Herrington streaks to Foley 5K title
Connellsville’s Brad Herrington covered the 3.1-mile course on the Yough River Trail in 18:05 Saturday morning to win the 28th annual Phil Foley 5K run and walk.
West Newton’s Damiyan Davis finished second with a time of 18:34, and Connellsville’s Francis Molinaro rounded out the top three in 18:55.
Waynesburg University runner and Uniontown graduate Michelle Naymick won the women’s 5K run and was sixth overall in 20:18. Yough cross country coach and Mount Pleasant native Dana Newlin was second in 20:50, and Tessa Conville, of Hutchinson, was third in 23:04.
Matt Ptacek, of Connellsville, was the first walker to complete the 5K course, finishing in 30:19. Connellsville’s Jason Soltis was second, and fourth overall, in 32:13, and Dennis Cropp, of Uniontown, was third in 33:32.
Connellsville’s Leanne Kurpiel was the women’s 5K walk champion, and second overall, with a winning time of 30:40. Debbi McGee, of Dunbar Twp., finished second in 32:00, and Gloria Antoon, of Hopwood, was third in 33:40.