KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The 27th annual Vineyard Run for Literacy on Oct. 9 was a big success, with 187 runners and walkers completing the event.

Receipts totaled close to $7,000 with more still coming in for literacy programs and tutor training throughout the county.

Organizers thanked all who participated and the many donors. A special thank you goes to the many individuals and the teams collecting sponsor donations: Pilates to the Core, Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College and Westamerica Bank.

The following is a listing of the winners in each category.

10K Run

Overall Female: First: Kortni Knight; Second: Katie Murphy; Third: Amanda Mueller.  
19 & Under: First: Hannah Garrity.
20 – 29: First: Kortni Knight; Second: Katie Murphy; Third: Amanda Mueller.
30 – 39: First: Tracy Garrity.
40 – 49: First: Charis Rippe. 
50 – 59: First: Jeanine Burnett; Second: Leah Solon.
60 – 69: First: Jody McCown; Second: Pat Bright.
70+: First: Rita MacKubbin; Second: Karen Kendall.

Male–Overall: First: Andre Williams; Second: Kheva Mann; Third: Joey Johnson.
19 & Under: First: Andre Williams; Second: Kehva Mann; Third: Joey Johnson.
20 – 29: First: Kirk Sills; Second: Billy Moffett; Third: Joseph Myers.
30 – 39: First: Jacob Fujikawa.
40 – 49: First: Gregory Rippe; Second: Kenneth Breen; Third: Marc Morita.
50 - 59: First: Steve Berndt; Second: Eric Bowman.
60 - 69: First: Harry Lyons; Second: Michael Papin. 
70+: NA

5K Run/Walk

Overall Female: First: Gretchen Berndt; Second: Bailey Couey; Third: Yareli Lozano.  
12 & Under: First: Hadia Rippe; Second: Abby Mertle; Third: Zoey Taylor King.
13 – 19: First: Gretchen Berndt; Second: Bailey Couey; Third: Yareli Lozano.
20 – 29: First: Penelope Irwin; Second: Allison Brown; Third: Madeline Irwin.  
30 – 39: First: Jessica O’Donnell; Second: Christine Dalva; Third: Julie Bundschuh.  
40 – 49: First: Heather Weller; Second: Sara Bishop; Third: Marcia Medina.
50 – 59: First: Kari Kirkpatrick; Second: Toni Brown; Third: Deb Ingalls.
60 – 69: First: Esther Stone; Second: Barbara Ehr; Third: Jackie Jordan.
70+:    First: Gayle Kompf; Second: Holly Hoppe; Third: Pollyann Johnston.

Overall Male: First: Justin Perez; Second: Charlie Adams; Third: Roberto Lozano.  
12 & Under: First: Hunter Hartzog; Second: Evan Weller; Third: Kyle Ewing.
13 – 19: First: Justin Perez; Second: Charlie Adams; Third: Roberto Lozano.
20 – 29: First: Aidan Freeman; Second: Bryce Butcher.
30 – 39: First: Daniel Lattin; Second: Marshall Dalva; Third: Steven Hardesty.  
40 – 49: First: Jay Jessen; Second: Justin Perez, Sr.; Third: Dave Garzoli.
50 – 59: First: Roy Disney; Second: Tom Azevedo; Third: Jerry Lowery.
60 – 69: First: Jim Holmes; Second: Larry Ross; Third: Anthony Scoles  
70+:   First: Paul Farley; Second: Bill Burnett; Third: Dennis Cholez

Results submitted by Deb Ehrhardt, Vineyard Run co-chair and a member of the Lake County Literacy Coalition Board.