Five participants were able to finish in under 16 minutes at the 42nd annual Brentwood Firecracker 5K Run & Walk.
One of the largest, longest running and most popular 5K races in the Tri-State area, the Brentwood Firecracker is held annually July 4 on Brownsville Road and attracts both elite athletes and families with miles of cheering by spectators.
It was a two-man race for first place in this year’s event, as Sam Snodgrass crossed the finish line in 15:14, slightly ahead of runner-up Brian Harvey and his 15:17 effort. Snodgrass, 25, is an Oakdale resident. The 38-year-old Harvey traveled from Belmont, Mass.
Rounding out the top five were Drew Zundell, 19, from Morgantown, W.Va., at 15:43; Nathaniel Woshner, 19, representing Winchester, Va., at 15:48; and Eli Anish, 23, from Pittsburgh at 15:55.
The female winner this year was Maddie Salek, 25, from Oakdale with a 16:57 time. Salek was the only female runner able to beat the 17-minute mark.
Second and third place trophies were presented to Claire Anderson, 21, no known address, at 17:41; and Cassondra O’Connor, 20, of South Park, at 18:06.
Brett Mason, 49, from Pittsburgh, was the masters male division champion at 17:30 and Sara Zambotti, 44, from Shelocta captured the masters female division title thanks to her 19:30 performance.
The male and female winners among Brentwood Borough competitors were 12-year-old Liam Seery with an 18:40 time and Cassie Scarpino, 50, who finished a minute later in 19:40.
The top three finishers in each age group were as follows:
Male
1-11: Wyatt Stavor, 8, 22:39; Zello Davis, 10, 23:33; Caden Johnson, 7, 23:57.
12-14: Connor Battis, 14, 19:00; Alex Lauver, 14, 19:08; Lawson Martik, 14, 19:51.
15-19: Shepherd Butler, 15, 16:21; Griff Martin, 16, 16:51; Evan Dawson, 18, 17:11.
20-24: Nathaniel Woshner, 21, 15:48; Eli Anish, 23, 15:55; Jacob Kerstetter, 22, 16:12.
25-29: Dennis Doyle, 27, 17:16; Charles Bizzarro, 28, 17:51, James Golebie, 29, 18:52.
30-34: Kyle Damen, 31, 16:46; Arjun Mishra, 34, 17:00; Wil Bailey, 30, 17:41.
35-39: Steve Kirkland, 37, 16:05; Adam Smith, 38, 17:43, Adam Potter, 37, 18:17.
40-44: Sean McElhone, 40, 18:30; Philip Grand, 43, 18:40; Ryan Silvis, 42, 18:59.
45-49: Emery Strotman, 46, 18:10; Slava Kolpakov, 48, 20:23; Jason Klock, 46, 20:25.
50-54: Bob Teagarden, 51, 19:41; Paul Sinderson, 54, 20:16; Chris Kashak, 51, 20:26.
55-59: Eric Shafer, 56, 18:35; Eric Anish, 56, 18:56; Tadd Morris, 57, 19:36.
60-64: Mike Romzy, 63, 21:54; Mike Fabian, 64, 22:20; Larry Van Dyke, 63, 22:29.
65-69: Ronald Romanoff, 69, 24:51; Anthony Chan, 66, 26:17; Adam Becker, 66, 28:08.
70+: Dennis Jett, 80, 26:23; Christopher Gibson, 72, 27:07; David Dziamniski, 70, 28:53.
Female
1-11: Natalie Watkins, 11, 26:43; Ava Seery, 10, 26:53; Jane Handshue, 10, 28:57.
12-14: Tamsin Holliday, 14, 19:58; Cara Zundell, 14, 20:13; Autumn Dorcak, 12, 22:47.
15-19: Sylvia Kashak, 18, 19:23; Lydia Rhodes, 19, 19:27; Cheyanne Trout, 15, 19:52.
20-24: Keeley Misutka, 22, 18:50; Allie Plassio, 23, 19:05; Sophia Lee-Hauser, 22, 20:12.
25-29: Kimberly Devoe, 27, 19:08; Alexandra Barr, 27, 22:04; Maria DeCello, 25, 22:22.
30-34: Emily Sagun, 33, 20:14; Ashley Bellis, 33, 21:24; Kacey Palmer, 32, 22:30.
35-39: Ann Mazur, 39, 19:09; Brittany Sapolich-Belsterling, 39, 21:45; Kelsey Fall, 37, 22:24.
40-44: Sara Zambotti, 44, 19:28; Stefani Harvey, 40, 20:49; Carrie Smith, 40, 21:02.
45-49: Melissa Hagerty, 47, 22:50; Katrina Kletzly, 46, 23:38; Jamie Gasbarro, 45, 24:05.
50-54: Kari King, 52, 24:12; Dayna Brown, 52, 24:28; Chris Murphy, 54, 24:47.
55-59: Melanie DeMarco, 56, 23:40; Kristin Metheny, 56, 25:33; Sarah Falbo, 55, 27:08.
60-64: Deanna Brown, 61, 26:25; Christina Ribich, 64, 31:43; Patricia Fewell, 64, 32:26.
65-69: Kim Simon, 68, 27:41; Tricia Ward, 68, 29:44; Amy Ference, 65, 31:15.
70+: Cynthia Rigby, 74, 35:38; Geri Ewing, 70, 39:19; Janis Carey, 72, 41:44.
