The 28th Annual Hannibal Cannibal kicked off on Saturday, July 1, with a big bang from the cannon start at 6:30 am, and this year’s race did not disappoint. While the early morning forecast showed thunderstorms at race time, the clouds parted, the rain stayed at bay and multiple records were broken. This year’s event had over 1,500 registrations and saw its highest proceeds to date with just over $65,000 raised. Additionally, three course records were broken during this year’s race.
Course Records Set
In the 5K females, Arianna Neisen of Liberty, Illinois, set a new course record of 19:23, replacing Mia Jarmand’s 2013 record of 19:37. In the 15K runs, new records were set in both the male and female races. Thomas Cormier of Clayton, Missouri broke his previous 2021 record of 51:41 with a new time of 49:27 for the 15K males. This was Cormier’s fifth year in a row to win the 15K. During the female 15K run, Kaitlyn Shea of Jefferson City, Missouri took down Molly Wawrzyniak’s 2013 record of 1:01:11 with her 58:42 time.
Overall Winners by Distance
5K 1st place male, Miles Sheppard of Warsaw, Illinois with a time of 16:09, a pace of 5:12/mile; 2nd place male, Ben Chance of Curryville, Missouri with a time of 16:59, a pace of 5:29/mile; and 3rd place male, Jacob Blassingame of St. Charles, Missouri with a time of 17:35, a pace of 5:40/mile.
5K 1st place female, Arianna Neisen of Liberty, Illinois with a time of 19:23, a pace of 6:15/mile; 2nd place female, Blair Lobdell of Wildwood, Missouri with a time of 20:22, a pace of 6:34/mile; and 3rd place female Jennifer Cox of Herculaneum, Missouri with a time of 21:47, a pace of 7:01/mile.
10K 1st place male, Zack Holtz of Hannibal, Missouri with a time of 35:50, a pace of 5:47/mile; 2nd place male, Jacob Giedinghagen of Macon, Missouri with a time of 39:03, a pace of 6:18/mile; and 3rd place male, Sam Northcutt of Laddonia, MO with a time of 42:23, a pace of 6:50/mile.
10K 1st place female, Erica Lindsay of St. Charles, Missouri with a time of 41:28, a pace of 6:41/mile; 2nd place female, Emily Ver Meer of Hannibal, Missouri with a time of 50:34, a pace of 8:09/mile; and 3rd place female, Anne Hackman of Havana, Illinois with a time of 51:13, a pace of 8:15/mile.
15K 1st place male, Thomas Cormier of Clayton, Missouri with a time of 49:27, a pace of 5:19/mile; 2nd place male, Jude Mintle of Quincy, Illinois with a time of 1:04:42, a pace of 6:57/mile; and 3rd place male, Ryan Kappner of Quincy, Illinois with a time of 1:04:56, a pace of 6:59/mile.
15K 1st place female, Kaitlyn Shea of Jefferson City, Missouri with a time of 58:42, a pace of 6:18/mile; 2nd place female, Lindsay Beck of Concord, Illinois with a time of 1:06:31, a pace of 7:09/mile; and 3rd place female, Allison Rogers of Pittsfield, Illinois with a time of 1:13:24, a pace of 7:53/mile.
A full listing of all results can be found at hannibalcannibal.com.
“It’s always so much fun to watch 1,500 participants take off down Main Street, but my favorite part of the race is meeting the participants and hearing where they are from and what brings them to the Cannibal,” states Race Director, Angie Wilcoxson.
The $65,000 raised from this year’s race is supporting Hannibal Regional Foundation’s Making Memories Matter Campaign. This campaign is raising funds to expand services and offer additional assistance to patients and families at Hospice of Northeast Missouri, a service of Hannibal Regional Healthcare System. Be sure to mark your calendars for the 29th Annual Hannibal Cannibal on July 6, 2024!