TIFTON —  The 22nd Annual Run for Love was recently held at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The event featured a one-mile run/walk and a 5K race. While there were some great performances, the highlight of the evening was that the founder of the event, Ernest Lang, got to compete in the run for the first time.

Proceeds from the Run for Love benefit the Tift County High School cross country team and help defray travel expenses incurred during the season.

"We are so grateful to the many, many people who turned out to volunteer, compete, and support our program," said Tift County Head Coach Laurie Mullen. "A special thanks to Ernest Lang and David Vann for their support and assistance in making this event a success"

In the one mile run, the overall female winner was Emily Golden of Tifton, with a time of 8:20. The overall male winner was Cooper Browning of Tifton, with a time of 5:43.

In the 8-under female category, Ridley Sims of Tifton placed second. In the 9-13 female division, Sophia Fisher, Megan Bowen, and Maggie Clark, all of Tifton, finished first, second and third, respectively.

In the 14-19 female division, Carley Miles, Amber Tawzer and Gwinn Richbourg, all of Tifton, finished first, second and third, respectively. In the 20-39 female division, Moranda Eagleton and Tammy Harper, both of Tifton, finished second and third, respectively.

In the 40-49 female division, Connie Burgess of Fitzgeral finished first, and Moranda Eagleton of Tifton finished second. In the 50-59 female division, Paula Edwards of Tifton finished first.

In the 8-under male division, Joseph Pezent of Adel finished second, and Blair Golden of Tifton finished third. Henry Richbourg of Tifton won the 9-13 male division.

Daniel Fisher and Chase Griffin, both of Tifton, finished first and second, respectively, in their age division.

Gary Burtle, of Tifton, won the 50-59 male division. Frank McLeod of Fitzgerald won the 60-over male division.

In the 5K run category, the overall female winner was Melissa Tronolone of Tifton, with a time of 22:28. The overall male winner was Adam Ross of Wray, with a time of 17:53.

In the 10-under female division, Becca Jones of Tifton finished first. In the 11-14 female division, Ashlee Golden, Madison Phillips, and Emily Salter, all of Tifton, finished first, second, and third, respectively. In the 15-19 female division Bethany Lindsey of Sylvester finished second, and Amanda Ross of Wray finished third.

In the 25-29 female division Miranda Goode, Kaycee Grimes and Brittany Brown, all of Tifton, finished first, second, and third, respectively. In the 30-34 female division, Christi Brannon of Adel finished second.

In the 35-39 female division, Lynn Sosnoskie of Tifton finished first, and Marcy Corkern of Alapaha finished second. In the 40-44 female division, Jody Moore, Dionne Sims, and Kelly Golden, all of Tifton, finished first, second, and third, respectively. In the 45-59 division Judy Lindsey of Sylvester finished first, and Renata Elad of Tifton finished second.

In the 50-54 division, Evelyn Taylor and Lynn Lovett, both from Tifton, finished first and second, respectively. In the 55-59 female division, Susan Hutchinson of Poulan finished first, and Karen Greene of Tifton finished third.

In the 10-under male division, Cody Pezent of Adel finished first, Will Jones of TIfton finished second and Hays Jones finished third. In the 11-14 male division, Matthew Fisher of Tifton finished third with a time. In the 15-19 male division, Medford McDonald, James Fisher and Matt Myers finished first, second, and third, respectively.

In the 20-24 male division Darrell Pitts of Tifton finished first, Steven Haggard of Mystic finished second  and Will Burtle of Tifton finished third. In the 25-29 male division, Cooper Browning of Tifton finished first.

In the 30-34 division, Chris Martin and Joseph Knoll, both of Tifton, finished second and third, respectively. In the 35-39 male division, Jonathan Tronolone, Randy Carr and Jonathan Jones, all of Tifton, finished first, second, and third, respectively.

In the 40-44 male division, Kevin Langley of Adel finished first, and William Arnold and Shand Dorminey, both of Tifton, finished second and third, respectively.

In the 50-54 male division, Frank Davis of Tifton finished second. In the 55-59 male division, Mike Beeman of Tifton won, and Frank Moore of Sylvester came in third. In the 60-64 male division Ernest Lang of Tifton finished first.