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| Champions Again: The Men's and Women's Teams Claim the 5-Mile USATF New England Grand Prix Titles |
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| 9/6/2008 |
Nine years later and the results still read the same way: Men's Open Team: First Place, Boston Athletic Association. On Saturday, September 6, 2008, the men's open team successfully defended their USATF New England 5 Mile title at the Ollie Road Race in South Boston, making it nine in a row in a winning streak that dates back to 2000. The women reclaimed the title that they last held in 2006, capturing their seventh title in eight years.
Both the men's and women's teams boasted the USATF New England Individual Champions as well. For the men, Patrick Moulton who has recently rejoined the B.A.A. after a stint with the Brooks-Hansons Racing Team, led the way with his third-place finish overall. Matt Ely was right on his heals as they came into the finish, placing fourth overall and second in the USATF New England Grand Prix Competition. Ely currently sits atop the Leader Board in the individual standings heading into the last event of the 2008 series: the Bay State Marathon. The men's team is also in the lead for the overall 2008 Grand Prix title. A solid performance at the Bay State Marathon should help them clinch that title.
Rounding out the scoring for the men, Matt Carter, Terry Shea, and Chris Volante, all put in solid performances to hold off the second place team by a mere 39 seconds. Bill Riley also had a terrific race, placing 5th in the 60 and over category and first among the 70-year olds.
The women packed all five scorers into the top 11, led by Julie Spolidoro, who claimed her first USATF New England Grand Prix title. Her win came on the heels of another victory the previous evening at the Marathon Sports End of Summer Classic 4.2 miler. Spolidoro is returning to top form and is looking ahead to the fall racing calendar.
Not too far behind her in fouth, fifth and sixth place were Brett Ely, Heidi Westerling, and Lara Johnson.
For Johnson, her 29:17 was yet another P.R., besting her previous time by almost a minute. Westerling had a strong showing coming off a solid performance at the New Haven Road Race (20k) on Monday. Mimi Fallon rounded out the women's team scoring while taking home the top Master's prize.
The 2008 USATF New England Grand Prix will conclude with the Bay State Marathon in Lowell on Sunday, October 19th.
Visit the Event Website for the latest USATF New England Grand Prix Results and Standings.
RESULTS:
3. Pat Moulton 25:12
4. Matt Ely 25:13
16. Matt Carter 26:15
29. Terry Shea 26:43
31. Chris Volante 26:55
34. Jared Markowitz 27:07
46. Josh Gordon 27:37
57. Matt Herman 28:04
63. Julie Spolidoro 28:14, 1st place female
88. Brett Ely 29:03, 4th place female
94. Heidi Westerling 29:12, 5th place female
95. Lara Johnson 29:17, 6th place female
121. Mimi Fallon 30:30, 11th place female
126. Patrick Stumbras 30:36
171. Craig MacFarlane 32:25
174. Renee Knapp 32:32
178. Peter Decambre 32:36
212. Bill Riley 33:49
236. Jim Thompson 34:41
248. Dennis Herman 35:06
276. Carol Chaoui 35:51
310. Joe Edwards 36:54
371. Marcela Norton 38:49
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 2:26:16
(Julie Spolidoro, Brett Ely, Heidi Westerling, Lara Johnson, Mimi Fallon, Renee Knapp, Carol Chaoui)
2. MVS 2:32:45
3. GBTC 2:33:36
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 2:10:18
(Patrick Moulton, Matthew Ely, Matthew Carter, Terry Shea Jr., Chris Volante, Jared Markowitz, Joshua Gordon)
2. WHIRLAWAY 2:10:57
3. GBTC 2:12:07
Visit the Event Website for complete results.
B.A.A. Event History
USATF-New England 5 mile Championship
Team Performances
1996-2003: Ro-Jack's 5 Mile, Attleboro; 2004-2008: Ollie 5 Mile, South Boston
MEN
2007 1st, 2:11:12
Mark Miller 24:42, Ben Schmeckpeper 25:59, Josh Ferenc 26:02, Chris Volante 27:13, Chris Magill 27:16
2006 1st, 2:08:24
Schmeckpeper, 25:54, Ferenc, 25:19, Magill, 25:42, Miller, 26:04, Volante, 26:25
2005 1st, 2:04:28
Miller, 24:19, Ponce, 24:32, O'Neil, 25:05, Markowitz, 25:14, Fraioli, 25:18
2004 1st, 2:04:15
Mortimer, 24:20, Miller, 24:26, Bialka, 24:51, Dandeneau, 25:13, Dudley,25:15
2003 1st 2:01:55
Mortimer, 23:50, Williams, 24:09, Miller, 24:22, Volante, 24:45, Dudley, 24:49
2002 1st, 2:03:10
Mortimer, 24:18, Richardson, 24:39, Holland, 24:42, Volante, 24:45, Bishop, 24:46
2001 1st, 2:02:31
Magill, 24:20, Williams, 24:25, Richardson, 24:29, Johnson, E, 24:31, Johnson, D, 24:46
2000 1st, 2:05:17
Magill, 24;36, O'Sullivan, 24:57, Johnson,D, 25:08, Volante, 25:12, Lawrence, 25:24
1999 2nd, 2:04:45 (1st, CMS, 2:03:20)
Noad, 23:44, Dandeneau, 24:38, Johnson,D, 25:09, Levy, 25:16, Volante, 25:58
1998 2nd 2:04:10 (1st, CMS, 2:02:52)
Dandeneau, 24:26, Magill, 24:26, O'Neil, 24:55, Volante, 25:10, Levy, 25:14
1997 4th, 2:06:17 (1st, CMS, 2:03:18)
Brunswick, 24:49, Murphy, 25:12, Levy, 25:19, Moreau, 25:26, Gonsalves, 25:31
1996 3rd, 2:04:33 (1st CMS, 2:00:46)
Sheehan, 24:36, McDermott, 24:40, Levy, 25:01, Gonsalves, 25:02, Caudle, 25:14
WOMEN
2007 3rd, 2:39:22
Mariko Holbrook 29:28, Mary Proulx 30:46, Erin Heslin 31:52, Stephanie Wescott 32:48, Lara Johnson 34:28
2006 1st 2:32:13
Kraus, 29:23, Proulx 29:42, Reiner, 30:39, Duclos, 30:55, Maganzini, 31:34
2005 1st, 2:21:26
Westerling, 27:42, Cappello, H, 27:54, Proulx, 28:31, Kraus, 28:38, Cappello, L 28:41
2004 1st, 2:23:48
O'Mahoney, 27:49, Proulx, 28:26, Fallon, 28:53, Wallace-Enman, 29:12, Zografos, 29:28
2003 1st, 2:22:59
Lyman, 27:49, O'Mahoney, 28:08, Graytock, 28:53, McGettrick-Aprin, 28:57, Campbell, 29:14
2002 1st, 2:21:02
Dupre, 27:09, Lyman, 27:27, Fallon, 28:26, Carrara, 28:45, Graytock, 29:15
2001 1st, 2:24:41
Lyman, 28:09, Carrara, 28:54, Poole, 29:08, Campbell, 29:14, Graytock, 29:16
2000 2nd, 2:31:12 (1st, MVS, 2:31:08)
Lyman, 27:34, Sarney, 29:28, Walsh, 30:27, Wilson, 31:37, Cahalane, 32:06
1999 2nd 2:28:04 (1st, CMS, 2:23:30)
McGettrick-Aprin, 28:40, Liljeblad, 29:14, Campbell, 29:45, Martin, 29:51, Mulligan, 30:34
1998 1st, 2:24:48
Ryan, 26:46, McGettrick-Arpin, 28:02, Wedlake, 29:21, Fobert, 29:36, Walsh, 31:03
1997 1st, 2:25:33
McGettrick-Arpin, 28:16, Karlson, 28:45, Duncan, 29:17, Couture, 29:27, Horgan, 29:38
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