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| B.A.A. Men Win, Women Are Second at the USATF-New England Grand Prix 6k Championship |
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| 5/11/2008 |
The B.A.A. men's open team captured their second USATF New England Grand Prix title in 2008 while the women were runners-up when the USATF New England Grand Prix Championship Series resumed at the Medical Center 6k in Nashua, NH on Sunday, May 11, 2008. The race was the second in the series and marked the first time that the Medical Center 6k hosted a New England Grand Prix Championship. In March, both the men's and women's teams captured the half-marathon championship at New Bedford.
The men packed their top 4 finishers in the top ten with Ben Schmeckpeper leading the team with his third place finish - just 4 seconds behind the wnner. He was followed by Wilson Perez, Matt Ely, and Terry Shea, in fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. The four were separated by a mere seven seconds in this closely contested race. Rounding out the scoring for the B.A.A. was Chris Magil in 11th place. The men had more than a 3 minute margin of victory over second place.
In the women's race as with the men's, the top four B.A.A. women placed in the top ten. As she was in New Bedford, Heidi Westerling was the first B.A.A. woman across the line. She missed capturing her second 2008 USATF Grand Prix championship, placing second overall among the women. Just behind her were Brett Ely in third place, Amy Gosztyla in fifth, and Carly Graytock in ninth place. Three of the women, Westerling, Ely and Graytock, were fresh off of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Women's Marathon which was held in Boston on Sunday, April 20th. Barbara Bell rounded out the scoring for the women. The strong performances of the top four helped the women to second place in the team competition.
The next race in the USATF New England Grand Prix Series is the Rhody 5k on Sunday, June 1, 2008 in Lincoln, RI.
RESULTS
3. Ben Schmeckpeper 18:24
4. Wilson Perez 18:27
5. Matthew Ely 18:30
6. Terry Shea Jr 18:31
11. Chris Magill 18:54
16. Matthew Carter 19:05
69. Heidi Westerling 21:12 (2nd place female)
70. Brett Ely 21:15 (3rd place female)
74. Amy Gosztyla 21:20 (5th place female)
87. Carly Graytock 21:53 (9th place female)
263. Barbara Bell 26:55
272. Eileen Troy 27:16
544. Laura Jutras 38:15
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION = 1:32:46
Ben Schmeckpeper, Wilson Perez, Matthew Ely, Terry Shea Jr, Chris
Magill, Matthew Carter
2. CMS= 1:35:48
3. Whirlaway Racing Team = 1:36:44
WOMEN'S OPEN TEAM RESULTS
1. MVS = 1:51:42
2. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION = 1:52:35
Heidi Westerling, Brett Ely, Amy Gosztyla, Carly Graytock, Barbara
Bell, Eileen Troy, Laura Jutras
3. GBTC = 1:52:51
Visit the Event Website for complete results.
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