CMS kicks off USATF Mountain Series at Sleepy Hollow

CMS had the top open, masters, and Senior teams in Huntington, VT within race # 1 of the USATF New England Mountain Series. Scoring teams (5 score for open, 3 score for all other age groups) from USATF New England included Acidotic Racing, North Medford Club, GMAA, Gate City Striders, and Central Mass Striders.

Matt Veiga led the open team with a 2nd place finish overall while Tim Van Orden placed 4th overall and 1st 40+ (master). Todd Callaghan and Andy McCarron were in the top 7 overall. Dave Dunham cruised to a 2nd place Senior finish and 23rd overall, just ahead of teammate Erik Vandendries by 3 seconds. Overall, CMS had 7 men in the top 24 overall.

The next race in the series is the Wachusett Mountain race, hosted by the Central Mass Striders on Memorial Day Weekend.

Place Div Place First Name Last Name Gender Age Div City State Time USATF Club

2 2 964 Matthew Veiga M 29 Open Lynn MA 0:44:07.65 CMS

4 1 960 Tim Van Orden M 48 40-49 Bennington VT 0:44:39.42 CMS

6 2 276 Todd Callaghan M 46 40-49 Beverly MA 0:45:46.43 CMS

7 5 993 Andy McCarron M 33 Open Keene NH 0:46:22.95 CMS

22 6 903 James Pawlicki M 41 40-49 Lynn MA 0:49:51.53 CMS

23 2 439 Dave Dunham M 52 50-59 Bradford MA 0:50:02.84 CMS

24 3 961 Erik Vandendries M 51 50-59 Chestnut Hill MA 0:50:06.54 CMS

30 18 740 William Jackson M 34 Open Salem MA 0:51:30.71 CMS

58 10 848 David Lapierre M 52 50-59 Chelmsford MA 0:57:41.92 CMS

80 14 953 Robert Thomas M 56 50-59 Charlton MA 1:01:57.29 CMS

180 17 841 Walter Kuklinski M 67 60-69 Princeton MA 1:20:04.59 CMS