19th Annual Marion Village 5K

The weather held out on June 27 for the 19th annual Marion Village 5K.

About 250 runners flocked to Tabor Academy’s waterfront to prepare for the 3.1 mile race where the top 20 runners all ran times under 20 minutes.

Andrew Sukeforth won the race for the second year in a row in an impressive time of 16:02, over a minute ahead of the next finisher. Yet the course record still belongs to Jarrod Shoemaker, who captured it 10 years ago in a time of 14:15.

Next came Marion resident Tim Bolick in a time of 17:07 to take second overall. Then Bill Whelan of Wareham came in with a time of 17:49.

Fourth overall and first for the women was Devyn Pryor in an outstanding time of 18:33, finishing 45 seconds ahead of the next female. Meg Hughes, at age 13, finished 10th as the second woman in a time of 19:18.

Locals rounded out the top 10: Frederick Warburg and Paul Bolick of Marion finished 4th and 5th overall. Adam Sylvia of Rochester came in 7th while Tom Gelson of Marion finished in 9th.

In the 1-13 age group, there were 40 participants. The top three youth females were Meg Hughes, Grace Russell, and Rachel Zutaut. For the males, 10-year-old Harrison Hughes was first in a time of 19:37 followed by Marion residents Joshua Herndon and Bude Gelson.

Of the 19 high school runners, Alivia Bienz of Marion finished first for the ladies, followed by Emily Josephson of Rochester and Lulu Russell of Marion. For the boys, Adam Sylvia was first by over a minute followed by Evan Tilley of Rochester and Samuel Ferreira of Lakeville.

In the Female Submaster category (ages 30-39), Beckett Warburg of Marion led the way in a time of 22:12 followed by Jennifer Norige and Tara Couto. For the men, Frederick Warburg of Marion finished first in 18:43 followed by Brian Ayotte and Michael Phillips.

In the Female Master category, Marion native Gina Shield was first in 23:08, followed by Lisa Horan of Marion and Lynette Dochaine of Mattapoisett.

Sal Corrao of Mattapoisett led the Male Master’s in a time of 19:33 followed by Timothy Horan of Marion and Richard Cole of Westport.

In the Female Senior category, Janice Burston and Kathy Lopes finished just ahead of Marion’s Teresa Mattson.

Marion’s Paul Bolick and Tom Gelson led the male seniors followed by Lee Stover.

Anne Shoemaker of Marion was the first of the Female Veterans followed by Joanie Peterson and Mattapoisett’s Teresa Dall.

Mark Norige, Jeffrey Osuch, and Steve Morris were the top three Male Veterans.

Rachel McGourthy of Mattapoisett was the only woman over 70 to race, finishing in 37:14. William Jennings (72) and Joseph Oliveira (73) finished the course in times of 32:25 and 36:24 respectively.

Tabor Cross Country and Track Coach Chris Adams directed the race, which was once again a success, closing with a raffle, food, and prizes. Kathy Adams assisted in putting on the race as well as a number of Adams’ former and current Tabor athletes.

Next up for local races is the five-mile Mattapoisett 4th of July Road Race at Shipyard Park at 9:00 am.

By Julia O’Rourke

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