Everyone who beasts is a winner because you’re all supporting services for children and adults with disabilities at the Barber National Institute. Timing results are only of participants who registered as Elite or Timed participants.

A highlight of Barber Beast on the Bay is the presentation of awards for the top three Elite Wave finishers and the top three fundraisers. 

Elite Wave participants sign up to be timed and must complete all obstacles as they are designed to be eligible for awards.  This year’s first-place finishers received a free registration for the 2022 Beast on the Bay and framed artwork created by Erie photographer Jim Rutkowski in commemoration of the 100^th anniversary of Presque Isle State Park.   

The top three finishers as timed and reported by Runner’s High are:

Elite Wave - Men

    1^st Place  Andy Hellmann, 32, Erie, PA              1:22:53 

    2^nd Place  Chad Gross, 32, Cambridge Springs, PA    1:24:28 

    3^rd Place  Tadd Morris, 53, Pittsburgh, PA          1:25:25 

Elite Wave - Women

    1^st Place  Leslie Kramer, 44, Slippery Rock, PA   2:09:49 

    2^nd Place  Megan Folga, 35, Erie, PA              2:14:49 

    3^rd Place  Brandy Myers, 34, Waynesfield, OH       2:16:44 

The 2021 Beast marked the sixth year that Hellman placed first in the men’s Elite competition.