Gloucester, VA -- James Creelman and Crystal Witte won the men's and women's divisions at the tenth annual Riverwatch on the Piankatank 5-kilometer road race, held in Gloucester.
Creelman, of Yorktown, pulled away from Cole Sauvager to claim the overall title with a time of 16:59, 15 seconds ahead of Sauvager. Carson Pendleton placed third in 18:38.
Witte paced the women in 20:59, a full minute and 46 seconds ahead of fellow Yorktowner Megan Syrett. Cathryn Acklin of Gloucester was third in 24:21.
Three age group records were broken on Saturday. Ron Worthington, 82 of Bena VA set a new men's 80-84 age group record with a time of 31:05, breaking his own mark of 31:52 from 2024.
Carol Hansen-Vessa, 71 of Williamsburg VA set a new women's 70-74 age group record with a time of 29:11, topping the mark of 29:31 set by Jan Barry in 2024.
Nancy Blount, 80, of Williamsburg established an age group record for the women's 80-84 age group with a time of 48:22.
The Riverwatch on the Piankatank 5K is the 3rd race in the 12-race 2026 Peninsula Track Club Grand Prix as well as a Hampton Roads Super Grand Prix event.
10th ANNUAL RIVERWATCH ON THE PIANKATANK 5K
Riverwatch Neighborhood, Gloucester, VA
Saturday, March 28, 2026 1:00 PM
A HAMPTON ROADS SUPER GRAND PRIX AND PENINSULA TRACK CLUB GRAND PRIX EVENT
Place O'All Name Age City State Time Pace
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TOP OVERALL MEN
1 1 JAMES CREELMAN 23 YORKTOWN VA 16:59 5:28
2 2 COLE SAUVAGER 18 BENTONVILLE VA 17:14 5:33
3 3 CARSON PENDLETON 19 MIDLOTHIAN VA 18:38 6:00
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 7 CRYSTAL WITTE 40 YORKTOWN VA 20:59 6:45 *
2 8 MEGAN SYRETT 43 YORKTOWN VA 22:45 7:20 *
3 11 CATHRYN ACKLIN 49 GLOUCESTER VA 24:21 7:51
MEN: 10 AND UNDER
1 62 PAUL GRIFFIN 8 CHESAPEAKE VA 47:47 15:23
2 63 OAKLAND GRIFFIN 6 CHESAPEAKE VA 47:48 15:24
MEN: 11 - 14
1 14 LUCAS PLUM 13 RESTON VA 25:10 8:06
2 29 LARS GOLDEN 12 NORTH VA 29:41 9:34
3 38 MICHAEL ATLEE III 12 RESTON VA 32:28 10:27
MEN: 15 - 19
1 4 JACKSON SCHULZE 15 YORKTOWN VA 18:44 6:02
2 5 IVAR GOLDEN 17 NORTH VA 19:08 6:10
3 24 C J SEARS 17 HARTFIELD VA 28:59 9:20
MEN: 20 - 29
NONE
MEN: 30 - 34
1 44 DREUX ELLIOTT II 31 HUDGINS VA 34:12 11:01
2 65 YASSER ORTIZ 31 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 48:20 15:34
MEN: 35 - 39
1 9 STEVEN MADSEN 35 HAYES VA 23:31 7:34
2 10 PATRICK BREWER 38 YORKTOWN VA 24:10 7:47
3 16 DANIEL CUMMINGS 37 GLOUCESTER VA 25:27 8:12
MEN: 40 - 44
1 6 TIM CASE 43 WILLIAMSBURG VA 19:27 6:16
2 15 STEVIE MITCHELL 40 WILMINGTON NC 25:22 8:10
MEN: 45 - 49
NONE
MEN: 50 - 54
1 12 KEVIN RAFFERTY 54 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 24:44 7:58
2 27 WILLIAM KNOTT 53 GLOUCESTER VA 29:25 9:28
MEN: 55 - 59
1 41 PAUL CLARK 57 HAMPTON VA 33:08 10:40
MEN: 60 - 64
NONE
MEN: 65 - 69
1 18 BILL PRICE 66 CHESAPEAKE VA 25:36 8:15 *
2 23 THOMAS GILMORE 65 WHITE STONE VA 27:11 8:45
3 74 WILLIE JONES 68 NEWPORT NEWS VA 56:10 18:05
MEN: 70 - 74
1 20 JIM GULLO 71 WILLIAMSBURG VA 26:04 8:24 *
2 34 WAYNE WILLIAMS 72 POQUOSON VA 31:38 10:11 *
3 47 KEVIN BURKE 74 NEWPORT NEWS VA 34:39 11:10 *
MEN: 75 AND OVER
1 32 RON WORTHINGTON 82 BENA VA 31:05 10:01 *
2 35 JIMMY C BLOUNT 75 WILLIAMSBURG VA 31:50 10:15 *
3 76 RICK PLATT 75 WILLIAMSBURG VA 59:58 19:19 *
WOMEN: 10 AND UNDER
NONE
WOMEN: 11 - 14
1 36 HARPER PLUM 13 RESTON VA 32:02 10:19
WOMEN: 15 - 19
NONE
WOMEN: 20 - 24
1 13 CANNON JEAN 21 WILLIAMSBURG VA 25:00 8:03 *
WOMEN: 25 - 29
NONE
WOMEN: 30 - 34
1 43 BETTY ELLIOTT 31 HUDGINS VA 34:12 11:01
2 66 ANGIE BIEZZ 31 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 48:21 15:34
WOMEN: 35 - 39
NONE
WOMEN: 40 - 44
1 48 NIKKI MITCHELL 40 WILMINGTON NC 36:12 11:39
2 52 JEN SCHENCK 44 HAYMARKET VA 37:21 12:01
WOMEN: 45 - 49
1 28 RYAN KNOTT 49 GLOUCESTER VA 29:35 9:32
2 53 MEGAN HEALY 46 RICHMOND VA 37:34 12:06
3 59 KIMBERLY DUPONT 49 KILMARNOCK VA 43:10 13:54
WOMEN: 50 - 54
1 17 SUSAN HAGEL 53 NORFOLK VA 25:32 8:14 *
2 19 JELLY TURNER 52 NEWPORT NEWS VA 25:39 8:16
3 21 DANIELA CIGULAROVA 51 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 26:22 8:29
WOMEN: 55 - 59
1 25 MARIE PRICE 57 CHESAPEAKE VA 29:06 9:22 *
2 33 CRIZTINA JEAN 57 WILLIAMSBURG VA 31:17 10:04 *
3 58 KRISTIN BIENVENUE 55 KILMARNOCK VA 43:09 13:54
WOMEN: 60 - 64
1 30 CHRISTINE WILLIAMS 64 POQUOSON VA 29:50 9:36 *
2 40 VALOR FOY JONES 62 NEWPORT NEWS VA 32:57 10:37 *
WOMEN: 65 - 69
1 39 PAM GROOMAN 65 BELTSVILLE MD 32:56 10:36
2 54 JOY DRUMMOND 68 MATHEWS VA 38:02 12:15
3 55 CONNIE MCKEON 69 VIRGINIA BEACH VA 39:02 12:34
WOMEN: 70 - 74
1 26 CAROL HANSEN-VESSA 71 WILLIAMSBURG VA 29:11 9:24 *
2 31 HELEN WORTHINGTON 71 BENA VA 30:46 9:54 *
3 42 MARTHA GULLO 73 WILLIAMSBURG VA 33:37 10:50 *
WOMEN: 75 AND OVER
1 46 BARBARA BIASI 78 YORKTOWN VA 34:32 11:07 *
2 67 NANCY BLOUNT 80 WILLIAMSBURG VA 48:22 15:34 *
WALK - MEN:
1 57 MIKE THOMAS 67 NEWPORT NEWS VA 42:37 13:43 *
2 60 RON KAUFFMAN 99 HARTFIELD VA 45:49 14:45
3 68 BOB CURTIN JR 73 HAMPTON VA 48:34 15:38 *
4 75 NICK REDMOND 48 RICHMOND VA 56:11 18:05
WALK - WOMEN:
1 56 KIM FLINT 61 NEWPORT NEWS VA 42:36 13:43 *
2 71 NANCY ATLEE 73 GLOUCESTER VA 48:49 15:43 *
* denotes PTC member
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