Below are the award winners for the 7th Annual Riverwatch on the Piankatank 5K held on the roads in the Riverwatch community on the Piankatank River in Gloucester, VA on Saturday afternoon, November 11, 2023. The race was conducted by the Peninsula Track Club. The Riverwatch on the Piankatank 5K was the 11th race in the 12-race 2023 PTC Grand Prix as well as a Hampton Roads Super Grand Prix event. The 5K course is not USATF certified at this time but was accurately measured and was run correctly by the runners. Conditions at race time were good for running, cool and dry with partly cloudy conditions and a cool breeze with a temperature around 50 at race start. 98 runners and walkers entered the race (69 runners and 29 walkers), with 91 participants (66 runners and 25 walkers) completing the 5K. Awards went to the Top 3 Overall Men & Women, top 3 in each age group and top 5 Men & Women walkers.At the 7th Annual Riverwatch on the Piankatank 5K there were 5 new age group course records set.Race winner, Steven Kast, 58 of Yorktown VA set a new age group record for Men 55-58 with a time of 18:07 breaking his own mark of 18:21 that Kast had set in 2020.For Men 65-69, Pete Gibson, 67 of Murfreesboro NC set a new age group record with a time of 18:16 breaking the mark of 19:37 Gibson himself had set in 2021.Women’s winner Svitlana Honcharova, 25 of Williamsburg VA set an age group record for Women 25-29 with a time of 20:32 breaking the mark of 27:54 set by Meaghan Brennan in 2020.For Women 50-54, Susan Hagel, 50 of Norfolk VA set a new age group record with a time of 27:09 breaking the old mark of 27:28 set by Alyson Kast in 2020.For Women 75 and Over, Barbara Biasi, 76 of Yorktown VA set a new age group record with a time of 33:01 bettering the old mark of 33:36 that Biasi previously set in 2022.
7th ANNUAL RIVERWATCH ON THE PIANKATANK 5K
Riverwatch Neighborhood, Gloucester, VA
Saturday, November 11, 2023 1:00 PM
A HAMPTON ROADS SUPER GRAND PRIX AND PENINSULA TRACK CLUB GRAND PRIX EVENT
Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 STEVEN KAST 58 YORKTOWN VA 18:07 5:50 *
2 2 PETE GIBSON 67 MURFREESBORO NC 18:16 5:53
3 3 ALEXEY POPOV 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA 20:03 6:28
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 4 SVITLANA HONCHAROVA 25 WILLIAMSBURG VA 20:32 6:37 *
2 11 LAURA NIELSEN 45 YORKTOWN VA 25:43 8:17
3 13 ALYSSA COSTELLO 24 SEAFORD VA 25:58 8:22 *
MEN: 10 AND UNDER
1 42 BOSTON LEE 8 QUINTON VA 31:47 10:14 *
MEN: 11 – 14
1 17 JOHN GORDON 14 GLOUCESTER VA 26:41 8:36
2 24 BRYTON LEE 11 QUINTON VA 27:17 8:47 *
3 44 BRAXTON LEE 14 QUINTON VA 31:52 10:16 *
MEN: 15 – 19
1 20 JEREMY DRINNEN 19 GLOUCESTER VA 26:56 8:40
MEN: 20 – 24
1 32 KYLE SMITH 24 WOODBRIDGE VA 29:24 9:28
MEN: 25 – 29
1 18 JOE CARUSO 27 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 26:45 8:37
MEN: 30 – 34
1 25 EDWARD ELLIOTT 34 COBBS CREEK VA 27:35 8:53
2 52 REX HARRISON 30 SUFFOLK VA 33:29 10:47
MEN: 35 – 39
1 41 DAVID MELTON 38 NORFOLK VA 31:24 10:07
MEN: 40 – 44
1 29 JOHN EPPS 44 YORKTOWN VA 28:19 9:07 *
MEN: 45 – 49
1 62 JOHN GORDON 49 GLOUCESTER VA 41:11 13:16
MEN: 50 – 54
1 35 RICK DAVENPORT 53 YORKTOWN VA 29:57 9:39 *
MEN: 55 – 59
1 6 JOE BUCK 58 CHESAPEAKE VA 24:27 7:52
2 10 MATTHEW ZENTZ 55 PORTSMOUTH VA 25:43 8:17
3 15 IRA HAYNIE 59 NEWPORT NEWS VA 26:22 8:29
4 34 RICHARD COUTERET 55 POQUOSON VA 29:55 9:38
5 47 PAUL CLARK 55 HAMPTON VA 31:58 10:18
MEN: 60 – 64
1 5 TIMOTHY HODGE 64 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23:35 7:36 *
2 8 BILL PRICE 64 CHESAPEAKE VA 24:43 7:58 *
3 12 PETE CONRAD 64 NEWPORT NEWS VA 25:44 8:17
4 37 DWIGHT STARKS 62 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 30:25 9:48
5 48 CHRISTIAN HOLTER 60 NEWPORT NEWS VA 32:09 10:21 *
MEN: 65 – 69
1 7 JIM GULLO 69 WILLIAMSBURG VA 24:36 7:55 *
MEN: 70 – 74
1 9 DALE ABRAHAMSON 74 YORKTOWN VA 25:34 8:14 *
2 26 WAYNE WILLIAMS 70 POQUOSON VA 27:56 9:00 *
3 39 GEORGE DEVER 70 NEWPORT NEWS VA 30:40 9:53 *
4 51 ANDREW MEDVEC 73 KILL DEVIL HILLS N 33:13 10:42 *
5 72 RICK PLATT 73 WILLIAMSBURG VA 44:58 14:29 *
MEN: 75 AND OVER
1 38 RON WORTHINGTON 79 BENA VA 30:29 9:49 *
2 46 RANDY HAWTHORNE 78 WILLIAMSBURG VA 31:55 10:17 *
WOMEN: 10 AND UNDER
NONE
WOMEN: 11 – 14
1 14 ELLIE EPPS 14 YORKTOWN VA 26:13 8:27 *
2 61 FRANCES GORDON 12 GLOUCESTER VA 41:07 13:14
3 63 DARIA STOIAN 12 YORKTOWN VA 43:33 14:02
4 77 MARIA RAMIREZ 13 WILLIAMSBURG VA 51:19 16:31
5 78 ALEXANDRA RAMIREZ 13 WILLIAMSBURG VA 51:23 16:33
WOMEN: 15 – 19
1 57 ALLISON MACKEY 19 GLOUCESTER VA 36:55 11:53
2 67 MYCA KELLY 16 NEWPORT NEWS VA 43:36 14:02
WOMEN: 20 – 24
NONE
WOMEN: 25 – 29
1 54 BEKA CONRAD 28 NEWPORT NEWS VA 36:13 11:40
WOMEN: 30 – 34
1 16 KRISTEN SETTY 32 GLOUCESTER VA 26:34 8:34
WOMEN: 35 – 39
NONE
WOMEN: 40 – 44
1 28 JESSICA EPPS 44 YORKTOWN VA 28:19 9:07 *
2 33 TIFFANY AVERETTE 42 WILLIAMSBURG VA 29:30 9:30
3 45 MARYANNE LEE 41 QUINTON VA 31:53 10:16 *
WOMEN: 45 – 49
1 23 CRYSTAL DAVENPORT 49 YORKTOWN VA 27:13 8:46 *
2 30 DIONE BASSETT 49 RICHMOND VA 28:27 9:10
3 36 AMANDA WHITE 48 NEWPORT NEWS VA 30:21 9:46 *
WOMEN: 50 – 54
1 22 SUSAN HAGEL 50 NORFOLK VA 27:09 8:45 *
2 73 SARAH ELLIOTT 51 WILLIAMSBURG VA 47:21 15:15
WOMEN: 55 – 59
1 40 MARIE PRICE 55 CHESAPEAKE VA 31:00 9:59 *
2 53 TAMI HARRISON 58 SUFFOLK VA 34:13 11:01
WOMEN: 60 – 64
1 21 VALOR FOY JONES 60 NEWPORT NEWS VA 27:05 8:43 *
2 31 CHRISTINE WILLIAMS 61 POQUOSON VA 28:53 9:18 *
3 55 CHRISTINE JOHNSON 61 PORT HAYWOOD VA 36:17 11:41
WOMEN: 65 – 69
1 19 VICKY COSTELLO 65 SEAFORD VA 26:53 8:39 *
2 27 HELEN WORTHINGTON 69 BENA VA 28:16 9:06 *
3 49 SHIRLEY STEPHENS 67 WILLIAMSBURG VA 32:15 10:23 *
WOMEN: 70 – 74
1 43 MARTHA GULLO 70 WILLIAMSBURG VA 31:48 10:15 *
2 69 NANCY ATLEE 71 GLOUCESTER VA 43:48 14:06 *
WOMEN: 75 AND OVER
1 50 BARBARA BIASI 76 YORKTOWN VA 33:01 10:38 *
WALK – MEN:
1 58 PAUL RIENTH 64 WILLIAMSBURG VA 38:13 12:18
2 60 MIKE THOMAS 64 NEWPORT NEWS VA 39:59 12:53 *
3 70 RICK WEBB 65 YORKTOWN VA 44:18 14:16 *
4 76 BOB CURTIN JR 70 HAMPTON VA 48:35 15:38 *
5 82 WILLIAM SCHENCK 45 WILMINGTON DE 55:42 17:56
6 84 ERNEST BROWN 41 PORTSMOUTH VA 56:03 18:03
7 85 NORMAN LEHNER 64 HAMPTON VA 56:39 18:14 *
8 87 MICHAEL KOWALSKI 38 SEAFORD VA 57:04 18:22
9 91 CARL SMITH 58 FREDERICKSBURG VA 59:04 19:01
WALK – WOMEN:
1 56 DENEEN VENTERS 59 NEWPORT NEWS VA 36:42 11:49 *
2 64 LUDIE MORRISSETTE 14 WILLIAMSBURG VA 43:34 14:02
3 65 TINA BOYD 61 HAYMARKET VA 43:35 14:02
4 66 LEIGH ANNE ELLIOTT 16 WILLIAMSBURG VA 43:35 14:02
5 68 CAROL RAMIREZ 58 WILLIAMSBURG VA 43:42 14:04
6 71 NANCY RETTINHOUSE 68 GRAND HAVEN MI 44:47 14:25
7 74 JAMIE GALLUP 43 POQUOSON VA 48:08 15:30
8 75 MICHELLE HOOPER 44 HAMPTON VA 48:09 15:30
9 79 VICTORIA ESTES 59 NORFOLK VA 51:48 16:41
10 80 BUNNY MAY 72 NORFOLK VA 52:30 16:54
11 81 DOMTRA BROWN 39 PORTSMOUTH VA 55:09 17:45
12 83 AMY GRISAFI 44 WILMINGTON DE 55:44 17:57
13 86 TABITHA POPE 38 SEAFORD VA 57:03 18:22
14 88 BRYLEIGH POPE 6 SEAFORD VA 57:17 18:27
15 89 LISA DIGIORGIO 64 FREDERICKSBURG VA 58:40 18:53
16 90 SHAARLENE SMITH 61 FREDERICKSBURG VA 59:02 19:00
* denotes PTC member
Sat., November 11 – 1:00 p.m.
Riverwatch on the Piankatank 5K
Riverwatch subdivision
8031 Riverwatch Ct
Gloucester, VA US 23061
Peninsula Track Club and Hampton Roads Super Grand Prix
Contact: Karen Schenck (571) 224-5450 or e-mail: schenckk@gmail.com