* **Trailzilla Joe-Zilla 5 Miler, Results 2025

Below and attached are the award winners and full results for the 2025 JOE-ZILLA 5 MILER held on the trails of Sandy Bottom Nature Park on Saturday morning, July 19, 2025. The race was sponsored by the Peninsula Track Club and is the final event of the three-race Trailzilla Race Series, a series of three races held at Sandy Bottom with proceeds going to the Peninsula Track Club Scholarship program. The JOE-ZILLA 5 MILER is named in honor of long-time PTC President Joe Harney who passed away in 2017. It is also the 7th race of the twelve-race 2025 PTC Grand Prix.

The course started and finished near the Lakeside Pavilion next to the park visitor center. The course for the 2025 event is accurately measured but is not USATF certified.

The 2025 edition of the Joe-Zilla 5 Miler was held under partly cloudy skies and very warm and humid conditions with a temperature of 79 at race start. 131 runners entered the 5 Miler with 109 completing 5 Mile course. Awards for the 5 Miler went to the Top 3 Male and Female finishers as well as the Top 3 of each age group.

Finish line and results services were provided by the Peninsula Track Club.

Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 ROGER HOPPER 34 CHESAPEAKE VA 28:22 5:43
2 2 NATE COCHRAN 17 NEWPORT NEWS VA 29:43 5:59
3 3 CLARK PEDERSON 34 YORKTOWN VA 30:10 6:05
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 13 LAURA SOEEMOD 42 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 37:10 7:29
2 15 SVITLANA HONCHAROVA 27 WILLIAMSBURG VA 38:28 7:45 *
3 18 MELANIE HENNIS 62 PORTSMOUTH VA 39:49 8:01

MEN: 14 AND UNDER
1 30 ADAM JIMENEZ 11 YORKTOWN VA 44:21 8:56
2 43 CONOR COLE 14 YORKTOWN VA 49:13 9:55
3 46 MARSHALL YOUNG 9 NEWPORT NEWS VA 49:49 10:02 *
MEN: 15 – 19
1 4 BENJAMIN PERRY 18 NEWPORT NEWS VA 31:35 6:22
2 5 SOREN HINES 16 NEWPORT NEWS VA 33:16 6:42
3 6 BRAXTON LEE 15 QUINTON VA 34:03 6:51 *
MEN: 20 – 24
1 16 AIDAN MOBLEY 23 HAMPTON VA 38:46 7:48
MEN: 25 – 29
NONE
MEN: 30 – 34
NONE
MEN: 35 – 39
1 9 DEX MOORE 38 NORFOLK VA 35:31 7:09 *
2 14 BRIAN FRIES 37 YORKTOWN VA 38:06 7:40
3 31 STEVEN MUELLER 37 NEWPORT NEWS VA 44:48 9:01
MEN: 40 – 44
1 7 CHRIS NOVAKOSKI 43 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 34:11 6:53
2 10 ALEXEY POPOV 42 NEWPORT NEWS VA 36:00 7:15
3 21 ETTIENNE MENA 43 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 40:40 8:11
MEN: 45 – 49
1 8 KYLE AULENBACH 48 YORKTOWN VA 34:50 7:01
2 12 MATTHEW TILLEY 45 NEWPORT NEWS VA 36:47 7:24 *
3 27 JOHN WAITE 46 NEWPORT NEWS VA 42:41 8:36
MEN: 50 – 54
1 23 LUIS AVILES 51 NEWPORT NEWS VA 41:25 8:20 *
2 28 ROBERT THORNBURGH 54 HAMPTON VA 43:36 8:47 *
3 57 KEITH COLE 51 YORKTOWN VA 53:25 10:45
MEN: 55 – 59
1 84 ALBERT NEWBERT 57 CHESAPEAKE VA 1:03:43 12:50
2 93 PAUL CLARK 56 HAMPTON VA 1:10:06 14:07
MEN: 60 – 64
1 38 JAMES GILL 60 NEWPORT NEWS VA 48:12 9:42
2 44 WALT BRUCE 63 YORKTOWN VA 49:15 9:55 *
3 54 JOE BUCK 60 CHESAPEAKE VA 52:20 10:32
MEN: 65 – 69
1 33 TIMOTHY HODGE 65 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 45:13 9:06 *
2 42 BILL PRICE 66 CHESAPEAKE VA 49:01 9:52 *
3 58 LEO PACANOWSKI 65 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 53:27 10:46
MEN: 70 – 74
1 17 RICHARD GRANT 72 SUFFOLK VA 39:31 7:57
2 22 JIM DUFFY 73 POQUOSON VA 41:21 8:20 *
3 37 JIM GULLO 71 WILLIAMSBURG VA 48:00 9:40 *
MEN: 75 AND OVER
1 80 RON WORTHINGTON 81 BENA VA 1:01:13 12:19 *
2 83 RONALD KELLUM 81 HAMPTON VA 1:02:14 12:32 *
3 101 JOHN WALLACE 81 HAMPTON VA 1:22:49 16:40

WOMEN: 14 AND UNDER
NONE
WOMEN: 15 – 19
NONE
WOMEN: 20 – 24
1 19 ABBI WAGLE 23 HAMPTON VA 40:08 8:05
2 49 SKYLAR FICKLEN 20 YORKTOWN VA 50:25 10:09
3 107 CELESTE OMORUYI 20 SUFFOLK VA 1:39:12 19:58
WOMEN: 25 – 29
NONE
WOMEN: 30 – 34
1 25 CIARA LEAPHART 30 HAMPTON VA 42:18 8:31
2 59 ASHLEY GEE 31 YORKTOWN VA 53:29 10:46
3 97 KARISSA DIRK 31 HAMPTON VA 1:14:14 14:56
WOMEN: 35 – 39
1 62 AMANDA VANBENTHUYSEN 38 NEWPORT NEWS VA 54:12 10:55
2 68 VERONICA WARWICK 39 YORKTOWN VA 58:06 11:42
3 72 BROOKE SMITHSON 36 GLOUCESTER VA 58:22 11:45
WOMEN: 40 – 44
1 26 MEGAN SYRETT 42 YORKTOWN VA 42:37 8:35 *
2 39 SARA LEONE 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA 48:17 9:43 *
3 48 JAIME LAWSON 43 HAMPTON VA 50:20 10:08 *
WOMEN: 45 – 49
1 24 KAREN SANZO 48 HAMPTON VA 42:11 8:30 *
2 55 RUSHEENE HOUCHINS 47 YORKTOWN VA 52:21 10:32 *
3 63 TRESSA AULENBACH 48 YORKTOWN VA 54:32 10:59
WOMEN: 50 – 54
1 40 SUSAN HAGEL 52 NORFOLK VA 48:30 9:46 *
2 50 JEANNE FIOCCA 53 YORKTOWN VA 50:26 10:09 *
3 51 CRYSTAL DAVENPORT 50 YORKTOWN VA 50:42 10:12 *
WOMEN: 55 – 59
1 74 MARY BROWN 56 HAMPTON VA 58:23 11:45 *
2 89 MARIE PRICE 57 CHESAPEAKE VA 1:05:38 13:13 *
WOMEN: 60 – 64
1 20 CONNIE GLUECK 61 WILLIAMSBURG VA 40:36 8:11 *
2 32 DEBRA PRICE 62 NEWPORT NEWS VA 45:11 9:06
3 53 MICHELLE HASKIELL 60 YORKTOWN VA 51:58 10:28 *
WOMEN: 65 – 69
1 81 SHIRLEY STEPHENS 68 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:02:04 12:30 *
WOMEN: 70 – 74
1 64 HELEN WORTHINGTON 70 BENA VA 55:08 11:06 *
2 85 MARTHA GULLO 72 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:04:07 12:54 *
3 88 CAROL HANSEN-VESSA 71 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:05:36 13:12 *
WOMEN: 75 AND OVER
1 103 TRACY FREEMAN 76 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:25:39 17:14

WALK – MEN:
1 91 PAUL RIENTH 66 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:07:58 13:41
2 94 MIKE THOMAS 66 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:10:38 14:13 *
3 95 STEVEN PETERS 61 YORKTOWN VA 1:10:56 14:17 *
WALK – WOMEN:
1 87 MARIA PETERS 60 YORKTOWN VA 1:05:10 13:07 *
2 92 DENEEN VENTERS 61 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:09:05 13:54 *

* denotes PTC member