Past Results: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Results: Click for list of award winners: YFR8Kwin All runners: YFR8Kall
The 2015 Yorktown Freedom Run 8K held on Memorial Day morning, Monday, May 25, 2015 on the Tour Roads on the historic Yorktown Battlefield in Yorktown, VA. The 8K race course is the same as the one that is used for the Yorktown Independence Day 8K, but was run in the opposite direction, starting near Surrender Field, out onto Surrender Road turning left onto a section of trails that link up with the Yorktown Battlefield Tour Roads and then loop back past George Washington’s Headquarters, finishing at the Route 17 Tour Road underpass. While the 8K is accurately measured, due to construction, a small section of the tour roads followed an alternate route, so the total distance run was just short of 8K. The 8K course is not USATF certified.
163 runners entered the new 8K distance with 155 runners completing the 8K. Prize money was awarded to the top 3 eligible runners overall ($100, $50, $25), and top 3 masters runners (aged 40+) ($100, $50, $25). The race itself was conducted and results were generated by the Peninsula Track Club. Conditions at race time were sunny but cool with temperatures around 70. The Yorktown Freedom Run Memorial Day 8K is also the fifth race in the 12-race Peninsula Track Club Grand Prix. The field was slightly smaller then previous years perhaps due to the longer distance or change of venue. But it was no less fast.
For the men, first overall was Will Christian, 31 of Norfolk in a time of 25:29 (5:08 pace) followed by Adam Otstot, 33 of Williamsburg in 25:43. Third male overall was John Piggott, 50 of Williamsburg who was awarded 1st Master due to the prize money differential ($100 for 1st Master versus $25 for 3rd Overall). Similarly the 4th Male was master runner Douglas Marshall, 41 of Mathews followed by 5th Male, Gregory Dawson, 49 of Williamsburg who won $50 and $25 respectively. 6th Male, Ryan Doupe, 29 of Newport News was then awarded 3rd Overall place with a payout of $25.
Similarly for the women, the top 6 Women took the top Overall and Masters categories with placement based on the monetary award. Jessica Riggs, 38 of Surry was first women in a time of 32:49 (6:36 pace). Second woman was 1st Master Woman Karla Havens, 53 of Plainview, VA. 3rd Woman was Arlyne Spalla Benson, 45 of Yorktown who took home $50 as 2nd Overall with a time of 35:01. Eva Maria Backman, 46 of Williamsburg was the 4th woman and became the 2nd Master (37:03) with Emily Honeycutt, 24 of Williamsburg rounding out the Top Women Overall (37:36) and Susan Hagel, 42 of Norfolk as 3rd Master Woman with a time of 38:28.
2015 YORKTOWN FREEDOM RUN 8K
Yorktown Battlefield, Yorktown, VA
Memorial Day, Monday May 25, 2015 8:00 AM
Sponsored by the Yorktown Rotary Club
A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB GRAND PRIX EVENT
TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 WILL CHRISTIAN 31 NORFOLK VA 25:29 5:08
2 2 ADAM OTSTOT 33 WILLIAMSBURG VA 25:43 5:11
3 6 RYAN DOUPE 29 NEWPORT NEWS VA 30:49 6:12 *
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 9 JESSICA RIGGS 38 SURRY VA 32:49 6:36
2 17 ARLYNE SPALLA BENSON 45 YORKTOWN VA 35:01 7:03
3 31 EMILY HONEYCUTT 24 WILLIAMSBURG VA 37:36 7:34
TOP MASTERS MEN
1 3 JOHN PIGGOTT 50 WILLIAMSBURG VA 28:24 5:43
2 4 DOUGLAS MARSHALL 41 MATHEWS VA 28:44 5:47
3 5 GREGORY DAWSON 49 WILLIAMSBURG VA 29:33 5:57 *
TOP MASTERS WOMEN
1 13 KARLA HAVENS 53 PLAINVIEW VA 34:04 6:51 *
2 27 EVA MARIA BACKMAN 46 WILLIAMSBURG VA 37:03 7:28
3 34 SUSAN HAGEL 42 NORFOLK VA 38:28 7:45 *
MEN: 12 AND UNDER
1 19 HAYATO HASEGAWA 11 YORKTOWN VA 35:31 7:09
2 39 COLE DAVIDSON 9 OAKTON VA 39:09 7:53
3 48 ETHEN PICKLES 12 WILLIAMSBURG VA 40:50 8:13
MEN: 13 - 19
1 25 THOMAS HIMES 14 NEWPORT NEWS VA 36:25 7:20
2 29 CALE C OVERSTREET 15 YORKTOWN VA 37:25 7:32
3 36 JAKOB CORDES 16 YORKTOWN VA 38:53 7:50
MEN: 20 - 24
1 50 SCOTT R EYER 21 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 41:01 8:15
MEN: 25 - 29
1 8 MICHAEL SVOLEANTOPOULOS 28 HAMPTON VA 32:45 6:36
2 33 ANDREW HARTFORD 28 FT EUSTIS VA 37:58 7:39
3 45 CLIFTON SIMON 26 NEWPORT NEWS VA 40:04 8:04
MEN: 30 - 34
1 11 CHRIS NOVAKOSKI 33 FRANKLIN VA 33:34 6:46 *
2 57 JIMI WERNER 30 AURORA CO 41:50 8:25
3 93 RYAN C HOPKIN 30 CHESAPEAKE VA 46:11 9:18
MEN: 35 - 39
1 16 KENDALL J BODNAR 36 SUFFOLK VA 34:44 7:00
2 22 RICHARD HERRING 38 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 36:01 7:15
MEN: 40 - 44
1 10 CHRIS A TONK 42 TOANO VA 32:56 6:38
2 14 KEVIN DEPEW 41 NEWPORT NEWS VA 34:19 6:55
3 21 HIDEAKI HASEGAWA 41 YORKTOWN VA 35:41 7:11
MEN: 45 - 49
1 7 DAVID P LOCKARD 46 HAMPTON VA 32:32 6:33 *
2 12 GOERGE WALDROP 45 NEWPORT NEWS VA 33:52 6:49
3 26 TIMOTHY HOOD 49 HAMPTON VA 36:26 7:20
MEN: 50 - 54
1 20 JOHN VANDERHOVEN 53 YORKTOWN VA 35:39 7:11 *
2 44 TERENCE TOATLEY 53 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 39:41 7:59 *
3 61 ED RIETSCHA 54 YORKTOWN VA 42:05 8:28 *
MEN: 55 - 59
1 18 TERRY IMBERY 57 YORKTOWN VA 35:03 7:03 *
2 30 TIMOTHY HODGE 55 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 37:34 7:34
3 42 LYLE M VARNELL 55 GLOUCESTER VA 39:18 7:55
MEN: 60 - 64
1 60 MICHAEL H SHORTALL 60 NEWPORT NEWS VA 41:56 8:27
2 80 JIMMY BLOUNT 64 WILLIAMSBURG VA 44:29 8:57 *
3 87 CRAIG E HANSON 61 YORKTOWN VA 45:03 9:04
MEN: 65 - 69
1 15 DALE ABRAHAM8ON 65 YORKTOWN VA 34:38 6:58 *
2 76 THOMAS S PROCTOR 66 WAKE VA 43:48 8:49
3 77 JOSEPH L VERDIRAME 65 SUFFOLK VA 44:01 8:52 *
MEN: 70 AND OVER
1 54 ROBERT H WRIGHT 74 HAMPTON VA 41:19 8:19 *
2 92 LARRY E ARATA 70 WILLIAMSBURG VA 45:59 9:15 *
3 98 RONALD J KELLUM 71 HAMPTON VA 46:48 9:25
WOMEN: 12 AND UNDER
1 128 SAMANTHA VEST 11 YORKTOWN VA 55:15 11:07
2 147 ISABEL DREYER 8 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:09:00 13:53
WOMEN: 13 - 19
1 81 ALEXIS N MORALES 14 YORKTOWN VA 44:35 8:59
2 86 ERIN ROGERS 14 YORKTOWN VA 44:59 9:03
3 127 KYLEE HOCKADAY 16 YORKTOWN VA 54:39 11:00
WOMEN: 20 - 24
NONE
WOMEN: 25 - 29
1 91 KRISTEN LONG 28 HAYES VA 45:52 9:14
2 101 ALLISON KNAPPENBERGER 28 SUFFOLK VA 46:57 9:27 *
3 117 AMANDA TROELSCH 26 CHESAPEAKE VA 49:40 10:00
WOMEN: 30 - 34
1 35 KRISTIN HARMAN 34 RALEIGH NC 38:36 7:46
2 46 SHEILA A SCOTTI 31 YORKTOWN VA 40:18 8:07
3 72 SHANNON FRIER 34 YORKTOWN VA 43:26 8:45
WOMEN: 35 - 39
1 52 DIANA COLE 39 YORKTOWN VA 41:07 8:17
2 64 JAIME COX 37 NEWPORT NEWS VA 42:42 8:36 *
3 79 JENNIFER LITTLE 35 TOANO VA 44:16 8:55 *
WOMEN: 40 - 44
1 43 LAURA CORDES 44 YORKTOWN VA 39:23 7:56
2 62 SYLVIA MOSS 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA 42:12 8:30
3 74 JULIETTE ANDERSON 43 YORKTOWN VA 43:32 8:46 *
WOMEN: 45 - 49
1 65 NICHOLE KNOTT 45 GLOUCESTER VA 42:43 8:36
2 106 GEN M MATCHETTE 45 YORKTOWN VA 47:28 9:33
3 124 DAWN PURDY 47 LANGLEY AFB VA 53:34 10:47
WOMEN: 50 - 54
1 68 VALOR FOY JONES 51 NEWPORT NEWS VA 42:57 8:39
2 88 LYDIA QUILES 51 GLOUCESTER VA 45:06 9:05
3 109 JUDY PENNINO 54 WILLIAMSBURG VA 47:55 9:39
WOMEN: 55 - 59
1 53 JUDY M SWEETNAM 59 WILLIAMSBURG VA 41:18 8:19
2 96 PATRICIA K WIEDEMANN 55 SEAFORD VA 46:39 9:23 *
3 110 CATHLEEN REA 57 NEWPORT NEWS VA 48:08 9:41 *
WOMEN: 60 - 64
1 78 HELEN WORTHINGTON 60 BENA VA 44:05 8:52 *
2 95 DOTTIE HUMPHREYS 63 NEWPORT NEWS VA 46:38 9:23 *
3 123 GAIL LUCADO-PHELPS 64 NEWPORT NEWS VA 53:09 10:42 *
WOMEN: 65 - 69
1 82 BARBARA BIASI 67 YORKTOWN VA 44:36 8:59 *
WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
1 154 CHIPS HALLEY 70 GRAFTON VA 1:18:01 15:42 *
* denotes PTC member
Mon., May 25 – 8 a.m.
Yorktown Freedom 5K Run
York High School
Yorktown, Va.
Contact: Bill Pope – (757) 877-7331
e-mail – bpope3@cox.net
www.yorktownrotaryclub.org
Yorktown Freedom Run on Memorial Day has been moved from Grafton High School to York High School and will be an 8K rather than a 5K. The course will follow the Yorktown Independence Day 8K course, only backwards, starting near the Surrender Field parking and finishing at the bridge.