CNU Wins First NJAC Contest 20-14 Over Rowan

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT 20, ROWAN (NJ) 14

NEWPORT NEWS – The CNU Captains opened their New Jersey Athletic Conference schedule with a well needed win, topping the Rowan Profs from the Garden State 20-14 at Towne Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, the Captains pushed their record to 3-2 and will enjoy a bye week before traveling to Kean College to face the Cougars on October 15.

Rowan is considered to be one of the top teams in the NJAC, and the win immediately puts CNU into the upper echelon of teams.

“It doesn’t matter who we play in the conference,” said Captain coach Paul Crowley. “We have to be at our best each and every week.”

However, the Captains opened up a 20-0 lead entering the fourth quarter before allowing two late Rowan touchdowns to make it a one-score game with 5:45 remaining. For the season, CNU has allowed 52 of its opponents’ 86 points in the final period, but Crowley retains confidence in his team’s finishing ability.

“We may just get too conservative once we get a lead,” said Crowley, now in his second year at the helm.

The Captains came out strong after the opening kickoff, with Matt Dzierski’s 34-yard touchdown pass to Colin Hart capping a ten-play, 91-yard drive. However, Ryan Castle’s extra point sailed wide and CNU led 6-0.

Rowan also started its offensive day with a methodical march, one which was halted on fourth-and-three from the CNU 30 as junior rover Logan Baker stonewalled Prof running back James Fara after a two-yard gain.

The Dzierski to Hart connection worked again early in the second quarter as the junior play caller found his top receiver on a fly pattern down the right side for a 65-yard gain to the Rowan 2. Two short rushes and an incompletion left the Captains with fourth-and-goal at the 1. CNU started their next play as a jet sweep to the left, but Dzierski kept the ball and zipped through a seam in the middle for the Captains’ second touchdown.

For Hart, the long pass play was the result of preparation. “We thought (the matchup) was something that we could take advantage of. I probably didn’t need to make a double move, and will probably hear about it from the receiver coaches this week.”

There was a 15-minute delay just before halftime as Rowan defensive back Kevin Vandever suffered a severe neck injury while attempting a tackle. Both teams took knees as the soggy turf made it difficult to roll a stretcher with the 180-pound player off the field. Eventually, an ambulance had to drive across Kelchner Field, stopping to retrieve Vandever and drive him to Riverside Hospital.

Dzierski, who gained 24 rushing yards in the first half, showed off a touch of speed on CNU’s opening second-half drive. After dropping back, Dzierski found another hole up the middle, eluded an initial tackler, and then outraced the entire Rowan defense to the end zone, for a 61-yard score.

“I went for an inside zone, and then tried to bounce out,” said Dzierski, who led the Captains with 132 rushing yards. In spite of the field conditions, he didn’t have traction problems. “It’s something that we worked on all week, and the coaches reminded us to keep our feet out and weight over us.”

Rowan refused to crumble, in spite of trailing 20-0 as the fourth quarter began, as the Captains allowed two touchdowns, both on James Fara runs from one and nine yards. Yet, with 2:30 remaining, the Captains were able to convert a crucial fourth-and-two from the Rowan 43, with Dzierski carrying the ball for five yards.

ROWAN          0, 0, 0, 14 -- 14 

CNU                 6, 7, 7, 0 -- 20

CNU – Colin Hart 34 pass from Matt Dzierski (kick failed)

CNU – Dzierski 1 run (Ryan Castle kick)

CNU – Dzierski 61 run (Castle kick)

Rowan – James Fara 1 run (Jake Hurler kick)

Rowan – Fara 9 run (Hurler kick)

                        Rowan        CNU

First Downs       13, 15

Rush-Yards    35-125, 36-162

Pass Yards        120, 184

Total Yards      245, 346

C-A-I             13-24-1, 13-26-0

Punts-Avg       5-37.2, 6-32.0

Fumbles-Lost    1-0, 2-1

Time of Poss.   25:22, 34:38

RUSHING: Rowan: Fara 22-99, 2 TD, Husni 10-10, Rhone 2-9, O’Hea 1-7 CNU: Dzierski 25-132, 2 TD, Perry 5-15, Luncher 2-6, Hart 2-6, Hunter 2-3

PASSING: Rowan: Husni 13-24, 120 yds. INT. CNU: Dzierski 13-26, 184 yds., TD.

RECEIVING: Rowan: Maldonado 6-73, Fara 3-19, Carlstrom 1-15, Barrett 3-13. CNU: Hart 4-122, TD, Hayes 2-27, White 1-15, Jedlick 1-15, Lewis 1-10, Luncher 1-2, Lancaster 1-1, Perry 2- (-8).

Attendance - 1,673

 

Apprentice Tops Christopher Newport in Inaugural "Battle of Newport News"

APPRENTICE 38, CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT 35

NEWPORT NEWS – In a wild-and-woolly finish, the Christopher Newport Captains almost overcame a 10-point deficit in the game’s final 2:38, but fell to the Apprentice School 38-35 in the first-ever meeting between the two teams from Newport News.

                                                      Apprentice Coach Vincent Brown

The game featured 35 fourth-quarter points, and appeared to be decided when Apprentice quarterback Mason Tatum sprinted through the middle of the Captain defense to score on a 36-yard run, pushing the Builder lead to 38-28.

“Without our offensive line, we wouldn’t be here,” said Tatum of the Builders, who have won their first three games. Speaking of the touchdown, he added, “I saw the way their defense was moving and decided to call my own number.”

Yet, the Captains (1-2), who had previously overcome a 17-7 deficit with two touchdowns, refused to back down. Matt Dzierski (15-23, 234 yards, three TD’s) found Trey Hayes for 27 yards, followed by a 12-yard completion to Colin Hart, and then a 29-yarder to Hart, capping a five-play, 68-yard drive in just 50 seconds.

“We did a better job blocking for (Tatum) in the second half,” said first-year Apprentice coach Vincent Brown.

The first onside kick, at 31-28, went out of bounds, but the Captains would get a second opportunity after Hart’s touchdown and almost grabbed the bouncing ball before it jumped out of bounds.

The two teams traded early touchdowns, with the visiting Builders scoring first. A 27-yard pass from Tatum to a wide open Ta’Kevion Petty saved the Builders drive on third-and three from the CNU 45. Three plays later, Nick Pierce caught Tatum’s pass over the middle, with Jeremiah Morgan’s extra point giving Apprentice an early 7-0 lead.

The Captains knotted the score on their next drive, with Gunner White busting through the middle for an 18-yard rushing score. White took advantage of the gaping hole left as the lone Apprentice safety slid to his right to cover a CNU receiver left wide open in the formation. 

Freshman running back Willis Walton pushed the lead back to seven with a five-yard burst through the middle, and Jeremiah Morgan’s 38-yard field goal bumped the margin to 10. At 17-7, and 2:37 remaining in the first half, the Builders were threatening to take the game’s momentum into the locker room at intermission, a feeling that was exacerbated as the Captains labored on their final drive.

However, CNU quarterback Matt Dzierski, who had completed three of eight passes for a mere 18 yards, found his rhythm. With third-and-eight from the Captain 48, Dzierski found Colin Hart for a crucial 28-yard gain, and then eluded a strong Apprentice rush to find Xander Jedlick (Ocean Lakes) for a 24-yard score. Ryan Castle’s extra point ended the first half with the Builders leading 17-14.

APPRENTICE  7, 10, 0, 21 -- 38

CNU                  7, 7, 7, 14 -- 35

AS – Nick Pierce 4 pass from Mason Tatum (Jeremiah Morgan kick)

CNU – Gunner White 18 run (Ryan Castle kick)

AS – Willis Walton 5 run (Morgan kick)

AS – Jeremiah Morgan 38 FG

CNU – Xander Jedlick 24 pass from Matt Dzierski (Castle kick)

CNU – Dzierski 19 run (Castle kick)

AS: Curtis Green 2 run (Morgan kick)

AS: Lawrence Reed 4 run (Morgan kick)

CNU: Trey Hayes 6 pass from Dzierski (Castle kick)

AS: Tatum 36 run (Morgan kick)

CNU: Colin Hart 29 pass from Dzierski (Castle kick)

                        AS        CNU

First Downs       22, 19

Rush-Yards    39-166, 27-96

Pass Yards        201, 234

C-A-I             18-25-0, 15-23-1

Punts-Avg       2-22.0, 3-34.0

Fumbles-Lost    1-0, 0-0

Time of Poss.   32:37, 27:23

RUSHING: AS: Tatum 9-66, Green 11-54, Reed 12-45, Walton 4-9. CNU: T. Johnson 4-53, White 11-43, Dzierski 10-5, Luncher 1 – (-2).

PASSING: AS: Tatum 18-25, 201 yds. TD. CNU: Dzierski 15-23, 234 yds. 3 TD, Int.

RECEIVING: AS: Corpus 6-66, Petty 3-52, Pierce 2-26, TD, Girdy 2-20. CNU: Hart 6-81, TD, Hayes 5-81, TD, Jedlick 2-57, TD, White 2-15.

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

===============================  5K  ============================

           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

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

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
===== ===== ========================== === =================== ====== ===== ===
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 *