Sat., May 9 – 9 a.m.
Below are the award winners for the 11th Annual Hampton City Schools RUN FOR THE STAGE 5K Run held on the trails in Sandy Bottom Nature Park in Hampton. Awards went to the top 3 men and women overall, the top 3 in each age group. The race was held on Saturday morning, May 9, 2026.
The Run for the Stage 5K had a total of 453 runners and walkers entering the 5K with 279 runners and walkers completing the 5K event. The course, which follows the trails within the Sandy Bottom Nature Park, is not USATF certified. Conditions at race time were great for running – clear and cool with a temperature of 64 degrees at race start.
For the men First Overall was Alexey Popov, 43 of Newport News VA with a time of 20:22 (6:34 per mile). Second place was Hagen Prather, 19 of Whitefish VA with a time of 20:30 followed by third place Thomas Worrell, 43 of Hampton VA finishing in 20:49.
For the women, first place went to Marie Giles, 44 of Hampton VA with a time of 22:48 (7:21 per mile). In second place was Kaitlyn Agostini, 25 of Hampton VA with a time of 23:23 followed by Catherine Holbrooks, 50 of Hampton VA finishing third in 24:37.
Finish line and results services were provided by the Peninsula Track Club.
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11th Annual Hampton City Schools RUN For the STAGE 5K
Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA
Saturday, May 9, 2026 9 AM
A PENINSULA TRACK CLUB EVENT
Place O’All Name Age City State Time Pace PTC
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 ALEXEY POPOV 43 NEWPORT NEWS VA 20:22 6:34
2 2 HAGEN PRATHER 19 WHITEFISH VA 20:30 6:36
3 3 THOMAS WORRELL 43 HAMPTON VA 20:49 6:42
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 7 MARIE GILES 44 HAMPTON VA 22:48 7:21 *
2 9 KAITLYN AGOSTINI 25 HAMPTON VA 23:23 7:32
3 15 CATHERINE HOLBROOKS 50 HAMPTON VA 24:37 7:56
MEN: 10 AND UNDER
1 213 JOSIAH DAVIS 10 HAMPTON VA 56:28 18:11
MEN: 11 – 20
1 5 ISAIAH HOGAN 19 LUBBOCK TX 21:05 6:47
2 10 RHYS ROBERTS 20 HAMPTON VA 23:54 7:42
3 11 CHASE COOK 13 WEST BABYLON VA 23:59 7:43
MEN: 21 – 29
1 6 ZAVIER KENNEDY 22 ASHBURN VA 21:47 7:01
2 14 GUNNER WHITE 23 NEWPORT NEWS VA 24:29 7:53
3 30 JEROMY TRASK JR 29 HAMPTON VA 27:24 8:50
MEN: 30 – 39
1 4 JORGE MENDOZA 31 SECAUCUS NJ 20:57 6:45
2 8 CURTIS BLAUCH 36 YORKTOWN VA 23:18 7:30
3 13 ERIC WALKER 34 NEWPORT NEWS VA 24:19 7:50
MEN: 40 – 49
1 12 CHRISTOPHER FOY 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA 24:10 7:47
2 19 MATT HOUSER 47 HAMPTON VA 25:39 8:16
3 23 KENNETH EUSNER 45 HAMPTON VA 26:30 8:32
MEN: 50 – 59
1 92 RAPHAEL COMPRONE 55 HAMPTON VA 38:39 12:27
2 93 ARCHIE GRAHAM 52 HAMPTON VA 39:16 12:39
3 183 STACEY GORDON 57 HAMPTON VA 53:19 17:10
MEN: 60 – 96
1 17 WILLIAM PALAGYI 61 SUFFOLK VA 25:14 8:08 *
2 27 DAVID EASTER 62 HAMPTON VA 27:12 8:46
3 32 ROBERT HATCHER 63 HAMPTON VA 27:27 8:50
MEN: 70 AND OVER
1 106 RONALD KELLUM 82 HAMPTON VA 41:28 13:21 *
2 235 LEW SILVERMAN 77 HAMPTON VA 59:34 19:11
WOMEN: 10 AND UNDER
1 82 AMELIA BLACK 10 HAMPTON VA 35:59 11:35
2 108 ASHLEY OLIVER 10 HAMPTON VA 42:25 13:39
3 115 NYLA DAVIS 8 HAMPTON VA 43:41 14:04
WOMEN: 11 – 20
1 51 KADANCE DAVIS 17 HAMPTON VA 30:50 9:56
2 54 CAROLINE BOWEN 16 HAMPTON VA 31:24 10:07
3 75 EMMA TURGEON 17 NEWPORT NEWS VA 34:59 11:16
WOMEN: 21 – 29
1 22 ABIGAIL DORS 27 YORKTOWN VA 26:21 8:29
2 63 MCKENZIE PEPPER 26 YORKTOWN VA 32:52 10:35
3 72 MIKAYLA PALMER 27 HAMPTON VA 34:53 11:14
WOMEN: 30 – 39
1 18 CIARA LEAPHART 31 HAMPTON VA 25:21 8:10
2 37 KARISMA VALENCIA 32 HAMPTON VA 28:06 9:03
3 38 ASHLEY MALMGREN 30 HAMPTON VA 28:31 9:11
WOMEN: 40 – 49
1 47 MIA MOORE 40 NEWPORT NEWS VA 30:05 9:41
2 49 SHERILYN CORTEZ 44 HAMPTON VA 30:33 9:50
3 56 MARY KANANI 43 NEWPORT NEWS VA 31:57 10:17
WOMEN: 50 – 59
1 26 MARANDA WASHER 51 HAMPTON VA 27:10 8:45
2 29 KIMBERLY POOLE 56 NORFOLK VA 27:19 8:48
3 43 JOSETTE WILLIAMS 56 HAMPTON VA 29:12 9:24
WOMEN: 60 – 96
1 71 TRENA HATCHER 64 WILLIAMSBURG VA 34:52 11:14
2 79 GLORIA FREEMAN 64 HAMPTON VA 35:27 11:25 *
3 128 KATHRYN PEPE 63 HAMPTON VA 45:29 14:39
WOMEN: 70 AND OVER
1 181 PATRICIA FERREIRA 80 WEST BABYLON VA 53:12 17:08
* denotes PTC member
Hampton City Schools Run for the Stage 5K
Sandy Bottom Nature Park
1255 Big Bethel Rd
Hampton, VA US 23669
Contact: Joy Charbonneau@hampton.k12.va.us