Wednesday, December 15, 2021

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 2nd 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 43rd (3rd 50+) in the masters race comprised of 40 and 50 year old athletes. Joe Shairs placed 93rd (15th 50+) with a time of 37:44 just three seconds ahead of Steve Brightman (37:47, 16th 50+). Tim Van Orden (23rd 50+) and Todd Callaghan (32nd 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 3rd with 95 points.

Meanwhile, Eric Blake would place 3rd 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


Monday, November 22, 2021

CMS closes out the 2021 USATF New England Cross Country Grand Prix Series

The Central Mass Striders finished up the 2021 USATF New England Cross Country Grand Prix Series at Rachel's Run 5K in Tyngsboro, MA. The masters team (40+) was able to solidify a series 2nd place overall as the team of five competed in the 2 lap course at the Academy of Notre Dame. 

David Harper, Tim Van Orden, Jim Pawlicki, Steve Brightman, Paul Bazanchuk
Photo by Kristen Pawlicki

USATF-NE Cross Country Grand Prix on Rachel's Trail

11/20/2021 - Tyngsborough, MA

1   1/26   OPEN       16:51  5:26 Joe Smith                     26 Greater Boston Track Club  649 Canton MA      

2   2/26   OPEN       17:13  5:33 Jacob Johns                   27 Battle Road Track Club     638 Somerville MA  

3   1/5    MASTERS    17:23  5:37 T.J. Unger                    43 HFC Striders               615 Westwood MA    

4   3/26   OPEN       17:39  5:42 Tim Bolick                    26 Battle Road Track Club     650 Boston MA      

5   4/26   OPEN       17:45  5:44 Greg Ferland                  27 Battle Road Track Club     646 Cambrdige MA   

6   5/26   OPEN       17:56  5:47 Dillon McGee                  25 Battle Road Track Club     634 Somerville MA  

7   6/26   OPEN       18:02  5:49 Robert Moreau Jr              24 Greater Boston Track Club  630 Franklin MA    

8   7/26   OPEN       18:10  5:52 Conor Sleith                  35 Cambridge Sports Union     639 Waltham MA     

9   8/26   OPEN       18:14  5:53 Patrick Kelly                 33 HFC Striders               632 Canton MA      

10   9/26   OPEN       18:21  5:56 Robert Lamare                 28 Greater Boston Track Club  647 Charlestown MA 

11  10/26   OPEN       18:27  5:57 Daniel Mortimer               26 Old Goat Track Club        629 Mansfield MA   

12   1/12   SENIORS    18:29  5:58 Tim Van Orden                 53 Central Mass Striders      640 Bennington VT

16   2/12   SENIORS    18:48  6:04 Steven Brightman              52 Central Mass Striders      617 Providence RI

28   5/12   SENIORS    20:30  6:37 David Harper                  54 Central Mass Striders      625 Leominster MA

33   1/6    VETERANS   22:05  7:08 Paul Bazanchuk                67 Central Mass Striders      611 Center Conway N

35   4/5    MASTERS    22:26  7:15 James Pawlicki                47 Central Mass Striders      624 Lynn MA

 

USATF-NE Grand Prix Race Team Results

 

                             MEN'S OPEN Teams

 

  1.    34  Battle Road Track Club    (  17:56  1:29:37   1:51)

 

  2.    43  Greater Boston Track Club (  18:06  1:30:30   1:51)

 

  3.    73  HFC Striders              (  18:57  1:34:42   3:15)

 

  4.   106  Old Goat Track Club       (  19:54  1:39:27   4:10)

 

  5.   113  Central Mass Striders     (  20:28  1:42:18   3:57)

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  1     11  Tim Van Orden               53   18:29

  2     15  Steven Brightman            52   18:48

  3     25  David Harper                54   20:30

  4     30  Paul Bazanchuk              67   22:05

  5     32  James Pawlicki              47   22:26

 

  6.   130  Greater Lowell Road Runne (  20:53  1:44:25   3:17)

 

  7.   167  Cambridge Running Club    (  23:51  1:59:15   8:44)

 

                             MEN'S MASTERS Teams

                             

  1.    19  Central Mass Striders     (  20:28  1:42:18   3:57)

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  1      1  Tim Van Orden               53   18:29

  2      2  Steven Brightman            52   18:48

  3      4  David Harper                54   20:30

  4      5  Paul Bazanchuk              67   22:05

  5      7  James Pawlicki              47   22:26

 

  2.    36  Greater Lowell Road Runne (  22:23  1:51:54   4:53)


Rachel's Run 5K Men's Overall Results

Rachel's Run 5K Men's Team Results



CMS Senior Team Wins USATF New England Cross Country Championship - Franklin Park

The Central Mass Striders Seniors (50+) won the New England Cross Country Championships at Franklin Park, three weeks after taking the 5K National Cross Country team title. Gregory Putnam took the 50+ title leading CMS. Tim Van Orden, Steve Brightman, Joe Shairs, Scott Grandfield, Todd Callaghan, Dan Verrington, Jim Pawlicki finished for the team while Scott Leslie (40) placed 7th overall in the masters race that had 89 competitors, 8 masters teams and 6 senior teams that scored with the minimum 5 runners each. CMS also had two open runners in the 10K with racing team manager, Scott Mindel running 32:57 (19th) and Keith McAteer pacing 33:58 (39th). The CMS Senior team will be competing at Cross Country Nationals in Tallahassee Florida in December.

Greg Putnam, Scott Leslie, Jim Pawlicki (arms), Scott Granfield, Todd Callaghan, Tim Van Orden, Joe Shairs, Steve Brightman, Dan Verrington
Photo by Dave Dunham

Scott Leslie with Greg Putnam four places back at Franklin Park


2021 USATF New England Cross Country Championships Masters Men 7945 Meter Run

11/7/2021 Franklin Park, Boston MA

7 #573 Scott Leslie 40 Central Mass 27:21

12 #577 Gregory Putnam 52 Central Mass 27:38

21 #579 Tim Van Orden 53 Central Mass 28:57

22 #569 Steve Brightman 52 Central Mass 29:01

25 #578 Joseph Shairs 53 Central Mass 29:06

31 #571 Scott Grandfield 56 Central Mass 29:45

33 #570 Todd Callaghan 52 Central Mass 29:57

46 #580 Daniel Verrington 59 Central Mass 31:32

71 #576 James Pawlicki 47 Central Mass 34:58

 

M40+ Team Scores

Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7

1 Boston Athletic Associati 28 1 4 6 8 9 11 12

2 Hfc Striders 57 2 3 14 18 20 22 29

3 Central Mass Striders 67 5 10 16 17 19 23 25

4 Greater Springfield Harri 132 13 21 28 32 38 40 47

5 Dirigo R.C. 146 7 27 35 36 41 42 46

6 Green Mountain AA 181 26 31 34 39 51

7 Greater Lowell Road Runne 183 24 30 37 44 48 49 50

8 Somerville Road Runners 188 15 33 43 45 52

 

M50+

 1 Central Mass Striders 20 1 3 4 5 7 (8, 18)

 2 Greater Springfield Harrier 57 2 6 11 14 24 (29)

 3 HFC Striders 81 12 15 16 17 21 (30, 31)

 4 Green Mountain AA 104 9 13 19 25 38

 5 Dirigo R.C. 105 10 20 22 26 27 (28, 36)

 6 Greater Lowell Road Runner 157 23 32 33 34 35 (37)

 

2021 USATF New England Cross Country Championships - 11/7/2021 

Franklin Park, Boston MA

Open Men 9855 Meter Run

19 #575 Scott Mindel 35 Central Mass 32:57

39 #574 Keith McAteer 23 Central Mass 33:58

Open Results

Masters Results

Monday, October 18, 2021

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 6th 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 28th overall and 8th 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 2nd 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 5th 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 9th 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

===== =================== ===== ========================= =======

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 6th 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


Monday, March 2, 2020

Vassallo runs 2:24:59 at Olympic Trials Marathon


Dan Vassallo placed 100th out of 175 men on Saturday at the US Olympic Team Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA. The hilly course, starting and finishing in Centennial Olympic Park featured the three challenging 8 mile loops followed by a closing 2.2 mile loop to the finish line.


US Olympic Team Trials Marathon
Atlanta, GA – February 29, 2020
Dan Vassallo  133  Peabody, MA    Central Mass Striders     2:24:59   5:32/mi   100th place 

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Monday, February 3, 2020

CMS competes at the Super Sunday 5 Mile Championships


Scott Leslie and Arthur Besse
Colin Carroll would lead all CMS finishers by placing 62nd overall with a time of 26:17 at the Super Sunday 5 mile in Cambridge, MA – USATF New England 5 Mile Road Race Championship. In all CMS had 17 men race in the flat and fast 5 mile course. The men’s open racing team would place 9th out of 17 teams. Arthur Besse would  pace the men’s masters team to a 2nd place team finish out of 12 masters teams with a 26:49 clocking. Arthur would place 4th in the 40-49 age group. Greg Putnam would lead the Senior team to a 1st place finish, outpacing 11 other teams, with a time of 27:28 and 2nd in the 50-59 age group. Finally, Paul Bazanchuk would run 34:58 to pace the Veterans team to a 4th place team finish out of 9 teams. This New England Championship race had the largest amount of USATF competitors with about 675 members competing.

Super Sunday USATF New England 5 mile championship 2020 results

Super Sunday USATF New England 5 Mile Championship
Location: Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA 02142
Date: 02/02/2020

62 637 Colin Carroll M Central Mass Striders 15:43 M30-39 18/238 5:16 26:17 26:20  
84  644 Arthur Besse M Central Mass Striders  16:19 M40-49 4/165 5:22 26:49 26:53  
100  635 Robert Jackman M Central Mass Striders 16:38 M30-39 28/238 5:28 27:19 27:25  
107  638 Gregory Putnam M Central Mass Striders 16:29 M50-59 2/144 5:30 27:28 27:31  
119  636 David Principe M Central Mass Striders  16:41 M50-59 3/144 5:31 27:35 27:41  
161  1233 Scott Leslie M Central Mass Striders  17:04 M30-39 53/238 5:42 28:26 28:30  
168  643 Iain Ridgway M Central Mass Striders  17:08 M40-49 19/165 5:43 28:35 28:40  
179  633 Joe Shairs M Central Mass Striders  17:22 M50-59 5/144 5:46 28:48 28:54  
218  632 Scott Deslongchamps M Central Mass Striders 17:38 M50-59 9/144 5:54 29:26 29:34  
243  1471 Derek Dorval M Central Mass Striders 18:01 M40-49 32/165 6:00 29:59 30:01  
253  647 Daniel Verrington M Central Mass Striders 18:11 M50-59 13/144 6:00 29:58 30:07  
293  626 David Harper M Central Mass Striders 18:31 M50-59 23/144 6:08 30:40 30:51  
354  639 Dennis Floyd M Central Mass Striders  18:57 M40-49 53/165 6:19 31:31 31:45  
574  648 Paul Bazanchuk M Central Mass Striders 21:36 M60-69 16/53 7:00 34:58 35:39  
644  645 Mike Mccormick M Central Mass Striders 22:39 M60-69 22/53 7:22 36:48 37:16  
732  634 Philip Savoy M Central Mass Striders 23:40 M50-59 78/144 7:37 38:02 38:44  
838  641 Frank Ruggiero M Central Mass Striders 24:52 M60-69 32/53 7:58 39:49 40:39


Open 9th out of 17 USATF New England teams
Central Mass Striders 2:15:28
Colin Carroll 35 26:17  
Arthur Besse 47 26:49  
Robert Jackman 37 27:19  
Gregory Putnam 50 27:28  
David Principe 53 27:35     

(40+) Masters 2nd out of 12 USATF New England teams
Central Mass Striders 2:19:15
Arthur Besse 47 26:49  
Gregory Putnam 50 27:28  
David Principe 53 27:35  
Iain Ridgway 40 28:35  
Joe Shairs 51 28:48  

(50+) Seniors 1st out of 12 USATF New England teams
Central Mass Striders 2:23:15
Gregory Putnam 50 27:28  
David Principe 53 27:35  
Joe Shairs 51 28:48  
Scott Deslongchamps 50 29:26  
Daniel Verrington 57 29:58

(60+) Veterans 4th out of 9 USATF New England teams
Central Mass Striders 1:51:35
Paul Bazanchuk 65 34:58  
Mike Mccormick 61 36:48  
Frank Ruggiero 60 39:49

Monday, January 27, 2020

Weekend Results


Dan Vassallo broke his own 15K course record at the Great Stew Chase in Lynn. New CMS racing team member Othman Ounarhi placed second in his first road race for the team. Dave Principe, Steve Brightman, and Scott Deslongchamps scored many points for CMS at the New England Masters Indoor Championships. 

46th Annual 15K Great Stew Chase
Lynn, MA, January 26, 2020
1   84 Dan Vassallo    34 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS   Peabody 1/13   M0139   49:16.4  5:18   49:16.4  5:18
2  211 Othman Ounarhi   22 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS  Lynn  2/13   M0139   53:20.1  5:44   53:20.1  5:44
18   97 Dennis Floyd    43 M                               Georgetown    2/5    M4044 1:04:50.0  6:58 1:04:51.1  6:58
21  231 Nakri Dao        47 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS  Lynn     7/12   M4549 1:08:27.6  7:21 1:08:31.5  7:22
105   82 Doug Usher    64 M CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS  Upton    7/7    M6064 1:39:26.7 10:41 1:39:26.7 10:41

2020 USATF New England Masters
Indoor Track & Field Championships                  
Providence Career and Technical Academy
1/26/2020   Providence, RI                                 

M50 400 Meter Dash
1 #  683 Steve Brightman   M51 Central Mass         1:03.65 

M50 1 Mile Run
2 #  686 David Principe Sr M53 Central Mass           5:20.08 
6 #  684 Scott Deslongcham M50 Central Mass      5:35.39

M50 3000 Meter Run
1 #  686 David Principe Sr M53 Central Mass          10:00.21

M50 5000 Meter Run
1 #  686 David Principe Sr M53 Central Mass          17:11.07  
2 #  684 Scott Deslongcham M50 Central Mass       17:28.97  
3 #  683 Steve Brightman   M51 Central Mass          17:32.67 
  
M55 5000 Meter Run
1 687 Daniel Verrington M57 Central Mass       18:34.31  

M60 5000 Meter Run
1 #  127 Martin Tighe      M61 Central Mass          19:29.57  


CMS 52 Week 5K Series - Race 4                        
Worcester State University
Worcester, MA                                    
January 25, 2020      
2    19:39   Steve Witkus          1/5      M50-59  Northbridge     CMS
4    20:55   Sam Johnson           2/5      M50-59  Hubbardston   CMS
5    23:36   Chris Waslaske        1/2      M40-49  Athol                CMS

Classy 3 Mile Fun Run
Lynn, MA, January 19, 2020
5 NAKRI DAO           85  M   47       20:02  6:40
8 JAMES PAWLICKI 84  M   45       21:20  7:06

2020 Greater Boston Track Club Invitational - 1/19/2020
Gordon Indoor Track - Harvard University
Men 3000 M Run OPEN
Section  2
1  Othman Ounarhi    Central Mass Striders        9:23.01

Monday, December 16, 2019


USATF National Club Cross Country Championships
Bethlehem, PA December 14, 2019

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 45th place finish out of 76 teams. Dan placed 170th 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 6th out of 32 masters teams. He placed 38th overall with his 35:40 clocking. Kevin Hankens would run 36:10, placing 62nd. 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 28th 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
=======================================================
  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) 6th/32 teams
=======================================================
  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