2nd Annual Jeremy Herbstritt Memorial 5K
Saturday, April 26, 2008
by Mike Casper

Earlier in the week, the weather had threatened to meddle, but when the day came for the 5K honoring the memory of Jeremy Herbstritt, there was nothing but blue sky, recreation-minded clouds and a gentle breeze.
 
About 200 runners toed the line and set off on this certified course on the Penn State campus. Paul Fritzsche, 30, of the team Big Cat Aquatics, took the men’s title in 16:39. Sydney Schaefer, 27, won the women’s race in 21:31. The field included a number of first-time race participants. Runners and walkers ranged in age from 3-year-old Wilhemina Guillard, who ran the first 2 minutes and completed the rest in the stroller under the footpower of parents Grant and Sarah, finishing in 32:17, to Paula Jech, 64, who posted a 28:10. The winning team was Big Cat Aquatics. The Herbstritt family was represented by a number of family members, including Jeremy’s dad, Mike, and siblings Joe (who didn’t run due to a minor skateboarding injury) and Stephanie. About $2,000 was raised for the Jeremy Herbstritt Memorial Fund, with the ultimate goal to build a track for the Bellefonte community.
 
Mike Herbstritt had nothing but praise for all who took part and helped make the event happen. “Our family would like to say how much we appreciate everyone for running, volunteering, planning the event, and continuing to honor Jeremy. I was overwhelmed with the compassion of all of the volunteers. As I ran, I tried to imagine Jeremy running the race with me; I saw so much caring in everyone I talked to, I saw so much of my son in everyone. All of you are great! Thank you very much.”
 
Thanks are due to Jordan Wilcox and Colin Brooks for pulling the event’s many details together, to Jay Regan for assistance on various and sundry details, to Jim Taylor and Jerry Steffy for timing and finish line detail, to the scores of other volunteers who helped out beforehand and on race day, and to Kris Murchie, last year’s RD, for coming up from her new home in Maryland to help.

Order of Finish
(Some times are missing below. Please send corrections to Marty Mazur.)

Place   Name                       Sex   Age            Team            Time
-----   ----                       ---   ---            ----            ----
  1.    Paul Fritzsche              M     30      Big Cat Aquatics      16:39
  2.    Ben Holmes                  M     22                            17:01
  3.    Patrick Singletary          M     42                            17:53
  4.    Matt Smith                  M     23                            18:35
  5.    Terry Reid                  M     49                            19:02
  6.    Will Cather                 M     12      Big Cat Aquatics      19:14
  7.    Alan Effrig                 M     29                            19:17
  8.    Paul Young                  M     19                            19:27
  9.    Mark Fedkin                 M     38                            20:03
 10.    Fred Doucette               M     37                            20:06
 11.    Matt Kisenwether            M     19                            20:21
 12.    Adam Somogyi                M     18                            20:21
 13.    Brett Michaud               M     51                            20:25
 14.    Shawn Kelly                 M     30                            21:25
 15.    Sydney Schaefer             F     27                            21:31
 16.    Glenn Kagarise              M     52                            21:40
 17.    Mason  Dible                M     15                            21:50
 18.    P Francesco Gordon          M     18                            21:58
 19.    Jack Etter                  M     10      Big Cat Aquatics      22:01
 20.    Mark Traband                M     44                            22:03
 21.    Mike Lawson                 M     38                            22:05
 22.    Michael Messmer             M     22                            22:09
 23.    Tyler Spindel               M     21      Big Cat Aquatics      22:35
 24.    Jeffery Donoughe            M     36                            22:51
 25.    Mike Philippe               M     38                            22:54
 26.    Roger Rickard               M     60                            22:57
 27.    Alexey Kushniz              M     24       Korean Karate        23:09
 28.    James Humphrey              M     24                            23:10
 29.    Paula Scott                 F     46                            23:19
 30.    Adam Arango                 M     21                            23:39
 31.    Robby Etter                 M     12      Big Cat Aquatics      23:44
 32.    Taylor Collison             M     11      Big Cat Aquatics      23:46
 33.    Kazuya Tajiri               M     40                            23:59
 34.    David Degroote              M     50                            23:59
 35.    Christine Rodgers           F     38                            24:03
 36.    Andrew Nordberg             M     19                            24:04
 37.    Scott Klettke               M     34                            24:07
 38.    Natasha Fedkina             F      9                            23:22
 39.    Kyle Heyler                 M     28                            24:40
 40.    Brian House                 M     24                            24:52
 41.    Mike Casper                 M     49     Engineering Feets      24:52
 42.    John Mason                  M     57     Engineering Feets      24:54
 43.    Paul Mount                  M     39                            25:00
 44.    Adam Knopik                 M              Korean Karate        25:15
 45.    Anne Boal                   F     38                            25:17
 46.    Kento Laubscher             M     47                            25:19
 47.    Sally Gannon                F     46     Engineering Feets      25:22
 48.    Joy Mattern                 F     30                            25:27
 49.    Bill Wortman                M     50                            25:35
 50.    Trevor Trethewey            M     24                            26:02
 51.    Marty Nordberg              M     48                            26:10
 52.    Sue Reese                   F     48                            26:10
 53.    Zoltan Rado                 M     45     Engineering Feets      26:16
 54.    Michael Warren              M     21      Big Cat Aquatics      26:25
 55.    Daniel Lentz                M     24                            26:25
 56.    Edward Gannon               M     47                            26:28
 57.    Noah Ditto                  M     27                            26:31
 58.    James Porte                 M     26                            26:37
 59.    Ben Grisso                  M     28                            26:44
 60.    Shaun Lichter               M     24                            26:46
 61.    Kerry Boduch                F     20                            26:47
 62.    Gregory Hillegas            M     46                            27:08
 63.    Amy Hartle                  F     22                            27:10
 64.    Stephanie Herbstritt        F     19                            27:10
 65.    Glenn Hunter                M     40                            27:15
 66.    Amanda Koons                F     21                            27:17
 67.    Stephanie Rozick            F     49                            27:25
 68.    Michelle Collision          F     38      Big Cat Aquatics      27:27
 69.    Jan Lazny                   M     13                            27:28
 70.    John Hook                   M     48                            27:48
 71.    Amanda Rothweller           F     25                            27:58
 72.    Megan Hess                  F     28                            28:01
 73.    Paula Jech                  F     64                            28:10
 74.    Brooke Shirey               F     10                            28:11
 75.    Summer Shirey               F     8                             28:12
 76.    Jenni Bond                  F     26                            28:12
 77.    Steve Shirey                M     41                            28:41
 78.    Amber Shirey                F     6                             28:41
 79.    Ashlee Ackerman             F     20                            28:45
 80.    Ethan Kasales               M     13                            28:47
 81.    William Marshall            M     30                            28:55
 82.    Liz Browne                  F     13      Big Cat Aquatics      29:01
 83.    Alexandra Warren            F     19      Big Cat Aquatics      29:08
 84.    Rebecca Buxten              F     24                            29:18
 85.    Lauren Anson                F     22                            29:18
 86.    Joe Patrick                 M     22                            29:18
 87.    Eliezer Moreth              M     24       Korean Karate        29:24
 88.    Allison Snyder              F     31                            29:40
 89.    Phil Garvey                 M     47     Engineering Feets      29:48
 90.    M Jennifer Daniels          F     35                            29:48
 91.    Emily Brassington           F     37                            30:00
 92.    Terry Powers                M     39                            30:03
 93.    Jeff Zielonka               M     27                            30:07
 94.    Caolin Flaveny              M     29                            30:24
 95.    Dennis McDowell             M     58                            30:33
 96.    Tina Powers                 F     33                            31:17
 97.    Alisha Forrest              F     12      Big Cat Aquatics      31:19
 98.    Janice Dauber               F     50     Engineering Feets      31:27
 99.    Matthew Telarico            M     6                             31:40
100.    Mike Telarico               M     40                            31:42
101.    Monica Johnson              F     25                            31:45
102.    Sarah Guillard              F     28                            31:45
103.    Deborah S. Grove            F     55                            31:45
104.    Iain Murray                 M     38                            31:51
105.    Ramey Womer                 M     37                            31:52
106.    Terri Rudy                  F     31                            32:16
107.    Peggy Johnson               F     52                            32:17
108.    Travis Snyder               M                                   32:17
109.    Grant Guillard              M     28                            32:27
110.    Ann Kusnadi                 F     46                            32:59
111.    Liang Ning                  M     25                            33:05
112.    David Narehood              M     34                            33:05
113.    Nicole Iacchei              F     25       Korean Karate        33:06
114.    Lili Lei                    F     25                            33:06
115.    Hannah Laman-Maharg         F     21                            33:07
116.    Kru Oleksynk                F     20       Korean Karate        33:33
117.    Sarah Wise                  F     23                            33:33
118.    Emery Marshall              M     55                            33:54
119.    Amanda Wise                 F     21                            33:54
120.    Melissa Marshall            F     26                            33:57
121.    Janel Greenland             F     36                            33:58
122.    Brianne Hennel              F     27       Korean Karate        34:11
123.    Cindy Bathrust              F     41                            34:13
124.    Alicia Johnson              F     26                            34:25
125.    Karen Zielonka              F     25                            34:43
126.    Melissa Ditto               F     25                            34:57
127.    Kiana Albert                F     10      Big Cat Aquatics      35:09
128.    Michelle Ripka              F     24                            35:40
129.    Johanna Steinbacher         F     29                            35:44
130.    Leandra Albert              F     12      Big Cat Aquatics      35:44
131.    Courtney Smith                    20      Big Cat Aquatics      35:48
132.    Michael Hemcher             M     19                            36:13
133.    Erin Cahill                 F     36                            36:14
134.    Tawnya Meraglia             F     31                            36:17
135.    Susan Thorne                F     53                            36:46
136.    Olga Perez                  F     40                            36:46
137.    Kim Gasper                  F     46                            36:46
138.    Sarah Reichelderfer         F     21                            36:47
139.    Michael Herbstritt          M     53                            36:47
140.    Lynn Hepfur                 F     23                            37:31
141.    Bethanie Meier              F     13                            37:32
142.    Brianna Meier               F     10                            37:45
143.    Mike Meier                  M     44                            38:48
144.    John Meier                  M     46                            39:13
145.    Kevin Cherry                M     22       Korean Karate        39:49
146.    Erin Locke                  F     34       Korean Karate        40:39
147.    Merin Ann Thomas            F     24       Korean Karate        40:40
148.    Rachel Roman                F     25       Korean Karate        46:08
149.    Mary Meier                  F     43                            46:53
150.    Cara Wehler-Bloom           F     36                            46:53
151.    John Wise                   M     46                            52:20
152.    Lorraine Mulfinger          F     51                            52:20
153.    Karen Wise                  F     46                            53:21
154.    Carolyn Fisher              F     59                            54:23
155.    Daniel Beckinbaugh          M     25                            54:23
156.    Joyce Fellows               F     46                            55:40
157.    Steven Fellows              M     55                            55:40
158.    Emilee Gnupp                F     25                            55:40
159.    Alicia Fellows              F     20                            55:42

        Wihemina Guillard           F     3                                -
        Steve Gasper                M     46                               -
        Mike Hulson                 M     45                               -
        Sarah Kitko                 F     18                               -
        Momoko Tajiri               F     34                               -
        Billl Martin                M     22                               -
        Nathaniel Hoffman           M     20                               -
        Michael Matyasovsky         M                                      -
        Jessica Barnes                    22      Big Cat Aquatics         -
        Will Kelly                  M     33                               -
        Bib #127                                                           -
        Bin #128                                                           -
        Tom Irwin                   M     56                               -
        Jane Irwin                  F     57                               -
        Alison Irwin                F     28                               -
        Melissa Peckins             F     22                               -
        Erin Brennan                F     23                               -

Team Results: (Sum of Three Best Times)

1. Big Cat Aquatics       57:54
2. Engineering Feets      75:02
3. Korean Karate          77:48

Age Group Results:


Age         Place     Place
group   (overall) (age group) Name                     Sex  Age           Team          Time
-----      -----      -----   ----                     ---  ---           ----          ----
10 & under
                19       1    Jack Etter                M    10     Big Cat Aquatics    22:01
                38       2    Natasha Fedkina           F    9                          23:22
                74       3    Brooke Shirey             F    10                         28:11
                75       4    Summer Shirey             F    8                          28:12
                78       5    Amber Shirey              F    6                          28:41
                99       6    Matthew Telarico          M    6                          31:40
               127       7    Kiana Albert              F    10     Big Cat Aquatics    35:09
               142       8    Brianna Meier             F    10                         37:45
11-14
                 6       1    Will Cather               M    12     Big Cat Aquatics    19:14
                31       2    Robby Etter               M    12     Big Cat Aquatics    23:44
                32       3    Taylor Collison           M    11     Big Cat Aquatics    23:46
                69       4    Jan Lazny                 M    13                         27:28
                80       5    Ethan Kasales             M    13                         28:47
                82       6    Liz Browne                F    13     Big Cat Aquatics    29:01
                97       7    Alisha Forrest            F    12     Big Cat Aquatics    31:19
               130       8    Leandra Albert            F    12     Big Cat Aquatics    35:44
               141       9    Bethanie Meier            F    13                         37:32
15-19
                 8       1    Paul Young                M    19                         19:27
                12       2    Adam Somogyi              M    18                         20:21
                11       3    Matt Kisenwether          M    19                         20:21
                17       4    Mason  Dible              M    15                         21:50
                18       5    P Francesco Gordon        M    18                         21:58
                36       6    Andrew Nordberg           M    19                         24:04
                64       7    Stephanie Herbstritt      F    19                         27:10
                83       8    Alexandra Warren          F    19     Big Cat Aquatics    29:08
               132       9    Michael Hemcher           M    19                         36:13
20-29
                 2       1    Ben Holmes                M    22                         17:01
                 4       2    Matt Smith                M    23                         18:35
                 7       3    Alan Effrig               M    29                         19:17
                15       4    Sydney Schaefer           F    27                         21:31
                22       5    Michael Messmer           M    22                         22:09
                23       6    Tyler Spindel             M    21     Big Cat Aquatics    22:35
                27       7    Alexey Kushniz            M    24      Korean Karate      23:09
                28       8    James Humphrey            M    24                         23:10
                30       9    Adam Arango               M    21                         23:39
                39      10    Kyle Heyler               M    28                         24:40
                40      11    Brian House               M    24                         24:52
                50      12    Trevor Trethewey          M    24                         26:02
                54      13    Michael Warren            M    21     Big Cat Aquatics    26:25
                55      14    Daniel Lentz              M    24                         26:25
                57      15    Noah Ditto                M    27                         26:31
                58      16    James Porte               M    26                         26:37
                59      17    Ben Grisso                M    28                         26:44
                60      18    Shaun Lichter             M    24                         26:46
                61      19    Kerry Boduch              F    20                         26:47
                63      20    Amy Hartle                F    22                         27:10
                66      21    Amanda Koons              F    21                         27:17
                71      22    Amanda Rothweller         F    25                         27:58
                72      23    Megan Hess                F    28                         28:01
                76      24    Jenni Bond                F    26                         28:12
                79      25    Ashlee Ackerman           F    20                         28:45
                85      26    Lauren Anson              F    22                         29:18
                86      27    Joe Patrick               M    22                         29:18
                84      28    Rebecca Buxten            F    24                         29:18
                87      29    Eliezer Moreth            M    24      Korean Karate      29:24
                93      30    Jeff Zielonka             M    27                         30:07
                94      31    Caolin Flaveny            M    29                         30:24
               101      32    Monica Johnson            F    25                         31:45
               102      33    Sarah Guillard            F    28                         31:45
               109      34    Grant Guillard            M    28                         32:27
               111      35    Liang Ning                M    25                         33:05
               113      36    Nicole Iacchei            F    25      Korean Karate      33:06
               114      37    Lili Lei                  F    25                         33:06
               115      38    Hannah Laman-Maharg       F    21                         33:07
               116      39    Kru Oleksynk              F    20      Korean Karate      33:33
               117      40    Sarah Wise                F    23                         33:33
               119      41    Amanda Wise               F    21                         33:54
               120      42    Melissa Marshall          F    26                         33:57
               122      43    Brianne Hennel            F    27      Korean Karate      34:11
               124      44    Alicia Johnson            F    26                         34:25
               125      45    Karen Zielonka            F    25                         34:43
               126      46    Melissa Ditto             F    25                         34:57
               128      47    Michelle Ripka            F    24                         35:40
               129      48    Johanna Steinbacher       F    29                         35:44
               131      49    Courtney Smith                 20     Big Cat Aquatics    35:48
               138      50    Sarah Reichelderfer       F    21                         36:47
               140      51    Lynn Hepfur               F    23                         37:31
               145      52    Kevin Cherry              M    22      Korean Karate      39:49
               147      53    Merin Ann Thomas          F    24      Korean Karate      40:40
               148      54    Rachel Roman              F    25      Korean Karate      46:08
               155      55    Daniel Beckinbaugh        M    25                         54:23
               158      56    Emilee Gnupp              F    25                         55:40
               159      57    Alicia Fellows            F    20                         55:42
30-39
                 1       1    Paul Fritzsche            M    30     Big Cat Aquatics    16:39
                 9       2    Mark Fedkin               M    38                         20:03
                10       3    Fred Doucette             M    37                         20:06
                14       4    Shawn Kelly               M    30                         21:25
                21       5    Mike Lawson               M    38                         22:05
                24       6    Jeffery Donoughe          M    36                         22:51
                25       7    Mike Philippe             M    38                         22:54
                35       8    Christine Rodgers         F    38                         24:03
                37       9    Scott Klettke             M    34                         24:07
                43      10    Paul Mount                M    39                         25:00
                45      11    Anne Boal                 F    38                         25:17
                48      12    Joy Mattern               F    30                         25:27
                68      13    Michelle Collision        F    38     Big Cat Aquatics    27:27
                81      14    William Marshall          M    30                         28:55
                88      15    Allison Snyder            F    31                         29:40
                90      16    M Jennifer Daniels        F    35                         29:48
                91      17    Emily Brassington         F    37                         30:00
                92      18    Terry Powers              M    39                         30:03
                96      19    Tina Powers               F    33                         31:17
               104      20    Iain Murray               M    38                         31:51
               105      21    Ramey Womer               M    37                         31:52
               106      22    Terri Rudy                F    31                         32:16
               112      23    David Narehood            M    34                         33:05
               121      24    Janel Greenland           F    36                         33:58
               133      25    Erin Cahill               F    36                         36:14
               134      26    Tawnya Meraglia           F    31                         36:17
               146      27    Erin Locke                F    34      Korean Karate      40:39
               150      28    Cara Wehler-Bloom         F    36                         46:53
40-49
                 3       1    Patrick Singletary        M    42                         17:53
                 5       2    Terry Reid                M    49                         19:02
                20       3    Mark Traband              M    44                         22:03
                29       4    Paula Scott               F    46                         23:19
                33       5    Kazuya Tajiri             M    40                         23:59
                41       6    Mike Casper               M    49    Engineering Feets    24:52
                46       7    Kento Laubscher           M    47                         25:19
                47       8    Sally Gannon              F    46    Engineering Feets    25:22
                51       9    Marty Nordberg            M    48                         26:10
                52      10    Sue Reese                 F    48                         26:10
                53      11    Zoltan Rado               M    45    Engineering Feets    26:16
                56      12    Edward Gannon             M    47                         26:28
                62      13    Gregory Hillegas          M    46                         27:08
                65      14    Glenn Hunter              M    40                         27:15
                67      15    Stephanie Rozick          F    49                         27:25
                70      16    John Hook                 M    48                         27:48
                77      17    Steve Shirey              M    41                         28:41
                89      18    Phil Garvey               M    47    Engineering Feets    29:48
               100      19    Mike Telarico             M    40                         31:42
               110      20    Ann Kusnadi               F    46                         32:59
               123      21    Cindy Bathrust            F    41                         34:13
               136      22    Olga Perez                F    40                         36:46
               137      23    Kim Gasper                F    46                         36:46
               143      24    Mike Meier                M    44                         38:48
               144      25    John Meier                M    46                         39:13
               149      26    Mary Meier                F    43                         46:53
               151      27    John Wise                 M    46                         52:20
               153      28    Karen Wise                F    46                         53:21
               156      29    Joyce Fellows             F    46                         55:40
50-59
                13       1    Brett Michaud             M    51                         20:25
                16       2    Glenn Kagarise            M    52                         21:40
                34       3    David Degroote            M    50                         23:59
                42       4    John Mason                M    57    Engineering Feets    24:54
                49       5    Bill Wortman              M    50                         25:35
                95       6    Dennis McDowell           M    58                         30:33
                98       7    Janice Dauber             F    50    Engineering Feets    31:27
               103       8    Deborah S. Grove          F    55                         31:45
               107       9    Peggy Johnson             F    52                         32:17
               118      10    Emery Marshall            M    55                         33:54
               135      11    Susan Thorne              F    53                         36:46
               139      12    Michael Herbstritt        M    53                         36:47
               152      13    Lorraine Mulfinger        F    51                         52:20
               154      14    Carolyn Fisher            F    59                         54:23
               157      15    Steven Fellows            M    55                         55:40
60-69
                26       1    Roger Rickard             M    60                         22:57
                73       2    Paula Jech                F    64                         28:10

                44            Adam Knopik               M            Korean Karate      25:15
               108            Travis Snyder             M                               32:17

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