It was rainy, wet, and humid, but it was Marion so it was beautiful. Almost 200 runners turned out for the 2017 Annual Marion Village 5K on Saturday, June 24 despite the weather and the threat of looming thunderstorms.
The Town of Marion and the Friends of Marion Recreation Department host the annual race that raises funds to benefit the Marion athletics facilities and youth recreation programs.
The top finishers of each category are as follows:
Female Youth (1-13): Camri Vanness, 10, Rochester, at 28:40; Kathleen Blotner, 11, Carver, at 28:51; Tessa Winslow, 10, Rochester, at 31:28.
Male Youth (1-13): Tristan Brown, 12, Middleboro, at 27:02; Henry Cooney, 10, Marion, at 29:24; Noah Peters, 10, Marion, at 31:58.
Female High School (14-18): Isabelle Cheney, 15, Marion, at 22:00; Meghan Horan, 14, Mattapoisett, at 25:12; Michaela Mattson, 15, Marion, at 27:00.
Male High School (14-18): Evan Tilley, 16, Rochester, at 19:01; Geoffrey Noonan, 16, Marion, at 19:12; Alexei Sudofsky, 17, Marion, at 20:51.
Female Open (19-29): Biliana Minaylova, 28, Quincy, at 19:54; Emily Josephson, 19, Rochester, at 20:33; Lauren Fereshetian, 29, Marion, at 21:01.
Male Open (19-29): Andrew Sukeforth, 25, Middleboro, at 16:04; Michael Vaz, 23, Dartmouth, at 16:26; Ryan O’ Connell, 26, Middleboro, at 16:31.
Female Submaster (30-39): Heather Mahoney, 34, Westwood, at 19:36; Rebecca Citugno, 30, North Dartmouth, at 20:49; Nancy McGee, 34, Marion, at 22:57.
Male Submaster (30-39): Chris Mahoney, 39, Westford, at 16:41; Fred Warburg, 35, Marion, at 18:59; Jason Gonsalves, 35, Assonet, at 19:11.
Female Master (40-49): Anne Preisig, 49, Falmouth, at 21:19; Heather Vrattos, 47, Marion, at 24:24; Jennifer Lynch, 47, Marlborough, at 24:51.
Male Master (40-49): Curtis Moreira, 49, Marion, at 20:50; John Ashley, 44, East Freetown, at 21:16; Marc Bellanger, 44, Marion, at 22:58.
Female Senior (50-59): Danielle Murray, 50, Marion, at 26:29; Laurie Knapp, 53, Charlestown, at 27:08; Jane Tucker, 56, Marion, at 30:05.
Male Senior (50-59): Scott Anderson, 52, Fairhaven, at 17:51; Matt Sukeforth, 58, Middleboro, at 19:11; Michael Coffey, 59, Fairhaven.
Female Veteran (60-69): Patricia Swim, 63, Groton, at 26:56; Anne Shoemaker, 63, Marion, at 33:43; Ruth Griffin, 66, Mattapoisett, at 35:51.
Male Veteran (60-69): PJ Costa, 60, New Bedford, at 22:45; Mark Norige, 62, N. Attleboro, at 24:17; Kevin McCarthy, 69, Portsmouth, RI, at 24:41.
Female Grandmaster (70-99): Ann Fournier, 70, Dartmouth, at 34:48; Rachel McGourthy, 74, Mattapoisett, at 39:37; Teresa Dall, 71, Mattapoisett, at 42:33.
Male Grandmaster (70-99): Woody Wilson, 70, Westport, at 29:02; James Lanagan, 80, Mattapoisett, at 40:00; Thomas Swim, 72, Groton, at 40:41.
All the race results can be found on the JB Race website at www.jbrace.com.
By Jean Perry