Outstanding efforts by the CMS men’s teams on Sunday, competing in two Grand Prix events that closed out the individual ATR Series, USATFNE Cross Country Grand Prix, and USATFNE Road Race Grand Prix. The 40+ team picked up 2nd at Franklin Park for the New England XC Championship masters 8k race. The top five scorers were Greg Putnam, Tim Van Orden, Joe Shairs, Todd Callaghan, & Arthur Besse. The guys anxiously got updates and whispers from other runners as to what was going on sixty miles north in the Manchester City Marathon. In the end, the men’s open team placed 1st with Dan Vassallo, Scott Mindel, and Eric Narcisi finishing 1, 2, & 10th overall to edge out Whirlaway by over a minute. The masters scored 2nd overall with Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham and Nick Taormina pacing just behind Whirlaway by less than two minutes. The senior trio of Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham, and David Lapierre outpaced Whirlaway by 42 seconds.
USATF New England Cross Country Championships
Franklin Park, Boston, MA, November 6, 2016
Open 10K
39 #565 Scott Leslie 35 Central Mass 33:08
99 #564 Jeff Goupil 29 Central Mass 37:47
Masters 8K
6 #567 Greg Putnam 47 Central Mass 26:59
7 #569 Tim Van Orden 48 Central Mass 27:12
13 #568 Joe Shairs 48 Central Mass 27:46
17 #563 Todd Callaghan 47 Central Mass 28:00
28 #561 Arthur Besse 44 Central Mass 28:37
29 #560 Alan Bernier 42 Central Mass 28:47
35 #562 Steve Brightman 47 Central Mass 29:05
36 #566 James Pawlicki 42 Central Mass 29:07
45 #570 Daniel Verrington 54 Central Mass 29:23
57 #481 Martin Tighe 58 Central Mass 31:01
106 #551 Edward Ingerman 70 Central Mass 45:22
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7
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1 Boston Athletic Associati 24 1 2 4 5 12 15 16
Total Time: 2:15:09.00
Average: 27:01.80
2 Central Mass Striders 57 6 7 10 14 20 21 27
Total Time: 2:18:34.00
Average: 27:42.80
3 Gr.Springfield Harriers 59 3 8 11 13 24 26 34
Total Time: 2:18:59.00
Average: 27:47.80
Manchester City Marathon – USATF New England Marathon Championship
Manchester, NH
Sunday November 6, 2016
1 MOPEN 1/3 Dan Vassallo 31 2:23:56.4 (net time) 2:23:59 (gun time) Peabody, MA
2 MOPEN 2/3 Scott Mindel 30 2:25:20.8 (net time) 2:25:22.9 (gun time) Arlington, MA
10 M30-39 4/67 Eric Narcisi 36 2:44:02.3 (net time) 2:44:05.2 (gun time) North Andover, MA
17 M50-59 1/64 Ed Sheldon 52 2:53:02.5 (net time) 2:53:06.1 (gun time) Hooksett, NH
28 M50-59 4/64 Dave Dunham 52 2:58:37.3 (net time) 2:58:40.3 (gun time) Bradford, MA
47 M40-49 6/89 Nick Taormina 44 3:10:07.5 (net time) 3:10:15.4 (gun time) Gloucester, MA
64 M50-59 9/64 David Lapierre 52 3:19:20.6 (net time) 3:19:25.8 (gun time) Chelmsford, MA
Men Open Team
1 Central Mass Striders (2:31:09.1)
Dan Vassallo, Scott Mindel, Eric Narcisi, Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham, Nick Taormina, David Lapierre
2 Whirlaway Racing Team (2:32:18.8)
3 Boston Athletic Association (2:45:24.9)
Men 40+
1 Whirlaway Racing Team (2:58:46.2)
2 Central Mass Striders (3:00:40.6)
Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham, Nick Taormina, David Lapierre
3 Greater Lowell Road Runners (3:13:00.6)
Men 50+
1 Central Mass Striders (3:03:44.1)
Ed Sheldon, Dave Dunham, David Lapierre
2 Whirlaway Racing Team (3:04:26.2)
3 Greater Lowell Road Runners (3:26:40.6) |
| Scott Mindel, Antonio Wilson, and Dan Vassallo at Manchester City Photo by Mark Mindel |
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| Dan Vassallo winning his 2nd Manchester City Marathon Photo by Mark Mindel |
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| The podium! Photo by Mark Mindel |