Austintown Lions host 22nd 5-K run

The weather was great on May 13 at Austintown Township Park as the Austintown Lions Club hosted its 22nd annual 5-K run, with Lion Larry Jensen serving as race chairman for all the 22 years.

It all started off with a Kid’s Run, with 9-year old Alexis Johnson of Canfield as the winner. The 5-K followed with some 51 runners.

The overall winner was Jonathon Bolha (Scooby Dooby) from Austintown with a time of 17:09. Anthony Costa of Niles finished in second place with a time of 17:27. Finishing third was Tom Grantonic of Boardman with a time of 18:24.

For the women, Geniene Hankey of Youngstown came in first with a time of 23:10. Josellen Hrusoksky from Austintown finished in second place with a time of 24:50. Susan Sarachene of Austintown finished in third place with a time of 26:34.

In the Masters category, age 40 and older, Everett Briggs from Youngstown came in first with a time of 19:08. Finishing second was Tim Hertel from Akron with a time of 20:39. Finishing third was Heath Morgan from Alliance with a time of 21:30.

For the Women’s Masters, Miriam Ortiz of New Castle came in first with a time of 29:09. In second place was Joann Olson from Boardman with a time of 30:14. Finishing third was Tracye Hurtel of Akron with a time of 35:05.

The oldest runner for the Masters was Tom Frederick, 82, of Austintown.

There were also many door prizes awarded. The finish line was provided by the Youngstown Road Runners Club.

The Austintown Lions thanks all who were sponsors and those who participated, making this a very successful run.

Anyone interested in becoming a Lion should contact Bob Whited at 330-792-7907.