A record number of racers participated in today's “Round Robinson” 5K sponsored by the Robinson Crew Boosters, a record for this race. 

The 297 registered runners racing in this fundraiser for Robinson Secondary School’s Crew team far exceeded totals from previous years.  

Nick Hite, 16, of Burke, was the overall winner with a time of 19 minutes and 20 seconds (19:20).  Hite is a sophomore at Robinson Secondary School.

Ekaterina Volonsevic, 38, was the overall female winner with a time of 22:34.

The largest group of runners – 80 children and 30 parents from Fairview Elementary School’s Girls on the Run and Boys on the Trail – ran together in a special wave.

Winners in other categories included:  

• 12 and under
  • Male: Nicholas Howell of Fairfax, 12, with a time of 22:20.
  • Female: Bailey Smith of Clifton, 10, with at time of 24:42.
• 13-15 year olds
  • Male: Connor Siggins, 14, with a time of 20:39.
  • Female: Annalise Billings of Fairfax, 15, with a time of 26:32.
• 16-19 year olds:
  • Male: Alex Min of Burke, 16, with a time of 19:25.
  • Female:  Kylie Smith, 17, with a time of 24:09.
• 20-29 year olds:
  • Male: JP Rathburn of Fairfax Station, 20, with a time of 23:19.
  • Female: Rebecca Amster, 29, with a time of 25:41.
• 30-39 year olds
  • Male: Jon Barrett of Lake Ridge, 31, with a time of 22:12.  Barrett is head coach of Robinson Crew.
  • Female: Missy Cole of Burke, 39, with a time of 28:52.
• 40-49 year olds:
  • Male: Matt Anderson, 46, with a time of 19:39.
  • Female: Eiko Chinn of McLean, 41, with a time of 24:28.
• 50-59 year olds:
  • Male: John Matterson, 51, with a time of 19:33.
  • Female: Dawn LaDuke of Burke, 56, with a time of 31:03.
• 60-over
  • Male: Russ Rosenberger of Fairfax, 67, with a time of 27:16.
  • Female: Christina Lyons of Fairfax, 66, with a time of 34:56.

The Robinson Crew Booster Club does not receive any school or county funding, which means it needs to reach out to the community to raise funds to ensure the continued success of the program.   It costs about $1,900 per rower a season to cover equipment, coach’s salaries and other expenses associated with a successful rowing experience.  The 201-13 crew team has 116 registered rowers.