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The Vineyards of Williamsburg 5K Run
Williamsburg, VA, August 10, 2002
Race Report/Results courtesy of Rick Platt
Teenagers Ruiz and Van Alstine Win Vineyards 5K
Two teenage runners who hadn't yet made it to college were the
winners last Saturday of the 10th annual The Vineyards of Williamsburg 5K
Run. Jamestown High graduate Bryce Ruiz, 19, won for the men in 15:28 in his
last race before leaving Williamsburg to attend North Carolina State on a
track and cross country scholarship. Ruiz left town Friday.
Lindsay Van Alstine, 17, of Midland Park, N.J., won the women's
division in a course record 17:43, breaking the previous mark of 17:52 by
Pam Runquist in 1995, and 20 seconds faster than Alison Holinka ran to win
in 2001. Those involved with the William and Mary track program hope that
Van Alstine will spend not one evening, but four years, running in
Williamsburg. She was down with her family visiting Virginia Beach, and
touring W&M on an unofficial recruiting visit.
Van Alstine is a "blue-chip" cross-country runner, having qualified
for the Footlocker national high school cross-country championships last
December. The Footlocker meet is a true high school championship. There are
four regionals (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West), and the top eight
from each region qualify. As a junior Van Alstine was seventh in the
Northeast region at Van Cortlandt Park in New York City, then placed 27th of
32 in 18:16 at the championship meet in Orlando.
Van Alstine is from a very small private school, Hawthorne
Christian Academy, that doesn't even have a track team. In cross country,
she was first in the class B division of the New Jersey parochial schools,
then was first in the all-division New Jersey state championship. She had
previously run a few road races, including a PR 17:39 for the 5K in June,
and a 36:28 for the 10K in the Ridgewood (N.J.) Memorial Day Run. Entering
her senior year, W&M is one of the colleges that Van Alstine is considering
for college studies and competition.
The women's race was the fastest ever. Not only did Van Alstine
break the course record, but the second and third place runners had
outstanding times, all placing in the top 17 overall. Second was Jenny
Ledford, 22, of Quantico (a PR 18:18) and third was Lindsay's older sister,
Bethany Van Alstine, 21 (19:04).
Ledford was also new to the area. She started running distance her
junior year in high school (Rose Hill, Kansas), then walked on to the
University of Oklahoma track and cross country teams in 1998. Although she
ran all four years, six stress fractures hampered her development. She ran
the 1,500 (PR 4:58) and 3,000 meters, but her best event was the 3,000-meter
steeplechase, a relatively new event for women. Ledford placed fifth in the
Big 12 conference meet, and had a school record best of 10:54.62. She has
been at Basic School at Quantico for two months.
Ruiz was part of a three-man pack (along with Tommy Holland of
Virginia Beach and Michael Mann of Hampton) that was the same trio that went
1-2-3 in the July 4th Yorktown Freedom Run 5K (Ruiz won that race in 15:35,
with Mann second in 15:35 and Holland third in 15:42). At the Vineyards
race, Ruiz won in 15:28, with Holland second (15:39) and Mann third (15:59).
The three traded the lead through a 4:55 first mile. Heading into the
turnaround point on Treasure Island Road, Ruiz surged and Mann dropped off
the pace. Ruiz and Holland went through two miles in 9:56. With a half mile
to go Ruiz surged a second time, entering The Vineyards of Williamsburg
neighborhood. This surge dropped Holland, and Ruiz cruised to a 11-second
victory.
After 2 1/2 miles warmup and the 5K race, Ruiz socialized for about
15 minutes, then immediately ran six miles (at 6:05 mile pace) back Treasure
Island Road to the Colonial Parkway to his Kingspoint home, all in
preparation for his first college cross country season. He is building up
from his high school 40 miles per week to a college-level 60-70 miles per
week. Besides his Yorktown Freedom Run victory, Ruiz had also won the Lake
Matoaka Trail Challenge three days before the Vineyards race.
Besides the women's overall record, six age group marks were broken
this year, including Bryce Ruiz (men 15-19, 15:28), Jim Bates (men 45-49,
17:00), Lindsay Van Alstine (women 15-19, 17:43), Joan Coven (women 60-64,
22:57), Nancy Patron (women 65-69, 28:14) and Jo Ann Daus (women
70-and-over, 56:45).
There were a record number of entrants (282) this year at The
Vineyards, with 230 finishers in the 5K and 33 finishers in the one mile.
The race was part of the RRCA (Road Runners Club of America) Women's
Distance Festival Series, and was the sixth race in the 2002 Colonial Road
Runners Grand Prix. Michael Mann and Sherry Volk are the current leaders of
the CRR Grand Prix.
The race was again held in memory of Lynn Garland, and benefited
both Avalon and the Colonial Road Runners Scholarship Fund (Ruiz was one of
the two CRR scholarship recipients this year, along with Jamestown teammate
Wyatt Beyer).
The 5K walk was won by Ray Funkhouser of White Stone in 26:12 and
by Linda Kidder of Williamsburg in 30:24. With the assistance of Funkhouser,
a former national-class race walker, the Vineyards race was designated the
Virginia Association USATF 5K race walk championship.
The Vineyards of Williamsburg 5K Run
RRCA Women's Distance Festival Series
The Vineyards of Williamsburg Clubhouse, Williamsburg, VA
Saturday, August 10, 2002
A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event
282 total entrants
230 finishers in 5K run/walk
33 finishers in 1 mile fun run/walk
** Age Group Record (5-year age divisions)
Men Overall
**1. Bryce Ruiz, 19 Williamsburg 15:28
[men's record 14:37 by Matt Lane, 23, Williamsburg, 2001]
2. Tommy Holland, 29 Virginia Beach 15:39
3. Michael Mann, 33 Hampton 15:59
Women Overall
**1. Lindsay Van Alstine, 17 Midland Park, NJ 17:43
[new race record, old record 17:52 by Pam Runquist, 32, Hampton, 1995]
2. Jenny Ledford, 22 Quantico 18:18
3. Bethany Van Alstine, 21 Midland Park, NJ 19:04
Men 14-and-under
1. Kyle Ashley, 12 Midlothian 19:50
2. Andrew Mearns, 13 Williamsburg 20:30
3. Graham Schlickenmeyer, 10 Williamsburg 20:40
4. Ben Ragland, 14 Colonial Heights 21:59
5. Matthew Varnell, 14 Gloucester 22:07
6. Anthony Mann, 11 Hampton 23:23
7. Ryan Ashley, 13 Midlothian 23:32
8. Elijah Cargill, 11 Carrollton 24:20
Men 15-19
1. Tony Brickhouse, 16 Williamsburg 17:28
2. John Hopke, 16 Williamsburg 17:57
3. Justin Trowbridge, 17 Williamsburg 18:38
4. Jamel Mack, 17 Newport News 19:50
5. Cary Kravets, 16 Newport News 23:27
6. Tim Murray, 15 Williamsburg 24:11
7. Adam Wilson, 15 Williamsburg 25:14
Men 20-24
1. Dylan Beyer, 20 Williamsburg 19:17
2. Joshua Beadles, 24 Keysville 24:29
3. Sean Macias, 24 Norman, OK 25:19
Men 25-29
1. Kevin Sandel, 25 Williamsburg 19:32
2. Viet Do, 27 Williamsburg 21:42
3. Wayne Davis, 27 Richmond 23:04
4. Wally Langford, 26 Fort Eustis 23:44
5. Ben Murphy, 26 Williamsburg 23:59
6. Derek Muerle, 28 Yorktown 24:34
7. Todd Horner, 29 Williamsburg 28:52
Men 30-34
1. Keith Schumann, 31 Williamsburg 17:16
2. Daniel Shaye, 33 Williamsburg 17:47
3. Michael Riddell, 30 Newport News 25:10
4. Chris Keilitz, 34 Chesapeake 32:09
Men 35-39
1. Rob Vance, 37 Grafton 19:29
2. David Witte, 37 Yorktown 19:51
3. Robert Havener, 39 Hampton 20:22
4. Brian Westrater, 36 Yorktown 21:14
5. John Rowe, 39 Seaford 24:27
6. Al Ivens, 39 Fork Union 24:32
7. James McCann, 37 Fort Eustis 26:37
8. Eric Fielding, 38 Fredericksburg 36:42
Men 40-44
1. Ned Berg, 43 Lee Hall 17:31
2. Bill Bustin, 44 Yorktown 17:37
3. Peter Bartos, 41 Seaford 18:14
4. Timmons Roberts, 41 Williamsburg 19:20
5. Joe Ogden, 41 Williamsburg 21:15
6. James Bradley, 42 Yorktown 21:26
7. Matthew Anderson, 41 Fort Lee 21:29
8. Tim Campbell, 40 Grafton 21:44
9. Mario Doreste, 43 Newport News 22:38
10. Richard Myott, 44 Williamsburg 30:03
Men 45-49
**1. Jim Bates, 46 Hampton 17:00
2. Steve Chantry, 47 Williamsburg 18:15
3. Steven Lerner, 46 Glen Allen 18:59
4. Joseph Ryan, 47 Richmond 19:13
5. Wyatt Cutchins, 46 Newport News 19:30
6. Jim Goggin, 48 Williamsburg 19:38
7. Kim Hills, 45 Newport News 21:35
8. Bernard Farmer, 49 Williamsburg 21:40
9. Barry Herneisey, 45 Williamsburg 21:47
10. Bob Lakeman, 49 Williamsburg 23:46
11. Stan Rockwell, 48 Williamsburg 24:25
12. Ron Henn, 45 Williamsburg 26:44
13. Ralph Wilson, 45 Williamsburg 28:15
14. Terry Young, 49 Langley AFB 30:58
Men 50-54
1. Bill Alto, 51 Newport News 19:09
2. Robert Wilson, 54 Toano 19:46
3. Rick Platt, 52 Williamsburg 19:59
4. Dale Abrahamson, 53 Yorktown 20:18
5. Norman Tessier, 50 Williamsburg 21:01
6. John Lilley, 52 Williamsburg 21:02
7. Hugh Ducklow, 52 Williamsburg 21:06
8. Rick Green, 50 Newport News 23:30
9. Darrrel Garrett, 54 Williamsburg 26:04
Men 55-59
1. Ken Mitchell, 57 Williamsburg 24:02
2. Bill Johnson, 56 Williamsburg 27:11
3. Joe Majcher, 58 Yorktown 27:30
4. Ingo Keilitz, 56 Williamsburg 32:08
5. Lou Tiedemann, 55 Hampton 33:12
6. Jim Halley, 57 Grafton 38:47
Men 60-64
1. Dick Peacock, 61 Richmond 22:41
2. Ed Sadowski, 60 Williamsburg 24:36
3. Michael Jackson, 63 Williamsburg 25:35
4. Craig Cranston, 62 Williamsburg 26:22
Men 65-and-over
1. Tom Ray, 69 Kitty Hawk, NC 21:32
2. John Essery, 66 Williamsburg 22:44
3. Mike Kelly, 68 Newport News 24:08
Men Walk
1. Ray Funkhouser, 51 White Stone 26:12
2. Tom Gerhardt, 51 Chesapeake 29:00
3. Harry Watson, 61 Suffolk 29:02
4. Jim Lyons, 68 Onley 35:27
5. Harrie Parker, 60 Williamsburg 35:42
6. Christopher English, 51 Richmond 38:54
7. Steve Melochick, 65 Hampton 39:02
8. Jesse Tarleton, 73 Williamsburg 40:41
9. Matthew Luther, 33 Williamsburg 49:44
10. Chris Melochick, 12 Hampton 55:25
Women 14-and-under
1. Lindsay Kent, 12 Yorktown 21:19
2. Samantha Bradley, 14 Yorktown 22:00
3. Hannah Varnell, 11 Gloucester 22:35
4. Tajah Sultan, 11 Newport News 23:35
5. Destiny Cargill, 13 Carrollton 23:38
6. Elizabeth Hopke, 14 Williamsburg 24:41
7. Danielle Allen, 13 Newport News 28:46
Women 15-19
1. Megan LaVoie, 16 Newport News 21:28
2. Kylie Ruiz, 15 Williamsburg 23:15
3. Shannon Brown, 15 Newport News 24:44
4. Teryn Oglesby, 15 Williamsburg 25:13
5. Lizette Carrillo, 18 Williamsburg 25:26
6. Miriam Patterson, 18 Newport News 25:37
7. Carrie Stone, 15 Newport News 25:39
8. Monique Allen, 17 Newport News 25:40
9. Lisa Richards, 15 Williamsburg 33:26
10. Dana Richards, 17 Williamsburg 37:29
Women 20-24
1. Jojo McCandlish, 20 Williamsburg 20:36
2. Beth Vesey, 24 Lindenwold, NJ 22:03
3. Andrea Patterson, 20 Newport News 25:11
4. Andrea Green, 21 Lockport, IL 28:49
5. Christine Dealy, 24 Williamsburg 29:17
6. Traci Harman, 24 Newport News 31:30
7. Kristin Harman, 22 Newport News 31:30
8. Elizabeth Slonaker, 24 Williamsburg 32:38
9. Sarah Ruhland, 21 Williamsburg 32:55
10. Rebecca Morrow, 20 Virginia Beach 33:52
11. Heather Scott, 24 Virginia Beach 36:03
Women 25-29
1. Elizabeth Harbron, 29 Williamsburg 22:30
2. Kristina Carter, 25 Williamsburg 23:59
3. Wendy Vogan, 26 Williamsburg 24:03
4. Dawn Wilborn, 29 Chesapeake 25:36
5. Amanda Ricchezza, 26 Chester 28:15
6. Arna Majcher, 25 Hampton 33:26
7. Teresa Kenne, 28 Yorktown 33:33
Women 30-34
1. Jennifer Quarles, 30 Williamsburg 20:03
2. Phyllis Maston, 32 Williamsburg 22:26
3. Margaret Talbot, 31 Newport News 24:41
4. Rachel Koob, 30 Williamsburg 25:59
5. Rose Charris, 33 Hampton 26:14
6. Evelyn Riddell, 31 Newport News 27:50
7. Katina Dusek, 30 Newport News 31:28
8. Danise Keilitz, 34 Chesapeake 32:08
9. T.J. Julien, 33 Chesterfield 34:56
10. Joanne Branson, 32 Williamsburg 41:26
Women 35-39
1. Velda Kannewurf, 39 Mechanicsville 19:44
2. Ginny Olson, 39 Smithfield 20:58
3. Carol Weise, 38 Williamsburg 21:35
4. Catherine Henry, 36 Langley AFB 22:10
5. Andrea Wright, 37 Yorktown 22:39
6. Brandie Bartos, 36 Seaford 23:58
7. Pam Smith, 37 Virginia Beach 24:30
8. Shirley Williams, 39 Hampton 25:33
9. Cathy Barefoot, 38 Williamsburg 25:44
10. Patti Tillotson, 38 Williamsburg 26:58
11. Rebecca Ferguson, 35 Newport News 30:34
12. Jeannine Beer, 37 Hampton 32:55
13. Anna Kenne, 36 Newport News 33:40
14. Beth Luther, 37 Williamsburg 33:56
15. Denise Malecki, 35 Williamsburg 48:29
Women 40-44
1. Sherry Volk, 41 Williamsburg 20:14
2. Valerie Plyler, 42 Newport News 20:22
3. Margarita Doreste, 41 Newport News 20:51
4. Ronda Ford, 42 Williamsburg 22:36
5. Thea Ganoe, 44 Yorktown 22:50
6. Diane Adams, 40 Newport News 23:06
7. Dianne Backer, 40 Williamsburg 24:19
8. Jeanne Brooks, 41 Mystic, CT 24:28
9. Jennifer Daly, 40 Williamsburg 25:08
10. Susan Lakeman, 41 Williamsburg 26:33
11. Annie Kitchen, 40 Williamsburg 26:55
12. Marty Wilson, 40 Williamsburg 28:05
13. Brenda Maust, 44 Poquoson 28:31
14. Margaret Colohan, 40 Richmond 28:51
15. Linda Crow, 41 Williamsburg 35:58
16. Annie Magnant, 41 Toano 37:34
17. Tamara Fenichel, 41 Virginia Beach 39:12
Women 45-49
1. Carol Talley, 47 Toano 21:21
2. Sharon White, 46 Langley AFB 22:31
3. Ellie Bustin, 45 Yorktown 22:53
4. Kate Novakovich, 49 Billings, MT 25:02
5. Dougie Winthrop, 45 Williamsburg 25:50
6. Pamela Schlickenmeyer, 47 Williamsburg 26:26
7. Francie Cate-Arries, 45 Williamsburg 28:41
8. Eileen Sprinkle, 45 Hampton 28:45
9. Mary Stebbins, 49 Williamsburg 29:13
10. Monita Anderson, 45 Fort Lee 29:43
11. Diana Tennis, 49 Williamsburg 31:06
12. Jean Barto, 47 Newport News 32:12
Women 50-54
1. Lisa Ogburn, 50 Williamsburg 25:00
2. Joanne McCandlish, 51 Williamsburg 28:20
3. Sharon Kelly, 52 Newport News 32:59
4. Tricia Dymond, 52 Smithfield 33:10
5. Bunny Majcher, 54 Yorktown 33:42
6. Margo Wright, 50 Williamsburg 35:12
Women 55-59
1. Diane Vester, 65 Williamsburg 31:54
2. Marilyn Scott, 58 Petersburg 32:19
*3. Dora Melochick, 58 Hampton 55:40
* Walker winning age group award
Women 60-64
**1. Joan Coven, 61 Williamsburg 22:57
2. Sylvia Boecker, 62 Williamsburg 30:05
*3. Mary Ellen Jewusiak, 63 Williamsburg 56:48
* Walker winning age group award
Women 65-and-over
**1. Nancy Patron, 65 Williamsburg 28:14
2. Lavonne Tarleton, 68 Williamsburg 46:59
***3. Jo Ann Daus, 72 Williamsburg 56:45
*** Walker winning age group award (plus 70-and-over age group record)
Women Walk
1. Linda Kidder, 45 Williamsburg 30:24
2. Noreen Zimmerman, 45 Yorktown 37:21
3. Karen Schenck, 47 Woodbridge 37:32
4. Laura Macias, 24 Norman, OK 37:58
5. Emily Carrillo, 41 Williamsburg 38:55
6. Linda Walker, 47 Lancaster 39:28
7. Nikkia Freeman, 12 Newport News 39:34
8. Beverly McElroy, 48 Quinton 39:48
9. Jayne Henn, 46 Williamsburg 42:52
10. Peggy Young, 48 Langley AFB 43:33
11. Sandra Bradley, 44 Yorktown 43:49
12. Louise McCarthy, 44 Chesapeake 45:17
13. Annemarie Abbondanzo, 14 Williamsburg 47:09
14. Alison Wilhelm, 14 Williamsburg 47:10
15. Meda Lane, 53 Richmond 47:11
16. Robin Pavlosky, 42 Williamsburg 48:07
17. Terry Hinders, 37 Williamsburg 48:09
18. Shereen Hughes, 41 Williamsburg 48:10
19. Christine McElroy, 39 Williamsburg 48:11
20. Leisa Williams, 41 Williamsburg 48:30
21. Katherine Murphy, 28 Williamsburg 49:36
22. Fran Myott, 47 Williamsburg 49:43
23. Michele Ramey, 51 Virginia Beach 52:00
24. Liz Lourd, 40 Virginia Beach 52:01
25. Linda Melochick, 39 Newport News 55:23
26. Patricia Melochick, 32 Hampton 55:38
27. Dora Melochick, 58 Hampton 55:40
28. Jo Ann Daus, 72 Williamsburg 56:45
29. Karen Cossman, 59 Williamsburg 56:46
30. Mary Ellen Jewusiak, 63 Williamsburg 56:48
One Mile Fun Run
Male
1. Colin Mearns, 10 Williamsburg 5:50
2. Tom Gerhardt, 51 Chesapeake 6:33
3. Nico Doreste, 10 Newport News 7:13
4. Michael Volk, 7 Williamsburg 7:55
5. Nathan Cargill, 8 Carrollton 8:58
6. Bradley MacFee, 7 Newport News 10:01
7. Austin Reed, 7 Smithfield 10:57
8. Will Ferguson, 8 Newport News 11:04
9. Thomas Ferguson, 4 Newport News 14:07
10. Quinn Roberts, 7 Williamsburg 17:44
11. Timmons Roberts, 41 Williamsburg 17:44
One Mile Fun Run
Female
1. Victoria Maston, 12 Williamsburg 7:01
2. Marcela Doreste, 11 Newport News 7:04
3. Mary Maston, 13 Williamsburg 7:36
4. Alissa Reed, 9 Smithfield 8:13
5. Summer Miller, 7 Toano 8:55
6. Lisa Richards, 15 Williamsburg 9:04
7. Nikkia Freeman, 12 Newport News 9:26
8. Lauren LaVoie, 11 Newport News 11:10
9. Kara Novakovich, 8 Billings, MT 11:47
10. Jessica Walker, 20 Lancaster 12:41
11. Michelle Achenson, 14 Lancaster 12:41
12. Sonnet LaBelle, 32 Newport News 12:49
13. Kelsey Lilley, 11 Williamsburg 12:58
14. Linda Walker, 47 Lancaster 13:37
15. Joyce Underkofler, 36 Virginia Beach 15:29
16. Eileen Wheeler, 44 Virginia Beach 15:50
17. Katherine Murphy, 28 Williamsburg 16:28
18. Amy Davis, 23 Williamsburg 16:29
19. Teresa Atkinson, 44 Virginia Beach 17:56
20. Marhie MacFee, 3 Newport News 18:11
21. Taylor Horner, 5 Williamsburg 20:37
22. Amber Horner, 4 Williamsburg 21:40
