Aug 15, 2010 By The 1 min read

Wade Schnorr controlled the pace Saturday morning, and his efforts were rewarded with a first-place finish in the 27th annual Phil Foley 5K Run/Walk held on the Yough River Trail. The Connellsville native was literally out of sight, covering the 3.1-mile course in 15:59, nearly two minutes ahead of the field. Connellsville junior Adam Siecinski was second in 17:45 and veteran Connellsville runner Brad Herrington finished third in 17:55.

Yough cross country coach and Geibel Catholic grad Dana Newlin also had a gap in first place in the women’s 5K run, winning in 20:43. Dunbar’s Debbie Conner finished second in 21:09 and teenager Katie Zwetolitz, of Lynchburg, Va., was third in 22:23.

Connellsville’s Matthew Ptacek won another men’s title in the 5K walk, finishing easily in first with his time of 31:21. Dunbar’s Ken Landman was second in 33:58 and Connellsville’s Jason Soltis placed third in 35:15.

Mount Pleasant’s Jodi Hall was the first female walker to cross the finish line with her winning time of 36:32. Confluence’s Carol Wilson finished second in 37:28, 14 seconds ahead of Uniontown’s Deb Migyanko.

A total of 100 runners and 46 walkers competed in the annual event.