Nancy Thonen, the overall women’s winner at 20:12, has only been running for 8 years. She has been very successful in those years as she adds the Summer Kick-Off run to her list of victories that include the Blue Bell 10K and other events running on the BP Amoco athletic team.
Paul Falgout was the men’s masters winner finishing at 18:09 in his fifth Kick-Off run. This was his first victory as a master’s competitor, a new division for this life-long runner. Coming down from Spring, Barbara Rowe nabbed the women’s masters title with a 22:02 in her first Kick-Off run.
Other notable achievements include a phenomenal 22:40 finish by 62 year old Joyce Gaskin. The Williams twins, Bryan and Ryan from Dayton came in second and fourth overall with 16:41 and 17:03 times, respectively. Olan Langham, the dean of Bay Area running at age 83, added another age group gold medal to his award case finishing in 52:54.
In the 1 K Kid’s race (actual distance .42 miles), James Andrew Jones edged Ryan Baker at the finish to capture the boy’s gold. Kristi Owens finished one second in front of Lauren Novak to win top girl’s honors.
A record number of 583 people entered the 5K run, Kid’s K run, and 3K walk events. Thom Marshall, Houston Chronicle columnist, started each event and presented trophies and medals to all the winners. Participants and guests were provided with a wide range of refreshments after the exercise.
The Summer Kick-Off Run is held in memory of James Glenn, a Clear Creek High School student and athlete who died while attending and playing football at Texas A&M in 1991. Benefits from the Summer Kick-Off Run are used to provide student scholarships through the James Glenn Foundation. This year $1000 scholarships were awarded to Clear Creek High School graduates Jessica Carroll who will be attending Tulane University and playing basketball there and to Raymond Stoney who will be majoring in pre-med at Duke University next year.
Further information about the run and complete finish results can be found on the Summer Kick-Off Fun Run Internet Web page, http//www.pointcom.net/~funrun.
Run sponsors are Star Toyota, St. John Sports Medicine Center, Frost Bank, Landry Chiropractic, Esteban's Cafe and Cantina, J. Derek Tieken DDS, Hall's Insurance, Safari Animal Care Centers, SR Signs, and Sam and Susan Juliano.
OFFICIAL RESULTSTrophies and medals were awarded to the overall 5K men and women finishers. Medals were awarded to the 5K masters (age 40 and over) and to the first three age group finishers in the 5K and 1K runs.
5K Run Men Women Overall Rudy Rocha Jr. (15:43) Nancy Thonen (20:12) Masters Paul Falgout (18:09) Barbara Rowe (22:02) Age 0-14 1. Alex Valdez (18:54) Karen Brasier (22:34) 2. Ryan Fields (24:10) Nancy Owens (24:24) 3. Patrick Loynes (26:07) Elissa Loynes (26:29) Age 15-19 1. Bryan Williams (16:41) Gigi Rohmfeld (21:07) 2. Ryan Williams (17:03) Claudia Gomez (23:20) 3. Mark Walter (17:23) Carla Theriault (27:00) Age 20-24 1. Jeremy Woods (18:14) Michelle Holbrook (26:21) 2. Julian Valencia (18:27) Tamra Webb (28:02) 3. Phuong Nguyen (20:16) Catherine Lu (28:04) Age 25-29 1. James Lawrence, Jr. (17:18) Amber Pawlowski (23:08) 2. Derek Wood (17:46) Christina Flores (24:18) 3. James McCabe (22:23) Sara Revell (25:19) Age 30-34 1. Trent Williams (16:54) Lisa Armstrong (20:52) 2. Chris Zeitvogel (18:36) Chuan Gao (22:05) 3. John Morton (19:04) Dianne Botting (24:27)
Age 35-39 1. Kevin Slaton (17:17) Lynnie Terry (20:59) 2. Rob Craven (17:51) Julie Groff (21:21) 3. James Stubblefield (18:21) Linda Young (21:36) Age 40-44 1. Bill Foster (19:08) Diane Capoferri (26:58) 2. Michael Leski (19:47) June Hruska (30:12) 3. David Allen (20:17) Kathy Novack (30:17) Age 45-49 1. John Hawronsky (18:28) Eva Luckey (22:15) 2. Osvaldo Castillo, Sr (18:34) Sheron Kaye Rohmfeld (24:32) 3. Mark Anderson (19:33) Nancy Watson (24:38) Age 50-54 1. Ben Harvie, Jr (20:36) Marilyn Rolf (37:37) 2. Rick Halle (20:45) Angela Mendoza (37:59) 3. Randy Webb (28:02) Norma Lundberg (40:52) Age 55-59 1. Desmond Rolf (27:51) Paula Carroll (32:01) 2. Thomas Pendleton (28:07) Lynda Garrison (34:30) 3. Art Jones, Jr. (29:05) Sandy Peck (37:27) Age 60-64 1. Bill Harding (21:09) Joyce Gaskin (22:40) 2. Chin Lin (23:51) Sally Reed (28:41) 3. Don Henderson (24:28) Age 65-69 1. Orville Kremmer (21:31) 2. Robert Ellis (22:00) 3. Anthony Castagna (25:00) Age 70-74 1. Tony Lopez (25:31) Age 75-79 1. Louis V. Ciaccio (34:45) 2. Jack Coffelt (36:58) Age 80-85 1. Olan Langham (52:54) Kid’s K Run Boys Girls (Actual Measure: .42 miles) Age 0-6 1. Jared Owens (3:42) McCall Frampton (3:35) 2. Mark Halle (3:55) Jordan Symon (3:43) 3. Taylor Lee Reyes (4:38) Emily Trusky (3:45) Age 7-9 1. Taylor Echols (2:37) Patricia Gomez (3:03) 2. Quinn Baker (2:42) Samantha Groff (3:04) 3. Luke Baker (2:57) Theresa Halle (3:08) Age 10-12 1. James Andrew Jones (2:26) Kristi Owens (2:59) 2. Ryan Baker (2:26) Lauren Novack (3:00) 3. Patrick Johnson (2:32) Carolina Gomez (3:04)