Town’s Gary is Freedom Run overall 2-Mile champ
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Top two 2-mile finishers: Mary Alex Gary of Farragut and Samuel Sosebee of Dayton. - Michelle Hollenhead
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Matt Gordon was second in 35-39 Male 1-Mile, while his son, Chase, 8, won first place in 7-8 Male 1-Mile. - Michelle Hollenhead
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In 7-8 1-Mile, Granville Long, right, was second and Hudson Hogue third. - Michelle Hollenhead
Annual Farragut Freedom Run 1- and 2-mile races held on Independence Day morning, Tuesday, July 4, had its largest turnout ever according to organizers.
Hosted by Fleet Feet Knoxville and Brooks, the races “went really well” and had “451 runners registered for the race,” said volunteer Eva Freer, who oversaw the events in the stead of Fleet Feet owners Shahin and Cheryl Hadian. “This was 22 percent more than last year.”
The race kicked off near Town Hall on South Campbell Station Road and concluded in the parking lot of Farragut Towne Square, Kingston Pike.
Farragut resident Mary Alex Gary was the first 2-mile runner to cross the finish line (11:51), giving her the Female Open win as well.
Following the races, Fleet Feet made a $5,000 donation to Smoky Mountain Service Dogs from race proceeds.
1-mile winners
(All winners from Knox Co. unless otherwise noted)
Female Open, Rylee Gifford, 17, 5:24;
Male Open, Nicholas Deguira, 15, 5:19;
Female Master, Jennifer McKelvey, 59, of Maryville, 7:15;
Male Master, Chris Davis, 45, 5:31;
Female Grandmaster, Angie Kirby, 55, 9:56;
Male Grandmaster, John Marsh, 59, of Falls Church, Virginia, 6:12;
Female Veteran, Carol Downing, 67, of Monkton, Maryland, 12:02;
Male Veteran, John Thornburg, 67, of Speedwell, 7:27;
Female ages 6-U, Ariah Smith, 5, 9:52;
Male ages 6-U, Thomas Scott, 6, 8:50;
Female ages 7-8, Anna Kate Gary, 8, 7:19;
Male, ages 7-8, Chase Gordon, 8, of Greenback, 7:27;
Female 9-10, Landry Carter, 9, 8:08;
Male, 9-10, John Long, 10, 6:51;
Female, 11 to 14, Anna Ogle, 14, 6:53;
Male, 11-14, Talan Sturdevan, 14, 5:26;
Female, 15-19, Ella Gruzalski, 15, 9:32;
Male, 15-19, Ian Smith, 19, 6:00;
Female 20-24, Nyah Marasigan, 20, 10:05;
Male 20-24, Cole Smith, 20, 6:33;
Female 25-29, Kailea Davis, 27, 11:24;
Male 25-29, Brandon Ball, 27, 8:17;
Female, 30 -34, Laura Nolen, 30, Alcoa, 7:40;
Male, 30-34, Tony Sax, 30, 5:59;
Female 36-39, Crystal Scott, 37, 8:50;
Male, 35-39, Ryan Wells, 39, 5:41;
Female, 40-44, Kyli Wooten, 44, 7:34;
Male, 40-44 winner, Daniel Sturdevan, 43,, 6:45;
Female 45-49, Celia Gruzalski, 47, 9:50;
Male, 45-49, Ashley Charles Ogle, 47, 8:23;
Female, 50-54, Cynthia Trenner, 51, 10:33;
Male 50-54, Brian Shugart, 50, 6:20;
Female 55-59, Dian Hall, 59, of Farragut, 10:38;
Male, 55-59, Ralph Pillinger, 58, 7:01;
Female, 60-64, Carla Reel, 60, 17:17;
Male, 60-64, Colin Moskal, 62, 10:54;
Female, 65-69, (Smoky Mountain Service Dogs) Ellen Furlong, 67, Rockwood, 28:38;
Male, 65-69, Jim Bolon, 67, 12:41;
Female, 70 to 74, Vicki Schwerdt, 70, Maryville, 13:49;
Male, 70-74, Jeff Oescher, 70, Loudon, 28:29;
Female 75-79, Kristin Corbitt, 75, 12:52;
Male, 75-79, John Byrd, 76, Clinton, 7:31; and ...
Female, 80 to 84, Dana Moser, 80, 16:30.
Other 2-mile Open winners
Male Open, Samuel Sosebee, 20, of Dayton, 11:53;
Female Master, Jenny Vance, 41, 17:12;
Male Master winner, Kevin McDonnell, 45;
Female Grandmaster, Katy Burton, 53, 19:00;
Male Grandmaster winner, Ethan Turnek , 51, Kingston, 14:22;
Female Veteran, Melissa McCoy, 62, Lenoir City, 20:15;
Male Veteran winner, Jody Hinds, 73, Maryville, 18:21;
Female 6-U, Avery Leicht, 3, Temecula, California, 22:51;
Male, 6-U, Ashton Simpson, 6, 23:21;
Female 7-8, Alyssa Leicht, 8, Temecula, California, 28:14;
Male 7-8, Tyler Rushing, 8, Lenoir City, 16:27;
Female 9-10 champion, Serena Hatten, 10, 19:27;
Male 9-10, Vincent Zhou, 10, 15:00;
Female 11-14, Karis Meek, 11, 15:53;
Male 11-14, Kizer Meek, 13, 13:26;
Female 15-19, Ashley Van Tol, 19, 18:01;
Male 15-19, Barrett Lemons, 15, 12:43;
Female 20-24, Maggie Froning, 20, Oak Ridge, 14:31;
Male 20-24, Sullivan Curry, 24 15:23;
Female 25-29, Kayla McCoy, 26, Newnan, Georgia, 21:41;
Male 25-29, Cole Buckner, 26, Maryville, 12:05;
Female 30-34, Jenny Lane, 34, 19:18;
Male 30-34 winner, Grayson Martin, 33, 15:30;
Female 35-39, Kati Thornbury, 36, Collierville, 20:16;
Male 35-39, Gregory Downs, 36, 14:41;
Female 40-44, Mariel Clark, 43, 18:05;
Male 40-44, Jamie McCart, 42, 12:38;
Female 45-49, Carolyn Weigel, 49, 18:57;
Male 45-49, Marcus Steward, 49, 16:43;
Female 50-54, Edna Thompson, 53, 20:15;
Male 50-54, Jason Hart, 54, 16:02;
Female 55-59, Angela Buckner, 55, Maryville, 23:09;
Male 55-59 winner, Mike Teague, 59, Louisville, 22:14;
Female 60-64, Sherri Adams, 60, 21:16;
Male 60-64, Chris Clay, 61, 18:24;
Female 65-69, Debbie Moskal, 67, 24:24;
Male 65-69, Michael Lee, 67, 27:09;
Female, 70-74, Maryjane Pitts, 72, 23:30;
Male 70-74, Martin Sellers, 71, Speedwell, 22:47;
Female 75-79 winner, Peggy Smith, 76, The Villages, Florida, 35:17;
Male 75-79, Bill Morgan, 76, 25:16; and ...
Male, 80-84, David Hartzler, 83, 29:15.
