Submitted photoGina Morabito and Glen Knight were the first-place finishers in the 1-mile fun run.

It was a beautiful crisp morning for the 2019 Heritage 5K Run, 5K Walk and 1 Mile Fun Run, with over 200 participants in attendance. All three courses take participants through one of Thomasville’s historic districts, representing Thomasville’s heritage. All three events this year were chip-timed on a USA Track & Field certified course. 

Place finishers for the 5K Run and 5K Walk were awarded with cash prizes. The 1 Mile Fun Run place finishers were awarded with medals.

Proceeds from the event benefit summer camp scholarships at the Thomasville YMCA. 

The overall winner in the 5K run was Dustin Reynolds, with a time of 18:58. The overall female winner was Rosalie White in 23:11.

In the 5K walk, the overall male winner was Cameron Stephens, with a time of 29:43. The overall female winner was Emmy Tancsics with a time of 35:47. The overall male winner of the 1-mile fun run was Glen Knight, age 10, at 6:47. Gina Morabito, 10, was the overall female winner of the 1 mile fun run at 7:04.

Top finishers in the 5K run, by age group, were: male 13-19 — Joshua May; female 13-19 — Alyssa Morabito, Macie Wheeler, Maggie May; male 20-29 — Gavin Wilson; male 30-39 — Trey Mills, Steven Newell, Justin Applewhite; female 30-39 — Megan Young, Amanda Grage, Julianne Stowers; male 40-49 — Chris Bracken, Chad Johnson, Marty Lutes; female 40-49 — Sherri Plenge, Beverly Johnson, Melissa Richardson; male 50-59 — Margarito Montezuma, John Wheeler; female 50-59 — Peggy Willis, Selina Mills; male 60-69 — Gary Pitts; female 60-69 — Nancy Herring, Martha Murray; male 70-99 — John Shapiro, Eddie McCoy.

The top finishers in the 5K walk were: male 13-19 — Cameron Johnson; female 13-19 — Autumn Bracewell; male 20-29 — Clarke Kent; female 20-29 — Anna Harvey, India Singletary, Jessi Hurst; male 30-39 — Joshua Bracewell, Wally Vanheiningen; female 30-39 — Erin Logue, Jada Key, Melissa Hurst; male 40-49 — Jody Lane, Robert Morrell, Jonathan Dangler; female 40-49 — Stephanie Logue, Amy Farmer, Leslie Allen; male 50-59 — Victor Logue, Todd Bennett, Sloan Howard; female 50-59 — Connie Marchant, Eve Pope, Jill Carraway; male 60-69 — Darrell Allen; female 60-69 — Carol Griffin, Joy Alligood, Debra Abrams; male 70-99 — Mark Homyk, Robert Millberg, Don King; female 70-99 — Candee Henderson, Carol Jones.

The top three finishers, by age group, in the 1 mile fun run were: male 1-6 — Wyatt Ballard, Hudson Harper, Chapman House; female 1-6 — Davis McKenzie, Brooklynn Mosley, Lillian Stowers; male 7-8 — Hunter Payson, Kale Mills, Hardy Harper; female 7-8 — Chloe Hall, Jaleigh Hurst, Natalie Bass; male 9-10 — Will Faulk, Matthew Evans, Beckett Payson; female 9-10 — Christian Nixon, Katelyn Boyer, Makayla Clark; male 11-12 — Nicholas May, Colby Hall, Skylar Lewis; female 11-12 — Athalia Knight, Heidi Barrow, Lorelai Payson. 

Jerger Elementary School won for the school based on participation and for school based on enrollment in the 1 mile fun run.