World Class Freedom Run 8K and 5K Results, Williamsburg

5^th Annual

World Class Freedom Run 8K, 5K and One Mile Fun Run

Lois Hornsby Middle School, Williamsburg, VA

Saturday, October 19, 2019

A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event

141 finishers in 8K/5K run/walk combined.

29 finishers in one mile fun run/walk.

** Age group record (5-year age groups)

8K Run/Walk

Men Overall

**1. Andrew Carlin, 21                        Quinton                                    25:18

[new course record, and all-time CRR 8K record for men 20-24, old records 26:15 by Andrew Osborne, 23, Seaford, in 2017]

2. Logan St. John, 25                           Newport News                         30:15

3. Jonathan Torres, 29                          Newport News                         30:30

Women Overall

1. Sorenna Jean, 17                              Williamsburg                             34:24

2. Kara Woody, 38                              Williamsburg                             35:31

**3. Cannon Jean, 14                           Williamsburg                             38:54

Men 14-and-under

**1. Isaac Lamprecht, 13                     New Kent                                31:47

Men 15-19

1. Thomas Hall, 19                               Hampton                                  35:02

2. Juan Ballesteros, 17                          Pozoblanco, Spain                    49:54

  

Men 25-29

1. Eric LaMastro, 29                            Williamsburg                             42:22

Men 30-34

1. Benjamin Kaurich, 31                       Newport News                         33:40

Men 35-39

**1. Chris Novakoski, 37                    Chesapeake                              31:19

2. William McCallister, 36                    Lanexa                                     38:56

Men 40-44

1. Jason Miller, 42                                Williamsburg                             31:05

2. Matt Chism, 44                                Carrollton                                 40:54

3. Juan Antonio Ballesteros, 44             Williamsburg                             49:54

4. Christopher Tucker, 40                     Chesapeake                              56:12

Men 45-49

**1. Greg Lynn, 45                              Hayes                                       30:56

2. Robert Murphie, 45                          Williamsburg                             37:44

Men 50-54

1. Paul Pelletier, 54                               Williamsburg                             31:11

2. Robert Jean, 53                                Williamsburg                             43:41

Men 55-59

1. Pete Conrad, 59                               Newport News                         41:47

Men 60-64

1. Will Murray, 63                                Williamsburg                             36:03

2. Thomas Barry, 61                             Williamsburg                             38:16

3. Chris Abelt, 63                                 Williamsburg                             38:46

4. Tom Robinson, 61                            Williamsburg                             41:11

Men 65-69

**1. Jim Thornton, 65                          Toano                                       33:31

[all-time CRR 8K record for men 65-69, old record 34:16 by Tom Ray, 65, Kitty Hawk, NC at 1999 Ford’s Colony 8K]

2. Rick Platt, 69                                   Williamsburg                             39:52

3. Jim Gullo, 65                                    Williamsburg                             40:13

4. Jimmy Blount, 69                              Williamsburg                             52:30

5. George Dever, 66                             Newport News                         59:34

Men 70-and-over

**1. Ronald Kellum, 75                        Hampton                                  50:51

2. Randy Hawthorne, 74                       Williamsburg                             54:04

3. Stephen Scudder, 71                        Virginia Beach                          1:10:08

Men Walk (awards 5 deep)

1. Alexey Popov, 36                             Newport News                         58:18

2. John Strassberger, 75                       Williamsburg                             1:01:22

3. Bob Curtin, 66                                 Hampton                                  1:18:09

Women 20-24

1. Rebekah Mason, 20                         Williamsburg                             56:12

Women 35-39

1. Jennifer Vess-Morgan, 36                 Hayes                                       42:47

2. Rachel Novakoski, 36                      Chesapeake                              46:03

Women 40-44

1. Jeanette Primich, 43                          Williamsburg                             47:03

2. Nicole Powell, 43                             Yorktown                                 53:31

Women 45-49

**1. Susan Hagel, 46                           Norfolk                                    40:59

2. Michele Nordeen, 47                        Newport News                         58:18

Women 50-54

1. Maggie Pat Rafferty, 50                    Gilbert, SC                               41:54

2. Deelyn Robinson, 54                        Williamsburg                             44:20

3. Tara Dress, 51                                 Newport News                         55:07

4. Criztina Jean, 51                               Williamsburg                             58:14

Women 55-59

1. Norma Phillips, 59                            Williamsburg                             41:53

2. Geri Foster, 58                                 Newport News                         52:38

3. Carol Bryan, 57                                Fairfax                                      53:30

Women 65-69

1. Patricia Travis, 68                             Williamsburg                             50:52

2. Martha Gullo, 66                              Williamsburg                             52:41

3. Brenda Mitchell, 69                          Williamsburg                             1:11:41

Women 70-and-over

1. Roswitha Goossens-Winter, 71         Williamsburg                             58:02

Women Walk (awards 5 deep)

1. Cathy Kaurich, 63                            Williamsburg                             1:06:31

2. Nancy Byrd, 65                                Toano                                       1:07:01

3. Karen Schenck, 65                           Ark                                          1:13:02

5K Run/Walk

Men Overall

1. Nicholas Schuff, 22                          Yorktown                                 19:02

2. Greg Summerlin, 50                          Carrollton                                 20:25

3. Sam Bittle, 13                                   Gloucester Point                       22:45

Women Overall

1. Laura Nielsen, 42                             Yorktown                                 21:44

[new 5K course record, old record 22:00 by Svetlana Goncharova, 20, Williamsburg in 2018]

2. Lauren Elliott, 14                              Williamsburg                             23:03

3. Amaya Cooper, 13                           Hampton                                  23:39

Men 10-and-under

1. Jacob LeGrand, 9                             Hampton                                  32:23

2. Lincoln Tschida, 8                            Yorktown                                 33:55

3. David Lucas, 7                                 Suffolk                                      36:05

4. Colton Bodlove, 8                            Newport News                         36:28

Men 11-14

1. Gene O’Hallarn, 11                          Williamsburg                             26:02

2. Jacob Runkle, 14                              Toano                                       34:39

Men 30-39

1. Adam Montalvo, 37                         Carrollton                                 25:16

2. Allen Torres, 38                               Hampton                                  29:18

3. Ran Reeves, Jr., 34                          White Stone                              32:26

Men 40-49

1. Scott Jenkins, 40                              Newport News                         23:45

2. Brandon Garner, 43                          Yorktown                                 27:58

3. Joey Martin, 40                                Yorktown                                 31:46

4. Maurice Cooper, 42                         Hampton                                  31:47

5. Kevin Runkle, 43                              Toano                                       33:14

6. Brett Ballou, 49                                Newport News                         1:06:36

Men 50-59

1. Chris Hall, 54                                   Hampton                                  29:45

2. Carlus Waller, 58                             Yorktown                                 33:08

Men 60-69

1. Dwight Hopkins, 62                          Newport News                         51:49

Men 70-and-over

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Massaponax P.A. Matt Kreitz Earns National Award

For the past 17-plus years, there have been three constants to Massaponax High football.

The first is their coach, Eric Ludden, who has led the team, after arriving from Courtland High in 1998.

The second is a winning tradition, instilled by Ludden. Since 2002, the Panthers have posted a record of 163-49 and made three appearances in the Class 5 Final Four, including a championship game berth in 2003.

The other is their public address announcer. And for Matt Kreitz, his tenure as the voice of the Panthers has been unique. Over the past 17 years, Kreitz has developed quite a following, as evidenced by the 1,866 people who follow his ‘Ponax Announcer page on Twitter.

And earlier this week, Kreitz may have scored one of the largest crowning jewels in Massaponax football history when he was honored with the most prestigious award offered by the National Association of Sports Public Address Announcers – as the winner of the 2018-19 Bob Shepherd P.A. Announcer of the Year.

The selection process is an arduous one. There are two awards given, one for college and one for high school. To be considered, a school’s athletic director submits an announcing resume, which outlines all of the P.A’s achievements. This includes an audio clip which includes specific portions of the game – a welcome announcement, National Anthem, starting lineups, game situations, and other general announcements. The nomination form, resume, letters of recommendation, and audio clips are then sent to a committee made up of former and current professional announcers from the NFL and Major League Baseball, as well as other high profile industry leaders.

Said Kreitz, “It was definitely a surprise to win this award. (Even with) 17 years, there are many people in this industry who have been doing it a lot longer than I. To be recognized at this level is an incredible achievement, and I am grateful to everyone who has supported me.”

But Kreitz is not ready to sit on his laurels. “It is my goal to be able to do this full-time somewhere, whether it’s at the college level, professional sports, or anywhere in between. If I could do this as a full-time career that would be the ultimate goal.”

And even with 17 years behind the mike, Kreitz is youthful, having benefited from an early start.

“The school opened in 1998, and I graduated from Massaponax in 2003. During the first five years, we didn’t have a regular P.A. announcer for the football games. Instead, a couple of different teachers announced the games. The summer after I graduated, I approached the principal and athletic director and expressed interest in announcing some of the football games, and getting in rotation with the teachers. They were both hesitant to put the microphone in the hands of an 18-year-old “kid,” so they offered to allow me to announce a scrimmage and see how it went. I have been the P.A. announcer ever since!”

Not that his day job lacks suspense. “I own the National Executive Protection Agency, a federal government contractor that conducts investigations for the government.”

If you want to hear Kreitz live from Massaponax, don’t head to the school tonight, as the Panthers have a bye week. But, at 8-2, the Panthers are hoping for a home game in Region 5B.

Ocean Lakes Returns to Cross-Country Form - 757 HS Roundup - September 2019

As the season changes into cooler weather, the harrier action has begun to heat up, with championship season beginning in three weeks.

As a possible precursor to some national competitions, the Great American Cross-Country Festival enjoyed another rousing array of footraces around the WakeMed Soccer Complex in Cary, NC. There were some familiar faces on hand, such as North Rockland (NY) senior Katelyn Tuohy, who won the girls’ Race of Champions by 42 seconds in 16:22.

Among 757 schools, only Ocean Lakes entered teams in the champion races, with the boys placing 32^nd (of 37), while the girls were 23^rd of 23.

Bad day??

On the contrary. Against some of the best high school teams and individuals in America, coach Mike Nestor and his Dolphin squads had no reason to hang their collective heads low.

Actually, the performance of both teams launched them far up the top-15 polls. Some rankings have had Ocean Lakes at the top of 757 schools for months; yet, many of the top Dolphin runners, as is their custom, have held out of a number of September meets.

Now firmly in competition mode, the boys jumped all the way to the top spot, with an average top-5 time of 16:35. The girls vaulted into the number 2 spot, just 14 seconds per top-five runner behind the Kellam Knights.

At Cary, Harrison Ladd, already Hampton Roads top-ranked runner, knocked another 14 seconds off his season-best time, with a 15:43, good enough to place 55^th. For the girls, sophomore Elise Richardson led the Dolphins with a 112^th place finish in 19:50.

Other teams on hand included Cape Henry Collegiate and Booker T. Washington.

Norfolk Collegiate Invitational

York freshman Jenny Calderon won the Norfolk Collegiate Invitational with a time of 21:42, 43 seconds ahead of teammate and runner-up Nina Parziale. The Falcons won the team title with 38 points.

The meet was held at Mt. Trashmore Park in Virginia Beach.

Hampton Roads Top-15 Teams and Individuals

The Ocean Lakes boys’ team is the only new leader on the board as the Kellam girls’, idle last weekend, retained their top spot, while Ladd (boys) and Maeve Stiles of Maury (girls) held the top positions among individuals.

Many of the teams and individuals will be running the same course on the 19^th at the MileStat.com Invitational at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, and this should solidify the top seeds going into the various region meets.

Top 15 Teams in the 757

Girls

1.      Kellam (top-5 avg. 19:50)

2.      Ocean Lakes

3.      Maury

4.      Western Branch

5.      Jamestown

6.      Menchville

7.      Grafton

8.      Catholic (formerly Bishop Sullivan)

9.      Norfolk Academy

10.  Isle of Wight Academy

11.  Hickory

12.  York

13.  Tabb

14.  Bruton

15.  Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

Others – Grassfield, Norview, First Colonial, Great Bridge, Lafayette

Individual Girls

1.      Maeve Stiles – Maury (5K - 18:13)

2.      Hope Frost – Stonebridge

3.      Logan Warden – Princess Anne

4.      Arionne Riddick – Menchville

5.      Lily Schlossberg – Kellam

6.      Lily Hoffman – Kellam

7.      Alyssa Campbell – Kellam

8.      Saylor Burris – Western Branch

9.      Elise Richardson – Ocean lakes

10.  Aniya Mosley – Ocean Lakes

11.  Meredith King – Ocean Lakes

12.  Maggie Reed – Ocean Lakes

13.  Kiera Cleveland – Oscar Smith

14.  Caroline Bauer – Jamestown

15.  Madison Roche - Kellam

Boys

1.      Ocean Lakes (top-5 avg.  – 16:35)

2.      Grafton

3.      Menchville

4.      Western Branch

5.      Princess Anne

6.      Norfolk Academy

7.      Kellam

8.      Tabb

9.      Smithfield

10.  Catholic

11.  Grassfield

12.  Tallwood

13.  Landstown

14.  Jamestown

15.  Gloucester

Others – Maury, Hickory, Great Bridge, First Colonial, Bruton

Individual Boys

1.      Harrison Ladd – Ocean Lakes (5K – 15:43)

2.      Wesley Bond – Landstown

3.      Alex Murphy – Grafton

4.      Alex Sawyer – Princess Anne

5.      Zachary Sturm – Grafton

6.      Stephen Kelley – Ocean Lakes

7.      Owen Lipps – Ocean Lakes

8.      Franklin Reid – Norfolk Academy

9.      Lucas Simmons – Western Branch

10.  Ben Madrigal – Grafton

11.  Nicholas Smerlis – Tabb

12.  James Aldridge - Menchville

13.  Dylan Raney – Grafton

14.  Alejandro Ramirez – Menchville

15.  Aidan Bolger – Ocean Lakes