Olympic Trials contender wins 4th annual race
By staff reports
April 30, 2007
STUART — Olympic Trials Marathon contender Molly Taber of Somerville, Mass.,
was the first person across the finish line at the fourth annual Blue Ribbon
5K Run and 12-year-old Jeffrey Tait won the men's overall title Saturday in
Halpatiokee Regional Park in one of the most unusual finishes ever to grace
the Treasure Coast running scene.
Taber, 33, covered the 3.1-mile loop course through the park in 17
minutes, 56 seconds, and Tait, who traveled up from Miami, was the next
person across the line in 18:34. Finishing right behind Tait was his father,
38-year-old Jon Williams, who led the race from the start and had a
significant lead as he approached the finish line.
Advertisement
"That was our deal," Williams said after the race. "If he had been
running fourth or fifth, then I would have come on in."
Tim Bakels of Port St. Lucie was the third male finisher in 18:40, and
Lynn Whalen of Stuart was second for the women in 23:44, followed by Randi
Garvey of Tequesta in third in 24:33. Whalen, 48, won the masters (age 40
and over) title for her efforts, and Fort Pierce's Roger Travis, 48,
finished fifth overall in 19:07 to win the men's masters title.
A total of 85 runners completed the 5K run.
All proceeds from the race went to benefit the Hibiscus Children's Center
in Jensen Beach.
|MEN'S RESULTS
Overall: 2. Jeffrey Tait, 12, Miami 18:34
Masters (age 40-over): 5. Roger Travis, 48, Fort Pierce 19:07
11-14: 10. Kelly Etienne, 13, Fort Pierce 22:49. 15. Petrus
Muller, 13, Fort Pierce 24:09. 26. Philip Albright, 14, Palm City 26:36. 30.
Clayton Moss, 13, Fort Pierce 27:15. 73. Dimitrius Constant, 14, Fort Pierce
38:29. 75. Zachary Nowosadzki, 13, Fort Pierce 38:59.
15-19: 4. Tim Bakels, 16, Port St. Lucie 18:40. 9. Edward Pagan,
17, Stuart 21:13.
30-34: 6. Matt Shouse, 33, Port St. Lucie 19:56.
35-39: 3. Jon Williams, 38, Miami 18:35. 35. Ed Stewart, 37,
Frederick, Md., 27:46.
40-44: 8. Cary Allen, 43, Hobe Sound 20:46. 81. John Houri, 43,
Palm City 40:27.
45-49: 57. Robert Sousa, 47, Stuart 31:38. 79. Rob Taylor, 45,
Palm City 39:28.
50-54: 7. Stephen Curet, 50, Palm City 20:13. 12. Tim Murr, 54,
Okeechobee 23:36. 17. Darrell Fiske, 52, Palm City 24:24.
55-59: 23. Mike Chimney, 55, Jupiter 25:50. 28. Greg Hall, 57,
Jensen Beach 26:54.
60-64: 11. Ed Ruby, 64, Fort Pierce 23:24. 13. Cal Cameron, 62,
Port St. Lucie 23:39. 16. Ted Haburn, 60, Port St. Lucie 24:11. 21. Bela
Kovacs, 60, Lauderhill 25:46. 27. Giles Williams, 62, Palm Beach Gardens
26:36. 34. Don Luther, 62, Hobe Sound 27:45. 44. Nick Rusiniak, 63, Stuart
29:06. 64. Steve Silverman, 60, Boca Raton 34:34. 85. Peter Osterhoudt, 60,
Lowman, N.Y., 53:29.
65-69: 32. Harry Hoffman, Jr., 66, Stuart 27:31. 36. Herb Hoag,
66, Jensen Beach 28:01. 37. Jonathan Horner, 66, Stuart 28:05. 41. Harold
Miller, 68, Jupiter 28:51.
70-over: 43. Russ Stutzman, 73, Jensen Beach 28:58.
|WOMEN'S RESULTS
Overall: 1. Molly Taber, 33, Somerville, Mass., 17:56.
Masters: 14. Lynn Whalen, 48, Stuart 23:44.
10 and under: 78. M. Kayla Taylor, 10, Palm City 39:27. 80. Nina
Houri, 7, Palm City 40:26.
11-14: 19. Jasmine Garvey, 13, Palm Beach 25:09. 76. Carly Harris,
12, Port St. Lucie 39:01.
15-19: 72. Michelle Bakels, 16, PSL 37:26.
25-29: 70. Valerie Herring, 26, Stuart 36:38. 71. Aimee
Canterbury, 29, Stuart 36:49.
30-34: 49. Tara Dean, 34, Stuart 30:34. 58. Jennifer Pike, 33,
Stuart 31:48.
35-39: 24. Michelle Tierney, 35, Hobe Sound 26:25. 25. Tammy
Grass, 35, Stuart 26:32. 46. Melissa Jones, 38, Stuart 29:55. 51. Kate Vega,
35, Port St. Lucie 30:50. 52. Lori Vanhille, 39, Hobe Sound 30:52. 53. Kim
Dropchuk, 37, Palm City 31:05. 77. Michelle Edward, 38, Palm City 39:21.
40-44: 20. Anette Gosselin, 43, Stuart 25:27. 33. Terry Taynton,
44, Fort Pierce 27:35. 38. Susan Taubler, 44, Stuart 28:23. 40. Beth Daly,
44, Stuart 28:44. 48. Robin Kass, 40, Stuart 30:32. 50. Colleen Bakels, 42,
PSL 30:39. 55. Cindy Fucigna, 41, Hobe Sound 31:28.3. 56. Karen William, 44,
Vero Beach 31:28.6. 66. Anu Delcourt, 40, Stuart 35:36. 74. Kim Czerwinski,
44, PSL 38:41. 82. Robin Capps, 43, Hobe Sound 41:03.
45-49: 18. Randi Garvey, 47, Tequesta 24:33. 29. JoAnn Betz, 46,
Port St. Lucie 27:09. 42. Cheryl Sweeney, 49, Palm City 28:58. 54. Diane
Giersdorf, 46, Port St. Lucie 31:24. 60. Marilyn Harris, 47, Port St. Lucie
33:09. 62. Sherry Glancy, 49, Palm City 34:10. 67. Lynette Gilliam, 49,
Stuart 35:51. 84. Cari Moltz, 46, Vero Beach 53:29.
50-54: 22. Patricia Snodgrass, 52, Annapolis, Md., 25:50. 31. Pat
Shelly, 50, Palm City 27:31. 39. Pat Almquist, 53, Stuart 28:27. 47. Nancy
Murr, 50, Okeechobee 30:26. 63. Dori Ditoro, 52, Palm City 34:28.
55-59: 45. Clair Brunetti, 56, Port St. Lucie 29:19. 61. Carol
Wagner, 55, Stuart 33:18. 65. Mary Horner, 55, Stuart 35:26. 68. Wendy
Williams, 55, Palm Beach Gardens 35:59.
65-69: 69. Anne Marks, 66, Stuart 36:08.
70-over: 59. Marilyn Walters, 76, Jensen Beach 32:29. 83. Audrey
Slee, 70, Vero Beach 42:55.
|WALK
Men: 1. Brett Czerwinski, 7, Port St. Lucie 13:59. 2. Craig
Czerwinski, 48, Port St. Lucie 14:06. 3. Mac McCaferty, 74, Stuart 14:26.
Women: 1. Ellen Lowry, 61, Stuart 18:35.
