A total of 400 entrants took part in Saturday’s 11th annual Gloucester 8K Run and 3K Run/Walk, held on the roads around Gloucester High School. Proceeds from the race support the Gloucester County Educational Foundation. The race itself was conducted by the Peninsula Track Club.
For the 8K, overall winners were Zachary Novitske of Hayes (31:45) for the men, and Kim Novitske of Hayes (37:54) for the women. Chris Laws of Yorktown and Steve Mostella II of Newport News were the #2 and #3 finishers, respectively, for the men, while Lindsay Newell of Mathews and Mary Hall of Gloucester placed second and third, respectively, for the women.
Awards in the 8K went to the top three men and women overall and the top three in each age group. In the 3K, awards went to the top five male and female finishers.
Winners by age group for the men were: Winston Sims—8 and under; Joshua Snell—Ages 9-11; Tristan Kittrell—Ages 12-14; Nicholas Guzzardo—Ages 15-19; Michael Sigmon—Ages 30-34; Joseph Flint—Ages 35-39; Cesar Gomez—Ages 40-44; Paul Scribbins—Ages 45-49; Jason Robins—Ages 50-54; Michael Byrum—Ages 60-64, and Charles Crook—Ages 65-69.
Winners of the 8K for the women, by age group, were: Cheyenne Snell—Ages 9-11; Hailee Jorgensen—Ages 12-14; Madison Sims—Ages 15-19; Sabrina Myers—Ages 20-24; Alycia Kindley—Ages 25-29; Ashley McCuistion—Ages 30-34; Gloria Williams—Ages 35-39; Carey Kipper—Ages 40-44; Shannon Becker—Ages 45-49; Jeanne Fiocca—Ages 50-54; Terumi LaGuardia—Ages 55-59, and Thea Ganoe—Ages 60-64.
Winners of the 3K were, for the men, Gavyn Talbot of Gloucester, and, for the women, Chloe Sylvester of Gloucester. The rest of the top five for the men were Eli Storrs, Shane Mosher, Austin Martinez and Juan Martinez; for the women, they were Zoey Lewis, Camille Carter, Kari Scruggs and Crystal Carter.

