Cochran, Witte Win at Menchville Winter Chill 5K

Nate Cochran and Crystal Witte won the men's and women's division' at this morning's 11th annual Menchville Winter Chill 5K.

Cochran, from Newport News, traveled over the 3.11-mile course in 17:26. Warwick High's cross-country coach Jim Highsmith was second in 17:43, while Frank Leone placed third in 18:05.

Witte, a Yorktown resident, won with a time of 19:44. Tiffany Hallmark placed second in 21:09,  while Katharine Linares was third in 24:04.

Aiden Dreyer, 14 of Newport News VA set a new age group record for men 10-14 with a time of 20:45 besting the time 21:15 set by Joshua Guthinger in 2020.

For women 9 and Under, Imogen Leone, 8 of Newport News VA set a new age group record with a time of 28:40 breaking the previous record of 31:55 she had set last year.

For women 65-69, Carol Hansen-Vessa, 68 of Reston VA set a new age group record with a time of 26:18, eclipsing the mark of 26:44 set by Helen Worthington in 2020.t

              11th Annual MENCHVILLE WINTER CHILL 5K

             Menchville High School, Newport News, Hampton, VA

                         January 21, 2023 9:30 AM

          benefitting the Menchville High School Chorus and Band

                  A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB GRAND PRIX EVENT

Place O'All Name                       Age City State           Time   Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
    1     1 NATE COCHRAN                15 NEWPORT NEWS VA      17:26  5:37     
    2     2 JIM HIGHSMITH                 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA      17:43  5:43     
    3     3 FRANK LEONE                   38 NEWPORT NEWS VA      18:05  5:50 *   

TOP OVERALL WOMEN
    1     6 CRYSTAL WITTE                37 YORKTOWN VA                19:44  6:21 *   
    2    14 TIFFANY HALLMARK            34 WILLIAMSBURG VA      21:09  6:49     
    3    28 KATHERINE LINARES           42 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    24:04  7:45     

MEN:  13 AND UNDER
    1    48 BRYCE FELUMLEE              12 NEWPORT NEWS VA      27:09  8:45     
MEN:  14 - 19
    1    11 AIDEN DREYER                14 NEWPORT NEWS VA      20:45  6:41     
    2    16 AUSTIN BYERS                16 CHESAPEAKE VA        21:11  6:49     
    3    24 CALEB CHANSSARD             14 NEWPORT NEWS VA      23:21  7:31     
MEN:  20 - 24
    1   107 JAYDEN PIPKIN               21 NEWPORT NEWS VA      51:20 16:32     
MEN:  25 - 29
    NONE
MEN:  30 - 34
    1    30 PEYTON ORGILL               34 SMITHFIELD VA        24:13  7:48     
    2    52 MIKE OBLEIN                 33 NEWPORT NEWS VA      27:44  8:56     
    3    69 NICK BRANSFORD              30 HAMPTON VA           31:04 10:00     
MEN:  35 - 39
    1     5 JASON WAHR                  39 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    19:22  6:14     
    2     7 DEX MOORE                   36 NORFOLK VA           19:47  6:22 *   
    3     9 JARED ORGERON               39 YORKTOWN VA          19:56  6:25     
MEN:  40 - 44
    1     4 JASON THURSTON              43 CHESAPEAKE VA        18:52  6:05     
    2     8 JAMES BARBER                43 PORTSMOUTH VA        19:48  6:23     
    3    12 RYAN REESE                  40 NORFOLK VA           20:50  6:43     
MEN:  45 - 49
    1    15 AARAM DREYER                47 NEWPORT NEWS VA      21:10  6:49     
    2    65 RICHARD SILCOX              47 NEWPORT NEWS VA      30:19  9:46     
    3    90 FRANCISCO SANIN             47 PORTSMOUTH VA        37:59 12:14     
MEN:  50 - 54
    1    18 PAUL SCRIBBINS              50 GLOUCESTER VA        21:24  6:54     
    2    25 JOHN ACCARDI                53 WILLIAMSBURG VA      23:28  7:33     
    3    35 JEFF SPURLIN                54 NEWPORT NEWS VA      25:14  8:08     
MEN:  55 - 59
    1    19 JOHN R SCOTT                59 NEWPORT NEWS VA      21:28  6:55 *   
    2    32 WILLIAM PALAGYI             57 SUFFOLK VA           24:43  7:58 *   
    3    58 JACK TAYLOR                 57 NEWPORT NEWS VA      28:58  9:20     
MEN:  60 - 64
    1    10 KEN ALBERG                  62 SUFFOLK VA           20:15  6:31     
    2    17 ORLANDO PEREZ               60 NEWPORT NEWS VA      21:13  6:50     
    3    20 WALT BRUCE                  61 YORKTOWN VA          21:50  7:02 *   
MEN:  65 - 69
    1    27 BILL DANCY                  69 SMITHFIELD VA        24:04  7:45 *   
    2    31 DONNIE WYATT                69 HAMPTON VA           24:26  7:52     
    3    34 DOYLE GAGE                  67 WILLIAMSBURG VA      24:57  8:02     
MEN:  70 AND OVER
    1    26 DALE ABRAHAMSON             73 YORKTOWN VA          23:34  7:35 *   
    2    41 JOSEPH VERDIRAME            73 SUFFOLK VA           26:14  8:27 *   
    3    61 RON WORTHINGTON             78 BENA VA              29:17  9:26 *   

WOMEN:  13 AND UNDER
    1    57 IMOGEN LEONE                 8 NEWPORT NEWS VA      28:40  9:14 *   
    2    81 CHIARA LEONE                11 NEWPORT NEWS VA      34:36 11:08 *   
WOMEN:  14 - 19
    1    29 GRACE MANADERO              14 NEWPORT NEWS VA      24:11  7:47 *   
    2    49 ELIZABETH MCELFRESH         17 NEWPORT NEWS VA      27:33  8:52     
    3    51 JULIA SILVERMAN             16 NEWPORT NEWS VA      27:44  8:56     
WOMEN:  20 - 24
    1    46 LINNEA NELSON               20 CHESAPEAKE VA        26:46  8:37     
WOMEN:  25 - 29
    1    68 LAURA BRANSFORD             27 HAMPTON VA           31:03 10:00     
    2    82 BRIANNA CRAPANZANO          28 NORFOLK VA           34:37 11:09     
WOMEN:  30 - 34
    1    44 KOLBY KELLER                32 NEWPORT NEWS VA      26:30  8:32     
    2    56 ERIN BESSLER                30 DOVER DE             28:30  9:11     
    3    76 GENEVIEVE MAYER             33 NEWPORT NEWS VA      33:12 10:42     
WOMEN:  35 - 39
    1    43 SARA LEONE                  38 NEWPORT NEWS VA      26:23  8:30 *   
    2    73 LEIGH WAHR                  35 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    32:27 10:27     
    3    86 LAURA WILKERSON             38 CHESAPEAKE VA        35:46 11:31     
WOMEN:  40 - 44
    1    40 KRISTEN CALUAG              41 YORKTOWN VA          26:05  8:24 *   
WOMEN:  45 - 49
    1    33 KRISTIN COCHRAN             47 NEWPORT NEWS VA      24:44  7:58     
    2    36 SUSAN HAGEL                 49 NORFOLK VA           25:20  8:10 *   
    3    74 BEVERLY GRIMMETT            47 NORFOLK VA           33:06 10:39 *   
WOMEN:  50 - 54
    1    63 MELINDA MEREDITH            51 NEWPORT NEWS VA      30:05  9:41     
    2    75 ANGELA FORBES               51 WILLIAMSBURG VA      33:08 10:40     
    3    91 TERESA MARKLEY              54 NEWPORT NEWS VA      38:10 12:17 *   
WOMEN:  55 - 59
    1    39 VALOR FOY JONES             59 NEWPORT NEWS VA      25:47  8:18 *   
    2    80 TARA DRESS                  55 NEWPORT NEWS VA      33:47 10:53     
    3    96 PATRICIA BOYCE              56 NEWPORT NEWS VA      40:32 13:03     
WOMEN:  60 - 64
    NONE
WOMEN:  65 - 69
    1    42 CAROL HANSEN-VESSA          68 RESTON VA            26:18  8:28 *   
    2    45 JEAN PHELAN                 67 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    26:36  8:34 *   
    3    66 DEBRA GAGE                  68 WILLIAMSBURG VA      30:58  9:58     
WOMEN:  70 AND OVER
    1    88 DOTTIE HUMPHREYS            71 NEWPORT NEWS VA      36:02 11:36 *   

MEN WALKERS
    1    97 RICK WEBB                   64 YORKTOWN VA          42:20 13:38 *   
    2   101 BOB CURTIN JR               70 HAMPTON VA           45:48 14:45 *   
WOMEN WALKERS
    1   102 KATHLEEN BUSCH              67 WILLIAMSBURG VA      46:24 14:56     
    2   103 DEE SCHERR                  72 HAMPTON VA           46:36 15:00 *   
    3   105 KRISTYN RODEN               52 HAMPTON VA           51:03 16:26  

Poquoson Wrestling Earns Black & Blue Runner-up at Virginia Duals

Both local high school teams fell short in their bid to win division titles at this weekend’s Virginia Duals, but for Great Bridge coach Steve Martin, there may be some valuable lessons learned.

“We have a brutal schedule, and right now everyone is sick, tired, and hurt,” said Martin. “But the teams that can wrestle though it are the ones that end up winning state titles. When you lose, you tend to look back and re-evaluate yourself. There are lessons to be learned from losing.” 

The Wildcats faced a powerful Butler (PA) team in the American High School Division finals and took the lead 9-8 when William Marsh won by fall at 126-lb. The match went back and forth, and the Wildcats trailed 29-26 with two bouts remaining. However, Butler would win by fall at 215 and 285-lb. to pull away with a 41-26 win.

Great Bridge used exactly one minute to build a 12-0 lead in the semifinal match over Hempfield (PA) as Jack Sawyer (106) and Kyle Kuhlmey (120) needed 27 and 33 seconds respectively to score falls. Marsh followed with a 15-0 technical fall to give the defending Virginia Class 4 state champions a 17-6 lead which they would not relinquish, holding on for a 44-30 victory to reach the final.

Black and Blue Division

Poquoson fell short in its effort to win the Black and Blue Division as Staunton River rattled off four straight falls at the 150-175-lb weight classes to turn an 18-15 deficit into an insurmountable 39-18 lead.

The Islanders earned an early 12-6 advantage after James Withrow scored a fall at 1:22 in the 120-lb. class. But the Golden Eagles chipped back before pulling away in the middle weight classes to win 45-30.

One day after overcoming a 29-point deficit to upend Virginia Class 2 rival Strasburg 37-36, the Islanders had a stronger start in the semifinals against Landstown, jumping to a 15-0 lead on the strength of pins by Kam Harrell (106) and Jared Goodson (113), followed by a 13-6 decision at 120 as Withrow topped Landstown’s Jacob Rivera.

Blake Latta (157), Caleb Hogge (175) and Samuel Villasenor (190) also won by fall for Poquoson, while the Eagles’ Ethan Farrell (150) and Jayden Young (215) pinned their opponents for Landstown.