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2024 2 Person 5 Mile Results

Nine teams of two came out for the annual Howard County Striders 2 person 5 mile relay. Each runner alternates 1/4 mile laps (10 each) until 5 miles is reached. Xuesong Wang and Matt Leibowitz led men’s teams. Marsha Demaree and Donna Larkin led the women. Michelle and Matthew Weaver led the mixed runners.

Volunteers: Bill Arbelaez (race lead), Nick Atkins, Bill Brown, Marc Burger, Melissa Burger

Reporting by: Marc Burger

Teams

PlaceRunner 1Runner 2Time
1Xuesong WangMatt Leibowitz28:51
2Aaron ReinhardtRichard Reinhardt30:08
3Michelle WeaverMatthew Weaver30:15
4Rebecca WeaverJeffrey Weaver30:19
5James PontiusAndrew Pontius30:26
6John ChallJoelle Chall32:06
7Lara PaganoJosh Weiss32:45
8Marsha DemareeDonna Larkin36:53
9Shifeng ChenErhong Hu39:34
10Eric Johnston{MIA}15:30 (2.5M)
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2022 5 Mile 2 Person Relay Race Results

20 teams came out to run the Howard County Striders Summer 5 mile 2 person relay track event at Long Reach High School. The event consists of two person teams, where each runner runs 10 alternating 1/4 mile laps to reach 5 miles total. Adam Wytko and Mark Eagles were the men’s winners. Greg and Tasha Hogan led the co-ed teams. Amanda Beal and Lindsay Pickett were the women’s leaders.

Volunteers: Bill Arbelaez(race lead), Melissa Burger, John Chall, Larry Stern

Reporting by: Marc Burger

5Mi 2Person

PlaceTeamFinish
1Adam Wytko/Mark Eagles24:03
2James Blackwood/Steve Senick26:21
3*Qiang Tian/Jicheng Liu26:38
4Tasha Hogan/Greg Hogan27:50
5Fritz Orlofsky/Garrett Burns28:06
6Amanda Beal/Lindsay Pickett28:10
7Lifeng Pu/Xuesong Wang29:00
8Greg Orlofsky/Steve Burns29:46
9Marc Hermstein/Tammy Hermstein30:09
10Faye Weaver/Jeffrey Weaver31:27
11David Koralov/Samuel Koralov32:11
12Amy Tomayko/Paul Tomayko33:53 (ran long)
13Katie Ahrens/Nicole Dawson34:10
14Jim Pontius/Andrew Pontius35:29
15Lincoln Wytko/Simon Wytko36:06
16Ming Tomayko/Yan Zhang36:24
17Ava Xu/Xiaushan Xu38:40
18Erin Erle/Tammy Rossbach41:21
19Emily Howe/Rene Alonso42:21
20Haydee Herrera/Leonid Koralov44:18
* Time and finish position updated on 11-July-2022

5-Mile 2-Person Relay

23 teams took on the Howard County Striders 5 mile two person relay Friday evening at the Wilde Lake High School track.  Runners took turns alternating 1/4 mile laps until 5 miles was reached.  A couple runners took on the 5 miles by themselves.  The  team of Terence Baptiste and Sean Caskey were the winning team,

Volunteers: Melinda Krummerich (race lead), Marc Burger, Melissa Burger, Kendra Smith.

5 mile
1. Terence Baptiste / Sean Caskey                    24:58
2. Pete Wergin / Peter Bandettino                    25:56
3. Nicole Dawson / Thomas Ryba                       26:28
4. Mark Eagles / Matthew Ervin                       28:14
5. Adam Sachs / Miranda Edo "Sachsy & I know it"     29:09
6. Dan Frank / Samantha Frank                        29:39
7. Lincoln Wytko / Terri Wytko                       29:50
8. Jesse Tubb / Seth Robinson                        30:27
9. Evan Tubb / Jack Nutaro                           30:32
10. Bruce Worley / Mark Worley                       30:47
11. Bram Arrington / Jennifer Austin                 30:57
12. Hafiz Shaikh / Chad Booth                        31:03
13. Andrew Pontius / Jim Pontius                     31:08
14. Anna Chien / Tim Hwu                             34:15
15. Steve Turner                                     35:17
16. Scott Oaksmith / Kaitlyn Oaksmith                35:24
17. Emily Bonham / Roger Stott                       35:35
18. Jacob Hwu / Sophia Hwu                           36:07
19. Marsha Demaree / Matt Bevan "M & M"              36:20
20. John Chall                                       36:32
21. James, Christopher, J.P. Blackwood               37:39
22. Brian Stott / Clara Stott                        37:52
23. Jessica Contreras / James Scarborough            39:17

5-Mile 2-Person Relay

26 teams of two runners alternated 10 laps on the track while competing in the Howard County Striders 5 mile two person relay.  There were several fast times, despite the hot and humid conditions.  Samuel Iseman and Will Jones led all runners.  Terri and Adam Wytko led the mixed teams. Marcie Burkhart and Alyssa Mitchell were the Women pacers.

5 mile
 1. Samuel Iseman - Will Jones                         24:13
 2. William Tripp - Jason Tripp                        24:46
 3. Aaron Ellison - Newton McCollum                    26:41
 4. Mark Eagles - Nick Anderson                        27:14
 5. Brian Shadrick - Phil Lang                         27:54
 6. Richard Griffiths - Evan Griffiths                 28:10
 7. Terri Wytko - Adam Wytko                           28:24
 8. John Chall - Dylan Walker                          28:28
 9. Mike Bohse - Casey Richardson                      29:05
 10. Hafiz Shaikh - Steve Turner                       29:59
 11. Michelle Pelszynski - Mitchell Frye               31:42
 12. Lloyd Huxtable - Victoria Huxtable                31:47
 13. Matthew Bevan - Michael Gelinas                   32:03
 14. Jill May - Dan May                                32:07
 15. James Blackwood - Anastasiya Babkova              33:38
 16. Dennis Albright - Jake Albright                   34:35
 17. Marsha Demaree - Bill Brown                       34:41
 18. David Koralov - Leonid Koralov                    35:04
 19. Haroon Ahmad - Tamim Sookoor                      36:02
 20. Hans Meurer - John Bratiotis                      36:50
 21. Marcie Burkhart - Alyssa Mitchell                 37:16
 22. Branden Mueller - John Seifert                    37:31
 23. Briana Jones - Melissa Garcia                     38:10
 24. Haydee Herrera - Samuel Koralov                   41:30
 25. Allie Downey - Maria Ferrucci                     41:39
 26. Ginny Olson - Aleida                              42:38

5-Mile 2-Person Relay

30 teams of two runners came out to participate in the Howard County Striders 5 mile relay event at Marriotts Ridge High School Wednesday night.  Runners alternate 1/4 mile laps 10 times until five miles is reached.  Luke Janik and James Blackwood were the winners.

Volunteers:  John Bratiotis, Marc Burger. Melissa Burger, Larry Stern.

5 mile
1.  Luke Janik / James Blackwood               23:40
2.  Aaron Ellson / Mark Eagles                 25:13 
3.  Dapeng Cui / Jicheng Liu                   26:19
4.  Robert Walker / John Chall                 28:59
5.  Yuezhou Jing / Xuesong Wang                29:21
6.  Hafiz Shaikh / Greg Lepore                 29:25
7.  Steve Turner / Donnie Chapman              29:35    
8.  Kendra Smith / Lochlann Boyle              29:36
9.  Matt Bevan / Mitchell Frye                 30:35
10. Jen LeBrun / Gavin LeBrun                  31:04
11. Michelle Weaver / Faye Weaver              31:49
12. Pat Keating / Tammy Liu                    31:54
13. Kevin Hermstein / Owen Reider              32:10
14. Chris Schauerman / Dwight Mikulis          33:30
15. Nathan Pisanic / Alex Cui                  33:41     
16. Shelly Kvech / Newton McCollum             34:48
17. Luis Diaz / Daniella Diaz                  35:17
18. Aggie Wojdon / Stacey Lyons                35:33
19. Liping Xu / Hailing Zhang                  36:58
20. Emily Howe / Samantha Kieleg               37:16
21. Andrea O'Hara / Mikhail Petrovskich        37:23
22. Rene Alonso / Alyssa Mitchell              37:59
23. Amy Kvech / Heidi Kvech                    39:42
24. Yan Fiorini / Peng Zheng                   40:16
25. Melinda Krummerich / Chinenye Chyemaechi   40:56
26. Jazzy Ives / Danny Ives                    42:08
27. Arleen Dineen / Lila Ives                  49:45
28. Kelly Ulloa / Sarah Saffran                49:49
29. Qurat Mir / Rayyon Ahmed                   50:02
30. Acrez Ahmed / Lamiah Ahmed                 50:04

5-Mile 2-Person Relay

22 teams survived a late start due to equipment difficulties to run the Howard County striders 5 mile 2 person relay event at Atholton High School. Runners alternate ten 1/4 mile laps around the track to reach the 5 miles. Mark Eagles and Mark Loeffler led the way in a blistering 24:15.

Volunteers:  John Bratiotis, Marc Burger, April Orlofsky.

5 mile
 1. Mark Eagles / Mark Loeffler        24:15
 2. Adam Wytko / Lochlann Boyle        25:58
 3. Dapeng Cui / Jicheng Liu           27:15
 4. Ken Sevik / Hafiz Shaikh           28:56
 5. Youlin Qi / Lifeng Pu              29:36
 6. Hector Montesinos / Luis Diaz      30:31
 7. Michelle Weaver / Faye Weaver      30:53
 8. Greg Orlosky / Fritz Orlofsky      31:29
 9. Matt Bevan / Janeth Scott          32:48
 10. Dwight Mikulis / Greg Lepore      32:58
 11. Yihua Zheng / Yan Zhang           33:35
 12. Bill Brown / Larry Stern          34:16
 13. Evan Calvert / Roger Calvert      35:01
 14. Megan Walker / Robert Walker      36:53
 15. Phyllis Sevik / Danielle Maske    37:25
 16. Tom Green / Newton McCollum       37:36
 17. Alyssa Burger / Chad Burger       38:21
 18. Ken Szymanski / Evan Krozy        38:28
 19. James Blackwood/ Erin Blackwood   38:56
 20. Mia Stott / Roger Stott           39:05
 21. Emily Bonham / Chris Harman       39:46
 22. Barry Stoll / Taylor Ortiz        40:22

5-Mile 2-Person Relay Results

29 teams came out to the Oakland mills high school track Wednesday evening to run the Howard County Striders 5 mile 2 person relay. Runners alternate 10 1/4 mile laps until 5 miles is reached. Sean Caskey and Chris DeCamps were the male winners, Terri Wytko and Pat Keating led the women, and James Blackwood and Samantha Jacobs were the mixed team winners.

Race Lead: Kendra Smith

Volunteers: Melissa Burger

5-Mile 2-Person Relay Results

5-Mile 2-Person Relay

21 teams participated in the Howard County Striders 2 person 5 mile relay. The race consists of alternating quarter mile laps, each runner completing 10. Mark Eagles and Mark Loeffler were the mens winners. Joelle Becker and Randy Becker were the co-ed leaders. Beth Hannon and Faye Weaver paced the women runners.

Volunteers: Bill Arbelaez, John Bratiotis, Nathan Capelle, Kendra Smith

5 mile
1. Mark Eagles/Mark Loeffler        24:55
2. Jesse Palmer/Rob Palmer          27:48
3. Donnie Chapman/Stephen Mang      28:06
4. Carlos Castrillon/Greg Lepore    28:13
5. Chad Burger/Marc Burger          28:27
6. Juan Fernandez/Rafi Fernandez    28:42
7. Joelle Becker/Randy Becker       30:56
8. Robert Eccles/Mike Mathesz       31:11
9. Ken Sevik/Phyllis Sevik          31:37
10. Ashley Wilhelm/Gary Wilhelm     31:41
11. John Hollida/Mitch Saula        32:18
12. Beth Hannon/Faye Weaver         32:41
13. Carrie Anderson/Marsha Demaree  33:53
14. Brian Beck/Allison Stehle       34:55
15. Judy Comisky/Emily Howe         37:03
16. Erin Blackwood/James Blackwood  37:13
17. Monica Beck/Paula Stehle        42:36
18. Laura Cassill/Mike Fleming      43:29
19. Liz Brock/Michael Miles         45:42
20. Hans Meurer - all 20 laps       52:15
21. Beatris Funes/Lola Jemibewon    53:08

5Mi Two Person Relay

15 teams, who dodged a fast moving torrential downpour just before the start; which threatened to turn the event into a steeplechase, came out to run the five mile two person relay at River Hill High School Wednesday night. In this event teams of two alternate running 1/4 mile laps 10 times each to reach the 5 mile distance. It is good chance to get in some speedwork. Carlos Renjifo and Andrew Madison were the first team across the finish line.

Volunteers:  John Bratiotis, Marc Burger, George Kroeker, Jess Stern

5 mile
                                  
Male Team Results                       
1. Carlos Renjifo / Andrew Madison      22:33
2. Mark Eagles / Artem Tovanov          25:06
3. James Blackwood / Luis Diaz          26:16
4. David Horrocks Jr. / Mark Loeffler   27:26
5. Joe Tailabji / Adam Wytko            27:29
6. Dennis Albright / Marty Rochlin      35:41
7. Mike Fleming / Leonard Guralnick     36:34
                                        
Co-Ed Team Results                      
1. Caroline Bauer / Greg Lepore         28:14
2. Keith Levassuer / Grace Tran         28:29
3. Linda Lu O'Connor / Greg Orlofsky    29:49
4. Abdollah Abtahi / Kimia Abtahi       34:05
5. Michael Miles / Kendra Smith         34:55
6. Erin Blackwood / Nathan Capelle      40:27
7. Joey Beck / Monica Beck              43:21
                                        
Female Team Results                     
1. Amanda An / Marsha Demaree           33:39

5Mi Two Person Relay

18 teams of two and 1 individual ran the Howard County striders 5 mile relay, in which runners alternated 1/4 mile laps around the track. Men’s winners were Jeremy Rea and Adam Wytko. Women’s winners were Elizabeth Towner and Sarah Bank. The Co-ed team leaders were Grace Tran and Keith Levasseur.

Men 
1. Jeremy Rea / Adam Wytko 23:53
2. Gary Smolyak / Daniel Smolyak 25:38
3. Mark Eagles / Artem Talanov 25:51
4. Mark Buschman / Ryan Cartwright 25:53
5. Andrew Bank / Fred Towner 27:08
6. Josh Meyers / Lon Meier 27:55
7. Chad Burger / Marc Burger 28:27
8. Michael Reed / Neville Anderson 29:55
9. Bob Lande 37:30

Women
1. Elizabeth Towner / Sarah Bank 35:19

Co-ed 
1. Grace Tran / Keith Levassuer 28:49
2. Amanda An / Chris Farmer 30:12
3. Faye Weaver / Michael Dusenbery 31:35
4. Sari Chapman / Donnie Chapman 32:22
5. Jen Pullen / Matt Johnson 33:59
6. Marsha Demaree / Bill Arbelaez 34:13
7. Anna Hogue / Dave Hogue 35:36
8. Erin Labarre / Alan Tominack 35:46
9. Becky Holtz / Doug Holtz 41:09