Trailzilla 2023 Series winners
Men Overall. Benjamin Perry, 16, Newport News
Men Masters (40+) Douglas Marshall, 49, Mathews
Men Grand Masters (50+) Walt Bruce, 61, Yorktown
Men Senior Masters (60+) Eric Wiebke, 66, Hampton
Men Veteran Masters (70+) Ronald Kellum, 79, Hampton
Men Race Walk Rick Webb, 65, Yorktown
Women Overall Megan Schulze, 40, Newport News
Women Masters (40+) Jaime Lawson, 41, Hampton
Women Grand Masters (50+) Jeanne Fiocca, 51, Yorktown
Women Race Walk. Gilda Cortez, 67, Yorktown
Women Senior Masters and Women Veteran Masters
No runners completed all 3 races in these two categories, and since there were 12 Trailzilla series awards, those two awards were given to the most deserving other age categories, as follows:
Women 19-and-under Imogen Leone, 8, Newport News
Women 20-39 Sara Leone, 38, Newport News
Below and attached are the award winners and full results for the 2023 JOE-ZILLA 5 MILER held on the trails of Sandy Bottom Nature Park on Saturday morning, July 8, 2023. 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 Friends of Sandy Bottom. 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 5th race of the twelve-race 2023 PTC Grand Prix.The course started and finished near the pavilion next to the park visitor center. Due to downed trees blocking part of the certified 3.75 mile Virginia 24-Hour Run loop course, a revised course was laid out and was accurately measured but is not USATF certified.The 2023 edition of the Joe-Zilla 5 Miler was held under sunny skies and very warm and humid conditions with a temperature of 81 at race start. 81 runners entered the 5 Miler with 73 completing 5 Mile course. Awards went to the Top 3 Male and Female finishers as well as the Top 3 of each age group.
2023 Joe-Zilla 5 Miler Final event of the Trailzilla Trail Run Series Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA Saturday, July 8, 2023 9:00 AM Benefitting the Friends of Sandy Bottom A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB GRAND PRIX EVENT
Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace===== ===== ======================== === =================== ===== ====TOP OVERALL MEN 1 1 JIM HIGHSMITH 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA 34:04 6:52 * 2 2 JARED ORGERON 40 YORKTOWN VA 36:00 7:15 * 3 3 KEVIN KLAPPROTH 19 CARROLLTON VA 36:03 7:16 TOP OVERALL WOMEN 1 6 KATIE PROFFITT 25 BELLEFONTE PA 37:45 7:36 2 10 MEGAN SCHULZE 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA 39:51 8:01 * 3 11 CRYSTAL WITTE 38 YORKTOWN VA 40:28 8:09 * MINORS – MEN: 19 AND UNDER 1 15 BENJAMIN PERRY 16 NEWPORT NEWS VA 42:21 8:32 2 25 JASON JOHNSON 17 HAMPTON VA 47:56 9:39 3 33 RAYMOND COLBERT 15 HAMPTON VA 50:20 10:08
OPEN – MEN: 20 – 39 1 4 MAX MCCALL 25 NORFOLK VA 36:53 7:26 2 5 DEX MOORE 36 NORFOLK VA 37:14 7:30 * 3 18 JOSEPH MCMAHON 38 HAMPTON VA 46:05 9:17 MASTERS – MEN: 40 – 49 1 7 CHRIS LAWS 47 YORKTOWN VA 37:52 7:38 * 2 8 DOUGLAS MARSHALL 49 MATHEWS VA 38:04 7:40 3 9 ADAM HENRY 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA 38:56 7:50 GRAND MASTERS – MEN: 50 – 59 1 29 JACK TAYLOR 57 NEWPORT NEWS VA 49:17 9:55 2 34 PHIL GULLION 52 NORFOLK VA 50:51 10:14 3 53 ALBERT NEWBERT 55 CHESAPEAKE VA 1:01:32 12:23 SENIOR MASTERS – MEN: 60 – 69 1 13 RICHARD SHOEMAKER 64 NEWPORT NEWS VA 41:36 8:23 * 2 16 WALT BRUCE 61 YORKTOWN VA 44:44 9:00 * 3 17 JESS BROWN 68 NORFOLK VA 45:13 9:06 VETERAN MASTERS – MEN: 70 AND OVER 1 23 JIM DUFFY 71 POQUOSON VA 47:24 9:33 * 2 35 JIMMY C BLOUNT 72 WILLIAMSBURG VA 51:13 10:19 * 3 41 RON WORTHINGTON 79 BENA VA 55:35 11:11 * MINORS – WOMEN: 19 AND UNDER 1 20 PAIGE TILLERY 15 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 46:45 9:25 2 21 ANNA MENDOZA 16 GLOUCESTER VA 47:05 9:29 3 52 IMOGEN LEONE 8 NEWPORT NEWS VA 59:50 12:03 * OPEN – WOMEN: 20 – 39 1 14 ERIN MCCALL 24 NORFOLK VA 42:14 8:30 2 26 SARA LEONE 38 NEWPORT NEWS VA 48:03 9:40 * 3 31 ASHLEY WEISEL 28 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 49:30 9:58 MASTERS – WOMEN: 40 – 49 1 12 KRISTEN CALUAG 42 YORKTOWN VA 40:57 8:15 * 2 19 NATALIA POTTER 48 CHESAPEAKE VA 46:15 9:19 3 40 JAIME LAWSON 41 HAMPTON VA 52:34 10:35 * GRAND MASTERS – WOMEN: 50 – 59 1 30 SUSAN HAGEL 50 NORFOLK VA 49:28 9:58 * 2 37 SARAH TILLERY 50 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 51:36 10:23 3 38 JEANNE FIOCCA 51 YORKTOWN VA 51:50 10:26 * SENIOR MASTERS – WOMEN: 60 – 69 1 28 VALOR FOY JONES 60 NEWPORT NEWS VA 48:43 9:49 * 2 32 CHRISTINE SCHAFFNER 60 YORKTOWN VA 49:39 10:00 * 3 44 SHIRLEY STEPHENS 66 WILLIAMSBURG VA 57:01 11:29 * VETERAN MASTERS – WOMEN: 70 AND OVER NONEWALK – MEN: 1 55 JOSEPH ROTH 57 YORKTOWN VA 1:03:35 12:48 * 2 66 MIKE THOMAS 64 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:15:13 15:08 * 3 67 RICK WEBB 65 YORKTOWN VA 1:16:00 15:18 * WALK – WOMEN: 1 58 DENEEN VENTERS 59 NEWPORT NEWS VA 1:04:39 13:01 2 68 EMILY KUEFFNER 37 YORKTOWN VA 1:18:30 15:48 * 3 70 KAREN SCHENCK 68 ARK VA 1:23:35 16:49 * * denotes PTC member
Sat., July 8 – 9 a.m.
Trailzilla Joe-Zilla 5 Miler
Sandy Bottom Nature Park
Hampton, VA