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17th Knights of Columbus 5K |
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Written by Dave DeGroote
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Sunday, 14 October 2007 00:00 |
Sunday, October 14, 2007 The way this Fall has been going, we were worried about 80 degrees and the need for an ambulance to tag along with the runners. But real Fall arrived in the latter part of the week and it was beautiful for the Knights race. Over 110 runners finished the race, and nobody overheated.
Youth and age had their turns in the spotlight. Andy Cunningham led the 5K for half the race, until local Masters ace Pat Singletary took the lead. Singletary took first in 17:41. Andy was second in 17:57. And high schooler Peter Lin ran a solid third in 18:36. Beth Kempton relived a bit of her high school glory as she charged up the hill on the State High Course. Beth graduated from State High in the late 90s, ran for Penn State after that, and gained a blue ribbon today, finishing first among females in 20:30. Sarah Pabian, who is a Knights Race specialist, was second in 20:39. And Natasha Fedkina, who owned the Kids Races in years past, graduated to the big girls' course in a big way. The nine year old ran what would be a respectable time for a high school athlete and finished third in 22:04. And knowing Natasha, I'm sure she's kicking herself for not breaking 22. Natasha participates in the Nittany Track and Field Youth Club, coached by her dad Mark Fedkin, 2nd place finisher Andy Cunningham, and several other volunteer coaches. Nittany T&F kids learn to run and compete, and have a lot of fun doing it. The proof is in the results. Most of the top finishing youngsters are in the Nittany T&F program.
The Knights Race is the official Beginner's Race of the Nittany Valley Running Club, and first time 5K runners were well represented. There were 17 first timers in the field and they took the challenges very well. Here's where I break the secret to the newbies: The Knights Course is not an easy course! And you all made the grade. Now go set a PR in one of the "easy" campus races this Fall!
The Knights Race is also a family race, and many families took more than their fair share of the prizes. The Fedkins were standouts, but the Balkeys, Lanagans, Hutchisons, Colyers, Henrys, Challises, Shireys, Langelaans, and several other families were well represented in the 5K and the Kids Races.
The Kids Races were fun to watch, as always. The quarter-mile had a huge spread of age (3 to 8) and finishing times. The half-mile kids were closely packed and very competitive. Race Director Marty Mazur admonished the kids to "Fight fair" as they made the turn at the half-way point. "No biting!" It almost came to that as Mark Henry and Seth Balkey battled it out for third, flailing elbows and honing hockey hip-checks. These moves will come in handy when they run cross-country in high school. I'm sure Seth, who finished fourth, will be sharpening his elbows for next time.
Race director's Marty and Vicky Mazur would like to thank the many volunteers for all the race day help they received. The large number of volunteers helped everything go smoothly. Volunteers included Dave Eggler, Greg Fredericks, John Sheakoski, Amy Paster, Marv Hall, Marty Klanchar, Steve Bodner, Lance Bland, Laura Shackelton, Theresa Derk, Ron Saluga, Mandy Misner, Dan Eck, Dave DeGroote, Mark Scott, Costas Maranos, Jim Taylor, Andy and Christina Mazur, and no doubt several others whose names I'm forgetting, but not their contributions.
Marty and Vicky are also grateful to their sponsors. With their help it was possible to raise $1400 for the two beneficiaries of the race. The Knights of Columbus generously allow the NVRC to host the race in their Hall, and top that off with a nice cash gift to help defray race expenses. Tom Cali is always generous with a cash gift. Weis Markets give store gift certificates which are used to provide refreshment to the runners. CCDA Water donated bottled water. Rapid Transit Sports provided race numbers and bags for the race packets. Rosewood Silkscreening always does a wonderful job picking out the colors for the race T-shirts, turn out a great product, and are always very helpful. Appalachian Outdoors sponsored the Kids Races and provided some nice prizes for the 5K. Numerous local businesses provided prizes: Rapid Transit Sports (Special thanks to Jay and Terry!),T.G.I.Friday's, Mount Nittany Wheelworks, the Boal Mansion and Columbus Chapel, Webster's Books, Penn Skates, Northland Bowl, and Home Delivery Pizza.
5K Results
Place First Name Last Name Beginner AGE Sex Town State Time
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1 Patrick Singletary 42 M State College PA 17:41
2 Andy Cunningham 29 M State College PA 17:57
3 Peter Lin 15 M State College PA 18:36
4 Judd Michael 45 M Lemont PA 18:46
6 Will Cather 11 M Port Matilda PA 19:04
5 Joshua Cone 24 M State College PA 19:04
7 Chris Furlong 21 M State College PA 19:06
8 Stephen Geyer 40 M Bellefonte PA 19:20
9 Tim Spigelmyer 42 M McClure PA 19:30
10 Steve Balkey 41 M State College PA 19:36
11 Mark Fedkin 38 M State College PA 19:57
12 Andrew Lanagan 14 M State College PA 20:10
13 Darren Balkey 15 M State College PA 20:15
14 Gregory Luna 42 M State College PA 20:18
15 James Volkert 32 M State College PA 20:20
16 Nikita Fedkin 14 M State College PA 20:21
17 Jim Myers 52 M Boalsburg PA 20:25
18 Beth Kempton 26 F State College PA 20:30
19 Sarah Pabian 26 F State College PA 20:39
20 Dan Abrahamson 22 M State College PA 20:41
21 Seamus Wagner 12 M State College PA 21:00
22 Shaun Wood 27 M State College PA 21:07
24 Pera Viskari 35 M State College PA 21:44
23 Bill Kampert 43 M Wilmington DE 21:44
25 Earl Lake 53 M Pennsylvania Furnace PA 21:46
26 Natasha Fedkina 9 F State College PA 22:04
27 Eric Mortenson 35 M State College PA 22:06
28 Ivan Pavlov 13 M State College PA 22:28
29 Danny McCorquodale X 36 M Kernersville NC 22:31
30 Jonathan Thurley 35 M State College PA 22:42
31 Jonathan Petters 29 M State College PA 22:51
32 Cory Warner 34 M Port Matilda PA 22:52
33 Michael Foster 33 M Spring Mills PA 22:57
34 Stephanie Velegol 34 F State College PA 23:01
35 Maggie Ellis 35 F State College PA 23:02
37 Herman Greg 37 M State College PA 23:17
36 Tim Ormsby 42 M Spring Mills PA 23:17
38 Steve Maczuga 47 M Spring Mills PA 23:24
39 Mike Lanagan 47 M State College PA 23:25
40 Jim Taylor 41 M State College PA 23:39
41 Sheryl Balkey 42 F State College PA 23:42
42 David Kressner 31 M State College PA 23:44
43 Andy Stephenson 23 M State College PA 24:08
44 Katya Bazilevskaya 36 F State College PA 24:14
45 Rus Scheuren 58 M Lavelle PA 24:40
46 Mark Henry 10 M State College PA 25:12
47 Adrienne Criss 23 F State College PA 25:14
48 John Nagel 49 M State College PA 25:22
49 Seth Balkey X 11 M State College PA 25:26
51 Christine Warner X 35 F Port Matilda PA 25:52
52 Devin Kos 12 F Bellefonte PA 25:53
53 Emily Jabco 13 F Bellefonte PA 25:54
54 Angelica Campos 21 F State College PA 25:59
55 Greg Hillegas 46 M State College PA 26:10
56 John Graham 61 M State College PA 26:21
57 John Hook 48 M State College PA 26:28
58 Terry Derk 66 M Dauphin PA 26:35
59 Chuck Colyer 60 M Bellefonte PA 26:44
60 Kim Daniels 28 F State College PA 26:56
61 Dennis Wolfe 55 M Williamsport PA 26:57
62 Fehlinger Katie 27 F Pine Grove Mills PA 27:11
63 Alan Daum 45 M State College PA 27:13
64 Judith Novack 51 F State College PA 27:15
65 Kristin Klinefelter 39 F Bellefonte PA 27:29
66 Richard Bundro 32 M State College PA 27:30
67 James Bickle 21 M State College PA 27:47
68 Bob Rice 54 M Bellefonte PA 27:48
66 Jill Skipper X 48 F State College PA 27:57
69 Marlene Hutchison X 32 F State College PA 28:01
70 Brian Hutchison 36 M State College PA 28:02
71 Erin Askey 15 F Pennsylvania Furnace PA 28:04
72 Kathy Chiou 25 F State College PA 28:15
73 Nancy Nagel 49 F State College PA 28:19
74 Mitchell Schmidt 48 M State College PA 28:21
75 Nicholas Bodner X 10 M State College PA 28:24
76 Naomi Lovallo 38 F Spring Mills PA 28:29
77 Christina Leone X 21 F State College PA 28:47
78 Valerie Senko 31 F State College PA 28:58
79 Lauren Bell 21 F State College PA 29:13
80 Garrett Warner X 12 M Port Matilda PA 29:14
81 Denise Weaver 42 F Pleasant Gap PA 29:18
83 Danielle Lanagan 44 F State College PA 30:21
84 Deborah Grove 54 F Petersburg PA 30:26
85 McKinnon Leela 17 F Pennsylvania Furnace PA 30:44
86 Emily Martell 12 F Bellefonte PA 30:46
87 Cindy Bathurst 41 F State College PA 30:58
88 William Blair 50 M Howell NJ 31:07
89 Gisele Lewis X 31 F State College PA 31:24
90 Arnold Gasche 77 M State College PA 31:31
91 Amanda Robinson X 28 F State College PA 31:40
92 Bill Reilly 70 M Centre Hall PA 31:56
93 Dawn Russell 40 F Port Matilda PA 32:25
94 Kristie Bundro 31 F State College PA 32:43
95 Ramey Womer 36 M Philipsburg PA 33:24
96 Pam Spigelmyer 43 F McClure PA 33:56
97 Rebecca Zajdowicz X 28 F State College PA 34:00
98 Noelle Isenberg 24 F University Park PA 34:01
99 Nancy Long 40 F Bellefonte PA 34:44
100 McKinnon Malti 14 F Pennsylvania Furnace PA 35:26
101 Janine Guillard X 49 F Pennsylvania Furnace PA 35:41
102 Anne Robison X 21 F State College PA 36:40
103 Carol Colyer 60 F Bellefonte PA 37:37
104 Letitia Bullock X 38 F State College PA 38:13
106 Ellen Askey 37 F Pennsylvania Furnace PA 38:29
105 Kristin Macafee 36 F Bellefonte PA 38:29
107 Denise Schomer X 30 F Bellefonte PA 38:30
108 Dan Tinberg X 26 M State College PA 38:48
110 Kellie Rice 12 F Bellefonte PA 39:04
109 Katey Robison X 26 F State College PA 39:04
111 Christine Rice 34 F Bellefonte PA 39:06
112 Kalina Rumbalski 27 F Bellefonte PA 39:35
113 George Kleban 65 M State College PA 44:10
114 Bill Whittaker 60 M State College PA 44:11
X Beginner: 1st Race of 5K or More
Overall and Age Group Winners
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Male Female
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Overall
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1. Patrick Singletary Beth Kempton
2. Andy Cunningham Sarah Pabian
3. Peter Lin Natasha Fedkina
12 and Under
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1. Will Cather Natasha Fedkina
2. Seamus Wagner Devin Kos
3. Mark Henry Emily Martell
13-16
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1. Peter Lin Emily Jabco
2. Andrew Lanagan Erin Askey
3. Darren Balkey Malti McKinnon
17-19
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1. -- Leela McKinnon
20-24
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1. Joshua Cone Adrienne Criss
2. Chris Furlong Angelica Campos
3. Dan Abrahamson Christina Leone
25-29
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1. Andy Cunningham Beth Kempton
2. Shaun Wood Sarah Pabian
3. Jonathan Petters Kim Daniels
30-34
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1. James Volkert Stephanie Volegol
2. Cory Warner Marlene Hutchison
3. Michael Foster Valerie Senko
35-39
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1. Mark Fedkin Maggie Ellis
2. Pera Viskari Katya Bazilevskaya
3. Eric Mortenson Christine Warner
40-44
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1. Patrick Singletary Sheryl Balkey
2. Stepher Geyer Denise Weaver
3. Tim Spigelmeyer Danielle Lanagan
45-49
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1. Judd Michael Jill Skipper
2. Steve Maczuga Nancy Nagel
3. Mike Lanagan Janine Guillard
50-54
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1. Jim Myers Judith Novack
2. Earl Lake Deborah Grove
3. Bob Rice --
55-59
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1. Rus Scheuren --
2. Dennis WOlfe --
60-64
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1. John Graham Carol Clyer
2. Chuck Colyer --
3. Bill WHittaker --
65-69
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1. George Kleban --
70-74
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1. Bill Reilly --
75-79
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1. Arnold Gasche --
Fastest Beginners
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Women: Christine Warner 25:52
Men: Danny McCorquodale 22:31
Youngest Runner
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Natasha Fedkina (9) finished 3rd among women and 26th overall in 22:04!
Kids Race Results
Quarter-Mile - Ages 8 and under
# Name Age Sex Time
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1. Mikey Challis 7 M 1:31
2. Summer Shirey 8 F 1:34
3. Varya Pavlova 7 F 1:35
4. Christina Maranos 8 F 1:37
5. Amber Shirey 5 F 1:45
6. ? 2:00
7. Jodie Challis 5 F 2:05
8. Ava Langelaan 4 F 2:33
9. Nicholas Senko 3 M 2:38
10. Hannah Langelaan 5 F 3:05
11. Lauren Velegol 4 F 3:54
12 Michael Russell 4 M 4:02
Half-Mile - Ages 12 and under
# Name Age Sex Time
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1. Brooke Shirey 10 F 3:21
2. Tom Pavolov 9 M 3:23
3. Mark Henry 10 M 3:24
4. Seth Balkey 11 M 3:24
5. Ellie Strauss 8 M 3:46
6. Christina Maranos 8 F 3:52
7. Clark Strauss 6 M 5:40
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