On the men’s side of the race the outcome was absolutely no surprise. Matt Barresi won the event for the 14th time. He finished the approximately three-mile run in a very impressive time of 16:50. Barresi, who is originally from the Columbia, Md., area, ran cross country and track in college at American University.
On the women’s side the winner, Emily Bascom, also ran cross country and track in college. She is originally from the Louisville, Ky., area and ran for the University of Louisville. She reports that after five children she is now back to running.
Top finishers by age group were:
Men
12 and under: David Hubaker, Philip Hubaker, Levi Hubaker
13-17: Jack Rice, Nick Gardela, Grant Taibl
18-30: Raymond Long, Chris Markham, Keegan Campanelli
31-42: Tom Bowman, Kris Steinebach, Juan Carlos Frigas
43-55: Eric Kroch, Bill Pemberton, Paul Cupec
56 and over: John True, Paul Sick, Paul Steinebach
Women
12 and under: Mia Semoli, Kylie Wild, Ashley Cooper
13-17: Saige Haney, Jackie Rodriquez, Chloe Yoon
18-30: Jennifer Maxwell, Payton Watson, Tori Kenzie
31-42: Joy Barresi, Angela Steinebach, Amanda Bietsch
43-55: Rose Brogan, Cheryl Edgerton, Lori Polliski
56 and over: Deb Lugar, Lindsay Britton, Lynn Hatch
Although there was some heavy rain in the area in the early afternoon, the Lake Monticello authorities held their breath and waited with regard to the swim across the lake. They were awarded with a break in the rain and the swim took place with no rain falling. At 3 p.m. 92 swimmers took to the water. Leading a number of strong female swimmers was Caylyn McNaul, who was the first swimmer to finish. McNaul is a rising junior who swims for the Fluco swim team and for the Lake Monticello Sharks.
The winner on the men’s side was Raymond Long, who had a busy day. In the morning he was the first place winner in the 18-30 age group of the Spirit 5K run.
Top finishers by age group in the swim across the lake were:
Men
8 and under: Zach Leoniewski
9-12: Joe Hardam, Jackson Kinsella, Joshua Hodges
13-17: Liam Perella, Ben Lopez, Carlos Gonzalez
18-30: Raymond Long, Austin Hurst, Chris Serrano
31-45: David Roberts, Eric Kroch, Juan Carlos Frigas
46-62: Stephan Thiriez, Gib Karr, Tom Crowe
62 and over: Paul Steinebach, Alden Bigelow, Jim Nemer
Women
8 and under: Audrey Harlow, Ava Gray, Gabriella Gray
9-12: Ally Lounsbury, Grace Farist, Emily Farist
13-17: Abby Harlow, Amelia Buswell, FeFe Nadone
18-30: Ashley Nero, Elizabeth Gill, Payton Watson
31-45: Maria Patch, Allison Thiriez, Jenny Jones
46-62: Cheryl Hardman, Sara Nero, Trisha Guarnico
63 and over: Mary Roper
