By Clay Shaw
Photography by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

Emigsville, PA, December 31, 2022—Lyla Eltz, 12, of Hanover has been running the York Winter Series races for years and has been improving from running the mile races to running 5Ks and 5 milers. Lyla rocked a 31:51 to win the women’s division of the Rudy Park 5 Miler. She won by over a minute, with talented women runners joining her on the podium. Only seventeen men of the 281-runner field finished ahead of Lyla. Rebecca Doner of Mt. Wolf, who lives nearly on the course, was second in 33:00.  Lindsay Pridgen of Harrisburg was third in 33:15. Both women are Boston Marathon veterans. Additional young women (teenagers) placed fourth and fifth, as Leah Navarro of Seven Valleys was fourth in 33:53 and Nicole Register of Jacobus was fifth in 34:07. The first master was Sarah Huss Wenger of Dallastown who was seventh overall in 35:04.

Andrew Pizzirusso of Wallingford, PA won again, taking his fourth straight York Winter Series race, in 27:35. Jeremiah “JT” Hetrick of Millersville was second in 27:58. Josiah McCarthy of Lancaster was third in 28:00. Isaac Covert of Shippensburg was fourth in 28:06. Dellas Edmisten III of York was fifth in 29:14. Runners 23 and younger took the top eight places. Master runners Andrew Hartman of Dover (30:43) and Eric Ferree of Seven Valleys (30:54) placed ninth and tenth.

With ideal running weather and a reasonable course, the times up front were fast and the 281 finisher count was among the highest in the race history.

Lyla Eltz won the mile, too; her time was 6:11. Lyla’s sister Lorelei Eltz age 8 ran 7:32. 131 runners did the mile event, with many doubling-up and doing the five miler as well. Kaleb Kabakjian of Conestoga, PA was the champ in 5:35. 

Women’s 1-Mile Run

1. 6:11 Lyla Eltz, 12, Hanover
2. 6:15 Nicole Register, 19, Jacobus
3. 6:23 Minh Nguyen, 14, York

Men’s 1-Mile Run

1. 5:35 Kaleb Kabakjian, 17, Conestoga
2. 5:40 Jacob Roskovensky, 14, Dallastown
3. 5:59 Nathaniel Pardoe, 28, York

Women’s 5-Mile Run

1. 31:51 Lyla Eltz, 12, Hanover
2. 33:00 Rebecca Doner, 33, Mt Wolf
3. 33:15 Lindsay Pridgen, 30, Harrisburg
4. 33:53 Leah Navarro, 13, Seven Valleys
5. 34:07 Nicole Register, 19, Jacobus
6. 34:56 Kelly Rose, 34, Dover
7. 35:04 Sarah Wenger, 41, Dallastown
8. 36:26 Kristen Guerrini, 46, York
9. 36:53 BJ Heistand, 44, Wrightsville
10. 37:30 Rae Sandt, 14, Conestoga

Men’s 5-Mile Run

1. 27:35 Andrew Pizzirusso, 23, Wallingford
2. 27:58 Jeremiah Hetrick, 19, Millersville
3. 28:00 Josiah McCarthy, 22, Lancaster
4. 28:06 Isaac Covert, 23, Shippensburg
5. 29:14 Dellas Edmisten III, 20, York
6. 29:44 Anthony Roselli, 19, York
7. 29:49 Kaleb Kabakjian, 17, Conestoga
8. 30:41 Austin Tyler, 17, Hanover
9. 30:43 Andrew Hartman, 43, Dover
10. 30:54 Eric Ferree, 44, Seven Valleys

Categories: Race Coverage

Tags: 2022, featured, York Road Runners Club, YRRC Winter Series