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The 14th ANNUAL SMART SMILES 5K was held at the Mariners’ Museum Park on Saturday, August 21, 2021. The race was sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of the Virginia Peninsula The Smart Smiles 5K is also the 5th race of the 10-race Peninsula Track Club Grand Prix.
The out-and-back course started in the Mariners’ Museum Park across from Warwick High School, followed park roads out to and across Lion’s Bridge before returning to finish near the race start. The 5K course is USATF Certified #VA17036RT and was followed correctly by the runners.
The 2021 edition of the Smart Smiles 5K was held warm and very humid running conditions; cloudy with a temperature of 79 at race start. 147 runners and walkers entered the 5K event with 115 completing 5K course.
One new age-group course record for the Smart Smiles 5K was set today:
For MEN 85-89, P J Mendola, 89 of Newport News VA, set a new age group record with a time of 55:34 besting the previous record of 55:43 set by P J himself in 2018.
14th ANNUAL SMART SMILES 5K
Mariners’ Museum Park, Newport News, VA
Saturday, August 21, 2021 8:30 AM
Benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula
USATF Certified Course #VA17036RT
A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB GRAND PRIX EVENT
Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 LUCAS SIMMONS 17 CHESAPEAKE VA 17:13 5:32
2 2 RYAN CARROLL 38 CHESAPEAKE VA 17:14 5:32 *
3 3 JIM HIGHSMITH 38 NEWPORT NEWS VA 19:14 6:11 *
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 9 MEGAN SCHULZE 38 GLEN ALLEN VA 21:58 7:04 *
2 14 MILAGROS WALLEN 44 YORKTOWN VA 23:13 7:28
3 16 JILLIAN WALLEN 10 YORKTOWN VA 23:18 7:29
MEN: 11 AND UNDER
1 64 JACKSON SCHULZE 11 NEWPORT NEWS VA 39:44 12:46
MEN: 12 – 14
1 58 BLAKE EWALD 13 PORTSMOUTH VA 37:36 12:05
2 63 JACOB COLEMAN 12 NEWPORT NEWS VA 39:42 12:45
3 106 SAMUEL WATTS 14 YORKTOWN GA 59:08 19:00
MEN: 15 – 19
1 15 MATTHEW CROSS 19 PORTSMOUTH VA 23:16 7:29
2 53 JEREMY WATTS 19 YORKTOWN VA 35:48 11:30
3 55 MARCUS ROBINSON 16 NEWPORT NEWS VA 36:33 11:45
MEN: 20 – 24
1 5 COLLINS OMBIKHWA 23 HAMPTON VA 19:42 6:20 *
2 80 MIGUEL MARTINEZ 23 NEWPORT NEWS VA 47:51 15:22
3 82 COLE BURNETTE 21 NEWPORT NEWS VA 47:55 15:24
MEN: 25 – 29
1 8 MICHAEL SAVAGE 28 WASHINGTON DC 21:56 7:03
2 88 CARTER MALPASS 28 ROANOKE VA 51:58 16:42
3 89 DAVID ABEYOUNIS 29 NEWPORT NEWS VA 51:58 16:42
MEN: 30 – 34
1 4 MATTHEW ARMENTA 34 HAMPTON VA 19:19 6:12
2 12 BRIAN MARTIN 32 NEWPORT NEWS VA 22:57 7:23
3 34 MARSHALL REA 32 NEWPORT NEWS VA 29:23 9:27
MEN: 35 – 39
1 6 JOSHUA LEGG 38 CARROLLTON VA 20:24 6:33
2 10 MICHAEL LEE 39 NEWPORT NEWS VA 22:00 7:04
3 52 TRAVIS CORDER 35 LEXINGTON KY 35:22 11:22
MEN: 40 – 44
1 19 GERALD HANSLER 40 YORKTOWN VA 25:34 8:13
2 111 AARON HAYES 40 POQUOSON VA 1:02:58 20:14
MEN: 45 – 49
1 100 CRAIG YEDLIN 47 NEWPORT NEWS VA 56:10 18:03
MEN: 50 – 54
1 21 MATT HOFFMAN 50 NEWPORT NEWS VA 26:03 8:22 *
2 46 PAUL CLARK 52 HAMPTON VA 32:19 10:23
3 48 JERRY WILSON 54 HAMPTON VA 33:11 10:40
MEN: 55 – 59
1 7 STEVEN KAST 56 YORKTOWN VA 21:50 7:01 *
2 11 JOHN R SCOTT 57 NEWPORT NEWS VA 22:02 7:05 *
3 13 GREG PIKE 57 YORKTOWN VA 22:59 7:23 *
MEN: 60 – 64
1 35 STEVE MOORE 62 HAMPTON VA 29:35 9:30
2 39 THOMAS CORDER 62 LEXINGTON KY 31:37 10:09
3 50 PHILLIP SAVAGE 60 STATE COLLEGE PA 33:37 10:48
MEN: 65 – 69
1 36 GEORGE JACOBS 68 NEWPORT NEWS VA 29:36 9:31
2 42 THOMAS MCANULTY 68 NORFOLK VA 32:00 10:17
3 101 PETER NAVIN 67 HAMPTON VA 56:11 18:03 *
MEN: 70 – 79
1 47 RON WORTHINGTON 77 BENA VA 32:49 10:33 *
2 95 MICHAEL NICOLETTI 71 HAMPTON VA 53:18 17:07 *
3 115 ROBERT MCDAVELL 72 YORKTOWN VA 1:06:00 21:12
MEN: 80 AND OVER
1 99 PJ MENDOLA 89 NEWPORT NEWS VA 55:34 17:51 *
WOMEN: 11 AND UNDER
1 84 JENNA YI 11 YORKTOWN VA 50:38 16:16
2 86 TOLSON LEGG 5 CARROLLTON VA 51:34 16:34
WOMEN: 12 – 14
NONE
WOMEN: 15 – 19
1 112 HAYDRA HAYES 16 POQUOSON VA 1:02:58 20:14
WOMEN: 20 – 24
1 81 DANA BURNETTE 24 NEWPORT NEWS VA 47:54 15:24
2 107 CHLOE FINLAY 22 YORKTOWN VA 59:45 19:12
3 108 ALYSSA-LYN WRIGHT 21 NEWPORT NEWS VA 59:47 19:12
WOMEN: 25 – 29
1 18 EMILY FLOYD 28 ALEXANDRIA VA 24:56 8:01
2 27 SAMANTHA NATES 26 NEWPORT NEWS VA 27:34 8:51
3 32 ALEIXKA BLOCK MACFIE 26 NEWPORT NEWS VA 28:56 9:18
WOMEN: 30 – 34
1 25 COURTNEY NORRIS 31 NEWPORT NEWS VA 27:09 8:44
2 30 CHELSEY JONES 32 NEWPORT NEWS VA 28:20 9:06
3 44 ISOBEL ABEYOUNIS 30 NEWPORT NEWS VA 32:17 10:22
WOMEN: 35 – 39
1 23 REBECCA THAYER 39 HAMPTON VA 26:28 8:30 *
2 33 TANYA GRIMES 39 NEWPORT NEWS VA 28:57 9:18
3 41 KRISTIN MAZZOCCA 37 NEWPORT NEWS VA 31:57 10:16 *
WOMEN: 40 – 44
1 62 JESSICA EWALD 42 PORTSMOUTH VA 38:54 12:30
2 65 JENNIFER CHARNECKI 44 NEWPORT NEWS VA 40:17 12:57
WOMEN: 45 – 49
1 20 SUSAN HAGEL 48 NORFOLK VA 25:44 8:16 *
2 37 DAWN WATTS 45 YORKTOWN VA 30:38 9:51
3 70 SAMANTHA COWAN 48 YORKTOWN VA 43:52 14:06
WOMEN: 50 – 54
1 28 JENIFER MERKEL 52 WILLIAMSBURG VA 27:35 8:52
2 60 DIONE EDWARDS 51 HAMPTON VA 38:27 12:21 *
3 76 DEBRA CARROLL 54 HAMPTON VA 45:32 14:38
WOMEN: 55 – 59
1 26 VALOR FOY JONES 58 NEWPORT NEWS VA 27:18 8:46 *
2 29 MARIA PETERS 56 YORKTOWN VA 28:15 9:05 *
3 68 ROBIN LEVY 57 NEWPORT NEWS VA 42:40 13:42
WOMEN: 60 – 64
1 24 NORMA PHILLIPS 60 WILLIAMSBURG VA 26:46 8:36 *
2 40 MARY ANNE SAVAGE 60 LELAND NC 31:44 10:12
3 49 THEA GANOE 63 HAMPTON VA 33:28 10:45 *
WOMEN: 65 – 69
1 31 HELEN WORTHINGTON 67 BENA VA 28:41 9:13 *
2 59 DOTTIE HUMPHREYS 69 NEWPORT NEWS VA 38:16 12:18 *
3 61 BRENDA STENTON 65 NEWPORT NEWS VA 38:35 12:24
WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
1 102 SALLIE GREENE 77 NEWPORT NEWS VA 56:41 18:13
2 103 BARBARA KARP 73 HAMPTON VA 56:43 18:13
* denotes PTC member
Sat., Aug. 21 – 8 a.m.
Smart Smiles 5K
Mariners Museum Park
(across from Warwick H.S.)
Newport News, Va
Course Cert.: USATF cert. VA17036RT
Contact: Madison Owens @ (757) 223-7204 or email = mowens@bagclub.com