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| Tim Van Orden finished 10th photo by Ted Tyler |
The Central Mass Striders men's masters team placed 2nd overall in the USATF National Masters 10K Championship in Dedham, MA - James Joyce Ramble. There were two races. The men's masters championship race started first. The open race started about five minutes later. Greg Putnam from Stoneham, MA led the way for the CMS masters team with a 3rd place finish. Tim Van Orden just missed breaking 34 minutes and placed 10th overall. Joshua Perks rounded out the scoring for CMS who had an average time of 34:14 between the three masters runners who finished behind BAA and ahead of the Atlanta Track Club in the 40+ USATF team scoring. All three teams have been on the podium several times since the race began to host the 10K championship. Joe Shairs and Dan Verrington (50+) both broke 36 minutes.
Meanwhile, the open men, did not have a team category to chase as the masters team did. However, CMS placed 4 men in the top 13 overall. Nate Jenkins and Dan Vassallo broke 31 minutes and placed 3rd and 4th respectively. Scott Mindel broke 31:30 and Eric Narcisi was well under 33 minutes. Kevin Gorman is back and healthy, breaking 36 minutes.
James Joyce Ramble & USATF Masters Championships
Dedham, MA, April 24, 2016
USATF MASTERS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS IN GUNTIME ORDER
3 33:08 5:20 33:08* Greg Putnam 46 M 187 Stoneham MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
10 34:02 5:29 34:03* Tim Van Orden 47 M 212 Bennington VT CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
19 35:28 5:43 35:29 Joshua Perks 41 M 183 North Andover MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
20 35:37 5:44 35:38 Joe Shairs 47 M 196 Peabody MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
21 35:55 5:47 35:55 Daniel Verrington 53 M 213 Bradford MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
MEN'S 40+ TEAM RESULTS
1. 1:39:49 BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ( 33:17)
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1 32:47 Peter Hammer Needham MA BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2 33:12 Andy Gardiner Dover MA BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
3 33:50 Harry Stants Needham MA BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
4 ( 34:12) Christopher Magill Cumberland RI BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
5 ( 35:09) Matthew Herman Brookline MA BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2. 1:42:40 CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS ( 34:14)
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1 33:08 Greg Putnam Stoneham MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
2 34:03 Tim Van Orden Bennington VT CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
3 35:29 Joshua Perks North Andover MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
4 ( 35:38) Joe Shairs Peabody MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
5 ( 35:55) Daniel Verrington Bradford MA CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
3. 1:44:53 ATLANTA TRACK CLUB ( 34:58)
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1 33:22 Aaron Totten-Lancaster Hamilton GA ATLANTA TRACK CLUB
2 35:14 Brad Slavens Atlanta GA ATLANTA TRACK CLUB
3 36:17 Brent Fields Covington GA ATLANTA TRACK CLUB
4 ( 39:57) Matthew Whitis Columbus GA ATLANTA TRACK CLUB
OVERALL RESULTS (USATF MASTERS EXCLUDED)
3 3/3 MOPEN 30:34* 30:34 4:56 Nate Jenkins 35 M 1462 North Andover MA
4 1/191 M2039 30:58 30:58 4:59 Dan Vassallo 30 M 1793 Peabody MA
8 5/191 M2039 31:26 31:26 5:04 Scott Mindel 29 M 1145 Arlington MA
13 10/191 M2039 32:43 32:43 5:16 Eric Narcisi 36 M 2143 North Andover MA
32 21/191 M2039 35:59 35:58 5:48 Kevin Gormon 39 M 2136 Nordwood MA