CMS wins gold in Saratoga Springs

The Central Mass Striders masters team won gold at the USATF National Masters Cross Country Championship in Saratoga Springs, New York. Saratoga Spa State Park hosted the 5K event which had several age group races. The masters race found themselves running under a brief snow/hail squall just minutes into the race. Greg Putnam and Tim Van Orden each led at points on the course. In the end, Chad Newton from the Atlanta Track Club edged Phillip Rolly and Greg. Seven CMS runners finished in the top 14 overall. The top five (Greg Putnam, Tim Van Orden, Joshua Perks, Alan Bernier, and Ben Nephew) had a combined score of 24 points to edge Atlanta Track Club who had 43. Dave Dunham and John Griego placed 7th and 31st respectively in the 50+ age group race while Paul Bazanchuk placed 14th in the 60+ age group race. All CMS finishers are below in blue.

Results

*******OVERALL MENS 40 plus RESULTS*********
             2015 National Masters Cross Country Championship
                       Organized by USATF Adirondack
                  Sunday, October 18, 2015 - 11:30  a.m.
            Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York

Place Div/Tot  Name              Age S City            St Time    Pace  Agegrade  
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1   1/27   Chad Newton         46 M Pisgah Forest   NC   16:01  5:10  89.44  
2   1/24   Philippe Rolly          43 M McLean          VA   16:01  5:10  87.41  
3   2/27   Greg Putnam         45 M Stoneham        MA   16:02  5:10  88.71  
4   3/27   Matt Chaston        47 M New York        NY   16:15  5:14  88.75  
5   4/27   Tim Van Orden     47 M Bennington      VT   16:18  5:15  88.47  
6   2/24   Steve Bell              44 M Kennesaw        GA   16:22  5:16  86.20  
7   3/24   James O'Connor      41 M Troy            NY   16:26  5:18  84.03  
8   5/27   Jonathan Weatherly  47 M Chicago         IL   16:28  5:18  87.56  
9   4/24   Joshua Perks         41 M North Andover   MA   16:30  5:19  83.65   
10   5/24   Alan Bernier         41 M Braintree       MA   16:33  5:20  83.45   
11   6/24   Mark Williams      42 M Columbia        NJ   16:39  5:22  83.55  
12   6/27   Armando Oliveira  48 M New York        NY   16:44  5:23  86.93  
13   7/24   Ben Nephew          40 M Mansfield       MA   16:46  5:24  81.83   
14   8/24   James Pawlicki       41 M Lynn            MA   16:53  5:26  81.81   
15   7/27   Joe Shairs             47 M Peabody         MA   16:56  5:27  85.14   
16   9/24   Brent Fields          43 M Covington       GA   17:01  5:29  82.27  

*******OVERALL 50 Plus RESULTS*********
Place Div/Tot  Name                 Age S City            St Time    Pace  Agegrade  
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7   7/35   Dave Dunham         51 M Bradford        MA   17:16  5:34  86.10   
31   6/23   John Griego          57 M Blackstone      MA   19:14  6:12  81.03  

*******OVERALL 60 Plus RESULTS*********
Place Div/Tot  Name                 Age S City            St Time    Pace  Agegrade  
===== ======== =================== ===== === = =============== ==
14  12/35   Paul Bazanchuk    60 M Center Conway   NH   19:47  6:23  80.72  


                         USATF Men 40 TEAM RESULTS

  1.    24  Central Mass Striders M40   (  16:26  1:22:09   0:44)
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  1      2    796 4 Greg Putnam         45 Stoneham   16:02
  2      3    863 6 Tim Van Orden       47 Bennington   16:18
  3      5    789 13 Joshua Perks        41 North Andover   16:30
  4      6    610 14 Alan Bernier        41 Braintree   16:33
  5      8    770 18 Ben Nephew          40 Mansfield   16:46
  6   (  9)   787 19 James Pawlicki      41 Lynn   16:53
  7   ( 10)   829 20 Joe Shairs          47 Peabody   16:56

  2.    43  Atlanta Track Club M40      (  16:48  1:24:00   1:19)
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  1      1    772 2 Chad Newton         46 Pisgah Forest   16:01
  2      4    607 8 Steve Bell          44 Kennesaw   16:22
  3     11    670 21 Brent Fields        43 Covington   17:01
  4     13    873 26 Ken Wempe           47 Rome   17:16
  5     14    835 28 Brad Slavens        46 Atlanta   17:20
  6   ( 16)   849 34 Michael Strickland  49 Marietta   17:39

  3.    75  CPTC New Balance M40       (  17:38  1:28:10   2:04)
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  1      7    782 17 Armando Oliveira    48 New York   16:44
  2     12    715 25 Brad Kelley         49 Jackson Heights   17:15
  3     15    688 30 David Greenberg     48 New York   17:27
  4     18    727 51 Sherman Lau         43 Brooklyn   17:56
  5     23    757 76 John Milone         43 Fort Lee   18:48

  4.   114  TNT International Racing Club M40(  18:39  1:33:12   0:56)
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  1     20    704 59 Michael Jackson     43 Red Lion   18:11
  2     21    724 62 Kareem Lanier       42 Lincoln University   18:22
  3     22    725 66 Kyle Lanier         42 Lincoln University   18:32
  4     25    856 81 Geoffrey Towell     54 West Chester   19:00
  5     26    711 84 Stephen Jones       44 West Chester   19:07

  5.   115  ARE Racing Team M40          (  18:48  1:33:56   2:05)
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  1     17    871 40 Raymon Webster      40 Altamont   17:45
  2     19    758 57 Ryan Mitchell       49 Troy   18:06
  3     24    836 79 Todd Smith          41 Voorheesville   18:54
  4     27    693 93 Richard Hamlin      42 Chichester   19:21
  5     28    694 106 Edward Hampston     47 Voorheesville   19:50