Event honors path of former rail line

Marty Gordon
NRVsports@ourvalley.org

As Ignacio Moore crossed the finish line of Saturday’s Huckleberry Jam Point-to-Point race, he received a metal railroad spike to remember the day by. Moore was the overall finisher in the event with a time of 44:05 that started at Runabout Sports in Blacksburg and traveled 7.4 miles along the Huckleberry Trail to the Christiansburg Recreation Center.

Each runner received the commemorative souvenir.

Race Director Stephen Howard said it was only fitting that runners receive the railroad spike.

“The Huckleberry Trail has a long history of following the path of the former rail line. So, we thought it was fitting to have a rail spike to remember the event by,” he said.

In addition, a railroad crossing was printed on the race t-shirts and on winning medals.

This was the third year for the event.

Kevin McGuire was the second place overall finisher in Saturday’s race with Carrie Jensen the first female to cross the line. Laura Puckett was the second female finisher with a time of 53:23.

Overall awards were given to the top three male and female finishers, and medals were given to the top two in male and female categories in 12 age groups.

Finishing results of May 6, 2017, Huckleberry Jam, Point to Point Blacksburg to Christiansburg:

1. Ignacio Moore, 44:05

2. Kevin McGuire, 44:58

3. Bradley Paye, 45:02

4. Bryan Plunkett, 45:12

5. Scott Huxtable, 45:55

6. Brian Walter, 46:25

7. Dylan Cowell, 48:54

8. Erik Olsen, 50:53

9. Dan Montgomery, 51:43

10. Carrie Jensen, 52:05

11. Jon Link, 52:35

12. Laura Puckett, 53:23.

13. Christiana Lee, 54:20

14. Nathan Hall

15. Emro Gjata

16. Brandon Langlinais

17. Alexa Brooks

18. Bill Himes

19. Trish Richardson

20. Randy Burrier

21. Sarah Langlinais

22. Matt Lyerly

23. Darrell Loudermilk

24. Eugene Kaiser

25. Gemma Grove

26. Amy Pruden

27. Nicky Mitchell

28. Marcia Wright

29. Erik Stallings

30. Kirk Pearce

31. Quentin Petry

32. John Bianchi

33. Tom Inzana

34. Jillian Ostick

35. Travis Hawley

36. Amanda Logan

37. John Wilson

38. Kim Kitts

39. Julia Gonke

40. Amanda Gwinn

41. Diana Francis

42. Michelle Walter

43. Dimple Mozhi

44. Katelyn Kast

45. Crystal Bowden

46. Tyler Lawnichak

47. Karen Weber

48. James Rice

49. Andy Hansbrough

50. Scott Bennett

51. Frank Finch

52. Linsey Marr

53. Susan Bathgate

54. Emily Vanderbrink

55. Kristen Eccleton

56. Meghan Copley

57. Verena Riley

58. Carol Kroeger

59. Kayla McClung

60. William Mayo

61. Jan Hencke

62. Susan Terwilliger

63. Holly Cannon

64. Gretchen Merix