Santa Barbara’s 4th of July festivities began bright and early for some local runners at Elings Park on Saturday morning.
A total of 178 competitors began the day with the annual Semana Nautica 4th of July 5K and 2K Trail Runs hosted by the Santa Barbara Running Association.
Kai Schoenfeld, a 16-year-old Rancho Palos Verdes local, crossed the finish line first in the 5K, earning an impressive time of 20:01.9.
The top three was rounded out by 33-year-old Ventura local Connor Kaza (20:18.1) and 40-year-old Zach Schock of Santa Barbara (20:45.3).
Meanwhile, Charlotte Cox, a 38-year-old racing out of Santa Barbara, was the first female to finish the 5K race with her time of 20:51.1, which was also good for fourth place overall.
While the 5K run was the headliner, SB Running Association’s Independence Day celebration also featured a 2K trail run that consisted mostly of young runners.
J. Murphy*, a 12-year-old from Goleta, secured a first-place finish in the race with a time of 8:38.1. Meanwhile, Santa Barbara’s L. Romero* and L. Smith* came in second and third after finishing with back-to-back times of 9:02.7 and 9:02.8, respectively.
Here is the full list of age division winners from Saturday’s 5K and 2K races, along with the city they raced out of, their ages and final time.
5K Winners
- Boys 12U – M. Gonitzke* (Gilbert AZ, 12) – 28:38.8
- Boys 13-15 – Nick Wilson (14) – 21:05.1
- Male 16-18 – Joshua Small (Santa Barbara, 16) – 22:18.8
- Male 19-29 – Davis Wolleson (Danville, 24) – 21:01.4
- Male 30-39 – Riley Shryoc (Santa Barbara, 30) – 23:19.7
- Male 40-49 – RJ Briones (Sylmar, 40) – 22:02.2
- Male 50-59 – Todd Booth (Santa Barbara, 57) – 22:08.6
- Male 60-69 – Adolfo David Lopez (Santa Maria, 66) – 26:15.7
- Male 70-79 – Johnny Stein (Santa Barbara, 72) – 28:53.5
- Girls 12U – J. Lintz* (Santa Monica, 10) – 30:04.1
- Girls 13-15 – Mia Wong (Sacramento, 13) – 31:47.6
- Female 16-18 – Ayari Portillo (Santa Maria, 18) – 49:57.3
- Female 19-29 – Sophia Ostovany (Santa Barbara, 23) – 27:27.6
- Female 30-39 – Chrissy Faulding (Santa Barbara, 38) – 26:43.7
- Female 40-49 – Cari Voth (Santa Barbara, 45) – 25:19.3
- Female 50-59 – Karen Vanderburg (Santa Barbara, 58) – 28:34.3
- Female 60-69 – Dawn Schroeder (Santa Barbara, 60) – 32:04.9
- Female 70-79 – Anita Chamberlain (Santa Barbara, 72) – 1:01.38.5
2K Winners
- Boys 8U – L. Smith* (Santa Barbara, 7) – 11:00.1
- Boys 9-10 – H. Cox* (Santa Barbara, 10) – 9:20.5
- Male 17+ – Chris Kramer (Santa Barbara, 52) – 13:14.7
- Girls 8U – A. Romero* (Santa Barbara, 8) – 13:09.6
- Girls 9-10 – K. Lehman* (Santa Barbara, 9) – 13:09.6
- Girls 11-12 – L. Kramer* (Santa Barbara, 12) – 13:12.8
- Female 17+ – Kathyvan Tran (Santa Barbara, 33) – 13:24.1
* – no last name provided
