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Dolphin Dash starts with a bang

Tess Bolognone, June Moore and Lexi Bauer sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the start of Saturday’s 15th Annual Dolphin Dash. – Scott Moore | Submitted

HOLMES BEACH – The 15th Annual Dolphin Dash 5K and 1-mile fun run on Feb. 19 drew 153 participants from ages 8 to 82 to raise funds for the Anna Maria Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization.

Officiated by the Bradenton Runners Club and co-chaired by Alana Fleischer and Kelly Gitt, the run began and ended at AME.

Funds raised during prior runs have provided improvements such as a new stage in the auditorium for school plays, overhead projectors in the classrooms, new cafe tables for the lunchroom, new benches in the pickup line and expansion of the estuary behind the school.

Winners

Top male finisher, overall                                Connor Kreger, 17, St. Clair, Michigan

Top female finisher, overall                             Anna Neal, 33, Durham, North Carolina

Top male finisher, masters                              Scott Akker, 41, Norton Shores, Michigan

Top female finisher, masters                           Wendi Hudson, 50, Apollo Beach, Florida

Top male finisher, grandmasters                     JD Pepper, 58, Dansville, Michigan

Top female finisher, grandmasters                   Penny Tisko, 53, Voorheesville, New York

Top male finisher, senior grandmasters            Chuck Block, 65, Dewitt, Michigan

Top female finisher, senior grandmasters         Sandy Meneley, 74, Holmes Beach, Florida

Top male finisher, veteran grandmasters          Frank Davis, 77, Rock Falls, Illinois

Top female finisher, veteran grandmasters       Dianne Schultz, 70, Postville, Iowa

Male 9 and under, first place                           C. Bess, 8, Lithia, Florida

Male 10-12, first place                                    B. Gartman, 11, Holmes Beach, Florida

Male 13-15, first place                                    Ethan Kreger, St. Clair, Michigan

Male 16-19, first place                                    Zackary Baker, 18, Bradenton, Florida

Male 20-24, first place                                    Matthew Schultheis, 24, Riverview, Florida

Male 25-29, first place                                    Travis Belsito, 26, Bradenton, Florida

Male 30-34, first place                                    Max Spiegel, 33, Sarasota, Florida

Male 35-39, first place                                    Wesley Weed, 37, Sarasota, Florida

Male 40-44, first place                                    Steve Grimes, 42, Park Ridge, Illinois

Male 45-49, first place                                    Brett McQuade, 49, Terra Ceia, Florida

Male 50-54, first place                                    Scott Leland, 54, Bradenton, Florida

Male 55-59, first place                                    Walter Szeezil, 58, Terra Ceia, Florida

Male 60-64, first place                                    Bob Nelson, 64, Bradenton, Florida

Male 65-69, first place                                    Dennis Schultz, 69, Bradenton, Florida

Male 70-74, first place                                    Gene Fergione, 70, Bradenton, Florida

Male 75-79, first place                                    Robert Lathrop, 79, Bradenton, Florida

Male 80 and over, first place                           Frank Nicolosi, 81, Bradenton, Florida

Female 9 and under, first place                        T. King, 8, Cortez, Florida

Female 10-12, first place                                S. Coba, 12, Bradenton Beach, Florida

Female 13-15, first place                                Angelina Albrecht, 15, Bradenton, Florida

Female 20-24, first place                                Krista Lyons, 22, Sarasota, Florida

Female 25-29, first place                                Peyton Stipes, 28, Sun City Center, Florida

Female 30-34, first place                                Lindsey Styka, 33, Bradenton, Florida

Female 35-39, first place                                Tatjana Stojkovic, 36, Seffner, Florida

Female 40-44, first place                                Yvonne Boyer, 43, Wentzville, Missouri

Female 45-49, first place                                Jessica holiday, 47, Holmes Beach, Florida

Female 50-54, first place                                Sara Sugarman, 50, North York, Ontario

Female 55-59, first place                                Shirley Arendt, 56, Ruskin, Florida

Female 60-64, first place                                Kim Gorman, 63, USA

Female 65-69, first place                                Ellen Jaffe Jones, 69, Sarasota, Florida

Female 70-74, first place                                Cheryl Hess, 71, Bradenton, Florida

Female 75-79, first place                                Josephine Nicolosi, 77, Bradenton, Florida

Female 80 and over, first place                        Esther Van Duzee, 81, Bradenton, Florida

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