Some 85 runners braved temperatures in the teens to get the 2013 running season off to a chilly start. STAFF PHOTO/ROBERT BAKER

BY ROBERT L. BAKER

Wyoming County Press Examiner

The 26th Annual February Freeze 5K Race was held Saturday at Roslund Elementary School in Tunkhannock.

The overall male winner was Sam Williams with a time of 16:07 and the female winner was Regan Rome with a time of 17:39, a new course woman’s record.

In last fall’s state PIAA cross country AA meet, Williams, a senior at Northeast Bradford, took third, and Rome, a junior at Dallas, also took third.

Some 85 runners started Saturday’s race at noon with temperatures in the teens and a fast course.

1-Sam Williams, 16:07; 2-Levi Upham, 17:16; 3-Michael Murphy, 17:33; 4-Regan Rome, 17:39; 5-Jacob Toczko, 18:05; 6-Anika Busby, 18:10; 7-Tony Korch, 18:11; 8-Jason Kennedy, 18:12; 9-Eric Conti, 18:45; 10-Dan Toye, 18:53.

11-Joe Drumstra, 19:05; 12-Mark Wright, 19:14; 13-Scott Burnham, 19:24; 14-Maggie Toczko, 19:48; 15-Jeremy Dormer, 20:08; 16-Adam Edwards, 20:11; 17-Ally Rome, 20:27; 18-Kevin Rocktaschol, 21:37; 19-Andy Doster, 21:39; 20-Daniel Wells, 21:46.

21-Larry Pikul, 21:52; 22-David Stout, 22:06; 23-Paul Manley, 22:07;  24-Reg Thomas, 22:10; 25-John Kearns, 22:15.14; 26-Bob Guzenski, 22:15.53; 27-Brandon Emmett, 22:18; 28-Allison Grose, 22:22; 29-Len Sowinski, 22:23; 30-Ben Tidball, 22:33.

31-Charlene Aquilina, 22:43; 32-Robert Damiano, 22:46; 33-Jim Pyrah, 22:53; 34-Art Duolittle, 23:02; 35-Erin Rome, 23:16; 36-Jessica Ide, 23:17; 37-Kevin Moran, 23:20; 38-Ryan Andrews, 23:48; 39-Steve Litchkofski, 23:52; 40-Nancy Werthmuller, 24:03.

41-Tom Ducatte, 24:09; 42-Ron Tansits, 24:22; 43-John Fiore, 24:38; 44-Kerry Zemek, 25:03; 45-Darlene Gilpin, 25:07; 46-Roger Savage, 25:17; 47-Rick Saikowski Sr., 26:49; 48-Matt Kearns, 26:59; 49-Ed Hetzel, 27:03; 50-Larry Freedman, 27:20.

51-Phyllis Wells, 27:26; 52-Jennifer Stout, 27:33; 53-Scott Barnes Jr., 27:41; 54-David Ide, 27:48; 55-Maggie Elias, 28:01; 56-Samantha Frear, 28:02; 57-Elizabeth Grimes, 28:06.01; 58-Katie Naegele, 28:06.71; 59-Stacey Mears, 28:10; 60-Sean Curley, 28:15.

61-Christal Zermane, 28:24; 62-Wendy Guzenski, 28:38; 63-Mike Saikowski,  29:01; 64-Chip Taylor, 29:22; 65-Simon Hedberg, 29:32; 66-Alex Clark, 29:44.06; 67-Doug Clark, 29:44.99; 68-Beth O’Malley, 30:03; 69-Rich Saikowski, 30:18; 70-Paul Swiderski, 30:22.

71-Jaime Himka, 30:37; 72-Susie Wagner, 30:41; 73-Tom Astleford Jr., 31:04; 74-Arthur Spears Jr., 31:12; 75-Denise Maleski, 31:19; 76-Phil Urie, 32:15; 77-Barbara Wywiorski, 32:58; 78-Jerry Pitkus, 34:49; 79-Rich Hause, 38:36; 80-Frank Peterson, 39:01.

81-J. Tim Kave, 44:43; 82-Todd Wescott, 45:41. Did not finish: Mackenzie Drungell, Cheyenne Hunsinger, Rebecca O’Neill.