Bucks 5k Series crowns champions
Greg Wetzel of Doylestown and Sarah Simonetti of Perkasie are this spring's Panera Bread Bucks 5K overall champions. Wetzel won the last race of the seven-race series, the Chalfont Challenge on June 6, and clinched the title. Simonetti had previously locked up her championship with a win at the Johnny King-Marino Sertoma 5K.
Greg is a track coach at Central Bucks West High School in Doylestown. He was a standout runner at Elizabethtown College, where he was a Dean’s list student. His best time for the Series 5K races was 15:43 at the Doylestown 5K and at the Chalfont Challenge.
Sarah is presently a freshman at Philadelphia University. In September, she was named the female cross country runner of the week in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. Her best Series time was 19:24 at the Sertoma 5K.
Nancy Smith of New Britain and Carl Goldschmidt of Doylestown are this season's Panera Bread Bucks 5K Series masters champions. Nancy is a world class triathlete. She won her age group and was the Grand Master’s champion at the Eagleman Half-Ironman Triathlon on June 13. As a result, she qualified for the Hawaii Ironman. Her best 5K time in the Series was 19:24 at the Sertoma 5K.
Carl is a leading master’s runner in the tri-state area. He was recently second overall at the AJ Foundation’s Best Dam Run. His best time in the Series was 17:43 at the Sertoma 5K.
The Panera Bread Bucks 5K Series is a non-profit organization that facilitates and coordinates seven 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) road races. These races all benefit worthy causes, provide wholesome family activities, and improve the physical fitness of our communities. There are seven races in the series, all in the spring, and all in central Bucks County. This spring, the Series concluded its most successful year ever. The Series hosted a record number of athletes — 5300, and raised a record amount of money - $114,000.
The complete race schedule and more information about the Panera Bread Bucks 5K Series is available at www.bucks5kseries.com.
The Series also awards champions in 14 age groups.
The list of winners are as follows:
Male Overall, Female Overall
Greg Wetzel, Sarah Simonetti
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Males Master, Female Master
Carl Goldschmidt, Nancy Smith
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Male 70 & Over
Charles Loughery
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Male 65-69, Female 65-69
Jim Rehrig, Anne Cook
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Male 60-64, Female 60-64
Stover Wiggins, Ann Bacon
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Male 55-59, Female 55-59
Phil Davies, Lynda Terry
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Male 50-54, Female 50-54
David Noa, Julia Kennedy
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Male 45-49 Female 45-49
Carlton Seybolt, Sue Walton
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Male 40-44, Female 40-44
Paul Walsh, Stacey Hermance
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Male 35-39, Female 35-39
Peter De Mallie, Christina Grube
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Male 30-34, Female 30-34
Bob Pultorak, Michele Fillette
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Male 25-29, Female 25-29
Steve Bayer, Tracey Sawyer
Larry Hannon
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Male 20-24, Female 20-24
Robert Peiffer, Laurie Wartman
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Male 15-19, Female 15-19
Austin Gregor, Hannah Lindgren
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Male 12-14, Female 12-14
Ross Wilson, Louise Huuki
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Male 11 & Under, Female 11 & Under
Jake Brophy, Elizabeth Huuki
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Complete Series and race results are posted at www.bucks5kseries.com.
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