Submitted by Tom Conklin, guess blogger and race director of the 6th Annual Jumpstart St. Patty’s Day River Trail Run/Walk. The race was held on Saturday, March 15 in The Dalles, Oregon.
Rory O’Holloran’s bagpipes started the 2014 Jumpstart St. Patty’s Day Run in The Dalles. Photo credit Scott McMullen.
With the wild winter in The Dalles causing the cancellation of the Valentine’s Day race in February, folks throughout the Gorge were itching to get out and hit the trail. All participants were treated to the finest day of the year with 70 degrees and a splendid day of competition. This race was the final of three Jumpstart Winter Trail events to keep people moving.
With a clear trail and sunny spring sky, all runners and walkers took off with the passion of Rory O’Holloran, (who was the official bagpiper for the morning).
The funds raised in this event will go towards two organizations: Colonel Wright Elementary physical education and Jumpstart Summer Basketball Camp held in Dufur, Oregon.
The 5k and 10k course looped past Devco Mechanical (one of two Jumpstart event sponsors) staying with the river a majority of the distance. Local favorite Erin Ford was the first female 10K finisher in a time of 41:41 while 2nd and 3rd place awards went to Leanne Neal with a finish time of 45:54 and Sophie Whitehead with a finish time of 47:35. In the men’s race, Clint Bogard finished first in 43.18 with Dave Heineck taking 2nd with a time of 43.57, and Allen Dushan finishing 3rd with a time of 44:24.
In the 5k race Rick George circled the course in 21:55 to take the gold while Declan Liddiard earned 2nd with his time of 22.52. Kevin Liddiard crossed the line in 23.06 to earn 3rd. In the female division, Ronda Strong won in 26:27, followed by Ashley Howe in 27:30 and Cameo Semaia running 27:33 for third place.
In the 3k race, a slew of elementary runners showed up to test their skills for the podium with 6th grader, Slyvan Linker, coming in first in a time of 12.32 and 7th grader Justin Conklin taking 2nd in 14:32. Colonel Wright Elementary 4th grader Osvaldo Munoz earned the bronze with a time of 15:37. For the female 3k division, 3rd grader Giselle Oretga ran 21:05 for first, while 2nd grader Allyson Awmiller took 2nd with 21:10 and her kindergarten sister, Brooke Awmiller earned the bronze with a time of 21:14.
Jumpstart events have no charge to participate and are open to any K-5 youth. Programs throughout the year include elementary cross country races, track meets, winter trail runs, and a full week basketball camp which runs during the third week in June in Dufur, Oregon, from 9a-3p each day. The funds raised through these winter trail events coupled with the sponsorships from Devco Mecanical and Casa El Mirador allow many events to be paid for during the year. Jumpstart Basketball camp is a fundamental camp that focuses on all aspects of skill development taught by seasoned coaches, who themselves are current/former coaches and/or players. This camp is limited to 150 boys and girls grades 2-9th. For more information go to: Jumpstartcamps.com—Jumpstart Camp Activities.
Below is the order of finishers in each race distance:
(sorry for the all caps, we’re just very excited to have them sent to us!)
3k FINISHERS
Order of finishers
Sylvan Linker 12.32
Justin Conklin 14.32
Osvaldo Munoz 15.37
Giselle Oretga 21.05
ALLYSON AWMILLER 21.10
BROOKE AWMILLER 21.14
ROBERT AWMILLER 21.15
JUSTIN CHAFFIN 21.45
SPENCER TAYLOR 22.30
BRENDEN MANCIU 24.39
AUSTIN MANCIU 24.43
DORIS CUNNINGHAM 24.44
KRISTEN MANCIU 24.45
FELIX ZAMUDIO 25.37
LIZ MARCISO 27.39
SKYLYNE MILLER 27.45
ALYSSA MANCIU 27.54
ALLYSON LUTJENS 27.54
LYNDY TAYLOR 33.40
HEATHER TAYLOR 33.46
WILLIAM LANDERS 35.41
MYRA HAMPTON 40.14
AMY HAMPTON 40.15
5k FINISHERS
Rick George 21.55
DECLAN LIDDIARD 22.52
KEVIN LIDDIARD 23.06
SCOTT BRYANT 24.34
AIDEN LIDDIARD 24.39
OWAN LAMP 24.40
BRANDON SHEWMAKER 25.42
RON HARDER 26.26
RONDA STRONG 26.27
ASHLEY HOWE 27.30
CAMEO SEMAIA 27.33
SHANA MATTSON 28.16
MELANIE KERCMAR 28.56
SUSIE GRIFFIN 29.31
ELAINE SHEPHERD 29.33
MOISES CATALAN 29.36
TINA KRAUSE 30.24
DEBBIE SHARP 30.50
YVONNE PEPIN-WAKEFIELD 30.54
SARAH RICHARDS 31.49
KATHY WILLIS 32.03
CINDY BERKSHIRE 32.52
TRACY HOCTOR 33.32
ANGELA ERLAND 33.33
KANDY FLORES 33.35
FRANCENE WILHELM 34.20
FLORENCE HARTY 34.42
MARSHA MORRISON 35.15
STEPHEN BRADLEY 34.40
HEIDI CARDOZA 35.56
SOPHIE BUCKWALTER 35.57
HOPE JOHNSON 36.41
MAIA MONTECALVO 36.43
MICHELLE MONTECALVO 36.44
PATTY COOPER 37.10
LISA HARRIS 37.18
RUTH EMETT 37.37
JULIE MCCLURE 39.20
GINNY MARTIN 39.30
PAMELA JENSEN 40.18
NANCY MATTHEWS 42.45
RIVER MCCLURE 42.45
DEBBIE SANGURAS 44.24
GREMLIN ROBINSON 44.55
LINDA CHAMBERS 45.15
JAN HOLT 45.47
JENN ASHLEY 45.59
BRENDA GREEN 45.59
JOANN CANESSA 46.07
CELESTE MINNIS 46.35
SUSAN HESS 46.41
SANDRA HAYNIE 48.39
CAROLYN CRYSTAL 48.41
SAVANNAH FLORES 50.29
VICKI ROSENBURG 50.46
KAREN COLE 50.47
ED DEVLAEMINCK 50.47
JESSICA DEVLAEMINCK 50.47
AMANDA BUTLER 61.57
RACHEL SHARP 69.04
SHARON PAZ 69.13
10 K FINISHERS
ERIN FORD 41.41
CLINT BOGARD 43.18
DAVE HEINECK 43.57
ALLAN DOSHAN 44.24
LEANNE NEAL 45.54
SOPHIE WHITEHEAD 47.35
AMANDA HOEY 47.39
STEPHANIE IRVING 47.59
GERALD ALLISON JR. 48.19
JENNIFER DONNELLY 48.56
BETSY SCOTT 49.06
DENISE HILKEY 49.14
CARLY HERON 50.25
TERRE HARPER 50.53
SHEILA BURCHELL 55.59
KERRY HALLYBURTON 56.14
HEATHER RUNYON 57.16
TOM HARRIS 57.36
NICOLE CHAFFIN 58.51
BRYAN MEARS 59.49
LAUREL ZIMMER 60.07
PAT ZIMMER 60.17
CARLY BORTON 60.46
ANA LACY 61.50
COLLEEN REGALBUTO 63.13
JIM FISH 63.32
JUSTIN BROCK 67.13
TRACI BROCK 67.14
SUSAN BILLETTE 69.48
KATY GILLIAM 71.00
JENNIFER HARRIS 74.13
VIDA FACIO 85.13
SYMANTHA MCCLENNAN 85.42
MRAGARET COOK 85.44
TRACY DUGICK 86.59
JANET STAUFFER 86.59
