Brighton Hungry Duck Run: Local runner wins women's 5K; men's 5K record set

Maddie Brown of Brighton was the only Livingston County overall winner in three races Thursday at the Hungry Duck Run in Brighton.

Brown won the women’s 5-kilometer run in 18 minutes, 58 seconds.

Brown set Brighton High School’s 800-meter record with a time of 2:14.59 as a senior in 2019 before running at Oakland University.

At the front of the 5K, even a record-breaking time by Brighton’s Scott Spaanstra wasn’t enough to take first place overall.

Spaanstra, who just completed his fourth year running for Grand Valley State, took second place with a time of 15:10 that broke the previous course mark of 15:28 set last year by former Brighton teammate Aidan Bustillo .

That time came up just short of first place, which was taken by former Plymouth standout Sean Byrnes in 15:04. Byrnes was the state Division 1 3,200-meter runner-up in 2023 and runs for Butler University.

The top seven finishers broke 16 minutes.

In the half marathon, Aaron King of Greenwood, S.C., won by nearly three minutes over three-time winner Samuel Parlette of White Lake in 1 hour, 16 minutes, 44 seconds.

Emily Kelly of Dexter was the women’s winner and ninth overall in 1:30:01.

In the 10K, Brian Clark of Farmington Hills took first place in 34:09. Erin Ralston of Highland was the first woman and fifth overall in 40:04.

There were 729 total finishers, including 408 in the 5K, 173 in the half marathon and 148 in the 10K.

Hungry Duck Run 2024 winners

HALF MARATHON

Overall — Male: Aaron King, Greenwood, S.C., 1:16:46. Female: Emily Kelly, Dexter, 1:30:03

Masters — Male: Ben Zamzow, Byron Center, 1:24:28. Female: Marcy Sacks, Albion, 1:49:13

Male 15-19 — Kaden Jensen, Dexter, 1:40:12

Male 20-24 — Sebastian Smith, Pinckney, 1:34:59

Male 25-29 — Nick Gapp, Highland, 1:19:47

Male 30-34 — Samuel Parlette, White Lake, 1:19:38

Male 35-39 — Mike Bell, New Hudson, 1:27:22

Male 40-44 — Simon Gore, South Lyon, 1:26:25

Male 45-49 — Bruce Mayrand, Walled Lake, 1:35:23

Male 50-54 — Jason Drury, Pinckney, 1:46:01

Male 55-59 — Paul Randel, Farmington Hills, 1:46:29

Male 60-64 — John DeMarco, Brighton, 1:53:04

Male 70-over — Graham Astley, Brighton, 1:52:00

Female 15-19 — Megan Hansen, Nunica, 1:55:12

Female 20-24 — Jillian Gray, Howell, 1:55:00

Female 25-29 — Clare Martin, Ann Arbor, 1:40:14

Female 30-34 — Elisa Sharp, Brighton, 1:45:42

Female 35-39 — Amanda Blaesser, Canton, 1:34:31

Female 40-44 — Marissa West, Brighton, 1:56:28

Female 45-49 — Tendai Thomas, Farmington, 1:50:11

Female 50-54 — Gina Bono, Fenton, 2:11:26

Female 55-59 — Colleen Hoffman, Canton, 1:54:25

Female 60-64 — Hiromi Potter, Okemos, 1:52:02

Female 65-69 — Ellen Rowe, Ann Arbor, 1:57:32

Female 70-over — Linda Rowley, Rives Junction, 2:51:00

10 KILOMETERS

Overall — Male: Brian Clark, Farmington Hills, 34:09. Female: Erin Ralston, Highland, 40:04

Masters — Male: Jonathon Faber, Northville, 41:39. Female: Karen Perry, Fenton, 45:43

Male 14-under — Caleb Zigich, Pinckney, 46:04

Male 20-24 — Nathan Heuer, Grand Blanc, 41:41

Male 25-29 — John Bailey, Waterford, 39:21

Male 30-34 — Alex Wilson, White Lake, 34:23

Male 35-39 — Joe Zitterman, Redford, 46:17

Male 40-44 — Nicholas Acton, Troy, 51:39

Male 45-49 — James Lott, Linden, 42:50

Male 50-54 — Michael Ryan, Brighton, 56:21

Male 55-59 — Jim Oleksinski, Rochester Hills, 53:20

Men 60-64 — Carl Beckmann, Concord, Mass., 59:24

Men 65-69 — Marty Score, Lake Orion, 1:10:57

Men 70-over — Lawrence Goulette, Allen Park, 1:08:46

Female 14-under — Ava Goodman, Brighton, 45:33

Female 15-19 — Claire Towe, Howell, 1:20:41

Female 20-24 — Catherine Ihrke, Homer Glen, Ill., 47:13

Female 25-29 — Cindy Vink, Dearborn Heights, 43:39

Female 30-34 — Sally Carrasco, Howell, 55:07

Female 35-39 — Sara Zak, Cincinnati, 54:12

Female 40-44 — Sara Zigich, Pinckney, 46:25

Female 45-49 — Angela Heuer, Grand Blanc, 55:09

Female 50-54 — Amber Ihrke, Homer Glen, Ill., 1:05:00

Female 55-59 — Cathy Markham, Brighton, 51:41

Female 60-64 — Kerry Hincka, Brighton, 1:20:18

Female 65-69 — Pam Lee-Campbell, Brighton, 1:03:05

Female 70-over — Maggy Zidar, Pontiac, 1:42:40

5 KILOMETERS

Overall — Male: Sean Byrnes, Plymouth, 15:04. Female: Maddie Brown, Brighton, 18:58

Masters — Male: Andrew Behnke, Linden, 18:19. Female: Carol House, Brighton, 22:35

Male 14-under — Vedant Sampath, South Lyon, 20:02

Male 15-19 — Brayden Mullins, Milford, 16:04

Male 20-24 — Scott Spaanstra, Brighton, 15:10

Male 25-29 — David Evans, Ann Arbor, 15:35

Male 30-34 — Josh Partridge, Ann Arbor, 16:13

Male 35-39 — Aaron Bachman, Brighton, 15:49

Male 40-44 — Todd Javorski, Worth, Ill., 20:13

Male 45-49 — Jason Stanyer, Brighton, 23:41

Male 50-54 — Matt Carney, Brighton, 23:16

Male 55-59 — Robert Lipka, West Bloomfield, 25:50

Male 60-64 — John Gerster, Fort Collins, Colo., 22:37

Male 65-69 — Martin Imhof, Brighton, 30:33

Male 70-over — Paul Doby, Howell, 32:15

Female 14-under — Abigail Galazka, Brighton, 23:12

Female 15-19 — Sophia Nunnery, Brighton, 21:24

Female 20-24 — Drue Thielking, Brighton, 24:30

Female 25-29 — Rayann Marsh, Howell, 23:07

Female 30-34 — Marilyn Conley, Stockbridge, 26:20

Female 35-39 — Lauren Lombardo, Clarkston, 21:47

Female 45-49 — Andrea Farrugia, Brighton, 27:35

Female 50-54 — Denise Barr, Brighton, 24:31

Female 55-59 — Kathleen Campbell, Howell, 28:18

Female 60-64 — Lynn Pfaff, Brighton, 30:57

Female 65-69 — Lynn Stanfield, Brighton, 26:15

Female 70-over — Linda Shearing, Brighton, 41:36

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