Annual Village Fun Run

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

 

With whole watermelons, rather than trophies or plaques, presented as prizes there will be plenty of cold, ripe, watermelon for refreshment after hard workouts at the home of siblings Christina and Andy Peters this week.   The duo laid claim to the individual male and female titles at the 24th Annual Village Fun Run on Sunday evening.

 

Andy Peters, a senior at Yellow Springs HS, was the overall winner over the field of 50 runners, joggers and walkers.   Peters, who is this year's team captain for the High School's Cross Country Team, toured the 2 mile circuit on the streets of Yellow Springs in 10:30.  Evan Firestone, an alumni harrier headed to Wright State University on a cross country scholarship was runner-up in 11:01. Jacob Gunderkline, a HS junior was 3rd.

 
Peters’ older sister, Christina, headed back to Goshen College in Indiana for her second year in cross country and a major in Physics, finished 13th overall to claim the top spot among the women.  Christina’s winning time was 13:21.  Kai Cobles was second among the women in 13:36 with Yellow Springs high school frosh Allison Berry winning the scholastic division and placing third in 13:50.


In the junior high divisions Nate Reed claimed the boy's title by finishing 20th overall in 14:00.  Reed Jacobsen was second. Seventh grader Lois Miller won the Junior High Girls title by pacing the 2 mile run in 15:20. Paloma Wiggens was second.


Elementary school titles went to Megan Stetler in the 4th thru 6th grades division with Colton Johnson taking the Kindergarten thru 3rd grade category.


Philip Bottelier won the 35 to 39 division in 12:30 to claim the youngest of the Master's Men's divisions.  Cindy Sieck took the same title on the women's side in 15:55. Kirsten Skaggs took the 40-49 women’s title in 21:29 with Mike Duncy, 7th overall in 12:14, claiming the men's title.  In the 50 and over category it was HS coach Vince Peters claiming the win in 14:01 with both Gary Dixon and Dave Finster just seconds behind in this hotly contested division.

 

1)      Andy Peters (HSB) - 10:30

2)      Evan Firestone (Alum 19-29) – 11:01

3)      Jacob Gunderkline (HSB) – 11:11

4)      Sam Borchers (Alum 19-29) – 11:38

5)      Brock Gunderkline (HSB) – 11:53

6)      Eric Smith (Alum 19-29) – 12:12

7)      Mike Duncy (M45-49) – 12:14

8)      Anthony Pettiford (HSB) – 12:22

9)      Birch Robinson (HSB) – 12:24

10)  Philip Bottelier (M35-39) – 12:30

11)  Nerak Patterson (HSB) – 12:36

12)  Nick Thompson (HSB) – 13:01

13)  Tina Peters (Alum F19-29) – 13:21

14)  Austin Bailey (HSB) – 13:30

15)  Kai Cobles (F19-29) - 13:36

16)  Eric Bean (HSB) – 13:43

17)  Matt Salazar (HSB – Carroll) – 13:46

18)  LS James (HSB) – 13:49

19)  Alli Berry (HSG) – 13:50

20)  Nate Reed (JHB) – 14:00

21)  Vince Peters (M50-54) – 14:01

22)  Gary Dixon (M50-54) – 14:12

23)  Jessica Zagory (Alum F19-29) – 14:34

24)  Nathen Auten (HSB) – 14:55

25)  Lois Miller (JHG) – 15:20

26)  Thomas Kent (M19-29) – 15:26

27)  Reed Jacobsen (JHB – Fairborn) – 15:52

28)  Cindy Sieck (F35-39) – 15:55

29)  Dave Finster (M50-54) – 16:02

30)  Kathleen Galarza (F35-39) – 16:30

31)  Elizabeth Brown (F19-29) – 16:41

32)  Elizabeth Gonder (HSG) – 16:48

33)  Paloma Wiggin (JHG) - 17:48

34)  Megan Stetler (F4-6) – 18:40

35)  Seth Gordon (M35-39) – 18:41

36)  Addison Pettiford (HSB) – 18:43

37)  Hannah Kumbusky (HSG) – 18:45

38)  Kelly Miller (HSG) – 18:52

39)  Molly Borchers (F19-29) – 19:19

40)  Mackenzie Cromwell (F4-6) – 20:21

41)  Anndee Pettiford (F4-6) – 20:54

42)  Mary Triplett (JHG) – 21:05

43)  Kirsten Skaggs (F40-44) – 21:29

44)  Paul Comstock (M45-49) – 21:30

45)  Colton Johnson (Kindergarten) – 22:45

46)  Karen Cromwell (F30-34) – 27:25

47)  Dylan Borchers & Teresa Borchers NT