Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Local triathlete John-Gerard Farese bested a field of more than 600 competitors to claim first place at Sunday's 26th annual Madeira Beach Triathlon.
Covering a course that consisted of a half-mile swim, 15-mile bike and 3-1 mile run, Farese, 16 of St. Petersburg, crossed the finish line in one hour, nine minutes and six seconds to win by more than a minute.
Kailand Cosgrove made it a sweep for county residents at the top of the podium stand. Cosgrove, 21 of Tarpon Springs, completed the triathlon in 1:12:20 to finish three minutes faster than the field.
Laure Blume, 46 of Pinellas Park, came in third in the women's race in 1:17:17.
Age group winners from Pinellas County were: (M14 and under) Kobee Alsop, Clearwater, 1:24:28; (M15-19) Zach Heller, Seminole, 1:19:09; (M25-29) Jordan Raynovich, St. Petersburg, 1:09:53; (M30-34) Matt Shanklin, St. Petersburg, 1:16:04; (M masters) Chris Pyhel, St. Petersburg, 1:09:08; (M40-44) Lance Chambers, St. Petersburg, 1:12:57; (M55-59) Ron Murawsky, Clearwater, 1:19:49; (M60-64) Arthur Halttunen, St. Petersburg, 1:16:18; (M65-69) Edward Schroeder, Redington Beach, 1:35:40; (M75-79) Marcos Alegre, Seminole, 1:30:09; (M80 and over) Larry Yost, Treasure Island, 1:55:51; (Clydesdale 40 and over) Brian Butler, St. Petersburg, 1:21:54; (F14 and under) Angelica Ros Ambrose, Seminole, 1:42:33; (F15-19) Sarah Sykes, Largo, 1:23:06; (F30-34) Leslie Beauchamp, St. Petersburg, 1:22:25; (F masters) Cassie McWilliam, Clearwater Beach, 1:16:01; (F45-49) Claudia Junqueira, St. Petersburg, 1:18:05; (F50-54) Reva Moeller, Treasure Island, 1:24:00; (F60-64) Lindsay Bell, St. Petersburg, 1:43:07; (F65-69) Carol Jean Vosburgh, Treasure Island, 1:40:39; (F70-74) Annette Frisch, St. Petersburg, 2:03:05; (F80 and over) Jackie Yost, Treasure Island, 3:03:06; (Athena 1-39) Lisa Charest, St. Pete Beach, 1:26:29; (Athena 40 and over) Dawn Clark, St. Petersburg, 1:32:24.
In the mini-triathlon competition, Lori Stone, 38, of Largo captured the women's championship in a time of 31:41. Stone traversed the 200-yard swim, 5.4-mile bike and 1.2-mile swim 21 seconds faster than the rest of the field.
Alexandra Steele, 16 of Largo, earned a third-place finish after crossing in 32:10.
Kyle Deschenes, 15 of Largo, took second in the men's race in a time of 27:08, 1:08 behind race champion Paul O'Connor of Kissimmee.
James Sheets, 51 of Largo, was third in 27:30.
Age group winners were: (M15-19) Peter Powers, St. Petersburg, 30:11; (M25-29) Brent Long, Seminole, 31:00; (M35-39) Steve Sykes, Largo, 28:17; (M40-44) Ray Ward, Tarpon Springs, 31:02; (M45-49) Terry Wright, Tierra Verde, 29:58; (M50-54) John McKenna, Palm Harbor, 33:01; (M55-59) Roger O'Connor, Seminole, 35:30; (M60-64) Glen Gullickson, Seminole, 43:25; (M70-74) Richard Nelson, St. Petersburg, 43:48; (M80 and over) Ronald Milne, St. Petersburg, 52:24; (F15-19) Katharine Haddad, St. Petersburg, 34:25; (F25-29) Brooke Morse, Seminole, 36:54; (F30-34) Holly Tardif, Clearwater, 33:46; (F35-39) Lisa Taylor, Clearwater, 32:14; (F50-54) Christine Allard, Seminole, 38:53; (F55-59) Bobbie Gullickson, Seminole, 34:05.
Summer Kanstoroom, 13 of St. Petersburg, won the women's 11- to 14-year-old competition in a time of 26:46.
Age group winners in the 11-14 competition were: (M11) Matthew Wohlwend, St. Petersburg, 28:36; (M12) Jared McFadden, Seminole, 28:24; (M14) Kyle Snodgrass, Largo, 29:37; (F11) Reagan Quilty, St. Petersburg, 30:16; (F12) Leah Kunins, Gulfport, 31:38.
In the 7-10 competition, Paige Vanmiddlesworth of Seminole was the top triathlete in the 10-year-old women's age group after crossing in 21:12.
HARVEY'S 5K RUN: Cameron Wheeler of St. Petersburg won in his hometown to take the Harvey's 5K Run race championship Saturday.
Wheeler, 17, ran 16:46 to cross the finish line 14 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Wheeler edged Sam Chandler, 16 of St. Petersburg, who finished in 17 minutes even to grab second place and was the top runner in the men's 15-19 group.
Hunter McCann, 14 of Treasure Island, was third in 17:29 and first in the men's 10-14 group.
Ali Crabb, 21 of St. Petersburg, took the women's title in a blistering 17:09 to win by nearly four minutes.
Melissa Tomlin, 19 of St. Petersburg, claimed second in 21:02. She was also the top runner in the women's 15-19 group.
Age group champions from Pinellas County include: (M9 and under) Takuma Walter, St. Petersburg, 20:00; (F9 and under) Piper Williams, St. Petersburg, 39:00; (F10-14) Samantha Shafer, St. Petersburg, 33:30; (F20-24) Kelly McClenathan, St. Petersburg, 21:52; (F25-29) Stephanie Franzen, St. Petersburg, 22:09; (F30-34) Shannon Simon, Largo, 22:30; (F40-44) Terese Elbring, St. Petersburg, 22:09; (M45-49) Marty Slade, St. Pete Beach, 19:09; (M50-54) Chris Pedersen, St. Petersburg, 18:58; (F50-54) Deb Robinson, St. Petersburg, 24:05; (M55-59) Steven Byrne, St. Petersburg, 20:10; (F60-64) Victoria Ryan, South Pasadena, 30:28; (M65-69) James Ladig, Clearwater, 22:55; (F65-69) Suzi Turner, St. Petersburg, 41:01; (M70 and over) Joe Burgasser, St. Petersburg, 19:54; (F70 and over) Dede Buckley, St. Pete Beach, 32:09.
ZIVOLICH GETS RACE WIN: Clearwater resident Nick Zivolich was the champion at Saturday's Women's Orthopaedist Global Outreach Benefit 5K in New Port Richey.
Zivolich, 32, broke the tape in 21:13 to win by 39 seconds.
MILES FOR MOFFITT: A number of local residents captured age group honors at Florida Bank Miles for Moffitt 5K in Tampa on May 14.
Winning their division were: (F cancer survivor) Kim Mottert, St. Petersburg, 26:22; (F10-14) Caroline Wilder, St. Petersburg, 21:35; (F15-19) Sarah Folks, Pinellas Park, 21:42; (M30-34) Aleks Preston, St. Petersburg, 19:00; (M35-39) Charles Schauer, St. Petersburg, 19:46.
In the 5-mile competition, age group medals were awarded to: (M masters) Michael Coyne, St. Petersburg, 31:48; (M9 and under) Caleb Fruland, St. Pete Beach, 1:00:31; (M45-49) Chuck Segal, Belleair, 34:14; (M65-69) Steve Berg, Palm Harbor, 43:12; (M wheelchair) Doyle Mann, St. Petersburg, 19:34; (F cancer survivor; F40-44) Heather Boggini, St. Petersburg, 38:52; (F20-24) Hillary Adams, St. Petersburg, 35:14; (F70-74) Annette Frisch, St. Petersburg, 1:04:25.