Mon., May 31 – 8:00 a.m.
Yorktown Freedom 8K Run
York High School
Yorktown, Va.
Peninsula Track Club Grand Prix Event
Hampton Roads Super Grand Prix
Course Cert.: USATF cert. VA16022RT
Results: 2021YFR8Kall
Below are the award winners for the 2021 YORKTOWN FREEDOM RUN MEMORIAL DAY 8K held on the tour roads of the Yorktown Battlefield on Memorial Day Monday morning, May 31, 2021. 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 #VA14007RT and was run correctly by the runners. The Yorktown Freedom Run Memorial Day 8K is a Peninsula Track Club Grand Prix event as well as a Hampton Roads Super Grand Prix event.
The 2021 edition of the Yorktown Freedom Run Memorial Day 8K was held under perfect running conditions; sunny and cool for May with temperatures around 60 at race start. 214 runners entered the 8K Run with 199 completing the 8K loop course on the scenic Yorktown Battlefield.
No fewer than one new overall record and 13 new age group course records for the Yorktown Freedom Run Memorial Day 8K were set today.
Starting with the Women, a new course record for Women Overall was established by Bethany Spector, 31 of Virginia Beach VA with a time of 30:57 (6:14 per minute pace), beating the previous Female Course record of 32:17 set by Renee High in 2016. Time time of 30:57 is also a new age group record for Women 30-34 which was also previously held by Renee High.
Also for Women 20-24, a new age group record was set by Svetlana Goncharova, 23 of Williamsburg who was 3rd Female Overall with a time of 33:05 besting the previous age group record time of 37:36 set by Emily Honeycutt in 2015.
For Women 40-44, Karen Sanzo, 44 of Hampton VA, who was First Female Master set an age group record with a time of 36:14 bettering the mark of 37:50 set by Susan Hagel in 2017.
For Women 9 and under, Anna Blackston, 9 of Midlothian VA set a record with a time of 42:35 beating the time of 57:07 set by Isabel Dreyer in 2016.
For Women 15-19, a new age group record was set by Sorenna Jean, 19 of Williamsburg VA with a time of 34:42 eclipsing the time of 42:44 set by Madison Bumann in 2017.
For Women 60-64, Norma Phillips, 60 of Williamsburg set a new age group record with a time of 42:11 beating the time of 42:20 set by Helen Worthington of Bena VA.
For the Men, Overall Race Winner Adam Otstot, 39 of Williamsburg VA set an age group record for Men 35-39 with a time of 25:41 (5:10 pace) bettering the time Adam previously set in 2017 of 27:13 at age 35.
For Men 20-24, a new age group record was set by the 3rd Overall finisher Baron Freeman, 21 of Hampton VA with a time of 26:23 beating the old time of 27:20 set by Andrew Osborne in 2017.
For Men 15-19, an age group record was set by Lucas Simmons, 17 of Chesapeake VA with a time of 27:40 beating the time of 30:43 set by Thomas Himes in 2019.
For Men 55-59, John Piggott, 56 of Williamsburg VA set a new age group record with a time of 32:38 beating the previous record of 35:00 set by Tony Kowalski in 2018.
Kelvin Anderson, 60 of Newport News VA set a new age group record for Men 60-64 with a time of 34:34 beating the previous record of 36:15 set by Robert Williams in 2016.
For Men 65-69, Stephen Chantry, 66 of Williamsburg VA set a new age group record with a time of 34:33 besting the time of 34:38 set by Dale Abrahamson in 2015.
Finally, for Men 80-84, John Munday, 80 of Chesapeake VA set a new age group record with a time of 59:35 beating the previous record of 1:04:00 set by Ernest Schillinger in 2016.
2021 YORKTOWN FREEDOM RUN MEMORIAL DAY 8K
Yorktown Battlefield, Yorktown, VA
Memorial Day, Monday May 31, 2021 8:00 AM
Sponsored by the Yorktown Rotary Club
USATF CERT# VA14007RT
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 ADAM OTSTOT 39 WILLIAMSBURG VA 25:41 5:10
2 2 ROGER HOPPER 30 CHESAPEAKE VA 25:46 5:11
3 3 BARON FREEMAN 21 HAMPTON VA 26:23 5:19
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 12 BETHANY SPECTOR 31 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 30:57 6:14
2 18 EMILY HONEYCUTT 30 NEWPORT NEWS VA 32:11 6:29
3 20 SVETLANA GONCHAROVA 23 WILLIAMSBURG VA 33:05 6:40
TOP MASTERS MEN
1 11 TOBY WORM 48 SMITHFIELD VA 30:37 6:10
2 13 GREG LYNN 47 HAYES VA 31:29 6:20 *
3 16 CHRIS LAWS 45 NEWPORT NEWS VA 32:01 6:27 *
TOP MASTERS WOMEN
1 39 KAREN SANZO 44 HAMPTON VA 36:14 7:18 *
2 51 CONNIE GLUECK 57 WILLIAMSBURG VA 38:30 7:45 *
3 60 MAY CARLSON 45 HAMPTON VA 40:10 8:05
MEN: 12 AND UNDER
1 37 AUGUSTUS SWANSON 12 PRINCETON IL 36:03 7:15
2 67 BRAXTON LEE 11 QUINTON VA 40:49 8:13 *
3 156 ISAAC BECK. 10 NEW KENT VA 55:01 11:04
MEN: 13 – 19
1 6 LUCAS SIMMONS 17 CHESAPEAKE VA 27:40 5:34
2 8 EVAN MCCUE 16 CHESAPEAKE VA 28:45 5:47
3 10 JARRETT SINDT 19 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 30:34 6:09
MEN: 20 – 24
1 54 MATTHEW MCILROY 20 NEWPORT NEWS VA 39:12 7:53
MEN: 25 – 29
1 4 TANNER SMITH 26 NEW KENT VA 27:07 5:28
2 14 MIKE SANDY 29 LAUREL MD 31:47 6:24
MEN: 30 – 34
1 5 BLAINE O’REILLY 32 WILLIAMSBURG VA 27:35 5:33
2 74 FRANK NIXON 34 CHESAPEAKE VA 41:35 8:22
3 140 JARED B DETRICK 32 HAMPTON VA 51:34 10:23
MEN: 35 – 39
1 7 RYAN CARROLL 38 CHESAPEAKE VA 27:50 5:36 *
2 9 ADAM KENYON 39 SUFFOLK VA 28:53 5:49
3 15 CHRIS NOVAKOSKI 39 CHESAPEAKE VA 31:56 6:26 *
MEN: 40 – 44
1 21 ROBERT CLAYPOOLE 44 HAMPTON VA 33:18 6:42 *
2 25 MATT KIRWAN 41 HAYES VA 34:09 6:53
3 34 MATHEW CHERUIYOT 41 WILLIAMSBURG VA 35:20 7:07
MEN: 45 – 49
1 17 DOUGLAS MARSHALL 47 MATHEWS VA 32:08 6:28
2 27 PAUL SCRIBBINS 48 GLOUCESTER VA 34:19 6:55
3 28 TIM RYAN 47 YORKTOWN VA 34:24 6:56
MEN: 50 – 54
1 24 RICHARD KEESEE 50 HOPKINS MI 34:07 6:52
2 58 AARON CANDELLA 52 YORKTOWN VA 39:51 8:01 *
3 61 KEVIN HUGHES 52 WILLIAMSBURG VA 40:18 8:07
MEN: 55 – 59
1 19 JOHN PIGGOTT 56 WILLIAMSBURG VA 32:38 6:34
2 22 JON LEIDING 58 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 33:29 6:45
3 29 ORLANDO PEREZ 59 NEWPORT NEWS VA 34:33 6:57
MEN: 60 – 64
1 31 KELVIN ANDERSON 60 NEWPORT NEWS VA 34:34 6:58 *
2 49 TIMOTHY HODGE 61 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 38:26 7:44
3 55 JOHN OLSON 61 YORKTOWN VA 39:27 7:56 *
MEN: 65 – 69
1 30 STEPHEN J CHANTRY 66 WILLIAMSBURG VA 34:33 6:57 *
2 42 JIM DUFFY 69 POQUOSON VA 37:19 7:31 *
3 77 JAMES GULLO 66 WILLIAMSBURG VA 41:49 8:25 *
MEN: 70 AND OVER
1 53 DALE ABRAHAMSON 72 YORKTOWN VA 38:54 7:50 *
2 78 GEORGE CARRIGAN 72 WILLIAMSBURG VA 41:49 8:25
3 104 JOSEPH L VERDIRAME 71 SUFFOLK VA 45:54 9:14 *
WOMEN: 12 AND UNDER
1 87 ANNA BLACKSTON 9 MIDLOTHIAN VA 42:35 8:34
2 144 ELLIE EPPS 11 YORKTOWN VA 52:17 10:31 *
3 180 LILY BROWN 10 WILLIAMSBURG VA 1:05:00 13:05
WOMEN: 13 – 19
1 32 SORENNA JEAN 19 WILLIAMSBURG VA 34:42 6:59 *
2 59 BROOKE SWARRINGIM 15 LANEXA VA 40:04 8:04
3 81 CANNON JEAN 16 WILLIAMSBURG VA 42:00 8:27 *
WOMEN: 20 – 24
NONE
WOMEN: 25 – 29
1 36 EMILY PHILPOTT 25 YORKTOWN VA 35:48 7:13
2 43 MYKAYLA HERGES 27 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 37:20 7:31
3 109 SARA MORROW 29 NORFOLK VA 47:08 9:29
WOMEN: 30 – 34
1 23 KRISTIN ROBERTS 34 ALEXANDRIA VA 33:42 6:47
2 90 JCOURTNEY WILLIAMS 33 WILLIAMSBURG VA 43:18 8:43
3 92 EMMA HARDY 32 TOANO VA 43:27 8:45
WOMEN: 35 – 39
1 35 MEGAN SCHULZE 38 GLEN ALLEN VA 35:21 7:07 *
2 45 ERIN WOOD 35 NEWPORT NEWS VA 37:58 7:39
3 48 ERIN MACHIE 36 NEWPORT NEWS VA 38:21 7:43
WOMEN: 40 – 44
1 85 LATISHA TUCKER 41 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 42:22 8:32
2 89 STEPHANIE EITZEN 43 YORKTOWN VA 43:02 8:40 *
3 96 MICHELLE HOOPER 41 HAMPTON VA 44:03 8:52
WOMEN: 45 – 49
1 64 SUSAN HAGEL 48 NORFOLK VA 40:32 8:10 *
2 120 CARISSA WORM 45 SMITHFIELD VA 48:58 9:51
3 124 SUSAN R HUTCHINS 46 CHARLOTTE NC 49:35 9:59
WOMEN: 50 – 54
1 84 KAYE GREEN 52 SMITHFIELD VA 42:17 8:31
2 112 ALYSON KAST 52 YORKTOWN VA 47:20 9:32 *
3 113 CRIZTINA JEAN 52 WILLIAMSBURG VA 47:28 9:33 *
WOMEN: 55 – 59
1 63 DEELYN ROBINSON 55 WILLIAMSBURG VA 40:30 8:09
2 80 CAROLINE KIGGINS 57 YORKTOWN VA 41:59 8:27
3 99 CAROL GRANTZ 55 PORTSMOUTH VA 44:52 9:02
WOMEN: 60 – 64
1 83 NORMA PHILLIPS 60 WILLIAMSBURG VA 42:11 8:30 *
2 130 SHIRLEY STEPHENS 64 WILLIAMSBURG VA 50:37 10:11 *
3 155 LINDA PIERCE 62 EARLYSVILLE VA 54:34 10:59
WOMEN: 65 – 69
1 98 HELEN WORTHINGTON 66 BENA VA 44:41 9:00 *
2 135 MARTHA GULLO 68 WILLIAMSBURG VA 50:51 10:14 *
3 142 DEBORAH LUDI 66 YORKTOWN VA 51:55 10:27
WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
1 125 PATRICIA TRAVIS 70 WILLIAMSBURG VA 49:41 10:00 *
2 131 BARBARA BIASI 73 YORKTOWN VA 50:37 10:11 *
3 150 VIRGINIA DAVIS 71 NORFOLK VA 53:39 10:48
* denotes PTC member