Over 50 Racers Came Out to Run with the Worms at Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin' Festival!

The Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin' 5K  was held this past Saturday, April 15, at the 7th Annual 2007 Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin' Festival in beautiful Sopchoppy, Florida.  Over 50 racers came out to enjoy the scenic, mostly flat race course.  Below are the race results:

Runner No.		Name		Age		Sex		Time
1		Brett Templeton		46		M		20.11
2		Jeff Kuperberg		46		M		20.27
3		Ashley Carter		33		M		20.45
4		Ben Bathers		16		M		21.29
5		Sydney Nutting		15		F		22.06
6		Dan Cherry		31		M		22.27
7		Jami Joanos		44		M		22.34
8		J. Gordon Shuler		45		M		23.25
9		Nick Yonclas		63		M		23.28
10		Ben Thomas		15		M		23.50
11		Rob Nutting		38		M		23.56
12		Michael Shuler		42		M		24.33
13		Johnny Atkinson		57		M		24.46
14		Wendy Davis		46		F		25.24
15		Sheri Martin		50		F		25.31
16		Bob Montpillier		48		M		26.15
17		John Culbertson		60		M		26.18
18		Allison Bredimus		14		F		26.20
19		Frank Bredimus		44		M		26.21
20		Barbara Yonclas		60		F		26.25
21		Shawn Donahue		63		M		26.28
22		Kelsey Bredimus		15		F		26.38
23		(not reported)
24		Howard Kessler		63		M		26.44
25		Nunzie Smirouso		35		M		26.52
26		Jennifer Sexton		30		F		27.17
27		Trent Sexton		31		M		27.18
28		Matt Purvis		16		M		27.22
29		Michael McDaniel		16		M		27.25
30		Fred Heydenreich		16		M		28.05
31		Chuck Cook		39		M		28.28
32		Keith Anderson		36		M		28.28
33		Tara Driskill		36		M		28.41
34		Dierdre Farrington		44		F		28.55
35		Larry Roberts		67		M		29.39
36		Alex Bennefield		12		F		29.45
37		(not reported)
38		Marshall Catoe		66		M		30.15
39		Trina Mitchell		44		F		30.15
40		Anne Van Meter		54		F		30.16
41		Nada Scott		54		F		30.57
42		Julia Bredimus		39		F		32.32
43		Mary K. Westmark		45		F		33.12
44		Frances Gilbert		38		F		33.13
45		Garrett Woofter		12		M		33.13
46		Elaine Hamlin		54		F		34.20
47		Mark Dickieson		53		M		35.45
48		Whitney Bevis		21		F		35.48
49		Martha Haynes		53		F		36.16
50		Reina Nutting		26		F		36.26
51		Cole Woofter		14		M		38.28
52		Francie Lowe		45		F		38.57
53		Melanie Brown		44		F		38.57
54		Bonnie Starh		53		F		44.58
55		(not reported)
56		Jeff Chapman		62		M		46.00

 
OVERALL WINNERS:

Male: 

1st:   Brett Templeton
 2nd:  Jeff Kuperberg   
3rd:   Ashley Carter

Female:

1st:   Sydney Nutting     
2nd:  Wendy Davis     
3rd:  Sherri Martin

Grand Master:  

(Over Age 50)   

Male:       Nick Yonclas   
Female:   Sherri  Martin

Congratulations to all of our runners!  

We would also like to thank Wakulla Bank for sponsoring the race, along with the following businesses for their donations:  Thurman Roddenberry Land Surveyors, Winn Dixie, and Brooks Concrete.  

A special thanks to our race volunteers:  LB Brooks, Bobby Porter, Josh Lawhon, Robbie Porter, Jena Brooks, Cindy Jones, Pollie Thomas, Nelson Martin and Ralph Lewis, and to the Wakulla News and Wakulla.com for covering our race.

Thank you all for your support and participation and we hope to see you next year!

Please click here for a Worm Gruntin' 5K Race Photo Gallery by Joe Bonislawsky and Wakulla.com! 

This article originally published on April 16, 2007.

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