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New Quarter Park 6K
Williamsburg, VA, August 24, 2002
Race report/results courtesy of Rick Platt, Run Fast Promotions.
New Quarter Park 6K Run (3.72 miles)
New Quarter Park, Williamsburg, VA
Saturday, August 24, 2002
A Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix Event
109 finishers in 6K run/walk.
17 finishers in 1K fun run/walk.
Despite one of the warmest mornings and hottest days of the year, a huge number of race records were broken Saturday morning at the second annual New Quarter Park 6K Run in Williamsburg, a Colonial Road Runners Grand Prix event.
Running performance is negatively affected by heat and humidity, but you wouldn't know that by the race times at New Quarter Park. Michael Mann, 33, of Hampton broke the overall course record with his 19:54, bettering the 20:26 last year by Andre Smith of Hayes, the CRR Grand Prix champion for 2001. The top three race walkers were under last year's winning time of 38:38, with Tom Gerhardt, 51, of Chesapeake setting the new mark with his 38:07. In addition 10 of the 13 men's age group records were broken.
The women's records were not as prevalent, but race winner Jennifer Quarles, 30, of Williamsburg won in 25:07, one of four women's age group marks.
The official weather records (at Norfolk) for Saturday had a morning low of 79 degrees, and a high of 97 degrees, tying the day's record high from 1968. In Williamsburg the morning low was slightly lower, 77 degrees, but by the 9 a.m. starting time, the temperatures was at least in the mid-80s, rising fast, and with bright sun and very sticky humidity.
Fortunately, the New Quarter Park 6K is run on a scenic course that is mostly shaded. It starts with an out-and-back portion on the park entrance road going towards Queens Lake (about 1 1/2 miles on asphalt), then traverses fields and woods on a park fire trail down to the York River and back. A half-mile long hill back from the York River makes for much slower times than on a standard road course.
Mann overcame the heat, humidity and hills to break the 20-minute barrier, and finish a quarter mile ahead of Jim Bates, 46, of Hampton (21:16) and Daniel Shaye, 33, of Williamsburg (21:28). Keith Schumann, 32, of Williamsburg, who challenged Mann early, faded to a fourth-place 21:55.
Fifth place for the men (in 22:31) was Ned Berg, 43, of Lee Hall, who was running in his 50th consecutive CRR Grand Prix race, a Cal Ripken-esque performance.
With his win Mann took a commanding lead in the 2002 CRR Grand Prix standings. After seven of 11 races, the top six are Mann (47 points), Bates (37), Andre Smith (34), Schumann (28), Shaye (28) and Berg (27). Defending champion Smith ran the first four races this year, but has missed the last three.
The top three for the women in the 6K were much closer than the men's top three, with Quarles (25:07) pulling away from Sherry Volk, 41, of Williamsburg (25:34) and Valerie Plyler, 42, of Newport News (25:38). In the CRR women's Grand Prix Volk (59 points) has a substantial lead over Quarles (42) and Carol Talley (28). Talley, 47, of Toano was fourth Saturday in 26:59.
Besides Mann's overall record and Gerhardt's walk record, 10 of the 13 men's age group records were broken, including Anthony Mann (14-and-under, 31:07), Gavin McCandlish (15-19, 29:47), Peter Harris (20-24, 22:34), Michael Mann (30-34, 19:54), Rob Vance (35-39, 24:39), Ned Berg (40-44, 22:31), Jim Bates (45-49, 21:16), Robert Wilson (55-59, 25:06), Tom Ray (65-69, 27:19) and Andrew Polansky (70-and-over, 34:51). The only men's records that remained the same were for the 25-29 (Andre Smith), 50-54 (Rick Platt) and 60-64 (Winston Collins) categories.
The four women's age group records that were broken were by Jennifer Quarles (30-34, 25:07), Sherry Volk (40-44, 25:34), Joan Coven (60-64, 29:03) and Nancy Patron (65-and-over, 34:57). Alison Holinka, who has since moved to Colorado, has the women's overall record of 22:00. She was second overall last year, with only men's winner Andre Smith faster.
The New Quarter Park 6K race was organized this year for the first time by the York County Division of Children's Services, directed by Belinda Willis and intern Amia Barrows. The Griffin-Yeates Learning Center, a program of the Division of Children's Services, operates a number of initiatives designed to foster early childhood development and family self-sufficiency. Their mission is to develop partnerships that promote quality opportunities for children's educational readiness, at all levels of ability, and to foster success for families and staff. The staff had also organized the popular Queens Lake 5K in April, also at New Quarter Park, but on a road course.
The next CRR race is the 5K Hospice Run at Ford's Colony on Sept. 14. The CRR weekly interval workouts continue every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Barksdale Field, and are open to all. For information contact Rick Platt (229-7375).
** Age Group Record (5-year age divisions)
Men Overall
**1. Michael Mann, 33 Hampton 19:54
[race record, old record 20:26 by Andre Smith, 28, Hayes, in 2001]
**2. Jim Bates,.46 Hampton 21:16
3. Daniel Shaye, 33 Williamsburg 21:28
Women Overall
**1. Jennifer Quarles, 30 Williamsburg 25:07
[race record is 22:00 by Alison Holinka, 22, Williamsburg, in 2001]
**2. Sherry Volk, 41 Williamsburg 25:34
3. Valerie Plyler, 42 Newport News 25:38
Men 14-and-under
**1. Anthony Mann, 11 Hampton 31:07
2. Elijah Cargill, 11 Carrollton 34:31
Men 15-19
** 1. Gavin McCandlish, 17 Williamsburg 29:47
Men 20-24
**1. Peter Harris, 22 Wantagh, NY 22:34
2. Matthew Taverna, 20 Williamsburg 26:27
Men 25-29
1. Derek Bright, 25 Fredericksburg 24:18
2. Ryan Little, 25 Chesapeake 29:25
3. Timothy O'Neill, 26 Williamsburg 38:14
4. Chris Healey, 26 Alexandria 46:06
5. Eric Fitch, 26 Newport News 46:41
Men 30-34
1. Keith Schumann, 32 Williamsburg 21:55
2. Robert Signor, 31 Portsmouth 26:33
3. Ingemar Westphall, 32 Hampton 28:01
4. Michael Riddell, 30 Newport News 31:07
5. Kevin Healey, 33 Annandale 33:38
Men 35-39
**1. Rob Vance, 37 Grafton 24:39
2. Craig Wortman, 36 Williamsburg 25:11
3. Robert Havener, 39 Hampton 25:14
4. Karl Brokenbrough, 37 Portsmouth 33:43
5. Eric Fielding, 37 Fredericksburg 40:37
Men 40-44
**1. Ned Berg, 43 Lee Hall 22:31
2. Peter Bartos, 41 Seaford 22:56
3. Dennis Jarabak, 43 Yorktown 25:32
4. John Matthews, 41 Yorktown 28:34
5. Tim Campbell, 41 Grafton 28:42
6. Mark Burwell, 40 Williamsburg 30:49
7. Kent Kester, 41 Silver Springs, MD 32:59
8. George Avison, 40 Yorktown 33:05
9. Thomas Denson, 44 Hampton 35:26
Men 45-49
1. Steve Chantry, 47 Williamsburg 22:54
2. Mark Chantry, 46 Washington, VA 23:52
3. Joseph Ryan, 47 Richmond 24:15
4. Jim Goggin, 48 Williamsburg 24:19
5. Wyatt Cutchins, 46 Newport News 24:53
6. William Boyle, 47 Poquoson 25:27
7. Mitch Bowman, 46 Williamsburg 26:35
8. Mark Parrotte, 45 Petersburg 27:47
9. Stan Rockwell, 48 Williamsburg 32:50
10. Thomas Bennett, 47 Williamsburg 36:59
Men 50-54
1. Bill Alto, 51 Newport News 24:32
2. Rick Platt, 52 Williamsburg 24:41
3. Norman Tessier, 50 Williamsburg 27:03
4. Charles Lee, 50 Williamsburg 28:36
5. Houston Tucker, 53 Newport News 43:39
Men 55-59
**1. Robert Wilson, 55 Toano 25:06
2. Kenneth Mitchell, 57 Williamsburg 29:59
3. Frank Werner, 55 Garner, NC 30:39
4. Dave Snyder, 57 Williamsburg 32:13
5. Bill Johnson, 56 Williamsburg 34:43
Men 60-64
1. Charles Terrell, 63 Newport News 30:36
2. Ed Sadowski, 60 Williamsburg 31:25
3. Michael Jackson, 63 Williamsburg 34:07
4. Craig Cranston, 62 Williamsburg 34:07
Men 65-and-over
**1. Tom Ray, 69 Kitty Hawk, NC 27:19
2. John Essery, 66 Williamsburg 28:54
**3. Andrew Polansky, 74 Williamsburg 34:51
4. Paul Dansberger, 69 Highland Springs 51:55
Men Walk
**1. Tom Gerhardt, 51 Chesapeake 38:07
2. George Fenigsohn, 54 Poquoson 38:31
3. Harry Watson, 61 Suffolk 38:32
4. Joe Healey, 57 Williamsburg 58:05
5. J. Chad Underkofler, 33 Virginia Beach 1:02:34
Women 14-and-under
1. Lindsay Kent, 12 Yorktown 28:41
2. Destiny Cargill, 13 Carrollton 33:00
Women 20-24
1. Sarah Wimberly, 22 Chesapeake 29:02
2. Elicia Bennett, 21 Williamsburg 32:04
3. Traci Harman, 24 Newport News 47:04
Women 25-29
1. Jessica Rice, 25 Arlington 33:30
2. Tanika Houston, 26 Newport News 37:00
Women 30-34
1. Phyllis Maston, 32 Williamsburg 28:58
2. Margaret Talbot, 31 Newport News 31:17
3. Wendy Morgan, 32 Newport News 33:48
4. Evelyn Riddell, 31 Newport News 35:15
Women 35-39
1. Andrea Wright, 37 Yorktown 28:24
2. Brandie Bartos, 36 Seaford 30:55
3. Shirley Williams, 39 Hampton 32:43
4. Michele Joines, 37 Yorktown 36:31
5. Rose Burwell, 39 Williamsburg 42:09
Women 40-44
1. Thea Ganoe, 44 Yorktown 30:09
2. Sue Wittenschlaeger, 41 Arlington 31:31
3. Alisa Spangler-Miller, 44 Toano 35:28
4. Karla Werner, 43 Garner, NC 35:46
5. Tamara Fenichel, 41 Virginia Beach 47:23
6. Kim McLoughlin, 40 Williamsburg 49:22
Women 45-49
1. Carol Talley, 47 Toano 26:59
2. Patricia Folds, 47 Lanexa 45:19
3. Kim Bennett, 47 Williamsburg 47:08
Women 50-54
1. Brenda Mitchell, 52 Williamsburg 36:36
2. Joanne McCandlish, 51 Williamsburg 36:46
*3. Susan Grover, 51 Williamsburg 1:01:53
* Walker winning age group award
Women 60-64
**1. Joan Coven, 61 Williamsburg 29:03
2. Sylvia Boecker, 62 Williamsburg 37:48
3. Velma Dudley, 61 Newport News 54:33
Women 65-and-over
**1. Nancy Patron, 65 Williamsburg 34:57
Women Walk
1. Noreen Zimmerman, 45 Yorktown 44:22
2. Karen Schenck, 48 Woodbridge 47:22
3. Rashida Burgess, 27 Yorktown 49:32
4. Beverly McElroy, 48 Quinton 49:43
5. Linda Walker, 47 Lancaster 50:11
6. Deborah Brewer, 22 Gloucester 58:36
7. Sarah Stafford, 34 Williamsburg 1:01:49
8. Susan Grover, 51 Williamsburg 1:01:53
9. Joyce Underkofler, 36 Virginia Beach 1:02:34
10. Eileen Wheeler, 44 Virginia Beach 1:03:25
1 Kilometer Fun Run - Male
1. Michael Volk, 7 Williamsburg 5:09
2. Nathan Cargill, 8 Carrollton 5:18
3. Austin Olson, 7 Smithfield 5:29
4. Tim Hatchell, 33 Virginia Beach 7:22
1 Kilometer Fun Run - Female
1. Victoria Maston, 12 Williamsburg 4:27
2. Mary Maston, 13 Williamsburg 4:29
3. Sarah Kester, 11 Silver Spring, MD 5:14
4. Alissa Olson, 9 Smithfield 5:14
5. Ashley Olson, 13 Smithfield 5:26
6. Kathryn McManus, 10 Williamsburg 5:52
7. Summer Miller, 7 Toano 5:53
8. Meredith Davis, 25 Virginia Beach 8:00
9. Marge Polansky Williamsburg 8:20
10. Sonia Polansky Williamsburg 8:21
11. Rachel Kester, 7 Silver Spring, MD 11:14
12. Mary Beth Kester, 40 Virginia Beach 11:35
