by Bea Peterson, results furnished by Elizabeth Wagner
Runners from the local and Capital District areas, Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia and New Jersey participated in the 25th Annual Run for the Roses at Grafton Lakes State Park on Sunday, August 8. The event benefits the Grafton Community Library. Activities started at 8 am with a Nature Walk around Shaver Pond to benefit the Courtney Carelli Literacy Foundation, followed by the Run. Later the little tykes took off for the one mile Fun Run. These events are a highlight at the Park every year. Congratulations to Joel Frost-Tift, 22, of Averill Park who won this year’s race, his fifth win here! He completed the course in 15:53 minutes. The record is 15:17 set by Rich Coughlin in 1989.
The female winner, Larissa Melendez, 16, of Cobleskill finished in 19:51. The record is 17:08 set by Lori Hewig in 1990.
Participating local runners and their times were:
Ethan Estabrooks, Cropseyville, 19:12
Bruce Riccardi, Berlin, 20:22
Andrew Gilchrist, Jr., Cropseyville, 20:41
Kevin Weber, Stephentown, 20:47
Connor Hoyt, Cropseyville 20:49
Adam Lowe, Petersburgh, 21:03
Aaron Estabrooks, Cropseyville, 21:40
Jason Sawyer, Petersburgh, 21:43
Kayleigh Corrado, Cherry Plain, 21:51
Anne Strock, Petersburgh 22:03
Doug Lentivech, Cropseyville, 22:37
James Lentivech, Cropseyville 22:52
Nick Conrad, Cropseyville, 23:11
Nicole Stagnitti, Petersburgh, 24:39
Cesar Valle, Grafton, 25:52
Robert Gilchrist, Cropseyville 26:00
Amie Bortnick, Cropseyville 26:01
Sasha Slattery, Petersburgh, 26:05
Andrew Gilchrist, Sr., Cropseyville, 26:21
Matt Kelly, Grafton, 26:36
Ariel Hodges, Petersburgh, 26:59
Kevin Longacker, Petersburgh, 27:07
Emily Olson, Berlin, 27:44
Paul Montgomery, Petersburgh, 27:52
Demery Weeks, East Nassau, 27:55
Maria Sime, Stephentown, 27:56
Rebecca Olson, Berlin, 28:05
Mike Kennedy, Grafton, 28:07
Emily Wilwol, Hoosick Falls, 28:14
Brad Bortnick, Cropseyville, 29:09
Cristi Lamontagne, Berlin, 29:20
Maria Fierro, Petersburgh, 29:22,
Sharon Strock, Petersburgh, 29:45
Colin Carelli, Grafton, 30:51
Sara Kennedy, Grafton 34:16
Katelyn Naske, Cropseyville, 34:26
Mikhaile Richards, Cropseyville, 35:32
Elizabeth Miller, Berlin, 36:31
Jessica Crandall, Cropseyville, 36:48
Mary Gagnon, Cropseyville, 37:14
Liz Weber, Stephentown, 39:23
Kayleigh Corrado of Cherry Plain was third in the female 15-19 age group, Ethan Estabrooks of Cropseyville was third in the male age 20-29 and Nicole Stagnitti of Petersburgh and Amie Bortnick of Cropseyville were second and third in the female age 30-39 age group. Anne Strock of Petersburgh was first in the female age group 40-49.
