Winners: WWALS Boomerang 2018

WWALS Watershed Coalition

WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS) is Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

Winners: WWALS Boomerang 2018 [Up]

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WWALS Boomerang Winners, by Jay Blanton of Georgia Photography Fanatic

Table of Paddlers and Winners

WWALS Boomerang 2018 Results
Place	Time	Name	Category	Award	Watershed	WWALS Watersheds	City	County	State
1.	1:30:39	Tom Potter	1 M Kayak	Overall Winner	Withlacoochee	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
2.	1:44:26	Peyton McKenzie	1 M Kayak	Solo Male Kayak	Duck	outside	Manchester	Coffee	TN
3.	1:45:38	Dylan Phillips	1 M Kayak	Best Teenager	Little	inside	Hahira	Lowndes	GA
4.	1:53:16	Dan Phillips	1 M Kayak	Best Posthole Digger	Little	inside	Hahira	Lowndes	GA
5.	1:54:41	Chip Battle	1 M Paddleboard	Solo Male Paddleboard	Flint	outside	Albany	Dougherty	GA
6.	1:58:34	Bret Miller	1 M Paddleboard	Top Outfitter	Little	inside	Barney	Brooks	GA
7.	2:20:42	Jaree Bush	1 F Kayak	Solo Female Kayak	Withlacoochee	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
8.	2:20:58	Dallas Bush	1 M Kayak	Top Dad	Withlacoochee	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
9.	2:22:07	Myron McKenzie	1 M Kayak	Fartherest	Obion	outside	Rutherford	Gibson	TN
10.	2:22:22	Jessica Gault	1 F Kayak	Fartherest	Obion	outside	Rutherford	Gibson	TN
11.	2:24:53	Eliza McKenzie	1 F Kayak	Youngest Girl Age 6	Withlacoochee	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
12.	2:26:55	Zavier McKenzie	1 M Kayak	Youngest Age 4	Withlacoochee	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
13.	2:27:17	Bobby McKenzie	1 M Kayak	Last	Withlacoochee	outside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA

13 Boats 11 kayaks canoes 2 paddleboards		13 Paddlers 10 male 3 female	3 Categories 8 Solo Male Kayak 3 Solo Female Kayak 2 Solo Male Paddleboard	16 Awards	5 Watersheds 6 Withlacoochee 3 Little 2 Obion 1 Duck 1 Flint	2 8 inside 5 outside	5 8 Lowndes 2 Gibson 1 Brooks 1 Coffee 1 Dougherty	6 6 Valdosta 2 Hahira 2 Rutherford 1 Albany 1 Barney 1 Manchester	2 10 GA 3 TN

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!Tom Potter, Bib 10, Oldest, Solo Male Kayak, blue, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, 1:30:39

Finish

Coming 'round the bend

Past Old Horn Ferry Bridge

Last log

Not tired

Movie: Tom Potter 1:30:39 (47M)

Winning

Medal

Tom Potter Oldest

Oh no!

Senior citizen strength

!Peyton McKenzie, Bib 9, Solo Male Kayak, white, Duck River, outside, Manchester, Coffee Co., TN, 1:44:26

Finish

Around the last bend

Yes that's me

Movie: Peyton McKenzie 1:44:26 (44M)

Movie: Peyton McKenzie docking (1.6M)

!Peyton McKenzie, Solo Male Kayak

Award

!Dylan Phillips, Bib 3, Best Teenager, Solo Male Kayak, red and black, Little River, inside, Hahira, Lowndes County, GA, 1:45:38

Finish

Last bend

Wake

Movie: Dylan Phillips 1:45:38 (19M)

!Dylan Phillips, Best Teenager

Award

Accepting

Not a competitor

Movie: Not a competitor (72M)

!Dan Phillips, Bib 2, Best Posthole Digger, Solo Male Kayak, grey, Little River, inside, Hahira, Lowndes Co., GA, 1:53:16

Movie: Dan Phillips 1:53:16 (43M)

!Dan Phillips, Top Posthole Digger

Award

For planting signs

Accepting

!Chip Battle, Bib 1, Solo Male Paddleboard, whiteyellowblue, Flint River, outside, Albany, Dougherty Co., GA, 1:54:41

Movie: Chip Battle 1:54:41 (39M)

Winner, Paddleboard

!Bret Miller, Bib 11, Top Outfitter, Solo Male Paddleboard, bluegrey, Little River, inside, Barney, Brooks Co., GA, 1:58:34

Finish

Around the last bend

Coming in fast

Movie: Bret Miller 1:58:34 (51M)

!Bret Miller, Top Outfitter

Award

Accepting

!Jaree Bush, Bib 12, Solo Female Kayak, blue, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, 2:20:42

Finish

Crossing the old bridge

Last log

Last bit

Movie: Jaree Bush 2:20:42 and Dallas Bush 2:20:58 (90M)

Yay

All right

Accepting

!Dallas Bush, Bib 13, Top Dad, Solo Male Kayak, greenblueyellow, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, 2:20:58

Finish

Bret Wagenhorst watching

Distance with Jaree

Crossing the old bridge

with more paddlers

!Dallas Bush, Top Dad

Award

Accepted

!Myron McKenzie, Bib 8, Fartherest, Solo Male Kayak, green, Obion River, outside, Rutherford, Gibson Co., TN, 2:22:07

Movie: Myron McKenzie 2:22:07 and Jessica Gault 2:22:22 (38M)

!Jessica Gault, Bib 7, Fartherest, Solo Female Kayak, blue, Obion River, outside, Rutherford, Gibson Co., TN, 2:22:22

!Jessica and Myron McKenzie, Fartherest

Award

Accepting

All right

!Eliza McKenzie, Bib 6, Youngest Girl Age 6, Solo Female Kayak, pink, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, 2:24:53

Movie: Eliza McKenzie 2:24:53 (67M)

!Eliza McKenzie, Youngest Girl

Award

Accepting

Air Force

Pontoon boat, Jay Blanton, John S. Quarterman

!Zavier McKenzie, Bib 4, Youngest Age 4, Solo Male Kayak, yellow, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, 2:26:55

!Zavier McKenzie, Youngest

Award

Accepting

!Bobby McKenzie, Bib 5, Last, Solo Male Kayak, olive drab, Withlacoochee River, outside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, 2:27:17

Movie: Zavier McKenzie 2:26:55 and Bobby McKenzie 2:27:17 (68M)

!Bobby McKenzie, Last Twice

Award

Accepting

Winners Boomerang Banner

Calling all winners

Winners in a row

Movie: Winners (258M)

Winners all banners

Shoulder

Wave

Everybody

Wave at the drone

Water quality testing

Photographs by WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc.,
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WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS), est. 2012, is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-for-profit charity.
WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.
Since 2016, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® is a project and a staff member of WWALS as the Waterkeeper Alliance® member for the 10,000 square mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia.