CMS Seniors 2nd Team at USATF XC Nationals; Eric Blake 3rd overall

The Central Mass Striders senior team (50+) of Greg Putnam, Joe Shairs, Steve Brightman, Tim Van Orden and Todd Callaghan placed 2^nd overall out of 11 teams in the 2021 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships hosted at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, FL on December 11, 2021. Teams arrived to humid and foggy conditions. The fog lifted by the time the masters men’s 10K started at 11AM. 

Greg Putnam would lead the team with a time of 35:56, placing 43^rd (3^rd 50+) in the masters race comprised of 40 and 50 year old athletes. Joe Shairs placed 93^rd (15^th 50+) with a time of 37:44 just three seconds ahead of Steve Brightman (37:47, 16^th 50+). Tim Van Orden (23^rd 50+) and Todd Callaghan (32^nd 50+) would run 38:09 and 38:34 to close out the scoring. West Valley Track Club would take the 50+ team win with just 28 points. Garden State Track Club would place 3^rd with 95 points.

Meanwhile, Eric Blake would place 3^rd overall in the masters race with a time of 33:14, just 2 seconds behind Peter Gilmore of West Valley and 19 seconds behind winner, Jesse Davis from Indiana Elite AC. Eric was in the mix for the lead right up until 6K on the spectator friendly 5 loop 10 course.

PLACE   TEAM                                                         PLACE

1              West Valley Track Club                                 28

2              Central Mass Striders                                     89

3              Garden State Track Club New Balance          95

4              Club Northwest                                             117

5              Bowerman Track Club                                  117

6              TC Running Company                                 149

7              Greater Springfield Harriers                         151

8              Boulder Road Runners                                 170

9              Atlanta Track Club                                        230

10           Cal Coast Track Club                                     290

11           F and M Track Club                                       325

 Place Time 40+

Eric Blake

3             33:14.2

 

Place Time 50+

Gregory Putnam

3              35:56.8

Joseph Shairs

15           37:44.9

Steve Brightman

16           37:47.6

Tim Van Orden

23           38:09.1

Todd Callaghan

32           38:34.7

2021 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, Apalachee Regional Park, Tallahassee, FL December 11, 2021 Results

CMS Senior Team wins USATF National Masters Cross Country Championships at Franklin Park – Boston, MA

The Central Mass Striders Senior (50+) team took Gold by beating out three other teams while the Masters (40+) team placed 6^th out of 7 teams competing in the 2021 USATF National Masters Cross Country Championships held at Franklin Park – Boston, MA. The late morning 5K race had temperatures in the low 60’s with partly sunny skies drying out idle puddles and mud from the previous night’s rain. Paul Bazanchuk would run 21:51 to place 28^th overall and 8^th within in the 65-69 age group in the 60+ event which was the first cross country event (5K) of the morning. Franklin Park’s 5K course would require three loops and one pass through Bear Cage Hill.

CMS at the start line: Scott Leslie, Jim Pawlicki, Greg Putnam, Steve Brightman, Joe Shairs, Todd Callaghan, Dave Dunham, Scott Grandfield, Tim Van Orden, Dan Verrington

Photo by Allison Putnam

Greg Putnam led CMS with his 2^nd place age group (50-54) in the combined 40 and 50 year old 5K race having 91 competitors. Greg’s time of 17:28 was followed by Tim Van Orden, 17:54, who placed 5^th in the 50-54 age group. The next four CMS runner placings for the team were a crowded affair with Scott Grandfield, Todd Callaghan, Joe Shairs and Steve Brightman crossing the line over the next 23 seconds. The masters team (40+) was led by Scott Leslie who cracked the top 10 with a 9^th place finish and time of 17:05. Erik Johnson, making his CMS debut would follow, passing the finish with a time of 18:11. Dave Dunham and Dan Verrington, being declared down to the 40+ squad to enable a team score, ran 19:25 and 19:49 allowing Jim Pawlicki to close out the scoring minutes later.

Individual and team results below. Source

See 2017 USATF National Masters Cross Country Championships atFranklin Park CMS recap and results summary where teams won silver and bronze

2021 USATF MASTERS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP

Franklin Park - Boston, MA - October 17, 2021

Place Name Bib# Team City/state S Ag Time

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1 CHRIS GARVIN 1606 HFC Striders A Kingston RI M 40 16:22

2 JOHN PORAY 1609 Indiana Elite Athletic Cl Fishers IN M 40 16:40

3 TJ UNGER 1620 HFC Striders A Westwood MA M 43 16:45

4 TODD WITZLEBEN 1610 Checkers AC A Williamsville NY M 40 16:54

5 MATTHEW CARTER 1617 Boston Athletic Associati Westminster MA M 43 16:55

6 MATTHEW WAGONER 1626 Greater Philadelphia TC A New Cumberland PA M 44 16:57

7 JASON HOLROYD 1627 Boston Athletic Associati Everett MA M 45 16:58

8 BROCK BUTLER 1622 Greater Philadelphia TC A West Chester PA M 44 17:03

9 SCOTT LESLIE 1608 Central Mass Striders A Rutland MA M 40 17:05

14 GREGORY PUTNAM 1651 Central Mass Striders A Stoneham MA M 51 17:28

24 TIM VAN ORDEN 1664 Central Mass Striders A Bennington VT M 53 17:54

28 ERIK JOHNSON 1628 Central Mass Striders A Portsmouth NH M 45 18:11

33 SCOTT GRANDFIELD 1680 Central Mass Striders A Rehoboth RI M 56 18:25

35 TODD CALLAGHAN 1655 Central Mass Striders A Beverly MA M 52 18:31

39 JOSEPH SHAIRS 1663 Central Mass Striders A Peabody MA M 53 18:40

40 STEVE BRIGHTMAN 1654 Central Mass Striders A Providence RI M 52 18:48

55 DAVE DUNHAM 1691 Central Mass Striders A Bradford MA M 57 19:25

61 DANIEL VERRINGTON 1700 Central Mass Striders A Bradford MA M 59 19:49

80 JAMES PAWLICKI 1637 Central Mass Striders A Lynn MA M 47 22:30

 

************** MEN'S 60+ 5K OVERALL RESULTS **************

Place Name Bib# Team City/state S Ag Time

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1 DANIEL KING 1521 Athletics Boulder A Boulder CO M 62 18:57

2 JOSEPH MORA 1505 Genesee Valley Harriers A Fayetteville NY M 60 19:06

3 ROBERT MCCORMACK 1513 HFC Striders A Foxboro MA M 61 19:11

4 RICK LEE 1503 Shore Athletic Club A Bayville NJ M 60 19:19

5 DAVID LITOFF 1504 Athletics Boulder A Louisville CO M 60 19:25

6 KEN YOUNGERS 1543 Atlanta Track Club Tucker GA M 65 19:30

7 CHARLES SHIELDS 1527 Greater Philadelphia TC A Abington PA M 62 19:50

8 MICHAEL SALAMONE 1515 Shore Athletic Club A Ringwood NJ M 61 20:17

9 DAVID WESTENBERG 1536 Greater Lowell Road Runne Wellesley MA M 63 20:17

10 GEORGE BUCHANAN 1530 Hartford Track Club Shelton CT M 63 20:20

28 PAUL BAZANCHUK 1544 Central Mass Striders Center Conway NH M 66 21:51

 

*********** Men's 50+ - TEAM SCORE **********

1. Central Mass Striders A

1 4 7 8 10 (11) = 30

GREGORY PUTNAM, TIM VAN ORDEN, SCOTT GRANDFIELD, TODD CALLAGHAN,

JOSEPH SHAIRS, STEVE BRIGHTMAN

2. Greater Springfield Harriers, Inc A

2 3 12 14 15 (19) = 46

NAT LARSON, MICHAEL NAHOM, MARK HIXSON, ROBERT MURRAY, ALEJANDRO HEUCK,

FRANCIS BURDETT

3. Genesee Valley Harriers A

5 6 13 20 21 (23) (24) = 65

MIKE NIER, ALAN EVANS, DALE FLANDERS, WAYNE CRANDALL, CARL JOHNSTON,

MARK RYBINSKI, MICHAEL REIF

4. HFC Striders A

9 16 17 18 22 = 82

JASON CAKOUROS, STEVE NERI, BOBBY BLIGH, FRANK NELSON, JEFFREY CAHILL

The Central Mass Striders Masters (40+) placed 6^th out of 7 teams.

*********** Men's 40+ - TEAM SCORE **********

1. Boston Athletic Association A

4 6 9 11 17 (24) = 47

MATTHEW CARTER, JASON HOLROYD, AARON PRICE, DONAL O'SULLIVAN, DAVID

BEDOYA, RYAN DAVENPORT

2. HFC Striders A

1 2 14 15 19 (21) (23) (36) = 51

CHRIS GARVIN, TJ UNGER, LEE DANFORTH, MICHAEL DANIELS, TIMOTHY GAVIN,

BRIAN CRONIN, DANA SPENCER, TOM VOSSEN

3. Greater Philadelphia TC A

5 7 10 18 34 = 74

MATTHEW WAGONER, BROCK BUTLER, TIM HARTE, KENNETH BARBEE, SCOTT

ARMSTRONG

4. Checkers AC A

3 22 25 27 31 (37) = 108

TODD WITZLEBEN, JOHN MCMAHON, JOE SILLIMAN, MATTHEW DORE, DAVID DIXON,

JOHN DUFFY

5. Garden State Track Club New Balance A

12 16 26 28 30 = 112

DAVID FERRUGGIA, MICHAEL ANIS, JASON TIMOCHKO, JOHN HOGAN, HAROLD

PORCHER

6. Central Mass Striders A

8 20 29 32 39 = 128

SCOTT LESLIE, ERIK JOHNSON, DAVE DUNHAM, DANIEL VERRINGTON, JAMES

PAWLICKI

7. Somerville Road Runners A

13 33 35 38 40 = 159

BRIAN CULLINAN, STEVE BOSIC, BRADLEY HARRIS, JASON LACHAPELLE, JESSE

MORROW

CMS 50+ winning team: Greg Putnam, Steve Brightman, Scott Grandfield, Todd Callaghan, Joe Shairs, Tim Van Orden

Photo by Jim Pawlicki

CMS takes on US Mountain National Championship

The Seniors carried the torch for the Central Mass Striders at the USATF National Mountain Running Championship at Waterville Valley, NH. Tim Van Orden won his age group and led the team with his 29th place overall finish. Todd Callaghan, Steve Brightman, Jeff Hunt, and Ed Sheldon wrapped up the scoring for which the team placed 2nd in the open, 1st masters, and 1st senior team. 

Waterville Valley Mountain Race presented by Saucony

Waterville Valley, NH     9/29/2019

Overall Men's Results - 6.8 Miles

USATF Mountain Running National Championship

29   1/24   M50-54   555 Tim Van Orden       51 M Bennington   VT 1:04:45.0  9:32      1^st 50-54

38   2/24   M50-54   380 Todd Callaghan      50 M Beverly         MA 1:07:16.0  9:54

43   5/24   M50-54   373 Steve Brightman     50 M Providence   RI 1:09:19.4 10:12     

47   1/16   M55-59   435 Jeff Hunt           55 M Concord             MA 1:10:01.8 10:18

52   3/16   M55-59   511 Ed Sheldon          55 M Hooksett         NH 1:12:02.3 10:36     

63   7/24   M50-54   534 Erik Vandendries  54 M Chestnut Hil MA 1:15:13.6 11:04

179  12/13   M65-69   470 Richard Miller   68 M Barnstead    NH 2:30:53.5 22:12    1:38:02   

Men's Open USATF Team Results

  2. 5:43:26 CMS                           (1:08:42)

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  1  1:04:45    555 Tim Van Orden       51

  2  1:07:16    380 Todd Callaghan      50

  3  1:09:20    373 Steve Brightman     50

  4  1:10:02    435 Jeff Hunt           55

  5  1:12:03    511 Ed Sheldon          55

  6 (1:15:14)   534 Erik Vandendries    54

  7 (1:40:25)   460 John Martin         67

Men's Masters USATF Team Results

  1. 3:21:21 CMS                           (1:07:07)

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  1  1:04:45    555 Tim Van Orden       51 

  2  1:07:16    380 Todd Callaghan      50 

  3  1:09:20    373 Steve Brightman     50 

  4 (1:10:02)   435 Jeff Hunt           55 

  5 (1:12:03)   511 Ed Sheldon          55 

  6 (1:15:14)   534 Erik Vandendries    54 

  7 (1:40:25)   460 John Martin         67 

Men's Senior USATF Team Results  

  1. 3:21:21 CMS                           (1:07:07)

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  1  1:04:45    555 Tim Van Orden       51 

  2  1:07:16    380 Todd Callaghan      50 

  3  1:09:20    373 Steve Brightman     50 

  4 (1:10:02)   435 Jeff Hunt           55 

  5 (1:12:03)   511 Ed Sheldon          55 

  6 (1:15:14)   534 Erik Vandendries    54 

  7 (1:40:25)   460 John Martin         67 

CMS masters place 4th at Cross Country Nationals in Lexington, KY

The Central Mass Striders, CMS, men’s masters team placed 4^th overall at the 2017 USATF Club Cross Country Championships at Masterson Station Park in Lexington, KY. The winds picked up during the morning providing a wind chill on top of the sub-freezing temperatures that began the day for the rolling courses set up for all races.

David Principe Sr, Derrick Jones, Joe Shairs, Josh Perks, Dave Dunham, Chris Mahoney

Chris Mahoney (Westford, MA), made his masters debut for CMS with a 16^th place overall finish with a time of 33:52. He was followed by Greg Putnam (Stoneham, MA) and Derrick Jones (Henrietta, NY) both breaking 35 minutes. Joshua Perks (Windham, NH) and Joe Shairs (Peabody, MA) followed, separated by 7 seconds, running 35:22 and 35:29 respectively to give CMS a combined 160 points, 10 points ahead of Club Northwest. David Principe (Johnston, RI) and Dave Dunham (Bradford, MA), both Seniors  (50+) running for the masters team would round out the seven CMS finishers with times of 37:13 and 37:34.

Full Results

USATF on demand video

2017 USATF Club Cross Country Championships

December 9, 2017

Lexington, KY

Place Team

1 West Valley Track Club                               53

2 Boston Athletic Association                         62  

3 Bowerman Track Club                                 69

4 Central Mass Striders                                 160

5 Club Northwest                                          170

6 Bull City Track Club                                   208

7 Atlanta Track Club                                     221  

8 Asheville Running Collective                    223     

9 HOKA Aggie Running Club                      243   

10 Run MN                                                    261     

Men’s Masters 40+ 10K

Place     Name    Team     Age        Time

1 Neville Davey West Valley Track Club 42             32:43.0

2 John Howell Bowerman Track Club 44                 33:02.0

3 Jorge Maravilla West Valley Track Club 40          33:07.0

4 David Angell Roanoke Valley Elite 41                 33:11.0

5 Jef Scott Unattached 45                                         33:14.0

6 Gregory Mitchell Bowerman Track Club 44        33:19.0

7 John Gardiner Cal Coast Track Club 45               33:22.0

8 David Bedoya Boston Athletic Association 40     33:33.0

9 Frankie Adkins Asheville Running Collective 44  33:35.0

10 Peter Hammer Boston Athletic Association 51      33:37.0

11 Joshua Gordon Bowerman Track Club 43              33:41.0

12 Todd Rose West Valley Track Club 44                   33:44.0

13 Philippe Rolly Capital Area Runners 45                33:49.0

14 Aaron Price Boston Athletic Association 41          33:49.0

15 Jason Holroyd Big River Racing 41                       33:50.0

16 Chris Mahoney Central Mass Striders 40               33:52.0

39 Greg Putnam Central Mass Striders 48                   34:40.0

42 Derrick Jones Central Mass Striders 46                  34:55.0

66 Joshua Perks Central Mass Striders 43                   35:22.0

73 Joe Shairs Central Mass Striders 49                        35:29.0

129 David Principe Central Mass Striders 50              37:13.0

136 Dave Dunham Central Mass Striders 53               37:34.0

CMS masters win National 5K Championships in Syracuse, NY

The Central Mass Striders men’s masters team won the USATF National Masters 5K at the Syracuse Festival of Races. Greg Putnam led the team with a 7^th overall masters finish and a time of 16:03. He placed 3^rd overall in the 45-49 age group. Derrick Jones made is CMS debut running 16:20 and a 13^th place finish. Joshua Perks ran 16:41 for 17^th and Joe Shairs ran 16:55 for 23^rd overall within the masters category.

Overall Masters results

THE 25th ANNUAL SYRACUSE FESTIVAL OF RACES

Syracuse, NY    October 1, 2017

MEN'S 5K

      Timing By Leone Timing & Results Services (www.leonetiming.com)

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               USATF NATIONAL MASTERS MEN'S 40+ TEAM RESULTS

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  1.   49:04 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS                        (  16:22)

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  1    16:03  Greg Putnam           47 Stoneham             MA

  2    16:20  Derrick Jones         45 Henrietta            NY

  3    16:41  Joshua Perks          43 Windham              NH

  4 (  16:55) Joe Shairs            49 Peabody              MA

  2.   50:21 GARMIN RUNNERS                               (  16:47)

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  1    16:25  Brian Crowley         52 Hillsborough         NJ

  2    16:33  Mark Williams         44 Columbia             NJ

  3    17:23  Peter Kashulines, Jr. 54 Mountain Lakes       NJ

  4 (  18:15) Robert Decarlo, Jr.   40 Saddle Brook         NJ

  5 (  19:57) Joel Garrell          59 Morristown           NJ

  3.   51:08 ADIDAS GARDEN STATE TRACK CLUB               (  17:03)

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  1    16:42  Thomas Knowles        41 Oakland              NJ

  2    17:01  Chuck Schneekloth, Jr.40 Franklin             NJ

  3    17:25  Gary Leaman           58 Hardwick             NJ

  4.   51:15 WILLOW STREET AC                             (  17:05)

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  1    16:50  Robert Irwin          44 Guilderland          NY

  2    17:04  Volker Burkowski      46 Gansevoort           NY

  3    17:21  John Stadtlander      52 Clifton Park         NY

  4 (  21:27) Jake Stookey          41 Clifton Park         NY

  5.   52:04 GREEN MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION          (  17:22)

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  1    16:52  Adam Bulakowski       40 Essex                VT

  2    17:20  Binney Mitchell       48 Burlington           VT

  3    17:52  Alex McHenry          52 South Burlington     VT

  4 (  18:00) Tony Bates            58 Salisbury            VT

  5 (  21:42) Peter Davis           70 Underhill            VT

                           THE 25th ANNUAL SYRACUSE FESTIVAL OF RACES

                                Syracuse, NY    October 1, 2017

                                            MEN'S 5K

                              USATF NATIONAL MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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PLACE NAME            AGE   TIME   PACE    TIME   PACE   AGEGROUP  RESIDENCE  ST 

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1 Kevin Castille       45   14:29  4:40    14:29  4:40   1 M45-49  Lafayette       LA 

2 David Angell         40   15:37  5:02    15:37  5:02   1 M40-44  Blue Ridge      VA 

3 Jonathan Frieder     46   15:49  5:06    15:49  5:06   2 M45-49  Rye Brook       NY 

4 Carl Combs           52   15:52  5:07    15:51  5:06   1 M50-54  Cheney          WA 

5 Christopher Shaw, Jr.42   15:53  5:07    15:52  5:07   2 M40-44  Silver Spring   MD 

6 Kent Lemme           50   15:56  5:08    15:55  5:08   2 M50-54  Pittsfield      MA 

7 Greg Putnam          47   16:03  5:10    16:03  5:10   3 M45-49  Stoneham        MA 

8 Kristian Blaich      51   16:06  5:11    16:06  5:11   3 M50-54  Decatur         GA 

9 Nat Larson           55   16:06  5:11    16:06  5:11   1 M55-59  Amherst         MA 

10 Ethan Nedeau        44   16:16  5:15    16:15  5:14   3 M40-44  Leverett        MA 

11 Michael Kent        52   16:16  5:15    16:16  5:14   4 M50-54  Conklin Forks   NY 

12 Elliott Frieder     46   16:18  5:15    16:18  5:15   4 M45-49  Montville       NJ 

13 Derrick Jones       45   16:20  5:16    16:20  5:16   5 M45-49  Henrietta       NY 

14 Paul Jones          42   16:24  5:17    16:24  5:17   4 M40-44  Apex            NC 

15 Brian Crowley       52   16:25  5:17    16:24  5:17   5 M50-54  Hillsborough    NJ 

16 Mark Williams       44   16:33  5:20    16:32  5:20   5 M40-44  Columbia        NJ 

17 Joshua Perks        43   16:41  5:23    16:40  5:22   6 M40-44  Windham         NH 

18 Thomas Knowles      41   16:42  5:23    16:42  5:23   7 M40-44  Oakland         NJ 

19 Mike Nier           52   16:47  5:25    16:47  5:25   6 M50-54  Rochester       NY 

20 Robert Irwin        44   16:50  5:25    16:50  5:25   8 M40-44  Guilderland     NY 

21 Adam Bulakowski     40   16:52  5:26    16:50  5:25   9 M40-44  Essex           VT 

22 Matt Ebiner         56   16:54  5:27    16:52  5:26   2 M55-59  Covina          CA 

23 Joe Shairs          49   16:55  5:27    16:54  5:27   6 M45-49  Peabody         MA 

24 Chuck Schneekloth, Jr.40   17:01  5:29    16:59  5:28  10 M40-44  Franklin        NJ 

25 Volker Burkowski    46   17:04  5:30    17:02  5:29   7 M45-49  Gansevoort      NY 

USATF 2016 National Club Cross Country Championships Tallahassee, FL

The Central Mass Striders traveled to Tallahassee Florida for the USATF 2016 National Club Cross Country Championships. A rolling course, home to FSU, within Apalachee Regional awaited teams from all over the country. It felt like home for CMS. Several teams from the USATF New England Association were in attendance: Greater Springfield Harriers, Liberty Athletic Club, Greater Lowell Road Runners, Boston Athletic Association, Greater Boston Track Club, HFC Striders, Battle Road Track Club, NE Distance, SISU Project, The Heartbreakers. 

Also from the North came freezing temperatures on the morning of the race. Temperatures warmed up to the 50’s by the late morning. The Central Mass Striders men’s masters team, led by Tim Van Orden, finished 7^th out of 16 40+ teams.  Tim ran 34:23. He was followed by Gregory Putnam who paced the course in 34:56. Todd Callaghan ran 35:11. Joe Shairs clocked the course in 35:23 while Arthur Besse capped the scoring with a time of 35:50. James Pawlicki ran 36:28. 

Nate Jenkins ran a solid race, passing runners throughout the five loop course, placing 119^th in a field of 307 starting runners in the Men’s Open 10K race. He ran a time of 32:10, 5:11 pace per mile. Nate’s wife, Melissa Donais, ran 24:24 to place 165^th out of 188 runners. 

Place TmPl Name                  Age  Club                                    Time  Pace

26   24 Tim Van Orden         48   Central Mass Striders   34:23  5:32

34   32 Greg Putnam           47   Central Mass Striders    34:56  5:38

38   35 Todd Callaghan        47   Central Mass Striders   35:11  5:40

41   38 Joe Shairs                 48   Central Mass Striders    35:23  5:42

45   41 Arthur Besse          44   Central Mass Striders      35:50  5:46

53   49 James Pawlicki        42   Central Mass Striders     36:28  5:53

OPEN MEN'S 10K OVERALL

119      Nathaniel Jenkins     36   Central Mass Striders     32:10  5:11

OPEN WOMEN'S 6K OVERALL

165      Melissa Donais        32   Central Mass Striders       24:24  6:33

USATF 2016 National Club Cross Country Championships Tallahassee, FL results

CMS 40+ team: Todd, Jim, Tim, Joe, Arthur, & Greg

Todd, Greg, Joe waiting for open 10K results

Nate Jenkins on his way to a 32:10 in the Men's Open 10K