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 top finishers received a free registration for the 2024 Beast on the Bay and framed artwork.

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

Elite Wave - Men

    1^st Place  Andy Hellmann, 34, Erie, PA           1:19:42

    2^nd Place  Chad Gross, 34, Cambridge Springs, PA           1:20:04

    3^rd Place  Paul Gross, 19, Wattsburg, PA            1:20:40

Elite Wave - Women

    1^st Place  Bethany Cage, 43, Waterford, PA             1:50:45

    2^nd Place  Chelsey Weisenfluh, 36, Erie, PA           1:56:49

    3^rd Place  Laura Higley, 35, Erie, PA           2:02:41

*Finishers at the time of the award ceremony. Only Elite wave finishers qualify for placement.

The 2023 Beast marked the EIGHTH year that Hellman placed first in the men’s Elite competition.