Zach Buffington, Kelly Bullock Win 8K Chattanooga Chase

Monday, May 28, 2007

Teenager runners dominated the Chattanooga Chase 8k and 4k road races held at the Riverview Park in North Chattanooga on Monday.

19 year-old Zach Buffington won the Chattanooga Chase 8k race. Kelly Bullock, 40, was the female champion of the 8k event. The 4k road race was won by 18 year-old Michael Walker. 13 year-old Natalie Thedford was the 4k female champion.

This year marks the 40th running of the Chattanooga Chase, one of the oldest races in the area. A misdirection on the 5k course lead to a shortened race of approximately 4k.

The event experienced larger than expected participation, with 206 completing the 8k and 72 finishing the 4k. The event also featured a 1 mile fun run and walk.

The races raised money for Chattanooga’s Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing an alternative means to deal with juvenile non-violent crime.

Under new race direction the event featured new overall and age group awards designed to honor the Memorial Day holiday.

The races were produced by the Chattanooga Track Club and the Kiwanis Club of Chattanooga. The event was sponsored by Decosimo, Southern Coffee Service, First Tennessee and Lookout Mountain Tomato & Banana Company.

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CHATTANOOGA CHASE 8K Results
CHATTANOOGA, TN - May 28, 2007

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19

1 1 Zach Buffington 19 27:49
2 4 Leighton Steadman 16 29:58
3 6 Daniel Horseman 17 Cohutta GA 30:25
4 8 John Bruner 19 30:46
5 9 Jonathon Lavelle 17 30:56
6 11 Cody Carlson 18 Rocky Face GA 31:55
7 17 Brandon Wykoff 17 Dalton GA 32:48
8 26 Andrew Bruner 15 34:04
9 50 Kenny Steffes 14 Ooltewah TN 37:16
10 52 Andrew Gennett 14 Hixson TN 37:20
11 59 Bruce Smith 19 38:11
12 65 Marco Bianchini 16 East Ridge TN 38:42
13 90 Tim Boerema 18 41:01
14 133 Caleb Carlson 10 Rocky Face GA 45:20

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19

1 80 Jennifer Torrance 19 40:06
2 91 Chantel Dye 16 41:09
3 108 Anne Marie Rowe 16 43:39
4 110 Hallie Heald 14 43:42
5 157 Christina Edward 16 47:34
6 168 Becca Moore 16 48:55
7 182 Ashley Riner 14 Chattanooga TN 52:35
8 211 Brittany Taylor 16

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24

1 5 Matthew Mansell 21 30:00
2 14 Zachary Pyke 24 32:07
3 34 Will Dann 22 35:05
4 123 Patrick Davis 23 44:38

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24

1 67 Laura Davies 20 Chattanooga TN 38:50
2 71 Laurie Cook 23 38:57
3 79 Karin Krey 22 York SC 39:53
4 151 Lindsey Eck 24 Stephens City VA 47:10
5 197 Roxxann Quinn 21 57:40

MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29

1 28 Thomas Auteen 27 34:27
2 102 Andrew Voss 27 43:01
3 201 Bradley Marks 25 Chattanooga TN 59:27

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29

1 42 Jeannette Wilson 26 36:27
2 54 Cara Standifer 28 37:36
3 135 Erica Hutsell 27 45:32
4 139 Kristin Brinegar 27 45:54
5 140 Missy Suits 29 45:59
6 150 Mandy Houts 27 47:01
7 187 Teresa Klein 29 Soddy Daisy TN 54:59
8 193 Kelli Smith 27 Chattanooga TN 57:03
9 196 Becca Ammons 26 57:16
10 203 Rebecca James 26 Chattanooga TN 1:00:35
11 207 Susan Whitacre 26 1:02:12

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34

1 13 Nathan Kile 32 Point Mation PA 32:05
2 23 Zach Cowart 31 33:40
3 31 David Cook 33 34:36
4 39 Jason Hamrick 32 35:31
5 43 Michael Ellis 32 36:33
6 56 Jeremy Caldwell 30 37:56
7 57 Adam Burnett 32 38:00
8 66 Jeff Poteralski 31 Ringgold GA 38:48
9 69 Andy Gill 34 38:55
10 73 Kirk Mcdermott 34 Whitwell TN 39:06
11 87 Jason Irvin 34 Soddy Daisy TN 40:46
12 112 Chris Alexander 32 Chattanooga TN 43:48
13 116 Rusty Mawk 30 Hixson TN 44:00
14 163 Tom Sullivan 34 48:14

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34

1 117 Charlene Simmons 31 44:03
2 136 Beth Layman 34 Summerville GA 45:46
3 141 Meg Curtis 33 46:10
4 149 Lynne Stopford 32 46:58
5 156 Beth Tittsworth 31 47:33
6 170 Andrea Irvin 32 Soddy Daisy TN 49:05
7 188 Emily Breeding 32 54:59
8 194 Marci Smith 32 Chattanooga TN 57:04
9 199 Abby Haase 31 58:53
10 200 Alicia Chandler 30 59:03
11 209 Audra Mcdermott 34 Whitwell TN 1:03:09

MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39

1 7 Chris Wilson 35 30:39
2 16 Peter Murphy 35 32:33
3 19 Les Conner 38 32:54
4 25 Franklin Farrow 36 33:49
5 27 Greg Neargarth 38 Marietta GA 34:07
6 29 Dale Burrell 36 34:29
7 32 Ryan Shrum 39 34:41
8 33 Chris Rutledge 38 35:02
9 44 Chad Nash 36 36:38
10 62 Brian Lowman 35 38:30
11 70 Crandill Caughman 37 38:56
12 82 Curt Sims 35 40:31
13 103 Meyer Kao 39 43:03
14 114 David Boyd 39 43:51
15 186 Tony Klein 38 Soddy Daisy TN 54:39
16 198 Brian Hamfeldt 37 58:00

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39

1 83 Tara Murdock 37 40:35
2 98 Barbara Ensign 38 42:25
3 119 Sonya Reagor 37 44:20
4 155 Bridgette Wisdom 39 Hixson TN 47:20
5 171 Jacqueline Smith 36 HixsonTN 49:07
6 177 Beth Ford 37 51:30
7 204 Amy Hamfeldt 37 1:01:15

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44

1 21 Blake Martin 41 33:06
2 22 Mark Wisdom 40 Hixson TN 33:08
3 46 Ray Kellum 43 Signal Mtn TN 36:51
4 47 Ricky Taliafero 42 37:02
5 53 Marshall Rowe 42 37:31
6 55 Joey Howe 43 37:38
7 64 David Luff 43 38:42
8 74 Michael Fortner 40 39:07
9 88 Chris Conine 41 40:46
10 99 Jerry Hoffer 41 42:35
11 101 Howard Reagor 43 42:55
12 120 Ricky Park 42 44:25
13 132 Tim Arnold 44 45:19
14 152 Clifton Goodgame 44 47:14
15 153 Donnie Gregory 44 47:14
16 166 Kent Moore 41 48:24
17 167 Rory Deweese 43 48:45
18 176 Greg Regnian 43 Cleveland TN 51:14

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44

1 41 Kelly Bullock 40 Chattanooga TN 36:15
2 72 Sue Barlow 42 Harrison TN 39:02
3 84 Christine Post 40 40:38
4 95 Missi Johnson 42 Chattanooga TN 41:57
5 125 Bernice Delaney 41 Chattanooga TN 44:47
6 137 Kimberly Shelby 40 45:50
7 158 Michelle O'neil 41 47:36
8 160 Ellen Daniel 41 Lookout Mtn GA 47:51

MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49

1 2 Hugh Enicks 47 28:56
2 3 Chad Varga 48 29:29
3 10 Gregg Hansen 46 31:52
4 12 Chuck Denham 45 31:59
5 15 Cliff Milam 48 32:26
6 18 John Gracy 46 32:52
7 20 Mitchell Samuelian 48 32:58
8 36 Darren Lewis 46 35:16
9 40 Danny Gill 48 36:10
10 48 Greg Bruner 48 37:03
11 49 John Wikle 49 Hixson TN 37:07
12 60 Jerre Mosley 49 38:13
13 68 Doug Torrance 47 38:53
14 76 Terry Hampton 49 39:12
15 85 Hugh Sherbes 48 40:42
16 86 Jeff Daniel 47 40:45
17 106 Steve Smalling 46 Memphis TN 43:27
18 115 Eric Carlson 47 43:57
19 121 Ron Branam 45 Soddy Daisy TN 44:33
20 122 Steve Tompkins 45 44:35
21 143 Jeff Balser 46 46:23
22 154 Jeff Million 45 Chattanooga TN 47:17
23 161 Ian Harper 47 47:59
24 181 Bobby Bowling 49 51:56
25 205 Shelton Clark 45 1:01:15

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49

1 78 Margie Bruner 45 39:36
2 97 Lynda Webber 48 42:15
3 127 Terri Holden 49 44:47
4 129 Colleen Corban 49 45:05
5 173 Lisa Mcbryde 47 49:20
6 179 Kathy Allman 45 51:36
7 206 Karen Smith 49 1:01:36

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54

1 24 Joe Howell 51 33:42
2 30 Jim Steffes 51 Ooltewah TN 34:34
3 37 Marvin Watson 51 35:17
4 51 Michael Leary 50 Signal Mtn TN 37:19
5 61 Quinton Mansell 51 38:23
6 77 Bill Collier 54 Chattanooga TN 39:12
7 93 Carter Lynch 54 Chattanooga TN 41:18
8 100 Dennis Ford 53 42:50
9 105 Tim Glascock 51 43:27
10 145 Tom Wilkey 53 46:35
11 146 Tommy Holden 51 46:39
12 148 David Klinger 54 46:54
13 164 Steve Brooks 52 48:17
14 169 Bob Dann 52 48:59
15 178 Ralph Van Pitt 50 51:35
16 185 Bill Riner 51 Chattanooga TN 54:35
17 192 Steven Rubenstein 54 56:36
18 208 Dennis Henderson 53 1:03:05

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54

1 134 Melodie Thompson 51 45:28
2 138 Cindy Pointer 51 Hixson TN 45:50
3 165 Amy Mullens 53 48:18
4 174 Nelda Welch 54 49:56
5 180 Patsy Ging 53 51:38

MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59

1 38 Rick Rogers 55 35:20
2 45 Mike Martin 56 36:44
3 63 Steve Rogers 57 38:31
4 75 Flash Cunningham 56 39:10
5 94 Mike Mason 56 41:55
6 96 Mike Copeland 55 42:01
7 104 Butch Cooke 57 Ringgold GA 43:08
8 111 Pat Hagan 57 43:47
9 113 Bob Cutrer 57 43:49
10 159 Daniel Smith 55 47:37
11 175 Bill Moran 55 51:05

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59

1 184 Judy White 59 53:57

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64

1 58 Earl Groce 60 38:05
2 89 Cyrus Rhode Jr. 63 Spencer TN 41:00
3 107 Roy Dye 64 43:32
4 126 Walter Sinor 64 Chattanooga TN 44:47
5 144 Skip Patty 61 46:28
6 189 Charlie Breeding 60 55:29
7 190 Jim Selman 64 55:30
8 191 Dan Bailey 63 56:16
9 202 Glenn Roberts 60 Rock Spring GA 59:42

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64

1 147 Sue Anne Brown 61 Chattanooga TN 46:52
2 162 Theresa Samuelian 63 Chattanooga TN 48:05
3 172 Sylvia Grindley 64 49:15
4 195 Bonnie Wassin 62 Chattanooga TN 57:04

MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69

1 35 Sergio Bianchini 67 East Ridge TN 35:11
2 81 Jesse Roberson 67 Chattanooga TN 40:08
3 92 Doug Hawley 66 41:17
4 142 Harry Ireland 66 Cleveland TN 46:12
5 210 Lee Meadows 69 Chattanooga TN 1:03:13

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99

1 131 Jim Grindley 71 45:18
2 183 Raymond Simpson 73 Cleveland TN 53:52
CHATTANOOGA CHASE 4K
CHATTANOOGA, TN - May 28, 2007

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19

1 1 Michael Walker 18
2 2 Kaly Ratcliff 15
3 3 Chris Henderson 10
4 4 Kyle Keener 17
5 9 Bobby Ellington 15
6 17 Alistair Fider 19
7 18 Jordan Wade 15
8 22 Thomas Dammon 16
9 23 Nathan Gill 12
10 44 Quinn Mcginness 11
11 80 James Larson 12

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19

1 12 Natalie Thedford 13
2 30 Diana Melcher 19 Lookout Mtn. GA
3 54 Jeneva Steffes 10 Ooltewah TN
4 73 Ashley Eaton 15

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24

1 8 Adam Dodson 23
2 34 Dustin Del Rio 22

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24

1 35 Alli Holmertz 20

MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29

1 13 Andy Renwick 26
2 26 Patrick Johnson 27 Chattanooga TN
3 32 Matt Wiseman 28 Ooltewah TN

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29

1 29 Kalyndra Craven 26
2 38 Gina Mitch 29
3 39 Nancy Mcknight 26
4 62 Amy Hill 27
5 72 Gillian Wiseman 26 Ooltewah TN

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34

1 16 Palmer Whiting 33
2 28 Lee Dendy 33
3 33 Chris Sterchi 30

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34

1 15 Stacie Ledridge 31
2 53 Catherine Dendy 30
3 56 Jojo Marsh 30 Clarksville TN
4 58 Janet Smith 32
5 68 Emily Breeding 32
6 75 Jennifer Thurman 30 Ringgold GA
7 78 Fiona Shaffer 34
8 81 Jennifer Cambron 34

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39

1 47 Tracey Wade 38
2 50 Tamatha Farrow 35
3 51 Liz Hernandez 35
4 66 Tifni Herlevic 37

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44

1 14 Jose Martmez 42
2 37 Brian Santin 43 Chattanooga TN
3 43 Kevin Lawhorn 43
4 57 David Smith 40
5 65 Kevin Knight 40

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44

1 46 Farell Mcginness 44
2 71 Tammy Larson 43
3 77 Cynthia Morten 41

MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49

1 5 Wes Whitaker 46
2 11 Larry Barlow 46 Harrison TN
3 20 Leslie Wells 45
4 24 Barry Brock 46
5 25 Kevin Thedford 47
6 31 Gary Ray 48

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49

1 70 Laura Brock 49
2 74 Teresa Clard 48

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54

1 10 Carey Watson 54