Yorktown Freedom Run 5K

Yorktown, VA

July 4, 1998

Results courtesy of Run Fast Promotions 757-229-7375.

Rey Mendez, 22, from Bronx, NY, who graduated from William and Mary in May and got married in June, used his 1,500-meter speed to outkick former James Madison University distance runner Tom Jeffrey, 25, (15:12 to 15:13). The women's winner, Allyson Allenbach, 23, of Fairfax, VA, graduated from George Mason University in 1997, where she ran the 800-meters (2:15) and 1,000 meters, along with cross country. Now turning to the roads, Allenbach had a PR 18:02 to win the $100 top prize.

Course: 5K (3.1 miles), certified, one major and several other hills, along Colonial Parkway, through historic Yorktown, finish at Yorktown Victory Monument. / Sponsors: Amoco, Peninsula Track Club, Yorktown Rotary Club. / Prize Money: $720. / Entrants: 504. Finishers: 493. / Course Records: Gavin Gaynor, State College, PA, 14:34 (1996); Kathy Kanes, Charleston, SC, 17:07 (1993) / Weather: warm (upper 70's), mostly sunny, light wind.

Overall Men:
1. Rey Mendez, 22, Williamsburg, VA, 15:12 ($100);
2. Tom Jeffrey, 25, Charlottesville, VA, 15:13 ($75);
3. Michael Mann, 29, Hampton, VA, 15:31 ($50);
4. John Piggott, 33, Newport News, VA, 16:14 ($35);
5. Gary Sullivan, 25, Virginia Beach, VA, 16:32 ($25);
6. Ned Berg, 39, Lee Hall, VA, 16:40;
7. Pat Ryan, 20, Williamsburg, VA, 16:41;
8. Chris Donnell, 18, Williamsburg, VA, 16:50;
9. Kelvin Anderson, 37, Newport News, VA, 17:00;
10. Rick Platt, 47, Williamsburg, VA, 17:01 (Masters $50).

Overall Women:
1. Allyson Allenbach, 23, Fairfax, VA, 18:02 ($100);
2. Leslie Willis, 34, Virginia Beach, VA, 18:40 ($75);
3. Valerie Plyler, 38, Newport News, VA, 18:43 ($50);
4. Sheri Segal, 40, Norfolk, VA, 18:52 (Masters $50);
5. Amy Chadwick, 28, Virginia Beach, VA, 19:01 ($35);
6. Sharon White, 41, Langley AFB, VA, 19:20 (Masters $25);
7. Nicole Stanley, 17, Newport News, VA, 19:56 (high school, so $25 not
accepted);
8. Caroline Diehl, 32, Yorktown, VA, 20:23;
9. Eileen Hungerman, 44, Williamsburg, VA, 20:28;
10. Linda Kidder, 41, Williamsburg, VA, 20:45.

Masters Men:
1. Rick Platt, 47, Williamsburg, VA, 17:01 (Masters $50);
2. Bill Bustin, 40, Yorktown, VA, 17:16 (Masters $25);
3. Kim Boling, 42, Newport News, VA, 17:39;
4. Joseph Ryan, 43, Virginia Beach, VA, 18:08;
5. Bruce Spitler, 41, Yorktown, VA, 18:15.

Masters Women:
1. Sheri Segal, 40, Norfolk, VA, 18:52 (Masters $50);
2. Sharon White, 41, Langley AFB, VA, 19:20 (Masters $25);
3. Eileen Hungerman, 44, Williamsburg, VA, 20:28;
4. Linda Kidder, 41, Williamsburg, VA, 20:45.
5. Ellie Sloan, 41, Yorktown, VA, 21:35.

Men 19-and-under:
1. Chris Donnell, 18, Williamsburg, VA, 16:50;
2. William James, 15, Mathews, VA, 17:02;
3. Steven Henn, 16, Williamsburg, VA, 17:03;
4. Andrew Riley, 19, Hayes, VA, 17:18;
5. Erik Conradi, 16, Williamsburg, VA, 17:40.

Men 50-59:
1. Robert Wright, 57, Hampton, VA, 19:18;
2. Steve Tyndall, 50, Hampton, VA, 19:28;
3. Winston Collins, 57, Newport News, VA, 19:39;
4. Michael Brownley, 56, Poquoson, VA, 19:42;
5. Larry Turner, 55, Seaford, VA, 19:49.

Men 60-and-over:
1. Bob Ferguson, 61, Hampton, VA, 22:09;
2. Andrew Polansky, 70, Williamsburg, VA, 22:19;
3. Tom Ray, 65, Kitty Hawk, NC, 22:51.

Women 19-and-under:
1. Erin Drifmeyer, 19, Hampton, VA, 21:05;
2. Allison Smith, 15, Williamsburg, VA, 21:39;
3. Erinn Grimes, 15, Poquoson, VA, 22:38.

Women 50-59:
1. Barbara Biasi, 50, Yorktown, VA, 23:49;
2. Joan Coven, 57, Williamsburg, VA, 24:00;
3. Barbara Ivey, 52, Hampton, VA, 24:13.

Women 60-and-over:
1. Gisela Nygards, 61, Newport News, VA, 36:10;
2. Marilyn McGinty, 62, Williamsburg, VA, 40:46.