Close finish opens run year
Kroupa, Cotnair both awarded first place
Keynoter Staff
A furious finish to the Islamorada Run, Walk, Crawl was so
close that organizers gave out two first-place medals.
David Kroupa, 45, and Craig Cotnair, 44, both crossed the
finish line of the 3.1-mile event in 18 minutes, 11 seconds.
The time clock said Kroupa, no address listed, was first by
less than seven-tenths of a second.
"With it that close, we gave out two first-place medals
for the men’s age 41-45 group," said Founders Park staffer
Maria Bagiotti.
Cotnair, of Margate, and Kroupa also were the top runners in
the event that drew nearly 100 people to the 8 a.m. start on New
Year’s Day.
A visiting teenager, Jan Kalkus, 14, of New Jersey, had the
fifth fastest men’s time at 19:36.
Terri McCurdy, 41, of Anderson, Ind., set the pace among the
women with a time of 21:26.
Islamorada’s Jane Harlan, 50, was second overall at 22:46 and
won her age group.
Age group leaders in the 5-K run:
Men
Age 10-under: 1. Jeffrey Tait, Miami, 23:49; 2. Sam
Vonnegut, Islamorada, 41.52.
Age 11-15: 1. Jan Kalkus, Princeton, N.J., 19:36; 2. Colin
Barker, Jacksonville, 22:15; 3. Del Steinacker, Key Largo, 22:26.
Age 31-35: 1. Jon Williams, Miami, 19:14.
Age 36-40: 1. Ben McCurdy, Anderson, Ind., 21:37; 2. Chris
Polly, address unlisted, 27:52; 3. Wade Robinson, Yorklyn, Del.,
28:06.
Age 41-45: 1. David Kroupa, address unlisted, 18:11.17; 2.
Craig Cotnair, Margate, 18:11.83; 3. Brach McCurdy, Anderson,
Ind., 23:32.
Age 46-50: 1. Fred Snowman, Islamorada, 24:43; 2. Marc Brown,
Tavernier, 25:54; 3. George Regan, Islamorada, 26:36.
Age 56-60: 1. Chuck Bayles, Marathon, 20:04; 2. Bill O’Brien,
Islamorada, 21:09; 3. Harold Kessler, Key Largo, 22:33.
Age 61-65: 1. Bay Neal, Islamorada, 28.56.
Age 66-over: 1. Roger Fisher, address unlisted, 22:19; 2. Hans
Fendl, Tavernier, 23:57; 3. Tony Kuhn, Big Pine Key, 32:52.
Women
Age 10-under: 1. Daniele Tylki, Tavernier, 35:32; 2. Katie Fry,
Key Largo, 35:35.
Age 11-15: 1. Bianca Sullivan, Islamorada, 27:16; 2. Alexa
Dixon, Islamorada, 32:28; 3. Melissa Winch, Key Largo, 34:01.
Age 16-20: 1. Jana Mazur, Islamorada, 32:15.
Age 31-35: 1. Leah Barker, Atlantic Beach, 25:14; 2. Kady
Kleinfelter, Delaware, 28:06; 3. Sigrid Ehrmann, Atlanta, 30:55.
Age 36-40: 1. Robin Ingegno, Key Largo, 22:45; 2. Darlene
Finnegan, Plantation, 23:49; 3. Sandy McCurdy, Indiana, 26:50.
Age 41-45: 1. Terri McCurdy, Indiana, 21:26; 2. Diane Krose,
Key Largo, 22:56; 3. Kathleen Rapp, Tavernier, 24:48.
Age 46-50: 1. Jane Harlan, Islamorada, 22:46; 2. Joanie Follmer,
Islamorada, 24:43; 3. Mary Carnago, Michigan, 28:13.
Age 51-55; 1. Mira Bedo, Tavernier, 23:16; 2. Dee Dersham,
Islamorada, 24:43; 3. Barbara Neal, 35:14.
Age 56-60: 1. Kay Shiflett, Tavernier, 23:16.
Age 61-65: 1. Gayle Wichman, Islamorada, 33:38.
