26th HEALTHSOUTH 4 Mile Classic
(7:30 am 7 August 2004)

Harding grad sets record on 'crazy' day
By Paul Glover, Guard Sports Writer
Published on 8/4/2003

Jacob Rotich's "crazy summer" now includes a $250 bonus for winning the HEALTHSOUTH 4-Mile Classic Road Race in record time.

In the 26th edition of the race - Rotich's first - the 27-year-old from Kenya, via Harding University, finished the course in 19 minutes, 26.95 seconds.

Leah Thorvilson managed just a couple of weak smiles as she explained her disappointmwent at not breaking the women's record and collecting the $250. The 25-year-old graduate from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock came to Batesville for her first HEALTHSOUTH with her sights on 23:29.30, the record time set by Laura Baker in 2001.

The number of runners was a close second to the record of 150. There was a total of 146 runners that finished.

HEALTHSOUTH 4 Mile
Batesville, AR --  August 7, 2004
Place Male Runners            City, State                Age    Pace/M         Time
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  1   Rotich, Jacob           Searcy, AR                  27      4:51     19:26.95
  2   Mays, Glen              Little Rock, AR             34      5:06     20:26.32
  3   Hunsucker, David        Springfield, MO             33      5:33     22:14.22
  4   Daniels, Clint          Millington, TN              39      5:41     22:47.18
  5   Aspel, Tom              Russellville, AR            49      5:48     23:15.30
  6   Weller, Michael         London, AR                  19      5:50     23:21.20
  7   Pervil, Clint           Gassville, AR               37      6:06     24:26.24
  8   Smith, Terry            Batesville, AR              41      6:18     25:16.21
  9   Howard, Kim             Mineral Springs, AR         43      6:24     25:36.01
  10  Jarratt, Kevin          Osceola, AR                 46      6:26     25:45.78
  11  Sellers, Matt           Batesville, AR              22      6:28     25:55.69
  12  Witt, Bill              White Hall, AR              54      6:31     26:08.49
  13  Schmidt, Luther         Batesville, AR              38      6:35     26:22.04
  14  Wells, Jacob            Maumelle, AR                35      6:42     26:49.69
  15  Hollowell, Steve        Little Rock, AR             44      6:44     26:58.57
  16  Oster, Tim              Batesville, AR              48      6:49     27:20.75
  17  Taylor, Greg            Sheridan, AR                47      6:56     27:45.75
  18  Hern, Steve             Russellville, AR            50      6:59     27:56.04
  19  Ball, Michael           Batesville, AR              37      7:00     28:01.58
  20  Bost, Jeff              Star City, AR               42      7:00     28:02.86
  21  Detherow, Calvin        North Little Rock, AR       69      7:02     28:12.50
  22  Miller, Gene            Melbourne, AR               43      7:05     28:21.06
  23  Davidson, Lester        Jonesboro, AR               52      7:09     28:37.64
  24  Fortune, Tony           Newport, AR                 20      7:10     28:43.66
  25  Kimball, Charles        Batesville, AR              44      7:22     29:29.71
  26  Ring, Robert            Evening Shade, AR           50      7:23     29:34.40
  27  Burgess, Johnathon      Batesville, AR              17      7:25     29:40.52
  28  Biagini, Chris          Hot Springs, AR             63      7:25     29:41.87
  29  Barber, James           Lonoke, AR                  53      7:25     29:43.47
  30  Boone, Kenneth          Marion, AR                  44      7:26     29:44.88
  31  Hatchett, Dennis        West Memphis, AR            46      7:26     29:46.78
  32  Harrison, Tony          Batesville, AR              29      7:27     29:49.17
  33  Gann, Andy              Cave City, AR               15      7:27     29:50.97
  34  Bennett, Mike           Mountain Home, AR           38      7:34     30:18.10
  35  Cummings, Brad          Batesville, AR              31      7:39     30:36.97
  36  Edds, Ralph             Lonsdale, AR                51      7:41     30:47.84
  37  Milligan, Joe           North Little Rock, AR       54      7:42     30:51.32
  38  Walker, Matt            Batesville, AR              31      7:47     31:12.86
  39  Perkins, Jackie         Tumbling Shoals, AR         63      7:52     31:31.69
  40  Alpe, Alex              Crawfordsville, AR          48      7:53     31:34.59
  41  Buschmann, Andy         Batesville, AR              52      7:55     31:40.03
  42  Porter, Jeff            Columbia, MO                45      7:59     31:59.41
  43  Gregory, Dan            Batesville, AR              45      8:00     32:02.04
  44  Honey, Donald           Hardy, AR                   55      8:02     32:11.10
  45  Nikkel, Brad            Batesville, AR              30      8:05     32:22.21
  46  Baxter, Jim             Smithville, AR              51      8:08     32:35.70
  47  Hendricks, Dave         Batesville, AR              15      8:09     32:38.51
  48  Bennett, Wayne          Quitman, AR                 60      8:14     32:57.21
  49  Pervil, Daniel          Gassville, AR               11      8:16     33:08.64
  50  Fason, R. C.            Little Rock, AR             59      8:18     33:16.61
  51  Neal, Tony              Melbourne, AR               15      8:24     33:38.46
  52  Miller, Jim             Batesville, AR              53      8:27     33:50.00
  53  Franks, Rick            Batesville, AR              51      8:28     33:53.67
  54  Clark, B. J.            Batesville, AR              33      8:28     33:56.54
  55  Samuel, David           Pearcy, AR                  60      8:31     34:07.40
  56  Benton, Bret            Concord, AR                 33      8:34     34:17.26
  57  Biggs, Bill             Jonesboro, AR               53      8:39     34:39.01
  58  Loggains, Kenny         Charlotte, TN               36      8:40     34:43.23
  59  Hanson, Mike            Mt. Pleasant, AR            43      8:43     34:53.47
  60  Lusk, Brad              Batesville, AR              24      8:46     35:07.05
  61  Stamps, Larry           Searcy, AR                  46      8:48     35:15.62
  62  Deupree, Cache          Heber Springs, AR           30      8:52     35:31.79
  63  Haynie, Glenn           Jonesboro, AR               57      9:00     36:00.87
  64  Finley, Steve           Alexander, AR               46      9:03     36:13.26
  65  Money, Tom              Pleasant Plains, AR         37      9:04     36:19.88
  66  Roark, Dale             Locust Grove, AR            38      9:14     36:58.27
  67  Dean, Larry             Batesville, AR              47      9:18     37:15.26
  68  Kelch, George           Arkadelphia, AR             55      9:19     37:18.69
  69  Belanger, Dan           Little Rock, AR             60      9:21     37:27.05
  70  Miller, Paul            Melbourne, AR               67      9:31     38:04.77
  71  Benson, Danny           Mountain View, AR           56      9:34     38:17.89
  72  Johnstone, Mark         Rose Bud, AR                45      9:46     39:07.79
  73  Burns, Dale             Malvern, AR                 65      9:50     39:21.53
  74  Whiteside, Keith        Batesville, AR              42     10:01     40:05.06
  75  Kennedy, Mitch          Batesville, AR              55     10:07     40:31.09
  76  Worley, Kenny           Maumelle, AR                44     10:27     41:51.75
  77  Smith, David            Cabot, AR                   55     10:31     42:06.40
  78  Miller, Kevin           Batesville, AR              44     11:34     46:18.65
  79  Robinson, Chuck         Pleasant Grove, AR          53     11:39     46:37.23
  80  Heston, Jack            Southaven, MS               42     11:51     47:25.95
  81  Northcutt, Carl         Stuttgart, AR               71     12:15     49:02.35
  82  Priest, Forrest         Batesville, AR              70     12:36     50:25.29
  83  Brewer, James           Sherwood, AR                86     12:47     51:10.15
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Place Female Runners          City, State                Age    Pace/M         Time
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  1   Thorvilson, Leah        Little Rock, AR             25      5:56     23:44.07
  2   Moore, Leigh Ann        Jonesboro, AR               16      6:24     25:39.04
  3   Meacham, Betsy          Little Rock, AR             39      6:40     26:40.75
  4   Majors, Jennifer        Beebe, AR                   24      6:48     27:14.12
  5   Insell, Laura           Desha, AR                   20      7:02     28:10.00
  6   Kelch, Jordan           Arkadelphia, AR             12      7:29     29:57.76
  7   Lovelace, Bernita       Conway, AR                  49      7:41     30:44.65
  8   Smith, Nicole           Batesville, AR              15      7:45     31:02.75
  9   Lantz, Ginny            Mayflower, AR               26      7:49     31:17.63
  10  Teed, Darla             Newark, AR                  42      8:00     32:00.05
  11  Finley, Jessica         Alexander, AR               17      8:01     32:05.35
  12  Gavin, Rachael          Batesville, AR              14      8:10     32:41.37
  13  Stewart, Savannah       Batesville, AR              13      8:12     32:50.36
  14  Rampona, Sarah          Little Rock, AR             26      8:13     32:53.84
  15  Prince, Jennifer        Arkadelphia, AR             12      8:21     33:27.46
  16  Hern, Becky             Russellville, AR            50      8:22     33:28.08
  17  Franks, Jackie          Batesville, AR              18      8:25     33:43.15
  18  Ballard, Joy            Benton, AR                  53      8:28     33:54.55
  19  Bruggenthies, Julie     Arkadelphia, AR             43      8:35     34:20.43
  20  Harville, Guadalune     Batesville, AR              38      8:37     34:31.57
  21  Brockinton, Paulette    Sherwood, AR                55      8:38     34:34.77
  22  Qualls, Ginea           Little Rock, AR             26      8:48     35:14.60
  23  Edwards, Cathy          Cave City, AR               33      8:50     35:23.16
  24  Scarlata, Joan          Cabot, AR                   63      8:53     35:35.05
  25  Ingram, Vicki           Cabot, AR                   57      8:59     35:58.90
  26  Ransom, Brenda          Lonoke, AR                  40      9:00     36:02.38
  27  Broadway, Tammy         Batesville, AR              34      9:02     36:10.79
  28  McCaa, Ann              Newark, AR                  49      9:12     36:49.87
  29  Anderson, Katie         Newark, AR                  23      9:12     36:50.20
  30  Benson, Deanna          Mountain View, AR           51      9:16     37:04.00
  31  Turner, Christal        Batesville, AR              33      9:20     37:22.02
  32  Hodges, Suzanne         Cabot, AR                   46      9:22     37:30.87
  33  Lynn, Laura             Heber Springs, AR           20      9:31     38:04.36
  34  Barber, Lisa            Batesville, AR              34      9:37     38:28.06
  35  Johnstone, Shelly       Rose Bud, AR                40      9:40     38:43.60
  36  Honey, Juanita          Hardy, AR                   56      9:45     39:01.55
  37  Franks, Jessica         Batesville, AR              20      9:49     39:18.70
  38  Needham, Melissa        Batesville, AR              25      9:56     39:44.33
  39  Whiteside, Regina       Batesville, AR              39     10:09     40:40.60
  40  Nash, Carina            North Little Rock, AR       27     10:17     41:10.98
  41  Allen, Michelle         Batesville, AR              30     10:17     41:11.77
  42  Marston, Rosemary       Roland, AR                  56     10:20     41:23.87
  43  Cantrell, Sheila        Batesville, AR              46     10:22     41:32.13
  44  Broadway, Tia           Floral, AR                  15     10:34     42:18.46
  45  Cesarski, Brandi        Batesville, AR              29     10:35     42:23.67
  46  Hermansen-Pool, Kay     Batesville, AR              53     10:38     42:35.53
  47  Vaughan, Amy            Batesville, AR              21     10:51     43:26.52
  48  Nikkel, Amanda          Batesville, AR              29     10:54     43:38.40
  49  Wade, Cindy             Batesville, AR              47     10:57     43:51.73
  50  Ford, Valerie           Batesville, AR              35     11:01     44:07.16
  51  Fason, Linda            Little Rock, AR             54     11:03     44:13.63
  52  House, Linda            Little Rock, AR             55     11:06     44:27.92
  53  Trumble, Allison        Batesville, AR              27     11:14     44:57.36
  54  Pool, Sandy             Batesville, AR              43     11:20     45:22.75
  55  Miller, Anne            Batesville, AR              55     11:40     46:41.45
  56  Kennedy, Alice          Batesville, AR              44     12:09     48:38.72
  57  Babb, Susan             Batesville, AR              28     12:23     49:35.89
  58  Young, Jackie           Floral, AR                  15     12:33     50:16.00
  59  Bearden, Hazel          Batesville, AR              57     12:35     50:21.96
  60  Stewart, Illene         Batesville, AR              53     13:01     52:07.39
  61  Hendricks, Sheila       Batesville, AR              37     13:25     53:42.70
  62  Smith, Patty            Batesville, AR              46     13:44     54:57.00
  63  Tai, Mei                Cave City, AR               27     15:49   1:03:18.99