Winners: WWALS Boomerang 2019-10-26

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 2019-10-26 [Up]

Pictures and videos by Gretchen Quarterman for WWALS.

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Table of Paddlers and Winners

WWALS Boomerang 2019 Results
Time	Miles	Name	Category	Award	Watershed	WWALS Watersheds	City	County	State
1:23:17	6	Russell McBride	M kayak	Overall Male	Little	inside	Quitman	Brooks	GA
1:23:54	6	Bret Miller	M kayak	1st Sponsor or Vendor	Little	inside	Barney	Brooks	GA
1:25:09	6	Jennifer James	F paddle board	Overall Female	Santa Fe	inside	Waldo	Alachua	FL
1:25:28	6	Aaron Sirmons	M kayak		Withlacoochee	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
1:29:51	6	Beatriz & Tom Potter	Mix kayak	Overall Tandem !Oldest (Tom)	Withlacoochee	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
2:19:29	6	Conn & Trudy Cole	Mix canoe	Overall Canoe	Little	inside	Barwick	Brooks	GA
2:20:00	6	John S. Quarterman	M kayak		Withlacoochee	inside	Hahira	Lowndes	GA
2:38:35	6	Cindy Leighton	F kayak		Willacoochee	inside	Ocilla	Irwin	GA
2:38:47	6	Becky Garber	F kayak	Last	Willacoochee	inside	Fitzgerald	Ben Hill	GA
1:10:19	4	Alexis Stewart	F kayak	4-Miler Overall	Withlacoochee	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
1:26:57	4	Lauretta & Mikayla Stephenson	FF kayak	Female Tandem	Withlacoochee	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
1:27:38	4	Alan & Alyssa Stephenson	Mix kayak	Mixed Tandem	Withlacoochee	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
1:37:42	4	Anthony & Kaiden Heath	MM kayak	Male Tandem	Withlacoochee	inside	Adel	Cook	GA
0:57:20	2	Chris and Logan McKenzie	MM kayak	Farthest away !Youngest (Logan)	Duck	outside	Manchester	Coffee	TN
0:57:29	2	Eliza McKenzie	F kayak	First Solo Kayak	Alapaha	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
0:59:35	2	Zavier McKenzie	M kayak		Alapaha	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
1:00:00	2	Bobby and Evan McKenzie	MM kayak		Alapaha	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
1:09:24	2	Monica McKenzie	F paddle board	First Paddle Board	Alapaha	inside	Valdosta	Lowndes	GA
1:09:48	2	Ethan McKenzie	M kayak	Farthest away	Duck	outside	Manchester	Coffee	TN

19 Boats 1 canoes 2 paddle boards 16 kayaks		26 Paddlers 15 male 11 female	7 Categories 6 M kayak 6 MM kayak 4 F kayak 4 Mix kayak 2 F paddle board 2 FF kayak 2 Mix canoe	16 Awards	6 Watersheds 11 Withlacoochee 5 Alapaha 4 Little 3 Duck 2 Willacoochee 1 Santa Fe	2 23 inside 3 outside	7 14 Lowndes 4 Brooks 3 Coffee 2 Cook 1 Alachua 1 Ben Hill 1 Irwin	10 13 Valdosta 3 Manchester 2 Adel 2 Barwick 1 Barney 1 Fitzgerald 1 Hahira 1 Ocilla 1 Quitman 1 Waldo	3 22 GA 3 TN 1 FL

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Pictures

Before

Getting ready

Start

0:57:20, Chris and Logan McKenzie, 2-mile, blue, MM tandem kayak, Duck River, outside, Manchester, Coffee Co., TN, !Farthest away, !Youngest (Logan)

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Winner: logan-mckenzie

Movie: First paddlers (87M)

0:57:29, Eliza McKenzie, 2-mile, pink, F solo kayak, Alapaha River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, !First Solo Kayak

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MVI_1260-eliza-mckenzie

MVI_1260-scotti-dan-shirley-timeclock

Winner: eliza-mckenzie

0:59:35, Zavier McKenzie, 2-mile, green, M solo kayak, Alapaha River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA,

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MVI_1260-zavier-mckenzie-pulling-ahead

Movie: More 2-milers (62M)

1:00:00, Bobby and Evan McKenzie, 2-mile, camouflage, MM tandem kayak, Alapaha River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA,

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1:09:24, Monica McKenzie, 2-mile, blue, F paddle board, Alapaha River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, !First Paddle Board

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MVI_1263-monica-mckenzie

Winner: monica-mckenzie

Movie: Last 2-milers, first 4-miler (72M)

1:09:48, Ethan McKenzie, 2-mile, blue, M solo kayak, Duck River, outside, Manchester, Coffee Co., TN, !Farthest away

MVI_1263-ethan-mckenzie

Winner: ethan-mckenzie

1:10:19, Alexis Stewart, 4-mile, bluegreen, F solo kayak, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, !4-Miler Overall

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1:23:17, Russell McBride, 6-mile, blue, M solo kayak, Little River, inside, Quitman, Brooks Co., GA, !Overall Male

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MVI_1263-russell-mcbride-arriving

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Winner: russell-mcbride-crop

Movie: 6-milers and 4-milers (150M)

1:23:54, Bret Miller, 6-mile, yellow, M solo kayak, Little River, inside, Barney, Brooks Co., GA, !1st Sponsor or Vendor

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Winner: bret-miller

1:25:09, Jennifer James, 6-mile, blueyellow, F paddle board, Santa Fe River, inside, Waldo, Alachua Co., FL , !Overall Female

MVI_1263-jennifer-james-leading

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Winner: jennifer-james

1:25:28, Aaron Sirmons, 6-mile, red, M solo kayak, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA

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1:26:57, Lauretta & Mikayla Stephenson, 4-mile, yellow, FF tandem kayak, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, !Female Tandem

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MVI_1263-stephensons-old-bridge

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MVI_1263-lauretta-mikayla-stephenson

Winner: lauretta-mikayla-stephenson

1:27:38, Alan & Alyssa Stephenson, 4-mile, red, Mix tandem kayak, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, !Mixed Tandem

MVI_1263-alan-alyssa-stephenson-stuck-on-rock

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Winner: alan-alyssa-stephenson

1:29:51, Beatriz & Tom Potter, 6-mile, red, Mix tandem kayak, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, !Overall Tandem, !Oldest (Tom)

Movie: Beatriz & Tom Potter (33M)

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MVI_1264-beatriz-tom-potter-old-bridge

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Winner: beatiz-tom-potter

Winner: tom-beatriz-potter-discussion

Winner: tom-potter

1:37:42, Anthony & Kaiden Heath, 4-mile, red, MM tandem kayak, Withlacoochee River, inside, Adel, Cook Co., GA, !Male Tandem

Movie: Anthony & Kaiden Heath (49M)

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Winner: anthony-kaiden-heath

2:19:29, Conn & Trudy Cole, 6-mile, green, Mix tandem canoe, Little River, inside, Barwick, Brooks Co., GA, !Overall Canoe

Winner: conn-trudy-cole

2:20:00, John S. Quarterman, 6-mile, blue, M solo kayak, Withlacoochee River, inside, Hahira, Lowndes Co., GA

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Movie: John S. Quarterman (11M)

2:38:35, Cindy Leighton, 6-mile, yellowgreen, F solo kayak, Willacoochee River, inside, Ocilla, Irwin Co., GA,

2:38:47, Becky Garber, 6-mile, blue, F solo kayak, Willacoochee River, inside, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill Co., GA, !Last

Winner: last

Awards

Movie: At the booth (14M)

Movie: Prizes (209M)

Everybody

Winners and other participants

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.