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Tampa Bay Times | Sunday, February 21, 2016 |
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Running > Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Notebook
Younger sister nipping at sibling’s heels BY JEFF ODOM AND SCOTT PURKS
Times Correspondents
TAMPA — Mark Parrish wasn’t the only member of his family to enjoy a solid day after a 15K victory. His younger sister Maggie did, too. Parrish, a Chamberlain High senior, placed third in the 5K on the women’s side at 18:53. It was her first time competing in the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic. “I didn’t really know what to expect, because I didn’t know who was competing,” said Parrish, who is currently running track for Chamberlain. “I just wanted to try to place, and I did. It was great.” Parrish plans to follow in her brother’s footsteps and run at the University of Florida after graduating in the spring. “This feels amazing,” Parrish said. “I’m really happy with my race; it was a great day. I’m really happy for Mark as well.” DEFENDING CHAMP SITS: Jonathan Mott, winner of the men’s 15K the past two years, was in attendance but did not participate Saturday. Mott, a Tampa resident, took part in the Olympic trials marathon in Los Angeles last weekend and said he could not run again on such short rest. Despite being seeded bottom-20 going into the trials, he finished 47th overall — the highest of any Floridian. Mott said it was a little odd spectating. But he plans to race again in 2017, doubling up in the 15K and half-marathon. “I’m a bit jealous,” he quipped. RACE FOR THE AGES: Some of the youngest and oldest participants in the 15K and 5K races had some of the most remarkable performances. The 15K female division featured everything from Jamie Kosharek of Gulfport, who won the 10-and-under title in 1 hour, 16 seconds, to Tampa’s Judith
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Riverview’s Bella O’Neill, 7, hugs grandfather Mike Shaver, 72, of Tampa moments after they finish the 15K together.
Baizan, a 90-year-old who crossed the finish line in 2:41:28. The fastest 10-and-under boy in the 15K was Tampa’s Liam Ballard, a 10-year-old who finished in 1:00:51 (69th overall). The oldest male was Tampa’s Paul Wisniewski, who at 90 finished in 1:51:27. In the 5K, 10-year-old Dylan Nolan of Odessa led the 10-andunder charge, finishing in 18:20. Not far behind was 8-year-old Gavin Nolan of Odessa, who
finished in 23:30. In the 90-and-older male division, Bradenton’s Walter White crossed in 46:14, followed by 91-year-old Gyle Tague of Ontario (57:03). In the women’s 5K, Tampa’s Marissa Lockerby shined in the 10U group in 25:05. The oldest finisher, however, was 94-year-old Betty Ashley of St. Petersburg, who completed the 5K in 1:32:08, for an average mile pace of 29:37.
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Tampa’s Liam Ballard, 10, wins the 10-and-under boys division of the 15K in 1:00:51. His time was also good enough for 69th overall.
Sweet redemption highlights 5K Tarpon Springs alum Kailand Cosgrove finds first-place stride. BY JEFF ODOM
Times Correspondent
TAMPA — Kailand Cosgrove had participated in the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 5K countless times, finishing as high as second last year. One thing, however, threw a wrench into the former Tarpon Springs High and Florida State cross country/ track standout’s training regimen heading into Saturday morning’s race: dental school. After starting at BradenUF junior ton’s LECOM Mark Mutz cruises to the S c h o o l o f Dental Medmen’s title in icine about a 15:10. year ago, the 24-year-old Cosgrove said she had been worried how the busy schedule was going to affect her. But once she reached the finish line along Bayshore Boulevard, those worries melted into a distant afterthought. Cosgrove avenged her runnerup finish in 2015, taking the top spot in 18 minutes, 26 seconds over 12-year-old Tampa native Ellie Pleune (18:45). “It’s kind of a nice, redeeming feeling,” said Cosgrove, the daughter of former 21-year Ironman veteran Dean Cosgrove. “It was kind of rough with it being a little hotter outside from the 15K, but it’s just awesome because this is such a huge race. … It’s amazing.” University of Florida junior distance runner and Lakeland native Mark Mutz easily won the men’s race by 43 seconds (15:10) over former Plant High star and UF teammate Jack Guyton (15:53). Mutz, 22, said he came within six seconds of beating his personal record despite not participating in a 5K in nearly two years. “I’m really thankful and blessed to be able to run relatively well,” he said. “Just like an artist would point to his painting as to what made it, I have to point to God. That’s what has given me the ability to do this.”
Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic | Results 15K MALES
1, Mark Parrish, 00:46:38 2, Austin Richmond, 00:46:50 3, Luke Beevor, 00:48:04 4, Christopher Mccaffrey, 00:49:35 5, Alex Milne, 00:50:15 6, Bobby Hensley, 00:51:16 7, Michael Lamb, 00:51:28 8, James Osborne, 00:51:37 9, Michael Poole, 00:52:13 10, Tyler Blackburn, 00:52:20 11, Patrick Phillips, 00:53:03 12, Elijah Shekinah, 00:53:12 13, Larry Smart, 00:53:26 14, Tim Price, 00:53:35 15, Andrew Chandler, 00:53:42 16, Hunter McCann, 00:53:48 17, Pedro Meraz, 00:53:54 18, Daniel Gollins, 00:54:18 19, Michael McDonald, 00:54:37 20, John Robida, 00:54:40 21, Tri Thornhill, 00:54:44 22, Kevin Collmar, 00:54:52 23, John Dood, 00:55:12 24, Kyle Larson, 00:55:19 25, Mathieu Girard, 00:55:25 26, Michael Rivera, 00:55:53 27, Anthony Douaihy, 00:55:55 28, Steven Bothe, 00:56:27 29, Jerry Gisclair, 00:56:41 30, Hunter Janus, 00:57:02 31, Gene Mitchell, 00:57:06 32, Per Kristian Moerk, 00:57:20 33, Cory Bryant, 00:57:35 34, Lee Rietsma, 00:57:46 35, Jacob Geisler, 00:57:51 36, Ronald Vandervort, 00:58:09 37, Quint Noordstar, 00:58:10 38, David Dunkel, 00:58:11 39, Jason Ford, 00:58:12 40, Benjamin Hosea, 00:58:22 41, Michael Lockhart, 00:58:22 42, Matthew Ronan, 00:58:31 43, Jim Burgasser, 00:58:32 44, Chris Wedge, 00:58:37 45, Chris Brennan, 00:58:39 46, Truman Scarborough, 00:58:41 47, Alvaro Buenrostro, 00:58:41 48, Patrick Stutz, 00:58:43 49, Geremy DeWitt, 00:58:53 50, Michael Shea, 00:58:55
15K FEMALES
1, Becky Howarth, 00:54:47 2, Jacki Wachtel, 00:56:56 3, Hannah Brickse, 00:59:30 4, Christina Noordstar, 00:59:45 5, Christa Stephens, 00:59:49 6, Valery Perry, 01:00:10 7, Brittany Pierce, 01:00:34 8, Carol Hollenbeck, 01:02:30 9, Jolene Abanses, 01:02:55 10, Meredith Mikell, 01:03:07 11, Kristine Claffie, 01:03:17 12, Donna Silver, 01:03:22 13, Lois Waite, 01:03:24 14, Julie Riffle, 01:03:38 15, Emily Nixon, 01:03:53 16, Leandra Osborne, 01:04:08 17, Alicia Mansur, 01:04:16 18, Sarah Gardner, 01:04:17 19, Julie Rosa, 01:04:18 20, Marissa Hatcher, 01:04:21 21, Stacy Juckett Chesnutt, 01:04:34 22, Jessica Rutherford, 01:04:54 23, Laurin Farrior, 01:05:03 24, Leslie Beauchamp, 01:05:26 25, Katie Waters, 01:05:34 26, Emily Egan, 01:05:58 27, Laura Osterweil, 01:06:08 28, Tara Flaherty, 01:06:10 29, Wendy Tocha, 01:06:14 30, Rachel Santos, 01:06:28 31, Laura Cole, 01:06:45 32, Chuck Moonen, 01:06:49 33, Susie Green, 01:07:00 34, Amy Hammond, 01:07:06 35, Missie Gregory, 01:07:15 36, Kathleen Mallon, 01:07:42 37, Kelly Rodriguez, 01:07:44 38, Janna Edwards, 01:07:47 39, Julie Cessna, 01:08:04 40, Natalie Sargent Clark, 01:08:14 41, Kirsten Hite, 01:08:14 42, Patty Ormsby, 01:08:15 43, Selena Meltsakos, 01:08:17 44, Jennie Alpert, 01:08:20 45, Heather Galkin Bilotta, 01:08:20 46, Meredith Argentine, 01:08:40 47, Emily Morris, 01:08:43 48, Michelle Hoffert, 01:08:49 49, Jean Schalk, 01:08:51 50, Mary Monks, 1:08:56
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Dental school commitments don’t seem to put a dent in Kailand Cosgrove’s performance. The 24-year-old, who placed second a year ago, wins in 18:26.
Robinson High alumnus Jack Rogers finished third on the men’s side at 15:55. New Port Richey’s Jacki Wachtel, who placed second in the women’s 15K an hour earlier, was eighth at 19:19.
Race officials said 14,200 runners participated in the 5K. For Cosgrove, being atop that chart after being bested by just two seconds last year is something she will never forget. “It’s really awesome; it’s really
rewarding,” she said with a smile. “Just to know I could stay in shape for another year like that after starting dental school, I didn’t think I was going to be able to. “It’s just a really good feeling.”
5K MALES
1, Mark Mutz, 00:15:10 2, Jack Guyton, 00:15:53 3, Jack Rogers, 00:15:55 4, Luke Peterson, 00:15:57 5, Paris Williams, 00:15:57 6, Trey LaNasa, 00:16:04 7, Blake Riley, 00:16:21 8, Bryce Statham, 00:16:22 9, Jake Poore, 00:16:28 10, Taylor McDowell, 00:16:37 11, Jonathan Bermudez, 00:16:45 12, Neil Coffman, 00:16:54 13, Cooper LaBrant, 00:16:59 14, Lee Stephens, 00:17:00 15, Greg Hodge, 00:17:01 16, Cameron Purvis, 00:17:03 17, John Mitchelle, 00:17:08 18, Trevor Foley, 00:17:17
19, Alan Romero, 00:17:19 20, Elijah Shekinah, 00:17:20 21, Travis Lucas, 00:17:28 22, Tim Price, 00:17:35 23, Averett Tinsley, 00:17:37 24, Kyle Larson, 00:17:41 25, Steve Monks, 00:17:43 26, Antonio Roman, 00:17:45 27, Mathieu Girard, 00:17:51 28, Dany Croteau, 00:17:52 29, Pedro Meraz, 00:17:52 30, Casey Pleune, 00:17:55 31, Kyle Vuksich, 00:18:13 32, Seth Stanley, 00:18:19 33, Tamas Sziraki, 00:18:21 34, Dylan Nolan, 00:18:21 35, Anthony D’Amato, 00:18:37 36, Jonathan Sepulveda, 00:18:38 37, Michael Rivera, 00:18:38 38, Spencer Guerette, 00:18:46 39, James Benedict, 00:18:51 40, John Coultas, 00:18:52 41, Trevor Williams, 00:18:53 42, James Cook, 00:18:54 43, Chris Vieland, 00:19:02 44, Jake Schooler, 00:19:05 45, Dieumy Duclos, 00:19:07 46, Zachary Kessler, 00:19:07 47, Andrew Boullianne, 00:19:08 48, Alvaro Buenrostro, 00:19:10 49, Blair Burnett, 00:19:11 50, Michael Kallsen, 00:19:13
5K FEMALES
1, Kailand Cosgrove, 00:18:26 2, Ellie Pleune, 00:18:45 3, Maggie Parrish, 00:18:53 4, Kelsey Bohannan, 00:19:08 5, Kay Neely, 00:19:12 6, Deanna Hintz, 00:19:12 7, Arlie Rubin, 00:19:18 8, Jacki Wachtel, 00:19:19 9, Lydia Freidman, 00:19:25 10, Susan Cooke, 00:19:50 11, Melissa Kotchman, 00:20:07 12, Sheila Natho, 00:20:22 13, Yova Borovska, 00:20:37 14, Kristin Lawrence, 00:20:38 15, Katie Waters, 00:20:41 16, Judie Miller, 00:20:46 17, Anna Sentner, 00:20:57 18, Stacy Juckett Chesnutt, 00:20:58 19, Sebring Sierra, 00:21:02 20, Stephanie Boyd, 00:21:03 21, Kristine Claffie, 00:21:03 22, Jolene Abanses, 00:21:04 23, Emily Morris, 00:21:16 24, Maria Lopez, 00:21:16 25, Laura Cole, 00:21:21 26, Catherine Hughes, 00:21:21 27, Lisa Dood, 00:21:25 28, Alexa Fredericks, 00:21:27 29, Elaine Gavallas, 00:21:29 30, Emma Solis, 00:21:41 31, Emily Brewer, 00:21:45 32, Jennie Alpert, 00:21:48 33, Donna Nesslar, 00:21:49 34, Adriane Wunderlich, 00:22:01 35, Kirsten Hite, 00:22:03 36, Edie Allardice, 00:22:04 37, Missie Gregory, 00:22:04 38, Emily Escamilla, 00:22:04 39, Ryan Strauss, 00:22:10 40, Leah Marville, 00:22:26 41, Jean Schalk, 00:22:32 42, Ashley Dudman, 00:22:32 43, Rebeca Martinez, 00:22:35 44, Tiffany Herren, 00:22:38 45, Rebecca Levy, 00:22:40 46, Mary Malone, 00:22:40 47, Michelle Hoffert, 00:22:40 48, Carrie Robertson, 00:22:46 49, Beda Willis, 00:22:49 50, Stacey Hendry, 00:22:52
AGE GROUP WINNERS: 15K
F 10 AND UNDER 1, Jamie Kosharek, 01:16:00 F 11 TO 14 1, Reilly Goss, 01:23:21 F 15 TO 19 1, Jessica Hanley, 01:09:08 F 20 TO 24 1, Emily Nixon, 01:03:52 F 25 TO 29 1, Becky Howarth, 00:54:46 F 30 TO 34 1, Christa Stephens, 00:59:48 F 35 TO 39 1, Jacki Wachtel, 00:56:55 F 40 TO 44 1, Jolene Abanses, 01:02:54 F 45 TO 49 1, Carol Hollenbeck, 01:02:29 F 50 TO 54 1, Chuck Moonen, 01:06:48 F 55 TO 59 1, Susie Green, 01:06:59 F 60 TO 64 1, Denise Skinner, 01:09:28 F 65 TO 69 1, Sandy Meneley, 01:15:16 F 70 TO 74 1, Georgie Gillis, 01:25:01 F 75 TO 79 1, Catherine Detman, 02:01:33 F 80 TO 84 1, Susie Moncrief, 01:50:16 F 90 TO 98 1, Judith Baizan, 02:41:28 M 10 AND UNDER
1, Liam Ballard, 01:00:51 M 11 TO 14 1, Cutter Huston, 01:07:51 M 15 TO 19 1, Hunter McCann, 00:53:47 M 20 TO 24 1, Mark Parrish, 00:46:37 M 25 TO 29 1, Christopher Mccaffrey, 00:49:34 M 30 TO 34 1, Austin Richmond, 00:46:49 M 35 TO 39 1, Elijah Shekinah, 00:53:11 M 40 TO 44 1, Patrick Phillips, 00:53:02 M 45 TO 49 1, Larry Smart, 00:53:25 M 50 TO 54 1, John Dood, 00:55:11 M 55 TO 59 1, Mark Hawkins, 00:59:39 M 60 TO 64 1, George Van Meter Jr, 01:04:23 M 65 TO 69 1, Albert Wieringa, 01:04:45 M 70 TO 74 1, Jerry Bergman, 01:15:43 M 75 TO 79 1, Joseph Burgasser, 01:10:00 M 80 TO 84 1, Richard Murphy, 01:47:27 M 90 TO 98 1, Paul Wisniewski, 01:51:27
AGE GROUP WINNERS: 5K
F 10 AND UNDER 1, Marissa Lockerby, 00:25:05 F 11 TO 14 1, Ellie Pleune, 00:18:44 F 15 TO 19 1, Maggie Parrish, 00:18:52 F 20 TO 24 1, Emily Morris, 00:21:15 F 25 TO 29 1, Kailand Cosgrove, 00:18:25 F 30 TO 34 1, Yova Borovska, 00:20:36 F 35 TO 39 1, Kay Neely, 00:19:11 F 40 TO 44 1, Stacy Juckett Chesnutt, 00:20:57 F 45 TO 49 1, Laura Cole, 00:21:20 F 50 TO 54 1, Sheila Natho, 00:20:21 F 55 TO 59 1, Susan Cooke, 00:19:49 F 60 TO 64 1, Amy Yanni, 00:23:14 F 65 TO 69 1, Rosemary Mulia, 00:27:28 F 70 TO 74 1, Joanne Cunningham, 00:26:27 F 75 TO 79 1, Judy Lee, 00:36:19 F 80 TO 84 1, Grace Clark, 01:00:24 F 85 TO 89 1, Lea Stanton, 00:54:02 F 90 TO 98 1, Betty Ashley, 01:32:08 M 10 AND UNDER 1, Dylan Nolan, 00:18:20 M 11 TO 14 1, Alan Romero, 00:17:18 M 15 TO 19 1, Jack Guyton, 00:15:52 M 20 TO 24 1, Mark Mutz, 00:15:09 M 25 TO 29 1, Taylor McDowell, 00:16:36 M 30 TO 34 1, Averett Tinsley, 00:17:36 M 35 TO 39 1, Lee Stephens, 00:16:59 M 40 TO 44 1, Antonio Roman, 00:17:44 M 45 TO 49 1, Blair Burnett, 00:19:10 M 50 TO 54 1, Ronald Argabright, 00:20:03 M 55 TO 59 1, Steve Monks, 00:17:42 M 60 TO 64 1, John Van De Moortel, 00:21:15 M 65 TO 69 1, Wayne Jolley, 00:22:10 M 70 TO 74 1, Frank Davis, 00:23:12 M 75 TO 79 1, Ken Weatherly, 00:27:57 M 80 TO 84 1, Stephen Sessums, 00:36:10 M 85 TO 89 1, Jack Mahon, 00:45:50 M 90 TO 98 1, Walter White, 00:46:14
15K MALE WHEELCHAIRS
1, Matthew Gibbs, 00:38:27 2, Eric Lowry, 00:48:05 3, Mark Dobersch, 00:49:39 4, Michael Bishop, 00:51:52
5K MALE WHEELCHAIRS
1, Matthew Gibbs, 00:13:14 2, Mark Dobersch, 00:16:15