Below and attached are the award winners for the 14th Annual Gloucester 8K Run and 3K Run/Walk held on the roads around Gloucester High School in Gloucester, VA. Awards in both the 8K and the 3K went to the top 3 men and women overall and the top 3 in each age group.
The race was held on Saturday morning, March 14, 2026. Proceeds support the Gloucester County Educational Foundation. The race itself was conducted by the Peninsula Track Club.
At race time the temperature was 55 with a breeze and partly cloudy conditions.
The Gloucester 8K/3K had a total of 523 entrants, 77 entered in the 8K with 66 finishing and 446 entered in the 3K with 396 finishing.
The 8K is USATF certified VA16057RT and was run correctly by the 8K runners. The 3K accurately measured but is not certified.
Three new age group records were set in the Gloucester 8K.
First Male Overall, James Creelman, 23 of Yorktown VA set a new age group record for Men 20-24 with a time of 29:16 beating the old record of 31:05 set by Collins Ombikhwa in 2019.
Second Male Overall, Toby Worm, 53 of Smithfield VA set a new age group record for Men 50-54 with a time of 30:32 beating the old record of 31:31 set by Robert Anaya in 2012.
Finally, Joseph Polinski, 87 of Smithfield VA established a new age group record or Men 85-89 with a time of 1:20:15. Joseph was also the oldest finisher in the Gloucester 8K.
Results were provided by the Peninsula Track Club and will be posted on the Peninsula Track Club website, www.peninsulatrackclub.com along with links to pictures from the event as well as information on other upcoming races.
================== 8K =================
14th ANNUAL GLOUCESTER 8K RUN
Gloucester High School, Gloucester, VA
Saturday, March 14, 2026 9:30 AM
Sponsored by Gloucester County Educational Foundation
A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB EVENT
8K RUN
Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 JAMES CREELMAN 23 YORKTOWN VA 29:16 5:54
2 2 TOBY WORM 53 SMITHFIELD VA 30:32 6:09
3 3 BRAXTON LEE 16 QUINTON VA 30:54 6:13 *
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 9 AVALYNN HUTTON 18 GLOUCESTER VA 37:01 7:27
2 11 RACHEL BLITTLE 17 GLOUCESTER VA 38:18 7:43
3 14 KAREN SANZO 49 HAMPTON VA 39:32 7:58 *
MEN: 8 AND UNDER
NONE
MEN: 9 – 11
1 18 MICHAEL JONES 9 HAYES VA 41:05 8:16
2 21 ARIMUS STEVENSON 10 GLOUCESTER VA 41:18 8:19
3 23 CONNELL ALT 10 NORTH VA 42:29 8:33
MEN: 12 – 14
1 45 JOSIAH STICKLES 13 HAYES VA 51:37 10:23
MEN: 15 – 19
1 8 GREYSON CLEMENTS 15 GLOUCESTER VA 36:54 7:26
2 12 PAUL WILLIAMS 17 GLOUCESTER VA 39:04 7:52
MEN: 20 – 24
1 15 TANNER BAKER 23 HAYES VA 39:38 7:59
MEN: 25 – 29
NONE
MEN: 30 – 34
1 32 ROBERT MARYMAN 34 WILLIAMSBURG VA 44:56 9:03
2 55 JESSIE PANGRAC 34 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 1:00:12 12:07
MEN: 35 – 39
1 10 EDWARD BOAFO 38 GLOUCESTER VA 38:08 7:41
2 22 CHRISTOPHER STORY 38 GLOUCESTER VA 42:16 8:31
3 31 RYAN SHAFER 35 HAMPTON VA 44:53 9:02 *
MEN: 40 – 44
1 4 CHUCK LOVE 40 MADISON VA 32:29 6:32
2 7 ALEXEY POPOV 42 NEWPORT NEWS VA 34:20 6:55
3 13 JONATHAN AUTRY 44 GLOUCESTER VA 39:25 7:56
MEN: 45 – 49
1 20 SCOTT BAKER 47 HAYES VA 41:13 8:18
2 40 ERIC BLITTLE 46 GLOUCESTER VA 48:36 9:47
MEN: 50 – 54
1 46 DARREN FULTON 50 GLOUCESTER VA 51:55 10:27
MEN: 55 – 59
NONE
MEN: 60 – 64
1 16 ELDRIDGE NORTHSTEIN 63 GLOUCESTER VA 39:50 8:01
2 39 REX HOOVER 62 WILLIAMSBURG VA 47:35 9:35
MEN: 65 – 69
1 43 WILLIAM JOHNSON 68 PORT HAYWOOD VA 49:02 9:52
2 64 THOMAS MITCHELL 69 HAYES VA 1:26:59 17:30
3 66 JEFFREY LEWIS 69 GLOUCESTER VA 1:27:33 17:37
MEN: 70 – 74
1 62 BOB CURTIN JR 73 HAMPTON VA 1:25:58 17:18 *
MEN: 75 AND OVER
1 61 JOSEPH V POLINSKI 87 SMITHFIELD VA 1:20:15 16:09
WOMEN: 8 AND UNDER
NONE
WOMEN: 9 – 11
1 42 PARKER CHAMBERS 10 GLOUCESTER VA 48:57 9:51
2 58 MADISON NETTLES 11 HAMPTON VA 1:08:18 13:45 *
3 59 TENLEY WIGGS 11 GLOUCESTER VA 1:08:19 13:45
WOMEN: 12 – 24
NONE
WOMEN: 25 – 29
1 52 BRITTANY MITCHEM 28 DUTTON VA 57:35 11:35
WOMEN: 30 – 34
1 19 HANNAH DUN 30 HAYES VA 41:06 8:17
WOMEN: 35 – 39
1 25 RACHEL DYE 35 SUSAN VA 42:32 8:34
2 28 EMILY WEBB 36 GLOUCESTER VA 43:33 8:46
3 38 CHERISE BOGUE 39 GLOUCESTER VA 47:22 9:32
WOMEN: 40 – 44
1 17 BETH LUECHAUER 42 GLOUCESTER VA 41:02 8:16
2 26 HOPE LOWE 44 COBBS CREEK VA 42:43 8:36
3 27 MARY HALL 44 GLOUCESTER VA 43:21 8:44
WOMEN: 45 – 49
1 56 CASEY SHAW 48 MATHEWS VA 1:01:06 12:18
2 65 DEANA JACOBUS 48 GLOUCESTER VA 1:27:28 17:36
WOMEN: 50 – 54
1 48 DEBRA GAUTHIER 51 GLOUCESTER POINT VA 52:09 10:30
2 50 AMY MITCHEM 54 COBBS CREEK VA 56:06 11:18
3 54 CARISSA WORM 50 SMITHFIELD VA 1:00:10 12:07
WOMEN: 55 – 59
1 47 JOHANNA NORTHSTEIN 58 GLOUCESTER VA 52:08 10:30
2 60 DEBORAH ARMENTROUT 55 GLOUCESTER VA 1:17:58 15:41
WOMEN: 60 – 64
1 53 ALDA BARNETT 61 COBBS CREEK VA 57:57 11:40
WOMEN: 65 – 69
1 57 JOY DRUMMOND 68 MATHEWS VA 1:06:03 13:18
2 63 CAROLYN PATTERSON 66 HAYES VA 1:26:58 17:30
WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
NONE
* denotes PTC member
================== 3K =================
14th ANNUAL GLOUCESTER 3K RUN/WALK
Gloucester High School, Gloucester, VA
Saturday, March 14, 2026 9:40 AM
Sponsored by Gloucester County Educational Foundation
A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB EVENT
3K RUN/WALK
Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 AIDEN LOTA 10 CHESAPEAKE VA 10:33 5:40
2 2 BRAYL’N JOHNSON 16 GLOUCESTER VA 12:13 6:33
3 3 ANDREW FRAZIER 8 NORTH VA 12:21 6:38
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 9 ADELINE LOTA 7 CHESAPEAKE VA 13:25 7:12
2 11 LILA MCCULLOUGH 15 HAYES VA 13:42 7:21
3 14 KIMBERLY POWELL 34 GLOUCESTER VA 13:53 7:27
MEN: 8 AND UNDER
1 6 AUSTIN LOTA 7 CHESAPEAKE VA 13:09 7:03
2 8 LANDON WILCOX 7 GLOUCESTER POINT V 13:23 7:11
3 19 OLIVER GOODRICH 8 GLOUCESTER VA 14:37 7:51
MEN: 9 – 11
1 4 COLTON BERGSTROM 11 GLOUCESTER VA 12:42 6:49
2 7 MAVERICK HINNANT 11 SALUDA VA 13:16 7:07
3 12 BODHI BAKER 9 HAYES VA 13:51 7:26
MEN: 12 – 14
1 5 TYLER BYRNE 13 GLOUCESTER POINT V 13:04 7:01
2 13 ISSAC WHITE 12 GLOUCESTER VA 13:51 7:26
3 76 GRAYSON MILLEN 12 GLOUCESTER VA 18:01 9:40
MEN: 15 – 19
1 73 AUSTIN SCHUMACHER 15 GLOUCESTER MN 17:53 9:36
2 77 DRAKE HALL 18 HAYES VA 18:04 9:41
3 88 ZANE WILLIAMS 16 HAYES VA 18:27 9:54
MEN: 20 – 24
NONE
MEN: 25 – 29
1 70 COLTON MEREDITH 29 HAYES VA 17:48 9:33
2 349 LUKE ANDERSON 27 HARTFIELD VA 33:50 18:09
MEN: 30 – 34
1 29 DEVANTE ROBERTSON 30 DUTTON VA 15:29 8:19
2 47 ADAM WILCOX 34 GLOUCESTER PT VA 16:07 8:39
3 84 NICK BOGUE 32 GLOUCESTER VA 18:24 9:53
MEN: 35 – 39
1 32 DANA WISE 39 GLOUCESTER VA 15:35 8:22
2 104 JEFREY ROSARIO 38 GLOUCESTER VA 18:58 10:11
3 134 JUSTIN LAIGN 38 GLOUCESTER VA 20:01 10:45
MEN: 40 – 44
1 50 STEPHEN NADADOSKI 43 GLOUCESTER VA 16:31 8:52
2 55 JOSEPH FLINT 41 GLOUCESTER VA 16:35 8:54
3 112 VICTOR SANCHEZ 43 GLOUCESTER VA 19:11 10:18
MEN: 45 – 49
1 40 ANDREW WYMER 45 GLOUCESTER VA 15:56 8:33
2 93 JEREMY ADDLEMAN 46 GLOUCESTER VA 18:37 9:59
3 320 CHRISTOPHER JORGENSEN 49 GLOUCESTER VA 32:09 17:15
MEN: 50 – 54
1 344 KEN DEWITT 54 GLOUCESTER VA 33:47 18:08
2 391 BRIAN K MURPHY 54 DUTTON VA 42:09 22:37
MEN: 55 – 59
NONE
MEN: 60 – 64
1 10 WILLIAM PALAGYI 60 SUFFOLK VA 13:40 7:20 *
2 127 PAUL WHITSON 61 GLOUCESTER VA 19:46 10:36
3 185 RICHARD SLATER 63 GLOUCESTER VA 22:16 11:57
MEN: 65 – 69
1 129 MIKE BYRUM 67 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 19:51 10:39
MEN: 70 – 74
1 171 WALTER FLINT 70 GLOUCESTER VA 21:16 11:25
MEN: 75 AND OVER
NONE
WOMEN: 8 AND UNDER
1 16 TAYA HENDERSON 8 GLOUCESTER VA 14:15 7:39
2 17 AURIELLA KIPPER 8 GLOUCESTER VA 14:18 7:41
3 28 MIREYA MARSH 8 GLOUCESTER VA 15:29 8:18
WOMEN: 9 – 11
1 34 ALINA FRAZIER 10 NORTH VA 15:39 8:24
2 36 MADELYN BOWEN 11 HAYES VA 15:42 8:26
3 57 GABRIELLA WILLETT 11 GLOUCESTER VA 16:40 8:57
WOMEN: 12 – 14
1 15 AMELIA SANTIAGO 14 HAYES VA 13:57 7:29
2 18 TARA GOODRICH 13 GLOUCESTER VA 14:34 7:49
3 106 MINA LITZ 12 GLOUCESTER VA 19:04 10:14
WOMEN: 15 – 19
1 67 CARODIE WALKER 16 HAYES VA 17:22 9:19
2 175 ISABELLA WILLETT 16 GLOUCESTER VA 21:31 11:33
3 177 HAYLEE HARTLEBEN 19 HAYES VA 21:42 11:39
WOMEN: 20 – 24
1 264 MADELYN JUNKER 22 GLOUCESTER VA 28:26 15:15
2 311 SARA MALISE 24 WARE NECK VA 31:33 16:56
WOMEN: 25 – 29
1 20 SHYLA RILEE 28 GLOUCESTER VA 14:45 7:55
2 52 LOGAN HOWLETT 28 DUTTON VA 16:33 8:53
3 117 SADIE MELAGO 27 MATHEWS VA 19:22 10:24
WOMEN: 30 – 34
1 59 CASSANDRA ALT 32 NORTH VA 16:46 9:00
2 85 SAMANTHA HOWLETT 32 DUTTON VA 18:25 9:53
3 132 ELIZABETH FLINT 33 GLOUCESTER VA 19:58 10:43
WOMEN: 35 – 39
1 21 SARAH HARRIS 39 GLOUCESTER VA 14:47 7:56 *
2 23 JESSICA PENNINGTON 38 HAYES VA 15:02 8:04
3 53 STEPHANIE MCGUIRE 35 WILLIAMSBURG VA 16:33 8:53
WOMEN: 40 – 44
1 38 KATIE CLEMENTS 41 GLOUCESTER VA 15:46 8:28
2 45 RHONDA WISE 40 GLOUCESTER VA 16:03 8:37
3 49 MEGAN HARRIS 41 GLOUCESTER VA 16:12 8:41
WOMEN: 45 – 49
1 157 KATHERINE SKOWERA 47 GLOUCESTER VA 20:58 11:15
2 231 AMI MCCULLOUGH 47 HAYES VA 24:47 13:18
3 239 KAREN HAYNES 49 YORKTOWN VA 25:16 13:34
WOMEN: 50 – 54
1 91 LIZ POLK 50 HAYES VA 18:35 9:58
2 257 JOCELYN WHEELER 50 GLOUCESTER VA 27:11 14:35
3 343 BETH DEWITT 52 GLOUCESTER VA 33:46 18:07
WOMEN: 55 – 59
1 116 MARGARET WATKINS 57 GLOUCESTER VA 19:22 10:23
2 135 LEAH OMWEG 57 GLOUCESTER VA 20:07 10:48
3 208 HEATHER WHITSON 57 GLOUCESTER VA 23:12 12:27
WOMEN: 60 – 64
1 144 REBECCA SLATER 63 GLOUCESTER VA 20:33 11:01
2 169 TERUMI LAGUARDIA 63 GLOUCESTER VA 21:15 11:24
3 222 BONNIE GRANT 60 GLOUCESTER VA 24:25 13:06
WOMEN: 65 – 69
1 200 JODI STROVER 66 GLOUCESTER VA 22:45 12:12
2 300 MELISSA CARTER 65 WILLIAMSBURG VA 31:14 16:46
3 316 PAT STOVER 66 GLOUCESTER VA 32:05 17:13
WOMEN: 70 – 74
1 290 LINDA HARRISON 70 DUTTON VA 30:27 16:20
2 324 GINNA WILLIAMS 72 GLOUCESTER VA 32:23 17:22
3 352 LESLEY AZEVEDO 72 GLOUCESTER VA 33:58 18:14
WOMEN: 75 AND OVER
NONE
* denotes PTC member
14th ANNUAL GLOUCESTER 8K RUN
Gloucester High School, Gloucester, VA
Saturday, March 14, 2026 9:30 AM
Sponsored by Gloucester County Educational Foundation
A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB EVENT
8K RUN
Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 JAMES CREELMAN 23 YORKTOWN VA 29:16 5:54
2 2 TOBY WORM 53 SMITHFIELD VA 30:32 6:09
3 3 BRAXTON LEE 16 QUINTON VA 30:54 6:13 *
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 9 AVALYNN HUTTON 18 GLOUCESTER VA 37:01 7:27
2 11 RACHEL BLITTLE 17 GLOUCESTER VA 38:18 7:43
3 14 KAREN SANZO 49 HAMPTON VA 39:32 7:58 *
MEN: 8 AND UNDER
NONE
MEN: 9 – 11
1 18 MICHAEL JONES 9 HAYES VA 41:05 8:16
2 21 ARIMUS STEVENSON 10 GLOUCESTER VA 41:18 8:19
3 23 CONNELL ALT 10 NORTH VA 42:29 8:33
MEN: 12 – 14
1 45 JOSIAH STICKLES 13 HAYES VA 51:37 10:23
MEN: 15 – 19
1 8 GREYSON CLEMENTS 15 GLOUCESTER VA 36:54 7:26
2 12 PAUL WILLIAMS 17 GLOUCESTER VA 39:04 7:52
MEN: 20 – 24
1 15 TANNER BAKER 23 HAYES VA 39:38 7:59
MEN: 25 – 29
NONE
MEN: 30 – 34
1 32 ROBERT MARYMAN 34 WILLIAMSBURG VA 44:56 9:03
2 55 JESSIE PANGRAC 34 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 1:00:12 12:07
MEN: 35 – 39
1 10 EDWARD BOAFO 38 GLOUCESTER VA 38:08 7:41
2 22 CHRISTOPHER STORY 38 GLOUCESTER VA 42:16 8:31
3 31 RYAN SHAFER 35 HAMPTON VA 44:53 9:02 *
MEN: 40 – 44
1 4 CHUCK LOVE 40 MADISON VA 32:29 6:32
2 7 ALEXEY POPOV 42 NEWPORT NEWS VA 34:20 6:55
3 13 JONATHAN AUTRY 44 GLOUCESTER VA 39:25 7:56
MEN: 45 – 49
1 20 SCOTT BAKER 47 HAYES VA 41:13 8:18
2 40 ERIC BLITTLE 46 GLOUCESTER VA 48:36 9:47
MEN: 50 – 54
1 46 DARREN FULTON 50 GLOUCESTER VA 51:55 10:27
MEN: 55 – 59
NONE
MEN: 60 – 64
1 16 ELDRIDGE NORTHSTEIN 63 GLOUCESTER VA 39:50 8:01
2 39 REX HOOVER 62 WILLIAMSBURG VA 47:35 9:35
MEN: 65 – 69
1 43 WILLIAM JOHNSON 68 PORT HAYWOOD VA 49:02 9:52
2 64 THOMAS MITCHELL 69 HAYES VA 1:26:59 17:30
3 66 JEFFREY LEWIS 69 GLOUCESTER VA 1:27:33 17:37
MEN: 70 – 74
1 62 BOB CURTIN JR 73 HAMPTON VA 1:25:58 17:18 *
MEN: 75 AND OVER
1 61 JOSEPH V POLINSKI 87 SMITHFIELD VA 1:20:15 16:09
WOMEN: 8 AND UNDER
NONE
WOMEN: 9 – 11
1 42 PARKER CHAMBERS 10 GLOUCESTER VA 48:57 9:51
2 58 MADISON NETTLES 11 HAMPTON VA 1:08:18 13:45 *
3 59 TENLEY WIGGS 11 GLOUCESTER VA 1:08:19 13:45
WOMEN: 12 – 24
NONE
WOMEN: 25 – 29
1 52 BRITTANY MITCHEM 28 DUTTON VA 57:35 11:35
WOMEN: 30 – 34
1 19 HANNAH DUN 30 HAYES VA 41:06 8:17
WOMEN: 35 – 39
1 25 RACHEL DYE 35 SUSAN VA 42:32 8:34
2 28 EMILY WEBB 36 GLOUCESTER VA 43:33 8:46
3 38 CHERISE BOGUE 39 GLOUCESTER VA 47:22 9:32
WOMEN: 40 – 44
1 17 BETH LUECHAUER 42 GLOUCESTER VA 41:02 8:16
2 26 HOPE LOWE 44 COBBS CREEK VA 42:43 8:36
3 27 MARY HALL 44 GLOUCESTER VA 43:21 8:44
WOMEN: 45 – 49
1 56 CASEY SHAW 48 MATHEWS VA 1:01:06 12:18
2 65 DEANA JACOBUS 48 GLOUCESTER VA 1:27:28 17:36
WOMEN: 50 – 54
1 48 DEBRA GAUTHIER 51 GLOUCESTER POINT VA 52:09 10:30
2 50 AMY MITCHEM 54 COBBS CREEK VA 56:06 11:18
3 54 CARISSA WORM 50 SMITHFIELD VA 1:00:10 12:07
WOMEN: 55 – 59
1 47 JOHANNA NORTHSTEIN 58 GLOUCESTER VA 52:08 10:30
2 60 DEBORAH ARMENTROUT 55 GLOUCESTER VA 1:17:58 15:41
WOMEN: 60 – 64
1 53 ALDA BARNETT 61 COBBS CREEK VA 57:57 11:40
WOMEN: 65 – 69
1 57 JOY DRUMMOND 68 MATHEWS VA 1:06:03 13:18
2 63 CAROLYN PATTERSON 66 HAYES VA 1:26:58 17:30
WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
NONE
* denotes PTC member
Sat., March 14
Gloucester Co. Educational Foundation 8K & 3K
Gloucester High School
6680 Short Lane
Gloucester, VA US 23061
The 2026 event features three events/distances:
In-person 3K run/walk – March 14, 2026 – Begins at 9:45 a.m.
In-person 8K run/walk – March 14, 2026 – Begins at 9:30 a.m.
Virtual 5K – Anywhere and anytime between February 27 and March 14, 2026 (must report results by 3/14/2026)
Awards
3K – Top overall male and female finishers receive a medal. Top 3 finishers in each age group receive a medal. Age groups are: 8 and under, 9-11, 12-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 years & up.
8K – Top 3 overall male and female finishers receive cash and a medal. Top 3 finishers in each age group receive a medal. Age groups are: 8 and under, 9-11, 12-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 years & up.