MULBERRY ISLAND HALF MARATHON AND 5K RESULTS

The 41st Annual Mulberry Island Half-Marathon, sponsored by the Peninsula Track Club, took place yesterday on the grounds of Ft. Eustis.

Many of the finishers were from the soldiers of the base, but the showing of civilians was evident.

In the half-marathon, eighteen-year-old Case Busse placed first with a time of 1:30.43, and Busse was followed to the finish by Hampton's Matthew Armenta (1:33:03) and the sprightly sixty-one year old Kelvin Anderson of Newport News (1:33:13).

Jennifer Gardiner of Richmond paced the women, winning in 1:46:40. Hampton's Karen Sanzo was second in 1:50:54, with Norma Phillips of Williamsburg taking third in an even 2 hours, two minutes.

Joshua Perry, 19, won the 5K in 16:58, with fellow Ft. Eustis resident Nicholas Stroobosscher taking the runner-up spot in 17:20, and Smithfield's Victor Flemming placing third in 18:42.

Gretal Kinney led a Ft. Eustis women's sweep in 25:18. Tresia Huell (25:40) and Macalah Williams (26:45) finishing out the top-three.

 Full results:

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           41st Annual MULBERRY ISLAND HALF-MARATHON and 5K RUNS

                    Anderson Fieldhouse, Ft. Eustis, VA

                   Saturday, September 10, 2022 7:30 AM

                  A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB GRAND PRIX EVENT

             USATF Certified Course #VA14019RT (HALF-MARATHON)

                           HALF-MARATHON RESULTS

Place O'All Name                       Age City State           Time   Pace

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TOP OVERALL MEN

    1     1 CASE BUSSE                   18 FT EUSTIS VA        1:30:43  6:56     

    2     2 MATTHEW ARMENTA       35 HAMPTON VA          1:33:03  7:06     

    3     3 KELVIN ANDERSON          61 NEWPORT NEWS VA     1:33:13  7:07 *   

Course Record 1:06:50

TOP OVERALL WOMEN

    1    10 JENNIFER GARDNER           52 RICHMOND VA         1:46:40  8:09     

    2    17 KAREN SANZO                45 HAMPTON VA          1:50:54  8:28 *   

    3    22 NORMA PHILLIPS             61 WILLIAMSBURG VA     2:02:00  9:19 *   

Course Record 1:18:18

MEN:  19 AND UNDER

    1    63 GAVIN RODRIGUEZ            19 FT EUSTIS VA        2:45:40 12:39     

    2    71 TREY TOWNSEND              10 FT EUSTIS VA        3:17:14 15:03     

    3    73 DAVID GRAPPE               19 WILLIAMSBURG VA     3:20:27 15:18     

MEN:  20 - 29

    1     5 PATRICK COLLINS            21  VA                 1:40:50  7:42     

    2     9 BRANDON LINK               29  VA                 1:46:29  8:08     

    3    11 JAYSON AURELIO             24 FT EUSTIS VA        1:47:44  8:14     

    4    13 DAVID WALDEN               23  VA                 1:48:31  8:17     

    5    27 JOEL FERNANDEZ             25  VA                 2:05:49  9:36     

    6    28 JARED MCCULLY              25  VA                 2:06:05  9:38     

    7    31 DAVID HERNANDEZ            28  VA                 2:09:48  9:55     

    8    35 BRYAN DECORTIE             28  VA                 2:12:11 10:05     

    9    40 GIOUANNI GUZMAN            25  VA                 2:15:14 10:19     

   10    61 JESSE CORTEZ               21 FT EUSTIS VA        2:44:26 12:33     

   11    67 JOSHUA HEALEY              29 FT EUSTIS VA        3:03:21 14:00     

MEN:  30 - 39

    1     6 HEZEKIAH JENKINS           33 FT EUSTIS VA        1:42:00  7:47     

    2     7 ROBERT DONNELLY            39  VA                 1:42:21  7:49     

    3     8 ROBERT GRANTZ              31  VA                 1:43:05  7:52     

    4    14 SCOTT WOIDA                39  VA                 1:48:43  8:18     

    5    16 JAMAL CAMARILLO-REED       30 NEWPORT NEWS VA     1:49:55  8:24     

    6    19 JAMES CAIN                 38 FT EUSTIS VA        1:56:34  8:54     

    7    20 SHELTON THELISMON          36  VA                 2:00:33  9:12     

    8    21 JONATHAN HUBBLE            39  VA                 2:01:26  9:16     

    9    24 RICARDO MAGANA             35 FT EUSTIS VA        2:04:00  9:28     

   10    36 LARRY CARROLL              37  VA                 2:13:56 10:13     

   11    43 JACKY LAI                  35 FT EUSTIS VA        2:21:58 10:50     

   12    45 WILLIAM ALVORT             33 FT EUSTIS VA        2:23:05 10:55     

   13    47 WILLIAM THIELKING          34  VA                 2:25:28 11:06     

   14    72 CASEY TOWNSEND             32 FT EUSTIS VA        3:17:19 15:04     

MEN:  40 - 49

    1    32 THOMAS BREWINGTON          41 HUNTSVILLE AL       2:09:59  9:55     

    2    41 VINCE PHILLIPS             47 NORFOLK VA          2:19:27 10:39     

    3    51 JOHN EPPS                  43 YORKTOWN VA         2:29:20 11:24 *   

    4    52 ANTONIO KNEZ               46  VA                 2:30:20 11:29     

    5    59 TIMOTHY BROWN              40  VA                 2:38:20 12:05     

MEN:  50 - 59

    1     4 STEVEN MENZIES             58 WILLIAMSBURG VA     1:34:21  7:12     

    2    18 CARLOS CADAVID             53 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 1:53:59  8:42     

    3    39 DAVID LOCKARD              52 HAMPTON VA          2:14:40 10:17     

    4    44 BRYAN GRAPPE               53 WILLIAMSBURG VA     2:22:20 10:52     

    5    53 BRIAN ADAMS                55 NEWPORT NEWS VA     2:31:17 11:33     

MEN:  60 - 69

    1    12 ANTONY KOWALSKI            60 YORKTOWN VA         1:47:59  8:15 *   

    2    30 FRANK SCARINGELLO          68 NORFOLK VA          2:08:17  9:48     

    3    38 DAVID MAZARY               62 NEWPORT NEWS VA     2:14:34 10:16     

    4    42 TONY HEIMER                64 CHESAPEAKE VA       2:21:40 10:49     

    5    56 TIMOTHY BOYLAN             62 SMITHFIELD VA       2:36:27 11:57     

MEN:  70 AND OVER

    1    15 JIM DUFFY                  70 POQUOSON VA         1:48:53  8:19 *   

    2    49 GEORGE CARRIGAN            73 WILLIAMSBURG VA     2:27:09 11:14     

WOMEN:  19 AND UNDER

    1    50 ELLIE EPPS                 13 YORKTOWN VA         2:29:19 11:24 *   

WOMEN:  20 - 29

    1    26 EMILY CONRAD               25  VA                 2:05:48  9:36     

    2    46 CHANTEL WHITE              28  VA                 2:23:06 10:55     

WOMEN:  30 - 39

    1    23 SARAH COPELAND             38 WILLIAMSBURG VA     2:03:11  9:24     

    2    25 LAURIE KITE                36  VA                 2:05:15  9:34     

    3    58 KRISTA SHEETS              36 VIRGINIA BEACH VA   2:38:13 12:05     

WOMEN:  40 - 49

    1    33 ROBIN OLSEN                43 TOANO VA            2:11:28 10:02     

    2    34 JANEEN LIGHT               47  VA                 2:11:50 10:04     

    3    37 JENNIFER DUNLAP            42  VA                 2:14:22 10:15     

    4    48 SUSAN HAGEL                49 NORFOLK VA          2:27:08 11:14 *   

    5    55 AMANDA COLLIER             43 YORKTOWN VA         2:33:29 11:43 *   

    6    64 JESSICA EPPS               43 YORKTOWN VA         2:46:47 12:44 *   

    7    66 KHRYSTEL KING              47 NEWPORT NEWS VA     2:55:26 13:23     

    8    68 KAREN SMITH                45 YORKTOWN VA         3:05:15 14:08 *   

    9    69 AMIE SINGLETARY            41 NEWPORT NEWS VA     3:05:15 14:08 *   

   10    70 LESLIE SAMPEDRO            40  VA                 3:05:16 14:08     

WOMEN:  50 - 59

    1    29 VALOR FOY JONES            59 NEWPORT NEWS VA     2:06:06  9:38 *   

    2    54 MARIA PETERS               57 YORKTOWN VA         2:33:24 11:43 *   

    3    60 GWENDOLYN STRUTCHEN        57 SUFOLLK VA          2:39:13 12:09     

    4    65 TARA DRESS                 54 NEWPORT NEWS VA     2:49:24 12:56 *   

WOMEN:  60 - 69

    1    57 SUSAN SHEETS               60  VA                 2:38:12 12:05     

WOMEN:  70 AND OVER

    1    62 PATRICIA TRAVIS            71 WILLIAMSBURG VA     2:45:26 12:38 *   

                           * denotes PTC member

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           41st Annual MULBERRY ISLAND HALF-MARATHON and 5K RUNS

                    Anderson Fieldhouse, Ft. Eustis, VA

                   Saturday, September 10, 2022 7:45 AM

                       A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB EVENT

                  USATF Certified Course #VA14014RT (5K)

                                5K RESULTS

Place O'All Name                       Age City State           Time   Pace

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TOP OVERALL MEN

    1     1 JOSHUA PERRY                19 FT EUSTIS VA         16:58  5:28     

    2     2 NICHOLAS STROOBOSSCHER      18 FT EUSTIS VA         17:20  5:35     

    3     3 VICTOR H FLEMMING           43 SMITHFIELD VA        18:42  6:02     

TOP OVERALL WOMEN

    1    20 GRETAL KINNEY               39 FT EUSTIS VA         25:18  8:09     

    2    23 TRESIA HUELL                46 FT EUSTIS VA         25:40  8:16     

    3    25 MACALAH WILLIAMS            27 FT EUSTIS VA         26:45  8:37     

MEN:  19 AND UNDER

    1     5 DARA DEAN                   19 FT EUSTIS VA         20:48  6:42     

    2    15 HAGAN WEISSERT              18 FT EUSTIS VA         24:35  7:55     

    3    16 JOSHUA EZELL                19 FT EUSTIS VA         24:40  7:57     

MEN:  20 - 29

    1     4 SAWYER CARSON               22 FT EUSTIS VA         19:45  6:22     

    2     8 ALEXANDER EGAN              23 FT EUSTIS VA         22:20  7:12     

    3     9 JOHN BRASWELL               26 FT EUSTIS VA         22:29  7:15     

MEN:  30 - 39

    1     6 ALAIN AGOSSOU               30  VA                  21:28  6:55     

    2    10 JEREMIAH RICHARDS           39 FT EUSTIS VA         22:37  7:17     

    3    12 ALLEN BRENDEN               37 WILLIAMSBURG VA      23:47  7:40     

MEN:  40 - 49

    1    11 MORRIS MARSHALL             40  VA                  23:27  7:33     

    2    28 CHRISTOPHER SIMS            42  VA                  28:45  9:15     

    3    29 WILLIAM COSTICE             48  VA                  30:09  9:43     

MEN:  50 - 59

    1    27 BILL EVANS                  51 NEWPORT NEWS VA      27:39  8:54     

    2    35 SCOTT LINTON                55  VA                  32:56 10:36     

    3    52 LORENZO SALGADO             54  VA                  50:14 16:11     

MEN:  60 - 69

    1     7 ORLANDO PEREZ               60 NEWPORT NEWS VA      21:31  6:56     

    2    14 TIMOTHY HODGE               63 VIRGINIA BEACH VA    24:21  7:51     

    3    33 AL MCCANN                   68  VA                  32:21 10:25     

MEN:  70 AND OVER

    NONE

WOMEN:  19 AND UNDER

    1    44 MAIA MACK                   10 YORKTOWN VA          41:06 13:14     

WOMEN:  20 - 29

    1    39 EMILY LITTERAL              27  VA                  36:19 11:42     

    2    41 GELINE PREUDHOMME           25  VA                  37:24 12:03     

    3    43 ANNA LINK                   28 FT EUSTIS VA         38:13 12:18     

WOMEN:  30 - 39

    1    30 MALA SANTIAGO               30 FT EUSTIS VA         31:21 10:06     

WOMEN:  40 - 49

    1    34 CRYSTAL LINTON              40  VA                  32:55 10:36     

    2    37 TIFFIANEY LAURIN            42  VA                  34:42 11:10     

    3    42 VERONDA HUDSON              42  VA                  38:11 12:18     

WOMEN:  50 - 59

    1    38 MOLLY EVANS                 50 NEWPORT NEWS VA      35:38 11:28     

    2    49 KAREN JOHNSON               57  VA                  44:55 14:28     

    3    51 JACQUELINE SALGADO          58  VA                  50:11 16:10     

WOMEN:  60 - 69

    1    47 CHARLA SWALE                60 YORKTOWN VA          43:24 13:59     

    2    53 VICKI CAMPBELL              64  VA                  54:01 17:23     

                              

Moore Selected as VPCC Athletic Director

From Virginia Peninsula CC

July 18, 2022

Virginia Peninsula Community College, formerly Thomas Nelson Community College, named Chris Moore its new Director of Athletics and Student Activities on Monday, July 18. 

Moore, who attended the College in 2008-10, has been the men’s basketball coach at the College since 2018. In the 2021-22 season, he led the Gators to a 16-1 record overall and their first conference title since 2015.

“I’m excited,” said Moore, whose new role begins July 25. “I’m big on community and I have a passion for the College, being that I went there.”

College President Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon said two those factors stand out.

“Mr. Moore’s passion for developing athletic scholars is apparent by the ways he coached and mentored our men’s basketball team players,” she said. “In addition to his role in athletics, Mr. Moore has been a collaborative leader – supporting the College’s enrollment, fundraising, community engagement, and marketing initiatives. We look forward to expanding our athletics and student activities programming under his leadership."

In late April, the College announced it will add six sports in the next three years. That is one of the reasons Moore applied for the position

“I think the president’s vision of it all is evident,” he said, adding he wants to help “propel athletics in the right direction.”

Moore is well-known on the Peninsula. He graduated from Warwick High School, where he played basketball. He also attended Virginia Wesleyan College and Chowan University.

With the addition of softball and women’s volleyball programs for the 2022-23 academic year, Moore already has his first assignment.

“My first task is trying to get some coaches that can come in here and continue what the rest of us have done this past year, which is win,” he said. “But also bring in some quality student-athletes.”

He will continue to coach the men’s basketball program.

“It’s going to be a task being on double duty,” he admitted, but knows he has a lot of support at the College and in the community.

Before joining the College as the men’s basketball coach, he was the director of basketball operations at Longwood University (2017-18), and a graduate assistant basketball coach at Mount St. Mary’s University (2016-17). He also has experience as an assistant high school basketball coach, an AAU basketball coach and at numerous basketball and football camps and clinics. His father, Ben Moore, coached basketball for nearly 30 years in the Peninsula District.

Moore, the graduation coach at Heritage High School, lives in Newport News with his wife and their daughter.

Angela Jackson, a former Gators men’s and women’s basketball coach, had been the interim athletics director.

The College currently fields three intercollegiate teams – baseball, men’s basketball and women’s basketball. Following softball and women’s volleyball in 2022-23, two more teams will be added for the 2023-24 academic year, and two more for 2024-25. The College is examining which sports teams to add after the 2022-23 year. Possibilities include soccer, track and field, and cross country.

 

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
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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

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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
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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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