Photo Gallery of St. Barnabas 5K: Jed Christiansen Wins, Sets Course Record Again

When 25-year-old Jed Christiansen crossed the finish line Saturday morning with a time of 14:41, it marked the third year in a row that the Greenville resident set a course record for the annual 5K Run/Walk.

Kacey Gibson, 22, of New Castle captured first place in the women’s division with a time of 18:09.

Nearly 900 runners and walkers signed up for this year's 5K.

Proceeds from the event benefit the

The second-place overall male finisher was Nicholas Stenuf, 25, of Syracuse, NY.  His time was 15:34.  Third place was Nick Edinger, 21, of Mars, with a time of 15:46. 

The second place overall female finisher was Danica Snyder, 19, of Butler, with a time of 18:21. The third place overall female finisher was Heidi Manfred, 31, of Altoona with a time of 19:18.  

Larry Richert of KDKA Radio and Trisha Pittman of WPXI-TV were the masters of ceremonies.  sang the national anthem.

Sputzy and The Soul Providers provided music.

TRACO was the signature sponsor; Clayton Kendall was the T-shirt sponsor; UPMC Health Plan was the course sponsor; Trib Total Media was the finish line sponsor and WPXI-TV was the entertainment sponsor of the event.

Again this year, the event included Master (ages 40-49) and Grand Master (ages 50 and over) divisions that were determined by an age-grading formula.  Being honored in those divisions were:

MASTER

Men’s

1.  Andrew Heim, 41, Tarentum, 17:34

2.  Glenn Edwards, 42, Pittsburgh, 17:36

3.  Douglas Basinski, 41, Pittsburgh, 18:10

Women’s

1. Kim Ebbert, 40, Valencia, 22:09

2. Sharyl Relic, 53, Mars, 22:32

3. Dorothy Moxie, 47, Sarver, 22:37

GRAND MASTER

Men’s

1. Gary Sauer, 52, Wexford, 18:20

2. Dave Chinchilla, 52, Ambridge, 18:45

3. Dean Rowland, 61, Castleshannon, 19:44

Women’s

1. Debbie Deddo, 54, Valencia, 23:01

2. Dee Super, 55, Pittsburgh, 23:22

3. Michele Bamburak, 50, Wexford, 25:16

Ninety-six more medals were given to the top three winners in the 16 age categories in the men’s and women’s divisions. The winners for each category are:

MEN’S DIVISION

Ages 9 & Under

1. Asher Harrington, 8, Gibsonia, 27:21
2. Owen Schessler, 7, Gibsonia, 28:41
3. Ben Rishel, 7, Gibsonia, 33:14

 Ages 10 – 14

1. Christian Hessler, 14, Ellwood City, 20:06 
2. Matthew Wilk, 14, Cheswick, 20:09
3. Bryce Kopchak, 10, Gibsonia, 22:29  

 Ages 15 – 19

1. Evan Gomez, 19, Butler, 15:56
2. Ryan Archer, 17, Sewickley, 16:02
3. Brian Shields, 17, Allison Park, 16:10   

Ages 20 – 24

1. Josh Christopher, 23, Pittsburgh, 15:51  
2. David Vaccarello, 22, Cranberry, 15:58
3. Alex Koksal, 22, Slippery Rock, 16:27

 Ages 25 – 29

1. Gregory Byrnes, 28, Pittsburgh, 16:11
2. Matt Robson, 28, Latrobe, 16:29
3. Michael Graff, 29, Pittsburgh, 20:52

 Ages 30 – 34

1. Tim Wu, 31, Pittsburgh 16:14
2. James Gordish, 31, Pittsburgh, 16:27
3. Matt Manfred, 31, Altoona, 16:29

 Ages 35 – 39

1. Jacob Way, 36, Greenville, 17:31
2. Todd Rosio, 39, Cheswick, 18:13
3. Jim Carr, 39, Seven Fields, 18:39

 Ages 40 – 44

1. Thomas Kalbaugh, 43, Allison Park, 20:11
2. John Truel, 43, Pittsburgh, 20:51
3. Dean Longwell, 43, Gibsonia, 20:56

 Ages 45 – 49

1. Greg Mussitsch, 47, Venetia, 19:10
2. Joseph Molinaro, 49, Pittsburgh, 19:53
3. John Armstrong, 47, Grove City, 20:14

 Ages 50 – 54

1. Emmett Santillo, 50, Beaver Falls, 19:46
2. Richard Sandala, 50, Venetia, 19:53
3. Jeff Leva, 50, Gibsonia, 20:38

 Ages 55 – 59

1. Bill Schmidt, 57, Mars, 20:20
2. Ronald Romanoff, 56, Pittsburgh, 20:32
3. George Ketterer, 55, Verona, 21:53

 Ages 60 – 64

1. Jody HInds, 62, Maryville, TN, 20:48
2. Mark McCullough, 60, Gibsonia, 25:00
3. David Guo, 60, Cranberry, 25:18

Ages 65 – 69

1. Don Marco, 65, Leechburg, 21:07
2. Harry Green, 66, Aliquippa, 23:46
3. Raymond Keegan, 65, Greensburg, 24:48

Ages 70 – 74

1. Lou Alaksin, 71, New Galilee, 23:37
2. Richard Monheim, 70, Pittsburgh, 23:50
3. David White, 71, Georgetown, 27:32

Ages 75 – 79

1. Raymond English, 77, Eighty Four, 26:31
2. Gehrett Smith, 79, McKeesport, 28:04
3. Joseph Silvaggio, 78, Pittsburgh, 44:37

Ages 80 & Over

1. Lou Lodovico, 88, Ellwood City, 32:42
2. Rem Janosko, 82, Pittsburgh, 49:50
3. Ed Braun, 80, Gibsonia, 52:47

WOMEN’S DIVISION

Ages 9 & Under

1. Katie Rishel, 9, Gibsonia, 28:22
2. Gianna Rotelli, 7, Gibsonia, 28:24
3. Maddie Gagnon, 9, Mars, 29:00

Ages 10 – 14

1. Rylee Kopchak, 12, Gibsonia, 19:27
2. Lauren Finikiotis, 13, Gibsonia, 19:54
3. Paige Suvick, 14, Gibsonia, 21:46

Ages 15 – 19

1. Gina Malm, 16, Allison Park, 19:25
2. Hillary Boxheimer, 18, Pittsburgh, 19:51
3. DeeDee Adams, 17, Rochester, 19:55

Ages 20 – 24

1. Kelly Best, 23, Pittsburgh,21:22
2. Ashley Graff, 24, Pittsburgh, 25:49
3. Amanda Hardt, 21, Mars, 26:53

Ages 25 – 29

1. Meghan Gyory, 26, Pittsburgh, 21:57
2. Krystal Sullivan, 26, Pittsburgh, 25:12
3. Jessica Holmgren, 26, Pittsburgh, 26:53

Ages 30 – 34

1. Jennifer Bole, 30, Butler, 21:40
2. Elizabeth Oram, 32, Allison Park, 22:34
3. Melanie Robb, 34, Pittsburgh, 22:46

Ages 35 – 39

1. Jinny Hertweck, 39, Renfrew, 24:09
2. Erin Rosenfelder, 35, Freedom, 25:47
3. Dannielle Ripper, 38, Baden, 25:58

Ages 40 – 44

1. Carol Conner, 42, Allison Park, 22:49
2. Nancy Thenthongkham, 44, Cranberry Twp., 25:15
3. Ellen Stewart, 44, Wexford, 25:33

Ages 45 – 49

1. Marilyn Larocca, 48, Valencia, 25:04
2. Allison Pane, 45, Pittsburgh, 25:58
3. Sherri Capezzuto, 45, Moon, 29:35

Ages 50 – 54

1. Jill Horvatic, 53, New Kensington, 25:48
2. Tracy Graff, 54, Pittsburgh, 26:02
3. Anne Casperich, 53, Pittsburgh, 26:07

Ages 55 – 59

1. Terry Ann Fuller, 58, Gibsonia, 25:47
2. Patricia Neubert, 59, Saxonburg, 26:05
3. Eileen Petrone, 59, Wexford, 26:23

Ages 60 – 64

1. Anne Cheman, 61, Harmony, 30:16
2. Megan Rakowski, 62, Gibsonia, 30:34
3. Marsha Connolly, 60, Pittsburgh, 33:43

Ages 65 – 69

1. Valerie Samds, 67, Butler, 33:54
2. Patricia Pacey, 68, Avalon, 41:22
3. Sheila Berns, 67, Butler, 45:20

Ages 70 – 74

1. Viriginia Knecht, 74 Pittsburgh, 41:43
2. Lucille Braun, 71, Gibsonia, 42:38
3. Ginny Fletcher, 72, Beaver Falls, 54:22

Ages 75 – 79

1. Elaine Brunner, 78, Avalon, 56:09

Ages 80 & Over

1. Margretta Lutz, 83, Saxonburg, 36:56
2. Lydia Emrick, 81, Butler, 51:13
3. Jean Barrho, 82, Allison Park, 55:59

For the eighth year, the St. Barnabas Medical Center 5K Run/Walk had a corporate division. Corporate teams were composed of at least five members with the top three runners’ totals going toward the team total. 

The top three teams were:

1. Reed Smith
2. Traco
3. UPMC

This information was provided by Megan Hoffman on behalf of St. Barnabas Health System.

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