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

USATF National Club Cross Country Championships

Bethlehem, PA December 14, 2019

Results

The Central Mass Striders had 15 men compete at the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, under soggy and muddy conditions.

No shortage of mud at Lehigh University
Photo by Dave Brooks

Dan Vassallo paced the CMS Men’s Open team to a 45^th place finish out of 76 teams. Dan placed 170^th with a time of 33:51. Scott Mindel followed seconds later. Jack Delehanty picked off several runners in the last 2K to break 35 minutes. David Brooks running his first team National Championship finished under 36 minutes. Daniel (DJ) Raboin and Bryan Trinque both ran in the low 37’s on what was the muddiest course of the day having already seen 3 races.

The CMS men’s masters team combined forces of both masters and seniors. Patrick Rich led the way helping the team place 6^th out of 32 masters teams. He placed 38^th overall with his 35:40 clocking. Kevin Hankens would run 36:10, placing 62^nd. Six places later, Steve Brightman came in at 36:25. Tim Van Orden dealt with a hard charging Arhur Besse down the final straight with both getting the same chip time of 37:03. Todd Callaghan would finish three seconds behind them. David Principe and Ben Nephew would cap it off for the masters team who placed 9thon this course in 2014. Martin Tighe would place 28^th with a time of 32:02 in the 60+ 8K race which kicked off all races for the day.
 

Steve Brightman, Todd Callaghan, David Principe, Tim Van Orden
Photo by Jennifer Brightman

USATF NATIONAL CLUB XC CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN MEN 10K

45.  1145  Central Mass Striders (35:07.9  175:39.5 3:17.9) 45th/76 teams

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  1    137  Dan Vassallo               33:50.8

  2    145  Scott Mindel               33:56.0

  3    227  Jack Delehanty             34:59.5

  4    278  David Brooks               35:44.5

  5    358  Daniel Raboin              37:08.7

  6   (371) Bryan Trinque              37:22.9

PLACE NAME                 AGE  AFFILIATION                   TIME   PACE     BIB   3.5K SPLIT  7.6K SPLIT

170 Dan Vassallo        34  Central Mass Striders         33:51  5:27      95      11:28      25:36

180 Scott Mindel        33  Central Mass Striders         33:56  5:28      92      11:34      25:45

274 Jack Delehanty    33  Central Mass Striders         35:00  5:38      91      11:54      26:37

334 David Brooks       35  Central Mass Striders         35:45  5:46      90      12:09      26:52

432 Daniel Raboin      28  Central Mass Striders         37:09  5:59      93      12:12      28:09

450 Bryan Trinque     36  Central Mass Striders         37:23  6:01      94      12:31      28:15

USATF NATIONAL CLUB XC CHAMPIONSHIP - MASTERS MEN 10K

6.   253  Central Mass Striders   (  36:29  3:02:21   1:23) 6^th/32 teams

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  1     27  Patrick Rich                 35:40

  2     43  Kevin Hankens                36:10

  3     50  Steve Brightman              36:25

  4     66  Tim Van Orden                37:03

  5     67  Arthur Besse                 37:03

  6   ( 70) Todd Callaghan               37:06

  7   ( 77) David Principe               37:36

  8   ( 92) Ben Nephew                   38:26

PLACE NAME                 AGE  AFFILIATION     TIME   PACE     BIB   3.5K SPLIT  7.6K SPLIT

38 Patrick Rich          43  Central Mass Striders         35:40  5:45    1271      11:59      27:03

62 Kevin Hankens     41  Central Mass Striders         36:10  5:50    1267      12:11      27:24

69 Steve Brightman  51  Central Mass Striders         36:25  5:52    1265      12:15      27:34

94 Tim Van Orden     51  Central Mass Striders         37:03  5:58    1273      12:19      27:55

95 Arthur Besse         47  Central Mass Striders         37:03  5:58    1264      12:36      28:14

99 Todd Callaghan    50  Central Mass Striders         37:06  5:59    1266      12:31      28:05

114 David Principe    52  Central Mass Striders         37:36  6:03    1270      12:34      28:28

150 Ben Nephew       44  Central Mass Striders         38:26  6:12    1269      12:46      29:06

USATF NATIONAL CLUB XC CHAMPIONSHIP - MASTERS MEN 8K

PLACE NAME                 AGE  AFFILIATION   TIME   PACE     BIB   3.5K SPLIT  6.5K SPLIT

28 Martin Tighe-NC    61  Central Mass Striders        32:02  6:27    1272      13:45      26:32

Tim Van Orden with Arthur Besse on right shoulder with Todd Callaghan seconds back
Photo by Jennifer Brightman

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