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Maryland Day Run/Walk for Hospice 10K/5K
By James Moreland
April 8, 2006
Leonardtown, MD
For the Washington Running Report

A record field turned out at the St. Mary's County Government Center for the 11th annual Run for Hospice. Prize money drew competitive runners to both races, with Haile Gelalcha (20) of Oxon Hill, MD winning the 5K in 15:12, and 16-year-old Olivia Webster of Mechanicsburg, MD placing first for women in 19:42. Soon-to-be masters Joe Daniels hustled home in a swift 17:15, which is often enough to win in a smaller race. Today, the four runners in front of him, all youngsters, busted 16:00. Oxon Hill seems to be the new hometown training area for Ethiopian runners.

Just as with the men, Webster was all alone winning, while second and third was highly contested. Hometown champ Suzanne Edgar (39) edged Julie Smith of Tappanannock, VA by five seconds in 20:56. For the men, Dema Woyessa (19, #533) photo-finished with Biyukgelion Regassa (20 #532, photo left) in a sub-5:00 pace 15:30.

5K Award Winners

MALE OVERALL
    1   529 Haile Gelalcha          20 Oxon Hill MD         15:12 V 

FEMALE OVERALL 1 157 Olivia Webster 16 Mechanicsville MD 19:42 V

MALE AGE GROUP: 01 - 12 1 19 Kyle Belanger 12 Hollywood MD 22:20 V 2 285 Joseph Joseph 11 Hollywood MD 24:45 V 3 279 Michael Spurling 11 Mechanicsville MD 27:11 V

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 01 - 12 1 281 Rebecca Forney 12 Leonardtown MD 25:10 V 2 293 Kelsey Hageman 09 Hollywood MD 27:39 V 3 69 Annie Imhof 07 Great Mills MD 39:31 V

MALE AGE GROUP: 13 - 19 1 532 Dema Woyessa 19 Oxon Hill MD 15:30 V 2 226 Eastman Lewis 19 St. Marys City MD 19:05 V 3 290 Michael Hageman 14 Hollywood MD 19:08 V

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 13 - 19 1 230 Anna Vaudin 19 St. Mary's City MD 21:54 V 2 225 Chrissy Holt 19 St Marys City MD 22:32 V 3 542 Ali Crane 16 Leonardtown MD 22:56 V

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29 1 533 Biyukgelion Regassa 20 Oxon Hill MD 15:30 V 2 552 Scott Weitecha 24 15:50 V 3 549 Paul Chasen 25 Lutherville MD 18:23 V

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29 1 228 Jamie Morganstern 20 St. Mary's City MD 22:02 V 2 170 Rhiana Allston 27 Hughesville MD 22:59 V 3 568 Sarah Burruss 27 Lexington Park MD 23:16 V

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39 1 33 Joseph Daniels 39 Camp Springs MD 17:15 V 2 190 Brett Wise 35 Valley Lee MD 20:00 V 3 63 Mike Granger 32 California MD 20:19 V

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39 1 201 Suzanne Edgar 39 Leonardtown MD 20:53 V 2 133 Julia Smith 37 Tappahannock VA 20:57 V 3 156 Clare Webster 39 Mechanicsville MD 22:12 V

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49 1 286 Andrew Mattingly 40 California MD 19:35 V 2 11 Brad Allen 48 Hollywood MI 21:06 V 3 207 Bradly Scherer 42 Lexington Park, MD 22:07 V

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49 1 208 Kathryn Scherer 41 Lexington Park MD 22:07 V 2 44 Jody Fagnano 44 Leonardtown MD 24:22 V 3 214 Judi Tsai 44 Mechanicsville MD 24:45 V

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59 1 258 Peter Blank 51 Annandale VA 23:09 V 2 202 Steven Grohsmeyer 54 Callaway MD 23:42 V 3 527 Robert Felkamp 54 Charlotte Hall MD 23:55 V

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59 1 47 Marian Fegeley 52 Hollywood MD 25:04 V 2 116 Helen Rebman 52 Lexington Park MD 35:14 V 3 191 Lynn Abram 50 Hollywood MD 35:46 V

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69 1 204 Roger Kilgore 62 Tall Timbers MD 21:34 V 2 557 Jack Hormell 63 Piney Point MD 26:48 V 3 111 Richard Prucha 62 Hollywood MD 33:50 V

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69 1 164 Joan Wilson 66 Hollywood MD 38:15 V

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99 1 36 J Wilson Davis 77 Lexington Park MD 32:28 V 2 55 William Gallagher 73 Hollywood MD 40:09 V

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99

After winning the St. Patrick's Day 8K in 23:36 on March 12 and taking second overall at the inaugural Shamrock Half Marathon on March 19 in 1:04:27, Gurmessa Kumsa (27, photo), now living in Oxon Hill, was obviously just coasting as he took first in 35:44 by more than two minutes over Travis Priest of California, MD. Patrick Griffith (61) of Alexandria, VA is nearly twice the combined ages of the two teens in front of him. His time was 38:50 and he has now won his age group in nine different distances this year from the mile to the marathon.

Sierra Schenk of Lusby, MD finished first in the women's division in 42:03 with masters runner Cathy Friedel keeping her honest about fifty meters back. Fourth place Karen Young of Boyds, MD ran her fourth 10K of the year. Last year she ran forty 10Ks. Lest you think she is off to a slow start, she already has run 28 races, including 10 ten milers. Grandmaster Dave McSherry has that topped. Last year he ran 62 5Ks and 52 10Ks. Already this year he has run 10 5Ks and today's 16th 10K.

10K Award Winners

MALE OVERALL
    1   431 Gurmessa Kumsa          27 Oxon Hill MD         35:44 X 

FEMALE OVERALL 1 394 Sierra Schenk 28 Lusby MD 42:03 X

MALE AGE GROUP: 01 - 12

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 01 - 12

MALE AGE GROUP: 13 - 19 1 321 Brandon Demers 16 Leonardtown MD 38:07 X 2 401 Alexander Smith 17 California MD 38:44 X 3 313 Timothy Bunales 17 California MD 42:49 X

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 13 - 19

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29 1 310 David Brown 27 Lexington Park MD 47:40 X 2 319 William Cosgrove 29 Callaway MD 48:21 X 3 387 Sean Roark 25 Lexington Park MD 49:09 X

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29 1 350 Elizabeth Jones 28 Fairfax VA 43:32 X 2 437 Amy Graham 27 Callaway MD 47:30 X 3 395 Jamie Schloff 25 Hoboken NJ 51:40 X

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39 1 382 Travis Priest 38 California MD 37:52 X 2 375 Victor Papagno 37 Hughesville MD 39:35 X 3 326 Miles Ervin 37 Lexington Park MD 40:02 X

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39 1 454 Karen Young 37 Boyds MD 46:26 X 2 448 Christine Jaffurs 36 Leonardtown MD 48:26 X 3 306 Susan Bergmann 33 Leonardtown MD 48:36 X

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49 1 402 David Smith 49 Tappahannock VA 41:49 X 2 304 Robert Bartholomew 42 Aberdeen MD 42:57 X 3 435 Craig Royal 40 Washington DC 43:06 X

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49 1 426 Cathy Friedel 42 Solomons MD 42:18 X 2 317 Kay Carver 42 Solomons MD 47:22 X 3 303 Cathleen Bartholomew 47 Aberdeen MD 49:51 X

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59 1 415 Bernard Wright 59 Pomfret MD 42:10 X 2 440 Dave McSherry 51 Camp Hill PA 43:36 X 3 436 Dennis Barr 52 Ridge MD 47:37 X

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59 1 380 Jane Poole 58 Washington DC 49:40 X 2 403 Cheryl Speer 50 Lexington Park MD 51:33 X 3 358 Jeanne Larrison 51 Chesapeake Beac MD 59:11 X

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69 1 342 Patrick Griffith 61 Alexandria VA 38:49 X 2 385 Bill Rebman 60 Lexington Park MD 55:43 X 3 406 Bronson Sweeney 62 Baltimore MD 1:14:56 X

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99 1 413 Richard Williams 70 Alexandria VA 48:34 X

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99

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