* ** KofC Run for the Heart 10 Miler & 10K, Results 2025

Below are the award winners for the 13th Annual 10-Mile Run for the HEART and accompanying 10K held on the tour roads of the Yorktown Battlefield on Saturday morning, February 8, 2025. The race was sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 5480 with proceeds benefiting the American Heart Association.

The 2025 edition of the 10-Mile Run for the Heart was held under less than perfect running conditions: cloudy with light rain and a cold breeze with a temperature of 37 degrees at race start. A total of 96 runners entered the events (78 in the 10-Mile Run and 18 in the 10K) with 64 completing the 10 Mile course and 11 completing the 10K on the scenic Yorktown Battlefield roads.

Both courses started and finished near Surrender Field on the Yorktown Battlefield. The 10 Mile course is USATF certified #VA23002RT and was run correctly by the runners.

Three new course age group records for the 10-Mile Run for the Heart were set today which includes a new overall course record.

The First Male Overall, Jordan Spector, 37 of Yorktown VA set a new age group for Men 35-39 with a time of 58:29 beating the old record of 1:01:19 set by Douglas Marshall in 2013.

Not to be outdone, First Female Overall (and 3rd place runner) Bethany Spector, 35 of Virginia Beach VA set a new Women’s Overall course record with a time of 1:02:49 breaking the previous Women’s overall time of 1:04:41 set by Saki Wilson in 2020 as well as the Women’s 35-39 record of 1:08:55 set by Jessica Riggs in 2016.

Additionally, Carol Hansen-Vessa, 70 of Reston VA set a new age group record for Women 70-74 with a time of 1:36:07 besting the old record of 1:43:23 set by Patricia Travis in 2022.

In the 10K which is new in 2025, the overall finishers followed a different order than the usual. The first three finishers were women followed by the first three men. 10K results follow the 10 Miler results below.

10 MILER RESULTS
Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 JORDAN SPECTOR 37 YORKTOWN VA 58:29 5:51
2 2 MARK TOMPKINS 49 WILLIAMSBURG VA 59:51 6:00 *
3 4 PETER GRABOWSKI 42 TOANO VA 1:06:23 6:39

TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 3 BETHANY SPECTOR 35 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 1:02:49 6:17 *
2 9 ALEXIE HAUPTMANN 24 NORFOLK VA 1:16:29 7:39
3 12 MELANIE HENNIS 62 PORTSMOUTH VA 1:19:59 8:00MEN: 19 AND UNDER
1 6 WILLIAM GRIEME 18 YORKTOWN VA 1:14:43 7:29
MEN: 20 – 24
1 29 MAXIMUS DONOHUE 20 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:35:01 9:31
2 50 IAN SCHEIDEMANTEL 24 CHESAPEAKE VA 1:49:10 10:55
MEN: 25 – 29
1 7 ANDRES UBIETO-SAMAYOA 29 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 1:15:52 7:36
MEN: 30 – 34
1 33 JORDON GAINES 32 HAMPTON VA 1:38:37 9:52
MEN: 35 – 39
1 10 KENT M BROWN 35 FORK UNION VA 1:16:56 7:42
2 18 CODY HAYES 38 YORKTOWN VA 1:30:33 9:04
3 19 EDDIE CRAVENS 39 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:30:55 9:06
MEN: 40 – 44
1 5 THOMAS DISTEFANO 42 CARROLLTON VA 1:11:39 7:10
MEN: 45 – 49
1 11 SEAN DONOHUE 45 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:18:43 7:53
2 25 MICHAEL CHINN 49 SUFFOLK VA 1:33:29 9:21
3 32 JOHN STRUNK 48 NORFOLK VA 1:37:34 9:46
MEN: 50 – 54
1 46 WAYNE LEFEVRE 51 PORTSMOUTH VA 1:46:06 10:37
MEN: 55 – 59
1 38 JOE BUCK 59 CHESAPEAKE VA 1:39:43 9:59
2 47 DONALD CUTLER 59 SMITHFIELD VA 1:46:36 10:40
3 52 STEVE SECHRIEST 56 SEAFORD VA 1:49:55 11:00
MEN: 60 – 64
1 8 ORLANDO PEREZ 62 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:15:57 7:36
2 30 DAVID MAZARY 64 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:35:51 9:36
MEN: 65 – 69
1 22 TONY HEIMER 67 CHESAPEAKE VA 1:32:00 9:12
MEN: 70 AND OVER
1 14 JIM DUFFY 72 POQUOSON VA 1:24:25 8:27 *
2 63 WILLIAM CHADIM 78 MIDLOTHIAN VA 2:15:22 13:33WOMEN: 19 AND UNDER
1 21 KADENCE DISTEFANO 17 CARROLLTON VA 1:31:46 9:11
2 27 MCKINLEY DISTEFANO 11 CARROLLTON VA 1:34:14 9:26
3 28 JENNA JOLLY 19 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:35:00 9:30
WOMEN: 20 – 24
1 20 PETRA CUTLER 20 SMITHFIELD VA 1:31:19 9:08
WOMEN: 25 – 29
NONE
WOMEN: 30 – 34
1 16 MOLLIE HAGEDORN 33 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 1:26:07 8:37
2 48 ABIGAIL GAINES 34 HAMPTON VA 1:47:04 10:43
WOMEN: 35 – 39
1 61 STEPHANIE COBLE 35 YORKTOWN VA 2:01:33 12:10
WOMEN: 40 – 44
1 13 MEGAN SYRETT 42 YORKTOWN VA 1:23:33 8:22 *
2 26 RACHEL STRUNK 44 NORFOLK VA 1:33:58 9:24
3 62 PIA J MILLER 41 NEWPORT NEWS VA 2:05:21 12:33
WOMEN: 45 – 49
1 49 IRENE CARTAGENA 46 SUFFOLK VA 1:48:38 10:52
2 51 REAH NORRIS 48 NORFOLK VA 1:49:19 10:56
3 54 AMANDA COLLIER 45 YORKTOWN VA 1:51:07 11:07 *
WOMEN: 50 – 54
1 15 KIRSTEN KELLY 54 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 1:24:25 8:27
2 23 ADRIENNE SINES 50 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:32:39 9:16
3 40 SHELIA JOHNSON 53 CHESAPEAKE VA 1:41:06 10:07
WOMEN: 55 – 59
1 17 SUSAN KREIDER 58 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 1:26:09 8:37
2 45 JENIFER MERKEL 55 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:44:56 10:30
3 55 TINA HARGIS 57 NORFOLK VA 1:55:11 11:32
WOMEN: 60 – 64
1 24 CATHLEEN OWEN 60 NORFOLK VA 1:32:57 9:18
2 43 VALOR FOY JONES 61 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:41:26 10:09 *
3 59 KIM MCBROOM 61 SPRING LAKE NC 1:59:40 11:58
WOMEN: 65 – 69
1 35 SUSAN GROVE 65 TROUTMAN NC 1:39:23 9:57
2 37 ALICE MAFFEY 65 URBANNA VA 1:39:25 9:57
3 39 JEAN PHELAN 69 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 1:40:53 10:06 *
WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
1 31 CAROL HANSEN-VESSA 70 RESTON VA 1:36:07 9:37 *
2 36 MAUREEN MCNEILL 74 FAYETTEVILLE NC 1:39:24 9:57
3 56 ANNIE MCCHRYSTAL 70 ALEXANDRIA VA 1:56:17 11:38

* denotes PTC member

10K RESULTS
Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 4 JACOB COLLENS 24 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 58:18 9:23
2 5 JASON HALE 55 LOUISA VA 1:02:21 10:03
3 6 ALLYN MOWBRAY 67 HENRICO NC 1:03:48 10:16
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 1 HALEE ALLEMAN 32 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 47:41 7:41
2 2 JULIE DUBEE 37 GLEN ALLEN VA 53:05 8:33
3 3 ANGELA GRIMALDO 25 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 58:17 9:23