A record number of 719
entrants registered for the Summer Kick-Off Fun Run at Clear Creek High School
in League City Saturday, June 8, 2002. Over
400 finished the 5K Run. This
family-oriented event attracted participants from age 1 to 80 in the 5K run, 3K
walk, and kid’s K run.
Bryan Williams of Dayton,
Texas returned to the Summer Kick-Off Fun Run and successfully defended his 5K
first place victory of last year. He
led the field with a time of 16:13. Bryan
was followed by his twin brother, Ryan (16:46) and brother Daniel (17:43) who
was eighth place over all. Ryan and
Daniel both took first place in their age groups.
The Williams brothers’ father, Herman, finished the 5K with a time of
24:41 that was good enough to place fifth in his age group.
Elliott Young of Houston led
the 5K women with a time of 19:56. This
was her first appearance at the Summer Kick-Off Fun Run.
She has only been running competitively for a year and a half.
The Summer Kick-Off Fun Run
took on an international flavor with a family of runners from Wales.
The men’s master’s division (over 40) was won by Philip Kendrick who
was on a family vacation from Llandringdod Wells, Wales, UK.
His time was a brisk 17:13 which placed him fourth overall. He found the Summer Kick-Off Fun Run web site before leaving
home and decided to make it part of his trip.
His daughter Emily came in second in her 15-19 5K age group.
Sophie joined her father in the winner’s circle with a first place
finish in the Kid's K run edging out sister Polly who came in second.
In keeping with the family
atmosphere Deb Clifford of Galveston was the 5K women master’s winner with a
time of 22:29 and her daughter, Erika, placed second in the 6 year old and under
kid’s K age group. Deb has
participated in many sports in the past. Now
she concentrates on competing in many runs in the greater Houston area.
She was just 6 seconds off the master’s winning pace in last year’s
Summer Kick-Off Run.
An enthusiastic group of
children aged 12 and under competed in the kid’s K run.
The brother duo of Chris and Matthew Baca of Lake Charles finished first
in their age groups in the Kid’s K run. They
were joined by age group winners Tiffany Tigges, Sophia Campos, and John
Almendarez.
Great refreshments were served
to the soothing sounds of Juan Manuel’s new CD special release for the Summer
Kick-Off Fun Run. Khambrel Marshall
of Channel 2 News started each event and presented the trophies and medals to
the winners at the post-race party held in the school courtyard.
OFFICIAL
RESULTS
Trophies
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
Bryan Williams (16:13)
Elliott Young (19:56)
Masters
Philip Kendrick (17:13)
Deb Clifford (22:29)
Age
0-9
1. Trevor
Johnson (24:54) Meschelle Gills (31:48)
2. Chris
Garcia (26:34) Holly Chia (36:27)
3. Mark
Halle (35:38)
Tracie Johnson (44:58)
Age
10-14
1. Matthew
Alves (19:59) Jessie Loerch (26:06)
2. Drew
Thomas (22:26)
Erin Boettcher (26:23)
3. John
Boettcher (22:38) Renee Reid (27:28)
Age 15-19
1. Daniel
Williams (17:43) Karen Brasier (21:20)
2. Joseph
Thompson (17:49) Emily Kendrick (21:28)
3. Alex
Hoeg (18:06)
Ashley Foster (22:51)
Age 20-24
1. Ryan
Williams (16:46) Amy Gerdes (23:16)
2. Nick
Skytland (20:47) Annie Bader (24:26)
3.
Brian Killpack (21:00)
Silvia Valdes (26:17)
Age 25-29
1. Sam
Rodriguez (18:26) Bridget Foley (20:40)
2. Randy
Garabedian (19:32) Suzanne Kraft (23:58)
3. Brian
Mossburg (20:35) Carmen Mologne (24:46)
Age
30-34
1. Cornelio
Garibay (17:22) Kim Stewart (23:49)
2. Jason
Barnes (17:38) Bonnie Adams (25:10)
3.
Manuel Trevino (18:13)
Monica Montoya (25:55)
Age 35-39
1. Steven
King (17:01)
Elisabet Boersheim (20:42)
2. Rob
Craven (17:23)
Amadeli Bencomo (23:53)
3. Lee
Swindler (19:11) Linda Loerch (24:02)
Age 40-44
1. Kurt
Pepper (18:08)
Elizabeth Schwandt (23:02)
2. Martin
Pesek (19:19) Paula Hagerman
(23:33)
3. Bill
Foster (19:41)
Audrey Christiansen (23:51)
Age 45-49
1. Paul
Falgout (18:30) Phyllis Rundhaug
(23:35)
2. J.
W. Hawronsky (18:48) Linda Ross (25:03)
3. Dale
Lee (19:10)
Joan Propp (25:14)
Age 50-54
1. Ronnie
Schreiber (22:14) Patrice Browne (29:31)
2. Richard
Halle (22:19) Helen McCarthy (30:31)
3. Raymond
Damian (24:28) Chris Webb (32:37)
Age 55-59
1. Ben
Harvie (19:02)
Ann Ferguson (24:17)
2. Robert
Wolfe (19:45) Mary Ann Ryerson
(26:55)
3. John
James (20:59)
Natalie Felan (31:57)
Age 60-64
1. Bill
Harding (20:23) Margaret Montgomery
(31:02)
2. Ken
Hodges (21:24)
Patricia Powell (31:13)
3. Brian
Peacock (22:44)
Age 65-69
1. Orville
Kremmer (22:40)
2. Savas
Saragoza (26:18)
3. Ray
Boytim (28:02)
Age 70-74
1. Robert
Ellis (22:02)
2. Dave
Powell (29:29)
3. Herman
Wolf (37:48)
Age 75-79
1. Jack
Thornby (32:27) Verna Jasso (45:06)
Age 80-84
1. Louis
V. Ciaccio (50:07)
Kid's K Run
Boys
Girls
(Actual Measure:
.42 miles)
Age 0-6
1. Matthew
Baca (3:17)
Tiffany Tigges (4:28)
2. Trevor
McCall (3:20) Erika Clifford
(4:34)
3. Derek
Hailey (4:09)
Sydney Harris (5:40)
Age 7-9
1. John
Almendarez (2:50) Sophia Campos (3:27)
2. Braden
Watts (3:06) Claire Mitchell
(4:30)
3. Joshua
Shivers (3:11)
Age 10-12
1. Chris
Baca (2:45)
Sophie Kendrick (2:43)
2. Kyle
Hutchinson (2:47) Polly Kendrick (2:47)
3.
Taylor Hart (3:26)
Lenora Muhm (2:54)