Another Braveheart 5K & Rob Roy Fun Run is in the books.
Starting downtown June 20, runners from across the southeast took part in the annual event, benefitting the Scottish Tartans Museum & Heritage Center. Below are the 5K’s top finishers from each age group along with their times. Hometowns of runners not from Franklin are listed in parentheses.
Overall Male Winners:
1st- Matthew Weems (Atlanta), 18:18
2nd- Benjamin Pignatone (Estero, FL), 20:35
3rd- Hank Scheuter (Tarawa Terrace), 21:27
Overall Female Winners:
1st- Chelsea Ellwood (Cullowhee), 21:29
2nd- Amy Passauer (Cullowhee), 22:07
3rd- Sydney Lowe (Christiansburg, VA), 22:30
Female Winners by Age Group
14 & under- 1st: Evalyn Alison, 29:44; 2nd: A. Alison, 34:25; 3rd: Oya Brown, 36:09
15-19- 1st: Paige Swank, 24:49; 2nd: Keiri Muñoz, 29:48; Caitlin Hamilton (Sevierville, TN), 32:24
20-29- 1st: Sydney Lowe (Christiansburg, VA), 22:30; 2nd: Emma Hamilton (Sevierville, TN), 28:40; Jannely Muñoz, 29:50
30-39- 1st: Chelsea Ellwood (Cullowhee), 21:29; 2nd: Amy Passauer (Cullowhee), 22:07; 3rd: April Moore, 23:01
40-49- 1st: Tracy Cavender, 24:38; 2nd: Kristen Kay Scheuter (Tarawa Terrace), 27:04; 3rd: Ashley Mangrum (Clayton, GA), 31:16
50-59- 1st: Jennifer Viverette (Maiden), 28:50; 2nd: Tracie McDowell (Riverview, FL), 31:16; 3rd: Heather Guffey (Rockingham), 35:36
60-69- 1st: Robin Tanner (Cullowhee), 28:28; 2nd: Marianne Horne (Melbourne, FL), 32:26; 3rd: Gloria DeJong (Jacksonville, FL), 37:44
70+- 1st: Susan Breeding
Male Winners by Age Group
14 & under- 1st: A. Dockery (Otto), 22:07; 2nd: S. Crabtree, 24:23; 3rd: J. Wilson, 25:20
15-19- 1st: Hank Scheuter (Tarawa Terrace), 21:27; 2nd: Cole Arnold (Cochran, GA), 24:28; 3rd: Samuel Kolousek, 29:25
20-29- 1st: Mack Viverette (Maiden), 25:18; 2nd: Emerson Viverette (Maiden); 25:19; 3rd: Nathan Talley, 26:23
30-39- 1st: Matthew Weems (Atlanta), 18:18; 2nd: Cory Spychalski, 21:42; 3rd: Andrew Raby, 25:26
40-49- 1st: Benjamin Pignatone (Estero, FL), 20:35; 2nd: Kyle Sewell (Atlanta), 23:45; 3rd: Nick Mahoney (Asheville), 26:40
50-59- 1st: Trip Viverette (Maiden), 28:11; 2nd: Guy Gooder, 33:02; 3rd: Christopher McCallus, 33:55
60-69- 1st: Terry Green, 27:25; 2nd: Byron Finley (Atlanta), 28:59; 3rd: Clifford Mault (Sylva), 30:58
70+- 1st: Ed Hightower, 32:26; 2nd: David Capell (Covington, GA), 35:24; 3rd: Wes Breeding (Marietta, GA), 46:26