photo by Roger Lee

Peg Lahmeyer (l), executive director of The Ark, cheers on Neville Miller as he sprints to the finish line.

photo by Roger Lee

Sheldon Fowler was the first female across the finish line Saturday.

Neville Miller won his second consecutive Race for The Ark Saturday.

Miller, a WCIV-TV meteorologist from Mount Pleasant, finished the 11th annual Summerville 5K race with a 16-minute, 55-second time. The mark was a bit off his 15:44 time in 2009 that fell just shy of the course record, but it still earned him top honors for the 2010 event.

Mark Vedders of Summerville finished as the runner-up with a 17:14 time and Post and Courier fitness writer David Quick placed third with a 17:38 time.

Sheldon Fowler of Mt. Pleasant, with a 19:58 time, was the first female across the finish line. Stephanie Bratkovic of Mt. Pleasant placed second in the overall female division with a 20:16 time and Summerville’s Kelly Hazel placed third with a 20:43 mark.

This year 482 registered for the event, which also included a one-mile fun run, and 371 people finished the 5K.

“The race was a huge success and the weather was wonderful,” ARK Director Peg Lahmeyer said. “Trident Health System was our title sponsor for this year’s event, which helped provide needed funds to sustain the programs of The ARK for families living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia.”

Atlanta Bread Company beat out 15 other teams to win the 2010 Corporate Challenge trophy.  This year, organizers added a Youth Challenge that drew boys’ and girls’ teams from Summerville High School and Pinewood Prep. SHS won the Challenge for both divisions. 

The ARK provides family support services for families and individuals living with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia in a five-county area. Services include respite care, support groups, caregiver consultation, educational programs and resource referrals.

Complete results from the 2010 Race for the Ark 5K can be found at www.actioncarolina.com. Below is a list of top placers by division.

FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS

    1 SHELDON FOWLER      MOUNT PLEASANT  SC   19:58

    2 STEPHANIE BRATKOVIC MOUNT PLEASANT  SC   20:16

MALE OVERALL RESULTS

    1 NEVILLE MILLER      MOUNT PLEASANT  SC   16:55

    2 MARK VEDDERS        SUMMERVILLE     SC   17:14

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  04 - 14

    1    40 ANYA BUNAC          SUMMERVILLE        SC   21:24

    2    41 LAUREN HALTER       SUMMERVILLE        SC   21:25

MALE AGE GROUP:  04 - 14

    1    16 MASON HAZEL         SUMMERVILLE        SC   19:24

    2    36 CORBIN FULLER       SUMMERVILLE        SC   21:10

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  15 - 19

    1    31 KATHERINE GORE      SUMMERVILLE        SC   20:57

    2    37 BRIANNA BLANTON     SUMMERVILLE        SC   21:11

MALE AGE GROUP:  15 - 19

    1     8 KARAHN WASHINGTON   LIBERTY            SC   18:18

    2     9 TAYLOR KATSANIS     SUMMERVILLE        SC   18:20

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 24

    1    29 PAULA PRIDGEN       SUMMERVILLE        SC   20:50

    2    39 LAUREN JAYNES       MT PLEASANT        SC   21:23

MALE AGE GROUP:  20 - 24

    1     6 GREG LOFTIS         CAHRELTON          SC   18:02

    2    34 BRIAN MCCALL        SUMMERVILLE        SC   21:07

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  25 - 29

    1    86 JAMIE WELLS         SUMMERVILLE        SC   24:02

    2   118 ERIN DESNOYER       CHARLESTON         SC   25:37

MALE AGE GROUP:  25 - 29

    1     5 JOSH LUNDEBY        SUMMERVILLE        SC   18:01

    2    10 JUSTIN CARP         SUMEMRVILLE        SC   18:36

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 34

    1    42 DEANNA WALTER       SUMMERVILLE        SC   21:31

    2    70 AMANDA KELLER                               23:12

MALE AGE GROUP:  30 - 34

    1     4 JEFF BAXTER         N CHARELSTON       SC   17:56

    2     7 ANGEL MANUEL        COLUMBIA           SC   18:05

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  35 - 39

    1    80 RAINA COLTON        SUMMERVILLE        SC   23:53

    2   132 LORI BARTLESON      SUMMERVILLE        SC   26:05

MALE AGE GROUP:  35 - 39

    1    21 CHRIS BARNES        MT PLEASANT        SC   20:09

    2    25 RON MENCHACA        SUMMERVILLE        SC   20:34

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 44

    1    74 JERRI POTTER        SUMMERVILLE        SC   23:16

    2   131 DELAYNE CRAWFORD    SUMMERVILLE        SC   26:02

MALE AGE GROUP:  40 - 44

    1    44 TED HEWITT          COLUMBIA           SC   21:38

    2    53 JACK BUCHANAN       MT PLEASANT        SC   22:01

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  45 - 49

    1    98 KATHY OWENS         SUMMERVILLE        SC   24:19

    2   103 MARRIE ROBINSON     SUMMERVILLE        SC   24:40

MALE AGE GROUP:  45 - 49

    1    24 MARK GREENSLIT      SUMMERVILLE        SC   20:24

    2    65 MATTHEW JASSO       SUMMERVILLE        SC   22:48

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 54

    1   140 LYNNE LEROY         GOOSE CREEK        SC   26:28

    2   145 MONICA KIMBLER      SUMMERVILLE        SC   26:47

MALE AGE GROUP:  50 - 54

    1    28 THOAMS TAPP         LEXINGTON          SC   20:49

    2    30 MARK KEISLING       ALINE              TN   20:55

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  55 - 59

    1   164 PATRICIA KOTILA     JOHNS ISLAND       SC   28:03

    2   167 DARLENE GRIFFIN     SUMMERVILLE        SC   28:14

MALE AGE GROUP:  55 - 59

    1    58 DAN CLAPPER         NORTH CHARLESTON   SC   22:30

    2    60 BERRY SCHNEIDERMAN  MOUNT PLEASANT     SC   22:35

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 64

    1   204 JUDY GILMAN         MCCLELLANVILLE     SC   31:15

    2   257 ALEENE KANN         SUMMERVILLE        SC   36:19

MALE AGE GROUP:  60 - 64

    1    81 STEVE EBERHARDT     CHARLESTON         SC   23:56

    2   125 CARL CASTERLIN      SUMMERVILLE        SC   25:50

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  65 - 69

    1   222 VERONICA KELLY      SUMMERVILLE        SC   32:24

    2   244 NANCEE SNEED        MOUNT PLEASANT     SC   34:05

MALE AGE GROUP:  65 - 69

    1    59 JOHN SNEED          MOUNT PLEASANT     SC   22:31

    2    77 ARNOLD FLOYD        HARTSVILLE         SC   23:34

FEMALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 99

    1   305 DONNA LEA BROWN     CHARLESTON         SC   47:46

    2   310 ROSEMARY DUNN       GOOSE CREEK        SC   48:49

MALE AGE GROUP:  70 - 99

    1   187 CLYDE MIZZELL       CHARLESTON         SC   29:56

    2   194 DAVID WATSON        SUMMERVILLE        SC   30:28

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