Firecracker 5K
Saturday, July 4, 2011, at Gypsy Hill Park
Race Highlights:
A record 237 finishers competed in Monday morning’s Firecracker 5K in Gypsy Hill Park, and despite humid conditions that kept most racers from hitting their best times over the 3.1-mile course, several outstanding performances were recorded by area distance runners.
For only the second time in the race’s long history on Independence Day, teenage runners swept the men’s and women’s titles. Matthew Denlinger of Dayton, 17, claimed the men’s crown in 17:14, while 15-year-old Grace Sheridan of Staunton was the women’s champion in 21:35. The last time two teens accomplished the sweep was in 2005.
Denlinger, a graduate of Turner Ashby HS last month, took the lead at the very start of the race and never relinquished it, holding off men’s silver medalist Ryan Gundling, 31, of Staunton, who was nine seconds behind in 17:23. Zion Gregory, 16, of Virginia Beach, finished third in 17:51.
The women’s race was also tightly contested with Sheridan winning by just seven seconds over silver medalist Katie Griffin, 33. Griffin—who became the first woman in the 30-36 division to break 22:00— was 1:02 under the previous record mark for the age group. Courtney Moyer, 20, of Staunton—the 2010 Firecracker women’s champion—was the women’s bronze medalist in 22:16.
 
Besides Griffin’s record-breaking effort, two other age group standards fell. In the women’s 46-55 age division, Stephanie Kopia of Staunton became the first woman to break the 23-minute barrier when she recorded a time of 22:41, 22 seconds faster than the previous record for her age group. In the boys’ 10-and-under division, Cooper Yurish, 10, of Staunton, broke a four-year-old age division mark when he ended up six seconds under the previous record with his time of 22:31.
 
 
The Blue Ridge Road Runners will host their final summer 5K race in Gypsy Hill Park on Saturday, September 3 with the inaugural “Labor Day 5K,” which will replace the usual August “Dog Days 5K.” More information can be obtained at the local running club’s Web site at www.blueridgerr.com.
 
 
 
2011 OVERALL CHAMPIONS:
Men: Denlinger, Matthew 17:14
Women: Sheridan, Grace 21:35
NOTE: The overall champions receive special awards and therefore are not included in the age division competition.
Complete Age Division Results
Girls’ 10 & Under Results
1 van Assendelft, Emily 30:24
2 Goodson, Reese Evans 32:02
3 Kopia, Anna 34:36
4 Fosnocht, Elizabeth 37:38
Girls’ 11-14 Results
1 Witherow, Noelle 23:00
2 Denlinger, Lydia 27:11
3 Miller, Elena 30:10
4 Bird, Megan 30:21
5 Miller, Anna 30:22
6 Lightner, Anna 30:38
7 Fosnocht, Erin 30:52
8 Amato, Elizabeth 33:46
9 Laser, Katie 37:36
10 Fitzgerald, McKina 38:42
Girls’ 15-18 Results
1 Evans, Jessica 22:25
2 Wilson, Emily 23:05
3 Miller, Jessica 24:27
4 Wade, Cameron 24:34
5 Alexander, Allison 24:59
6 McNeal, Hannah 25:16
7 Miller, Kylie 25:49
8 Robertson, Kayla 26:55
19 Simmons, Amber 28:04
10 Ward, Laura 28:04
Women’s 19-29 Results
1 Moyer, Courtney 22:16
2 Harner, Tasha 22:31
3 Ambler, Amanda 22:45
4 McGinley, Casey-Mae 23:37
5 Hylton, Katie 26:30
6 Holroyd, Liz 27:01
7 Neal, Catherine 27:04
8 Hansell, Katelyn 27:22
9 French, Erin 28:06
10 Manikus, Anna 28:09
11 Coltrane, Amelia 28:54
12 Miller, Christina 29:12
13 Wheeler, Lindsay 29:18
14 Gundling, Kristin 31:29
15 Knous, Kelli 32:00
16 Bernier, Sarah 33:33
17 French, Jo 34:38
18 Howe, Andrea 34:55
Women’s 30-36 Results
1 Griffin, Katie 21:42
2 Coons, Blythe 22:46
3 Simmons, Melissa 24:23
4 Murphy, Shelley 24:58
5 Jennings, Sheila 25:02
6 Burrows, Miriam 25:43
7 Chester, Sabrina 26:07
8 Lum, Kelly 26:47
9 Prochaska, Amy 27:35
10 Eichorn, Becky 27:57
11 Pultz, Amy 28:07
12 Williams, Sandra 28:13
13 Martin, Milissa 28:16
14 Comisford, Jessica 28:58
15 Avery, Jacqueline 29:16
16 Medley, Dawn 29:24
17 Nussbaum, Charity 29:56
18 Hanger, Kristin 30:33
19 Davis, Hilary 30:47
20 Hatcher, Kristi 30:53
21 de la Cruz, Megan 32:11
22 Ridenour, Anna 32:51
23 McNeal, Michelle 33:54
24 Kincheloe, Meg 33:54
25 Gilbert, Mary 34:12
26 Huffstetler, Rebekah 34:37
27 Field, Kimberly 39:20
Women’s 37-45 Results
1 Spicer, Denise 23:18
2 Wills, Mary 23:21
3 Stoops, Tamara 23:27
4 van Assendelft, Laura 25:20
5 Fink, Leah 26:10
6 Curd, Kelly 26:43
7 Ward, Heather 26:50
8 Morris, Diddy 27:07
9 Suter, Holly 27:19
10 Church, Heather 27:38
11 Roberts, Dawn 27:39
12 Whetzel, Jennifer 27:42
13 Wilt, Christy 27:48
14 Nagel, Tammi 28:47
15 Shimp, Nena 28:49
16 Gregory, Leigh 29:17
17 Brainerd, Tamara 29:36
18 Lilly, Tracey 30:42
19 Maddox, Sara 31:59
20 Goodson, Mandy 33:30
21 Amato, Wendy 34:11
22 Wagner, Alexis 36:20
23 Ralston, Kelly 37:05
24 Furry, Tamara 43:30
25 Witherow-Mayhew, Mary 45:25
Women’s 46-55 Results
1 Kopia, Stephanie 22:41
2 Baxter, Kate 23:30
3 Branscome-Fosnocht, Dian 25:10
4 Gauerke, Kelly 25:45
5 Wykowski, Debbie 28:51
6 Lightner, Sara 28:56
7 Hansell, Cindy 30:23
8 Neal, Merribeth 33:41
9 Joplin, Nancy 33:44
10 Harris, Sherri 36:06
11 Kines, Kathy 46:28
Women’s 56 and Older Results
1 Ramsey, Edna 30:01
2 Harmon, Beverly 31:09
Boys’ 10 & Under Results
1 Yurish, Cooper 22:31
2 Siemers, Calvin 24:24
3 Church, Chance 24:33
4 Siemers, Wesley 24:44
5 Suter, Ian 27:18
6 Fosnocht, Henry 28:40
7 Wills, Zachary 32:42
8 Fitzgerald, Miles 37:34
9 Mayhew, Logan 39:09
Boys’ 11-14 Results
1 Phillips, Mark 19:09
2 Capuano, Joseph 19:19
3 Thibodeaux, Ian 20:41
4 Lightner, Alex 22:37
5 Shuttle, Seth 23:01
6 Yurish, Collin 23:19
7 Wease, Tyler 24:09
8 Wade, Derek 24:23
9 Waddy, DeShawn 25:38
10 Wilt, Josh 27:34
11 Goodson, Henry 32:53
12 Branham, Bo 38:55
13 Robertson, Travis 39:22
14 Spencer, Justice 39:26
Boys’ 15-18 Results
1 Gregory, Zion 17:51
2 Thibodeaux, Alex 18:17
3 Allanson, Dylan 18:28
4 Cromer, Tom 18:28
5 Denlinger, John 18:33
6 Sowers, Dillon 18:35
7 Titus, Maxwell 20:20
8 Maddox, Josh 20:55
9 Wykowski, Philip 21:00
10 Ritchie, Hunter 21:05
11 Harner, Dillon 21:10
12 Davis, Sam 21:25
13 Singleton, Carlton 24:22
14 Chrisman, C.J. 25:42
15 Shimp, Matt 26:22
Men’s 19-29 Results
1 Larson, Joshua 18:25
2 Saunders, Jason 19:07
3 Phillips, Andrew 19:26
4 Lightner, Andrew 19:49
5 Whitfield, Matthew 19:51
6 Hudnall, Dylan 20:23
7 Miller, John 20:54
8 Click, Steve 21:08
9 Midgley, Patrick 21:13
10 Adkins, Alex 21:51
11 Smiley, Schuyler 22:17
12 May, Ryan 27:04
13 Miller, Justin 29:08
Men’s 30-36 Results
1 Gundling, Ryan 17:23
2 Cook, Taulsa 17:52
3 Saunders, Carl 19:11
4 Garrett, Nathan 20:00
5 Hylton, Dan 20:05
6 Laurence, Nate 21:23
7 Hall, Charles 22:06
8 Deitz, Andrew 23:02
9 Knous, Sean 23:21
10 Burrows, Daniel 23:23
11 Robertson, Stephen 24:10
12 McNeal, Jason 25:17
13 Grogan, David 26:26
14 Hadfield, Allan 28:02
15 Hacking, Rixson 28:50
16 Mogull, Scott 29:44
17 Edwards, Dennis 34:18
Men’s 37-45 Results
1 Wallace, Ian 18:08
2 Giegel, John 18:55
3 Pritchett, Eric 19:32
4 Miller, Tom 19:40
5 Farley, Ben 19:41
6 Titus, Paul 20:51
7 Siemers, Troy 21:06
8 Pultz, Kevin 21:24
9 Atkins, Jimmy 21:46
10 Utter, Brian 21:56
11 Gutterman, Adam 22:18
12 Shaver, Paul 22:23
13 Callo, Paul 22:29
14 Menzer, Paul 22:40
15 Eichorn, Dave 22:54
16 Joyce, Dan 23:11
17 Wagoner, John 23:25
18 Hite, Patrick 23:58
19 Swemba, Don 24:16
20 Meeks, David 24:46
21 Mastrandrea, John 24:50
22 Kennedy, Karl 24:51
23 Fitzgerald, William 24:52
24 Wade, Matt 24:57
25 Kauffman, Chad 25:57
26 Weller, Robert 26:45
27 Gilbert, Ronald 27:29
28 Alford, William 27:29
29 Jankowski, Todd 28:46
30 Snead, Mike 30:05
31 Goodson, Chris 32:03
32 Maddox, Patrick 32:09
33 Warford, Mark 33:42
34 Amato, Michael 33:53
Men’s 46-55 Results
1 Denlinger, Dwight 19:06
2 Hawkins, Chuck 19:38
3 Riley, Doug 20:50
4 Daugherty, Mark 21:33
5 Stallings, Russ 21:45
6 Wright, Ray 23:41
7 Lightner, Paul 23:49
8 Thacker, Bob 24:49
9 Zwecker, Rudy 24:53
10 Harris, Kevin 25:04
11 Simmons, Randy 25:30
12 Temple, John 28:07
13 Markunas, Raymond 28:22
14 Holroyd, Doug 29:02
15 Wilson, Stephen 29:54
16 Fosnocht, Dave 37:56
17 Wykowski, Michael 39:23
Men’s 56 and Older Results
1 Hughes, Thomas 21:14
2 Fitzgerald, Robert 21:15
3 Wrenn, Douglas 23:39
4 Smith, Doug 26:01
5 Ramsey, Dennis 26:41
6 Gray, Ed 26:51
7 Gorsica, John III 27:20
8 Wood, Henry 33:51
9 Atkins, Roger 37:59
Firecracker 5K— Complete Overall Results
Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Gypsy Hill Park
1 133 Denlinger, Matthew M17 17:14.00
2 697 Gundling, Ryan M31 17:23.00
3 665 Gregory, Zion M16 17:51.00
4 667 Cook, Taulsa M35 17:52.00
5 113 Wallace, Ian M37 18:08.00
6 104 Thibodeaux, Alex M17 18:17.00
7 694 Larson, Joshua M29 18:25.00
8 884 Allanson, Dylan M17 18:28.00
9 888 Cromer, Tom M16 18:28.00
10 131 Denlinger, John M15 18:33.00
11 692 Sowers, Dillon M17 18:35.00
12 31 Giegel, John M45 18:55.00
13 130 Denlinger, Dwight M53 19:06.00
14 683 Saunders, Jason M25 19:07.00
15 857 Phillips, Mark M14 19:09.00
16 682 Saunders, Carl M32 19:11.00
17 11 Capuano, Joseph M14 19:19.00
18 873 Phillips, Andrew M19 19:26.00
19 89 Pritchett, Eric M41 19:32.00
20 138 Hawkins, Chuck M50 19:38.00
21 75 Miller, Tom M42 19:40.00
22 22 Farley, Ben M44 19:41.00
23 61 Lightner, Andrew M20 19:49.00
24 856 Whitfield, Matthew M20 19:51.00
25 865 Garrett, Nathan M32 20:00.00
26 867 Hylton, Dan M32 20:05.00
27 107 Titus, Maxwell M15 20:20.00
28 52 Hudnall, Dylan M27 20:23.00
29 105 Thibodeaux, Ian M14 20:41.00
30 141 Riley, Doug M51 20:50.00
31 106 Titus, Paul M41 20:51.00
32 76 Miller, John M19 20:54.00
33 862 Maddox, Josh M16 20:55.00
34 126 Wykowski, Philip M16 21:00.00
35 94 Ritchie, Hunter M17 21:05.00
36 866 Siemers, Troy M40 21:06.00
37 672 Click, Steve M27 21:08.00
38 44 Harner, Dillon M17 21:10.00
39 897 Midgley, Patrick M27 21:13.00
40 659 Hughes, Thomas M56 21:14.00
41 686 Fitzgerald, Robert M59 21:15.00
42 891 Laurence, Nate M30 21:23.00
43 662 Pultz, Kevin M41 21:24.00
44 18 Davis, Sam M17 21:25.00
45 129 Daugherty, Mark M55 21:33.00
46 663 Sheridan, Grace W15 21:35.00
47 38 Griffin, Katie W33 21:42.00
48 655 Stallings, Russ M50 21:45.00
49 4 Atkins, Jimmy M42 21:46.00
50 688 Adkins, Alex M20 21:51.00
51 674 Utter, Brian M38 21:56.00
52 881 Hall, Charles M34 22:06.00
53 685 Moyer, Courtney W20 22:16.00
54 879 Smiley, Schuyler M19 22:17.00
55 885 Gutterman, Adam M41 22:18.00
56 673 Shaver, Paul M41 22:23.00
57 878 Evans, Jessica W16 22:25.00
58 10 Callo, Paul M39 22:29.00
59 43 Harner, Tasha W27 22:31.00
60 144 Yurish, Cooper M10 22:31.00
61 62 Lightner, Alex M11 22:37.00
62 859 Menzer, Paul M44 22:40.00
63 57 Kopia, Stephanie W46 22:41.00
64 121 Ambler, Amanda W23 22:45.00
65 858 Coons, Blythe W32 22:46.00
66 699 Eichorn, Dave M37 22:54.00
67 8 Witherow, Noelle W13 23:00.00
68 98 Shuttle, Seth M13 23:01.00
69 670 Deitz, Andrew M36 23:02.00
70 871 Wilson, Emily W16 23:05.00
71 669 Joyce, Dan M39 23:11.00
72 700 Spicer, Denise W39 23:18.00
73 143 Yurish, Collin M12 23:19.00
74 117 Wills, Mary W44 23:21.00
75 882 Knous, Sean M33 23:21.00
76 896 Burrows, Daniel M34 23:23.00
77 690 Wagoner, John M42 23:25.00
78 103 Stoops, Tamara W40 23:27.00
79 128 Baxter, Kate W48 23:30.00
80 70 McGinley, Casey-Mae W24 23:37.00
81 874 Wrenn, Douglas M56 23:39.00
82 650 Wright, Ray M50 23:41.00
83 60 Lightner, Paul M49 23:49.00
84 48 Hite, Patrick M42 23:58.00
85 114 Wease, Tyler M12 24:09.00
86 855 Robertson, Stephen M31 24:10.00
87 668 Swemba, Don M44 24:16.00
88 681 Singleton, Carlton M16 24:22.00
89 101 Simmons, Melissa W36 24:23.00
90 111 Wade, Derek M13 24:23.00
91 100 Siemers, Calvin M10 24:24.00
92 77 Miller, Jessica W17 24:27.00
93 14 Church, Chance M10 24:33.00
94 110 Wade, Cameron W15 24:34.00
95 99 Siemers, Wesley M7 24:44.00
96 870 Meeks, David M41 24:46.00
97 658 Thacker, Bob M46 24:49.00
98 684 Mastrandrea, John M37 24:50.00
99 649 Kennedy, Karl M40 24:51.00
100 136 Fitzgerald, William M41 24:52.00
101 127 Zwecker, Rudy M47 24:53.00
102 656 Wade, Matt M43 24:57.00
103 83 Murphy, Shelley W34 24:58.00
104 1 Alexander, Allison W16 24:59.00
105 54 Jennings, Sheila W31 25:02.00
106 45 Harris, Kevin M54 25:04.00
107 9 Branscome-Fosnocht, Diane W50 25:10.00
108 73 McNeal, Hannah W16 25:16.00
109 72 McNeal, Jason M31 25:17.00
110 108 van Assendelft, Laura W43 25:20.00
111 142 Simmons, Randy M53 25:30.00
112 854 Waddy, DeShawn M14 25:38.00
113 200 Chrisman, C.J. M16 25:42.00
114 895 Burrows, Miriam W35 25:43.00
115 30 Gauerke, Kelly W46 25:45.00
116 81 Miller, Kylie W17 25:49.00
117 652 Kauffman, Chad M40 25:57.00
118 664 Smith, Doug M66 26:01.00
119 12 Chester, Sabrina W31 26:07.00
120 671 Fink, Leah W42 26:10.00
121 97 Shimp, Matt M18 26:22.00
122 39 Grogan, David M35 26:26.00
123 868 Hylton, Katie W29 26:30.00
124 92 Ramsey, Dennis M57 26:41.00
125 16 Curd, Kelly W45 26:43.00
126 689 Weller, Robert M42 26:45.00
127 66 Lum, Kelly W32 26:47.00
128 877 Ward, Heather W41 26:50.00
129 800 Gray, Ed M60 26:51.00
130 886 Robertson, Kayla W16 26:55.00
131 50 Holroyd, Liz W22 27:01.00
132 85 Neal, Catherine W23 27:04.00
133 69 May, Ryan M23 27:04.00
134 82 Morris, Diddy W43 27:07.00
135 132 Denlinger, Lydia W12 27:11.00
136 889 Suter, Ian M9 27:18.00
137 890 Suter, Holly W37 27:19.00
138 137 Gorsica, John III M71 27:20.00
139 41 Hansell, Katelyn W21 27:22.00
140 122 Gilbert, Ronald M42 27:29.00
141 651 Alford, William M40 27:29.00
142 120 Wilt, Josh M14 27:34.00
143 90 Prochaska, Amy W35 27:35.00
144 13 Church, Heather W39 27:38.00
145 875 Roberts, Dawn W43 27:39.00
146 687 Whetzel, Jennifer W37 27:42.00
147 119 Wilt, Christy W40 27:48.00
148 698 Eichorn, Becky W34 27:57.00
149 657 Hadfield, Allan M36 28:02.00
150 864 Simmons, Amber W17 28:04.00
151 680 Ward, Laura W16 28:04.00
152 28 French, Erin W24 28:06.00
153 661 Pultz, Amy W36 28:07.00
154 695 Temple, John M49 28:07.00
155 660 Manikus, Anna W28 28:09.00
156 116 Williams, Sandra W34 28:13.00
157 140 Martin, Milissa W32 28:16.00
158 67 Markunas, Raymond M46 28:22.00
159 26 Fosnocht, Henry M8 28:40.00
160 53 Jankowski, Todd M44 28:46.00
161 84 Nagel, Tammi W41 28:47.00
162 96 Shimp, Nena W45 28:49.00
163 869 Hacking, Rixson M34 28:50.00
164 124 Wykowski, Debbie W54 28:51.00
165 15 Coltrane, Amelia W28 28:54.00
166 64 Lightner, Sara W47 28:56.00
167 860 Comisford, Jessica W34 28:58.00
168 51 Holroyd, Doug M54 29:02.00
169 80 Miller, Justin M24 29:08.00
170 79 Miller, Christina W22 29:12.00
171 876 Avery, Jacqueline W36 29:16.00
172 666 Gregory, Leigh W37 29:17.00
173 115 Wheeler, Lindsay W28 29:18.00
174 74 Medley, Dawn W33 29:24.00
175 6 Brainerd, Tamara W44 29:36.00
176 853 Mogull, Scott M36 29:44.00
177 872 Wilson, Stephen M53 29:54.00
178 88 Nussbaum, Charity W30 29:56.00
179 91 Ramsey, Edna W57 30:01.00
180 693 Snead, Mike M42 30:05.00
181 78 Miller, Elena W14 30:10.00
182 653 Bird, Megan W12 30:21.00
183 880 Miller, Anna W13 30:22.00
184 654 Hansell, Cindy W46 30:23.00
185 109 van Assendelft, Emily W10 30:24.00
186 40 Hanger, Kristin W35 30:33.00
187 63 Lightner, Anna W13 30:38.00
188 65 Lilly, Tracey W37 30:42.00
189 17 Davis, Hilary W31 30:47.00
190 25 Fosnocht, Erin W12 30:52.00
191 892 Hatcher, Kristi W33 30:53.00
192 42 Harmon, Beverly W56 31:09.00
193 696 Gundling, Kristin W29 31:29.00
194 863 Maddox, Sara W44 31:59.00
195 883 Knous, Kelli W28 32:00.00
196 37 Goodson, Reese Evans W8 32:02.00
197 35 Goodson, Chris M41 32:03.00
198 861 Maddox, Patrick M44 32:09.00
199 19 de la Cruz, Megan W30 32:11.00
200 118 Wills, Zachary M10 32:42.00
201 93 Ridenour, Anna W32 32:51.00
202 36 Goodson, Henry M11 32:53.00
203 34 Goodson, Mandy W38 33:30.00
204 5 Bernier, Sarah W27 33:33.00
205 86 Neal, Merribeth W53 33:41.00
206 678 Warford, Mark M43 33:42.00
207 139 Joplin, Nancy W51 33:44.00
208 677 Amato, Elizabeth W14 33:46.00
209 145 Wood, Henry M71 33:51.00
210 676 Amato, Michael M40 33:53.00
211 71 McNeal, Michelle W31 33:54.00
212 55 Kincheloe, Meg W34 33:54.00
213 679 Amato, Wendy W41 34:11.00
214 33 Gilbert, Mary W36 34:12.00
215 20 Edwards, Dennis M36 34:18.00
216 58 Kopia, Anna W10 34:36.00
217 893 Huffstetler, Rebekah W31 34:37.00
218 894 French, Jo W26 34:38.00
219 898 Howe, Andrea W28 34:55.00
220 46 Harris, Sherri W54 36:06.00
221 112 Wagner, Alexis W41 36:20.00
222 691 Ralston, Kelly W38 37:05.00
223 134 Fitzgerald, Miles M8 37:34.00
224 59 Laser, Katie W13 37:36.00
225 27 Fosnocht, Elizabeth W8 37:38.00
226 24 Fosnocht, Dave M46 37:56.00
227 675 Atkins, Roger M68 37:59.00
228 135 Fitzgerald, McKina W11 38:42.00
229 123 Branham, Bo M12 38:55.00
230 32 Mayhew, Logan M6 39:09.00
231 23 Field, Kimberly W34 39:20.00
232 887 Robertson, Travis M11 39:22.00
233 125 Wykowski, Michael M50 39:23.00
234 102 Spencer, Justice M13 39:26.00
235 29 Furry, Tamara W40 43:30.00
236 2 Witherow-Mayhew, Mary W43 45:25.00
237 56 Kines, Kathy W55 46:28.00 |
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