MS Games Race Report

The 2009 Mississippi State Games 5K run/walk was held on Saturday, June 20 at Bonita Lakes. The weather was extremely warm ( many would say hot). The temperature was about 85 in the shade when the race began. The only problem with that was that we were not running in the shade, and the reflection of the sun off the lower lake made it even worse. After a few instructions and a prayer, we were off and running. Sixteen year old Chad Moore was the overall winner with a time of 17.17, and Kayla Stricker was the winning female with a 21.03. Curtis Fancher won the race walk with a 36.20, and Angela Joles was the first female exactly one minute later at 37.20. Most of the runners were from the Meridian area; however, one young man travelled from Paris to run in this race. One of the most impressive people at this race was Judy Crowson. Judy is the only person from Mississippi to run a marathon on every continent. Now that is impressive! After the race, we had plenty of good food. We had fried chicken, doughnuts, bagels, fruit, soft drinks and plenty of water. This is a good course with one big hill about three-fourths of a mile into the run. After that it is relatively flat. The heat is the only negative factor and I am not sure anything can be done about that. Maybe a 7:00 a.m. starting time would help. Thanks to all of the people who worked hard to make this a success.
See Results below. Pictures © Phillip Wedgeworth

5 K Results

Event	Race Place	Class	Class Place	Runner #	Time	First	Last	Gender	Age
5K	1	5K Overall Male	1	9 - Moore, Chad- 5KM15-19	0:17:17.0	Chad	Moore	M	16
5K	2	5K Male (20-24)	1	33 - Diller, Glenn- 5KM20-24	0:17:58.0	Glenn	Diller	M	23
5K	3	5K Male (15-19)	1	51 - Granados, Manuel- 5KM15-19	0:18:42.3	Manuel	Granados	M	16
5K	4	5K Male (20-24)	2	46 - Pierre-Henri, Chuet- 5KM20-24	0:19:06.9	Chuet	Pierre-Henri	M	22
5K	5	5K Male (15-19)	2	44 - Mayher, Tyler- 5KM15-19	0:19:12.3	Tyler	Mayher	M	15
5K	6	5K Male (10-14)	1	15 - MacGown, Joseph- 5KM10-14	0:19:55.8	Joseph	MacGown	M	13
5K	7	5K Male (40-44)	1	16 - MacGown, Joe- 5KM40-44	0:19:58.2	Joe	MacGown	M	44
5K	8	5K Male (35-39)	1	50 - Durgin, Harry- 5KM35-39	0:20:04.1	Harry	Durgin	M	39
5K	9	5K Male (30-34)	1	47 - Cronley, Tom- 5KM30-34	0:20:17.1	Tom	Cronley	M	31
5K	10	5K Male (10-14)	2	42 - Billups, Robert- 5KM10-14	0:20:40.5	Robert	Billups	M	14
5K	11	5K Male (45-49)	1	28 - Owens, David- 5KM45-49	0:20:44.9	David	Owens	M	47
5K	12	5K Overall Female	1	35 - Stricker, Kayla- 5KF15-19	0:21:03.2	Kayla	Stricker	F	15
5K	13	5K Female (15-19)	1	54 - Comer, Jessica- 5KF15-19	0:21:16.1	Jessica	Comer	F	16
5K	14	5K Male (55-59)	1	2 - Wedgeworth, Phillip- 5KM55-59	0:21:17.6	Phillip	Wedgeworth	M	57
5K	15	5K Male (15-19)	3	39 - Boyd, Clayton- 5KM15-19	0:21:47.7	Clayton	Boyd	M	17
5K	16	5K Male (10-14)	3	30 - Schille, Thompson- 5KM10-14	0:22:23.5	Thompson	Schille	M	11
5K	17	5K Male (30-34)	2	55 - Hill, Walt- 5KM30-34	0:22:39.6	Walt	Hill	M	33
5K	18	5K Female (30-34)	1	48 - Cronley, Tracey- 5KF30-34	0:22:43.7	Tracey	Cronley	F	32
5K	19	5K Male (25-29)	1	49 - Rose, Sonny- 5KM25-29	0:23:06.1	Sonny	Rose	M	29
5K	20	5K Male (10-14)	4	37 - Bator, Andrew- 5KM10-14	0:23:18.8	Andrew	Bator	M	13
5K	21	5K Female (45-49)	1	36 - Alexander, Vicki- 5KF45-49	0:23:26.2	Vicki	Alexander	F	49
5K	22	5K Male (45-49)	2	14 - Holland, Wade- 5KM45-49	0:23:40.0	Wade	Holland	M	46
5K	23	5K Male (50-54)	1	3 - Wilson, Lee- 5KM50-54	0:23:54.4	Lee	Wilson	M	53
5K	24	5K Male (45-49)	3	22 - Coffin, Robert- 5KM45-49	0:23:59.8	Robert	Coffin	M	46
5K	25	5K Male (10-14)	5	56 - Comer, Jonathan- 5KM10-14	0:24:18.7	Jonathan	Comer	M	13
5K	26	5K Female (10-14)	1	59 - Stricker, Christy- 5KF10-14	0:24:20.1	Christy	Stricker	F	13
5K	27	5K Male (40-44)	2	27 - McMullan, Shannon- 5KM40-44	0:24:20.8	Shannon	McMullan	M	41
5K	28	5K Male (20-24)	3	45 - Klopfer, Matthew- 5KM20-24	0:24:43.6	Matthew	Klopfer	M	24
5K	29	5K Male (40-44)	3	23 - Coffin, Todd- 5KM40-44	0:24:52.2	Todd	Coffin	M	40
5K	30	5K Female (15-19)	2	53 - Comer, Anna- 5KF15-19	0:25:13.1	Anna	Comer	F	18
5K	31	5K Female (10-14)	2	52 - Lester, Megan- 5KF10-14	0:25:24.7	Megan	Lester	F	13
5K	32	5K Male (40-44)	4	31 - Schille, David- 5KM40-44	0:25:57.6	David	Schille	M	44
5K	33	5K Female (25-29)	1	24 - White, Lauren- 5KF25-29	0:26:03.6	Lauren	White	F	27
5K	34	5K Male (60-64)	1	8 - Munn, W.I.- 5KM60-64	0:26:39.0	W.I.	Munn	M	63
5K	35	5K Female (35-39)	1	20 - Cantey, Sherri- 5KF35-39	0:26:48.0	Sherri	Cantey	F	38
5K	36	5K Female (25-29)	2	60 - Clayborne, Kayla- 5KF25-29	0:27:45.1	Kayla	Clayborne	F	26
5K	37	5K Female (10-14)	3	13 - Holland, Julia- 5KF10-14	0:27:47.8	Julia	Holland	F	12
5K	38	5K Male (45-49)	4	25 - Massey, John- 5KM45-49	0:27:52.1	John	Massey	M	49
5K	39	5K Male (60-64)	2	34 - Hammack, Bill- 5KM60-64	0:28:30.3	Bill	Hammack	M	60
5K	40	5K Female (25-29)	3	18 - Caldwell, Holly- 5KF25-29	0:28:46.7	Holly	Caldwell	F	27
5K	41	5K Female (35-39)	2	38 - Willis, Clancy- 5KF35-39	0:29:16.7	Clancy	Willis	F	36
5K	42	5K Male (25-29)	2	29 - McArthur, Rob- 5KM25-29	0:29:21.6	Rob	McArthur	M	27
5K	43	5K Female (30-34)	1	43 - Buchanan, Claire- 5KF30-34	0:29:30.4	Claire	Buchanan	F	30
5K	44	5K Male (10-14)	6	32 - Ward, Travis- 5KM10-14	0:29:37.9	Travis	Ward	M	13
5K	45	5K Male (65-69)	1	11 - McInnes, Richard- 5KM65-69	0:29:39.5	Richard	McInnes	M	66
5K	46	5K Female (35-39)	3	41 - Armbruster, Rhonda- 5KF35-39	0:29:58.2	Rhonda	Armbruster	F	39
5K	47	5K Female (35-39)	4	21 - Bowers, Melinda- 5KF35-39	0:29:59.8	Melinda	Bowers	F	37
5K	48	5K Female (50-54)	1	19 - Carns, Caroline- 5KF50-54	0:30:15.8	Caroline	Carns	F	51
5K	49	5K Female (30-34)	2	5 - Temple, Jennifer- 5KF30-34	0:30:33.6	Jennifer	Temple	F	30
5K	50	5K Female (45-49)	2	6 - Stubbs, Becky- 5KF45-49	0:31:09.4	Becky	Stubbs	F	47
5K	51	5K Female (25-29)	4	4 - Watkins, Evelyn- 5KF25-29	0:31:26.2	Evelyn	Watkins	F	28
5K	52	5K Female (10-14)	4	40 - Boyd, Savanna- 5KF10-14	0:32:31.9	Savanna	Boyd	F	12
5K	53	5K Female (30-34)	3	1 - Ulmer, Rebecca- 5KF30-34	0:33:43.8	Rebecca	Ulmer	F	31
5K	54	5K Male (40-44)	5	7 - Smith, Jr., Mahlon- 5KM40-44	0:34:27.3	Mahlon	Smith, Jr.	M	43
5K	55	5K Female (40-44)	2	10 - Miller, Debra- 5KF40-44	0:34:55.2	Debra	Miller	F	42
5K	56	5K Female (60-64)	1	26 - Crowson, Judy- 5KF60-64	0:37:43.4	Judy	Crowson	F	64




Event	Race Place	Classification	Classification Place	Runner #	Time	First	Last	Gender	Age

W5K	1	5K Walk Overall Male	1	108 - Fancher, Curtis- W5KM55-59	0:36:20.1	Curtis	Fancher	M	57
W5K	2	5K Walk Overall Female	1	111 - Joles, Angela- W5KF35-39	0:37:20.7	Angela	Joles	F	39
W5K	3	5K Walk Female (55-59)	1	112 - Smith, Syble- W5KF55-59	0:38:51.5	Syble	Smith	F	59
W5K	4	5K Walk Female (50-54)	1	109 - Cullum, Barbara- W5KF50-54	0:42:29.4	Barbara	Cullum	F	50
W5K	5	5K Walk Female (50-54)	2	114 - Reynolds, Patricia- W5KF50-54	0:42:35.3	Patricia	Reynolds	F	52
W5K	6	5K Walk Female (45-49)	1	103 - Welborn, Tena- W5KF45-49	0:43:43.2	Tena	Welborn	F	45
W5K	7	5K Walk Female (10-14)	1	110 - Joles, Priscilla- W5KF10-14	0:44:17.4	Priscilla	Joles	F	14
W5K	8	5K Walk Female (10-14)	2	107 - Gay, Alexis- W5KF10-14	0:49:00.0	Alexis	Gay	F	14
W5K	9	5K Walk Female (30-34)	1	106 - McNish, Amy- W5KF30-34	0:52:38.0	Amy	McNish	F	32
W5K	10	5K Walk Male (15-19)	1	102 - Vick, William- W5KM15-19	0:58:55.0	William	Vick	M	19

MS State Games 5 K Classification Results

5K Overall Female

1 Stricker, Kayla 0:21:03.2

5K Female (10-14)

1 Stricker, Christy 0:24:20.1

2 Lester, Megan 0:25:24.7

3 Holland, Julia 0:27:47.8

4 Boyd, Savanna 0:32:31.9

5K Female (15-19)

1 Comer, Jessica 0:21:16.1

2 Comer, Anna 0:25:13.1

5K Female (25-29)

1 White, Lauren 0:26:03.6

2 Clayborne, Kayla 0:27:45.1

3 Caldwell, Holly 0:28:46.7

4 Watkins, Evelyn 0:31:26.2

5K Female (30-34)

1 Cronley, Tracey 0:22:43.7

2 Buchanan, Claire 0:29:30.4

3 Temple, Jennifer 0:30:33.6

4 Ulmer, Rebecca 0:33:43.8

5K Female (35-39)

1 Cantey, Sherri 0:26:48.0

2 Willis, Clancy 0:29:16.7

3 Armbruster, Rhonda 0:29:58.2

4 Bowers, Melinda 0:29:59.8

5K Female (40-44)

1 Miller, Debra 0:34:55.2

5K Female (45-49)

1 Alexander, Vicki 0:23:26.2

2 Stubbs, Becky 0:31:09.4

5K Female (50-54)

1 Carns, Caroline 0:30:15.8

5K Female (60-64)

1 Crowson, Judy 0:37:43.4

5K Overall Male

1 Moore, Chad 0:17:17.0

MS State Games 5 K Classification Results

5K Male (10-14)

1 MacGown, Joseph 0:19:55.8

2 Billups, Robert 0:20:40.5

3 Schille, Thompson 0:22:23.5

4 Bator, Andrew 0:23:18.8

5 Comer, Jonathan 0:24:18.7

6 Ward, Travis 0:29:37.9

5K Male (15-19)

1 Granados, Manuel 0:18:42.3

2 Mayher, Tyler 0:19:12.3

3 Boyd, Clayton 0:21:47.7

5K Male (20-24)

1 Diller, Glenn 0:17:58.0

2 Pierre-Henri, Chuet 0:19:06.9

3 Klopfer, Matthew 0:24:43.6

5K Male (25-29)

1 Rose, Sonny 0:23:06.1

2 McArthur, Rob 0:29:21.6

5K Male (30-34)

1 Cronley, Tom 0:20:17.1

2 Hill, Walt 0:22:39.6

5K Male (35-39)

1 Durgin, Harry 0:20:04.1

5K Male (40-44)

1 MacGown, Joe 0:19:58.2

2 McMullan, Shannon 0:24:20.8

3 Coffin, Todd 0:24:52.2

4 Schille, David 0:25:57.6

5 Smith, Jr., Mahlon 0:34:27.3

5K Male (45-49)

1 Owens, David 0:20:44.9

2 Holland, Wade 0:23:40.0

3 Coffin, Robert 0:23:59.8

4 Massey, John 0:27:52.1

5K Male (50-54)

1 Wilson, Lee 0:23:54.4

5K Male (55-59)

1 Wedgeworth, Phillip 0:21:17.6

MS State Games 5 K Classification Results

5K Male (60-64)

1 Munn, W.I. 0:26:39.0

2 Hammack, Bill 0:28:30.3

5K Male (65-69)

1 McInnes, Richard 0:29:39.5

MS State Games 5 K Results

Place Name Time Classification

1 Moore, Chad 0:17:17.0 5K Overall Male

2 Diller, Glenn 0:17:58.0 5K Male (20-24)

3 Granados, Manuel 0:18:42.3 5K Male (15-19)

4 Pierre-Henri, Chuet 0:19:06.9 5K Male (20-24)

5 Mayher, Tyler 0:19:12.3 5K Male (15-19)

6 MacGown, Joseph 0:19:55.8 5K Male (10-14)

7 MacGown, Joe 0:19:58.2 5K Male (40-44)

8 Durgin, Harry 0:20:04.1 5K Male (35-39)

9 Cronley, Tom 0:20:17.1 5K Male (30-34)

10 Billups, Robert 0:20:40.5 5K Male (10-14)

11 Owens, David 0:20:44.9 5K Male (45-49)

12 Stricker, Kayla 0:21:03.2 5K Overall Female

13 Comer, Jessica 0:21:16.1 5K Female (15-19)

14 Wedgeworth, Phillip 0:21:17.6 5K Male (55-59)

15 Boyd, Clayton 0:21:47.7 5K Male (15-19)

16 Schille, Thompson 0:22:23.5 5K Male (10-14)

17 Hill, Walt 0:22:39.6 5K Male (30-34)

18 Cronley, Tracey 0:22:43.7 5K Female (30-34)

19 Rose, Sonny 0:23:06.1 5K Male (25-29)

20 Bator, Andrew 0:23:18.8 5K Male (10-14)

21 Alexander, Vicki 0:23:26.2 5K Female (45-49)

22 Holland, Wade 0:23:40.0 5K Male (45-49)

23 Wilson, Lee 0:23:54.4 5K Male (50-54)

24 Coffin, Robert 0:23:59.8 5K Male (45-49)

25 Comer, Jonathan 0:24:18.7 5K Male (10-14)

26 Stricker, Christy 0:24:20.1 5K Female (10-14)

27 McMullan, Shannon 0:24:20.8 5K Male (40-44)

28 Coffin, Todd 0:24:52.2 5K Male (40-44)

29 Comer, Anna 0:25:13.1 5K Female (15-19)

30 Lester, Megan 0:25:24.7 5K Female (10-14)

31 Schille, David 0:25:57.6 5K Male (40-44)

32 White, Lauren 0:26:03.6 5K Female (25-29)

33 Munn, W.I. 0:26:39.0 5K Male (60-64)

34 Cantey, Sherri 0:26:48.0 5K Female (35-39)

35 Clayborne, Kayla 0:27:45.1 5K Female (25-29)

36 Holland, Julia 0:27:47.8 5K Female (10-14)

37 Massey, John 0:27:52.1 5K Male (45-49)

38 Hammack, Bill 0:28:30.3 5K Male (60-64)

39 Caldwell, Holly 0:28:46.7 5K Female (25-29)

40 Willis, Clancy 0:29:16.7 5K Female (35-39)

41 McArthur, Rob 0:29:21.6 5K Male (25-29)

42 Buchanan, Claire 0:29:30.4 5K Female (30-34)

43 Ward, Travis 0:29:37.9 5K Male (10-14)

MS State Games 5 K Results

Place Name Time Classification

44 McInnes, Richard 0:29:39.5 5K Male (65-69)

45 Armbruster, Rhonda 0:29:58.2 5K Female (35-39)

46 Bowers, Melinda 0:29:59.8 5K Female (35-39)

47 Carns, Caroline 0:30:15.8 5K Female (50-54)

48 Temple, Jennifer 0:30:33.6 5K Female (30-34)

49 Stubbs, Becky 0:31:09.4 5K Female (45-49)

50 Watkins, Evelyn 0:31:26.2 5K Female (25-29)

51 Boyd, Savanna 0:32:31.9 5K Female (10-14)

52 Ulmer, Rebecca 0:33:43.8 5K Female (30-34)

53 Smith, Jr., Mahlon 0:34:27.3 5K Male (40-44)

54 Miller, Debra 0:34:55.2 5K Female (40-44)

55 Crowson, Judy 0:37:43.4 5K Female (60-64)

56 Klopfer, Matthew 0:24:43.6 5K Male (20-24)

MS State Games Walk 5 K Classification Results

5K Walk Overall Female

1 Joles, Angela 0:37:20.7

5K Walk Female (10-14)

1 Joles, Priscilla 0:44:17.4

2 Gay, Alexis 0:49:00.0

5K Walk Female (30-34)

1 McNish, Amy 0:52:38.0

5K Walk Female (45-49)

1 Welborn, Tena 0:43:43.2

5K Walk Female (50-54)

1 Cullum, Barbara 0:42:29.4

2 Reynolds, Patricia 0:42:35.3

5K Walk Female (55-59)

1 Smith, Syble 0:38:51.5

5K Walk Overall Male

1 Fancher, Curtis 0:36:20.1

5K Walk Male (15-19)

1 Vick, William 0:58:55.0

MS State Games Walk 5 K Results

Place Name Time Classification

1 Fancher, Curtis 0:36:20.1 5K Walk Overall Male

2 Joles, Angela 0:37:20.7 5K Walk Overall Female

3 Smith, Syble 0:38:51.5 5K Walk Female (55-59)

4 Cullum, Barbara 0:42:29.4 5K Walk Female (50-54)

5 Reynolds, Patricia 0:42:35.3 5K Walk Female (50-54)

6 Welborn, Tena 0:43:43.2 5K Walk Female (45-49)

7 Joles, Priscilla 0:44:17.4 5K Walk Female (10-14)

8 Gay, Alexis 0:49:00.0 5K Walk Female (10-14)

9 McNish, Amy 0:52:38.0 5K Walk Female (30-34)

10 Vick, William 0:58:55.0 5K Walk Male (15-19)