Hopper, Spady Win Yorktown Freedom Memorial Day Run 8K

A couple of local running veterans, Roger Hopper and Maria Spady, won the overall races at this morning's Yorktown Freedom Run.

Hopper paced the field with a time of 25:36 (5:09 per mile), while Spady's course-record mark of 30:27 translated to a 6:08 per mile. Both runners captured their titles by more then a minute.

Thomas Hicks and Christine Fernandez, both of Virginia Beach won the men's and women's master races, with Hicks breaking 30 minutes (29:52) and Fernandez just missing the 35-minute barrier (35:24).

Along with the winners, three other age group marks were also snapped. For women nine & under, a new age group record was set by Isabella Strumke, 8 of Toano, VA with a time of 37:12, besting the previous age group record time of 42:35 set by Anna Blackston in 2021.

For Men 10-14, Jack Strumke, 12, also of Toano, VA, set an age group record with a time of 34:34 bettering the mark of 34:37 set by Hayato Hasegawa in 2017.

For Men 25-29, second Overall Male, Zachary Helm, 27 of Norfolk, VA set a record with a time of 26:33, beating the time of 27:06 set by Hopper in 2019. 

One hundered and sixty-nine runners completed the course.

           2022 YORKTOWN FREEDOM RUN MEMORIAL DAY 8K

                    Yorktown Battlefield, Yorktown, VA

                 Memorial Day, Monday May 30, 2022 8:00 AM

                   Sponsored by the Yorktown Rotary Club

      A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB and HAMPTON ROADS SUPER GRAND PRIX EVENT

                           USATF CERT# VA14007RT

Place O'All Name                       Age City State           Time   Pace PTC
===== ===== ========================== === =================== ====== ===== ===
TOP OVERALL MEN
    1     1 ROGER HOPPER                31 CHESAPEAKE VA        25:36  5:09     
    2     2 ZACHARY HELM                27 NORFOLK VA           26:33  5:21     
    3     3 SEAN BUSH                   32 WILLIAMSBURG VA      27:50  5:36     
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
    1     5 MARIA SPADY                 31 HAMPTON VA           30:27  6:08     
    2    10 EMILY HONEYCUTT             31 NEWPORT NEWS VA      32:58  6:38     
    3    11 KRISTIN ROBERTS             35 ALEXANDRIA VA        33:08  6:40     

TOP MASTERS MEN
    1     4 THOMAS HICKS                50 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    29:52  6:01     
    2     8 GREG LYNN                   48 HAYES VA             32:11  6:29 *   
    3     9 JOHN PIGGOTT                57 WILLIAMSBURG VA      32:46  6:36     
TOP MASTERS WOMEN
    1    17 CHRISTINE FERNANDEZ         46 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    35:24  7:08     
    2    36 JESSICA ANDERSON            40 WILLIAMSBURG VA      39:53  8:02 *   
    3    41 MAY CARLSON                 46 HAMPTON VA           40:19  8:07     

MEN:  12 AND UNDER
    1    14 JACK STRUMKE                12 TOANO VA             34:34  6:58     
    2    24 LUKE STRUMKE                10 TOANO VA             36:52  7:25     
    3    46 BRAXTON LEE                 12 QUINTON VA           41:28  8:21 *   
MEN:  13 - 19
    1    53 ADAM BRYANT                 14 YORKTOWN VA          42:22  8:32     
MEN:  20 - 24
    1    15 HUDSON KAY                  24 NEWPORT NEWS VA      34:39  6:59     
    2    38 JOHN CHILES                 24 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    40:09  8:05     
    3    72 ALEXANDER BLOCK             24 WILLIAMSBURG VA      45:40  9:12     
MEN:  25 - 29
    1    58 PATRICK OLSON               28 TOANO VA             43:10  8:41     
    2    80 AUSTIN BALL                 26 YORKTOWN VA          46:47  9:25     
MEN:  30 - 34
    1    35 DAVID LANDRY                32 PORTSMOUTH VA        39:42  8:00     
    2    43 DAMEN C WEEKS               32 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    41:03  8:16     
    3   113 SAMUEL INFANTE              33 ALEXANDRIA VA        52:27 10:33     
MEN:  35 - 39
    1     6 FRANK LEONE                 37 NEWPORT NEWS VA      31:06  6:16 *   
    2     7 JORDAN SPECTOR              35 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    31:36  6:22     
    3    13 JASON WAHR                  38 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    34:30  6:57     
MEN:  40 - 44
    1    21 JASON BRYANT                44 YORKTOWN VA          36:39  7:23     
    2    30 GREGORY HENRY               42 WILLIAMSBURG VA      37:24  7:32     
    3    91 JONATHAN GARNER             43 NEWPORT NEWS VA      48:48  9:49     
MEN:  45 - 49
    1    18 ANDREW ROSE                 45 WILLIAMSBURG VA      35:27  7:08     
    2    26 PAUL SCRIBBINS              49 GLOUCESTER VA        36:56  7:26     
    3    33 SCOTT FREDRICK              47 CHESAPEAKE VA        39:11  7:53     
MEN:  50 - 54
    1    12 DAVID ANDERSON              52 WILLIAMSBURG VA      34:21  6:55 *   
    2    22 AARON CANDELLA              53 YORKTOWN VA          36:43  7:24 *   
    3    49 JOHN ACCARDI                52 WILLIAMSBURG VA      42:08  8:29     
MEN:  55 - 59
    1    57 JOE BUCK                    56 CHESAPEAKE VA        43:07  8:41     
    2    60 ROBERT JEAN                 57 WILLIAMSBURG VA      43:37  8:47 *   
    3   106 IRA HAYNIE                  57 NEWPORT NEWS VA      51:29 10:22     
MEN:  60 - 64
    1    19 ORLANDO PEREZ               60 NEWPORT NEWS VA      36:23  7:20     
    2    27 ANTONY KOWALSKI             60 YORKTOWN VA          37:08  7:29 *   
    3    39 WALT BRUCE                  60 YORKTOWN VA          40:16  8:06 *   
MEN:  65 - 69
    1    16 RICHARD GRANT               68 SUFFOLK VA           35:20  7:07     
    2    37 ACENSION FIERRO             65 SMITHVILLE TX        40:08  8:05     
    3    47 JIM GULLO                   67 WILLIAMSBURG VA      41:33  8:22 *   
MEN:  70 AND OVER
    1    29 JIM DUFFY                   70 POQUOSON VA          37:22  7:31 *   
    2    40 DALE ABRAHAMSON             73 YORKTOWN VA          40:18  8:07 *   
    3    89 RON WORTHINGTON             78 BENA VA              48:30  9:46 *   

WOMEN:  12 AND UNDER
    1    28 ISABELLA STRUMKE             8 TOANO VA             37:12  7:29     
    2    98 ELLIE EPPS                  12 YORKTOWN VA          50:36 10:11 *   
WOMEN:  13 - 19
    1    54 CANNON JEAN                 17 WILLIAMSBURG VA      42:50  8:37 *   
    2    86 BROOKE SWARRINGIM           16 LANEXA VA            48:07  9:41     
WOMEN:  20 - 24
    1    23 SVETLANA GONCHAROVA         24 WILLIAMSBURG VA      36:51  7:25     
WOMEN:  25 - 29
    1    70 ALEIXKA BLOCK MACFIE        27 WILLIAMSBURG VA      45:30  9:10     
    2    71 SAMANTHA NATES              27 NEWPORT NEWS VA      45:35  9:11     
    3   103 KYLIE MCDONALD              26 HAMPTON VA           50:59 10:16     
WOMEN:  30 - 34
    1    31 BETHANY SPECTOR             32 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    38:46  7:48     
    2    51 MEGHAN OLSON                31 NEWPORT NEWS VA      42:12  8:30     
    3    93 CHRISTINE THOMSEN           34 ALEXANDRIA VA        49:07  9:53     
WOMEN:  35 - 39
    1    25 MEGAN SCHULZE               39 NEWPORT NEWS VA      36:55  7:26 *   
    2    44 SHEILA SCOTTI               38 NEWPORT NEWS VA      41:06  8:16 *   
    3    56 KARLA SMITH                 39 FT LEE VA            43:03  8:40     
WOMEN:  40 - 44
    1    59 MARY HALL                   40 GLOUCESTER VA        43:32  8:46     
    2    78 MARYANNE KILEY              43 CAPE CHARLES VA      46:40  9:24     
    3    85 AMANDA COLLIER              42 YORKTOWN VA          48:02  9:40 *   
WOMEN:  45 - 49
    1    42 JULIE HICKS                 46 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    40:23  8:08     
    2    62 SUSAN HAGEL                 49 NORFOLK VA           44:02  8:52 *   
    3   112 REBECCA MONTALVO-WILLIAM    45 HAMPTON VA           52:06 10:29     
WOMEN:  50 - 54
    1    73 KRISTI CHILES               50 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    45:44  9:12     
    2    87 CRIZTINA JEAN               53 WILLIAMSBURG VA      48:21  9:44 *   
    3   119 TARA DRESS                  54 NEWPORT NEWS VA      53:11 10:42 *   
WOMEN:  55 - 59
    1    50 SUSAN KREIDER               56 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    42:12  8:30     
    2    64 VALOR FOY JONES             58 NEWPORT NEWS VA      44:33  8:58 *   
    3    65 CAROLINE KIGGINS            58 YORKTOWN VA          44:46  9:01 *   
WOMEN:  60 - 64
    1   107 CHRISTINE WILLIAMS          60 POQUOSON VA          51:30 10:22 *   
    2   125 THEA GANOE                  64 HAMPTON VA           54:36 10:59 *   
    3   137 CARRIE FOLDBERG             60 WILLIAMSBURG VA    1:02:00 12:29     
WOMEN:  65 - 69
    1    69 JEAN PHELAN                 66 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    45:30  9:10 *   
    2    83 HELEN WORTHINGTON           67 BENA VA              47:47  9:37 *   
    3   122 SHIRLEY STEPHENS            65 WILLIAMSBURG VA      53:22 10:44 *   
WOMEN:  70 AND OVER
    1   104 PATRICIA TRAVIS             71 WILLIAMSBURG VA      51:23 10:21 *   
    2   130 BARBARA BIASI               74 YORKTOWN VA          57:46 11:38 *   
    3   167 BUNNY MAY                   71 NORFOLK VA         1:22:35 16:37     

Walsingham Wins 4th Consecutive VISAA D-3 Baseball Title

In the opening game, last year’s Division 3 Championship contenders squared off, with Walsingham (20-7-1) powering its way to a seven-run second inning, and then tacking on four more scores in the third and fifth inning to claim a mercy rule win with a 16-5 decision over the Carlisle School of Martinsville. The victory marked the Trojans’ fourth consecutive Division 3 title, dating back to 2018.

Ryan Terrell and Trey Christman had three hits apiece for Walsingham, while Joey Masiak’s three-run dinger ended the game in the bottom of the fifth. From the mound, Davis Neighbor kept his record perfect at 8-0 with a two-hit, six-strikeout effort.

Leone and Sanzo Win at Moore Memorial Scholarship 5K

From Bruce Davis of Peninsula Track Club:

At Hampton's Sandy Bottom Park, Frank Leone, 37, of Newport News won with a time of 18:51 (6:05 per mile).  Second place went to Patrick Wilson, 36, of Norfolk with a time of 19:37, followed by third place Jared Towles, 41 of Suffolk, who completed the 3.1-mile course in 20:57.

For the women, first place went to Karen Sanzo, 45, of Hampton with a time of 22:54 (7:23 per mile).  In second place was Erin Machie, 37 of Newport News with a time of 23:07, followed by Susan Hagel, 49, of Norfolk, finishing third in 25:37.

Finish line and results services were provided by the Peninsula Track Club.  A copy of the results, links to pictures from the race and listings for future road races can be found on the PTC website: www.peninsulatrackclub.com.    

2022 JOE & SUE MOORE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 5K RACE

       To benefit the Joe & Sue Moore Memorial PTC Scholarship Fund

                   Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA

                       Saturday, May 7, 2022 9:00 AM

                  A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB GRAND PRIX EVENT

Place O'All Name                       Age City State           Time   Pace PTC

===== ===== ========================== === =================== ====== ===== ===

TOP OVERALL MEN

    1     1 FRANK LEONE                 37 NEWPORT NEWS VA      18:51  6:05 *   

    2     2 PATRICK WILSON              36 NORFOLK VA           19:37  6:19     

    3     3 JARED TOWLES                41 SUFFOLK VA           20:57  6:45     

TOP OVERALL WOMEN

    1     8 KAREN SANZO                 45 HAMPTON VA           22:54  7:23 *   

    2     9 ERIN MACHIE                 37 NEWPORT NEWS VA      23:07  7:27     

    3    13 SUSAN HAGEL                 49 NORFOLK VA           25:37  8:15 *   

MEN:  10 AND UNDER

    NONE

MEN:  11 - 14

    1    17 ARI TOWLES                  14 SUFFOLK VA           26:51  8:39     

    2    57 BRADY PRISCO                14 POQUOSON VA          39:43 12:47     

MEN:  15 - 19

    1     5 JACK GORTON                 16 NEWPORT NEWS VA      22:10  7:09 *   

    2     6 BRYCE BADDAR                15 NEWPORT NEWS VA      22:29  7:15     

    3    55 ZACHARY YARASHUS            16 CHESAPEAKE VA        36:49 11:51     

MEN:  20 - 24

    NONE

MEN:  25 - 29

    1    20 AUSTIN LINGENFELTER         28 YORKTOWN VA          26:55  8:40 *   

    2    41 LEWIS CORBIN                29 HAMPTON VA           31:22 10:06     

MEN:  30 - 34

    1     7 KENNETH SPRAGANS            34 NEWPORT NEWS VA      22:43  7:19     

    2    25 DEREK COOK                  30 WILLIAMSBURG VA      27:17  8:47     

    3    35 PHILIP SILVER               32 HAMPTON VA           30:28  9:49     

MEN:  35 - 39

    1    26 JONATHAN NONNEMACHER        38 HAMPTON VA           27:54  8:59 *   

MEN:  40 - 44

    1    30 JOHN EPPS                   42 YORKTOWN VA          29:13  9:25 *   

MEN:  45 - 49

    1    34 FRANCISCO SANIN             46 PORTSMOUTH VA        30:11  9:43     

    2    77 DAVID ULLRICH               47 HAMPTON VA           52:39 16:57 *   

MEN:  50 - 54

    1    11 ADRIAN BADDAR               54 NEWPORT NEWS VA      25:23  8:11     

    2    36 PAUL CLARK                  53 HAMPTON VA           30:29  9:49     

    3    37 STEVE THORNE                52 YORKTOWN OR          30:41  9:53     

MEN:  55 - 59

    1    48 CHRISTIAN HOLTER            58 NEWPORT NEWS VA      33:20 10:44 *   

MEN:  60 - 64

    1     4 KELVIN ANDERSON             60 NEWPORT NEWS VA      21:42  7:00 *   

    2    10 WALT BRUCE                  60 YORKTOWN VA          24:07  7:46 *   

    3    18 BRANDFORD STANLEY           63 SMITHFIELD VA        26:52  8:39     

MEN:  65 - 69

    1    12 JIM GULLO                   67 WILLIAMSBURG VA      25:26  8:12 *   

    2    45 THOMAS MCANULTY             69 NORFOLK VA           32:29 10:28 *   

    3    68 PETER NAVIN                 67 HAMPTON VA           46:52 15:06 *   

MEN:  70 AND OVER

    1    27 JOSEPH VERDIRAME            72 SUFFOLK VA           28:46  9:16 *   

    2    28 RON WORTHINGTON             78 BENA VA              28:58  9:20 *   

    3    40 RANDY HAWTHORNE             76 WILLIAMSBURG VA      31:18 10:05 *   

WOMEN:  10 AND UNDER

    1    33 IMOGEN LEONE                 7 NEWPORT NEWS VA      29:40  9:33 *   

    2    64 FRANCESCA BYARS              8 CHESAPEAKE VA        42:39 13:44     

WOMEN:  11 - 14

    1    22 ELLIE EPPS                  12 YORKTOWN VA          26:58  8:41 *   

WOMEN:  15 - 19

    1    61 KATELYNN STICKLES           16 HAMPTON VA           40:08 12:56 *   

WOMEN:  20 - 24

    NONE

WOMEN:  25 - 29

    1    49 AUDREY DOTSON               26 NORFOLK VA           33:30 10:47     

    2    53 HAILEY LEMON                26 NEWPORT NEWS VA      34:53 11:14     

    3    63 KAYLA GRAVES                25 HAMPTON VA           42:29 13:41     

WOMEN:  30 - 34

    1    38 JAMIE COOK                  30 WILLIAMSBURG VA      30:45  9:54     

WOMEN:  35 - 39

    NONE

WOMEN:  40 - 44

    1    14 JAIME LAWSON                40 HAMPTON VA           26:18  8:28 *   

    2    15 MARY HALL                   40 GLOUCESTER VA        26:19  8:29     

    3    24 REBECCA THAYER              40 HAMPTON VA           27:14  8:46 *   

WOMEN:  45 - 49

    1    16 NATALIA POTTER              47 CHESAPEAKE VA        26:20  8:29     

    2    69 MOLLY SULLIVAN              49 YORKTOWN VA          47:24 15:16     

WOMEN:  50 - 54

    1    71 MARIA RAMIREZ GORTON        50 NEWPORT NEWS VA      48:28 15:36 *   

WOMEN:  55 - 59

    1    19 CHRISTINE SCHAFFNER         58 YORKTOWN VA          26:53  8:40 *   

    2    32 GABRIELE LINGENFELTER       59 YORKTOWN VA          29:17  9:26 *   

    3    39 KIM FLINT                   57 NEWPORT NEWS VA      31:04 10:00 *   

WOMEN:  60 - 64

    1    42 THEA GANOE                  64 HAMPTON VA           31:23 10:07 *   

    2    81 LESLIE SLEZAK               61 HAYDEN LAKE ID       58:49 18:56     

WOMEN:  65 - 69

    1    51 MARTHA GULLO                69 WILLIAMSBURG VA      33:55 10:55 *   

    2    56 HELEN WORTHINGTON           67 BENA VA              38:33 12:25 *   

    3    60 BRENDA STENTON              66 NEWPORT NEWS VA      39:58 12:52     

WOMEN:  70 AND OVER

    1    52 DOTTIE HUMPHREYS            70 NEWPORT NEWS VA      34:52 11:14 *   

    2    54 BARBARA BIASI               74 YORKTOWN VA          36:13 11:40 *   

    3    74 ELAINE DEVIESE              72 YORKTOWN VA          49:49 16:03 *   

Menchville Girls Win Class 5 Basketball (As Seen on Virginia Preps)

 

Menchville Spoils Woodgrove's Perfect Season, Wins Class 5 Girls 59-36

Menchville won both the Region 5B title and VHSL Class 5 State Championship (Matthew Hatfield, VirginiaPreps.com)

Jim McGrath • VirginiaPreps

Staff

@jfmcgrath

VHSL Class 5 Girls

MENCHVILLE 59, WOODGROVE 36

After going 13 years without a team High School Champion, the city of Newport News earned its second in two weeks, as the Menchville Monarchs routed the Woodgrove Wolverines 59-36 on Friday evening.

With the win, Menchville earned the Class 5 Girls state title, but also leveled the Wolverines hopes of winning their first Championship and finishing the season with a perfect record.

Instead, it was the Monarchs and Head Coach Adrian Webb, who won their inaugural state crown.

Two weeks ago, the Heritage girls track team, also of Newport News, won the Class 4 meet at the Tolsma Track Center on the Lynchburg campus of Liberty University.

The way the Monarchs ruined Woodgrove’s previously undefeated season was rough and unemotional. Just business.

And that’s the way that Menchville played during a game whose outcome was never in doubt.

From Lisa Nice’s three-point swish just 16 seconds into the game, to Rileigh Weaver’s two free throws in the game’s final ten seconds, Menchville executed their game-plan with exceptional skill. The Monarchs turned the ball over only seven times, and the defense held Woodgrove to 29 percent shooting from the floor (12-42).

Amari Smith led the Monarchs with 17 points and eight rebounds, and Atiana Williams plated well all over the floor, finishing with 13 points, six boards, four steals and three assists. In the paint, the Monarchs finished with a decisive 30-12 advantage.

Even Woodgrove Coach Derek Fisher knew his team was in trouble early.

“Once they get far ahead, they are hard to catch,” said Fisher, whose team fell behind by 30 points at the end of the third quarter. “They just knocked down shots and got on runs. If we could have held their 10-point runs to six-point runs.”

Menchville started the game on fire, building a 17-6 lead at the end of the first period. Jayleen Hallums scored 11 of her 13 points in the first half, while the Monarchs boosted their lead to 39-20.

A 16-5 run through the third quarter gave Menchville its 30-point lead at 55-25, which led to a mostly uneventful final quarter that served as a coronation for the new champion.

Williams and Smith spoke of the importance of winning states for their city after the game.

“It feels great to represent our city,” said Williams, a junior guard. “This is a big win for our community.”

Speaking of the Championships won by Heritage and now Menchville, Smith added, “it’s great to be part of a movement.”

Anni Rohs paced the Wolverines scoring with 11, and Colette Baine added 10 points and eight rebounds for Woodgrove, who finished the season 28-1. The Wolverines were without injured standout Ashley Steadman, a 1st Team All-Region performer who'll play her College Basketball at Christopher Newport University, a nationally-ranked Division III program.

Amari Smith finished with 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting to go with eight rebounds as Menchville defeated previously unbeaten Woodgrove for the VHSL Class 5 Girls Basketball State Championship on March 11, 2022 (Matthew Hatfield, VirginiaPreps.com)

Inside the Numbers:

MENCHVILLE 17, 22, 16, 4 -- 59

WOODGROVE 6, 14, 5, 11 -- 36

MENCHVILLE (25-3): Woodson 6, Smith 17, Williams 13, Robertson 2, Harrison 6, Thomas 0, Woodbury 0, Bagwell 0, Weaver 2, Hallums 13, Wright 0, Hester 0. Totals 23 9-15 59.

WOODGROVE (28-1): Steadman 0, Nice 6, Baine 10, Mullen 6, Shores 3, Shea 0, Rohs 11, Miller 0, McCullers 0, Pabon 0. Totals 12 6-14 36.

Three pointers: Menchville 4 (Hallums 3, Williams). Woodgrove 6 (Nice 2, Mullen 2, Rohs 2).

Menchville Postgame Press Conference:

Menchville Girls Postgame Press Conference after their 59-36 win over Woodgrove on Friday, March 11, 2022 in the VHSL Class 5 State Championship at VCU in Richmond.

Speaking from left to right are Keylee Harrison, Coach Adrian Webb, Atiana Williams and Amari Smith.

With the win, Menchville finished 23-3 overall and captured their first state title in program history. They became the first girls basketball team from the city of Newport News to win a state title since Heritage High in 2008.

Woodgrove Postgame Presser:

Woodgrove Head Coach Derek Fisher and players chat with the media following their 59-36 loss to Menchville in the VHSL Class 5 Girls Basketball State Championship held at VCU in Richmond on Friday, March 11, 2022.

Fisher's Wolverines - the Region 5D Champs - finished 29-1 overall.

Highlights:

Kast, Witte Win at Menchville Winter Chill 5K

Courtesy of Bruce Davis - Peninsula Track Club

The Peninsula road racing season kicked off with the Menchville Winter Chill 5K, held last Saturday at Menchville High. The Winter Chill 5K is the first race in the eleven-race 2022 PTC Grand Prix race series.

Ninety-four runners entered the event with 76 completing the 5K.

The 10th Annual Menchville Winter Chill 5K was finally held after a cancellation in 2021 due to Covid and then two postponements this year due to adverse winter weather the two previous weekends.  The third time turned out to be the charm on a sunny, but cold and breezy morning with a temperature of 36 at the race start and a wind chill of 28. 

The small but fast field yielded three new age group records for the 10th year of this event:

Race winner Steven Kast, 57 of Yorktown VA set a new age group record for Men 55-59 with a time of 17:50 beating the time 18:30 set by Craig Hymes in 2019.

Crystal Wittewon the women's race in 19:48, with former Menchville High standout Lindsay Crain placing second (20:50).

For Men 75-79, Michael Daly, 75 of Williamsburg VA set a new age group record with a time of 28:16, eclipsing the mark of 30:50 set by William Coker Jr in 2016.

For Women 9 and Under, Imogen Leone, 7 of Newport News VA set a new age group record with a time of 31:55 breaking the previous record of 39:34 set by Kaitlyn Scicchitano in 2020.

Finish line and results services were provided by the Peninsula Track Club.  A copy of the results, links to race pictures and listings for future races can be found on the PTC website: www.peninsulatrackclub.com. 



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                  10th Annual MENCHVILLE WINTER CHILL 5K

             Menchville High School, Newport News, Hampton, VA

                         February 5, 2022 9:30 AM

               benefitting the Menchville High School Cho                  A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB GRPRIX EVENT

Place O'All Name                       Age City State           Time   Pace
===== ===== ========================   === ===================  =====  ========================
TOP OVERALL MEN
    1     1 STEVEN KAST                 57 YORKTOWN VA          17:50  5:45 *   
    2     2 DILLON BRITT                25 PENDLETON NC         18:03  5:49     
    3     3 JIM WARNER                  35 NEWPORT NEWS VA      18:10  5:51   

  
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
    1     6 CRYSTAL WITTE               36 YORKTOWN VA          19:48  6:23 *   
    2     9 LINDSEY CRAIN               26 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    20:50  6:43     
    3    17 SUSAN HAGEL                 48 NORFOLK VA           24:07  7:46 *   

MEN:  13 AND UNDER
    1    28 BRYCE FELUMLEE              11 NEWPORT NEWS VA      27:53  8:59     
    2    31 AIDEN DREYER                13 NEWPORT NEWS VA      28:07  9:03     
    3    73 SPENCER ALLEN               13 NEWPORT NEWS VA      51:19 16:32     
MEN:  14 - 19
    1     4 JOHNNY CRAIN                16 NEWPORT NEWS VA      19:16  6:13     
    2     8 JACK GORTON                 15 NEWPORT NEWS VA      20:23  6:34 *   
    3    22 RYAN KENNEY                 15 YORKTOWN VA          26:18  8:28     
MEN:  20 - 24
    NONE
MEN:  25 - 29
    1     5 BILLY NIXON                 28 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    19:26  6:16     
    2     7 ERIC CAIN                   29 RICHMOND VA          20:13  6:31     
    3    24 MARSHALL BAGLEY             28 NORFOLK VA           27:16  8:47     
MEN:  30 - 34
    NONE
MEN:  35 - 39
    1    49 FRANK LEONE                 37 NEWPORT NEWS VA      31:55 10:17 *   
MEN:  40 - 44
    1    29 JONATHAN FELUMLEE           41 NEWPORT NEWS VA      27:54  8:59     
MEN:  45 - 49
    1    10 PAUL SCRIBBINS              49 GLOUCESTER VA        20:52  6:43     
    2    14 AARAM DREYER                46 NEWPORT NEWS VA      21:14  6:50     
    3    40 RICHARD SILCOX              46 NEWPORT NEWS VA      29:34  9:31     
MEN:  50 - 54
    1    11 AARON CANDELLA              53 YORKTOWN VA          20:56  6:44 *   
    2    19 RICH KENNEY                 51 NEWPORT NEWS VA      25:54  8:20     
    3    41 MARK KONST                  53 NEWPORT NEWS VA      29:35  9:32 *   
MEN:  55 - 59
    1    12 JOHN R SCOTT                58 NEWPORT NEWS VA      20:58  6:45 *   
    2    13 ORLANDO PEREZ               59 NEWPORT NEWS VA      21:06  6:48     
    3    15 GREG PIKE                   57 YORKTOWN VA          21:35  6:57 *   
MEN:  60 - 64
    1    37 RICHARD SHOEMAKER           62 NEWPORT NEWS VA      28:40  9:14     
    2    45 MICHAEL BYRUM               63 SUFFOLK VA           30:21  9:47     
    3    47 MIKE THOMAS                 63 NEWPORT NEWS VA      31:51 10:15 *   
MEN:  65 - 69
    1    67 PETER NAVIN                 67 HAMPTON VA           48:12 15:31 *   
MEN:  70 AND OVER
    1    16 DALE ABRAHAMSON             72 YORKTOWN VA          23:16  7:30 *   
    2    32 MICHAEL DALY                75 WILLIAMSBURG VA      28:16  9:06 *   
    3    33 RON WORTHINGTON             77 BENA VA              28:18  9:07 *   

WOMEN:  13 AND UNDER
    1    48 IMOGEN LEONE                 7 NEWPORT NEWS VA      31:55 10:17     
    2    53 SYDNEY ALLEN                13 NEWPORT NEWS VA      33:22 10:45     
    3    55 CHIARA LEONE                10 NEWPORT NEWS VA      34:28 11:06     
WOMEN:  14 - 19
    1    18 RAQUEL MANADERO             16 NEWPORT NEWS VA      25:22  8:10 *   
    2    42 ELIZABETH MCELFRESH         16 NEWPORT NEWS VA      29:45  9:35     
    3    44 JULIA SILVERMAN             15 NEWPORT NEWS VA      30:01  9:40     
WOMEN:  20 - 24
    NONE
WOMEN:  25 - 29
    1    38 LAUREN CRAIN                28 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA   29:04  9:22     
WOMEN:  30 - 34
    1    23 KOLBY KELLER                31 NEWPORT NEWS VA      26:56  8:40     
    2    34 KASEY PATTON                34 SUFFOLK VA           28:23  9:09     
    3    58 GENEVIEVE MAYER             32 NEWPORT NEWS VA      35:47 11:31     
WOMEN:  35 - 39
    1    56 SARA LEONE                  37 NEWPORT NEWS VA      34:29 11:06 *   
WOMEN:  40 - 44
    NONE
WOMEN:  45 - 49
    1    27 AMANDA HALL                 46 NEWPORT NEWS VA      27:45  8:56     
    2    70 LEANNE ALLEN                45 NEWPORT NEWS VA      48:45 15:42     
    3    71 KRISTI HARMON               46 NEWPORT NEWS VA      50:04 16:07     
WOMEN:  50 - 54
    1    51 JUDY AMUNDSON               54 NEWPORT NEWS VA      33:00 10:38     
    2    57 MARIA RAMIREZ GORTON        50 NEWPORT NEWS VA      35:09 11:19 *   
    3    65 TARA MAYS                   51 NEWPORT NEWS VA      42:20 13:38     
WOMEN:  55 - 59
    1    20 VALOR FOY JONES             58 NEWPORT NEWS VA      26:15  8:27 *   
    2    21 LAURA BIAVA                 58 NEWPORT NEWS VA      26:17  8:28     
    3    69 CAROL SCHON                 55 NEWPORT NEWS VA      48:44 15:42     
WOMEN:  60 - 64
    1    46 THEA GANOE                  64 HAMPTON VA           30:37  9:52 *   
WOMEN:  65 - 69
    1    25 HELEN WORTHINGTON           67 BENA VA              27:33  8:53 *   
    2    60 BRENDA STENTON              66 NEWPORT NEWS VA      38:03 12:15     
    3    66 KATHLEEN BUSCH              66 WILLIAMSBURG VA      44:15 14:15     
WOMEN:  70 AND OVER
    1    59 DOTTIE HUMPHREYS            70 NEWPORT NEWS VA      37:36 12:07 *   

                           * denotes PTC memberchville Winter Chill 5K is also the 1st race in the eleven-race 2022 PTC Grand Prix race series.

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Heritage Girls 4x200 Relay Runs US #2 Time at VA Showcase (as seen on MIlestat.com)

 In the surprise category, one of the best finishes of Saturday came in the girls' invitational 4x200, where Heritage (Newport News) almost overtook national powerhouse Bullis on the last lap, but finished in a strong second place in 1:39.50.

With their time, the foursome of Kara Ashley, Myzhane Solomon, Sanaa Wooden, and Madison Whyte vaulted all the way to #1 among state high schools, as well as #3 nationally.

Said Coach Ray Pollard, who along with Jacqueline Bateman, have headed the Hurricane program, "that was a great race. We've never had anything quite like this."

And on this day, the legends of Newport News historical track past reached out and touched a new generation.  

(Kara Ashley readies to hand off to Madison Whyte. The Heritage girls almost defeated nation-leading Bullis School, of Potomac, MD at the VA Showcase on January 15. Photo by Mary Ann Magnant)

The connections are strong. It starts with head coaches Bateman and Pollard. Both are entrenched members of the Newport News Track Hall of Fame, a group that hosts the names of many athletes from among the 46 state indoor and outdoor titles won by Newport News teams.

The pair have coached cross-country, indoor and outdoor track at Heritage since its doors opened in 1996. Pollard, who was the High School Track MVP of the 1964 Penn Relays while competing with Huntington High in Newport News, can trace his coaching career back to the 1980's at Denbigh High School, on the north side of town.

Kara Ashley, a sophomore, led off the relay, and put Heritage into a comfortable top-half position, well within the group of teams that also included Wakefield (NC) and perennial Washington Catholic Athletic Conference power Elizabeth Seton (MD).

Ashley is fairly new to national-level competition and freely shared her initial thought on the line. "Yeah, I was so nervous and scared!" However, Ashley handed off to junior Myzhane Solomon who kept the baton moving well in spite of her own nerves - "My heart was just beating, but it was fun!" Solomon passed the baton to Sanaa Wooden in third place.

Wooden is a familiar name in Newport News track circles, namely because of Kerry Wooden, a star long sprinter for Warwick High in the mid-80's who clocked bests of 21.24 in the 200 and 46.44 in the 400. He is the uncle of both Sanaa and sister Sabria.

Wooden used her carry to solidify Heritage's hold on second place, but their position was still 15 meters behind Bullis. For Heritage to pull off the unlikely win, it was going to come down to Madison Whyte.

The foursome knew that Whyte was the fastest. It went back to their younger days as teammates with the East End Flyers, a long-standing youth track team. According to its own social post, the "Flyers" team was born in the spring of 1997 as a collaborative effort of the Doris Miller Community Center and the C. Waldo Scott Center for HOPE.  The Flyers program was started with the goal of exposing children in Newport News' Southeast Community to the sport of track and field. Ashley, Solomon, the Wooden's and Whyte first trained together on different tracks and parks around Newport News. Among their spots were the Belk track at Christopher Newport University and Riverview Farm Park, in the shadow of Menchville High, a school that once claimed former University of Pittsburgh coach Steve Lewis as its track head.

Whyte had already competed in one invitational race, the 300, but aimed for one last dusting of the Sports Center oval. Grabbing the baton, she took off and immediately made up five meters on the first turn, drawing a slow rumbling of "woop, woop, woop" from the crowd. Later, Whyte would say, "I heard it!"

The Bullis anchor managed to concede only a couple of meters on the back straightaway, and almost no part of her lead on the back turn. But Whyte wasn't done, and with a strong focus and sense of possession, Whyte came off the back turn with all cylinders running, closing, closing, closing on the lead until she ran out of space. Bullis won in a high school US #1 1:39.19, while Heritage placed second in US #2 1:39.50.

In the end, the Heritage team celebrated toward the far corner of the Sports Center, and Whyte, currently the nation's top 200-meter runner (23.66), could only lament for the lack of real estate.

"If I only had 10 more yards.," said Whyte, possibly knowing that this rivalry is probably not over for the season if the two teams meet at a Nationals meet.

Honeycutt, Torres Win Son for Haiti 5K

(Courtesy of Bruce Davis of the Peninsula Track Club)

Below are the award winners for the 15th Annual Run With the Son for Haiti 5K held on the roads in and around the Running Man subdivision in Tabb, VA on Saturday morning, December 4, 2021.  The race was organized by the St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church.  

This race was also the 12th and final event in the 2021 PTC Grand Prix race series.  The awards for the PTC Grand Prix will be presented at the Annual PTC Awards Banquet, currently scheduled for Saturday evening, January 15, 2022.  The final PTC race of 2020 is the Raptor Chapter Ugly Sweater 5K, which will be held at Newport News Park on Saturday, December 18.

The conditions for today's race were very good for running - a temperature around 50 at race start, sunny with a very slight breeze.  And, after 2020 when only virtual runners competed, 248 runners and racewalkers entered this live race with 228 completing the 5K.

For runners, two new age group course records were set as well as new records for both male and female walkers.

The first woman and fourth runner overall, Tabb XC coach Emily Honeycutt, 30 of Newport News, VA set a new age group course record for Women 30-34 with a time of 19:44, improving on the old record of 21:35 set by Jessica Burcham in 2014.

For Men 80-84, Bill McDonald, 80 of Poquoson VA set an age group record with a time of 35:35 besting the previous mark of 39:24 set by ed by Ed Sharp in 2019.

For the male walkers, David Lockard, 52 of Hampton VA set a new record with a time of 31:02, besting the previous record of 31:44 set by Scott Stakes in 2010.

For the Woman Walkers, Marie Price, 53 of Chesapeake VA set a new record with a time of 36:42 beating the previous Walking record of 37:26 set by Robin Land in 2009.

Also, a notable performance by a member of the Hampton Roads Road Running Hall of Fame, Robert S White of Hampton who at the age of 98 completed the 5K in a time of 1:02:02.  Notably Robert White holds the age group records for Men 90-94 (37:15 set in 2014) and for Men 90+ (55:46 set in 2019)

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        15th ANNUAL ST. KATERI'S RUN/WALK WITH THE SON FOR HAITI 5K

                     Running Man Subdivision, Tabb, VA

                    Saturday, December 4, 2021, 8:30AM

                  A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB GRAND PRIX EVENT

Place O'All Name                       Age City State           Time   Pace

===== ===== ========================   === ===================  =====  ====

TOP OVERALL MEN

    1     1 JONATHAN TORRES             31 NEWPORT NEWS VA      17:57  5:47     

    2     2 STEVEN KAST                 56 YORKTOWN VA          18:42  6:01 *   

    3     3 CHRIS NOVAKOSKI             40 CHESAPEAKE VA        19:28  6:16     

TOP OVERALL WOMEN

    1     4 EMILY HONEYCUTT             30 NEWPORT NEWS VA      19:44  6:21     

    2     7 CRYSTAL WITTE               36 YORKTOWN VA          20:05  6:28 *   

    3    13 SVETLANA GONCHAROVA         23 WILLIAMSBURG VA      21:01  6:46     

MEN:  8 AND UNDER

    1   170 HENRY LUCK                   7 POQUOSON VA          47:07 15:10     

MEN:  9 - 11

    1     9 CARSON SADLER               10 CHESAPEAKE VA        20:26  6:35     

    2    21 MYLES FORD                  11 YORKTOWN VA          22:12  7:09     

    3    31 ELIJAH KOCH                 10 YORKTOWN VA          23:18  7:30     

MEN:  12 - 14

    1    16 JAMES ROBERTS               13 YORKTOWN VA          21:19  6:52     

    2    30 BRAXTON LEE                 12 QUINTON VA           23:15  7:29 *   

    3    41 ARTHUR ROE                  12 YORKTOWN VA          24:43  7:58     

MEN:  15 - 19

    1     6 RYAN SHURTLEFF              15 YORKTOWN VA          19:59  6:26     

    2    11 DREW RYAN                   16 YORKTOWN VA          20:42  6:40     

    3    36 SPENCER ROE                 16 YORKTOWN VA          23:58  7:43     

MEN:  20 - 24

    1    24 JACOB LEBLANC               24 LANGLEY AFB VA       22:24  7:13     

MEN:  25 - 29

    1    19 BRYAN RAMOS                 27 NEWPORT NEWS VA      21:58  7:05     

    2   121 ROBERT BOLAND               27 POQUOSON VA          32:32 10:29     

MEN:  30 - 34

    NONE

MEN:  35 - 39

    1    10 ALEXEY POPOV                38 NEWPORT NEWS VA      20:28  6:36     

    2    15 DARREN LESLIE               39 POQUOSON VA          21:17  6:51     

    3    89 TANNER HODGES               39 YORKTOWN VA          28:57  9:20     

MEN:  40 - 44

    1    18 CHRIS LAFLAMME              40 YORKTOWN VA          21:56  7:04     

    2    28 TIM ROE                     43 YORKTOWN VA          23:11  7:28     

    3    50 MITCHELL KOCH               43 YORKTOWN VA          25:34  8:14     

MEN:  45 - 49

    1     8 ANDREA BUOSO                47 NORFOLK VA           20:24  6:34     

    2    14 MARK ROBERTS                47 YORKTOWN VA          21:06  6:48     

    3    42 JEFF K JONES                49 YORKTOWN VA          24:45  7:58     

MEN:  50 - 54

    1    23 KEVIN RAFFERTY              50 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    22:22  7:12     

    2    57 RICK DAVENPORT              51 YORKTOWN VA          26:36  8:34 *   

    3    95 MARC DAUTEUIL               50 NEWPORT NEWS VA      29:10  9:24     

MEN:  55 - 59

    1    17 ORLANDO PEREZ               59 NEWPORT NEWS VA      21:28  6:55     

    2    22 GREG PIKE                   57 YORKTOWN VA          22:16  7:10 *   

    3    32 CLIFF CARR                  58 YORKTOWN VA          23:25  7:32     

MEN:  60 - 64

    1     5 ROBERT WHITAKER             63 YORKTOWN VA          19:49  6:23 *   

    2    12 ANDREW D CUTLER             64 YORKTOWN VA          20:47  6:42 *   

    3    33 TIMOTHY HODGE               62 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    23:43  7:38     

MEN:  65 - 69

    1    26 KEVIN TOPP                  66 TABB VA              22:26  7:13     

    2    37 JIM GULLO                   67 WILLIAMSBURG VA      24:09  7:47 *   

    3    43 JESS BROWN                  66 NORFOLK VA           24:48  7:59     

MEN:  70 AND OVER

    1    40 DALE ABRAHAMSON             72 YORKTOWN VA          24:29  7:53 *   

    2    55 JOSEPH VERDIRAME            72 SUFFOLK VA           26:30  8:32 *   

    3    88 RON WORTHINGTON             77 BENA VA              28:57  9:19 *   

WOMEN:  8 AND UNDER

    NONE

WOMEN:  9 - 11

    1   148 AMELIA LUCK                 11 POQUOSON VA          41:26 13:21     

    2   157 ABRIANNA RODRIGUEZ          11 NEWPORT NEWS VA      44:21 14:17 *   

WOMEN:  12 - 14

    1    79 NYLA FORD                   13 YORKTOWN VA          28:29  9:11     

    2   118 CALEIGH NORDIN              13 YORKTOWN VA          32:14 10:23     

WOMEN:  15 - 19

    1   131 MEGAN BLANCO                17 HAMPTON VA           35:30 11:26     

    2   132 TANVEE GUPTA                17 YORKTOWN VA          35:30 11:26     

WOMEN:  20 - 24

    1    73 ALISON BREWER               23 YORKTOWN VA          27:41  8:55     

WOMEN:  25 - 29

    1    61 TAYLOR SCHWARTZ             29 NEWPORT NEWS VA      26:57  8:41     

    2   160 KAITLIN EVANS               28 LYNCHBURG VA         44:41 14:23     

    3   173 KATHY BOLAND                26 POQUOSON VA          47:11 15:12     

WOMEN:  30 - 34

    1   124 PIPPA ELLIOTT               32 YORKTOWN VA          33:18 10:43     

WOMEN:  35 - 39

    1    27 JENNY KELLER                39 NEWPORT NEWS VA      22:39  7:18 *   

    2    49 JAIME LAWSON                39 HAMPTON VA           25:25  8:11 *   

    3    81 MARYANNE LEE                39 QUINTON VA           28:41  9:14 *   

WOMEN:  40 - 44

    1    45 MICHELLE HOOPER             42 HAMPTON VA           24:52  8:00     

    2    65 ABIGAIL SMITH               43 YORKTOWN VA          27:08  8:44     

    3    72 AMANDA COLLIER              42 YORKTOWN VA          27:38  8:54 *   

WOMEN:  45 - 49

    1    20 ANNETTE LOMBARDO            45 YORKTOWN VA          22:09  7:08     

    2    25 KATHY ROBERTS               46 YORKTOWN VA          22:25  7:13     

    3    38 SUSAN HAGEL                 48 NORFOLK VA           24:17  7:49 *   

WOMEN:  50 - 54

    1    29 MILDA DONAHOE               54 YORKTOWN VA          23:13  7:29 *   

    2    51 JENNIFER CORNETTE           50 NORFOLK VA           25:48  8:18 *   

    3    84 ALYSON KAST                 52 YORKTOWN VA          28:44  9:15 *   

WOMEN:  55 - 59

    1    53 CHRISTINE SCHAFFNER         58 YORKTOWN VA          26:03  8:24 *   

    2    54 VALOR FOY JONES             58 NEWPORT NEWS VA      26:19  8:29 *   

    3    69 RUTH CLECKNER               57 HAMPTON VA           27:30  8:52     

WOMEN:  60 - 64

    1    52 NORMA PHILLIPS              61 WILLIAMSBURG VA      25:57  8:22 *   

    2    62 SUSAN LINDEMANN             64 YORKTOWN VA          26:59  8:41 *   

    3    70 JANICE KAILOS               60 WILLIAMSBURG VA      27:32  8:52 *   

WOMEN:  65 - 69

    1    63 JEAN PHELAN                 65 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    27:01  8:42 *   

    2    71 HELEN WORTHINGTON           67 BENA VA              27:35  8:53 *   

    3    77 CAROL HANSEN-VESSA          67 RESTON VA            28:15  9:06     

WOMEN:  70 AND OVER

    1   105 PATRICIA TRAVIS             70 WILLIAMSBURG VA      30:16  9:45 *   

    2   115 BARBARA BIASI               74 YORKTOWN VA          31:54 10:16 *   

    3   175 MAUREEN LOWDER              71 NEWPORT NEWS VA      47:55 15:26     

WALK - MEN:

    1   106 DAVID LOCKARD               52 HAMPTON VA           31:02 10:00     

    2   135 BEN FENIGSOHN               34 POQUOSON VA          36:37 11:47     

    3   146 AARON JOHNSON               20 POQUOSON VA          41:20 13:19     

WALK - WOMEN:

    1   136 MARIE PRICE                 53 CHESAPEAKE VA        36:42 11:49     

    2   149 LAURA SCOTT                 56 POQUOSON VA          41:53 13:29 *   

    3   150 SUSAN SORLIE                60 FT MONROE VA         42:02 13:32 *