Wednesday, October 5, 2016

USATF NE Mountain series - CMS dominates

The USATF NE mountain series wrapped up last weekend at Bretton Woods which hosted the North American Fell Running championships over a 7-8 mile course with 2,500’ of climb and descent.

The series was scored in a “best 6 of 8” format.  In all 230 men and 111 women took part in the series. The Central Mass Striders took home first place in the Men’s Open, Men’s 40+, and Men’s 50+ team categories.

No
Best
Total
Team
Category
Raced
6
Points
CMS
Mopen
8
2794.10
3664.41
NMC
Mopen
7
2056.58
2352.82
aR
Mopen
4
1491.40
1491.40
GCS
Mopen
2
666.13
666.13
TG
Mopen
2
645.95
645.95
No
Best
Total
Team
Category
Raced
6
Points
CMS
M40+
8
1681.12
2217.10
NMC
M40+
7
1323.56
1510.01
aR
M40+
7
1322.22
1399.82
UVRC
M40+
7
1248.50
1440.19
GCS
M40+
6
1165.28
1165.28
TG
M40+
3
545.23
545.23
GMAA
M40+
1
236.23
236.23
Dirigo
M40+
1
234.11
234.11
WMM
M40+
1
212.62
212.62
SRR
M40+
1
184.06
184.06
No
Best
Total
Team
Category
Raced
6
Points
CMS
M50+
8
1583.26
2075.07
NMC
M50+
7
1287.12
1473.57
UVRC
M40+
7
1248.50
1440.19
GCS
M50+
6
1132.03
1132.03
aR
M50+
6
1079.33
1079.33
TG
M50+
3
545.23
545.23
WMM
M50+
1
212.62
212.62
SRR
M50+
1
184.06
184.06

 

CMS individuals took the top five spots.  Tim Van Orden became the first male master to also win the overall series.  Dave Dunham topped the “totals points” category amassing 715.50 points in 8 races.

2016 Final Men's Standings - USATF NE Mountain Series
Best
No
Total
First
Last
Gend
Age
City
St
Team
6 of 8
Raced
Points
Tim
Van Orden
M
48
Bennington
VT
CMS
577.37
7
664.91
Matthew
Veiga
M
29
Lynn
MA
CMS
572.85
7
662.13
Todd
Callaghan
M
46
Beverly
MA
CMS
566.54
6
566.54
Dave
Dunham
M
52
Bradford
MA
CMS
544.00
8
715.50
Ed
Sheldon
M
51
Hooksett
NH
CMS
532.47
8
694.10

 

CMS individuals also had success in the age groups.  Tim Van Orden and Todd Callaghan took 1st and 2nd place in the masters age group.  In the senior age group CMS runners took 5 of the top 11 spots including 1st and 2nd place by Dave Dunham and Ed Sheldon respectivel.

 

Masters

Best
No
Total
First
Last
Gend
Age
City
St
Team
6 of 8
Raced
Points
Tim
Van Orden
M
48
Bennington
VT
CMS
577.37
7
664.91
Todd
Callaghan
M
46
Beverly
MA
CMS
566.54
6
566.54
Steve
Brightman
M
47
Providence
RI
532.30
6
532.30

 

Seniors

Best
No
Total
First
Last
Gend
Age
City
St
Team
6 of 8
Raced
Points
Dave
Dunham
M
52
Bradford
MA
CMS
544.00
8
715.50
Ed
Sheldon
M
51
Hooksett
NH
CMS
532.47
8
694.10
Brian
Ruhm
M
51
Nashua
NH
GCS
507.46
6
507.46
Christopher
Smith
M
50
Woburn
MA
SRR
494.57
6
494.57
Jeff
Gould
M
51
Gardner
MA
NMC
465.35
6
465.35
David
Lapierre
M
52
Chelmsford
MA
CMS
457.49
6
457.49
Erik
Vandendries
M
51
Chestnut Hill
MA
CMS
441.70
5
441.70
Todd
Brown
M
52
Rocky Hill
CT
NMC
441.20
8
565.72
Erik
Wight
M
56
Amherst
MA
aR
438.65
6
438.65
Andy
Klaski
M
53
Chesterfield
NH
397.68
6
397.68
Robert
Thomas
M
56
Charlton
MA
CMS
395.62
6
395.62

 

In addition 11 CMS runners attained “Goat” status by completing 6 or more of the 8 races.  This entitles them to a lottery by-pass for the 2017 Mt Washington road race.

First
Last
Gend
Age
City
St
Team
Raced
Points
Dave
Dunham
M
52
Bradford
MA
CMS
8
715.50
Ed
Sheldon
M
51
Hooksett
NH
CMS
8
694.10
Tim
Van Orden
M
48
Bennington
VT
CMS
7
664.91
Matthew
Veiga
M
29
Lynn
MA
CMS
7
662.13
Todd
Callaghan
M
46
Beverly
MA
CMS
6
566.54
David
Lapierre
M
52
Chelmsford
MA
CMS
6
457.49
Robert
Thomas
M
56
Charlton
MA
CMS
6
395.62
Walter
Kuklinski
M
67
Princeton
MA
CMS
6
331.31
Leslie
O'Dell
F
40
Albany
NH
CMS
7
681.00
Mary
Sharkey
F
66
Grosvenordale
CT
CMS
6
429.17
Annie
Ryan
F
59
Florence
MA
CMS
6
393.21

 

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