5K (7 Sep 2019),
Sickle Cell 5K (14 Sep 2019), and the Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K (21 Sep 2019)


Tallahassee's Top 5K Performances by Women on Certified Road Courses in 2019
(Through 21 September 2019)
RankTimeAthleteAgeDateRacePlaceCourse Number
1. 17:38Ann Centner272019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K1FL13028EBM
17:59     A. Centner272019-01-12GWTC Bowlegs 5K1FL12001EBM
18:00     A. Centner272019-09-21GWTC Women's Distance Festival 5K1FL17042TY

18:03     A. Centner272019-07-04Firecracker 5K1FL17036TY
2. 18:04Sheryl Rosen342019-01-12GWTC Bowlegs 5K2FL12001EBM

18:09     A. Centner272019-09-14GWTC Sickle Cell 5K1FL18025TY
3. 18:37Renee Cox312019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K2FL13028EBM
18:40     S. Rosen342019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K3FL13028EBM
4. 18:49Ani Veltcheva142019-02-09Run For The Cookies 5K1FL14006EBM
5. 18:52Katja Blunden392019-01-12GWTC Bowlegs 5K3FL12001EBM
6. 18:55Alyson Churchill172019-07-04Firecracker 5K2FL17036TY

19:03     S. Rosen352019-09-14GWTC Sickle Cell 5K2FL18025TY
7. 19:39Amanda Sava242019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K4FL13028EBM
8. 19:45Mo Palmer182019-07-04Firecracker 5K3FL17036TY
9. 19:49Genevieve Printiss182019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K5FL13028EBM
19:52     G. Printiss182019-02-09Run For The Cookies 5K2FL14006EBM
10. 19:57Grace Koeppel132019-03-30GWTC Springtime 5K1FL11045EBM
11. 19:58Katie Sherron372019-09-21GWTC Women's Distance Festival 5K2FL17042TY
12. 20:07Alyssa Moore252019-09-14GWTC Sickle Cell 5K3FL18025TY

20:10     K. Sherron372019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K6FL13028EBM
13. 20:14Jamila Allen292019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K7FL13028EBM
20:14     K. Sherron372019-09-14GWTC Sickle Cell 5K4FL18025TY
14. 20:19Alyssa Terry252019-01-12GWTC Bowlegs 5K4FL12001EBM
15. 20:20Caroline Willis202019-07-04Firecracker 5K4FL17036TY

20:23     G. Printiss182019-04-27Nene Fest 5K1FL17042TY

20:24     A. Sava242019-07-04Firecracker 5K5FL17036TY
16. 20:25Mia Wiederkehr212019-04-27Nene Fest 5K2FL17042TY
17. 20:27Melissa Thompson342019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K8FL13028EBM
20:29     M. Wiederkehr212019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K9FL13028EBM
18. 20:29Brittney Barnes312019-09-14GWTC Sickle Cell 5K5FL18025TY
19. 20:30Meg Ogle282019-09-14GWTC Sickle Cell 5K6FL18025TY

20:30     A. Moore252019-09-21GWTC Women's Distance Festival 5K3FL17042TY
20. 20:31Stephanie Liles-Weyant462019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K10FL13028EBM

20:33     B. Barnes312019-09-21GWTC Women's Distance Festival 5K4FL17042TY

20:39     M. Ogle282019-02-09Run For The Cookies 5K3FL14006EBM

20:41     K. Sherron372019-02-09Run For The Cookies 5K4FL14006EBM

20:47     B. Barnes312019-01-12GWTC Bowlegs 5K5FL12001EBM

20:50     B. Barnes312019-07-04Firecracker 5K6FL17036TY

20:51     S. Liles-Weyant462019-02-09Run For The Cookies 5K5FL14006EBM

20:54A. Terry252019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K11FL13028EBM
21. 20:54Megan Churchill172019-07-04Firecracker 5K7FL17036TY
22. 21:01Samantha Reilly272019-03-30GWTC Springtime 5K2FL11045EBM
21:06     A. Terry252019-03-30GWTC Springtime 5K3FL11045EBM

21:06     J. Allen292019-04-06Wolf Dash 5K1FL19033TY

21:14     S. Reilly272019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K12FL13028EBM
23. 21:17Cecilia Bouaichi232019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K13FL13028EBM
21:18     M. Wiederkehr212019-02-09Run For The Cookies 5K6FL14006EBM

21:21     K. Sherron372019-03-09Big Bend Habitat For Humanity 5K1FL11064EBM

21:26     A. Terry252019-03-02Shamrock Scurry 5K1FL10021EBM
24. 21:28Alison Thumm422019-09-07Race For Trace 5K1FL11132EBM
25. 21:31Lourena Maxwell442019-09-14GWTC Sickle Cell 5K7FL18025TY
26. 21:32Corinne Porcher502019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K14FL13028EBM
27. 21:34Laura Reina542019-04-13GWTC Palace Saloon 5K15FL13028EBM
Includes performances from the Bowlegs 5K (12 Jan 2019), TMH For Life Challenge 5K (26 Jan 2019), Trent 5K (26 Jan 2019),
Run For The Cookies 5K (9 Feb 2019), Shamrock Scurry 5K (2 Mar 2019), Big Bend Habitat For Humanity 5K (9 Mar 2019),
Springtime 5K (30 Mar 2019), Wolf Dash 5K (6 Apr 2019), Conley Swarm 5K (6 Apr 2019), Palace Saloon 5K (13 Apr 2019),
Florida High 5K (20 Apr 2019), Nene Fest 5K (27 Apr 2019), Firecracker 5K (4 Jul 2019), Race For Trace 5K (7 Sep 2019),
Sickle Cell 5K (14 Sep 2019), and the Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K (21 Sep 2019)


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Monday, September 23, 2019

Myles Gibson rides again at the Trot With S.W.A.T.

2018 Trot With S.W.A.T.Racing 6.2 miles through the neighborhood streets on the west side of Dothan, Alabama, Myles Gibson posted a winning 20:10 in the thirteenth annual Trot With S.W.A.T. 10K on Saturday morning, 21 September 2019. Master runner Anna Haberzettl was the first woman in the 10K, placing thirteenth overall in 49:26.


Gibson, a Donalsonville, Georgia master runner, has now won the Trot With S.W.A.T. four times, including the first race in 2007. There was a Trot With S.W.A.T. 5K concurrent with the longer race, and Gibson's 40:10 was run at a faster average pace than anyone in the 5K that morning. Michael Warner, runner-up to Gibson in 43:43, ran faster than all but the winner of the 5K. Warner was formerly a standout on the Enterprise High cross-country team. Master runner Richie Fernandez took third in 43:53.


Amber Hayghe finished a few steps ahead of Molly Crawford to take second in the women's standings, 50:58 to 51:02. Hayghe and Crawford were fifteenth and sixteenth overall.


56 athletes finished the 2019 Trot With S.W.A.T. 10K.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Trot With S.W.A.T. 10K
  1. 40:10, Myles Gibson (M, 53)
  2. 43:43, Michael Warner (M, 20)
  3. 43:53, Richie Fernandez (M, 41)
  4. 44:02, Eric Bernard (M, 40)
  5. 44:13, Taylor Johnson (M, 32)
  6. 47:03, John Eiland (M, 43)
  7. 47:41, Jeremy Andrews (M, 32)
  8. 47:41, Robb Cleveland (M, 49)
  9. 48:33, Blake Mills (M, 34)
  10. 48:44, Mark Nichols (M, 45)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Trot With S.W.A.T. 10K
  1. 49:26, Anna Haberzettl (F, 48)
  2. 50:58, Amber Hayghe (F, 34)
  3. 51:02, Molly Crawford (F, 28)
  4. 52:00, Libby Mills (F, 35)
  5. 52:03, Elizabeth Bray (F, 42)
  6. 53:31, Jessica McLean (F, 37)
  7. 56:58, Wendy Jones (F, 50)
  8. 57:43, Jana Sledge (F, 38)
  9. 58:20, Ashley Gibbs (F, 32)
  10. 59:13, Karen Clenney (F, 41)

Myles Gibson may have won the Trot With S.W.A.T. 10K four times, but master runner Dale Thomas has won the Trot With S.W.A.T. 5K four times in a row (plus a 10K win in 2014). Thomas' latest win was in the 2019 race, where he finished more than 400 meters ahead of the next runner in 20:49. Eleven-year-old Eli Butler took second in the 5K with a 22:44. Dothan master runner Mike Houston was third in 22:53.


Natalie Warner has her own streak going in the Trot With S.W.A.T. 5K. Warner, the ace of the Enterprise High girls' cross-country team, won the women's 5K title at the Trot for the second year in a row, running 23:11 and placing fourth overall. Carolyn Houston of Dothan was the first woman master in the 5K and the second female finisher, seventh overall in 23:30. Elizabeth Gunter nabbed third in the women's division, placing eleventh overall in 26:05.


102 athletes finished the 2019 Trot With S.W.A.T. 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Trot With S.W.A.T. 5K
  1. 20:49, Dale Thomas (M, 56)
  2. 22:44, Eli Butler (M, 11)
  3. 22:53, Mike Houston (M, 47)
  4. 23:14, Mark McCarra (M, 54)
  5. 23:19, Daniel Gunter (M, 28)
  6. 24:33, Tom Warner (M, 45)
  7. 25:28, Jimmy Sims (M, 65)
  8. 25:37, Steven Smith (M, 49)
  9. 26:34, Rhett Davis (M, 47)
  10. 26:34, Mark Sheehan (M, 60)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Trot With S.W.A.T. 5K
  1. 23:11, Natalie Warner (F, 15)
  2. 23:30, Carolyn Houston (F, 47)
  3. 26:05, Elizabeth Gunter (F, 24)
  4. 28:13, Rebecca Jewel (F, 40)
  5. 29:05, Besty Liddo (F, 42)
  6. 30:05, Annabelle Warner (F, 17)
  7. 30:16, Blair Peterman (F, 37)
  8. 31:24, Melanie Ellison (F, 47)
  9. 31:33, Angie Thomas (F, 48)
  10. 31:56, Wesley Angeloff (F, 46)

Trot With S.W.A.T. winners, 2007 - 2019
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
29 September 200710K37:05, Myles Gibson46:39, Dawn Hersman107
27 September 200810K37:10, Ryan Overstreet46:43, Lou Ellen Jayroe101
19 September 200910K40:44, Jay Shipman47:46, Kristina Bennett68
5K23:00, Michael Brennon23:54, Debbie Wittmer75
11 September 201010K44:23, Joe Ferguson52:20, Reyna Johnson86
5K19:51, Theron Carter21:36, Jo-Ann VanAswegen159
17 September 201110K43:01, Cedric Gillette43:30, Dana Cody86
5K19:54, Cody Causey24:05, Ami Heath99
22 September 201210K36:23, Nicholas Dason42:41, Megan Howell79
5K19:54, Michael Brennan23:09, Debbie Wittmer141
21 September 201310K36:03, David Seymour41:34, Ali Christoph59
5K20:29, John Halton21:18, Dana Cody93
20 September 201410K42:41, Dale Thomas52:30, Kristina Bennett48
5K19:32, John Helton20:49, Dana Cody77
19 September 201510K38:26, David Seymour50:33, Kimberly Floyd86
5K19:43, Michael Bond19:44, Ann Centner120
17 September 201610K39:53, Myles Gibson54:14, Courtney Helms58
5K21:42, Dale Thomas24:45, Heather Perry94
23 September 201710K39:39, Myles Gibson49:10, Kate Smith58
5K20:13, Dale Thomas23:37, Carolyn Houston103
22 September 201810K36:25, Chris Boyle49:27, Kayla Carpenter47
5K20:08, Dale Thomas22:16, Natalie Warner89
21 September 201910K40:10, Myles Gibson49:26, Anna Haberzett56
5K20:49, Dale Thomas23:11, Natalie Warner102
The Trot with S.W.A.T. did not include a 5K prior to 2009.

A thank you to Larry Dykes of the Dothan Runners Club for his help in researching the past winners
of The Trot With S.W.A.T.


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Ann Centner goes 18:00 on Tallahassee's hills to win the Women's Distance Festival 5K

It wasn't exactly cool and dry in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday morning, 21 September 2019, but it wasn't quite as hot nor nearly as humid as it had been. Encouraged by the pleasant change in the weather, Ann Centner tore through an 18:00 5K in Indianhead Acres, winning Gulf Winds Track Club's 38th annual Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival. Paul Allen won the men's 5K, covering the 3.1-mile course in 16:17.

Ann Centner
Ann Centner

Allen may have run a bit faster, but Centner crossed the finish line first. At the Women's Distance Festival, the women start the 5K in a separate wave, five minutes before the men. The race is part of the Road Runners Club of America Women's Distance Festival series of races, founded to celebrate and encourage women's running. The first Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival was held in 1982, a time when women were a small minority of the field in most road races. Today, it's not unusual for the majority of athletes in a race to be women. Still, in most of those events, the women are running with male competitors. That's not the case at the Women's Distance Festival.


"It was different, running all by myself," said Centner.

Katie Sherron, Brittney Barnes, Alyssa Moore
Katie Sherron, Brittney Barnes, & Alyssa Moore

Centner did spend most of the race by herself. The women's wave of the 5K started at 8:00 AM, with the athletes headed north on East Indianhead Drive. By the first turn, half a kilometer into the run, Centner was already 70 meters ahead of the field and pulling away. Dr. Katie Sherron, winner of the race in 2015 and 2017, was part of the pursuit.


"We couldn't see Ann after a mile and a half," said Sherron.

Brittney Barnes, Alyssa Moore
Brittney Barnes & Alyssa Moore

As Centner disappeared from view, Sherron, Alyssa Moore, and Brittney Barnes raced for the runner-up spot.


"We raced together till somewhere after a mile and a half, where Brittney fell off," said Sherron. "Then near two miles I got away from Alyssa."

Paul Allen
Paul Allen

Extending her lead to nearly half a kilometer, Centner raced home in a winning 18:00. Sherron was second in 19:58. Moore and Barnes ended up in a battle for third, with Moore prevailing 20:30 to 20:33. Nancy Stedman was the first master runner in the women's race, placing seventh in 22:45.


Centner's time was her third fastest of the year. 18:00 was also faster than the 18:09 that she had run a week earlier at the Sickle Cell 5K, a nearly flat course. Bryce Parry, who won the men's 5K at the 2018 Women's Distance Festival, confirmed that the route through Indianhead Acres featured a hill or two.

Michael Niezgoda, Tristan Cravello, Bryce Parry, Paul Allen
Michael Niezgoda, Tristan Cravello, Bryce Parry, & Paul Allen

"Especially that one after two miles!" said Parry.


By two miles Parry was chasing Paul Allen. Early in the race, Allen was setting the pace for a lead group that included Parry, Tristan Cravello, and Michael Niezgoda. With a kilometer to go, Allen was well out ahead. Parry was starting to pull away from Cravello, and Niezgoda had already dropped back. Unchallenged, Allen made it home first in 16:17. Parry was second in 16:56, just ahead of Cravello at 17:02. Niezgoda took fourth in 17:21. Dr. Hong-Guo Yu was the fastest master runner in the men's race, seventh in 18:40.

Bryce Parry
Bryce Parry

99 women and 72 men finished the 2019 Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K. Another 39 athletes completed a one-mile fun run. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.


Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Women's Distance Festival
  1. 18:00, Ann Centner (F, 27)
  2. 19:58, Katie Sherron (F, 37)
  3. 20:30, Alyssa Moore (F, 25)
  4. 20:33, Brittney Barnes (F, 31)
  5. 21:55, Kendall Ward (F, 19)
  6. 22:15, Laura McDermott (F, 39)
  7. 22:45, Nancy Stedman (F, 57)
  8. 22:53, Kaley Ford (F, 25)
  9. 23:04, Leah Kiros (F, 13)
  10. 23:09, Angela Dempsey (F, 51)

Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Women's Distance Festival
  1. 16:17, Paul Allen (M, 20)
  2. 16:56, Bryce Parry (M, 20)
  3. 17:02, Tristan Cravello (M, 20)
  4. 17:21, Michael Niezgoda (M, 30)
  5. 18:15, Ryan Truchelut (M, 33)
  6. 18:19, Zach Deveau (M, 31)
  7. 18:40, Hong-Guo Yu (M, 51)
  8. 18:46, Elvis Maradzike (M, 33)
  9. 19:18, Keshawn Nelson (M, 22)
  10. 19:20, Paul Guyas (M, 41)

Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K Champions, 1982 - 2019
DateWomenMen
24 July 198220:14, Cheryl JenningsNo Boys Allowed
23 July 198318:33, Barbara BalzerNo Boys Allowed
21 July 198418:11, Barbara BalzerNo Boys Allowed
20 July 198519:11, Barbara Balzer15:24, Herb Wills
19 July 198618:20, Janice Hochstein16:32, Rick Miller
18 July 198718:54, Janice Hochstein15:47, Rick Miller
16 July 198817:58, Michele Farrell15:09, Jessie Close
15 July 198917:20, Sue Addison15:09, Jessie Close
14 July 199018:50, Janice Hochstein15:38, Gary Droze
13 July 199118:51, Angie Crook15:18, Gary Droze
11 July 199217:36, Paula Johnson15:09, Gary Droze
17 July 199318:00, Lynda Nilges15:45, Steve Wilcox
1 October 199418:06, Jane Johnson15:46, Andy Palmer
7 October 199517:47, Jane Johnson15:40, Gary Droze
5 October 199618:41, Tracy Pepoon16:34, Tim Simpkins
4 October 199717:13, Sarah Docter-Williams16:20, Tim Simpkins
3 October 199818:02, Sarah Docter-Williams16:36, Tim Simpkins
2 October 199917:31, Sarah Docter-Williams15:37, Lee Willis
7 October 200019:18, Kingsley Broughton16:26, Art Remillard
6 October 200119:13, Kate Remillard18:06, Reid Vannoy
2 November 200220:27, Mari Leitner16:33, Nate Timm
1 November 200318:52, Kara Newell17:39, Justin Dickieson
6 November 200418:09, Sarah Docter-Williams17:24, Art Remillard
5 November 200521:38, Lydia Veal18:16, Jimmy Graham
7 October 200618:36, Sheryl Rosen17:55, Tim Unger
15 September 200719:02, Sheryl Rosen17:04, Jay Wallace
20 September 200818:52, Lisa Johnson17:29, David Altmaier
19 September 200919:00, Kelsey Scheitlin16:34, John Robida
18 September 201018:39, Lisa Johnson16:34, Vince Molosky
17 September 201117:11, Jackie Drouin15:00, Kevin Sullivan
15 September 201217:06, Georgia Peel16:03, Chris Rego
14 September 201316:51, Kayleigh Tyerman15:58, Stanley Linton
20 September 201420:45, Anna Busby16:45, Roger Schmidt
19 September 201518:53, Katie Sherron17:08, Zach DeVeau
17 September 201618:38, Adriana Piekarewicz15:29, Stan Linton
23 September 201718:13, Katie Sherron16:28, Charlie Johnson
22 September 201818:30, Sheryl Rosen18:02, Bryce Parry
21 September 201918:00, Ann Centner16:17, Paul Allen


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Sunday, September 22, 2019

Jaren Hill and Cheryl Porzi ran wild at the Through The Zoo 5K

Chehaw Run Through The Zoo 5KPast curious meercats and indifferent cheetahs, dozens of athletes raced through the ground of the Chehaw Park zoo, north of Albany, Georgia, on Saturday morning, 21 September 2019. It was the eighth annual Chehaw Through The Zoo 5K, and the first to finish the 3.1-mile event was Jaren Hill. An Americus, Georgia athlete, Hill finished the race in 22:06. Cheryl Porzi of Valdosta, Georgia was the first woman in the race, placing fifth overall in 23:56.


Chris Holt of Thomasville, Georgia took the runner-up spot with a 22:17. Cam Cook, a seventh-grader on the Colquitt County Middle School cross-country team, was third overall in 23:02. Bo Moore was the fastest master runner in the 5K, fifth in the men's standings and sixth overall in 24:26.


Gail Morris placed second in the women's standings with a 26:19, good for tenth overall. Caitlin Mixon was the third woman and twelfth overall in 26:55. Jennifer Napier was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, sixteenth overall in 29:07.


58 athletes finished the 2019 Chehaw Through The Zoo 5K. Flatlander Sports of Leesburg, Georgia timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Chehaw Through The Zoo 5K
  1. 22:05.4, Jaren Hill (M, 22)
  2. 22:17.0, Chris Holt (M, 37)
  3. 23:01.9, Cam Cook (M, 14)
  4. 23:23.5, Joshua Grant (M, 28)
  5. 24:25.3, Bo Moore (M, 45)
  6. 25:36.6, Andrew Thornton (M, 27)
  7. 25:58.9, Thomas Talley (M, 59)
  8. 26:06.9, Julian Strickland (M, 54)
  9. 26:27.7, Clint Cook (M, 47)
  10. 27:03.1, Matt Elliott (M, 42)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Chehaw Through The Zoo 5K
  1. 23:55.8, Cheryl Porzi (F, 22)
  2. 26:18.9, Gail Morris (F, 37)
  3. 26:54.5, Caitlin Mixon (F, 30)
  4. 29:06.8, Jennifer Napier (F, 41)
  5. 30:44.9, Sandra Williams (F, 45)
  6. 31:12.5, Kori Foy (F, 29)
  7. 31:34.3, Brittany Davis (F, 34)
  8. 32:34.7, Kimberly Cooper (F, 45)
  9. 32:44.5, Kara Stauffer (F, 21)
  10. 33:10.4, Faryn Hackett (F, 32)

Chehaw Through The Zoo 5K winners, 2012 - 2019
DateMenWomenFinishers
22 September 201219:29, Josh Fix23:11, Amber Hodor320
21 September 201321:06, Kelley Haden22:53, Olivia Traylor225
20 September 201420:03, Patrick Whitehead24:34, Kristy Vidler97
19 September 201518:55, Arnoldo De Jesus24:53, Tatiana Foster155
19 September 201619:58, Arnoldo De Jesus24:22, Caitlin Mixon159
16 September 201718:33, Patrick Whitehead22:47, Kristen Scheuter55
15 September 201817:45, Joshua Grant23:23, Kristen Scheuter73
21 September 201922:06, Jaren Hill23:56, Cheryl Porzi58


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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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Friday, September 20, 2019

Kyra Swart and Patrick Koon saddle up at the Mustang Stampede Cross-Country Meet

There was a lot of Deerlake at the Mustang Stampede Middle School Cross-Country Meet on Thursday evening, 19 September 2019. Montford Middle School hosted the seventh annual meet, but it was the Deerlake Middle School Bucks who took team titles in both the girls' 3K race and the boys' 3K race. Deerlake sixth-grader Kyra Swart placed first in the girls' race. Instead of a Deerlake athlete, though, the top spot in the boys' race when to Fairview eighth-grader Patrick Koon, his fourth win in four outings during the Leon County Schools' 2019 middle school cross-country season.

Madison Sims, Kyra Swart
Madison Sims & Kyra Swart

Competition opened just after 6:00 PM with the girls' 3K. 99 athletes from eight different school scrambled for the lead. When the dust had cleared, though, Fort Braden seventh-grader Madison Sims was setting the pace, with Kyra Swart of Deerlake just behind her. Sims was still leading near the one-kilometer mark, where the athletes turned into a wooded section of the course. Coming out of the woods nearly a kilometer later, Swart was ahead.


Sims wasn't going away. Just past the two-kilometer mark, she overtook Swart. Sims was still ahead with less than 500 meters to go, but Swart was less than ten meters back. It was still a race.

Ella Holman
Ella Holman

And it was a race all the way to the finish line, where Swart outkicked Sims to eke out a 13:03 to 13:05 win, the first of the season for the Deerlake sixth-grader. It was also the best showing of the LCS season for Sims, who had previously placed sixth at the Fort Braden Run and the ARPXC Invitational. Deerlake eighth-grader Ella Holman passed Sophia Youngberg, a Montford seventh-grader, late in the race to take third in 13:26. Youngberg was fourth in 13:29.

Sophia Youngberg
Sophia Youngberg

It was Montford' home course, and in addition to Youngberg, the Mustangs also put seventh-graders Aditi Mukhirala (7th, 13:59) and Clara Thompson (8th, 14:04) into the top ten. But four athletes cracked the top ten for Deerlake--Swart, Youngberg, eighth-grader Leah Kiros (9th, 14:07), and seventh-grader Callie Byington (10th, 14:17). When sixth-grader London Mellen crossed the line in 14:49 to take seventeenth for the Bucks, the Deerlake girls had 40 points and their first win of the season. Montford was a close second with 56 points. Led by the fifth place, 13:34 finish of eighth-grader Ava Jones, Swift Creek was fourth in the seven-team field with 56 points.


2019 Mustang Stampede Team Standings, Girls
  1. Deerlake, 40
  2. Montford, 44
  3. Swift Creek, 56
  4. Raa, 107
  5. Cobb, 163
  6. Fairview, 170
  7. Fort Braden, 183
  8. Griffin, NTS

Top 10 Girls, 2019 Montford Mustang Stampede 3K
  1. 13:02.18, Kyra Swart (Deerlake) 6
  2. 13:04.39, Madison Sims (Fort Braden) 7
  3. 13:25.28, Ella Holman (Deerlake) 8
  4. 13:28.13, Sophia Youngberg (Montford) 7
  5. 13:33.32, Ava Jones (Swift Creek) 8
  6. 13:33.76, Elizabeth Kessler (Swift Creek) 8
  7. 13:58.61, Aditi Mukhirala (Montford) 7
  8. 14:03.77, Clara Thompson (Montford) 7
  9. 14:06.79, Leah Kiros (Deerlake) 8
  10. 14:16.71, Callie Byington (Deerlake) 7

"I didn't think I ran well today," said Patrick Koon, shortly after the boys' 3K.

Patrick Koon
Patrick Koon

Some athletes are driven by discontent. It was difficult to find fault with Koon's performance, though. The Fairview eighth-grader won his race at the Mustang Stampede by close to 150 meters, leading from wire to wire and running 10:54. Behind him, though, there was a race on for second. Two eighth-graders, Justin Greenwood and Jackson Rowe of Montford, were in a dogfight all the way to the finish line. Rowe had been close to Greenwood all season, but not this close. The home course wasn't a factor, either.


"We just rebuilt the course this week," said Rowe. "I only got to run the course three times. Last time I was slacking a little bit, but this time I changed my game plan."


Greenwood made his own adjustments to Rowe's challenge.

Justin Greenwood, Jackson Rowe
Justin Greenwood & Jackson Rowe

"I just thought, I'm going to pace off of him and then kick it," said Greenwood.


Greenwood's plan passed the test. The Fairview runner held off Rowe on the homestretch to take second, 11:28 to 11:29.


Rowe was followed across the finish line by a whole lot of Deerlake. The Bucks took the next three places, with eighth-grader Brooks Bowden fourth in 11:41, eighth-grader Davis McNeely fifth in 11:49, and seventh-grader Danny Mauldin sixth in 11:49. Eighth-grader Cade Swart also cracked the top ten for Deerlake, nabbing ninth in 11:52. Eighth-grader Jonah Blay finished the scoring for the Bucks, taking twelfth in 12:06. The Deerlake boys had 36 points, putting them first among the eight teams in the race.

Davis McNeely, Danny Mauldin, Drayden Reams
Davis McNeely, Danny Mauldin, & Drayden Reams

Fairview was second with 40 points. On the boys' side, Fairview and Deerlake have split the first four meets of the season, with each team claiming two wins. The boys from Montford, the host school, were third with 87 points.


The middle schools of Leon County Schools are close to the conclusion of their 2019 cross-country season. Next up is the penultimate meet of the year, the Falcon Invitational at Phipps Park on Thursday evening, 26 September 2019. The season closes seven days later on Thursday evening, 3 October 2019, with the League Championship at Apalachee Regional Park.


2019 Mustang Stampede Team Standings, Boys
  1. Deerlake, 36
  2. Fairview, 40
  3. Montford, 87
  4. Swift Creek, 113
  5. Raa, 113
  6. Cobb, 185
  7. Fort Braden, 194
  8. Griffin, 214

Top 10 Boys, 2019 Montford Mustang Stampede 3K
  1. 10:53.95, Patrick Koon (Fairview) 8
  2. 11:27.54, Justin Greenwood (Fairview) 8
  3. 11:28.03, Jackson Rowe (Montford) 8
  4. 11:40.90, Brooks Bowden (Deerlake) 8
  5. 11:48.67, Davis McNeely (Deerlake) 8
  6. 11:48.91, Danny Mauldin (Deerlake) 7
  7. 11:49.50, Ranceeson Grace (Fairview) 8
  8. 11:50.56, Drayden Reams (Raa) 8
  9. 11:51.61, Cade Swart (Deerlake) 8
  10. 11:59.54, Asher Robertson (Swift Creek) 7


Mustang Cross-Country Stampede Champions
2013 - 2019
Girls
DateTeam ChampIndividual Champ
27 September 2013Swift Creek, 37 points13:42, Saige Kemeny (Montford) 7
10 September 2014Swift Creek, 3412:46, Lawton Campbell (Deerlake) 8
30 September 2015Swift Creek, 4312:25, Emily Molen (Deerlake) 8
28 September 2016Montford, 4313:12, Paige Churchill (Swift Creek) 6
28 September 2017Swift Creek, 2013:12, Paige Churchill (Swift Creek) 7
20 September 2018Montford, 4011:45, Paige Churchill (Swift Creek) 8
19 September 2019Deerlake, 4013:03, Kyra Swart (Deerlake) 6
Boys
DateTeam ChampIndividual Champ
27 September 2013Montford, 56 points11:56, Jacob Dodson (Raa) 8
10 September 2014Swift Creek, 6612:14, Tavaris King (Griffin) 8
30 September 2015Deerlake, 4311:56, Weston Blake (Swift Creek) 7
28 September 2016Swift Creek, 3911:28, Weston Blake (Swift Creek) 7
28 September 2017Deerlake, 4211:15, Ben Kirbo (Montford) 8
20 September 2018Deerlake, 349:43, Wyatt Townsend (Deerlake) 8
19 September 2019Deerlake, 3610:54, Patrick Koon (Fairview) 8
From 2013 to 2017, the race distance at the Mustang Stampede was two miles. In
2018 the distance was changed to three kilometers.


The middle schools of Leon County Schools continue their cross-country season on Thursday, 27 September 2018, with the Falcon Invitational, hosted by Fairview at Phipps Park. On Thursday, 4 October 2018, the season concludes with a return to Apalachee Regional Park for the league championship meet.


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