By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI
LYNNFIELD — It was a sunny, pleasant day for the newly named Pillings Pond 5K (3.1 miles) July 4th road race in Lynnfield. It was the 58th-edition of the race as five Melrose residents participated this year.
The event was run by the Lynnfield Athletic Association for years but was transferred to the Pillings Pond Foundation back in May.
While 341 runners participated last year, the race had 345 this year.
The winner was Lynnfield’s Angelo DeLuca, who came in second place last year. The 20-year-old who just finished his sophomore year at Plymouth State, won with a time of 17:17 which was 30 seconds faster than last year.
Brian McCarthy, of Hansen, was second at 18:11.
The women’s division winner was Jessica Squires as the Washington, DC resident had a time of 20:47. The 26-year-old finished 14th overall.
Randa Julio (28), of Peabody, was second in the women’s division at 22:09.
Fiona Stewart was the first Melrose resident to cross the finish line as she had a time of 22:54. The 17-year-old came in first place in her age division (15-19) as she was 29th overall.
“I was very happy,” said Stewart, who is going to be a senior at Arlington Catholic in September. “My best time (in high school) was 22:30 so it was a little slower than that.”
Stewart received a medal after the race for winning her age group. At Arlington Catholic, she is a member of the cross-county, indoor track and outdoor track teams.
Kristin Dooley (33-years old) captured 91st overall with a time of 27:01. Susan Coye was 250th as the 27-year old had a time of 37:23.
Robb Stewart (59) was 292nd at 51:58 while his wife Pat (58) was 293rd at 51:59. They are Fiona’s parents.
“The last time I ran the race was about 30 years ago,” pointed out Robb Stewart. “The course was different back then.”
The Stewart family has said they hope to participate in the race again next year.