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| B.A.A. Athletes Weather the Storm and Take Home Dual Titles |
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| 9/14/2009 |
The rain was pouring down and accolades were pouring in as the B.A.A. Men's and Women's Open teams defended their respective USATF New England Grand Prix 5 Mile titles at the Ollie 5 Mile in South Boston, MA on Saturday, September 12, 2009.
Due to a turnaround error, the course measured 4.91 miles instead of the full 5, but the times and finishes were still impressive. Heather Cappello ran a speedy 27:09 to take first place in the women's race and her first USATF New England Grand Prix 5 Mile title. She led the B.A.A.Open Women to their second consecutive USATF New England 5 Mile Championship. Over the past twelve years, the women have won this event 9 times.
Other strong performances helped put the women on the top of the podium: B.A.A. newcomers Emily Kroshus, a 2004 Princeton grad and NCAA Division I 10k All-American, and Esther Erb, the 2008 NCAA Division III 10k Champion from Case Western Reserve, placed second and fifth respectively. Combined with solid performances from veterans Brett Ely (4th) and Amy Gosztyla (8th), the women had a 5 1/2 minute margin of victory. Also placing in the top 15 were Kristin Murphy (12th), and Renee Knapp (14th). Mimi Fallon placed 15th overall and took home the top Master's prize.
The men team successfully defended their USATF New England 5 mile title winning the event for the ninth-consecutive year. The men were led by Mark Miller's fifth place finish. Miller, a two-time champion at this event (2005, 2007), ran 24:02, a mere 9 seconds back from first. Finishing second for the B.A.A. and 7th overall was club newcomer Brian Harvey, a 2009 graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where he was a three-time NCAA Division III All-American and a recipient of an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship. Rounding out the scoring for the men's team were Matt Ely in 12th, Will Dobbie in 13th, and Mike Fisher in 16th place. Jonathan Fortescue kept his name at the top of the USATF New England Grand Prix Master's standings with his 3rd place finish in that category.
Other B.A.A. athletes placing in their age group were: Knapp and Dorothy Zirkle, 2nd and 6th in the 20-29 age group; The men's 20-29 age group saw Dobbie(1st), Fisher (3rd), Patrick Moulton (4th), Louis Raffetto (5th), and Ben Schmeckpeper (7th) in the standings. In the 30-39 age group, Beth Coughlin and Suzy Walsh were 1st and 4th respectively, while Ely and Brendan Prindiville were 2nd and 7th on the men's side. Karen Ringheiser was 10th in the 40-49 age group and Eileen Troy was 6th in the 50-59 age group.
The next USATF New England Grand Prix race will take place on Sunday, September 20th at the Lone Gull 10k in Gloucester, MA. The 2009 series will conclude at the Baystate Marathon on Sunday, October 18th in Lowell, MA.
RESULTS (4.91 miles)
5. Mark Miller 24:02
7. Brian Harvey 24:12
12. Matthew Ely 24:23
13. Will Dobbie 24:27
16. Mike Fisher 24:40
17. Patrick Moulton 24:41
20. Louis Raffetto 24:47
23. Ben Schmeckpeper 25:07
27. Brendan Prindiville 25:14
37. Jared Markowitz 25:39
38. Andreas Heilmann 25:43
42. Jonathan Fortescue 25:46 (3rd Master)
45. Roger Donaghy 25:53
46. Mark LaRosa 25:57
58. Christopher Benestad 26:34
60. Ben Schersten 26:37
64. Joshua Gordon 26:45
68. John Colavincenzo 27:00
71. Heather Cappello 27:09 (1st Female)
77. Emily Kroshus 27:37 (2nd Female)
83. Brett Ely 28:04 (4th Female)
93. Esther Erb 28:24 (5th Female)
110. Amy Gosztyla 29:21 (8th Female)
118. Brian Foley 29:35
Kristin Murphy 29:39 (12th Female)
123. Andy MacDonald 29:40
130. Renee Knapp 29:50 (13th Female)
134. Mimi Fallon 30:01 (15th Female, 1st Masters)
149. Beth Coughlin 30:40
157. David Consigli 31:04
166. Suzy Walsh 31:23
168. Dorothy Zirkle 31:29
186. Jesus Zeus Estrada 32:11
233. John Podobinski 33:37
239. Steve Liakos 33:53
240. Jim Thompson 33:53
259. Karen Ringheiser 34:25
324. Eileen Troy 36:43
427. Marcela Norton 39:49
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION = 2:01:44
Mark Miller 24:02; Brian Harvey 24:12; Matthew Ely 24:23; Will Dobbie 24:27; Mike Fisher 24:40; Patrick Moulton (24:41); Louis Raffetto (24:47)';
2. ADIDAS NERC = 2:03:27
3. GBTC = 2:03:36
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION = 2:20:35
Heather Cappello 27:09; Emily Kroshus 27:37; Brett Ely 28:04; Esther Erb 28:24; Amy Gosztyla 29:21; Renee Knapp (29:50); Mimi Fallon (30:01);
2. GBTC = 2:26:09
3. WHIRLAWAY = 2:41:25
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
2008 1st, 2:10:18
Pat Moulton 25:12; Matt Ely 25:13; Matt Carter 26:15; Terry Shea 26:43; Chris Volante 26:55;
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
2008, 1st, 2:26:16
Julie Spolidoro 28:14; Brett Ely 29:03; Heidi Westerling 29:12; Lara Johnson 29:27; Mimi Fallon 30:30;
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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