February 13, 2016 | pennlive.com online article | article.pdf

Nearly 100 runners braved below freezing temperatures and whipping winds to compete in Saturday’s Cupid’s Chase 5K in Harrisburg.

Brad Blaszynski of Annville finished 3 seconds ahead of Campbelltown’s Christian Jocham to win the race sponsored by Community Options. The 17-year-old covered the course that started and ended on City Island in 21:22.2. Jocham finished in 21:25.5.

Cressona’s Randall Nunemacher was third in 21:46.5.

Hummelstown’s Natalie Nutt was the first female finisher, coming in at 23:01.5. Kintnersville’s Jessica Lehr finished second in 24:17.3 and Kaitlin Erickson of Elizabethtown was third at 24:49.1.

The first Cupid’s Chase took place in Princeton, N.J., in 2009. The following year it went national. This year the expectation was to have more than “10,000 participants in 30 cities walking, running, jogging and rolling (baby strollers and wheelchairs).”

Funds raised through the races provide housing, support services and advocacy assistance to help empower people with disabilities, according to its website. Funds will stay in the cities and towns that host races.

Here is a look at the top finishers in each age group:

Under 19

Male: 1. Tanner Ford, Leola, 31:20.2. Female: 1. Jenna Minnig, Palmyra, 27:14.6; 2. Celine Schell, Leola, 31:24.2; 3. Dejah Walker, York, 41:03.0.

20 to 24

Female: 1. Adriane Putt, 29:14.2; 2. Heather Shenenberger, Millerstown, 29:26.1; 3. Katy Mummey, Wrightsville, 35:58.3.

25 to 29

Male: 1. Joseph Dell, Gettysburg, 28:27.4; 2. Scott Zimmerman, Lemoyne, 30:07.9. Female: 1. Ashley Lengner, Lewis Center, 24:57.8; 2. Ceaera Dickinson, Harrisburg, 26:09.2; 3. Brianna Caughron, Gettysburg, 27:06.9.

30 to 34

Male: 1. Brian Loose, 21:56.6. Female: 1. Lisa Cupp, 24:52.1; 2. Jacqui Crawford, Elliottsburg, 25:15.3; 3. Shauna Powers, Montgomery, 25:43.5.

35 to 39

Male: 1. Nate Roff, Gaithersburg, 24:07.3; 2. Joseph Passarelli, Coopersburg, 26:35.4; 3. Christopher Detwiler, York, 27:47.6. Female: 1. Hope Miller, Elizabethtown, 24:49.3; 2. Jennifer Stiller, Harrisburg, 28:01.3; 3. Julie Dunlop, Gettysburg, 28:42.7.

40 to 44

Male: 1. Brian Nutt, Hummelstown, 26:54.7; 2. Thomas Daugherty, Lebanon, 29:48.3; 3. Jose Garcia, York, 42:12.9. Female: 1. Tonia Lukens, Duncannon, 30:06.3; 2. Amy Mullen, Mechanicsburg, 34:32.3; 3. Maria Coster, Spring Grove, 44:19.3.

45 to 49

Male: 1. Jarrod Kulp, Palmyra, 22:15.4; 2. Stephen Leach, 22:26.4; 3. John Davis, 32:23.6. Female: 1. Christine Spangler, Gettysburg, 29:58.9; 2. Awilda Mercado, Mount Joy, 35:34.1; 3. Carrie Kilby, Seven Valleys, 39:46.8.

50 to 54

Male: 1. Micholas Mistishen, Harrisburg, 23:51.9; 2. Scott Mateer, 26:27.7; 3. David Resek, Harrisburg, 27:41.6. Female: 1. Susan Lombardi, 35:15.4; 2. Erin Keck, Mechanicsburg, 37:31.6.

55 to 59

Female: 1. Sundra Davis, 41:47.7; 2. Colette Martino, Montgomery, 51:46.7.

60 and over

Male: 1. Courtland Howard, 22:40.7; 2. Chris Harris, Lancaster, 28:39.8. Female: 1. Cheryl Guss, Harrisburg, 28:11.3; 2. Cathy Repp, Pottsville, 33:02.8.