Mon., May 25 – 8 a.m.
Below and attached are the award winners and full results for the 2026 YORKTOWN FREEDOM RUN MEMORIAL DAY 8K held on the tour roads of the Yorktown Battlefield on Memorial Day Monday morning, May 25, 2026. The race was sponsored by the Yorktown Rotary Club with proceeds going to the Yorktown Rotary Foundation for Youth Activities and Community Service.
The course started and finished near Surrender Field on the Yorktown Battlefield. The 8K loop course is USATF certified #VA16022RT and was run correctly by the runners. The Yorktown Freedom Run Memorial Day 8K is a Hampton Roads Super Grand Prix event and also the 4th race of the twelve-race 2026 PTC Grand Prix.
The 2026 edition of the Yorktown Freedom Run Memorial Day 8K was held overcast and very humid conditions with a temperature of 71 degrees at race start with 98% humidity. A total of 149 runners entered the Yorktown Freedom Run with 131 completing the 8K loop course on the scenic Yorktown Battlefield.
At the 2026 Yorktown Freedom Run Memorial Day 8K two new 8K age group course records were set.
First Woman Overall, Dana Hayden, 49 of Powhatan VA set an age group record for Women 45-49 with a time of 31:21 beating the previous record of 33:46 set by Tamara Pelletier in 2024.
For Women 75-79, Betty Brothers, 79 of Virginia Beach VA set a new age group record with a time of 43:38 beating the previous mark of 44:05 set by Betty herself in 2024.
Yorktown Freedom 8K Run
York High School
Yorktown, VA
Hampton Roads Super Grand Prix Event
PTC Grand Prix Event
Race 2 of the PTC-CRR-TS 3-Club Challenge
Contact: Tom Hunter @ (651) 675-7928 or tom.d.hunter@gmail.com
2026 YORKTOWN FREEDOM RUN MEMORIAL DAY 8K
Yorktown Battlefield, Yorktown, VA
Memorial Day, Monday May 25, 2026 8:00 AM
Sponsored by the Yorktown Rotary Club
USATF CERT# VA16022RT
A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB and HAMPTON ROADS SUPER GRAND PRIX EVENT
Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace PTC
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 ROGER HOPPER 35 CHESAPEAKE VA 26:14 5:17
2 2 JOHN VOGEL 24 WILLIAMSBURG VA 27:31 5:33
3 3 ZACH DUVAL 25 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 27:33 5:33
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 6 DANA HAYDEN 49 POWHATAN VA 31:21 6:19
2 10 JAYME JOHNSON 36 YORKTOWN VA 33:15 6:42
3 15 GRACE THOMPSON 19 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 34:53 7:01
TOP MASTERS MEN
1 5 MATTHEW MICHELS 44 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 31:00 6:15
2 7 CHRIS NOVAKOSKI 44 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 32:18 6:30
3 8 MATTHEW TILLEY 45 NEWPORT NEWS VA 32:38 6:34 *
TOP MASTERS WOMEN
1 16 CRYSTAL WITTE 40 YORKTOWN VA 35:18 7:06 *
2 17 AIMEE GIANOUKOS 50 WILLIAMSBURG VA 35:29 7:09
3 19 MELANIE HENNIS 63 PORTSMOUTH VA 37:14 7:30 *
MEN: 12 AND UNDER
1 28 COOPER BAILY 9 TOANO VA 40:01 8:03
2 73 PHILIP MCALPIN III 11 NEWPORT NEWS VA 50:36 10:11
3 104 BOSTON LEE 11 QUINTON VA 59:24 11:57 *
MEN: 13 – 19
1 21 BRAXTON LEE 16 QUINTON VA 37:28 7:33 *
2 41 BENJAMIN MORGAN 17 YORKTOWN VA 43:38 8:47
3 44 ANTONY MICKET 17 YORKTOWN VA 44:01 8:52
MEN: 20 – 24
1 99 CALEB FRAZER 24 MOYOCK NC 58:13 11:43
MEN: 25 – 29
1 4 ISAIAH J RABATA 27 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 27:43 5:35
2 64 THOAMS LUCE 26 FAYETTEVILLE NC 48:33 9:46
3 126 KYLE BAILEY 27 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:12:00 14:29
MEN: 30 – 34
NONE
MEN: 35 – 39
1 9 KADE THORNTON 36 SUFFOLK VA 32:42 6:35
2 22 ALAN HANSEN 35 CHESAPEAKE VA 37:30 7:33
3 35 JOHN MASON 38 YORKTOWN VA 41:28 8:21
MEN: 40 – 44
1 11 TIM CASE 43 WILLIAMSBURG VA 34:09 6:53
2 12 STEPHEN MACDONALD 43 SUFFOLK VA 34:16 6:54
3 27 RICH WIGHTMAN 42 YORKTOWN VA 39:04 7:52 *
MEN: 45 – 49
1 23 THOMAS HAWKES 45 YORKTOWN VA 37:37 7:34
MEN: 50 – 54
1 25 DAN GIBSON 53 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 38:24 7:44
2 53 JASON BECK 52 NEW KENT VA 45:53 9:14
3 96 RICKIE REGAN 53 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 56:24 11:21
MEN: 55 – 59
1 14 MIKE NESTOR 55 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 34:52 7:01
2 34 ROBERT WILHELM 59 CHESAPEAKE VA 41:23 8:20
3 55 JON MORRIS 58 SUFFOLK VA 45:59 9:15
MEN: 60 – 64
1 20 JON LEIDING 63 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 37:17 7:30
2 54 MATTHEW BICKLEY 64 SEAFORD VA 45:54 9:14 *
3 59 JOE BUCK 60 CHESAPEAKE VA 47:11 9:30
MEN: 65 – 69
1 13 TIM COLLINS 65 WILLIAMSBURG VA 34:42 6:59
2 30 KEN ALBERG 65 SUFFOLK VA 41:06 8:16
3 40 BILL PRICE 66 CHESAPEAKE VA 43:19 8:43 *
MEN: 70 AND OVER
1 31 JIM DUFFY 74 POQUOSON VA 41:07 8:17 *
2 43 DALE ABRAHAMSON 76 YORKTOWN VA 43:49 8:49 *
3 50 JIM GULLO 71 WILLIAMSBURG VA 45:09 9:05 *
WOMEN: 12 AND UNDER
NONE
WOMEN: 13 – 19
1 89 LOUISA MORGAN 14 YORKTOWN VA 54:33 10:59
2 90 AUROJA AKAULIYA 14 YORKTOWN VA 54:33 10:59
3 113 NATANYA BATH 19 YORKTOWN VA 1:02:48 12:38
WOMEN: 20 – 24
1 62 CANNON JEAN 21 WILLIAMSBURG VA 47:55 9:39 *
WOMEN: 25 – 29
1 18 LAUREN N DODSON 25 YORKTOWN VA 35:34 7:10
2 24 SVITLANA HONCHAROVA 28 WILLIAMSBURG VA 38:04 7:40 *
3 70 ROBIN BAILEY 29 WILLIAMSBURG VA 49:56 10:03
WOMEN: 30 – 34
1 38 LAUREN KEHOE 32 GLOUCESTER VA 42:54 8:38
2 58 HANNAH DUN 30 HAYES VA 47:03 9:28
3 63 BROOKE SLAVNIK 30 GLOUCESTER VA 48:07 9:41
WOMEN: 35 – 39
1 52 MINDY CRAIG 36 HAMPTON VA 45:47 9:13
2 68 COLLEEN MALONE 35 YORKTOWN VA 49:22 9:56
3 69 JESSICA HEYWOOD 39 POQUOSON VA 49:26 9:57
WOMEN: 40 – 44
1 49 LAUREN PERROTT 44 YORKTOWN VA 45:00 9:03
2 61 HOPE LOWE 44 COBBS CREEK VA 47:51 9:38
3 75 JOANNA MCALPIN 44 YORKTOWN VA 50:42 10:12
WOMEN: 45 – 49
1 77 STACY SOMERVILLE 46 NEWPORT NEWS VA 51:19 10:20
2 107 JENNIFER LITTLE 46 YORKTOWN VA 59:41 12:01 *
3 112 STELA TURELLI 47 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 1:02:44 12:38
WOMEN: 50 – 54
1 51 SUSAN HAGEL 53 NORFOLK VA 45:44 9:12 *
2 71 CRYSTAL DAVENPORT 51 YORKTOWN VA 50:24 10:09 *
3 74 LINDA REILLY 50 YORKTOWN VA 50:37 10:11
WOMEN: 55 – 59
1 26 TERRY HENDRICKS 58 CORONADO CA 38:45 7:48
2 33 KIRSTEN KELLY 56 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 41:22 8:20
3 67 JAMI CALLAHAN-BRILL 59 WILLIAMSBURG VA 49:12 9:54 *
WOMEN: 60 – 64
1 82 CHRISTINE WILLIAMS 64 POQUOSON VA 52:29 10:34 *
2 93 VALOR FOY JONES 62 NEWPORT NEWS VA 55:36 11:12 *
WOMEN: 65 – 69
1 119 JOY DRUMMOND 68 MATHEWS VA 1:07:15 13:32
2 120 SHIRLEY STEPHENS 69 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:08:26 13:46 *
WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
1 42 BETTY BROTHERS 79 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 43:38 8:47
2 85 CAROL HANSEN-VESSA 71 WILLIAMSBURG VA 53:14 10:43 *
3 87 HELEN WORTHINGTON 71 BENA VA 53:27 10:45 *
* denotes PTC member